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CRE helps owners, general contractors, architects and public-agency project teams in New York City, Long Island, Westchester and the Tri-State area work out which environmental rules apply to a project, in what order, and with what documentation. We plan the pathway, coordinate the filings and independent specialists, and assemble the closeout package — so permits are not delayed and the file holds up with agencies, lenders and insurers. When the building has to be rebuilt afterward, CRE does that too.
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Review the building, drawings and prior reports for environmental exposure.
Map which agencies and filings apply, and in what order.
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Coordinate independent specialists and keep them independent.
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Close out with one organized, audit-ready file.
Environmental compliance consulting identifies which environmental regulations apply to a construction or property project, sequences the required surveys, filings and abatement, and coordinates the documentation — so permits are not delayed and the closeout file holds up with agencies, lenders and insurers.
In New York City a single renovation can involve DEP for asbestos, the state Department of Labor for licensing and mold, DOB for permits, OSHA for worker protection and EPA or NYSDEC for waste. The work is not mysterious, but the order matters. Most delays come from a missed step or a filing made out of sequence.
Environmental exposure changes scope, budget and schedule. A pre-project review catches asbestos, lead, PCB and waste issues while changes are still cheap.
If survey, notification and permit lead times are not backed into the calendar, the first swing slips. We build the schedule backward from your date.
Bid documents often require specific environmental qualifications, submittals and closeout records. We help assemble complete, compliant packages.
Due-diligence findings need to be translated into scope, cost and sequence. We coordinate the qualified specialists and turn their findings into an actionable plan.
A permit hold, a failed clearance, an unexpected finding or an agency question. We diagnose where the process broke and what restarts it.
| Service | What you get | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-project environmental review | Review of drawings, surveys and prior reports; a written memo on asbestos, lead, mold, PCB and waste exposure and what it means for scope | Owners, architects |
| Regulatory pathway and filing matrix | Which agencies apply (DEP, DOL, DOB, EPA, NYSDEC), what is filed when, and who files | GCs, project managers |
| Schedule and sequencing plan | Critical path from survey through notification, abatement, demolition and turnover | GCs, owners |
| Independent specialist coordination | Retaining and coordinating DEP-certified investigators, mold assessors, project monitors and laboratories | Owners, GCs |
| Bid and specification support | Review of environmental specifications; qualification and submittal packages for private and public bids | Contractors, agency teams |
| Due-diligence coordination | Coordinating qualified consultants and translating findings into scope, budget and sequence | Buyers, lenders |
| Closeout documentation | Completion filings, monitor and clearance reports, waste records and photos compiled in one binder | Owners, lenders, agencies |
A consulting engagement can be a one-time scope review or a continuing role through closeout. The steps are the same.
We review the building information, drawings, prior surveys, bid documents and schedule, and ask the questions that decide scope: building age, use, occupancy and what will be disturbed.
We identify which agencies and rules apply, the sequence of surveys, notifications, permits and clearances, and which party files each. The output is a plain-language matrix.
We help you retain and coordinate the independent specialists the project needs — investigators, assessors, monitors, laboratories — and brief them on the schedule.
We prepare and track the DEP, DOL and related documentation within our role, and flag what the design professional or GC of record must file.
As work proceeds we keep an issues log, update the schedule when surveys or conditions change and keep everyone on the same page about what is cleared and what is not.
We compile filings, monitor and clearance reports, waste and disposal records and photos in one organized file for your lender, insurer or agency.
Consulting is only valuable if it is trustworthy. Some roles must stay separate from the contractor doing the work. We follow those rules, and we say so up front.
| Situation | The rule | How we handle it |
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| Mold assessment on a mold job | NYS Labor Law Article 32 requires the assessor and the remediator to be different companies on the same project | We bring in an independent licensed assessor; we never assess our own remediation |
| Asbestos air monitoring and clearance | The project monitor must be independent of the abatement contractor | We coordinate an independent monitoring firm; we do not monitor or clear our own abatement |
| Asbestos survey | Performed by a DEP-certified investigator | We coordinate an investigator and work from the report [CONFIRM whether CRE employs one and the independence policy] |
Pathway and lead times mapped
Environmental work and permits sequenced
Rebuild scope and schedule set
— the rebuild
The cheapest time to find a problem with a rebuild is before it starts: which environmental steps must come first, which permits are needed, which approvals have lead times, and how all of it lines up with your reopening date.
Because CRE also performs the cleanup and the reconstruction, the plan we write is one we can build. If you only want the plan, we write it. If you want the work, we carry it through.
We work with the people who carry the schedule and the risk on commercial, institutional and government projects.
Because CRE also performs the abatement, demolition and removal, our guidance is grounded in field reality — what takes how long, what holds up filings, and what inspectors ask for. And we are clear about where independence matters.
We plan the pathway the way the work is actually done: survey, notification, abatement, clearance, demolition. Schedules built backward from your date.
Agencies, lenders and insurers ask for records months or years later. We build the file so it answers their questions without a scramble.
NYS DOL Asbestos Handling License #[LICENSE NUMBER] · Fully bonded & insured · OSHA 40-Hour HAZWOPER-trained crews [CONFIRM]
The rebuild itself, carried through from the plan.
Licensed abatement with independent monitoring and DEP filings managed end to end.
Demolition sequenced after environmental clearance, on one schedule.
Remediation under an independent assessor's protocol, per Article 32.
PCBs, mercury, chemicals and other regulated materials, characterized and manifested.
Rules differ across our service area. Inside New York City, DEP’s Asbestos Control Program and DOB permitting set the pace. Across Long Island, Westchester and the rest of New York State, the Department of Labor’s asbestos rules apply instead of DEP’s.
New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania have their own licensing and notification requirements. We map the jurisdiction first, then the pathway.
Beyond the five boroughs
An abatement contractor performs the physical work, such as removing asbestos or lead. A consultant plans the pathway, coordinates filings and specialists, and documents the result. CRE can provide planning and coordination alongside the field work, while independent roles — air monitoring, mold assessment — stay with independent firms.
For planning, sequencing, filing coordination and closeout documentation, yes. For roles the rules require to be independent — mold assessment on a mold job, asbestos air monitoring and clearance on an abatement job — no. We bring in independent firms for those and are open about it.
As early as possible: before the design freeze, the bid or the demolition date. Survey, notification and permit lead times are fixed, and they decide your start date. Early review also surfaces scope and budget exposure while changes are still inexpensive.
We coordinate qualified environmental professionals for Phase I assessments and other due-diligence work and translate the findings into scope, cost and sequence. [CONFIRM whether CRE issues Phase I reports in-house; if it does, state the credential.]
Yes. We are familiar with the compliance requirements of SCA, DDC, NYCHA and MTA projects, from bid documentation through final closeout. [CONFIRM] Agency requirements vary by contract, so we start from the contract documents.
[CONFIRM pricing model: fixed fee for a scope review; hourly or monthly for continuing support; no charge when included in an abatement or demolition scope.] Tell us the project and we will propose a scope and fee.
Yes. CRE can write the plan and then perform the cleanup and the reconstruction, or hand the plan to your team if you prefer. The plan is written by people who also do the work.
— Get a Quote
Send the building address, the scope and your schedule. If you have a survey, a bid package or an agency letter, send it. We will propose next steps the same business day.
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CRE serves commercial, institutional and government properties. We are not able to take residential projects.
