{"id":3270,"date":"2022-09-13T18:19:20","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T18:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/development-partneresi-clients.connect.media\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=3270"},"modified":"2024-07-26T16:50:58","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T23:50:58","slug":"environmental-site-assessment-esa","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/www.partneresi.com\/resources\/glossary\/environmental-site-assessment-esa\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Environmental Site Assessment is a process of evaluating the environmental liability of a real estate asset. Specifically, Environmental Site Assessment or &#8220;ESA&#8221; is the process of conducting &#8220;<a title=\"Definition of all appropriate inquiry\" href=\"https:\/\/www.partneresi.com\/resources\/glossary\/all-appropriate-inquiry-aai\">all appropriate inquiry<\/a>&#8221; into the past or present uses of a property to determine whether the property is impacted by a &#8220;<a title=\"definition of recognized environmental condition\" href=\"https:\/\/www.partneresi.com\/resources\/glossary\/recognized-environmental-condition-rec\">recognized environmental condition<\/a>&#8221; (REC). The ESA process includes a site inspection, a review of historical records of the property and research of records available at government agencies. This information is detailed and evaluated in the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Report, and an opinion is made as to whether past or present activities may have caused a release of hazardous substances or petroleum products at the property. 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