Specialty Service Areas

Real Estate Due Diligence

Industrial Hygiene

Mold Consulting

Petroleum Storage Tank Management

Environmental Compliance & Hazardous Materials Management

NORM & Oilfield Waste Characterization and Management

Risk-Based Closure Remediation

Wetlands, Endangered Species, & NEPA

Litigation Support

Compliance

We are a leader and national provider of quality environmental due diligence services required prior to mortgage financing, foreclosure, purchase, or re-development of real estate. We have been involved in many highly visible real estate transactions throughout major metropolitan areas of the U.S.

• Quarry (Brownfields) Redevelopment (Miami, Florida)
  Since 1998, TGE has performed environmental efforts required for redevelopment of 100 acre+ former brownfield which encompassed 10 tracts of land and formerly operated as a quarry and multi-use industrial property (including a steel mill) since the 1960s. TGE conducted environmental due diligence (prior to purchase by its client), Phase I/II ESAs, remediation consulting, agency interface and final closure of this now fully developed Class A+ business park.
  
  

• Industrial Portfolio Acquisition - Houston, Harris County
  This project involved performance of ASTM Phase I ESAs, Compliance Reviews, Asbestos Inspection and Mold (IEQ) Surveys of 17 industrial warehouse properties encompassing more than 3 million square feet of improvements and associated unimproved industrial property. This project also required the compilation of cost estimates to address potential concerns, and corrective action suggested within associated built environments. This project involved a very short time frame for completion (28 days) to meet client closing deadlines. The purchase represented one of the largest real estate transactions in 2002 within the Houston marketplace.
  
  

• Financial Advisor, World Headquarters (St. Petersburg, Florida)
  Throughout its initial mortgage financing in 1997, and more recent expansions in 2001 and 2002, TGE has conducted elements of environmental due diligence for this 56 acre, three parcel development. The site is now a multi-use Class A+ facility which operates exclusively as world headquarters for this major financial advisor.
  
  

• Major Developer (Metro Denver, Colorado)
  TGE conducted a comprehensive assessment of a 900+ acre agricultural/rural residential tract of land and environmental compliance review prior to development of this project for retail, multi-family and recreational use. Issues managed for this project involved oil and gas assessment and investigation of underground storage tank considerations.
  
  

• Major Auto Parts Retailer (Throughout the Continental U.S.)
  TGE was retained to conduct full ASTM Environmental Site Assessments and Compliance Audits of 81 auto parts facilities across the U.S. for mortgage/refinance of these sites. TGE was successful at completing this work within one month utilizing its in-house staff of assessors and managers.
  
  

• Major U.S. Bank - Merger/Acquisition Program and Facilities Management - Six State Area
  TGE has performed comprehensive environmental due diligence services for this 350+ branch financial concern during merger/acquisition of other banking institutions since 1994. Through its 15+ acquisitions across the U.S., TGE has assisted its client with total environmental management. Services have included Phase I/II ESAs, comprehensive asbestos management, IEQ consulting, remediation and facility closure through corresponding state regulatory programs.
  
  

• Allen Parkway Village (HUD Re-development)
  RI/FS,CERCLA/EPA Risk Assessment Closure - Federal Housing And Urban Development (Houston, Texas)
  With EPA accompaniment, TGE conducted a comprehensive site assessment, lead-based paint risk assessment, asbestos review, comprehensive work plan and specification preparation and contaminant risk assessment for this high profile re-development property which was occupied post-World War II by veteran housing. This property was historically developed during the “Allen Brother’s era” over a multi-use housing and retail development and turn-of-the-century graveyard in historic “Freedman’s Town”. This project involved more than 3 years of multi-phased work and is now fully re-developed and used as housing.
  
  

• Major Bank Throughout State of Texas
  TGE has been involved in conducting merger/acquisition environmental efforts for this growing financial institution since 1999. Project efforts have involved better than 16 branch locations and were completed to meet closing needs in a short time frame. Phase I/ll ESAs, asbestos consulting/management, petroleum storage tank consulting and site closure have been performed for this client. TGE has also been active in performing special asset “work out” environmental assessments and characterizations, as well as efforts related to customer loans.
  
  

• Premier Resort and Hotel - San Antonio, Texas
  This project involved performance of a comprehensive site assessment (using ASTM and client specific standards/protocols), as well as a full compliance review of this 236 acre multi-use resort and conference center. Also included in the assessment was 125 acres of vacant land to be developed to expand the park for future use as residential and resort property (golf course).
  
  

• “Low Income” Apartment Re-Development - Houston, Texas
  Project re-development involved Phase I ESAs completed per Fannie Mae and lender protocol, strict AHERA asbestos inspection (due to a Kindergarten/preschool at the site), lead-based paint inspection, file reviews for underground storage tanks, lead in drinking water analysis and comprehensive reporting of resulting findings. This project involved 13 acres and 17 site buildings, was improved with a school and received renovation/rehabilitation funding under the 8a program.
  
  

• National Bank
  TGE has been selected to perform all phases of environmental due diligence for this financial concern throughout Texas, not only within its loan program, but for its special asset management group and facility branching program. TGE also performs peer reviews of reports submitted by others for environmental assessments and remediation work across the U.S.
  
  

• Numerous Major Regional Shopping Centers/Malls In Texas, Florida, Nebraska (Including the Houston “The Galleria”) (Houston, Arlington, Boca Raton, Coral Springs, Naples, Miami, Jacksonville, El Paso, Corpus Christi and Omaha)
  Within these specialized projects, TGE has conducted Phase I ESAs, Comprehensive Compliance Reviews, Regulatory File Reviews, Endangered Species Assessment, Wetland Review and Phase II Characterization, as needed. Cumulatively, these projects have involved in excess of 12 million square feet of improvement and at least 500 acres of “outparcel”.
  
  

• Technology Park Development, Westminster, Colorado
  Performance of due diligence efforts at this development involved multi-phase environmental assessment and environmental compliance efforts over a 3 year period within this 425 acre master-planned campus in the heart of the Denver/Boulder Technology Corridor.
  
  

• Major U.S. Bank - Throughout Texas
  As part of this major financial institution’s due diligence efforts prior to lending within its very active SBA program, as well as during typical customer financing needs, TGE performs many elements of Phase I/II due diligence as well as asbestos consulting, lead-based paint inspections and risk assessment, and radon surveys. Many properties have involved low income housing re-development and industrial property “brownfields” assessment.
  
  

• Firestone Brownfields Redevelopment - Fort Worth, Texas - Pension Fund for Mortgage Financing
  This 350 unit multi-family redevelopment project encompassed three city blocks within the downtown Fort Worth historical area. Historical occupants of the 11+ acre tract included several environmentally significant businesses including auto repair facilities and the original Firestone Tire/service center. Following completion of TGE’s efforts, which included extensive file reviews, historical research and evaluation of possible risk factors associated with former use, the site is fully utilized and a key housing project within metropolitan Fort Worth, Texas.