Florida Environmental Consulting for Commercial & Industrial Sites
Environmental due diligence, compliance, and site assessment services for commercial and industrial sites across Florida — developed or vacant, transactional or operational.
Environmental conditions that go unidentified can delay a closing, complicate financing, trigger regulatory involvement, or create liability that outlasts a transaction entirely. This isn’t only a risk during a sale — it applies to industrial facilities managing ongoing compliance obligations, municipalities overseeing public land, and owners holding vacant or undeveloped parcels with a prior agricultural or industrial history.
CRB has responded to environmental issues since 1992, completing thousands of environmental investigations, remediation projects, and assessments for investors, operators, industrial facilities, and government agencies throughout Florida. We work directly with developers, lenders, attorneys, property owners, facility managers, and municipalities to identify risk early and keep transactions, operations, and redevelopment projects moving.
What’s at Stake When Environmental Risk Isn’t Addressed Early
PHASE I ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT
Identifies Recognized Environmental Conditions (RECs) through historical records review and site reconnaissance — the standard first step in commercial due diligence, required or requested for most acquisitions, financing, and redevelopment.
Environmental Consulting Services We Provide Across Florida
PHASE II ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT
Soil, groundwater, and vapor sampling to confirm or rule out contamination identified during a Phase I ESA.
ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION & CORRECTIVE ACTIONS
Practical remediation planning and regulatory coordination when contamination is identified — designed to bring a site into compliance while keeping projects on schedule.
Environmental Regulatory Compliance
Ongoing regulatory support for facilities and sites navigating FDEP and county-level environmental requirements.
INDOOR AIR QUALITY (IAQ) TESTING & ASSESSMENT
Testing and evaluation for commercial and industrial buildings facing air quality concerns tied to humidity, HVAC performance, or water intrusion.
ASBESTOS & MOLD ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION
Survey, testing, and mitigation planning for commercial buildings and facilities statewide.
EXPERT WITNESS SERVICES
Technical expert support for environmental litigation and regulatory disputes.
BROWNFIELDS REDEVELOPMENT SUPPOT
Environmental support for redevelopment of previously used industrial or commercial land, including regulatory coordination specific to brownfield sites.
CRB provides on-the-ground environmental consulting throughout Florida. Each market below gets the same services listed above, tailored to local regulatory and site conditions.
Florida Markets We Serve
South Florida - Miami
Miami-Dade County, home to CRB’s headquarters. Local expertise in DERM and Chapter 24 environmental review.
Fort Lauderdale — Broward County.
West Palm Beach — Palm Beach County.
Southwest Florida - Fort Myers — Lee County.
Central Florida - Orlando — Orange County
Regional Environmental Considerations in Florida
Environmental risk throughout South Florida is influenced by coastal conditions, shallow groundwater, historical agricultural and industrial land use, redevelopment pressure, and complex subsurface conditions. Commercial real estate transactions and redevelopment projects in Miami-Dade County often require environmental due diligence to evaluate potential contamination, groundwater impacts, environmental risk exposure, and DERM-related redevelopment considerations that may not be immediately visible during a standard property walkthrough.
Shallow groundwater & coastal influence:
affect subsurface investigations and contamination migration from Biscayne Bay to the Gulf Coast.
Historical agricultural land use:
across large areas now facing redevelopment pressure can create RECs that aren’t apparent from current land use — a common finding on vacant and agricultural parcels alike.
County-level environmental review:
means compliance runs through a mix of FDEP oversight and county-specific programs, not one statewide process. See our Miami-Dade DERM & Chapter 24 guide →
Who We Support Throughout South Florida
Commercial developers
Commercial real estate investors
Lenders & financial institutions
Commercial property owners
Attorneys & land use counsel
Facility managers
Healthcare & veterinary facilities
Industrial & operational facilities
Redevelopment teams
Commercial acquisition groups
Our Proven Environmental Due Diligence Process
1. Identify Risk
We evaluate site history, regulatory records, and current conditions, built or vacant, to identify recognized environmental risks and potential liability.
2. Assess & Analyze
Where warranted, targeted Phase II sampling defines actual site conditions.
3. Deliver Clarity
You receive clear, defensible reporting aligned with ASTM standards and lender expectations.
4. Move Forward
Close, finance, operate, or redevelop with a defensible record behind you.
Why CRB
Serving clients since 1992 — over three decades of environmental consulting experience Thousands of completed investigations, remediation projects, and assessments for investors, operators, industrial facilities, and government agencies
Local team based in Miami, with direct familiarity with Miami-Dade DERM and coordination capability across Florida’s other county-level review processes.
ASTM E1527-21 compliant reporting built for lender reliance.
Offices in Florida, South Carolina, and Idaho, supporting projects nationwide.
Experience spanning transactional due diligence, operational compliance, and vacant/agricultural land — not limited to a single site type.
Frequently Asked Questions About Environmental Consulting in Florida
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Yes. While shallow groundwater and coastal influence are common statewide, the regulatory process, historical land use patterns, and typical environmental concerns differ meaningfully between markets. Visit your local market page above for specifics.
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Shallow groundwater conditions throughout South Florida can increase environmental sensitivity during redevelopment, environmental investigation, subsurface assessment, and construction planning. Groundwater conditions may influence environmental risk evaluation, redevelopment environmental review, environmental permitting considerations, and environmental investigation strategies associated with commercial redevelopment projects.
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Yes. Environmental due diligence and site assessment work applies to vacant land, agricultural parcels, and undeveloped sites, not only to built commercial or industrial properties. Historical land use can create environmental conditions requiring evaluation even where no structure currently exists.
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Environmental due diligence helps commercial real estate stakeholders identify environmental concerns, historical site conditions, environmental liabilities, and redevelopment risks before acquisition, financing, redevelopment, or permitting activities move forward. Environmental due diligence services help developers, lenders, attorneys, and investors make more informed commercial real estate and redevelopment decisions while reducing potential environmental risk exposure.
CRB provides environmental consulting services throughout South Florida supporting commercial real estate transactions, redevelopment projects, environmental due diligence, indoor environmental quality concerns, environmental remediation, and environmental risk assessment