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BAUER PARK APARTMENTS
14635, 14639, AND 14643 BATUER DRIVE
ROCKVILLE, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND 20853
ECS PROJECT NO. 47:2481
FOR
VICTORY HOUSING, INC.
AUGUST 31, 2016
ECS Mid-Atlantic, LLC
August 31, 2016
Mr. Timur Ryspekov
Victory Housing, Inc.
11400 Rockville Pike
Rockville,Maryland20852
ECS Project No.47:2481
Reference:PhaseIEnvironmentalSiteAssessmentReport,BauerParkApartments,14635,14639,and
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14643 Bauer Drive,Rockville,Montgomery County,Maryland20853
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DearMr.Ryspekov:
ECS Mid-Atlantic, LLC (ECS)is pleased to provide you with the results of our Phase I Environmental
Site Assessment (ESA) for the referenced site. ECS services were provided in general accordance
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with ECS Proposal No.47:1678 authorized onJuly 19, 2016 and generally meet the requirements
of ASTM E1527-13, Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental
Site Assessment Process and EPA Standards and PracFtices for All Appropriate Inquiries contained in
40 CFR Part 312. The assessment was also performed in general accordance with Federal Housing
Administration (FHA) Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Multifamily Accelerated Processing
(MAP) Guidelines, Chapter 9 Environmental Review and RequireTments.
If there are questions regarding this report, or a need for further information, please contact the
undersigned.
ECS Mid-Atlantic, LLC
Signature for Erik Schaberl Signature for Garnett B. Williams, C.P.G.
Erik Schaberl Garnett B. Williams, C.P.G.
Project Manager Principal Geologist
[email protected] [email protected]
301.668.4303 703-471-8400
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Project Summary
Bauer Park Apartments
14635, 14639, and 14643 Bauer Drive
Rockville,Maryland20853
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Further
Report Section Action REC CREC HREC BER Comment
4.0 User Provided 
Information
5.1 Federal ASTM 
Databases D
5.2 State ASTM  Phase II ESA
Databases
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5.3 Additional
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Environmental
Record Sources A
6.0 Historical Use  Phase II ESA to include soil-gas
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Information testing
7.0 Site and Area 
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Reconnaissance
8.0 Additional Develop Operations and
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Services Maintenance Plan for asbestos
and Lead-Based Paint
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9.0 Interviews
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONAL STATEMENT
We declare that, to the best of our professional knowledge and belief, we meet the definition of
EnvironmentalProfessionalasdefinedin§312.10of40CFR312.Wehavethespecificqualifications
basedoneducation,training,andexperiencetoassessapropertyofthenature,history,andsetting
ofthesubjectproperty.Wehavedevelopedandperformedallappropriateinquiriesinconformance
with the standards and practices set forth in 40 CFR Part 312.
Signature for Erik Schaberl Signature for Garnett B. Williams, C.P.G.
Erik Schaberl Garnett B. Williams, C.P.G.
Project Manager Principal Geologist
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TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE
1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2.0 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.1 Purpose and Reason for Performing Phase I ESA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.2 Scope of Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.3 Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.4 Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.5 Data Gaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.6 Limiting Conditions/Deviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3.0 SUBJECT PROPERTY DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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3.1 Subject PropertyLocation and Legal Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.2 Physical Setting and Hydrogeology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.3 Current Use and DRescription of the Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4.0 USER PROVIDED INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4.1 Title Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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4.2 Environmental Liens or Activity and Use Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4.3 Specialized Knowledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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4.4 Commonly Known or Reasonably Ascertainable Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4.5 Valuation Reduction for Environmental Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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4.6 Owner, Property Manager, and Occupant Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4.7 Degree of Obviousness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5.0 RECORDS REVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
5.1 Federal ASTM Databases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.1.1 Federal RCRIS - Generators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
5.2 State ASTM Databases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
5.2.1 Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
5.2.2 Registered Underground Storage Tank (UST) List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
5.2.3 State Institutional Control (IC) List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
5.2.4 State Responsible Party Voluntary Action (VCP) Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
5.3 Additional Environmental Record Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
5.3.1 Additional Non-ASTM Federal Databases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
5.3.1.1 FINDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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5.3.2 Additional Non-ASTM State Databases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5.3.2.1 Drycleaners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5.3.3 Other Proprietary Databases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5.3.3.1 EDR Historical Cleaners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5.3.4 Unmapped (Orphan) Facilities and Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5.4 Regulatory Review Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
6.0 HISTORICAL USE INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
6.1 Aerial Photograph Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
6.2 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
6.3 Property Tax Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
6.4 Recorded Land Title Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
6.5 HistoricDal USGS Topographic Maps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
6.6 City Directory Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
6.7 Building Department Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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6.8 Zoning/Land Use Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
6.9 Other Historical Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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6.10 Previous Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
6.11 Historical Use Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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7.0 SITE AND AREA RECONNAISSANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
7.1 Methodology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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7.2 On-Site Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
7.2.1 Underground or aboveground storage tanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
7.2.2 Drums or containers of petroleum or hazardous substances greater than
five-gallons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
7.2.3 Drums or containers of petroleum or hazardous substances less than or
equal to five-gallons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
7.2.4 Known or suspect PCB-containing equipment (excluding light ballasts) . 23
7.2.5 Floor drains and sump pumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
7.2.6 Elevators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
7.3 Adjoining and Nearby Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
7.4 Site and Area Reconnaissance Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
8.0 ADDITIONAL SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
9.0 INTERVIEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
10.0 FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
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11.0 REFERENCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
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TABLE OF APPENDICES
Appendix I:Figures
Appendix II:Correspondence and User Questionnaire
Appendix III:Regulatory Records Documentation
Appendix IV:Historical Research Documentation
Appendix V:Site Photographs
Appendix VI:Statement of Qualifications
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1.0EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
ECS Mid-Atlantic, LLC (ECS) was contracted byVictory Housing, Inc. to perform an ASTM E1527-13,
PhaseIEnvironmentalSiteAssessment(ESA)ofBauerParkApartmentslocatedat14635,14639,and
14643 Bauer Drive in Rockville, Montgomery County,Maryland (i.e. subject property). This Executive
SummaryisanintegralpartofthePhaseIESAreport.ECSrecommendsthatthereportbereadinits
entirety.
ThesubjectpropertyisidentifiedonMontgomeryCountyTaxMapHR13as ParcelN231andowned
byBanor Housing, Inc.The approximately 3.88-acre subject property is occupied by the Bauer Park
Apartments.The facility includes three 3-story senior living buildings constructed in 1977. The
buildings include residential units, laundry rooms, trash rooms, lobby, and a community room and
rentalofficesinbuilding14635. Asphaltparkingareasandlandscapedareasarepresentaroundthe
building. The buildings are currently heated with natural gasand receive water and sanitary sewer
services fromthe WSSC.
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Thesubject propertyis located in a residential andcommercialarea of Rockville, Maryland.
Thesubject propertyis bound on the north by Norbeck Road (MD-28) followed by residential
property;totheeastbyresidentialtownhomes;tothesouthbyapark;andtothewestbyBauerDrive
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followed by an Exxon gas station and Rock Creek Village ShoppingCenter.
According to historical research, the subject property was open agricultural land prior to
developmentofthesiteforthreeapartmentAbuildingsin1977.Neighboringpropertieswerelikewise
agricultural fields, with the gasoline filling station and shopping center (Rock Creek Village Shopping
Center) to the west constructed in 1970. A dry-cleaning tenant was reported in the shopping center
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from 1970 to 1996. Other neighboring properties included residential land to the north and east
around 1970 and a school farther south constructed in 1964.
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AregulatorydatabasesearchreportwasprovidedbyEDR.Thedatabasesearchinvolvesresearching
a series of Federal, State, Local, and other databases for facilities and properties that are located
within specified minimum search distances from the subject property. The reportidentified the
subject property on the Oil Control Program (OCP) database, in association with a former
Underground Storage Tank (UST) that was closed in place. In addition to the site, the EDR report
identified several off-site properties within the minimum ASTM search distances.
ASTM E1527-13 defines a “data gap” as: “a lack of or inability to obtain information required by
this practice despite good faith efforts by the environmental professional to gather such
information”.Data gaps which would be expected to impact our ability to render a professional
opinion concerning the subjectpropertywere not identified.
WehaveperformedaPhaseIEnvironmentalSiteAssessmentingeneralconformancewiththescope
andlimitationsofASTME1527-13oftheBauerParkApartmentslocatedat14635,14639,and14643
Bauer Drive, in Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland. Any exceptions to, or deletions from, this
practice are described in Section 2.6 of this report. This assessment has revealed no evidence of
recognized environmental conditions in connection with the property except for the following:
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• Rock Creek Village Shopping Center at 5500-5576 Norbeck Road was identified on the
Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP) database. This facility is located adjacent to the west
and topographically cross-gradient from the subject. According to the MDE fact sheet, the
property was developed with a gasoline filling station and dry-cleaner since 1970.
Tetrachloroethene(PCE)wasidentifiedinthesoil,groundwater,andsoil-gasattheproperty.
Methyl-tert-butyl-ethene (MTBE) and Diesel Range Organics were also detected in the
groundwaternearthegasstation.TheVCPissuedaNoFurtherRequirementsDetermination
(NFRD)in2012withrestrictedcommercialorindustrialuseandgroundwateruseprohibition
attheproperty.Basedonthecloseproximitytothesiteandtheindicationofgroundwater,
soil,andsoil-gasimpact,thislistingisconsideredtobeanRECtothesiteduetothepotential
to impact subsurface conditions at the site.
• Exxon at 5500 Norbeck Road is located adjacent to the west and topographically
cross-gradient from the subject. This facility is listed with three Oil Control Program (OCP)
cases with releases and cleanups. The MDE provided a Site Status and Case Closure letter
dated October 20, 2015. DRO was detected at two former lifts from 2,700 ppm to 19,000
ppm(greater thDanthenon-residential cleanup standard of650 ppm). Fourtemporary wells
were installed and DRO was detected in one groundwater sample at 0.24 ppm. The OCP
authorizedtheabandonmentofthewellsandclosedthecase.However,theresidualsoiland
groundwater contaminatioRn at this facility is considered to be an REC to the site.
The following Historical Recognized Environmental Condition (HREC) was identified during this
assessment:
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• BauerParkApartments(subjectsite)wasidentifiedwithoneOilControlProgram(OCP)case
(01-1557MO1).Thecaseislistedwithnoreleaseandwasclosedin2002.MDEfilesindicatea
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10,000-gallon heatingoilUSTwasclosedinplaceduetoutility conflicts. Threesoilsamples
werecollectedatthebottomofthetankandanalyzedforDieselRangeOrganics(DRO).The
testedparameterwasnotdetectedinthesoilsamples. Basedontheindicationofnorelease
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and case closure, this listing is considered to be an HREC to the site.
ECS notes the following Business Environmental Risks (BERs):
• Concurrent with this Phase I ESA, ECS performed an asbestos-containing materials (ACM)
survey and a Lead-based paint (LBP) survey. ACM was identified in several materials
throughout the site. LBP was identified in select ceramic tile glazing. This information is
reported under separate cover.
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