Church Ranch Corporate Center

Environmental Assessment

CLIENT:

Braun Intertec

Owner:

Dominium Development & Acquisition, LLC

Services:

  • Asbestos Testing

  • Lead Based Paint Testing

  • Hazardous Building Materials Assessment

  • Environmental Contamination Assessments

LOCATIOn:

Denver, CO

Overview:

The Church Ranch Corporate Center resides on historic property with over 120 years of history including barns, silos, houses, and office buildings. Dominium purchased the property with the intent of retaining the rich Colorado history, restoring the 100-year-old barn and grain silo, while developing the remaining property for future businesses. VIVID supported the redevelopment effort over three years, initially with Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESA). After subsequent Phase II ESA, VIVID discovered soil and groundwater contamination remained when an underground storage tank was removed in the 1980s. With the approval of the Colorado Division of Oil and Public Safety (OPS), VIVID conducted an additional subsurface investigation to define the areal extent of the groundwater plume at the Site. As a result of its efforts, VIVID’s client, Braun Intertec received a No Further Action from the State for effectively characterizing the source of contamination reducing the potential for endangerment to human health, safety, and the environment as a result of the petroleum contamination at this property.

In addition, VIVID conducted Hazardous Building Assessments of all structures on the property, which included three houses, nine outbuildings/sheds and a historic barn and silo structures. The scope included: Visually examine accessible areas and identify locations of suspect asbestos-containing materials (ACM), lead-based paint (LBP), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), mercury, and other miscellaneous hazardous material. Collect and analyze representative bulk samples of materials suspected of containing asbestos. Conduct LBP testing of various building components that may be impacted by during demolition of the buildings. Document the various materials' current conditions and ACM quantities. Generate a final report documenting the sample locations, analysis results, conditions, ACM quantities and recommendations.