Environmental Review
Review Phase I scope, surface recognized environmental conditions, and decide what else to test.
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What this skill does
Assesses environmental risk on a property before it becomes an unknown liability.
What it does
- Reviews the Phase I ESA scope for gaps
- Identifies recognized environmental conditions
- Evaluates hazardous materials risk
- Recommends additional testing or insurance where the record is thin
When to use it
Use this skill when you need to identify environmental liabilities before acquiring a multifamily property. It is most valuable during due diligence when you want to understand what hazardous conditions may exist (asbestos, lead paint, contaminated soil, flood exposure), estimate remediation costs, and determine whether a Phase II environmental study is warranted.
What to have ready
- Property details — full address, year built, unit count, and building type
- Prior use information (if known) — any notes on what occupied the site before the current building (industrial, agricultural, gas station, etc.)
- Phase I ESA report (if already obtained) — paste or attach the findings; if not yet ordered, this skill will conduct preliminary desktop research to inform whether…
- Property class and building age — used to flag age-specific hazardous materials (lead, asbestos)
How to use it
- Download it with the button above. You'll sign in with a work email — that's how the creator knows who is using their skill.
- Copy the install prompt from the "Run it in Claude" box, and paste it into Claude along with the file. Claude installs the skill, fills in your firm's details where the file has
[BRACKETED]placeholders, and runs a quick test with you. - Then just ask in plain English. Claude picks the skill up on its own when a request matches it. Anything it still needs, it asks you for — it won't invent a number.
"Use the Environmental Review skill — I've got property details full address, year built, unit count."
What you get back
A structured report covering property profile, historical use summary, database search results, recognized environmental conditions, flood zone, hazardous materials, and nearby hazards. You get it as readable analysis plus the underlying data, so it can feed straight into a memo or another skill.
Good to know
- Output quality tracks input quality. A missing figure is flagged as missing — it is never estimated to fill a gap.
- Every draft is a starting point for your own review, not a finished decision.
- Runs anywhere Claude does: the Claude app, Claude Desktop, or Claude Code.
Source & credit
Imported from the open-source cre-agent-skills library by Avi Hacker, J.D. (github.com/ahacker-1/cre-agent-skills), Apache-2.0 license. The author's content is unmodified apart from a legal disclaimer appended at the end of the package. Full credit to the author.
Legal disclaimer
This skill drafts; it does not decide. Its output is not legal, tax, accounting, appraisal, or investment advice, and using it creates no attorney-client, fiduciary, or advisory relationship. Nothing it produces is a commitment to lend or an offer to sell a security. Verify every number, date, citation, and conclusion against the source documents, and have a qualified professional licensed in the relevant jurisdiction review the work before you rely on it or send it to a borrower, investor, counterparty, or regulator. Laws, rates, and market data change. The final work product is yours.
Inside this skill
The actual file you get. Members can read it in full before saving it.
Environmental Review
Assesses environmental risks for a multifamily property — reviewing Phase I ESA scope, identifying recognized environmental conditions (RECs), evaluating hazardous materials risks, and recommending additional testing or insurance to protect the buyer from unknown liabilities.
When to Use This Skill
Use this skill when you need to identify environmental liabilities before acquiring a multifamily property. It is most valuable during due diligence when you want to understand what hazardous conditions may exist (asbestos, lead paint, contaminated soil, flood exposure), estimate remediation costs, and determine whether a Phase II environmental study is warranted.
What You'll Need to Provide
- Property details — full address, year built, unit count, and building type
- Prior use information (if known) — any notes on what occupied the site before the current building (industrial, agricultural, gas station, etc.)
- Phase I ESA report (if already obtained) — paste or attach the findings; if not yet ordered, this skill will conduct preliminary desktop research to inform whether one is needed
- Property class and building age — used to flag age-specific hazardous materials (lead, asbestos)
Mission
Assess environmental risks for the property. Review Phase I ESA scope, identify recognized environmental conditions (RECs), evaluate hazardous materials risks, and recommend additional testing or insurance. Produce a comprehensive environmental risk assessment that protects the buyer from unknown liabilities.
Strategy
Step 1: Research Property History and Prior Uses
- Search:
"{property address}" history prior use - Search:
"{property address}" Sanborn map historical - Search:
"{city}" land use history {parcel_area} - Investigate:
| Research Area | Questions to Answer |
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Examination record
Run it in Claude
- Copy the install command above
- Paste it into Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor
- It writes the skill in, fills in your firm’s details, and test-runs it with you
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Details
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