Environmental due diligence, built on trusted data.
LightBox provides environmental professionals with trusted data, historical resources and workflow tools for property due diligence.
With access to more than 2,000 databases and one of the nation’s largest collections of historical resources, LightBox supports environmental due diligence, Phase I ESA workflows and site assessment research across commercial real estate.
Overview
LightBox Environmental Data Packages help environmental professionals perform property due diligence with efficiency and ease.
Choose from trusted government records, historical sources and workflow tools designed to support the full due diligence process, from initial Phase I ESA research through additional investigation.
Key Benefits
Your one-stop shop for due diligence data
Order the industry’s leading government records report and a full suite of historical resources, all in one place. Includes regulatory records, historical sources, and environmental data needed to identify potential environmental contamination.
Deliver your reports faster
The market has never been more competitive, and turnaround time is critical. Your data comes fast and integrated in a single viewer, and report writer, allowing you to deliver high quality reports, faster. Designed to streamline environmental investigations while maintaining accuracy and compliance.
Expertise environmental professionals have trusted for decades
Environmental professionals have relied on LightBox environmental data and resources for decades. Dedicated account representatives and specialized environmental expertise support your team across due diligence and complex assessment work.
Meet the new ASTM E1527-21 Standard
We have enhanced our data, historical reports, and report writing platform to make it easier for you and your staff to meet the new ASTM standard. Keep your staff up to date on industry adoption by visiting our ASTM Resource Center. Supports recognized environmental condition analysis and evolving regulatory requirements.
Environmental Data Packages
LightBox environmental data packages are designed to make comprehensive Environmental Due Diligence information fast, easy, and cost-effective to access.
Basic, Standard, Premium and Premium 1980 packages provide trusted government records and historical sources alongside workflow tools that support property valuation and environmental assessments.
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EDR® Radius Map Report with GEOCHECK®
The industry standard for Phase I’s for two decades
The EDR® Radius Map with GEOCHECK® is the leading government records report in the industry. A core resource for identifying environmental liability, hazardous substances, and regulatory records during Phase I ESA reviews.
Rigorously updated and curated, this report searches over 2,000 databases and layers, from federal, state, tribal, local, and proprietary sources.
It is delivered quickly, in either PDF format or through LightBox Live.
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SANBORN MAP® Report
Access the largest collection of SANBORN® Fire Insurance Maps available in the market
The Certified SANBORNMAP® Report is the result of a search of the complete holdings of the SANBORN® Library, which dates from 1866 and includes over 1.3 million SANBORN® Fire Insurance Maps.
This essential Phase I ESA historical information source tracks the changing landscape and property uses of approximately 12,000 American cities and towns since the late 19th century. These fire insurance maps help assess historical land use, past activities, and potential environmental conditions.
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LightBox City Directory Reports
LightBox City Directories bring tens of thousands of digitized books into one seamless, searchable, mapped platform.
With unmatched coverage across more books, more years, and more historical occupants than ever before, LightBox’s City Directory Report delivers unprecedented depth and context. For the first time, visualize City Directory addresses overlaid with Sanborn Maps, historical aerials, tax parcels, and more. Supports records review for historical occupants, land use changes, and environmental status evaluation.
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Historical Aerial Photographs
Access the largest collection of historical aerial photography in the country.
The Historical Aerial Decade Package meets and exceeds ASTM E1527-21 requirements.
Our historical aerial packages include digitally reproduced photos from each decade, typically beginning in the 1930s, ’40s or ’50s and continuing through the 1990s or 2000s.
Historical aerial photos from EDR LIGHTBOX® have been geo-referenced to make locating your target property easier than ever. Historical aerial photos help identify potential impacts from past development, underground storage tanks, and site changes.
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Historical Topographic Maps
Historical topographic maps with QUADMATCH® aid environmental professionals in evaluating potential liability resulting from past activities.
We recently launched QUADMATCH®, an advanced mapping solution that intelligently presents USGS historical topographic quad maps, making review faster and easier. Aids in evaluating environmental conditions related to grading, drainage, and prior land alteration.
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PARCEL Report Writer
Create more consistent, accurate Environmental Reports in 40% less time
Want to do your best work faster? We’ve got you covered with PARCEL Report Writer.
PARCEL is a collaborative platform that gives you the control you need to produce higher quality reports in far less time with a lot less hassle. Property assessors that write reports using Microsoft® Word® struggle with templates, formatting, importing data and images, version control and consistency. Ideal for environmental professionals conducting environmental due diligence across multiple properties and transactions.
PARCEL Report Writer makes it easy to do all of that.
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EDR® Environmental Lien & AUL Search Reports
Our reports provide a search of official land title records for environmental liens and activity use limitations.
Environmental Lien & AUL Search Reports can be purchased through EDR as a stand-alone report, and are also included in select packages. Helps identify environmental liens, activity use limitations, and compliance obligations tied to property ownership.
- EDR Environmental Lien and AUL Search
- EDR Environmental Lien and AUL 1980 Search
NEPASearch Map Report
The EDR® NEPASearch Map Report provides the most comprehensive set of NEPA information available.
NEPA requires that federal agencies analyze potential environmental effects of proposed actions and their alternatives, avoid or minimize adverse effects of proposed actions, and restore and enhance environmental quality.
A valuable resource for the preparation of environmental impact assessments and related studies. Frequently used alongside capital markets and lending workflows requiring environmental impact analysis.
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Work from the same property context in LightBox Live
Environmental professionals increasingly work across data, documents, maps and transaction context. LightBox Live brings more of that information together around the same underlying property, so environmental research can connect with the broader property and transaction record.
Explore LightBox LiveSolutions Tailored For:
Sourcing & Listing Deals →
LightBox simplifies sourcing and listing with powerful tools that connect professionals to lucrative opportunities and streamline the deal-making process.
Property Due Diligence →
LightBox streamlines property due diligence with accurate data tools for environmental assessments, appraisals, and zoning compliance, ensuring informed decisions at every stage.
Real Estate Development →
LightBox equips developers with data and tools for land acquisition, zoning analysis, and site planning, enabling smarter, faster decisions at every stage of real estate development.
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FAQs – LightBox Environmental Due Diligence
What is LightBox Environmental Due Diligence used for?
LightBox Environmental Due Diligence provides trusted environmental data used by environmental professionals to conduct environmental due diligence, Phase I ESA research, and regulatory records review.
Does LightBox support Phase I ESA requirements?
Yes. LightBox supports Phase I ESA workflows in accordance with ASTM E1527-21, including historical sources, regulatory records, and environmental data.
What types of environmental data are included?
LightBox Environmental Due Diligence includes government records, historical aerial photos, fire insurance maps, environmental liens, and other regulatory data sources.
Who uses LightBox environmental data and tools?
Environmental professionals, consultants, lenders, and commercial real estate stakeholders rely on LightBox for environmental investigations and due diligence work.
Can LightBox help identify environmental liability?
Yes. LightBox helps identify recognized environmental conditions, potential contamination, and environmental liability risks tied to property ownership.
Is LightBox suitable for commercial real estate transactions?
Absolutely. LightBox is widely used in commercial real estate transactions requiring environmental due diligence and regulatory compliance.
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