EPA v. Apex Building Company Inc.

Case summary

The Defendant failed to comply with the RRP requirements in renovating apartments at 76 Grove Street, Brooklyn, NY in failing to: (1) obtain an initial firm RRP certification from EPA; (2) contain waste from renovation activities to prevent releases of dust and debris before the waste is removed from the work area for storage or disposed; (3) ensure that a certified renovator was assigned to each renovation performed by the Defendant and that person discharged all of the certified renovator?s responsibilities; (4) ensure that all employees the Defendant assigned to each renovation were properly certified or had received on-the-job training; and, (5) provided the owner of the building with the EPA-approved lead hazard information pamphlet.

Defendants (1)

• Apex Building Company Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• APEX BUILDING CO INC

  51 EAST 125TH STREET 3RD FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY, 10035

  Registry ID: 110067642803

Statutes cited

• TSCA 402C — Lead: RRP

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• Apex Building Company Inc.entered 2024-01-31

  Primary law: TSCA

  Federal penalty: $606,706

Timeline (5 milestones)

• 2020-09-30Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2020-09-30Referred To Dept Of Justice
• 2023-09-05Final Order Lodged
• 2023-09-05Complaint Filed With Court
• 2024-01-31Final Order Entered