12 Franklin St. Site (Brooklyn) - Public Comment Invited on Brownfield Application

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NYSDEC Invites the Public to Comment About Brownfield Application and Draft Cleanup Plan for Site on Franklin St., Brooklyn

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application and Draft Remedial Investigation Work Plan from 12 Franklin Property Co LLC for a site known as 12 Franklin Street, site ID #C224286. This site is located in the Borough of Brooklyn, within the County of Kings, and is located at 12 Franklin Street.

A copy of the application, Draft Remedial Investigation Work Plan and other relevant documents are available at:

  • Brooklyn Public Library-Leonard Branch, 81 Devoe Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211
    --and--
  • Brooklyn Community Board 1, 435 Graham Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11211.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Matthew Mashhadi at NYSDEC, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-7015; via email at matthew.mashhadi@dec.ny.gov; or by calling 518-402-9625. All comments must be submitted by January 11, 2019.

Site information can be viewed by entering the site ID noted above at: http://www.dec.ny.gov/cfmx/extapps/derexternal/index.cfm?pageid=3

What is the Brownfield Cleanup Program?

New York’s Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) is designed to encourage private-sector cleanups of brownfields and to promote their redevelopment as a means to revitalize economically blighted communities. The BCP is an alternative to “greenfield” (land not previously developed or contaminated) development and is intended to remove some of the barriers to, and provide tax incentives for, the redevelopment of brownfields. Since its inception (2003), the BCP has catalyzed the cleanup of more than 300 contaminated sites statewide and incentivized redevelopment. There are more than 350 active sites in the BCP.

Additional information on the State's Brownfield program is available at DEC’s website: http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/8450.html