NYSDEC Invites Public Comment About Brownfield Application for Site on South Division St., New Rochelle

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application from RXR Church-Division Tower A Holdings LLC for a site known as Church-Division Street, Tower A, site ID #C360187. This site is located in the City of New Rochelle, within the County of Westchester, and is located at 26 South Division Street.

A copy of the application and other relevant documents are available at the document repository located at:

New Rochelle Public Library
One Library Plaza
New Rochelle, NY, 10801

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Michael Kilmer at 21 South Putt Corners Road, New Paltz, NY, 12561; via email at michael.kilmer@dec.ny.gov, or by calling (845) 633-5463. All comments must be submitted by May 17.

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