Gerard Ave. & E. 146th St. Site (Bronx) - Public Comment Invited on Application to Amend Brownfield Cleanup Agreement

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NYSDEC Invites Public to Comment About Application to Amend Brownfield Cleanup Agreement for Site on Gerard Ave. and Major Wm. Deegan Blvd., Bronx

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received an application to amend the Brownfield Cleanup Agreement (BCA) and a Draft Remedial Action Work Plan from 445 Gerard LLC and 417 Gerard Avenue Holdings LLC for a site known as Gerard Avenue and East 146th Street Site, site ID #C203111. This site is located at 417 and 445 Gerard Avenue and 440 Major Wm. Deegan Boulevard in the Bronx.

A copy of the application, Remedial Investigation Report, Draft Remedial Action Work Plan, and other relevant documents are available at the document repositories located at the Mott Haven Library, 321 East 140th Street, Bronx, NY, 10454; and at the Bronx Community Board 1, 3024 Third Avenue, Bronx, NY, 10455.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Sarah Quandt, P.E., 625 Broadway, 12th Floor, Albany, NY, 12233-7016; via email at sarah.quandt@dec.ny.gov; or by calling (518) 402-9116. All comments must be submitted by November 23, 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