President Street Portfolio Site (Brooklyn) - Public Comment Invited on Brownfield Application and Work Plan

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation sent this bulletin on 05/13/2020 02:15 PM EDT
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DEC Invites the Public to Comment About Brownfield Cleanup Program Application and Draft Cleanup Plan for Site on President St., Brooklyn

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application and Draft Remedial Action Work Plan from 473 President LLC for a site known as President Street Portfolio, site ID #C224309. This site is located in the Borough of Brooklyn, within the County of Kings, and is located at 469 President Street and 532 Union Street.

Access the application, Draft Remedial Action Work Plan and other relevant documents online through the DECinfo Locator: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C224309/. The documents will also be available at the document repositories once reopened, located at the Brooklyn Community Board 6, 250 Baltic Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11201; and at the Brooklyn Public Library Carroll Gardens Branch, 396 Clinton Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11231.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Richard Mustico, 625 Broadway, 12th Floor, Albany, NY, 12233-7016; via email at richard.mustico1@dec.ny.gov; or by calling (518) 402-9767. All comments must be submitted by June 27, 2020.

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