495 Eleventh Site (Manhattan) - Public Comment Invited on Brownfield Application and Cleanup Plan

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation sent this bulletin on 07/08/2020 02:45 PM EDT
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DEC Invites Public to Comment About Brownfield Cleanup Program Application and Draft Cleanup Plan for Site on 11th Ave., Manhattan

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application and Draft Remedial Action Work Plan from 495 11 Avenue Owner Realty LLC for a site known as 495 Eleventh, site ID #C231141. This site is located in the Borough of Manhattan within the County of New York and is located at 495 11th Avenue.

Access the application and other relevant documents online through the DECinfo Locator: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C231141/. The documents will also be available at the document repository once reopened, located at New York Public Library-Columbus Library Branch, 742, 10th Ave, Manhattan, NY 10019 and Manhattan Community Board 4, 330 West 42nd Street, 20th Floor, NY, NY 10036.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Ronnie Lee at NYSDEC, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-7016; via email at ronnie.lee@dec.ny.gov or by calling 518-402-9767. All comments must be submitted by August 22, 2020.

Site information can be viewed by entering the site ID noted above at: https://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: https://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/8450.html