DEC Invites Public Comment About Brownfield Application and Draft Work Plan for Site on South Lexington Ave., White Plains

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application and Draft Remedial Investigation Work Plan from Trinity Brookfield Commons Phase Three Limited Partners for a site known as Brookfield Commons Phase 3, site ID #C360246. This site is located in the City of White Plains, within the County of Westchester, and is located at 159 South Lexington Avenue.

Access the application, draft work plan, and other relevant documents online through the DECinfo Locator: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C360246/. The documents also are available at the document repository located at the White Plains Public Library, 100 Martine Avenue, White Plains, NY, 10601.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Ryan Richard at 21 South Putt Corners Road, New Paltz, NY, 10561; via email at ryan.richard@dec.ny.gov or by calling (845) 256-3118. All comments must be submitted by December 1, 2023.

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 500 contaminated sites statewide and incentivized redevelopment. There are more than 550 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

Translation Available

Translation services are available for this notice. Additional information is available at the following link: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/der/factsheet/rrichardtranslation.pdf