DEC Invites Public Comment About Brownfield Application and Draft Work Plan for Site on West 55th St., Manhattan

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application and Draft Remedial Investigation Work Plan from 245 West 55th St LLC for a site known as 245 West 55th Street, site ID #C231157. This site is located in the Borough of Manhattan, within the County of New York, and is located at 245 West 55th Street.

Access the application, Draft Remedial Investigation Work Plan, and other relevant documents online through the DECinfo Locator: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C231157/. The documents also are available at the document repositories located at the New York Public Library - 53rd Street Branch, 18 West 53rd Street, New York, NY 10019 and at Community Board Five, 450 Seventh Avenue, Suite 2109, New York, NY 10123

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to Erick Bower, Project Manager, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-7016; Erick.Bower@dec.ny.gov; or call (518) 402-9824. 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/ebowertranslation.pdf