Bronx - Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application from GDC Strada Castle Hill JV I LLC for a site known as Lafayette Site B, site ID #C203179

Public Notice

Fact Sheet

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application from GDC Strada Castle Hill JV I LLC for a site known as Lafayette Site B, site ID #C203179. This site is located in the Borough of Bronx, within the County of Bronx, and is located at 1931 Lafayette Avenue.

Access the application and other relevant documents online through the DECinfo Locator: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C203179/. The documents are also available at the document repositories located at the New York Public Library - Castle Hill Branch, 947 Castle Hill Avenue, Bronx, NY 10473 and at the Bronx Community Board 9, 1967 Turnbull Avenue, Bronx, NY 10473.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to Chris Allan, Project Manager, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Environmental Remediation, 1 Hunter's Point Plaza, 47-40 21^st Street, Long Island City, NY 11101; via email to [email protected]; or call (718)482-4065. All comments must be submitted by January 23, 2025.

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

We would also encourage those interested in receiving information on future activities at this site or any other site to sign up to DEC's Contaminated Sites Email List at: https://nydecprod.prod.acquia-sites.com/environmental-protection/site-cleanup/regional-remediation-project-information/environmental-cleanup-email-newsletters

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 New York State's Brownfield program is available at NYS DEC's website: https://dec.ny.gov/environmental-protection/site-cleanup/brownfield-and….