Bronx - Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application Draft Remedial Investigation Work Plan from St. Joseph Apartments LLC for a site known as St. Joseph Apartments, site ID[...]

Public Notice

Fact Sheet

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application Draft Remedial Investigation Work Plan from St. Joseph Apartments LLC for a site known as St. Joseph Apartments, site ID #C203182. This site is in the Tremont Neighborhood in the Borough of Bronx, within the County of Bronx, and is located at 484 East 178^th Street.

Access the application, work plan and other relevant documents online through the DECinfo Locator: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C203182/. The documents also are available at the document repository located at Bronx Community Board 6, 1932 Arthur Avenue, Room 403-A, Bronx, NY 10457 and New York Public Library-Tremont Branch, 1866 Washington Avenue, Bronx, NY 10457.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications and work plans. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager, Elliott Jackson, at NYSDEC, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233; via email at [email protected]or by calling 518-402-9789. 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…