City of Syracuse - Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application and Draft Remedial Investigation Work Plan from GW Syracuse LLC for a site known as Gateway Syracuse Apartments,[...]

Public Notice
Fact Sheet

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application and Draft Remedial Investigation Work Plan from GW Syracuse LLC for a site known as Gateway Syracuse Apartments, site ID #C734167. This site is in the City of Syracuse, within the County of Onondaga, and is located at 701-03 East Fayette Street & Almond Street, 715 East Fayette Street to East Washington Street, 706-08 East Washington Street & Almond Street, 712-16 East Washington Street, 705 East Fayette Street, and 709 East Fayette Street.

Access the application, work plan and other relevant documents online through the DECinfo Locator: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C734167/. The documents also are available at the document repository located at Onondaga Public Library Central Branch, 447 South Salina Street, Syracuse, NY 13202.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications and work plans. Comments can be submitted to: Stephen Colquhoun. NYS DEC - Region 7 Office, Division of Environmental Remediation, 5786 Widewaters Parkway, Syracuse, NY 13214-1867, Phone: (315) 426-2118, E-mail: [email protected]. All comments must be submitted by October 11, 2024.

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 NYS DEC's Contaminated Sites E-mail List at: https://dec.ny.gov/environmental-protection/site-cleanup/regional-remed….

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….