Bronx - Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application and Draft Remedial Investigation Work Plan from The Vaja Group LLC, for a site known as 1003 East 173rd Street Development,[...]

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 The Vaja Group LLC, for a site known as 1003 East 173rd Street Development, site ID #C203181. This site is located in the City of New York, within the County of Bronx, and is located at 1003 East 173rd Street.

Access the application and other relevant documents online through the DECinfo Locator: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C203181/. The documents are also available at the document repositories located at the New York Public Library - Morrisania Branch, 610 E 169th Street, Bronx, NY 10456 and the New York Public Library - Clason's Point, 1215 Morrison Avenue, Bronx, NY 10472.

There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to: Elliott Jackson, NYS DEC - Division of Environmental Remediation, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233, Phone: (518) 402-9789, E-mail: [email protected]. All comments must be submitted by January 10, 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 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….