Brownfields Redevelopment Journey: Santasieri
- 1. Today’s Agenda 8:30 -8:40am: Introductions 8:40 - 9:50am: • Overview of Brownfields • Panel Presentations on Funding, Resources, and Partners • Q & A 9:50 – 10:40am: • Presentation of Fountains at Southend Project • Stuart Proffitt, Managing Principal, Proffitt Dixon • David Franchina, Partner, McGuire Woods LLP 10:40 – 10:45am: • Overview on the City of Charlotte’s Brownfields Redevelopment • Todd C. DeLong, AICP, Redevelopment Manager, Economic Development, City of Charlotte, NC • Ed McKinney, Assistant Director, Charlotte Planning, Design + Development, City of Charlotte, NC Quick break 10:55: Board the Bus • Tour of Charlotte’s Redeveloped Brownfield sites • Carolyn Minnich, Brownfields Project Manager, Division of Waste Management, N.C. Department of Environmental Quality
- 3. “Real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.” EPA estimated 450,000 brownfields in the US What is a Brownfield? Source: http://wnpr.org/post/greening-connecticut-brownfields Source: https://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preserve/briefs/46-gas-stations.htm Source: http://www.airfields-freeman.com/KS/Airfields_KS_E.htm
- 4. 18th to 20th Century – Industrial Revolution: agrarian and rural, to industrial and urban society; created machines, chemical manufacturing, iron production, factory systems, tanneries, petroleum refineries, ship yards… wastes: sulfuric acid, soda ash, limes, dyes, wood pulp, paints, solvents, coal tar, petroleum products buried, dumped, discharged to waterways History of Brownfields
- 5. Mid- 1900’s: • Urban exodus; economic shift • industries, factories, warehouses, rail yards, and mills that were once part of our nation's economic and historic fabric – obsolete, moved • Abandoned industrial sites; soil and water contamination History of Brownfields
- 6. Newer Brownfield Sites Not just the industries of the 19th century… http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/17709 http://tspr.org/post/both-macombs-dry-cleaners-going-out-business
- 7. Disadvantages of Having a Brownfield Site • Potential harm to human health • Harm to the environment • Lowers surrounding property values • Contributes to neighborhood deterioration • Contributes to negative perception of the neighborhood • Reduces local employment opportunities • Reduces or loss of tax revenue • Limits economic growth • Attracts vandals, open dumping, or other illegal or unwanted activity • Contributes to sprawl – as activities locate on greenfields https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownfield_land http://fieldsenvironmentalinc.com/brownfield_redevelopment http://www.bnd.com/news/local/community/highland- news-leader/article33406179.html
- 8. Advantages of Having a Brownfield Site location efficiency and existing infrastructure http://www.pvpc.org/projects/brownfields http://www.rochestersubway.com http://www.newsworks.org/index.php
- 9. Advantages of Having a Brownfield Site opportunity to become a community asset Before After http://finance-commerce.com/2013/12/minnesota- brownfields-group-eases-cleanup-process/ https://www.talgov.com/eper/eper- brownfields.aspx https://www.talgov.com/eper/eper-brownfields.aspx
- 10. Brownfield Redevelopment Options Commercial, Light Industrial Bronx Terminal Market, New York FedEx Facility, Newark, NJ
- 11. Brownfield Redevelopment Options Residential Alexan CityView, Bayonne, NJ
- 12. Brownfield Redevelopment Options Mixed Use Harrison Commons, Harrison, NJ
- 13. Brownfield Redevelopment Options Public/Government Camden ECDC School, NJ Mercer County Criminal Courthouse, Trenton, NJ
- 14. Veterans Memorial Park, Peabody, MA Brownfield Redevelopment Options Parks and Open Space The HighLine, NYC
- 15. Brownfield Redevelopment Options Energy Solar Farm, PSE&G, Trenton, NJ
- 16. Brownfield Redevelopment Options Urban Agriculture Urban Commercial Farm, Lynchburg, VA Community Garden, Philadelphia, PA
- 18. Colette Santasieri, PhD Executive Director, Policy and Planning Innovation for Civil Infrastructure and Environment Executive Director, NJIT Technical Assistance to Brownfields Communities Program 973-642-4165 santasieri@njit.edu
- 19. Cindy Nolan, Brownfields Program Section Chief, U.S. EPA The EPA Brownfields Program Andrew Seth, President, Sustainable Strategies DC Other Federal Programs Beth Gray, SVP/Environmental Risk Manager, Wells Fargo-RETECHS The Lender’s Perspective David G. Biss, Principal, Eisenstein Malanchuk LLP Insurance Recovery Colette Santasieri, NJIT TAB Program Technical Assistance to Brownfields Communities Program The Brownfields Redevelopment Journey – Partners, Resources, and Funding