Remedial actions are complete as of 12/19/2023 and measures are in place to prevent people from coming in contact with residual contamination..

Prior to remediation, the primary contaminants of concern were petroleum-related volatile organic compounds in soil and groundwater, and low-level contamination from the chlorinated solvents tetrachloroethylene and trichloroethylene in groundwater. Remedial actions have successfully achieved soil cleanup objectives for restricted residential use. Residual contamination in the soil and groundwater is being managed under a Site Management Plan.

Description

The site is a 0.418-acre triangular lot in Brooklyn. It’s surrounded by a retail complex, a residential building, Aurelia Court, and Flatbush Avenue.

Historically this site was used for various purposes including an automotive repair shop, parking garage, dry cleaners, and metalworking shop. Previously a gas station and convenience store (1993-2017), the site is now vacant. The gas station and its underground tanks were removed in 2017 and 2020. It’s currently being redeveloped into a thirteen-story residential building, split between commercial (C8-2) and residential (R6) zoning districts.

The soil consists of sands, gravel, and some clay, with groundwater found at 27-28 feet below ground. The water flows from southeast to northwest. Bedrock was not encountered during the investigation.

Contaminants of Concern:

• 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene
• 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene
• acrylonitrile
• chloroform
• copper
• ethylbenzene
• indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene
• lead
• mercury
• MTBE (methyl-tert-butyl ether)
• naphthalene
• nickel
• perfluorooctane sulfonic acid
• perfluorooctanoic acid
• tetrachloroethane
• trichloroethene (TCE)
• xylene (mixed)
• zinc

What is the Brownfield Cleanup Program?

New York’s Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) is designed is 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 State’s Brownfield program is available at DEC’s website: http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/8450.html