Information submitted with the BCP application regarding the environmental condition at the site are currently under review.

Description

The site at 545-547 Coney Island Avenue and 50 Hinckley Place in Brooklyn is a 0.44-acre property made up of three parcels. It’s located in a mixed-use urban area with nearby residential, commercial, and educational buildings. The site includes a two-story vacant warehouse, a one-story garage with a partial cellar, and a one-story commercial building operating as a 7-Eleven.

Historically, the site has hosted a variety of uses, including a gas station, auto repair shop, dry cleaners, and a construction and plumbing goods supplier. Over the years, structures on the site have changed, with some being demolished or repurposed. The area is zoned for residential use with a commercial overlay, aligning with its history of mixed uses.

Geologically, the site’s subsurface consists mainly of urban fill material like silty sand with gravel, brick, and concrete up to five feet below ground. The native soil layer is mostly sand with some clay. Groundwater is estimated to be at a depth of 35 to 40 feet, flowing towards the east.

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