Waste Site Cleanup & Reuse in New England
Brownfields Photo Gallery
EPA is helping to make the redevelopment of brownfields in New England a reality. Choose a site below to get the inside story on its cleanup and reuse.
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Everett Avenue Urban Renewal District
Chelsea, MA
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Located in the city of Chelsea, the primary land use within the Everett Avenue Urban Renewal District is outdoor storage of junk cars and equipment. Using Brownfields Assessment Demonstration and Job Training Pilot funding, the City began the redevelopment process of this 65-acre property by conducting a site assessment on a 10-acre site.
WWLP-22 Television Station
Chicopee, MA
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This 8.5 acre site was formerly home to both the Conway Bedding factory and the Hallahan lumber yard. The Conway property was used for light assembly, manufacturing, and warehousing for 39 years. The site contained several above-ground storage containers and had asbestos contamination. The Hallahan site was used for a car dealer, public storage, furniture stripping, and a lumber yard.
Tsongas Arena and LeLacheur Park
Lowell, MA
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One area of Lowell which contained contaminants such as chlorinated solvents, polyaromatic hydrocarbons, asbestos, and heavy metals since the 1800's, now hosts the Paul Tsongas Arena and Lawn. LeLacheur Park, once the site of a former junkyard and ash dump, features a 4,710-seat stadium that is home to local baseball and football teams. Brownfields Assessment Demonstration funds helped make the first steps toward redevelopment possible.
Riverside Mills and Lincoln Lace and
Braid
Providence, RI
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Both of these sites are part of Rhode Island's Woonasquatucket River Greenway project, an urban revitalization effort to restore greenspace and stimulate investment along the Woonasquatucket River. EPA's Brownfields Showcase Community funds have enabled the City of Providence to perform an environmental assessment of the sites, remove all of the solid waste found at the site, and begin planning for future use.
The Visiting Nurses Assisted Living
Community
Somerville, MA
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The site of a former mattress factory, this 82,000 square foot parcel had been vacant for more than two years. Following a site assessment funded by a Brownfields Assessment Demonstration grant, the project's redeveloper, the Visiting Nurses Association, remediated the site and demolished the existing structures to construct an assisted-living facility and health center, containing 97 units for low-to-moderate income seniors.