Brownfields

 
 

Brownfields

At BRS, Inc., we believe that the obstacles associated with contaminated and underutilized land can be overcome with the right mix of funding, knowledge, planning, and community engagement. Sites can be recycled for appropriate development of all kinds, such as much-needed green space, housing, commercial, or industrial uses. We provide solutions, strategies, and skills to assist our public sector and nonprofit clients to facilitate projects from inception to ribbon cutting.

 
Stakeholder and Community Outreach

We engage community members as partners during the redevelopment of your brownfield sites to cultivate a positive relationship and ensure that the end result is neighborhood appropriate. By using various means to engage with the public, community groups, local officials, regulators, and other stakeholders, we facilitate informed discussions of technical information, problem-solve potential challenges, and keep all parties informed so that the redevelopment collaboration keeps running smoothly and efficiently.

Outsourced Staffing and Project Management

If your organization lacks capacity or expertise to coordinate and oversee brownfield redevelopment projects, we can help bridge that gap. Our tenured, knowledgeable staff has unique, broad-based experience in planning, funding identification and management, regulatory compliance, engineering, landscape design, and environmental management.

Site Inventory

We empower officials with the information needed to make educated decisions about future brownfield redevelopment efforts. Utilizing historical records, existing regulatory information, and site inspections, we develop comprehensive brownfield site inventories for your community, tailored to your redevelopment objectives. These inventories can then be used to prioritize sites, obtain and direct funding, serve as a marketing or public outreach tool, and facilitate informed planning on the local level.

Environmental Assessment and Regulatory Compliance

Since we have professional engineers, professional geologists, and other licensed environmental professionals on staff, we can conduct environmental assessment activities to help local governments and nonprofits meet their objectives. Our investigation and regulatory compliance expertise includes:

  • Environmental planning and data analysis
  • Environmental assessments required for federally funded programs
  • Due diligence compliance
  • ASTM-compliant Phase I and Phase II investigations
  • Remedial planning
 
Dwight Street & Ocean Avenue Project
Dwight Street & Ocean Avenue Project

Since 2009, BRS has supported the Jersey City Redevelopment Agency with the Dwight
and Ocean redevelopment project.

BROWNFIELD INCENTIVE GRANT (BIG) PROGRAM
BROWNFIELD INCENTIVE GRANT (BIG) PROGRAM

BRS, Inc. is working with the New York City Economic Development Corporation to manage a voluntary brownfields cleanup program.

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