Challenge This 20-acre brownfield site straddled two townships, comprised two parcels separated by a railroad line, was adjacent to wetlands, and had been used for chemical manufacture and storage for 85 years. GZA was retained to close this complex New Jersey Industrial Site Recovery Act (ISRA) case which had been initiated prior to our clients’ … Read more
Challenge Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative (BIHC) sought to redevelop a brownfield into a five-story apartment building for homeless youth. Extensive soil contamination and asbestos were identified onsite. BIHC utilized the Metropolitan Council’s Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Grant program to secure the needed funding to complete the Prior Crossing redevelopment. The TOD program maximizes connections amongst housing, … Read more
On behalf of Solhaus Associates, Vieau/GZA obtained funding through State and County cleanup grant programs to facilitate redevelopment of the Gopher Oil Superfund Site, a former bulk petroleum storage facility. Vieau/GZA worked cooperatively with project stakeholders to develop a cleanup strategy to address petroleum- and PCB-contaminated soil and groundwater. This award-winning development broke ground in … Read more
Awards: 2016 ACEC Diamond Award for Engineering Excellence 2016 ACEC National Recognition Award for Engineering Excellence 2016 New York City Brownfield Cleanup Award for Environmental Protection, NYC 2016 Big Apple Brownfield Award Challenge GZA provided environmental design and remediation services for the transformation of an historic landfill on a 10.6-acre peninsula in Lower New York … Read more
The developer of this former pharmaceutical and drum recycling site, comprising two parcels on an approximately 1.5-acre property in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg section, retained GZA to design and oversee remediation of its portion of the site. A seven-story residential development was planned. Remediation of chlorinated solvents in groundwater throughout the site was being completed by the … Read more
Challenge GZA worked with a major financial institution redeveloping a 61-acre brownfield site into a database center. The long-vacant site had housed a sprawling, former institutional facility with 32 abandoned and derelict buildings, walkways, roads and significantly overgrown landscape areas. The site’s enrollment in the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) Brownfield Cleanup … Read more
Challenge Alice’s Garden Urban Farm, one of Milwaukee’s largest community gardens, sought a sustainable, safe water source that would reduce the reliance on municipally supplied water for irrigation. GZA designed a rainwater harvesting system and worked with the garden operator, the local non-profit Reflo, and the community to build it within the organization’s limited budget. … Read more
Challenge GZA was selected to complete the delineation and present remedial alternatives to achieve closure at a site impacted by a former Manufactured Gas Plant (MGP). The site, in a densely populated area adjacent to a tidal river, required strong environmental and geotechnical engineering, as well as regulatory expertise. Solution After delineating the extent of … Read more
Challenge From permitting to construction completion, this solar development program in partnership with Kearsarge Energy – design and construction of a solar field atop three previously capped landfills – presented challenges: as the first project of its type in the state, the permitting process was without precedent; protection of the landfill caps was paramount; and as-built … Read more
Challenge The 32-acre property on the Mystic River selected for the Encore Boston Harbor resort and casino had been impacted by historic chemical manufacturing use; much of the site was on salt marsh that had been filled with waste materials from operations at the site and/or nearby facilities. The buildings on the property were razed … Read more
Challenge In 2010, when coal tar was detected in the harbor adjacent to a former manufactured gas plant (MGP) site, GZA was retained to analyze the preliminary site investigation data previously collected. The redeveloped site now spans upland and in-water properties owned and operated by several different entities. GZA’s services expanded as client’s needs grew … Read more
Challenge Bowery Residents’ Committee retained GZA to investigate and remediate environmental contamination of a steeply-sloped, vacant brownfield site redeveloped into a 13-story supportive housing development with subsurface parking. Historic uses at the site included manufactured gas plant-related structures and an engineering research facility. The project was enrolled in the NYC Office of Environmental Remediation (NYC … Read more
