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Four sites in Bucks, Butler, Chester and Lehigh counties have qualified for Brownfield Action Team Assistance the Department of Environmental Protection announced this week.
The four sites include:
The Worthington Steel site in East Whiteland Township, Chester County which closed in 2002. The 77-acre site includes 700,000 square feet of commercial office space, 500,000 square feet of retail space, 600 multi-family residential units and an open-space greenway for recreation. This project is expected to create 3,000 jobs on site, with the potential to generate up to 7,400 spin-off jobs in the area economy.
The site is being developed by O’Neill Properties Group, which already has secured $7 million in federal funding and is pursuing several sources of state funding, including the Business in Our Sites Program, which provides money to prepare sites for reuse.
At the former Elf Atochem North America property in Bensalem Township, Bucks County, the Riverfront South project will create a waterfront community containing an array of office and retail space, along with entertainment-oriented businesses. Also planned is a mixture of housing, about 500 units in all, in a traditional neighborhood setting with pedestrian-oriented streets. This new urban plan also includes four acres of greenspace along the Delaware River for recreation, including walking and biking paths to link with park areas both north and south of the site.
The West Sand Island project in Bethlehem, Lehigh County, will expand the existing park, preserve green space, improve access to the riverfront and enhance the overall recreational value of Sand Island. The redevelopment plan, being run by the city, includes walking/biking trails, fishing piers, a nonmotorized boat dock, a pavilion with restroom facilities, a picnic area, a parking area and green space.
The Pullman Center Business Park in Butler, Butler County, is a key component of the city’s revitalization efforts. Plans for this $30 million redevelopment project include revamping it into a business park with space available for commercial, office and industrial manufacturing uses. Two current businesses located on this site will stay, and several parties have expressed interest in other parcels on the site once it is reclaimed and new utilities are installed. This project will be funded through a variety of public and private investments.
For more information, visit the DEP Land Recycling Program webpage.
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