United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
Washington, D.C. 20460
Solid Waste
and Emergency
Response (5101)
EPA 500-F-98-258
November 1998
www.epa.gov/brownfields/
&EPA
Brownfields Showcase
Community
Glen Cove, NY
Outreach and Special Projects Staff (5101)
Quick Reference Fact Sheet
Brownfields are abandoned, idled or underused industrial and commercial properties where expansion or redevelopment is
complicated by real or perceived contamination. In May 1997, Vice President Gore announced a Brownfields National Partnership
to bring together the resources of more than 15 federal agencies to address local cleanup and reuse issues in a more coordinated
manner. This multi-agency partnership has pledged support to 16 "Brownfields Showcase Communities"—models demonstrating
the benefits of collaborative activity on brownfields. The designated Brownfields Showcase Communities are distributed across
the country and vary by size, resources, and community type. A wide range of support will be leveraged, depending on the
particular needs of each Showcase Community.
Community Profile
BACKGROUND
The Brownfields National Partnership has selected
the City of Glen Cove as a Brownfields Showcase
Community. Glen Cove (population 25,000) is one
of only three areas along the entire 314-mile Long
Island Sound Coastline to be recommended for "con-
centrated waterfront development" by the New York
Department of State. The Glen Cove Creek area
has been the hub of in-
dustrial activity since
the mid-1600s. The
city's Waterfront Revi-
talization Plan seeks to
clean up and redevelop
214 acres of mostly
contaminated, aban-
doned and underused
properties within Glen
Cove's 1.1 -mile water-
front district. Sixty-
eight percent of this
land is made up of brownfields with histories of heavy
industrial and manufacturing use. The entire water-
front district has been declared an "urban blight area"
by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment (HUD). Thirteen percent of households
within one mile of the district's center have annual
incomes below $15,000.
Glen Cove, New York
The development area contains two federal Superfund
sites totaling 28 acres; a 25-acre, New York State-
listed hazardous waste property; and other sites with
varied levels of contamination. Activities at these
sites have spawned numerous partnerships and
working relationships among the city, government at
all levels, the private sector, and the local community.
CURRENT ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS
In 1997, Glen Cove re-
ceived a $50,000
Brownfields Pilot grant
from EPA to support
the city's cleanup and
redevelopment efforts.
Glen Cove has received
almost $2 million in ad-
ditional support from
various federal agen-
cies. The city has al-
ready demonstrated su-
perior ability to manage funds and complete the
projects/programs required. Highlights of Glen
Cove's brownfields redevelopment efforts include:
• Negotiating an Order on Consent with the New
York State Department of Environmental
Conservation (NYSDEC), where NYSDEC will
The City of Glen Cove seeks to
redevelop 146acres of underused,
often contaminated brownfields along
the city's waterfront district.
Attracting new businesses to these
restored sites is expected to create
1,700 full-time jobsand more than
$200 million in annual sales.
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reimburse the city for 75% of assessment and
cleanup costs of the 25-acre "Captain's Cove"
brownfields site;
1 Negotiating a deal with the owner of Captain's
Cove, to receive 25% of the property's eventual
sale price;
1 Completing an environmental audit of a 2-acre
former marine salvage property;
1 Receiving grants from the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) totaling
$35,000,to conductthree "Commitmentsto Action"
workshops. Workshop attendees have included
EPA, HUD, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
NYSDEC, Transportation, and Parks, the media,
architectural and engineering professionals from
the private sector, developers, and elected officials;
1 Dredging one-third of Glen Cove Creek, which had
not been dredged since 1964;
1 Working closely with HUD to secure a $ 10 million
line of credit, which will assist in the acquisition of
privately held brownfields, as well as in the
investigation of soil contaminants and subsequent
cleanup; and
•Receiving a $570,000 Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) grant, to
fund construction of a biofiltration system for the
creek, and to conduct pedestrian walkways around
the creek.
SHOWCASE COMMUNITY OBJECTIVES
AND PLANNED ACTIVITIES
Glen Cove plans to use the Showcase Communities
project to clean up and redevelop the city's
brownfields sites, while working closely with federal,
state and local agencies, and environmental, business
and community groups. Studies indicate that rede-
veloping Glen Cove's waterfront brownfields will result
in 1,700 new, full-time jobs at all skill levels, offering
employment to low- and moderate-income residents.
New businesses on redeveloped sites are expected
to gross $200 million in annual sales, with annual tax
yields of nearly $10 million. New worker earnings
generated as a result of Glen Cove's redevelopment
are projected at $82 million in the year 2000. The
construction phase of development is expected to
generate as much as $97 million for resident work-
ers. Glen Cove is currently working with several
developers interested in land encompassing the larg-
est of the two Superfund sites, as well as the 25-
acre, state-listed property. Negotiations are also on-
going to build and operate a high-speed passenger
ferry, which will be based at the western end of the
Captain's Cove site. Both NOAA and the New York
Department of State (NYSDOS) will continue to use
Glen Cove's revitalization strategies and management
techniques as models for other communities.
Contacts
Glen Cove Community
Development Agency
City of Glen Cove
(516)676-1625
Regional Brownfields Team
U.S. EPA-Region 2
(212)637-4314
For more information on the Brownfields Showcase Communities,
visit the EPA Brownfields web site at:
http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/showcase.htm
Brownfields Showcase Community
November 1998
Glen Clove, New York
EPA 500-F-98-258
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