Reinventing the Attleboro Dye Works Translating a Long History in Manufacturing into Sustainable Design for the Future in Seekonk, Massachusetts Project Summary Community: Seekonk, Massachusetts Technical Assistance: Site Reuse Plan Former Use: Attleboro Dye Works Future Use: Sustainable Office Space In 2019, the Town of Seekonk, Massachusetts purchased the site of the former Attleboro Dye Works along the Ten Mile River near the northwest corner of town with the plan to remediate and reuse the 7.8-acre former industrial property, which has sat vacant since 2009. There are several environmental concerns on site resulting from past industrial uses and remediation activities are ongoing. The Community's Opportunity The site is in close proximity to established residential neighborhoods. The town is interested in redeveloping the 2.5-acre former building footprint into a modern, neighborhood-appropriate use and the remaining 5.3 acres of the property into a combination of open space and walking trails to take advantage of its location next to the Ten Mile River and the adjacent woodlands and wetlands. EPA's Land Revitalization Technical Assistance The town received a fiscal year 2022 technical assistance grant from MassDevelopment to perform an initial reuse study of the property, with the goal of identifying a range of redevelopment options. This grant resulted in the Maple Avenue on the Ten Mile River report, completed in June 2022. Following this study, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Land Revitalization Program provided contractor technical assistance to build upon the recommendations and provide additional detail on the potential reuses to bring the site closer to redevelopment. The Reuse Plan included a site visit, discussions with municipal staff, significant refinement of the redevelopment scenarios put forth in the Maple Avenue on the Ten Mile River report, creation of a fourth preferred redevelopment scenario, a site plan and renderings for this new scenario, coupled with build-out analyses, and level- of-magnitude costs. This fourth redevelopment alternative seeks to take advantage of the site's proximity to the Ten Mile River and represents a less-intensive land use than the other three scenarios. This fourth alternative may prove more favorable with respect to the history of the land and to compatibility with the surrounding residential neighborhood. From this Reuse Plan, the town will be equipped to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to procure developers and design teams in implementing one of the redevelopment options. EPA technical assistance support contributed to the Town winning a $350,000 site specific assessment grant and a $500,000 cleanup grant. Environmental Center/Sustainable Office Development Alternative For more information, contact AmyJean McKeown, EPA Region 1, at mckeown.amviean@epa.gov or Jessica Dominguez, EPA Region 1, at dominquez.iessica@epa.gov. *>EPA United States Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization Environmental Protection Agency 560-F-23-310 ------- |