The City of Syracuse has contracted with the team of Barton & Loguidice, P.C. (B&L) and Hamilton, Rabinovitz & Alschuler (HR&A) to complete a Brownfield Opportunity Area (BOA) Nomination Study for two locations within the City of Syracuse.

What is a Brownfield Opportunity Area?

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Brownfield Opportunity Areas Program Overview

The Brownfield Opportunity Areas Program, under the New York State Department of State, provides municipalities and community based organizations with assistance to complete area-wide planning approaches to brownfield redevelopment. A “brownfield” or “brownfield site” is defined in New York State Environmental Conservation Law Article 27, Title 14, as any real property, the redevelopment or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a contaminant.

The Brownfield Opportunity Areas Program enables municipalities and community based organizations to:

• Address a range of problems posed by municipal brownfield sites;
  
• Build consensus on the future uses for the area with an emphasis on strategic brownfield sites; and
  
• Establish the multi-agency and private-sector partnerships necessary to leverage assistance and investments to revitalize neighborhoods and communities.

1. Pre-Nomination Phase
   Preliminary analysis of areas affected by brownfields or underutilized sites and basic evaluation of revitalization potential.
   
2. Nomination Phase
   In-depth and thorough analysis of affected areas, including an economic and market trends analysis; with emphasis on identification and reuse potential of sites that could be catalysts for revitalization.
   
3. Implementation Phase
   Identifies specific actions/techniques to implement area-wide plan in accordance with State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), including site assessments if additional environmental information is required.