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By Christine Rombouts
 Case Study Overview
A grand opening was held September to celebrate a well-conceived, well-executed brownfield project in the “other” City by the Bay—Oakland, Calif. The Uptown project today consists of 665 apartments, 9,000 square feet of retail space and a new public park. The development symbolizes what cities, together with private developers, can accomplish with brownfield sites when all parties are interested in smart-growth and urban in-fill development.
The Uptown project represented a joint venture between Forest City Enterprises, Inc. and San Francisco based MacFarlane Partners. Both firms have strong San Francisco Bay Area ties, and a long-standing history of partnerships. Cleveland-based Forest City has extensive experience developing complex, urban developments, and a great deal of expertise with brownfield remediation. The city of Oakland formed a public-private partnership with Forest City, with the city agreeing to expense for the streetscape, a new park and brownfield remediation.
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Kathy Webb Greenville, S.C.
Principal, SynTerra Corp
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In Michigan, some are predicting a better business climate for redevelopment and regulatory closure of contaminated properties thanks to a bill Michigan Governor Rick Snyder was scheduled to sign last week. The new regulations should have a positive impact on commercial real estate development and brownfields redevelopment resulting in the creation of jobs. |
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A property located on a bank of the East River and in a densely developed residential and commercial area, had its work cut out for it from an environmental remediation standpoint. The mission was to clean up the land and ultimately make one puzzle piece to a larger urban revitalization project that would be redeveloped as a public library and park ranger station.
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