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PROPERTY SIZE/END USE: 6.8 acres site, with 4.5 acres being residential development. The construction of 42 mixed-income residences, which commenced in January 2009, made possible through the remediation of contaminated soil to unrestricted use standards, commencing in September 2004 and completed in December 2007.
HISTORY: Site has been a case study in poor land stewardship by owners, in the blighting influence of vacant industrial property, in recalcitrant pollutants and in the way things do or do not happen in poor neighborhoods, said J.R. Capasso. In spite of the adversity, citizens, citizen advocates, academia, local professional organizations and local, state and federal government agencies came together and overcame numerous obstacles.
LOCAL COLLABORATION: The community partners involved at the early stages called attention to this site: The blight on the local neighborhood; the danger presented to the community; and the potential...
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