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Property Details for 540 W 53rd - Clinton Housing


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240313
540 West 53rd Street NEW YORK, NY 10019
.39
40.7671628 / -73.9923662
12
Hom, Benny
Hom.Benny@epa.gov
212-637-3964


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Property Location



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Property Progress


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CAs Associated with this Property

CA NameCA #StateTypeAnnouncement Year
City of New YorkBF96287213NYBCRLF2013


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Assessment Activities at this Property

There are no current assessment activities.


Is Cleanup Necessary?
EPA Assessment Funding:
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding:


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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment

There is no data for Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment.


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Contaminants and Media


Cadmium (Cd)
Copper (Cu)
Lead
Mercury
Nickel (Ni)
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Pesticides
Petroleum Products
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Iron (Fe)
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Soil
NOT Cleaned up


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Cleanup Activities

Start DateEPA FundingCompletion DateCAAccomplishment Counted?Cleanup Documentation
12/20/2016$47,903.6008/23/2019City of New YorkYes


Cleanup/Treatment Implemented: Y
Cleanup/Treatement Categories:
Addl Cleanup/Treatment info: Removed three abandoned and buried aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) encountered during excavation of historic fill in the northwest portion of the site building footprint.
Address of Data Source: https://a002-epic.nyc.gov/app/workspace/3094/docrepository
Total ACRES Cleaned Up: .39
Number of Cleanup Jobs Leveraged: 0
EPA Cleanup Funding: $47,903.60
Leveraged Funding:
Cost Share Funding:
Total Funding: $47,903.60


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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup

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Institutional and Engineering Controls

No
https://a002-epic.nyc.gov/app/workspace/3094/docrepository
Yes
Cover Technologies (e.g., Capping)
As part of development, constructed an engineered Composite Cover System beneath the new building consisting of a five-inch thick concrete floor slab underlain by a minimum of four-inches of stone below the cellar floor slab. The sub-base material below the concrete cellar floor slab was placed above competent bedrock. An engineered Composite Cover System was also constructed as part of development in the western landscaped area consisting of a minimum of two-feet of imported clean fill overlain by paving stone and landscaping including trees, shrubs, and grassy areas.
https://a002-epic.nyc.gov/app/workspace/3094/docrepository
Yes
11/16/2016


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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

Start DateLeveraged FundingCACompletion Date
12/20/1016$61,261,816.00City of New York08/23/2019


Number of Redevelopment Jobs Leveraged:
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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

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Additional Property Attributes

Clinton Housing Development Company (CHDC), a community-based organization preserves and creates affordable housing in New York City's Clinton, Chelsea, and Hell's Kitchen neighborhoods and strives to honor their people, history, and physical character. the redevelopment includes commercial storefronts on the ground floor and cellar with 104 affordable housing units ranging from studio to 3-bedrooms. There are two large landscaped roof terraces and additional amenities such as a fitness room and children's playroom. The building also has a multipurpose common room with a commercial kitchen to serve both the residents and the community. Its neighbor to the west is a community garden developed as part of the project.
Commercial (.39)
Hazardous
05/11/2020
RAR


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