S&W Redevelopment of North America, LLC (SWRNA), a member of South Hill Business Campus, LLC, received a Certificate of Completion (COC) from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) for its 42-acre former industrial site located in Ithaca.
COC’s are awarded by the State of New York, under NYSDEC’s Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP), for sites where satisfactory clean up is complete. SWRNA became a member of South Hill Business Campus, LLC as the environmental partner in 2004 and entered the property into the BCP in 2005. The site contained solvent contamination (primarily in groundwater) as a result of its past industrial uses. After thoroughly characterizing the site, SWRNA implemented an aggressive remediation strategy in 2008 which included In-Situ Chemical Oxidation (ISCO), a method by which the groundwater is injected with potassium permanganate which destroys solvent contamination. In addition to the ISCO treatment, the building was retrofitted to mitigate any potential soil vapor intrusion.
The South Hill Business Campus is a 70-acre former industrial site containing a 270,000ft2 former manufacturing facility. Of the 70-acres, 42 were included as the “brownfield site”, which makes it one of the largest sites ever taken through the BCP and to receive a COC. During clean up, the property remained active with new tenants being added to the facility. The building is 75% leased and contains a mix of tenants that include professional office, light industrial, financial and high tech start ups coming out of Cornell University. Future plans for the site include expansion of the building and further development on the balance of the property.
S&W Redevelopment is a brownfield development company that specializes in the acquisition and redevelopment of contaminated property. SWRNA acquires and redevelops property across New York State and is one of the most frequent users of the Brownfield Cleanup Program with nine (9) COCs to date. In addition to property acquisition, SWRNA also provides environmental consulting services and are experts in navigating and implementing every component of the BCP.
If you have any questions about this or other properties please contact Terence Maliga at (315) 422-4949.