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The NYS BOA Program: An Area-Wide Approach to Redevelopment. New York State Bar Association January 24, 2013 Laura Truettner, Deputy Director New Partners for Community Revitalization, Inc . About NPCR. Not-for-profit, membership-based organization
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The NYS BOA Program:An Area-Wide Approach to Redevelopment New York State Bar Association January 24, 2013 Laura Truettner, Deputy Director New Partners for Community Revitalization, Inc.
About NPCR • Not-for-profit, membership-based organization • Mission to revitalize New York’s low- and moderate-income neighborhoods and communities of color that are disproportionately impacted by brownfield sites • Recognized as being instrumental in the conceptualization and creation of the New York Brownfield Opportunity Areas (BOA) Program • Participate in brownfields project work with not-for-profit BOA grantees and community development leaders
The NYS BOA Program • Created by the NYS Brownfields Law in 2003 • Beginning in 2008, managed by NYSDOS • Area-wide rather than site by site approach to redevelopment • Provides resources to CBOs and municipalities to create redevelopment strategies for economically distressed neighborhoods
Why the Area-Wide Approach? • Single Site Approach • Individual sites arising from normal functioning of economy • Result of small number of decisions/actions • Area-Wide Approach • Large area with multiple brownfield sites • Result of structural changes in economy • Results of thousands of decisions/actions
BOA Program Statistics *Approximately 50 additional project applications totaling $13 million in funding are waiting for DOS approval
New York City BOA Projects • 17 BOAs in NYC • 2,560 brownfield sites • Primarily managed by CBOs • Redevelopment priorities: • Housing • Manufacturing/green industry • Maritime Industry • Waterfront access • Retail/commercial
BOA Program Summary • Step 1/Pre-Nomination Study - preliminary analysis of existing conditions and community visioning • Step 2 /Nomination Study- detailed assessment of existing conditions and economic/market trend analyses to determine new uses for strategic sites • Step 3/Implementation Strategy- funds actions needed to redevelop strategic sites- infrastructure & transportation analyses, conceptual designs, Phase IIs and site marketing • Designation of a BOA • DOS website at http://www.dos.ny.gov/
Existing Conditions:UPROSE/Sunset Park BOA Step 2 Study Source: WXY
Existing Conditions: UPROSE/Sunset Park BOA Step 2 Study Source: WXY
Existing Conditions:UPROSE/Sunset Park BOA Step 2 Study Source: WXY
Opportunities:HCCI/Bradhurst BOA Step 2 Study Source: HR&A
Opportunities: HCCI/Bradhurst BOA Step 2 Study Source: HR&A
Opportunities:GMDC/Newtown Creek BOA Step 2 Study Source: Gannett Fleming
Opportunities:GMDC/Newtown Creek BOA Step 2 Study Source: Gannett Fleming
Next Steps:UPROSE/Sunset Park BOA Step 2 Study Goal 1: Increase job opportunities for local residents especially through encouragement of sustainable industry and green jobs • ACTIONS • PROJECTS • FUNDING & PARTNERSHIPS Source: WXY
For more on the Area-Wide approach • Go to www.npcr.net • Attend our annual forum
Thank you • With thanks to the following BOA grantees and their planning teams: • UPROSE, WXY architecture + urban design • HCCI, HR&A Advisors • GMDC, Gannett Fleming, Inc.