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Starting in the New York market among banks and regional environmental consulting engineers, the term-of-choice evolved to be the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment. In 1998 the necessity of performing a Phase I ESA was underscored by congressional action in passing the Superfund Cleanup Acceleration Act of 1998 . [ 4 ]
The initial 24 acres (9.7 ha) utilized 1.2 million cubic yards (920,000 m3) of material from excavations for the construction of the original World Trade Center [20] [21] [14] Additional fill came from other construction projects such as New York City Water Tunnel and the dredging of the Kill Van Kull.
Essex Crossing is an under-construction mixed-use development in New York City's Lower East Side, at the intersection of Delancey Street and Essex Street just north of Seward Park. Essex Crossing will comprise nearly 2,000,000 sq ft (200,000 m 2) of space on 6 acres (2 + 1 ⁄ 2 ha) and will cost an estimated US$1.1 billion.
For census purposes, the New York City government classifies Battery Park City as part of a larger neighborhood tabulation area called Battery Park City-Lower Manhattan. [69] Based on data from the 2010 United States census , the population of Battery Park City-Lower Manhattan was 39,699, an increase of 19,611 (97.6%) from the 20,088 counted in ...
New York City Department of Design and Construction is the department of the government of New York City [2] that builds many of the civic facilities in New York City.As the city’s primary capital construction project manager, it provides new or renovated facilities such as firehouses, libraries, police precincts, courthouses and manage the city's sewer systems, bioswales and water mains.
The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) is the department of the New York City government that enforces the city's building codes and zoning regulations, issues building permits, licenses, registers and disciplines certain construction trades, responds to structural emergencies and inspects over 1,000,000 new and existing buildings.
Hazardous waste constituents have been released to the fill/soil and groundwater beneath the facility, including volatile and semi-volatile organic compounds and polychlorinated biphenols (PCBs). [32] York Oil Co. Franklin: NYD000511733: Action Anodizing, Plating, & Polishing Corp. Suffolk: NYD072366453: 06/24/1988: 03/31/1989 06/30/1992 –
New York City's dense population and low automobile dependence help make New York among the most energy efficient in the United States. [4] The city's greenhouse gas emission levels are relatively low when measured per capita, at 7.1 metric tons per person, below San Francisco , at 11.2 metric tons, and the national average, at 24.5. [ 2 ]