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General Services Administration (GSA)
GSA
Brownfields Redevelopment Initiative
As landlord and holder of real estate for the Federal government, the
General Services Administration (GSA)
recognizes the importance of property as a catalyst for positive change
in urban areas. Property use can shape how people live and work,
and can serve as both an income base and a provider of jobs. Federal
property is woven into the fabric of the nation's urban centers, and its
potential should be maximized to provide the best service to the community.
To do so, GSA has committed to review and identify underutilized federal
properties under its Brownfields Redevelopment Initiative.
In March 1997, GSA selected 14 initial cities, plus the Territory of Puerto Rico and the Everglades Region, to serve as project locations under the Brownfields Redevelopment Initiative. In 1998, 23 additional locations were added, for a total of 39. The EPA Region 2 project cities selected were New York, NY, and Trenton, NJ. GSA has entered into a dialogue with local planners, economic development officials, and environmental groups from each of the project locations to learn if local redevelopment efforts may be bolstered by the inclusion of surplus federal holdings.
GSA has been able to integrate various information sources from the federal, state and local levels, incorporating data on surrounding land uses, market indicators, environmentally impacted properties, and demographics. The result is a comprehensive snapshot of each project location, allowing both GSA and the locality to quickly and effectively determine which underutilized federal properties may best serve local redevelopment objectives.
| RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT |
Resources Available to Support the National Brownfields Partnership
Community Planning
GSA is committed to ongoing dialogues with communities to determine how
underutilized federal properties may aid local redevelopment activities.
GSA embraces a redevelopment philosophy that encourages, even demands,
that local efforts are included.
Effective Partnering
GSA actively engages its federal and state partners, fostering ongoing
collaboration and information exchange on brownfields-related matters.
Making sure that other federal and state entities understand GSA's Brownfields
Redevelopment Initiative coordinates limited resources, reduces duplication
of efforts, and brings additional insight to the project.
Environmental Assessment
GSA will provide $1 million to fund environmental baseline surveys of
federal property disposal candidates to expedite brownfields redevelopment.
In addition, GSA has signed an MOU with EPA.
Sustainable Reuse
Under the Brownfields Redevelopment Initiative, GSA is committed to identifying
underutilized federal properties to support urban revitalization efforts.
| HOW TO ACCESS PARTNER RESOURCES |
Please contact the GSA regional brownfields representatives listed below
for additional information regarding available community redevelopment
resources.
| POINT OF CONTACT |
Glenn Rotondo
U.S. General Services Administration
10 Causeway Street
Boston, MA 02222
(617) 565-5707
Fax: (617) 565-5720
glenn.rotondo@gsa.gov
John Martin
Director, Property Utilization and Disposal
U.S. General Services Administration
GSA Building, 18th and F Streets, NW
Washington, DC 20405
(202) 501-4671
Fax: (202) 501-2520
Johnq.martin@gsa.gov
Regional Brownfields Hotline (800) 346-5009
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For information, contact: brownfields.r2@epa.gov
