Region 3's Brownfields Success Stories

Region 3's Brownfields Success Stories highlight the accomplishments of EPA Brownfields grantees in the Mid-Atlantic Region. These accomplishments include transforming brownfields into thriving new centers of commerce and industry; creating jobs through cleanup and reuse; formatting innovative partnerships among federal, state, and local governments and private-sector stakeholders such as developers and lenders; training residents of brownfields communities for high-wage environmental careers; and countless other examples of how brownfields restoration has positively impacted local economies and the quality of life for neighboring communities. Please note that the examples below are a sampling of Brownfields success stories. This list is not intended to be a full inventory of all Brownfields projects.

Success Story Name	Date	City/ County	State	Grant Type	Keywords
Cheers to a Revitalized Neighborhood (pdf)	2019	Richmond	VA	Assessment	3
From Glass to Green (pdf) (2019)	2019	Westmoreland	PA	Assessment	3
Roanoke Railway to Reuse (pdf)	2018	Roanoke	VA	Cleanup	3
Revitalizing Rural Virginia (pdf)	2018	Pulaski	VA	Assessment	3
Empowered by Innovation (pdf)	2018	Philadelphia	PA	Revolving Loan Fund	3
Carlisle Goes Vertical (pdf)	2018	Carlisle	PA	Assessment	3
Repowering a Historic Landmark (pdf)	2017	Ambler	PA	Revolving Loan Fund	3
The Past Is Prologue for Taylor Colliery (pdf)	2017	Taylor Borough	PA	Cleanup	3
A Renovated Building Gets Back to Its Roots (pdf)	2017	Roanoke	VA	Assessment	3
From Abandoned School to Main Event (pdf)	2017	Weirton	WV	Cleanup	3
Former Football Field Scores a Victory at Home (pdf)	2017	Newell	WV	Assessment	3
A Former Coal Mine Springs to Life (pdf)	2017	Weirton	WV	Cleanup	3
Redevelopment Gets Fired Up (pdf)	2017	Norristown	PA	Cleanup	3
Giving Credit Where It’s Due (pdf)	2017	Roanoke	VA	Cleanup	3
Luxury Living with an Industrial Legacy (pdf)	2017	Pittsburgh	PA	Cleanup	3
Forging a New Future in Steel Country (pdf)	2017	Beech Bottom	WV	Cleanup	3
A Local Manufacturing Expansion Takes Flight (pdf)	2017	Wellsburg	WV	Cleanup	3
Dishing Up a New Business Park (pdf)	2017	Chester	WV	Cleanup	3
A Former Brownfield is Now Home to a Successful Brownfields Developer (pdf)	2006	Wilmington	DE	Assessment
A Successful Transformation: 11/11 Light Street Apartments (pdf)	2006	Baltimore	MD	Assessment
A Successful Transformation: Allentown Waterfront (pdf)	2005, 2010	Allentown	PA	Assessment, Targeted Brownfields Assessment
A Successful Transformation: American Can Company (pdf) (1995)	1995	Baltimore	MD	Assessment
A Successful Transformation: Canton Crossing (pdf)	2009	Baltimore	MD	Assessment
A Successful Transformation: Edgewater Redevelopment Project (pdf)	2010	Oakmont	PA	Revolving Loan Fund
A Successful Transformation: From Wasted Lot to Reading Hot‐Spot (pdf)	2012	Shepherdstown	WV	Cleanup
A Successful Transformation: Oliverio’s Italian Style Peppers (pdf)	2001, 2006	Clarksburg	WV	Assessment, Cleanup
A Successful Transformation: Paseo Verde South Apartments (pdf)	2010	Philadelphia	PA	Assessment
A Successful Transformation: Slate Belt YMCA (pdf)	2010, 2012	Pen Argyl	PA	Assessment, Targeted Brownfields Assessment
A Successful Transformation: The Adamston Commons (pdf)	2006	Clarksburg	WV	Cleanup
A Successful Transformation: The Gunther Brewery & Apartments (pdf)	2009	Baltimore	MD	Assessment
A Successful Transformation: Union Mill Apartments (pdf)	2009	Baltimore	MD	Assessment
A Successful Transformation: Union Wharf Waterfront Apartments (pdf)	2009	Baltimore	MD	Assessment
A Successful Transformation: Valley Supply Distribution Center (pdf)	2001, 2005	Clarksburg	WV	Assessment, Cleanup
A Successful Transformation: Winston Commons (pdf)	2003	Philadelphia	PA	Assessment
A Successful Transformation: Woodberry Apartments and Offices (pdf)	2002	Baltimore	MD	Assessment
A Tale of Two Cities: Ranson and Charles Town, West Virginia (pdf)	2014	Ranson and Charles Town	WV	Assessment
A Vision of Liberty is Realized (pdf)	2008	Philadelphia	PA	Targeted Brownfields Assessment
Area With an Industrial Legacy Becomes a Community Asset (pdf)	2010	Bucks County	PA	Revolving Loan Fund, Cleanup
Assessment Grant Opens the Door for Redevelopment (pdf)	2012	Johnstown	PA	Assessment
Bell Hall: A Brownfields to Burgers Story Allentown, PA (pdf)	2010	Allentown	PA	Assessment
Brownfield Reborn as Aspinwall Riverfront Park (pdf)	2011	Millvale	PA	Assessment
Brownfields Revitalization Transforms the Lower Schuylkill (pdf)	2012	Philadelphia	PA	Cleanup
Center Wheeling: Now Open for Business (pdf)	2006	Wheeling	WV	Assessment
Civic Works' Baltimore Center for Green Careers (pdf)	2012	Baltimore	MD	Job Training
Creating a Niche Neighborhood Environment (pdf)	2003	Philadelphia	PA	Assessment
EPA Region III Brownfields Pilot Best Practices (pdf)	1990	Johnstown	PA	Pilot
Frankford Creek Urban Revitalization Housing Project (pdf)	2003	Philadelphia	PA	Assessment
From Slag to Riches (pdf)	1998	Pittsburgh	PA	Pilot
Homewood Senior Housing - Pittsburgh, PA (pdf)	2009	Pittsburgh	PA	Assessment
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and the Roberto Clemente Park (pdf)	1998	Lancaster	PA	Assessment
Magnificent Transformation of Cecil B. Moore Home Ownership Zone (pdf)	1996	Philadelphia	PA	Assessment
Memorial Homes: Industrial Use to Affordable Housing (pdf)	2008	Lycoming County	PA	Assessment
Nicetown Court Housing Sparks Revitalization of Corridor (pdf)	2006	Philadelphia	PA	Assessment
Overbrook Urban Environmental Education Center (pdf)	2004	Philadelphia	PA	Targeted Brownfields Assessment
Quality Glass Site Now a Quality Kayak Launch (pdf)	2007	Monongalia County	WV	Cleanup
Reclaiming Abandoned Mine Lands One Parcel at a Time (pdf)	2015	Luzerne County	PA	Cleanup
Redeveloping Brownfields to Enhance a Community's Long-term Quality of Life (pdf)	2001	Cape Charles	VA	Pilot
Redevelopment Opportunities Taking Hold in Baltimore (pdf)	1998	Baltimore	MD	Cleanup
Rehabilitated Site Provides New Opportunity for Small Business Owner (pdf)	2010	Richmond	VA	Assessment
Removing Trash Reveals Nature's Treasures (pdf)	2008	Lancaster County	PA	Assessment
Stone Creek Outdoor Classroom and Community Park (pdf)	2010	Pennington Gap	VA	Targeted Brownfields Assessment
The Right Prescription: Pharmaceutical Company Brings Relief to Richmond (pdf)	1999	Richmond	VA	Pilot
Where The National Trail Meets PEA Region 3, A Phase I ESA Made A Difference (pdf)	2010	Wampum	PA	Assessment
Wilmington, Delaware - Paving its Brownfields “Green” (pdf)	2001	Wilmington	DE	Assessment
Clean Water Funds Brownfield Redevelopment (pdf) (2019)	2019	Yorklyn	DE	Revolving Loan Fund
The Boat House at City Point (pdf) (2019)	2019	Hopewell	VA	Assessment
Brownfields to Brewery (pdf)	2019	Wilmington	DE	Assessment, Targeted Brownfields Assessment
Waterfront Revitalization: From Industrial to Resilient (pdf) (2020)	2020	Norfolk	VA	Assessment, Targeted Brownfields Assessment
Former Refractory Site Transformed for Transloading (pdf) (September 2020)	2020	New Castle	PA	Assessment
Turning A Steel Mill Brownfield into Hope (pdf) (October 2020)	2020	Steelton	PA	Assessment
Brownfields Success Story - Former Alcoa Research Park (pdf) (November 2020)	2020	New Kensington	PA	Assessment
EPA Brownfields Success Story - Homewood Senior Housing and Cafe (pdf) (November 2020)	2020	Pittsburgh	PA	Assessment
EPA Brownfields Success Story - Lawrenceville Foundry (pdf) (November 2020)	2020	Lawrenceville/Pittsburg	PA	Assessment
EPA Brownfields Success Story - Shell Distribution Center (pdf) (November 2020)	2020	McKees Rocks/Stowe	PA	Assessment
Brownfields Success Story - Coalfield Development Corps (pdf) (March 29, 2021)	2021	Wayne	WV	Environmental Workforce Development Job Training, Cleanup
Region 3 Brownfields Success Story - Shenango Pottery (pdf) (May 2021)	2021	New Castle	PA	Assessment