Brownfields

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