Phase I Environmental Site Assessment in Long Island City, NY
Long Island City anchors one of New York City's most active environmental and redevelopment markets, sitting at the western edge of Queens directly across the East River from Midtown Manhattan along the Queensboro Bridge, Queens-Midtown Tunnel, and Long Island Rail Road. Property owners, developers, contractors, institutions, and counsel working across the LIC, Hunters Point, Astoria, and Greater Queens corridor rely on focused, locally informed environmental due diligence. Resource Renewal supports these projects through RCC's ASTM E1527-21 Phase I Environmental Site Assessment scope, layered with NYSDEC-compliant Phase II investigation, Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) closure, and remediation services tailored to LIC's high-rise residential conversion boom, former heavy industrial waterfront, and Newtown Creek-influenced parcels.
Resource Renewal connects three service tracks under one platform: ASTM E1527-21 Phase I ESAs and NJDEP Preliminary Assessments delivered by RCC; Phase II Site Investigations and Remedial Investigations when Recognized Environmental Conditions are identified; and full remediation and brownfield redevelopment delivered with our affiliated platform DSR. Project teams coordinate with the NJDEP Site Remediation Program and pursue site closure under LSRP oversight toward a Response Action Outcome (RAO).
Phase I Environmental Site Assessments in Long Island City, NY
Long Island City's environmental due diligence demands are shaped by a deep industrial legacy along the East River and Newtown Creek — Pepsi-Cola, Sunshine Bakery, Silvercup Studios (former bakery), Standard Motor Products, Eagle Electric, Adams Chewing Gum, taxi fleet yards, scrap metal operations, oil terminals, manufactured gas plants, and a Federally-designated Newtown Creek Superfund waterway forming the northern border. Hunters Point, Vernon-Jackson, Court Square, and the Anable Basin redevelopment carry dense historic underground storage tank, urban fill, and chlorinated solvent vapor history. The 21st-century LIC residential tower boom — Hunter's Point South, Anable Basin, Queens Plaza — has converted dozens of former industrial parcels into mixed-use development. Buyers, lenders, and NYSDEC-regulated parties working in LIC need a Phase I ESA that recognizes Newtown Creek Superfund proximity, historic manufactured gas plant impacts, urban fill, vapor intrusion risk from chlorinated solvent plumes, and BCP closure context — not a generic suburban template. RCC's Mount Holly HQ team delivers LIC Phase I assessments built around these realities, with field staff who understand how Queens land use, Newtown Creek sediment regulation, and NYSDEC Region 2's regulatory environment shape every transaction.
- ASTM E1527-21 Phase I ESA
- NJDEP Preliminary Assessment overlay
- Phase II Site Investigation
- Soil & groundwater investigation
- LSRP-led NJDEP closure pursuit
- Brownfield redevelopment via DSR
- Active project work in 5 states
- 30+ years of NJ project history
Why Long Island City Property Owners and Developers Choose Resource Renewal
Industrial and Commercial Heritage
Long Island City real estate and commercial transactions move through lender, investor, and counsel review cycles that expect ASTM E1527-21 conformance and NYSDEC-aware authorship. RCC delivers AAI-compliant Phase I ESAs on standard and expedited timelines, with explicit attention to Newtown Creek corridor parcels, Hunters Point waterfront properties, Vernon-Jackson and Court Square blocks, and BCP redevelopment sites across LIC and Western Queens.
Current Environmental Profile
When a Long Island City Phase I identifies Recognized Environmental Conditions — historic USTs, urban fill, manufactured gas plant residuals, chlorinated solvent vapor risk, Newtown Creek-influenced sediments, or former heavy industrial impacts — RCC's team designs and executes Phase II subsurface investigations calibrated to NYSDEC expectations and BCP Track 1-4 cleanup standards.
Real Estate and Development Market
Long Island City redevelopment projects routinely require remediation work tied to BCP closure, Certificate of Completion (COC) issuance, vapor mitigation, soil management, and groundwater treatment. RCC scopes remediation around realistic LIC end uses — high-rise residential conversion, mixed-use Hunters Point South, Anable Basin redevelopment, Queens Plaza commercial reuse — and DER-10-compliant closure under the Brownfield Cleanup Program.
Local Regulators, Authorities, and Stakeholders
LIC's industrial inventory and former Newtown Creek waterfront include numerous BCP brownfield candidates. RCC supports developers, institutional owners, and NYC EDC partners through BCP application strategy, Volunteer Cleanup Program (VCP) and Environmental Restoration Program (ERP) pathways, NYSDEC Region 2 coordination, and Certificate of Completion submittal aligned with LIC and Queens redevelopment goals.
Why This Local Context Matters for Your Project
Industrial, commercial, and institutional operators in LIC face NYSDEC, NYC DEP, EPA, and Newtown Creek Superfund-region compliance obligations spanning air, water, waste, SPCC, MS4 stormwater, and BCP closure obligations. RCC provides compliance audits, permitting support, and ongoing environmental management for LIC facilities and Western Queens operators.
Environmental Services Resource Renewal Delivers in Long Island City, NY
Service availability spans two connected tracks: Investigation & Compliance, including transactions, financing, and regulatory closure documentation, and Remediation & Redevelopment, including physical cleanup, environmental liability transfer, and conversion of impaired real estate. RCC and DSR jointly cover the full project lifecycle from pre-acquisition due diligence through final regulatory closure and redevelopment.
Phase I Environmental Site Assessment
ASTM E1527-21 site assessment with NJDEP Preliminary Assessment overlay for Mount Holly and Burlington County properties.
Phase II Environmental Site Assessment
Subsurface sampling and certified laboratory analysis when RECs are identified during Phase I.
Site Investigation
Comprehensive site characterization, soil sampling, groundwater investigation, soil vapor assessment.
Environmental Remediation
In-situ and ex-situ soil and groundwater remediation, OM&M, and pursuit of regulatory closure.
Regulatory Compliance
Permitting, audits, hazardous waste management, SPCC plans, NJDEP agency liaison.
Brownfield Redevelopment
Acquisition, remediation, and redevelopment of impaired NJ real estate through DSR.
Environmental Liability Transfer
DSR-led liability transfer for owners seeking to exit impaired sites.
Landfill Closure
Closure, post-closure care, and EPA LMOP-aligned beneficial reuse options through DSR's TB2G™ model.
Long Island City, NY Environmental Regulatory Context
Investigation & Compliance (RCC Track)
Long Island City environmental projects operate under the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) framework, with Queens activity coordinated through NYSDEC Region 2 in Long Island City itself. The Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) — codified at 6 NYCRR Part 375 — defines the closure pathways most relevant to LIC redevelopment work: Track 1 (Unrestricted Use), Track 2 (Restricted Residential), Track 3 (Restricted Commercial), and Track 4 (Restricted Industrial). BCP Application, Remedial Investigation, Remedial Action, and Certificate of Completion are central deliverables, governed by DER-10 Technical Guidance for Site Investigation and Remediation. Newtown Creek Superfund proximity, historic manufactured gas plant sites, and East River corridor properties layer in vapor intrusion screening, soil management planning, and BCP Track standards review.
Remediation & Redevelopment (DSR-Affiliated Track)
Resource Renewal's Long Island City Phase I and Phase II work aligns with ASTM E1527-21 All Appropriate Inquiries, NYSDEC DER-10 technical guidance, and the BCP's tiered closure structure. Our Mount Holly HQ team has executed Phase I ESAs, Phase II investigations, and BCP closure work across Western Queens and the NYC region — including Newtown Creek corridor parcels, Hunters Point waterfront properties, Vernon-Jackson and Court Square blocks, and Anable Basin redevelopment sites. LIC clients get reports that anticipate NYSDEC Region 2 reviewer questions, support BCP Track 1-4 closure, and integrate cleanly with lender, counsel, NYC EDC, and municipal redevelopment workflows.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Mount Holly is Resource Renewal's headquarters city. The Resource Renewal Business Park at 10 Lippincott Lane is a completed brownfield redevelopment project and the home base for RCC and DSR field crews working across Burlington County. Surrounding municipalities served from this HQ include Burlington, Westampton, Lumberton, Eastampton, Hainesport, Pemberton, Cinnaminson, Maple Shade, Moorestown, Cherry Hill, Marlton, and Medford.
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A Phase I Environmental Site Assessment is a documented review of a property's current and historical use, performed under ASTM E1527-21, that identifies Recognized Environmental Conditions and Areas of Concern. Typical triggers include commercial real estate transactions, lender requirements, attorney due diligence, pre-redevelopment review, and refinancing. RCC pairs the ASTM Phase I ESA with an NJDEP-compliant Preliminary Assessment to provide combined federal CERCLA and NJ ISRA innocent purchaser protections. In Mount Holly and Burlington County, the property types most likely to trigger Phase I work are industrial, automotive, agricultural, fuel storage, and dry cleaning sites.
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A typical Phase I ESA runs two to three weeks from authorization to draft delivery, depending on environmental database turnaround, depth of historical research, agency file review timing, and site access. RCC can accelerate timelines for time-sensitive transactions when scope and access permit. Layered NJDEP Preliminary Assessment work is coordinated within the same engagement. Under ASTM E1527-21, a Phase I ESA is valid for 180 days, with extensions of up to one year possible if specific components are refreshed.
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When Recognized Environmental Conditions are identified, the natural next step is a Phase II Site Investigation: a defined sampling plan, certified laboratory analysis, and data evaluation against NJDEP standards. If contamination is confirmed, RCC develops a Remedial Investigation and a Remedial Action Workplan, pursuing a Response Action Outcome under LSRP oversight. For owners who prefer to exit the property rather than carry it through closure, DSR brownfield acquisition and environmental liability transfer are available as an alternative path.
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DSR is Resource Renewal's brownfield redevelopment company, with experience across more than 100 brownfield sites in NJ, NY, PA, MA, and OH. DSR services include site evaluation, environmental liability transfer, and full redevelopment. DSR is a member of the EPA Landfill Methane Outreach Program and the Brownfield Coalition of the Northeast, and applies its Turn Brown to Green™ (TB2G™) model for landfill closure and beneficial reuse. EPA Brownfields Program grants and incentives may apply to qualifying Mount Holly and Burlington County sites.
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Under the NJ Site Remediation Reform Act of 2009, contaminated sites are remediated under Licensed Site Remediation Professional oversight rather than direct NJDEP case management. The LSRP defines the technical approach, files key submissions, and issues a Response Action Outcome when site conditions meet applicable remediation standards. Typical sequencing is Preliminary Assessment, Site Investigation, Remedial Investigation, Remedial Action, and final RAO issuance. The RAO confirms regulatory closure and supports transactions, financing, and redevelopment.
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Burlington County is New Jersey's largest county by land area and one of the most active warehouse and distribution development markets in the Northeast. The I-295 / NJ Turnpike Exit 5 / Route 38 corridor and proximity to the Port of Philadelphia have driven sustained conversion of agricultural and former industrial parcels into large-format warehouse, fulfillment, and last-mile distribution facilities. Each of those transactions typically triggers a Phase I ESA from lenders or institutional buyers. Volume has been particularly visible in Mount Holly, Westampton, Burlington Township, Florence, and Mansfield.
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The Resource Renewal Business Park at 10 Lippincott Lane is itself a brownfield redevelopment project that moved through the same investigation, remediation, regulatory closure, and reuse process RCC and DSR deliver for clients. It is a working demonstration that contaminated parcels can move from environmental liability to productive operating real estate when investigation, remediation, regulatory strategy, and redevelopment are executed by an integrated team. Prospective clients are welcome to walk the site as part of project scoping.
Visit Our Mount Holly, NJ HQ or Find Us Near You
The Resource Renewal Business Park
10 Lippincott Lane, Unit 1
Mount Holly, NJ 08060
To discuss a Long Island City Phase I ESA, Phase II investigation, BCP closure, or remediation project, contact RCC’s Mount Holly HQ team at (856) 273-1009 or through our contact page. We respond quickly with scope, fee, and schedule tailored to your Long Island City property and Western Queens project context.