PORT RICHMOND-MARINERS HARBOR BROWNFIELD OPPORTUNITY AREA | STEP 2 NOMINATION REPORT | JANUARY 2019 PORT RICHMOND-MARINERS HARBOR BROWNFIELD OPPORTUNITY AREA STEP 2 NOMINATION REPORT BOROUGH OF STATEN ISLAND JANUARY 2019 2 CONTRIBUTORS This report was prepared for Northfield Community Local Development Corporation and the New York State Department of State with funds provided under the Brownfield Opportunity Area Program. The following firms, agencies, and organizations contributed to the Port Richmond-Mariners Harbor Brownfield Opportunity Area S tep 2 Nomination Report: Lead Project Sponsor Consultant Team Northfield Community Local Development Corporation WXY architecture + urban design (Project Lead) H R&A Advisors Steering Committee B eing Here Landscape Architecture & Environmental Design, PLLC B eacon Christian Community Health Center Fleming-Lee Shue, Inc. College of Staten Island Elm Park Civic Association Labyrinth Arts Collective Mariners Harbor / Port Richmond / Elm Park / Arlington Local Area Committee of Staten Island Community Board 1 Mariners Marsh Conservancy New York City Department of City Planning New York City Economic Development Corporation New York City Mayor’s Office of Environmental Remediation Office of Council Member Deborah Rose Office of Staten Island Borough President James Oddo Project Hospitality R eformed Church on Staten Island S t. Philips Baptist Church S taten Island Economic Development Corporation T ug & Barge Committee of the Maritime Association of the Port of New York and New Jersey CONTRIBUTORS 3 CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 11 4. ANALYSIS, FINDINGS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS 95 1. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND BOUNDARY 23 I. Overview 95 II. Subdistrict Framework 97 I. Lead Project Sponsors 23 III. Strategic Site Redevelopment Scenarios 106 II. Project Overview 25 IV. Final Recommendations 136 III. Community Vision, Goals, and Objectives 34 V. Priority Next Steps for Implementation 141 IV. BOA Boundary Description and Justification 36 5. APPENDIX 145 2. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 41 I. Appendix A: Brownfield Inventory 146 I. Community Participation Plan 41 II. Techniques to Enlist Partners 44 i. Appendix A1: Brownfield Inventory 146 ii. Appendix A2: Brownfield Site Longlist 149 3. EXISTING CONDITIONS ANALYSIS 49 iii. Appendix A3: Bulk Storage Facilities 154 . iv Appendix A4: Combined Sewer Outfalls 156 I. Overview 49 . v Appendix A5: NYS DEC Remediation Sites 156 II. Community and Regional Setting 49 III. Inventory and Analysis 53 II. Appendix B: Candidate Strategic Site Profiles 157 III. Appendix C: Comprehensive Environmental Review 172 i. Existing Land Use and Zoning 53 ii. Brownfield, Abandoned, and Vacant Sites 60 iii. Land Ownership Pattern 63 iv. Parks and Open Space 65 v. Building Inventory 69 vi. Historic or Archaeologically Significant Areas 71 vii. Transportation Systems 73 viii. Infrastructure 80 ix. Natural Resources and Environmental Features 84 x. Economic and Market Trends 88 xi. Submarket Analysis 90 NT E CONTS 5 LIST OF FIGURES FIGURE PAGE FIGURE PAGE Fig. 1: Port Richmond-Mariners Harbor BOA Study Area 12 Fig. 22: U.S. Census Block Groups Analyzed for the BOA 50 Map S tudy Area Fig. 2: The Kill Van Kull Waterfront 13 Fig. 23: Demographic and Housing Statistics (Source: ESRI 51 Fig. 3: The Cemetery at the Reformed Church on Staten 14 B usiness Analyst, 2017) Island Fig. 24: S ingle-Family Housing on Port Richmond Avenue 52 Fig. 4: Combined Sewer Overflow Outfall on Richmond 15 Fig. 25: Map of BOA Area Land Uses by Tax Lot (Source: 54 Teerrac Pluto, 2017) Fig. 5: BO A Area Subdistrict Framework 16 Fig. 26: Clockwise from Top Left: Automotive Use on Port 55 Fig. 6: BO A Area Strategic Site Map 18 Richmond Avenue; Ralph’s Italian Ices; North Shore Fig. 7: The Kill Van Kull Viewed from Van Name Van Pelt 24 R ailroad Viaduct; the Retail Corridor Plaza Fig. 27: Map of BOA Area Zoning Districts (Source: DCP, 57 Fig. 8: BO A Study Area Community Context Map 26 2015) Fig. 9: Port Richmond Avenue Retail Corridor 27 Fig. 28: Attached Residences Within the BOA Area’s R3-2 58 Fig. 10: BO A Study Area Context Map 28 District Fig. 11: Notice of Contamination in Veterans Park 29 Fig. 29: Maritime Industry on Richmond Terrace 59 Fig. 12: Phase One BOA Nomination Report: Vision for a 31 Fig. 30: Richmond Terrace Radiological Site 60 R evitalized Port Richmond Avenue Streetscape Fig. 31: Map of Brownfield Sites Within the BOA Area 61 ( Source: DCP, 2014) Fig. 32: T able of Candidates for Site Assessment Funding 62 Fig. 13: Future Culture Report (Source: Design Trust for 33 ( See Appendix for Database Abbreviations) Public Space & Staten Island Arts, 2017) Fig. 33: Map of BOA Area Land Ownership (Source: Pluto, 64 Fig. 14: Kirby Offshore Marine 35 2017) Fig. 15: Faber Park 35 Fig. 34: Faber Park and Pool 65 Fig. 16: BO A Study Area Boundary Map 37 Fig. 35: Map of Parks and Open Space Within the BOA Area 66 Fig. 17: Clockwise from Top Left: Richmond Terrace 38 ( Source: Pluto, 2017) Waterfront Property; Granite Avenue District; Fig. 36: The Future Wetland Area at Van Name Van Pelt Plaza 67 Residential Neighborhood on Union Avenue; Fig. 37: Mapped Public Street End at Port Richmond Avenue 68 Mariners Marsh Park Fig. 38: Table of Land Use By Building Floor Area 69 S Fig. 18: Community Meeting 1 43 Fig. 39: Map of BOA Area Building Inventory and Historic 70 E R Fig. 19: BOA Team Walking Tour at Richmond Terrace 45 R esources U G Fig. 20: Clockwise from Top Left: Steering Committee 46 Fig. 40: Clockwise from Top Left: Stephen D. Barnes House; 72 I Meeting; Consultation with Business Operator R eformed Church on Staten Island; Industrial F F F U -Haul; Visit to Star Supply in Mariners Harbor; Artifacts along Harbor Road; Veterans Park O Harbor School Tour Fig. 41: BO A Area Freight Network (Source: NYC DOT, 2016) 74 I Fig. 21: The North Shore Region 50 Fig. 42: Congestion on Port Richmond Avenue 75 L ST 7 FIGURE PAGE FIGURE PAGE Fig. 43: BO A Area Bus Routes (Source: MTA, 2010) 76 Fig. 63: Clockwise from Top Left: May Ship Repair; 103 Fig. 44: The Derelict North Shore Railroad Viaduct and Rail 77 Waterfront Self-Storage Facility; Ethnic Restaurant Line Within Neighborhood Commercial District; Fig. 45: The Former Bergen Point Ferry (Source: New York 78 McAllister Towing Public Library) Fig. 64: Residential Dwellings Adjacent to Industrial Uses on 104 Fig. 46: Pedestrian Conditions on Richmond Terrace 79 Granite Avenue Fig. 47: Combined Sewer Overflow Outfall on Richmond 80 Fig. 65: Clockwise from Top Left: Industrial Tenants at 125 105 Teerrac Lake Avenue; Loading Bay on Lake Avenue; Site Fig. 48: Map of Combined Sewer Overflow Outfalls Within 81 Entry Point on Walker Street; Adjacent Residential the BOA Area (Source: DEC, 2017) Context Fig. 49: North Shore MS4 Drainage Areas (Source: NYC DEP 82 Fig. 66: S trategic Site Map 106 / NYC DPR, 2018) Fig. 67: S trategic Site Evaluation Matrix 107 Fig. 50: Map of BOA Area Flood Zones (Source: FEMA, 2015) 83 Fig. 68: Funding and Incentive Programs for Industrial 109 Fig. 51: Map of Vessel Traffic Within the BOA Area (Source: 85 Development Initiatives Within the BOA Area NO AA, 2014) Fig. 69: 97 Port Richmond Avenue 110 Fig. 52: Map of BOA Area Environmental Features (Source: 86 Fig. 70: S torefront Vacancies on Port Richmond Avenue 113 DCP, 2014) Fig. 71: Richmond Chandelier Site 114 Fig. 53: Mariners Marsh Park (Source: NYC DPR, 2018) 88 Fig. 72: Richmond Chandelier Site, Clockwise from Top 117 Fig. 54: T wo-Family Housing Under Construction at Nicholas 89 Left: Railroad Viaduct; Beneath the Viaduct; Maple Estates Avenue Neighborhood Context; The Site from Maple Fig. 55: BO A Area Submarkets 91 Avenue Fig. 56: Economic Statistics for Submarkets (Source: ESRI 92 Fig. 73: The Kill Van Kull Viewed from the Port Richmond 118 B usiness Analyst/Community Profile Data/U.S. Waterfront Site Census LEHD Data, 2017). This data is aggregated Fig. 74: Clockwise from Top Left: Port Richmond Avenue at 121 from U.S. Census block groups that overlap with the the Kill Van Kull; Former Standard Boat Site; Existing study area. Waterfront Condition; Port Richmond Avenue and Fig. 57: The BOA Subdistricts, Clockwise from Top Left: 96 Richmond Terrace Mixed-Use Corridor; Working Waterfront; Creative Fig. 75: U nion Avenue Site Interior 124 Industry; Affordable Neighborhood Fig. 76: Left: Silos Viewed from Leyden Avenue; Right: 127 Fig. 58: Port Richmond-Mariners Harbor BOA Subdistrict 97 NYCHA Housing at Grandview Avenue Framework Fig. 77: Harbor Road Pier Site Viewed from Richmond Fig. 59: View Toward the Kill Van Kull at Port Richmond 98 Teerrac Avenue and Richmond Terrace Fig. 78: S cenes from the Harbor School: Oyster Setting Tank; 131 Fig. 60: Clockwise from Top Left: Bus Terminal at Port 99 Diving Career Opportunities; Preparing for an On- Richmond Avenue; Furniture Dealer at Castleton Water Assignment Avenue; Storefront Window Display; Automotive Fig. 79: Walker Street Site and Context 132 Use Within the Avenue’s C8-1 District Fig. 80: Existing Structures within the Walker Street District 135 Fig. 61: Davidson Street Industrial Site 100 Fig. 81: T ax Credits Available Through the New York State 142 S Fig. 62: Clockwise from Top Left: Low-Density Housing on 101 B rownfield Cleanup Program (Source: NYSDEC) E R Leyden Avenue; Mariners Harbor Library; Vacant U S torage Structure on Union Avenue; Building Supply G I on Arlington Avenue F F F O I L ST 8 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AMI: Area Median Income NPV: Net Present Value BCP: Brownfield Cleanup Program NYC: New York City BID: