Jamaica Brownfield Opportunity Area Nomination Study Community of Jamaica Queens County, New York Study Submitted By: January 11, 2010 Developed in Conjunction with the New York State Department of State and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................1 SECTION 1: PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND BOUNDARY ....................................................16 1.1 LEAD PROJECT SPONSORS .........................................................................................................................16 1.2 PROJECT OVERVIEW AND DESCRIPTION ....................................................................................................17 Characteristics of the Study Area.......................................................................................................................17 Opportunities .....................................................................................................................................................21 1.3 COMMUNITY VISION AND GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ..................................................................................26 Jamaica Community BOA Vision Statement ......................................................................................................26 Jamaica Community BOA Goals and Objectives...............................................................................................26 1.4 BROWNFIELD OPPORTUNITY AREA BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION AND JUSTIFICATION ..................................27 Physical Description of the Boundary ...............................................................................................................27 Summary of Border Justification........................................................................................................................28 SECTION 2: PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PLAN AND TECHNIQUES TO ENLIST PARTNERS 35 2.1 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PLAN ...................................................................................................................35 2.2 TECHNIQUES TO ENLIST PARTNERS...........................................................................................................37 SECTION 3: ANALYSIS OF THE PROPOSED BROWNFIELD OPPORTUNITY AREA ...53 3.1 COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL SETTING......................................................................................................53 FOUR BROWNFIELD OPPORTUNITY AREAS:.............................................................................................................76 A STRATEGIC APPROACH TO SECTIONS 3.2 THROUGH 3.5.......................................................................................76 3.2(A) Inventory and Analysis - Tuckerton BOA................................................................................................77 3.3(A) Existing Land Use and Zoning – Tuckerton BOA ...................................................................................83 3.4(A) Abandoned, Vacant and Underutilized Properties – Tuckerton BOA.....................................................84 3.5(A) Strategic Sites - Tuckerton BOA .............................................................................................................84 3.2(B) Inventory and Analysis – Station Area BOA ...........................................................................................86 3.3(B) Existing Land Use and Zoning – Station Area BOA .............................................................................102 3.4(B) Abandoned, Vacant and Underutilized Properties - Station Area BOA................................................103 3.5(B) Strategic Sites – Station Area BOA.......................................................................................................103 3.2(C) Inventory and Analysis - Western Gateway BOA .................................................................................106 3.3(C) Existing Land Use and Zoning – Western Gateway BOA.....................................................................116 3.4(C) Abandoned, Vacant and Underutilized Properties - Western Gateway BOA .......................................116 3.5(C) Strategic Sites - Western Gateway BOA ...............................................................................................117 3.2(D) Inventory and Analysis - Liberty Gateway BOA...................................................................................119 3.3(D) Existing Land Use and Zoning – Liberty Gateway BOA ......................................................................142 3.4(D) Abandoned, Vacant and Underutilized Sites – Liberty Gateway BOA .................................................142 3.5(D) Strategic Sites – Liberty Gateway BOA................................................................................................143 3.6: ECONOMIC AND MARKET TRENDS ANALYSIS .........................................................................................145 3.7 SUMMARY ANALYSIS, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS....................................................................151 Station Area BOA.............................................................................................................................................152 Tuckerton BOA.................................................................................................................................................156 Western Gateway BOA.....................................................................................................................................159 Liberty Gateway BOA ......................................................................................................................................162 APPENDIX A – LIST OF IDENTIFIED BROWNFIELDS.......................................................163 APPENDIX B – UPDATED MARKET DEMAND STUDY (2009)...........................................168 APPENDIX C – MARKET DEMAND STUDY (2007)...............................................................186 APPENDIX D – SUMMARIES OF CONSULTANT PRODUCTS...........................................273 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1: AREA/INFRASTRUCTURE ANALYSIS..............................................................................273 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2: ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ....................................................................................275 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3: FEASIBILITY STUDY ......................................................................................................276 APPENDIX E – ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING SUMMARIES ................................279 List of Figures FIGURE 1 - COMMUNITY CONTEXT MAP ......................................................................................................................18 FIGURE 2 - STUDY AREA CONTEXT MAP......................................................................................................................19 FIGURE 3 - SUB-AREA MAP..........................................................................................................................................20 FIGURE 4 - BOA LAND USE MAP SHOWING UNDERUTILIZED, VACANT OR ABANDONED PROPERTIES ........................28 FIGURE 5 - ARCHEOLOGICALLY SIGNIFICANT SITES.....................................................................................................54 FIGURE 6 - TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS .......................................................................................................................55 FIGURE 7 - INFRASTRUCTURE .......................................................................................................................................56 FIGURE 8 – KEY BUILDINGS .........................................................................................................................................57 FIGURE 9 - EXISTING LAND USE (2006) .......................................................................................................................62 FIGURE 10 – EXISTING LAND USE (2009).....................................................................................................................63 FIGURE 11 - UNDERUTILIZED SITES..............................................................................................................................64 FIGURE 12 - PARKS AND OPEN SPACE ..........................................................................................................................65 FIGURE 13 - EXISTING ZONING.....................................................................................................................................67 FIGURE 14 – BROWNFIELDS IN JAMAICA BOA .............................................................................................................69 FIGURE 15 - LAND OWNERSHIP MAP............................................................................................................................71 List of Tables TABLE 1 - BOA USES AND CHARACTERISTICS .............................................................................................................17 TABLE 2 - POPULATION CHANGE..................................................................................................................................58 TABLE 3 - HOUSEHOLD INCOME ...................................................................................................................................58 TABLE 4