Brownfields Success Stories

Brownfields Success Stories highlight the accomplishments of EPA Brownfields grantees across the country. 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	Region
Quality Glass Site Now a Quality Kayak Launch	2007	Monongalia County	WV	Cleanup	3
From Cement Mill to Calamityville	2014	Fairborn	OH	Cleanup	5
The New Waterloo: From Brownfields to Revitalized Downtown	2016	Waterloo	IA	Assessment; RLF; Cleanup	7
Strengthening Shubuta	2016	Clarke County	MS	Assessment	4
Bringing Clean Energy to an Abandoned Waterfront	2016	Woodbridge	NJ	Cleanup	2
Refashioning Hickory’s Historic Textile Mills	2016	Hickory	NC	Assessment	4
A Tale of Two Cities: Ranson and Charles Town, West Virginia	2014	Ranson and Charles Town	WV	Assessment	3
Brownfield Reborn as Aspinwall Riverfront Park	2011	Millvale	PA	Assessment	3
A Successful Transformation: 11/11 Light Street Apartments	2006	Baltimore	MD	Assessment	3
Homewood Senior Housing Pittsburgh, PA	2009	Pittsburgh	PA	Assessment	3
A Successful Transformation: The Gunther Brewery & Apartments	2009	Baltimore	MD	Assessment	3
A Successful Transformation: American Can Company	1995	Baltimore	MD	Assessment	3
Attracting Wildlife to a Former Dumping Ground	2015	Coventry	RI	Assessment	1
Taking Back Downtown One Brownfield at a Time	2014	Great Falls	MT	Cleanup	8
A New Home for Affordable Health Care on the Hilltop	2014	Tacoma	WA	Assessment	10
Stone Creek Outdoor Classroom and Community Park	2010	Pennington Gap	VA	TBA	3
Bell Hall: A Brownfields to Burgers Story	2010	Allentown	PA	Hazardous Substance Assessment	3
A Successful Transformation: Edgewater Redevelopment Project	2010	Oakmont	PA	RLF	3
Active and Former Sugar Beet Facilities in Colorado	2011	Fort Morgan	CO	Technical Assistance	8
Former Sawmill Redevelopment	2015	Missoula	MO	TBA; RLF; ARRA subgrant	8
Promoting Transit Oriented Development (TOD) and Affordable Housing	2015	Urban Land Conservancy	CO	TBA	8
It’s a Home Run	2003	Englewood	CO	Assessment	8
Initiating Positive Change	2003	Fort Belknap Reservation	MO	Assessment, Job Training	8
Former Miles City, Montana Eyesore Converted to Affordable Housing	2008	Miles City	MO	Cleanup	8
EPA Brownfields Program and Triad Approach Lead to Poudre River Cleanup and Development of a LEED Gold Certified Community Center in Fort Collins, Colorado	2009	Fort Collins	CO	Assessment, TBA	8
Perseverance Leads to Success in Dickinson, North Dakota	2009	City of Dickinson	ND	TBA, Cleanup	8
Evanston, Wyoming Redevelops an Historical Former Rail Yard into Multipurpose Event Space	2009	Evanston	UT	Assessment	8
EPA Targeted Brownfields Assessment Supports Community Center Redevelopment in Mountain, North Dakota	2009	City of Mountain	ND	BA	8
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Cleans Up Brownfields with Public Health Risks	2009	Standing Rock Sioux Tribe	ND, SD	Cleanup	8
The Renaissance of Downtown Ogden City	2003	Ogden City	UT	Cleanup	8
Environmental Job Training Allows Crow Indian Tribal Members to Soar	2006	Crow Indian Reservation	MT	Job Training	8
A Successful Transformation: Allentown Waterfront	2005, 2010	Allentown	PA	Assessment, TBA	3
Brownfields Revitalization Transforms the Lower Schuylkill	2012	Philadelphia	PA	Cleanup	3
A Successful Transformation: Slate Belt YMCA	2010, 2012	Pen Argyl	PA	Assessment, TBA	3
Memorial Homes: Industrial Use to Affordable Housing	2008	Lycoming County	PA	Assessment	3
The Right Prescription: Pharmaceutical Company Brings Relief to Richmond	1999	Richmond	VA	Pilot	3
Redeveloping Brownfields to Enhance a Community's Long-term Quality of Life	2001	Cape Charles	VA	Pilot	3
Creating Greenspace at EPA’s Brownfields Pilots	1994	Central Massachusetts Economic Development Authority Pilot	MA	Pilot	1
A Successful Transformation: From Wasted Lot to Reading Hot‐Spot	2012	Shepherdstown	WV	Cleanup	3
From Slag to Riches	1998	Pittsburgh	PA	Pilot	3
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and the Roberto Clemente Park	1998	Lancaster	PA	Assessment	3
EPA Region III Brownfields Pilot Best Practices	1990	Johnstown	PA	Pilot	3
Redevelopment Opportunities Taking Hold in Baltimore	1998	Baltimore	MD	Cleanup	3
Wilmington, Delaware - Paving its Brownfields “Green”	2001	Wilmington	DE	Assessment	3
Reclaiming Abandoned Mine Lands One Parcel at a Time	2015	Luzerne County	PA	Cleanup	3
A Successful Transformation: Woodberry Apartments and Offices	2002	Baltimore	MD	Assessment	3
A Successful Transformation: Union Mill Apartments	2009	Baltimore	MD	Assessment	3
A Successful Transformation: Valley Supply Distribution Center	2001, 2005	Clarksburg	WV	Assessment, Cleanup	3
From Smelter Site to Affordable and Energy Efficient Housing in San Juan County, Colorado	2010	San Juan County	CO	TBA, Cleanup	8
Open Space Conservation on Former Mining Sites in Summit County, Colorado	2008	Summit County	CO	Assessment, Cleanup	8
Improvements Abound	2003	Westminster	CO	Assessment	8
A Successful Transformation: Winston Commons	2003	Philadelphia	PA	Assessment	3
A Successful Transformation: Oliverio’s Italian Style Peppers	2001, 2006	Clarksburg	WV	Assessment, Cleanup	3
A Successful Transformation: Canton Crossing	2009	Baltimore	MD	Assessment	3
A Successful Transformation: Union Wharf Waterfront Apartments	2009	Baltimore	MD	Assessment	3
A Successful Transformation: The Adamston Commons	2006	Clarksburg	WV	Cleanup	3
A Successful Transformation: Paseo Verde South Apartments	2010	Philadelphia	PA	Assessment	3
From Brownfields to Green: In Praise of Open Spaces - EPA Region 9	2015	Open Spaces		Cleanup	9
Housing and the Arts at Lamar Street Station	2015	Lakewood	CO	Assessment, Cleanup	8
Turning Trash into Treasures: a Former Landfill Becomes a Community Asset	2008	Austin	TX	Revolving Loan Fund	6
In a Small, Long Island Town, Three Contiguous Parcels are Prepared for Redevelopment	2010	Babylon	NY	Assessment	2
Civic Works' Baltimore Center for Green Careers	2012	Baltimore	MD	Job Training	3
Biomedical Research Facilities Expanding on Brownfields in Louisiana	2009	Shreveport	LA	Cleanup	6
Former Post Office in Blodgett Delivering Hope to Local Residents	2008	Blodgett	OR	Cleanup	10
Former Mill Redeveloped to Create 500 Jobs	2008	Brewer	ME	Assessment	1
Brownfields Environmental Job Training Programs Lead to New Lives for Graduates	2009	Brooklyn	NY	Job Training	2
Area With an Industrial Legacy Becomes a Community Asset	2010	Bucks County	PA	Revolving Loan Fund, Cleanup	3
New Life Breathed into Former Industrial Property	2008	Buffalo	NY	Cleanup	2
Former International Harvester site, Canton, IL In Canton, a Storied Industrial Property is Rising from its own Ashes	2008	Canton	IL	Assessment	5
Preserving a Community Garden Takes Root In a Former Brownfield	2006	Capital Area Development Authority	CA	Cleanup	9
An Urban Brownfields Property Creates Smart Residential Living Choices in Downtown Boise	2010	Boise	ID	Targeted Brownfields Assessment	10
Land Revitalization Fact Sheet Recreational Reuse: Cleveland Velodrome	2012	Cleveland	OH	Assessment	5
Former Bulk Oil Terminal Returns as a Center of Community Activity	2010	Columbia	MO	Cleanup	7
Environmental Assessments Serve as Tools of Progression in Creating Sustainable Redevelopment	2012	Cordova	AL	Assessment	4
Former Warehouse Creates Downtown Art Space	2012	Council Bluffs	IA	Assessment	7
Former Warehouse Creates Downtown Art Space	2012	Council Bluffs	IA	Section 128(a) State and Tribal Grants	7
Former Oil Storage and Production Property Cleaned Up to Make Way for Dog Park	2008	Culver City	CA	Cleanup	9
Borne from disaster, Oakland's Cypress Mandela Training Center is now a Lifesaver for Area Residents	2011	Cypress Mandela Training Center	CA	Job Training	9
EPA Cleanup Grant Helps to Leverage Funding for Property Cleanup and Redevelopment	2011	Denver	CO	Cleanup	8
Habitat for Humanity Gives New Meaning to ""ReStoring"" Brownfields	2007	Dickinson County	MI	Assessment	5
Durango Power House, Durango, CO Children's Museum Project Brings New Energy to an Historic Power Plant	2008	Durango	CO	Assessment	8
In Durham, North Carolina, Environmental Training Prepares Residents for the Jobs Created by Area Revitalization	2010	Durham	NC	Job Training	4
Reinvigorating the Use of the Elizabeth River in Elizabeth, New Jesey	2011	Elizabeth	NJ	Assessment	2
Ely Shoshone Tribe Transforming Former Dump into Recreational Park and Economic Opportunity	2008	Ely Shoshone	NV	Assessment	9
Revitalizing the Town of Fletcher to Construct a New Downtown	2011	Fletcher	NC	Cleanup	4
Former Brownfield to Become Part of 23.8-Mile Country Trail Project	2010	Freeport	IL	Assessment	5
Former Brownfield to Become Part of 23.8-Mile Country Trail Project	2010	Freeport	IL	Cleanup	5
Five-Mile Creek Greenways Project is Turning Idle Brownfields into Recreational Resources	2006	Fultondale	AL	Assessment	4
Brownfields Assessment Improves City’s Emergency Services	2012	Garland	TX	Assessment	6
Georgia Sea Turtle Center: Former Power Plant Gets New Energy from Marine Wildlife	2010	Jekyll Island	GA	Targeted Brownfields Assessment	4
Reusing Idle Land in Ways that Best Serve a Community	2012	Gila River Indian Community	AZ	Cleanup	9
Property Assessment Leads to Industrial Development	2012	Gratiot County	MI	Assessment	5
Artists Call a Former Brownfield Home	2006	Houston	TX	Cleanup	6
Brownfields Assessment Leads to Jobs	2010	Jackson	MI	Assessment	5
In Jacksonville, Environmental Training Offers a World of New Opportunities	2010	Jacksonville	FL	Job Training	4
Former Industrial Property Cleaned Up and Restored to Natural Estuarine Habitat	2008	Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe	WA	Cleanup	10
Bridging the Needs of the Community with the Needs of the Labor Market	2004	Boston	MA	Job Training	1
Assessment Grant Opens the Door for Redevelopment	2012	Johnstown	PA	Assessment	3
Paseo YMCA Cleanup Preserving History	2006	Kansas City	MO	Cleanup	7
Now Playing in Chanute, Kansas: The Roxy Movie Theater	2012	Chanute	KS	Section 128(a) State and Tribal Grants	7
Now Playing in Chanute, Kansas: The Roxy Movie Theater	2012	Chanute	KS	Targeted Brownfields Assessment	7
Removing Trash Reveals Nature's Treasures	2008	Lancaster County	PA	Assessment	3
A Contaminated, Abandoned Gas Station Finds New Life in the Sale of Cutting-Edge Biofuels	2007	Lane County	OR	Cleanup	10
Community Engagement Drives Progress in the Spicket River Revitalization Project	2011	Lawrence	MA	Assessment	1
Former Mill Complex Redeveloped for Light Industrial Use, with a 300,000 square-foot Convention Center Planned	2008	Lewiston	ME	Assessment	1
A Vision of Liberty is Realized	2008	Philadelphia	PA	Targeted Brownfields Assessment	3
Partnerships and Critical Funding Turn Contaminated Land into Recreational and Residential Centerpieces	2009	Worcester	MA	Assessment	1
Partnerships and Critical Funding Turn Contaminated Land into Recreational and Residential Centerpieces	2009	Worcester	MA	Cleanup	1
Meeting Street - Believing in the Possibilities	2007	Meeting Street	RI	Cleanup	1
Transforming Milwaukee's Largest Brownfield into a Sustainable Benefit for the Community	2010	Milwaukee Redevelopment Authority	WI	Revolving Loan Fund	5
In Milwaukee, King Commons Leads Development of the Historic King Drive Neighborhood	2010	Milwaukee Redevelopment Authority	WI	Cleanup	5
An Idle, Former Freight Depot Now Serves as a Community Food Center	2012	Missoula	MT	Revolving Loan Fund	8
A New Gateway to Moorhead	2008	Moorhead	MN	Assessment	5
An Omaha Community Builds Salvation on a Former Brownfield	2010	Lincoln	NBNE	Section 128(a) State and Tribal Grants	7
Oakland, California Turns a Run-Down, Contaminated Area into a Recreational Centerpiece	2009	Oakland	CA	Revolving Loan Fund	9
Higher Education Takes the Green Route	2008	Ohlone Community College District	CA	Cleanup	9
Restoring Elegance to the Oklahoma City Skyline	2006	Oklahoma City	OK	Revolving Loan Fund	6
Greening Orange County: Creating Greenspace in the City of Orange	2007	Orange	CA	Cleanup	9
A Former Gas Station Site to be Reused for Higher Purposes	2012	Bend	TY	Section 128(a) State and Tribal Grants	10
A Former Gas Station Site to be Reused for Higher Purposes	2012	Bend	OR	Assessment	10
Former Manufacturing Gas Plant Developed into Public Performance Venue and Greenspace	2010	Oshkosh	WI	Assessment	5
Former Manufacturing Gas Plant Developed into Public Performance Venue and Greenspace	2010	Oshkosh	WI	Cleanup	5
Creating a Niche Neighborhood Environment	2012	Philadelphia	PA	Assessment	3
Community Led Action to Create the Emerson Street Garden	2011	Portland	OR	Assessment	10
Pioneering Vision Sees Portland’s Newest, Greenest Neighborhood Rising from an Industrial Wasteland	2012	Portland	OR	Cleanup	10
An Underused Site Becomes an Essential Component of an Area-wide Redevelopment Initiative	2010	Oakland	CA	Cleanup	9
Indian Colony Transforms Idle Property into a Community Benefit	2008	Reno	NV	Revolving Loan Fund	9
Built on a Former Brownfield, Reno’s New Events Center is a Major Venue for Downtown Entertainment	2006	Reno	NV	Cleanup	9
Green Jobs Resulting in Sustainable Careers	2010	Richmond	CA	Job Training	9
Rehabilitated Site Provides New Opportunity for Small Business Owner	2010	Richmond	VA	Assessment	3
Residential Reuse Plans Address a Community-Identified Need	2008	Rosebud	TX	Cleanup	6
Engaging Communities in Healthy Living Through Revitalization	2007	Salt Lake City	UT	Assessment	8
A Long-Idle School Building will Once Again Benefit Local Residents	2012	Shelby	MT	Cleanup	8
A Brownfields Intervention Results in the New Shreveport Convention Center	2007	Shreveport	LA	Revolving Loan Fund	6
Former Industrial Corridor Transformed into a Recreational Centerpiece for the City of Sioux Falls	2010	Sioux Falls	SD	Assessment, Cleanup	8
A Hole in One for Revolving Loan Fund	2007	Hollywood	FL	Revolving Loan Fund	4
Former Rail Yard Property Ready for Reuse in One Year	2006	Spokane	WA	Revolving Loan Fund	10
From the Ground Up, Springfield Builds Momentum in Redeveloping its Brownfields	2009	Springfield	OH	Assessment	5
From the Ground Up, Springfield Builds Momentum in Redeveloping its Brownfields	2009	Springfield	OH	Revolving Loan Fund	5
Brownfields Lead to Community and Youth Engagement	2008	St. Joseph	MO	Cleanup	7
Former Lithium Manufacturing Facility Cleaned Up with the Help of Innovative Partnerships	2008	St. Louis Park	MN	Revolving Loan Fund	5
Brownfields Redevelopment Provides Improved Social Services to Immigrant Hmong Community of St. Paul, Minnesota	2010	St. Paul	MN	Cleanup	5
Former Railroad Maintenance Facility Cleaned Up and Transformed into Nature Sanctuary	2008	St. Paul	MN	Cleanup	5
Habitat for Humanity Sees a Former Gas Station in Swanton, Vermont as a Perfect Fit for Residential Reuse	2008	Swanton	VT	Assessment	1
Former Textile Mill Cleaned Up and Transformed into Affordable Housing	2008	Taunton	MA	Cleanup	1
Hoquartron Natural Interpretive Trail Leads Community to Rediscover its History	2008	Tillamook	OR	Revolving Loan Fund	10
Weaving the Future from the Fabric of the Past	2012	Union	SC	Revolving Loan Fund	4
Former Brownfield Brings Opportunity for Physical Fitness	2010	West Monroe	LA	Assessment	6
Center Wheeling: Now Open for Business	2006	Wheeling	WV	Assessment	3
A Former Brownfield is Now Home to a Successful Brownfields Developer	2006	Wilmington	DE	Assessment	3
Disadvantaged Liberty Street Residents Trained for Environmental Jobs	2004	Winston-Salem	NC	Job Training	4
For Worcester, the New Gateway Park is an Impressive First Step in an Area-Wide Transformation	2009	Worcester	MA	Revolving Loan Fund	1
Uncovering a Long-Buried Prize in Downtown Yonkers: ""Daylighting"" the Saw Mill River	2011	Yonkers	NY	Assessment	2