Brownfields | Terrenos Baldíos
EDIC/Lynn and the City of Lynn Planning Department are working together to assess and cleanup brownfields throughout Lynn. A brownfield is a property where actual or possible contamination complicates the use of that property. Brownfields can be vacant buildings or empty lots that no one can or will develop because of the real or perceived environmental issues.
Assessment Grant
The City of Lynn and EDIC/Lynn were awarded a 2024 US EPA Assessment Grant for $500,000 that will enable us to conduct assessment and planning activities at brownfields sites through the community, with a particular focus on the downtown and waterfront areas.
RFP for Qualified Environmental Professional Now Available: On April 9, 2025, EDIC/Lynn released a Request for Proposals seeking a Qualified Environmental Professional to assist us with this grant. Responses will be due by May 15. Please email wbochnak@ediclynn.org to receive a copy of the RFP.
Whyte's Laundromat (83 Willow Street)
One of the most challenging brownfields sites in Lynn is Whyte's Laundromat at 83 Willow Street in downtown Lynn. It has been a vacant and contaminated property for decades. The site of a laundry facility from the 1930s to the 1990s, the property is contaminated and the pollutants have seeped vertically into the soil and groundwater, affecting nearby properties. The plume of toxins poses a threat to the indoor air of existing and future occupied buildings in the area. The Economic Development and Industrial Corporation of Lynn (EDIC/Lynn) has leveraged nearly $1M from MassDevelopment and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to research the amount of pollution on the site and begin cleanup.
In May 2023, the City of Lynn and EDIC/Lynn were awarded a $500,000 cleanup grant from the U.S. EPA to carry out additional remediation work on Whyte's Laundromat. In February 2024, we hired Verdantas as our Qualified Environmental Professional to assist with next steps in cleaning up the site.
Previous Success Story (870 Western Avenue)
The former Sousa Gas Station was taken via tax title by the City of Lynn and transferred to EDIC Lynn to remediate the property. EDIC Lynn was successful in applying for and receiving a $200,000 EPA Cleanup Grant and leverage an additional $40,000 to clean up the site for future reuse and redevelopment. The parcel was subsequently acquired by Lynn's Neighborhood Development Authority and the result will be 6 new townhouses coming online in the not-too-distant future. Two of the Townhomes will be set aside for first-time home buyers and will be part of an affordability portfolio, and the remaining four will be market rate. The project is part of a $6 million dollar investment in the West Lynn area, now called Orchard Grove.
Terrenos Baldíos: Propiedades Contaminadas
EDIC/Lynn y el Departamento de Planificación de la Ciudad de Lynn están trabajando juntos para evaluar y limpiar los terrenos baldíos en todo Lynn. Un terreno baldío es una propiedad donde la contaminación real o posible complica el uso de esa propiedad. Los terrenos baldíos pueden ser edificios vacíos o lotes vacíos que nadie puede o quiere desarrollar debido a los problemas ambientales reales o percibidos.
La lavandería Whyte's Laundromat (83 de la calle Willow)
Whyte's Laundromat: La lavandería Whyte's Laundromat, situada en el número 83 de la calle Willow, en el centro de Lynn, ha sido una propiedad vacía y contaminada durante décadas. El sitio de una instalación de lavandería desde la década de 1930 hasta la década de 1990, la propiedad está contaminada y los contaminantes se han filtrado verticalmente en el suelo y las aguas subterráneas, afectando a las propiedades cercanas. La pluma de toxinas supone una amenaza para el aire interior de los edificios existentes y futuros ocupados en la zona. La Corporación de Desarrollo Económico e Industrial de Lynn (EDIC/Lynn) ha conseguido casi un millón de dólares de MassDevelopment y de la Agencia de Protección Medioambiental (EPA) para investigar la cantidad de contaminación en el lugar y comenzar la limpieza. Nuestros esfuerzos parecen estar funcionando, pero hay que seguir trabajando para limpiar el lugar.
In May 2023, the City of Lynn and EDIC/Lynn were awarded a $500,000 cleanup grant from the U.S. EPA to carry out additional remediation work on Whyte's Laundromat. In February 2024, we hired Verdantas as our Qualified Environmental Professional to assist with next steps in cleaning up the site.
870 Western Avenue (870 Western Ave)
La antigua gasolinera Sousa fue adquirida mediante título fiscal por la ciudad de Lynn y transferida a EDIC Lynn para remediar la propiedad. EDIC Lynn consiguió solicitar y recibir una subvención de limpieza de la EPA por valor de $200,000 dólares y consiguió $40,000 dólares adicionales para limpiar el lugar con vistas a su futura reutilización y reurbanización. Posteriormente, la parcela fue adquirida por la Autoridad de Desarrollo de Barrios de Lynn y el resultado serán 6 nuevas casas adosadas que entrarán en funcionamiento en un futuro no muy lejano. Dos de las casas adosadas se reservarán para los compradores de primera vivienda y formarán parte de una cartera de viviendas asequibles, y las cuatro restantes serán de precio de mercado. El proyecto forma parte de una inversión de 6 millones de dólares en la zona de West Lynn, ahora llamada Orchard Grove.
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