City of Buffalo - Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) Application and Draft Remedial Investigation Work Plan from Voelkers Apartments LLC for a Site Known as Voelkers Lanes Apartments, Site ID #C915421
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application and Draft Remedial Investigation Work Plan from Voelkers Apartments LLC for a site known as Voelkers Lanes Apartments, site ID #C915421. This site is in the City of Buffalo and is located at 1624, 1628, and 1634 Elmwood Avenue; 155 Marion Street; and 666, 668, 670, and 680 Amherst Street.
Access the application and other relevant documents online through the DECinfo Locator: https://extapps.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C915421/. The documents also are available at the document repositories located at the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, 1 Lafeyette Square, Buffalo, NY 14203.
There are several ways to comment on BCP applications and work plans. Comments can be submitted to Patrick Diez, Project Manager, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation; via email at [email protected] or by calling (716) 851-7202. All comments must be submitted by August 28, 2026.
Site information can be viewed by entering the site ID noted above at: https://appfactory.dec.ny.gov/DERExternalSearch/
We would also encourage those interested in receiving information on future activities at this site or any other site to sign up to DEC's Contaminated Sites Email List at: https://dec.ny.gov/environmental-protection/site-cleanup/regional-remediation-project-information/environmental-cleanup-email-newsletters.
What is the Brownfield Cleanup Program?
New York’s Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) is designed to encourage private-sector cleanups of brownfields and to promote their redevelopment as a means to revitalize economically blighted communities. The BCP is an alternative to “greenfield” (land not previously developed or contaminated) development and is intended to remove some of the barriers to, and provide tax incentives for, the redevelopment of brownfields. Since its inception (2003), the BCP has catalyzed the cleanup of more than 500 contaminated sites statewide and incentivized redevelopment. There are more than 550 active sites in the BCP.
Additional information on the New York State's Brownfield program is available at NYS DEC’s website: https://dec.ny.gov/environmental-protection/site-cleanup/brownfield-and-state-superfund-programs/brownfield
