A Few Past Projects East Providence RI
The MBS technology was used effectively on-site to treat lead contaminated soils on the former Ocean State Steel Plant in East Providence, RI which ultimately received the “Brownfield's Project of the Year” award for 2004 from the Environmental Business Council of New England. On December 5, 2003 the City Council of East Providence, RI announced the formal groundbreaking for the East Point Development project. The groundbreaking ceremony was tagged as the “first step in the rebirth of the East Providence Waterfront.”
The site remediation began on Friday, December 19, 2003 and was completed in February 2005. Once the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) completes its review of the site, a closure report will be issued that allows the site to be redeveloped. The proposal to the city outlined a development for this remediated land of a New England-style village with 35 single-family houses, 40 town homes, 70 row houses and 294-mutiple family dwellings. The agreement with HUD (Housing Urban Development) also requires 75,000 square ft. of commercial space for such things as restaurants, shops, a marina, offices, etc., employing at least 108 people. All of the components of the clean up and redevelopment must be completed by 2008. Based on the estimated cost range of $200,000,000-$300,000,000 for the redevelopment, it is the largest MBS project return on investment.
