EPA v. CF Smith Street, LLC et al.

Case summary

Administrative Order and Settlement Agreement under CERCLA with five Respondents, all redevelopment entities, for the upgrade of an aging bulkhead at four adjoining properties at the Gowanus Canal Superfund Site in Brooklyn, New York. This is one in a series of new bulkheads needed to provide structural support for the dredging and capping of the Canal, which began in November 2020 and is ongoing. The new bulkhead is also a sealed contaminant wall to prevent migration of upland contamination from the properties, located on Smith Street, which are being remediated under the state's brownfields program for commercial redevelopment. The work under the AOC is valued at $10,000,000.

Defendants (5)

• BOZ Red Hook Indu Holdings, LLCNamed in settlement
• Red Hook Developer Member LLCNamed in settlement
• Red Hook Indu OZ Owner, LLCNamed in settlement
• Red Hook Developers Holdings, LLCNamed in settlement
• CF Smith Street, LLCNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

• GOWANUS CANAL

  BUTLER ST (BETWEEN BOND ST AND NEVINS ST, BROOKLYN, NY, 11231

  Registry ID: 110033604197

Statutes cited

• CERCLA 106A — Imminent & Substantial Endangerment Order

Enforcement conclusions (1)

• CF Smith Street, LLC et al.entered 2021-07-02

  Primary law: CERCLA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2021-07-02Enforcement Action Closed
• 2021-07-02Final Order Issued
• 2021-07-06Enforcement Action Data Entered