City of Rochester Vacuum Oil Brownfield Opportunity Area (BOA)

The New York State Department of State’s Brownfield Opportunity Areas (BOA) Program provides communities with guidance, expertise and financial assistance to complete revitalization and implementation strategies for neighborhoods or areas affected by brownfields. The NYS BOA Program enables communities to assess existing economic and environmental conditions associated with areas impacted by brownfields, and more importantly, develop a plan to identify specific projects and strategies to support and incentivize public and private sector investment. The primary objective of the process is to assist communities that have been negatively impacted by the presence, or perceived presence, of environmentally sensitive sites, such as parcels impacted by the former Vacuum Oil refinery. The final Brownfield Opportunity Area document, as well as all supporting appendices, are available at the links below: Appendix 1 - Community Involvement Plan Appendix 2A - Project Advisory Committee (PAC) 1 Summary Appendix 2B - PAC 2 Summary Appendix 2C - PAC 3 Summary Appendix 2D - PAC 4 Summary Appendix 2E - PAC 5 Summary Appendix 2F - PAC 6 Summary Appendix 3A - PLEX Summary Appendix 3B - Public Workshop Summary Appendix 3C - Public Information Open House Appendix 3D - Public Workshop Transportation Appendix 4 - Wetland Assessment and Invasive Species Report Appendix 5 - Phase 1A Archaeological Sensitivity Assessment Appendix 6 - Housing Reinvestment Strategy Appendix 7 - Vacuum Oil Housing Analysis Appendix 8 - PLEX Redevelopment and Community Health Toolkit Appendix 9 - Traffic Analysis Report Appendix 10 - Wall Evaluation Report Appendix 11 - Parks and Open Space Master Plan Appendix 12 - Luther Circle Redevelopment Alternatives Appendix 13 - Neighborhood Redevelopment Strategies Appendix 14A - Residential Pro Forma Memo Appendix 14B - Residential Pro Forma Appendix 15 - 5 Flint Street Building Assessment Report Appendix 16A - Phase I ESA - 91 Violetta Street (file too large; unable to upload) Appendix 16B - Phase I ESA - 920 Exchange Street (file too large; unable to upload) Appendix 17 - Land Appraisal for 920 Exchange Street & 91 Violetta Street Appendix 18 - Geotechnical Analysis In compliance with the New York State Environmental Quality Review law, the City prepared a Generic Environmental Impact Statement which includes a thorough analysis of various reuse alternatives within the Vacuum Oil BOA study area and identifies potential impacts and mitigation activities. The Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement (DGEIS) was published on September 29, 2017. The Final Generic Environmental Impact Statement (FGEIS) was published on May 31, 2018. Other Documents Vacuum Oil Preferred Parks, Open Space, Waterfront Concept Master Plan 2019 Vacuum Oil BOA Supplemental, Grading, Utilities & Wetland Mitigation Report 04-30-19