Rio Vista Work Proceeds Following Cleanup

NORTHVALE, NJ-Work is progressing on the 88-unit Rio Vista Greens–an age-restricted adult residentail community–here following a major environmental cleanup at the site. The cleanup, performed by East Brunswick-based Whitman, remediated soil and groundwater contamination that resulted from leaking underground storage tanks.

The six-acre parcel, which had a brush with fame when it stood in for the fictional town of Stuckeyville, OH for the sitcom “Ed”, was once used as a sports complex and featured a bowling alley, basketball courts and an indoor tennis facility. In addition, the previous owner operated a land development and construction business on the site and kept 2,000-gallon gasoline, diesel and waste oil storage tanks underground. The tanks eventually leaked benzene and other contaminants into the soil and groundwater, prompting Rio Vista–the site’s eventual purchaser and developer of Rio Vista Greens–to bring in Whitman for the cleanup.

When completed, Rio Vista Greens will feature 88 apartment and townhouse-style condominium units, a three-story clubhouse and a pool. The property is opposite the 18-hole Rockleigh Golf Course, a short drive from the George Washington Bridge, the Palisades Interstate Park System and the Hudson River. Rio Vista did not return GlobeSt.com calls by deadline.