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E-Designation - What You Need to Know

The New York State Office of Environmental Remediation is placing Restrictive Environmental Reviews, also referred to as E-designation, on properties being built or re-zoned throughout the state. Find out what this means for your property and how you can comply with this program.

By Carrie Berry, LSRP | Updated on July 21, 2015

The New York City Office of Environmental Remediation (OER) is a team of scientists and engineers who came together to design, build and operate municipal programs for the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfield sites.  The OER programs are designed to streamline environmental remediation of contaminated properties so redevelopment can occur in a timely manner. One of these programs is the E-designation and Restrictive Environmental Review Program (E-designation).

During the past few years, New York City has rezoned historically industrial use only parcels of land to allow for residential development. Since the rezoning was approved after the development of Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) developers and property owners assumed that they could apply for building permits and proceed with their developments without additional environmental review. 

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