Caton Flats
Caton Flats is a new 255-unit affordable housing and commercial/retail mixed-use development in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn.
AKRF prepared the CEQR Environmental Assessment Statement for the 14-story development by BRP, as the project required zoning changes by the City Planning Commission and disposition approval of a city-owned site by the New York City Economic Development Corporation. We also provided civil and geotechnical engineering, site assessment and remediation services, and acoustical consulting to meet noise E-Designation requirements. The building was designed by Magnusson Architecture and Planning and Freeform + Deform.
AKRF prepared a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, conducted the subsurface remedial investigation, and prepared and implemented a Remedial Action Work Plan approved by the New York City Mayor’s Office of Environmental Remediation. We also enrolled the site in the Voluntary Cleanup Program, which provides grants and liability protections as part of the development project.
During construction, AKRF conducted air monitoring, environmental oversight and testing, and reporting as required by the approved Remedial Action Work Plan in order to obtain occupancy permits from the Department of Buildings.
Industry Honors
2023 New York Housing Conference Community Impact Competition Winner
2023 ULI Terwilliger Center Jack Kemp Excellence in Affordable and Workforce Housing Award
Featured Team Members
Patrick Blanchfield
Vice President, Environmental and Land Use Planning
Lisa Lau, AICP
Senior Vice President, Environmental and Land Use Planning
John Carbone, PE
Vice President, Civil Engineering
Matthew T. Carmody, PE, RSP1
Vice President, Traffic and Transportation
Axel Schwendt
Vice President, Site Assessment and Remediation
Ashutosh Sharma
Vice President, Site Assessment and Remediation