The 15.5-acre site of the former United Hospital in Port Chester, which has sat vacant for nearly two decades, was approved for redevelopment in 2022.

AKRF provided SEQRA environmental review, municipal planning, and traffic and civil engineering services to the Village of Port Chester, and we are also serving as the owner’s Brownfield Cleanup Program and site assessment/remediation consultant under a separate contract.

The approved plan being developed by Rose Associates includes 775 multifamily units; an Independent Living/Assisted Living building with 90 independent-living apartments and 110 assisted- and memory-care units; a 120-key hotel; 18,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space; and significant space for amenities.

The project also includes all new infrastructure within the site and a new Village-owned street as part of the traffic mitigation program.

Site Remediation & Redevelopment

An approximately 12-acre portion of the site is being managed under the New York State Brownfield Cleanup Program. Under contract to the developer, AKRF serves as environmental consultant for the remediation and redevelopment work on both the New York State Brownfield Cleanup Program and non-BCP portions of the redevelopment site.

We have completed multiple Phase I Environmental Site Assessments and Phase II Subsurface Investigations; prepared the Remedial Investigation Work Plan, Supplemental Groundwater Investigation Work Plan, Remedial Investigation Report, and Remedial Action Work Plan for the BCP portion of the site; and are facilitating the beneficial reuse of surplus excavated material from the redevelopment project at other construction sites in the nearby area.

AKRF also prepared a site-specific corporate Health and Safety Plan for our client and led the associated environmental health and safety training for their on-site staff.