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Site Description

Location: The 2.72-acre Former Pilgrim Village Family Apartments site is located in a mixed residential/commercial area at the southwest corner of Best Street and Michigan Avenue in the City of Buffalo, Erie County. Site Features: The site is currently under development as affordable housing. Much of the site consists of the multi-storied building footprint surrounded by open area used for construction access. Non-building areas are planned to be used as parking or open vegetated areas. Current Zoning and Land Use: The site is currently zoned D-R Residential Campus. Future use of the site will be for multi-family residential. Past Use of the Site: From the late 1800s through the mid-1970s the site was occupied by dense residential housing with several small shops. A gasoline filling station was located on the northeast corner parcel at Michigan and Best Streets from at least 1951 through at least the 1960s. In the 1970s the site was developed into the Pilgrim Village Apartment complex. The Pilgrim Village Apartments operated until 2021/2022. Site Geology and Hydrogeology: The sub-surface consists of urban fill which is predominantly sand, silt, crushed rock, asphalt, and brick from the ground surface to approximately 2 to 11 feet below ground surface. The fill is underlain by native soil consisting of sand, gravel, silty clay to clayey silt. Groundwater flow during the investigation was to the north or northwest. Groundwater flow direction may change as a result of the remedy and on-site development. Regional groundwater flow is west toward Lake Erie.

Summary of Project Completion Dates

Projects associated with this site are listed in the Project Completion Dates table and are grouped by Operable Unit (OU). A site can be divided into a number of operable units depending on the complexity of the site and the number of issues associated with a site. Sites are often divided into operable units based on the media to be addressed (such as groundwater or contaminated soil), geographic area, or other factors.

Contaminants of Concern (Including Materials Disposed)

Site Environmental Assessment

Remediation at the site is complete. Prior to remediation, the primary contaminants of concern were volatile organic compounds (VOCs), semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs), arsenic, barium, lead, mercury, and zinc in soil. Petroleum related VOCs were present in groundwater in the northeast portion of the site. Remedial actions have successfully achieved soil cleanup objectives for unrestricted use.

Site Health Assessment

Remedial actions are complete and the remedy addressed all identified site contamination so no exposures are expected.

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