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EPA Begins to Demolish Manufacturing Facility at the Allen Street Development
Site in Jamestown, New York
NEW YORK (November 27, 2023) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
announced today that it has started to demolish the former Crawford Furniture
manufacturing facility at the Allen Street Development site in Jamestown, New
York. The manufacturing facility was destroyed by a fire in November 2022. EPA
will demolish what remains of the structures and remove asbestos-containing
debris from the site.
“For over a year, the EPA has been working closely with the City of Jamestown
to address the serious environmental and public health risks at 1061 Allen
Street,” said Regional Administrator Lisa F. Garcia. “EPA will continue to
take action to safely demolish and remove the asbestos-laden debris that
remains on the site. Once the site is cleaned up and safe, EPA will support
efforts by Jamestown to redevelop the site for the benefit of the community.”
“The old Crawford Furniture Factory was once a beating heart for
Jamestown’s economy, but for too long, this crumbling building sat as an
eyesore, and as last year’s fire showed, its continued presence would only
put our public health and environment at risk. That is why I personally came
to Jamestown to push the EPA to demolish this dangerous site, and why I am
proud to announce that cleanup begins today for Jamestown” said Senator
Chuck Schumer, Majority Leader of the United States Senate. “This federal
cleanup is a win-win-win: knocking down the crumbling walls which were
devastated by the fire, removing toxic contaminants like asbestos from our
community, all while taking the burden off our local taxpayers in Jamestown.
The EPA has been a tremendous partner and I thank them for their dedicated
work to knock down this deteriorating building so that it can be transformed
into a place of new opportunity. It is critical to return these marred sites
of the past into productive workplaces that will shape the economic future,
and I will continue to fight to deliver the resources needed to breathe new
life into Jamestown’s manufacturing legacy for the next generation.”
The Allen Street Development site was once a furniture manufacturing facility
that went bankrupt in March 2012. Allen Street Development, LLC bought the
property and used part of it to store airplane parts and other items for
potential resale. The company also leased some of the space to other tenants
over the years. However, the facility was not well maintained, and some areas
had begun to collapse before the fire in 2022. EPA became involved with the
site in June 2021 after receiving a request from the City of Jamestown to
assess the deteriorating facility for the presence of hazardous substances.
During the demolition activities, expected to begin this week, EPA will
evaluate and properly dispose of hazardous substances and have them shipped to
regulated landfill and disposal facilities. EPA will monitor the air quality
at the site and surrounding neighborhood during demolition to ensure that the
public and workers are safe during all demolition activities.
Visit the Allen Street Development site response page for additional
background and future updates.