For decades, the vacant Vacuum Oil refinery on Flint Street has been a drag on the Plymouth-Exchange neighborhood. The hulking building with boarded-up entrances and broken-out windows sits on land that’s seriously polluted with petroleum and other refining-related pollutants. DHD Ventures bought the property a few years ago and intends to redevelop it for residential […]
Plymouth-Exchange neighborhood
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Planting the seed
Community gardens and urban farms have some far-reaching benefits that are just as important as food, however. Each is unique, and what happens in the soil and around the plots often taps directly into community needs.
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Vacuum Oil clean-up plan released
The DEC is also holding a public information meeting on the plan at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 13, at Carlson Commons, 70 Coretta Scott Crossing, near Ford Street.
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Judge orders Exxon Mobil to clean up Vacuum Oil site
The developer who owns the former Vacuum Oil refinery on Flint Street is getting closer to cleaning up the site. DHD Ventures, the firm headed by Tom Masachi, owns 5 and 15 Flint Street, and is working with the state to develop a plan to address contaminated soil and ground water. The plan is nearing […]
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Developer, city to study Vacuum Oil site contamination
The properties around the old Vacuum Oil site in the Plymouth-Exchange neighborhood have a long history of pollution. And though it’s probably going to take a long time to clean them up, there is some progress to report in what’s known as the Vacuum Oil Brownfield Opportunity Area. The owner of 5 and 15 Flint Street […]
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Overcoming a polluted past
An ambitious and unique development plan has been created by neighbors and organizations for the Plymouth-Exchange neighborhood in the City of Rochester’s southwest quadrant. The city is at the very beginning of a long process to clean up and redevelop the abandoned 45-acre Vacuum Oil industrial campus. But the neighborhood, not content with standing by […]
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PLEX progress
City of Rochester officials say that they want residents of the Plymouth-Exchange neighborhood to know that they haven’t forgotten about a large brownfield redevelopment project along the Genesee River. In February, the city submitted an application to the state seeking additional funding for the Vacuum Oil Brownfield Opportunity Area. The funding would be used to […]
