Tour of Industrial Port Complex in PA to Highlight the Brownfield Site
By Mel Fabrikant Thursday, October 09, 2008, 02:56 PM EDT
Northern New Jersey District Council of the Urban Land Institute will co-sponsor the Oct. 15 event
The Northern New Jersey District Council of the Urban Land Institute (ULI-NNJ) will co-host a tour of the Keystone Industrial Port Complex in Fairless Hills, Pa., from 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. on Oct. 15. Event co-sponsors include the New Jersey, Harrisburg and Greater Philadelphia chapters of the Society of Women Environmental Professionals, and the New Jersey and Pennsylvania chapters of the National Brownfield Associations.
The program agenda includes: a continental breakfast, 8 to 8:30 a.m.; presentations, 8:30 to 9:15 a.m.; factory tour, 9:15 a.m. to noon; and lunch, noon to 12:45 p.m.
The Keystone Industrial Port Complex, formerly known as U.S. Steel's Fairless Works, is a prime example of a successful brownfield redevelopment project in the central New Jersey and Philadelphia metropolitan area.
The 2,400-acre complex includes an international deep-water port serviced by Kinder Morgan, as well as two Class-1 railroads serviced by Norfolk Southern and CSX Transportation. With unparalleled access to transportation and high-capacity infrastructure, tenants, such as MG Industries, Bayer, Toll Brothers, Chicago Steel, Tri-Lite Plastics, ChemCentral, Reber Trucking and Aire Liquide, are equipped to conduct business on local, national and global scales.
In addition, the Keystone Industrial Port Complex includes a potable water plant and distribution system; sanitary sewer collection system and treatment plant; river pumping station and service water distribution system; industrial waste collection and treatment system; and storm water collection system.
For directions, visit www.naikipc.com/contact.html. To register, e-mail LindaEsposti@verizon.net.
About the Urban Land Institute
The Urban Land Institute is a non-profit education and research institute that is supported and directed by its members. Its mission is to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide. Established in 1936, the institute today has over 34,000 members and associates representing the entire spectrum of the land use and development disciplines. It is comprised of developers, builders, property owners, investors, architects, public officials, planners, real estate brokers, appraisers, attorneys, engineers, financiers, academics, students and librarians.
The Northern New Jersey District Council of the Urban Land Institute (ULI-NNJ) will co-host a tour of the Keystone Industrial Port Complex in Fairless Hills, Pa., from 8:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. on Oct. 15. Event co-sponsors include the New Jersey, Harrisburg and Greater Philadelphia chapters of the Society of Women Environmental Professionals, and the New Jersey and Pennsylvania chapters of the National Brownfield Associations.
The program agenda includes: a continental breakfast, 8 to 8:30 a.m.; presentations, 8:30 to 9:15 a.m.; factory tour, 9:15 a.m. to noon; and lunch, noon to 12:45 p.m.
The Keystone Industrial Port Complex, formerly known as U.S. Steel's Fairless Works, is a prime example of a successful brownfield redevelopment project in the central New Jersey and Philadelphia metropolitan area.
The 2,400-acre complex includes an international deep-water port serviced by Kinder Morgan, as well as two Class-1 railroads serviced by Norfolk Southern and CSX Transportation. With unparalleled access to transportation and high-capacity infrastructure, tenants, such as MG Industries, Bayer, Toll Brothers, Chicago Steel, Tri-Lite Plastics, ChemCentral, Reber Trucking and Aire Liquide, are equipped to conduct business on local, national and global scales.
In addition, the Keystone Industrial Port Complex includes a potable water plant and distribution system; sanitary sewer collection system and treatment plant; river pumping station and service water distribution system; industrial waste collection and treatment system; and storm water collection system.
For directions, visit www.naikipc.com/contact.html. To register, e-mail LindaEsposti@verizon.net.
About the Urban Land Institute
The Urban Land Institute is a non-profit education and research institute that is supported and directed by its members. Its mission is to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide. Established in 1936, the institute today has over 34,000 members and associates representing the entire spectrum of the land use and development disciplines. It is comprised of developers, builders, property owners, investors, architects, public officials, planners, real estate brokers, appraisers, attorneys, engineers, financiers, academics, students and librarians.
