• 100% funding of Phase I Environmental Site Assessments on select abandoned, industrial sites. Ownership of these sites may be public or private.
• 100% tax abatement good for 10 years on new construction.
• 75% funding, up to $200,000, of Phase II Environmental Site Assessments on select abandoned industrial sites. Ownership of these sites may be public or private.
• 75% funding, up to $1,000,000, for remedial activities on publicly held, abandoned industrial sites. Ownership of these sites must be public.
• Philadelphia Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund: up to $300,000 available at 2% interest for brownfields cleanup. click here for more.
• Technical assistance for the procurement of a 2% loan with a five year payback from the state’s Department of Community and Economic Development for 75% of the cost of remediation. Privately owned sites are eligible for the 2% remedial loan.
• Technical assistance with site selection, and research on the full array of economic development incentives provided by the City of Philadelphia to business.

In addition, the City assists brownfield developers to fully profit from Pennsylvania’s innovative Land Recycling Program. Whether through Buyer-Seller Agreements, Multi-Site Agreements or simply by taking advantage of the liability protection afforded by Act II of the Land Recycling Program, the City of Philadelphia will help to make your development a successful one.

For additional information about Philadelphia’s Brownfield Program, please contact:

Jon Edelstein, Manager of Brownfield Redevelopment
City of Philadelphia, Department of Commerce
1515 Arch Street, 12th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone: (215) 683-2028
Fax: (215) 683-2097
E-Mail: jon.edelstein@phila.gov