brownfield

noun, often attributive brown·field \ ˈbrau̇n-ˌfēld \

Updated on: 18 Apr 2018

Definition of brownfield

: a tract of land that has been developed for industrial purposes, polluted, and then abandoned

Recent Examples of brownfield from the Web

The project was awarded about $11 million in low-income tax credits, another $5 million in funding through the affordable housing program, and $2.1 million in brownfield remediation funding.

— mikaela porter, Courant Community, "As Construction Ends On West Hartford New Park Avenue Apartments, Tenants Set To Move In May 1," 14 Apr. 2018
State taxpayers also are taking a major stake in the venture, with CRDA loans totaling $15.5 million and $4 million in state brownfield — or pollution cleanup — loans.

— kenneth r. gosselin, courant.com, "Spectra Developers Will Add 258 Apartments On Prominent Downtown Hartford Corner," 8 Apr. 2018
The last two years have been spent remediating the brownfield site, which was home of a diesel power generating plant for the city until 1958, Rinehart said.

— kyle arnold, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Work starting on downtown Winter Garden mixed-use building," 4 Apr. 2018
Along the pretty path, check out sculptures, a 15,000 square foot fountain (yep, feel free to cool off), the country's largest free outdoor climbing wall, and the Scioto Audubon, a blighted brownfield transformed into a bird-watching hotspot.

— olivia abel, Country Living, "Weekend Getaway Guide: What to Do In Columbus, Ohio," 22 June 2017
Taxpayers could also deduct certain brownfield expenditures.

— stephen miller, Houston Chronicle, "How federal legislation and private investment can help states recover from disasters," 16 Mar. 2018
Additional tax savings would have come from various state and local tax breaks for creating jobs, cleaning up a brownfield location and similar existing programs permitted under state law.

— john gallagher, Detroit Free Press, "Grand Rapids: Amazon tax incentives could have totaled up to $2B," 7 Mar. 2018
The health fund also invests in greenfield and brownfield projects unlike standard private equity funds and so the timing of the deployment of capital is less predictable, Abraaj said.

— arif sharif, Bloomberg.com, "What Led the Middle East's Top Dealmaker to Step Down," 2 Mar. 2018
Where there is brownfield of Beckjord, Clermont County leadership envisions a mix of commercial and recreational businesses that are environmentally safe.

— sheila vilvens, Cincinnati.com, "Beckjord plan: Transformation of a brownfield to commerce," 27 Feb. 2018

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