NuHart Superfund Site Enters the Final Steps of Cleanup and Begins Leasing New Apartments

At last, the NuHart Superfund Site at the corner of Franklin and Dupont Streets seems to be nearing its long-awaited conclusion.

The site, which was previously used for various manufacturing and commercial purposes starting in 1887 (including the infamous NuHart Plastics factory), was once estimated to have as much as 60,000 gallons of toxic phthalates beneath it (and spreading). The two contaminants of concern were determined by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation…