The Ferrous Site, home to a new park and future housing and commercial development, is an example of how a former mill city can leverage EPA funding to bring a defunct industrial site back to life. Through the efforts of EPA’s Brownfields program, the City of Lawrence and community organizations, the Ferrous Site has become central to the new Lawrence Gateway neighborhood, with its affordable housing, parks, restaurants, and stores.
Read the following Brownfields Success Story fact sheet for more information about Ferrous Site, Lawrence, Massachusetts.
You may need a PDF reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more.- Brownfields Success Story: Ferrous Site, Lawrence, Massachusetts (PDF)(2 pp, 810 K, April 2020, EPA 560-F-20-012)