Tag Archives: Houston land bank granted $5.5M to clean up contaminated Second Ward site

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Plans are in motion to transform an old incinerator site in Houston’s Second Ward into a community greenspace by 2028. The former Velasco Incinerator site, inactive for decades, is located in the 800 block of North Velasco Street near Navigation Boulevard. In 2023, the Houston Land Bank acquired the 4.56-acre property from the City of Houston. …

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