We help turn abandoned land from liability to possibility.

What We Do

Reclaim, Connect, Transform.

CCLR is the nation’s leading nonprofit dedicated to transforming communities through land reuse and brownfield redevelopment because everyone deserves clean, healthy, and safe places to live, work, and play in. We provide the resources and expertise to get your projects done! Learn more about us and how we can help.

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News and Events

Webinars
Join this webinar to learn more about how layering funding can turn brownfield dreams into a reality - from transforming a shuttered elementary school to a community oasis, developing mixed-use afford...
Events
CCLR, in collaboration with Groundwork USA, will be participating at the Equity Summit on March 27th & 28th. Make sure to connect with Devyn Rainwater, Jalisa Gilmore, and Jean Hamerman and attend the...
Events
CCLR will be exhibiting and presenting at ATCEM from March 26-29th. Make sure to connect with Claire Weston, Joy Britt, and Lujain Altawarah at their booth and attend their sessions: Charting Success:...
News
A Targeted Brownfield Assessment (TBA) is often the best first step a community can take in redeveloping a brownfield — any property where reuse might be complicated by environmental contamination. ...
Webinars
While brownfields are often negatively perceived, they are also a source of numerous opportunities for community revitalization, economic development, and amenities for residents. Identifying such pro...
News
Karen Homolac started her career in government serving an unlikely population — unprocessed salmon and herring. Now, after decades in the service of the public, Homolac has retired from her 21 year ...
About Us

Land reuse transforms communities.

Land recycling is about more than cleaning up and rebuilding on properties. How we choose to design and utilize the landscape is at the root of our quality of life. It is the basis of many environmental, social, and economic issues.

Services

Our technical assistance services provides training and support to start or restart your brownfield program, develop end-use visioning, and everything in between.

CLR can help you identify the right grants, private financing options, and incentives that meet your community’s needs and land reuse vision.

Effective brownfield grant management and understanding federal procurement policies are essential for redevelopment success.

CCLR can provide expert advice to help you make decisions and navigate cleanup requirements.

Equitable and sustainable land reuse projects empower marginalized communities in shaping how land is used to address inequity and support community assets.

CCLR works as a prime and subcontractor on many public and private funded land revitalization contracts.

Before & After

01
West Sacramento Bridge District
1983
2018

Before & After

Image of a new building, the bakery lofts
Image of an old, dilapidated building
02
Bakery Lofts: Emeryville, CA
1998
2003
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