Table 1

Summary Statistics for Residential Properties Sold in New York City More Than Once over 1996–2011 and 2004–2011 Periods; Property Proximity to Sites Participating in the Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP)

Variable1996–20112004–2011
MeanStd. Dev.MeanStd. Dev.
Panel A: Property Characteristics
Sale price ($)443,164.4284,552.6542,234.6296,640.7
Property age64.128.368.427.5
Lot size (acres)3,611.57,695.73,485.06,936.4
Property size (ft2)1,978.6989.22,012.61,046.8
Lot width (acres)33.025.832.424.1
Lot depth (acres)99.932.199.729.3
Number of units1.71.41.81.6
Number of stories2.63.12.52.9
Panel B: Proximity to BCP Sites
Site density variables
Entry1.313.051.893.66
Cleanup0.401.390.641.75
Redevelopment0.271.31
Observations123,85272,253
  • Note. Site density variables sum inverse distances between BCP sites and properties within 1 mile. Sale prices presented in the table are not normalized.