Three Legacy Properties in Detroit List for Redevelopment

CHICAGO - March 31, 2016 - PRLog -- The City of Detroit, Michigan is seeking the development of three sites with historical uses that left legacies of contamination. Environmental remediation is complete or ongoing at each site, well on their way to being redeveloped for productive use again.

Former Sears Site - 10750 Grand River Ave.

Now vacant, this site operated as a Sears Retail Store and Auto Care Center from 1928 to 1988. Auto repair-related environmental impacts have been remediated by the City and MDEQ. The site became contaminated from historical automotive activities and underground storage tanks (USTs). In 2002, 12 USTs and approximately 700 cubic yards of impacted soil were removed under a Clean Michigan Initiative (CMI) Grant. In 2008 - 2009, the City of Detroit conducted remedial activities, including soil and debris excavation, disposal of excavated materials, sampling, backfilling and construction of a berm to create a clean site for commercial/mixed-use development. Remedial activities were funded by a USEPA Brownfield Cleanup Grant and a cost recovery action through the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ).

Now remediated, this site is listed at BrownfieldListings.com as a greyfield. View at: https://brownfieldlistings.com/listings/view/322

Former Detroit Coke - 7819 West Jefferson Ave.

Allied Chemical Corporation, Semet-Solvay Division, and Allied Signal operated coke plants at this site until 1991. Coking operations were shut down, and the RCRA corrective action process was initiated. An Administrative Order by Consent was issued to Honeywell International Inc. by MDEQ in 1999. Honeywell is currently conducting remedial investigation and remedial action.

Today, one third of the property is owned by the City and under redevelopment, while the remaining two thirds of the 120-acre site is owned and operated by private entities. The current users include Lafarge North America Inc, McCoig Holding, Detroit-Windsor Truck Ferry, and Delray Connecting Railroad.

This property is located in a Renaissance Zone. View at: https://brownfieldlistings.com/listings/view/321

Carter Color Coat - 5951 Hastings & 991 Harper

A former auto parts painting plant located at the I-94/I-75 intersection, this property includes a six-story concrete and steel frame building. MDEQ conducted an environmental assessment in 2004. A time critical removal action was conducted by USEPA in 2008 to remove and dispose of drums and other containers with hazardous materials, hazardous materials inside tanks and sumps, PCB-impacted materials, and solid debris contaminated with asbestos. In 2010, MDEQ conducted a remedial action to remove underground storage tanks and contaminated soils. Over $1,000,000 has been spent to conduct remedial action at the site, and an estimated $300,000 in additional remedial actions may be required.

This property is located in the following three incentive zones: Empowerment Zone, Renaissance Zone and Enterprise Community. View at https://brownfieldlistings.com/listings/view/320

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