10054_Lexington Home Brands Plant 1_SIR_2022.01.26

DWM Brownfields Inspection Report
Submitted By: jkslaughter_ncdenr
Submitted Time: 01/28/2022 1:03 PM

I. Inspection Information
Date & Time: 01/26/2022 1:57 PM Inspection Type: LURU/LUR Non-Compliance

Brownfields Staff:
Kevin Slaughter
Other Personnel:
Austin Lookabill – Thomasville Homebrands
Manager, furniture distribution warehouse.

Location:
Lat: 35.8190217, Long: -80.2558313,

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II. Project Information
Number: 10054-06-029 Name: Lexington Home Brands Plant No.1
Address: S. Salisbury Street

City: Lexington

County: Davidson

III. Environmental

Current Use of Property: Commercial/Retail
Structures on Property: Existing Structures Violation: No

Vapor Mitigation Systems: Not Observed Vapor Mitigation Violation: No

Use of Surface Water or Groundwater: Not Observed Water Use Violation: No

Exposed Soils: Not Observed Exposed Soils Violation: No

Summary: N/A

Summary: N/A

Summary: Former Textile mill encompassing several city blocks. Several of the buildings
on the brownfields parcel are currently in use (two breweries and a furniture distribution
warehouse Photos 3-7, 9 and 10), while there are others that are not in use (Photos 2 and
11).

Summary: N/A

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Use of Basements: Observed Basement Violation: No

Storage of Chemicals: Not Observed Chemical Violation: No

Groundwater Monitoring Wells: Observed Monitoring Well Violation: No

Current Exposure to Public/Public Risk:

Summary: Sub-grade “basement” within Goose and the Monkey Brew House observed
during the Site Inspection (Photo 5). There are most likely additional sub grade rooms
within the numerous buildings located on the property that were not identified without
having access to building interiors.

Summary: N/A

Condition:
Summary: Former monitoring well vaults were observed on the property during the site
inspection (Photo 8). Did not attempt to open well vaults to determine if they had been
abandoned while performing the inspection.

No risk to the public observed at the time of the site inspection.

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IV. Inspector Comments

V. PHOTOGRAPHS

Photo 1: View facing northeast along S. Railroad St. on the Brownfields property.

As noted in Use of Basements previously, was not able to access the interior of a few of the
buildings present during the site inspection. As a result, there may be basements, chemical
storage, etc., that were present at the time of the inspection that was not identified.
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Photo 2: Interior of typical building that is not currently in use on the Brownfields property.

Photo 3: Goose and the Monkey Brew House facing west from eastern property boundary.

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Photo 4: Photo taken within Goose and the Monkey Brew House.

Photo 5: Sub-grade rooms/soil contact walls within Goose and the Monkey Brew House.
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Photo 6: Exterior photo of Bull City Ciderhouse including outdoor seating located adjacent to S.
Salisbury St.

Photo 7: Interior photo of Bull City Ciderhouse. Establishment was not open at the time of the
Site Inspection.
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Photo 8: Monitoring well vaults observed during the inspection.
Photo 9: Delivery of furniture for wholesale distribution at one of the warehouses utilized by
Lexington Homebrands.
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Photo 10: Interior of one of the warehouses utilized by Lexington Homebrands.

Photo 11: View of southeastern corner of property facing north. One of several buildings not
accessible during the site inspection.