26061 - Kick-Off Meeting_Piedmont Plating & Anodizing

Wednesday, April 12, 2023
SITESite Location•Located in South End approximately 2.5 miles southwest of uptown Charlotte.•Rapidly densifying area of Charlotte•Surrounded by numerous Brownfields properties
Site Location•4 parcels of land•Collectively totaling approximately 2.6 acres of land between Distribution Street and Dunavant Street•Generally commercial and warehouse uses on properties to the west and south•Active construction on properties to the north•High-density residential on properties to the east along Dunavant Street
Site History and Development1938 Aerial Photograph •Late 1930s - consisted of primarily undeveloped vegetated land.•1950s – Site and surrounding properties were graded for development•Early 1960s – construction of current Site buildings1956 Aerial Photograph 
Site History and Development2401 Distribution Street:•1960s – Colora Knits Inc. (hosiery manufacturers) and Gold Seal Manufacturing Company Inc. until 1990s•1980s – Mielco Industries (auto manufacturing) until 1990s•1990s – various distribution, retail, commercial office tenants2322 Dunavant Street:•1960s – Piedmont Plating & Anodizing (metal plating & anodizing)•Mid-1970 – Southern Aluminum Finishing (metal plating & anodizing)•2014 – metal plating & anodizing operations ceased•2018 – renovated for restaurant and commercial tenant spaces2400 and 2402/2406 Dunavant Street:•1960s – dairy equipment manufacturer until 1990s•1980s – lithographic printer until 2016•2017/2018 – various commercial uses1965 Aerial Photograph 240123222400
Current Uses2401 Distribution Streetvacant2322 Dunavant StreetThe Dunavant RestaurantBarton Malow Construction, office spacevacant2400 Dunavant Streetvacant2402/2406 Dunavant StreetvacantSL Laser240123222400
Previous Assessments – 2021/2022 Phase I ESAs (3 reports)Phase I ESAs: Potential for impact to the Site from known chlorinated solvent impacts from the north adjacent Crayton Printing Brownfields PropertyPotential for impact to the Site from historical on-Site operations (manufacturing, printing, plating)
Phase II Subsurface Investigations (3 Reports)Six soil samples - VOCs, SVOCs/PAHs, metals (varies)One groundwater sample – VOCsDrilling refusal encountered in four locationsFive exterior soil gas samples – VOCsTwo interior sub-slab soil gas samples - VOCsNo compounds detected in soil at concentrations above the PSRGs or expected background levels in the case of metalsTCE (up to 3.4 µg/L) detected above the 2L Standard and Residential VISL in the groundwater sample1,1,2,2-TCA (up to 4.24 µg/m3), benzene (up to 22.8 µg/m3), and 1,3-butadiene (up to 24.8 µg/m3) detected in soil gas at concentrations above the Residential VISLs
Brownfields Process6 Summit Capital LLC submits Brownfields Application 8/29/2022Letter of Eligibility received 2/7/2023Hoffman & Associates is under contract to purchase the SitePlan to submit an updated Brownfields Application with new Hoffman & Associates entity as the PD
Previous Assessments –2023 Phase I ESA FindingsRECs:Potential for impact from historical on-Site operationsKnown on-Site TCE groundwater impacts from off-Site source(s)Site located in historically industrial and commercial use area of Charlotte with known chlorinated solvent impacts upgradient of the Site
Current Redevelopment Plan Multi-family apartment building over a podium-style parking deck with retail and amenities spaces on the ground-levelNo residential units proposed at ground-levelLOE currently includes language indicating additional assessment is needed prior to approving residential use due to the presence of TCE in groundwaterObtained from client‐provided Preliminary Development Plan by KTGY dated November 4, 2022
Proposed Brownfields Assessment (Work Plan dated 4/4/2023)Receptor SurveyCollection of 8 soil samples VOCs, SVOCs, RCRA metals plus CrVICollection of 10 groundwater samplesVOCs, SVOCs, RCRA metalsCollection of 11 sub-slab soil gas samplesVOCs (full list)Objectives:•Evaluate potential risks•Assist in Site media management•Determine the extent and levels of TCE
Soil Sampling •Along former rail spurs/loading docks•Former metal plating ASTs•Former plating process area•Former plating wastewater treatment system
Groundwater Sampling •Downgradient of known off-Site impacts (northern)•TCE delineation and downgradient of historical on-Site operations (central and western)•Former metal plating wastewater ASTs (northeast)•Cross-gradient (east)
Sub-Slab Soil Gas Sampling 11 sub-slab soil gas samples•1 sample per ~5,000 sq ft within each existing Site building•Includes previous sub-slab soil gas samples collected in the former printing space
Schedule and MilestonesApplication submittal by 6 Summit Capital, LLC (August 29, 2022)Letter of Eligibility (February 7, 2023)Kick-off/Data Gap Meeting (April 12, 2023)Revised Application submittal for Hoffman & Associates (April/May 2023)Brownfields Assessment (April 2023) – Report (June 2023)Updated LOE (June 2023)EMP Review and Approval (July/August 2023)