18044_LRMF_ Land Use Request-Approval 20190424

April 24, 2019
Sent Via EMAIL ([e-mail])
North Carolina Department of Transportation Mr. Craig Newton
1553 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1533
Subject: Response to Email Request
Charlotte Locomotive & Railcar Maintenance Facility Brownfields Project Brownfields Project Number 18044-14-060
Dear Mr. Newton:
On April 18, 2019, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quaility (DEQ) Brownfields Program received your email correspondence requesting DEQ approval for use at the above referenced Brownfields Property. The request is to lease a portion of the Locomotive & Railcar Maintenance
Facility that has a concrete pad to assemble façade components for uptown construction project. The email goes on to explain there would be no disturbance of hard surfaces or excavation required or allowed. The allowed used on the Brownfields property are industrial defined as the assembly,
fabrication, processing, warehousing or distribution of goods or materials. Therefore, the email request fits within the allowable uses and is acceptable. Please note that all other government requirements and
restrictions apply to your normal operations.
Thank you for submitting the information to the Brownfields Program for review and approval. If you
have any questions about this correspondence or require additional information, please feel free to contact
me by phone [phone] or email [e-mail].
Sincerely,
Carolyn Minnich
Carolyn Minnich
Brownfields Project Manager
ec: Property Management Unit
Box, Gordon H [e-mail] Parker, Cyrus F [e-mail]

From:Newton, Craig M
To:Minnich, Carolyn; Box, Gordon H; Parker, Cyrus F
Subject:RE: NCDOT LRMF - Concrete Pad for Laydown Area
Date:Thursday, April 18, 2019 9:41:50 AM
That’s great. This is a win-win.
Enjoy your long weekend – I know I will despite nasty weather
Take care
Craig

From: Minnich, Carolyn
Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2019 9:35 AM
To: Newton, Craig M <[e-mail]>; Box, Gordon H <[e-mail]>; Parker, Cyrus F
<[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: NCDOT LRMF - Concrete Pad for Laydown Area

Good morning. Yes, the week is going well and I’m getting work done today, my only day in the
office. I reviewed the request and the recorded Notice. At first glance, I see nothing to prohibit the
use. It fits within the definition of industrial use. I will run it past Bruce Nicholson, next week.
Assuming he agrees, we will send an approval letter.

Happy Easter.
Carolyn

From: Newton, Craig M
Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2019 9:16 AM
To: Minnich, Carolyn <[e-mail]>; Box, Gordon H <[e-mail]>; Parker,
Cyrus F <[e-mail]>
Cc: Newton, Craig M <[e-mail]>
Subject: NCDOT LRMF - Concrete Pad for Laydown Area

Hi Carolyn

I hope you’re doing well despite your “unusual week”!

I wanted to let you know the Rail Division has received an unsolicited proposal to lease a portion of
our Brownfield property to a contractor which would use the concrete pad to assemble façade
components for an uptown construction project. Their description is below. There would be no
disturbance of hard surface or excavation required or allowed. The Brownfield agreement has an
explicit prohibition on uses, but this seems to us to be a good use of State property to generate
funds for our corridor preservation program.

Let me know if we can proceed, and if so whether an official approval is needed from DEQ, or if the
prohibition prevails and we should tell them it is unavailable.

Thank you

Craig

From: Caren Wingate <[e-mail]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2019 4:24 PM
To: Fisher, Dan <[e-mail]>; 'Ben Manning' <[e-mail]>
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Good afternoon Dan and Ben,

Please accept this e-mail as an introduction so that you may communicate directly.

This project will involve construction of a hotel façade on the property located at 1320 S Graham
Street. Here are the details:

One year lease, with 6-month extension option.
Lease rate is $1,500/month.
DPR Construction will materials on site with a tipping crane.
We need for the fence on Graham Street to be opened up. DPR will construct a gate at that
opening.
There is to be no excavation or disturbance of asphalt or the ground surrounding the work area.

DPR is ready to move as soon as NCDOT can prepare the lease. Contact info for each of you below.

Dan Fisher
NCDOT
Corridors & Properties Engineer & State Wide Field Agent
[e-mail]
704-437-3928

Ben Manning
DPR Construction
407-436-5827

Please let me know if I can be of assistance in expediting anything on the front end.

I remain at your service,

Caren

Caren Wingate
Commercial Broker & Development Consultant
Wingate Advisory Group &
The Gold District of Charlotte
704-641-2154

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