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HomeMy WebLinkAbout19039_Oneida Mill_BPA_20150601miNERAL SPRINGS environmental, p.c. June 1, 2015 Mr. Bruce Nicholson Division of Waste Management Brownfields Program 1646 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1646 Subject: Brownfield Letter of Intent Former Kayser Roth Facility 219 Hardin Street Graham, North Carolina MSElob838 Dear Mr. Nicholson: JUN 2015 On behalf of Pumpkin Hill Mill, LLC, Mineral Springs Environmental, P.C. (MSE) is submitting the following letter as notice of intent to purchase and reuse the property located at 219 Hardin Street, Graham, North Carolina. Please find attached a completed eligibility application for the site. If you have any questions regarding this information please contact me at (919) 261- 8186. Sincerely, Mineral Springs Environmental, P.C. ~.e.~ Kirk B. Pollard, L.G. Principal Geologist • • • Brownfields Property Application North Carolina Brownfields Program www.ncbrownfields.org I. PROSPECTIVE DEVELOPER (PO) INFORMATION {USE TAB KEY TO GET TO NEXT DATA ENTRY LINE-DO NOT USE THE RETURN KEY} A. PO information: Entity name Principal Officer Representative Mailing Address E-mail address Phone No. Fax: No. Website Pumpkin Hill Mill, LLC Richard Angino Richard Angino 463 1/2 Carolina Circle Winston Salem, NC 27104 richard@thirdwavehousing.com 336-499-1963 (888) 337-0371 nla B. PO contact person information (i.e .. individual who will serve as the NCBP's point of contact if different than above}: Name Company Mailing Address E-Mail Address Phone No. Fax: No. Richard Angino Third Wave Housing 463 1/2 Carolina Circle Winston Salem, NC 27104 richard@thirdwavehousing.com 336-499-1963 (888) 337-0371 C. Information regarding all parent companies. subsidiaries or other affiliates of PO (attach separate sheetrsJ if necessary): (Use for LLCs) Member-managed or manager-managed? Answer: Member-managed 4 • • • If manager-managed, provide name of manager and percent of ownership: Name Ownership (%) Mailing Address E-Mail Address Phone No. Fax No. Third Wave Housing 49.5% 463 /2 Carolina Circle Winston Salem, NC 27104 richard@thirdwavehousing .com 336-499-1963 888-337-0371 For all LLCs, list all members of the LLC and provide their percent of ownership: Name Third Wave Housing, LLC Ownership (%) 49.5% Mailing Address 463 1/2 Carolina Circle Winston Salem, NC 27104 E-Mail Address richard@thirdwavehousing.com Phone No. 336-499-1963 Fax No. (888) 337-0371 Name Cohen-Esrey Affordable Partners, LLC Ownership (%) 49.5% Mailing Address 6800 W 64th St, Suite 101 Overland Park, KS 66202 E-Mail Address tanderson@cohenesrey .com Phone No. (913) 671-3363 Fax No. (913)671-3301 Name Workforce Homestead, Inc. Ownership (%) 1% Mailing Address 14 Brewery Lane Tryon, NC 28782 E-Mail Address jim@workforcehomestead.com Phone No. (828) 351-9151 Fax No. (888) 337-0371 5 • • Managers of manager-managed LLCs are required to execute all brownfield documents for the LLC; as to member-managed LLCs, state name of member who will sign these documents. Richard Angino, managing member, Third Wave Housing, LLC List all parent companies, subsidiaries and other affiliates: (Use for Partnerships) Check one: 0General Partnership OLimited Partnership List all partners and percent of ownership: Name Ownership(%) Mailing Address E-Mail Address Phone No . Fax No. n/a Is this person a general or limited partner? Name Ownership(%) Mailing Address E-Mail Address Phone No. Fax No. Is this person a general or limited partner? List all parent companies, subsidiaries and other affiliates: 6 • • • (Use for corporations other than LLCs) (If information is the same as shown in 1.A., please indicate "same as 1.A." below.) Name Mailing Address E-Mail Address Phone No. Fax No. List all parent companies, subsidiaries and other affiliates: (Use for individuals) (If individual is the same as shown in 1.A., -please indicate "same as 1.A." above.) Name Mailing Address E-Mail Address Phone No. Fax No. D. Does PO have or can it obtain the financial means to fully implement a brownfields agreement and assure the safe reuse of the property? (Attach supporting documentation such as letters of credit, financial statements, etc.) Answer Yes Explanation Pumpkin Hill Mill, LLC has the financial means to fully implement its Brownfields agreement. Attached is the development cost model. E. Does PO have or can it obtain the managerial means to fully implement a brownfields agreement and assure the safe use of the property? Answer Yes Explanation Third Wave Housing and Cohen-Esrey Affordable Partners, managing members of the PO, each have many years of experience developing historic properties, 7 • • • including those requiring hazardous material remediation, for adaptive reuse as housing . The funds that make this posible are the sale of the tax credits which included the Historic, State Mill Credits and Affordable credits. Past project information is available upon request. F. Does PD have or can it obtain the technical means to fully implement a brownfields agreement and assure the safe use of the property? Answer Yes Explanation Pumpkin Hill Mill LLC has retained Mineral Springs Environmental, PC to assist it with the technical guidance needed to successfully implement the Brownfields Program Agreement and assure safe use of the property. G. Does PD commit that it will comply (and has complied, if PD has had a prior project in the NCBP) with all applicable procedural requirements of the NCBP, including prompt payment of all statutorily required fees? Answer Yes (List all NCBP project name(s) and NCBP project ID numbers where PD or any parent company, subsidiary and other affiliate of PD has been a party to.) H. Does PD currently own the property? Answer No If yes, when did PD purchase the property and from whom? (Provide name, address, telephone number and email address of the contact person for the current property owner.) If no, provide the name, address, telephone number and e-mail address of the contact person for the current property owner Jay Burke Rentals, Inc. 17 SE Court Square, Suite 202 Graham, NC 27253 I. If PD does not currently own the property, does PD have the property under contract to purchase? 8 • • • Answer yes If yes, provide date of contract. 7/1/2013 If no, when does the PO intend to purchase the property (e.g., after the project is determined to be eligible for participation in the NCBP, after PO receives a draft BFA, after the conclusion of the brownfields process)? Note: the Act requires the PO to demonstrate that it intends to either buy or sell the property. J. Describe all activities that have taken place on the property since PO or PO's parents, subsidiaries and/or other affiliates, and/or lessees or sublessees of PO, took ownership of or operated at the property (e.g., industrial, manufacturing or commercial activities, etc.). (Include a list of all regulated substances as defined at NCGS § 130A-310.31(b)(11) that have been used, stored on, or otherwise present at the property while those activities were conducted, and explain how they were used.) N/A II. SITE INFORMATION A. Information regarding the proposed brownfields property: Proposed project name Oneida Mill Lofts acreage 6.84 County Alamance street address(es) 219 Harden Street city Graham zip 27523 tax ID(s) or PIN(s) pending past use(s) manufacturing current use(s) idle cause( s )/source( s) of contamination: known petroleum, chlorinated solvents suspected B. Regulatory Agency Involvement: List the site names and all identifying numbers (ID No.) previously or currently assigned by any federal, state or local environmental regulatory agencies for the property. The ID No's may include CERCUS numbers, RCRA generator 9 • • • numbers for past and present operations, UST database, Division of Water Quality's incident management database, and/or Inactive Hazardous Sites Branch inventory numbers. (In many instances, the PD will need to actively seek out this information by reading environmental site assessment reports, reviewing government files, contacting government officials, and through the use of government databases, many of which may be available over the internet.) Agency Name/10 No: Incident #21742 Aquifer Protection Division Agency Name/10 No: Agency Name/10 No: Agency Name/10 No: Agency Name/10 No: Agency Name/10 No: C. In what way(s) is the property is abandoned. idled, or underused? There is no activity currently at this site. D. In what way(s) is the actual or possible contamination at the property a hindrance to development or redevelopment of the property (attach anv supporting documentation such as letters from lending institutions)? There is no hinderance provided that the property completes the Brownfield Agreement to address an liability for past uses. E. In what way(s) is the redevelopment of the property difficult or impossible without a brownfields agreement (attach anv supporting documentation such as letters form lending institutions)? Without the Brownfields agreement, the potential liability from previous activities makes the property undesirable for redevelopment. F. What are the planned use(s) of the redeveloped brownfields property to which the PO will commit? Be as specific as specific as possible. Historic rehab for adaptive reuse as affordable housing. G. Current tax value of brownfields property: $426,833 H. Estimated capital investment in redevelopment project: $15,700,000 I. List and describe the public benefits that will result from the property's redevelopment. Be as specific as possible. (Examples of public benefits for brownfields projects include job creation, tax base increases, revitalization of blighted areas, preseNed green space, 10 • • • preserved historic places, improving disadvantaged neighborhood quality-of-life related retail shopping opportunities, affordable housing, environmental cleanup activities or set asides that have community or environmental benefits. In gauging public benefit, NCBP places great value upon letters of support from community groups and local government that describe anticipated improvements in quality of life for neighboring communities that the project will bring about. The inclusion of such support letters with this application is recommended and encouraged.) The proposed development transforms a blighted property into much needed affordable housing for workforce and families. The new housing stock will attract wage earners to the local community which leads to economic growth. Special Note: Please describe all environment-friendly technologies and designs PO plans to utilize in its redevelopment strategy. For example, environment friendly redevelopment plans could include: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Certification, green building materials; green landscaping techniques such as using drought resistant plants; energy efficient designs, materials, appliances, machinery, etc.; renewable sources of energy, and/or recycling/reuse of old building materials such as brick or wood. J. Who will own the brownfields property when the Notice of Brownfields Property is filed with the register of deeds at the conclusion of the brownfields process? (If information is the same as 1.A. above, please indicate.) Name Mailing Address E-Mail Address Phone No. Fax No. Pumpkin Hill Mill, LLC 463 1/2 Carolina Circle Winston Salem, NC 27104 richard@thirdwavehousing.com 336-499-1963 (888) 337-0371 Ill. OTHER REQUIRED INFORMATION A. Brownfields Affidavit: PO must provide its certification, in the form of a signed and notarized original of the unmodified model brownfields affidavit provided by NCBP, that it did not cause or contribute to contamination at the property and that it meets all other statutory eligibility requirements. (Note: The form to use for this affidavit is attached to this application. It must be filled out signed notarized, and submitted with this application.) Is the required affidavit. as described above. included with this application? Answer Yes 11 • • • B. Proposed Brownfields Agreement Form: PO must provide the completed form Proposed Brownfields Agreement. (Note: The form to use for this document is attached to this application. It must be filled out, initialed, and attached on your submittal.) Is the required Proposed Brownfields Agreement . as described above. included with this application? Answer Yes C. Location Map: PO must provide a copy of the relevant portion of the 1:24,000 scale U.S.G.S. topographic quadrangle map that shows the property clearly plotted, and that measures at least an 8 % by 11 inches. (Note: these maps can be purchased through the above link, or often through retail outdoor recreation stores that can print out the relevant map. Often environmental reports have location maps that use this type of map as the base for its location map.) Is the required location map included with this application? Answer Yes D. Survey Plat: PO must provide a preliminary survey plat of the brownfields property with the property boundaries clearly identified, and a metes and bounds legal description that matches the property description on the plat. At this stage of the brownfields process; one or more existing survey plats from a previous property conveyance will suffice. (Before the brownfields project enters the public comment phase of the brownfields process, the PD will be required to submit a final brownfields survey plat which includes the information listed in the brownfields survey plat guidance.) Is the required preliminary survey plat included with this application? Answer Yes E. Site Photographs: PO must provide at least one pre-redevelopment photograph of the property, in either hard copy or electronic format that shows existing facilities and structures. Please note that the NCBP prefers to have electronic photos instead of or in addition to hard copies. Electronic copies of photographs should be emailed to Shirley.Liggins@ncmail.net with a clear indication as to which Brownfields Application they apply. · Are photographs of the property included with this application? Answer Yes Have electronic copies of the photographs been emailed to NCBP? Answer Yes F. Environmental Reports/Data: If it makes an affirmative eligibility determination, the NCBP will request that PO provide any and all existing environmental reports and data 12 • • • for the property. However, the brownfields process may be expedited if PO submits such reports/data with this application. Are any environmental reports/data being submitted with this application? Answer Mineral Springs Environmental, P.C. {MSE) has prepared the following summary of environmental conditions at the Kayser Roth Transportation Facility (KR) site. The site was previously used by Kayser Roth as a textiles manufacturing facility and most recently used as a transportation facility. The facility is currently vacant. The site is comprised of approximately 7 acres of land and three large buildings. The site is bordered by West Harden Street, Oneida and South Elm Street. In 1989, KR contracted the removal of an 11,000 gallon capacity gasoline underground storage tank (UST). Representative soil samples submitted for analysis did not indicate the presence of total petroleum hydrocarbons. A report documenting these activities was found in the North Carolina Aquifer Protection's Winston-Salem Regional Office files. Based on reviewed documents, a clean closure was granted for the UST by the North Carolina Division of Environmental Management. Reportedly a 12,000 gallon aboveground storage tank (AST) was also removed from the site in 1989. In 1992, Russnow, Kane and Andrews, Inc. {RKA) conducted a limited Phase I and II environmental site assessment at the KR facility. Soil samples collected adjacent to former ASTs indicated the presence of petroleum impact from surface to a depth of 22.5 feet. RKA also installed two temporary wells and collected groundwater samples in the area of the ASTs and UST. Petroleum related compounds were detected in both samples . In 1993, KR contracted Aquaterra Inc. and Four Seasons Industrial Services (Four Seasons), to perform soil and groundwater assessment activities to further characterize a release in the former location of a 12,000 gallon capacity AST and 7,500 gallon AST used to store #2 fuel oil as well as to confirm the clean closure in the former 11,000 UST area. During assessment activities five soil borings were advanced and four shallow wells were installed at the site. The soil analytical results indicated soil has been impacted in an area encompassing 1,600 cubic yards in the area of the former ASTs. The area of impact extends from surface to a depth of 22 feet. According to the 1993 report prepared by Aquaterra, no petroleum impact was documented in the groundwater. In late 1993, Four Seasons undertook a program to excavate an area of approximately 47 feet in length and up to 29 feet in width. The excavation extended to a depth as much as 17 feet. A total of 1,007.32 tons of soil was transported to Cunningham Brick Company in Thomasville, North Carolina. Documentation indicates as much as 2400 tons of impacted soil was excavated at the site. According to an October 27, 1989 report some impacted soil remained in the excavation. Using a site sensitivity cleanup value, KR received a closure letter for this activity. In May 1999, KR submitted a correspondence to the Groundwater Section indicating chlorinated solvents were identified in the groundwater beneath the site. Subsequently, steps were taken by Waters Edge Environmental LLC. (Waters Edge) to assess the extent of the identified groundwater impact. During a period from 1999 to 2001, nine additional monitoring wells were installed at the site. Several monitoring wells confirmed the presence of chlorinated solvents downgradient of the site. Several Comprehensive Site Assessment reports are on file with the Aquifer Protection Section. 13 • • • • On April 26, 2002, Waters Edge submitted a Corrective Action Plan (CAP) designed to address groundwater impact. Of note, the CAP mentions that borings were performed in the area of monitoring well MW-2 and chlorinated solvents were detected in the soil samples from this area. This identification would support a release from onsite activities may have impacted the groundwater. The area of impact at this time measures approximately 40 feet wide by 40 feet long. Based on the results, the extent of impact has not been defined. Based on the review of the state file, annual groundwater reports are being submitted which document the groundwater impact at the site. To date no active remediation has occurred on either the soil or groundwater chlorinated solvent impact. The most recent report prepared and submitted in February 17, 2006 indicated concentrations of solvents at depth and in the offsite monitoring well. Evidently the state performed a sampling of a nearby creek which indicated the presence of solvents at concentrations which exceed the North Carolina Surface Water Standards. This sampling was performed in early 2006. MSE identified a log dated December 5, 2006 which apparently was prepared by the Aquifer Protection Section. The log documented a conversation with KR consulting representatives that indicated that the contaminant plume is discharging into a nearby creek. A entry on the log indicates that either a Notice of Violation or Notice of Regulatory Requirements be prepared and issued by the agency requiring KR move forward with addressing groundwater and soil impact. The document also indicates that the state believes the source of the impact is located on site. MSE believes this site is a good candidate for entry into the Brownfields Program site because If environmental reports/data are being submitted with this application. please provide the title. date and author of each item being submitted: IV. ADDITIONAL REQUIRED FORMS The following forms are to be filled out and submitted with the application including the Responsibility and Compliance Affidavit and the Proposed Brownfields Agreement Submittal of the Affidavit requires signature and notarization, and the Proposed Brownfields Application requires an initial . 14 • • • NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES NORTH CAROLINA BROWNFIELDS PROGRAM IN THE MATTER OF: Pumpkin Hill Mill, LLC UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ~TATUTES 3 130A-310.30, et. s,. ) ) l I AFFIDAVIT RE: RESPONSmiLITY AND COMPLIANCE Pumpkin Hill Mill, LLC, being duly sworn, hereby deposes and says: 1. I am <<Richard Angino>> of Pumpkin Hill Mill, LLC. II Ifill 2. [if signatory is not President, add this paragraph: "I am fully authorized to make the declarations contained herein and to legally bind Pumpkin Hill Mill, LLC. "] 3. Pumpkin Hill Mill, LLC is applying for a Brownfields Agreement with the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 3 130A, Article 9, Part 5 (Brownfields Act), in relation to the following 88884056108 parcel(s) in Graham, Alamance, County, North Carolina: 219 Harden Street, Graham, NC 27253 4. I hereby certify, under the pains and penalties of perjury and of the Brownfields Act, that Pumpkin Hill Mill, LLC, and any parent, subsidiary or other affiliate meets the eligibility requirements ofN.C.G.S. 3 130A-310.31(b)(10), in that it has a bonafide, demonstrable desire to bu~ sell 0 for the purpose of developing or redeveloping, and did not cause or contribute to the contamination at, the parcel(s) cited in the preceding paragraph. 5. I hereby certify, under the pains and penalties of perjury and of the Brownfields Act, that Pumpkin Hill Mill, LLC meets the eligibility requirement ofN.C.G.S.3130A-310.32(a)(l) in that it and any parent, subsidiary or other affiliate have substantially complied with: a. the terms of any brownfields or similar agreement to which it or any parent, subsidiary or other affiliate has been a party; b. the requirements applicable to any remediation in which it or any parent, subsidiary or other affiliate has previously engaged; c. federal and s gwations and rules for the protection of the environment. Signature/Printed Name Date Swom to and subscribed before me 15 • this -r\' V\ day of MfMi ~~J:J ,2o.1S Notary Public My commission expires: (SEAL) • • 16 • • • Preliminary Proposed Brownfields Agreement I. Property Facts a. Property Address(es): 219 Harden Street, Graham, NC b. Property Seller: Jay L. Burke Rentals Inc. c. Property Buyer: Pumpkin Hill Mill, LLC d. Brief Property Usage History: The property was previously used as a textiles manufacturing facility and more recently as a transportation facility. The site is currently unused. Three buildings are on site. e. The planned reuse will potentially involve the following use classification(s) (check all that apply): D School!childcare/senior care IZI Residential D Commercial, retail (specify) D Other commercial (specify) D Office D Light industrial D Heavy industrial D Recreational D Openspace D Other (specify) n. Contaminant Information a. The contaminant situation at the property is best described by the following (check all that apply): 1Zl Contaminants are from an on-property source(s) 1Zl Contaminants are from an off-property source(s) D Contaminants are from an unknown source( s) D Contaminants have not yet been documented on the property 17 • • • b. Contaminated Media Table. (If known, check appropriate boxes below) Contaminant Types Chlorinated Solvents (list): Petroleum: ASTs USTs Other Other (list): Metals (list): Other (list): Soil X aceton e toluene Groundwater Private Wells and/or Surface Water tetrach loroeth ene (PCE) trichlo roethe ne 1,1,1,- trichlo roetha ne methyl ene chlorid e toluen e 18 Vapor Intrusion • ill. Protective Measures • • I am prepared to take steps necessary to make the property suitable for its planned uses while fully protecting public health and the environment. I propose that NCBP consider a brownfields agreement that will make the property suitable for the planned use(s) through the following mechanism(s) (check all that apply): 0 Contaminant remediation to risk-based levels. cgj Engineered Controls (e.g., low permeability caps, vapor mitigation systems, etc) cgj Land use restrictions that run with the land that will restrict or prohibit uses that are unacceptable from a risk assessment/management perspective. (Important Note: In any final brownfields agreement generated by the NCBP, land use restrictions will ultimately come with the continuing obligation to submit an annual certification that the Land Use Restrictions are being complied with and are recorded at the applicable register of deeds office.) IV. Fees In connection with a brownfields agreement, the Act requires that the developer pay fees to offset the cost to the State. In satisfaction of the Act, the following fees apply to any brownfields agreement that is developed for this project: a. A $2,000 initial fee will be due from the applicant PD when both of the following occur: 1) NCBP receives this application and proposed brownfields agreement, AND 2) NCBP notifies the applicant in writing that the applicant PD and the project are eligible for participation in the NCBP and continued negotiation of a brownfields agreement. b. A $3,500 second fee will be due from the PD prior to execution of brownfields agreement. c. In the unexpected event that the environmental conditions at the property are unusually complex or NCBP's costs will clearly exceed the above amounts, NCBP and PD will negotiate additional fees. cgj Rc1}--Please check this box and initial in space provided to indicate your acknowledgement of the above fee structure. Date of Submittal: 2015 19 • • z 0 0 0 ~ 0 0 10 (Y) Date: December 2009 Job No.: MSE 249 • File: 249/Drawing 1 By: KP TOPO! map printed on 12/14/09 from 11Untitled.tpou 0 5 1M~ 0 1101 fEET 0 9X1 ltnl MmRS ---'F3E3EiF*E*3 WGS84 79°23.000' W z 0 "\.'#Mil\\P[~l\1 ..... 1 0 WGS84 79°23.000' W 0 IJ) 0 0 10 (Y) z 0 0 0 v 0 0 10 (Y) Map mated with TOPO!tl @I03 Namnal Geographi: (wwmmnalgeoglaphi.comltopo) TOPOGRAPHIC SITE MAP KAYSER ROTH SITE GRAHAM, NORTH CAROUNA m iNERAL SPRINGS environmental, p.c. DRAWING NO. 1 • • View of building 1, looking south form northeast portion of site • View looking west along north property line; market Street to right of photo. Note residence in background of photo is not a part of the property • • View of building 1, looking north form neat south property line • View of building 2, looking south • • View of former electrical transmission station on property, near Market Street • View of east side of building 1 • • View of east side of building 1, near southeast corner of building • View of building 1, looking west along south property line (W. Harden Street) • • View of exterior window in building 1 covered by sheet metal facade • View of portion of building 2. Note smoke stack in photo extends upward • • View of building 2, looking at north side of building • View of outside of building 2 • Loading docks for building 2 • • Exterior of building 2 • • View of shed on property near the off site adjacent residence • View of cooling tower on roof of building 1 • View of building 2 from roof of building 1 • • View of building 2 (right of photo) and properties across W. Harden Street • • Close up view of roofing system on building 1 • View of tower on building 1 • • Air turbine on roof of building 1 • Window covered by sheet metal, building 2 • • Portions of air cooling tower fallen from top of building 1 • Windows covered by sheet metal • • Typical monitoring well found on property • Another typical monitoring well found on property • • Interior view of boiler room on property • Peeling paint in interior of building 1 • Floor tile, building 1 • • Caved in roof, building 2 • Interior view, building 2 • • Outside view, building 2 • Interior view, building 1 • • View of building across W. Harden Street (not on property)