Site / Project Name |
Pressley Park |
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Brownfield Site Address |
2413 Meeting Street, North Charleston, SC 29405 |
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Site Owner |
Calvary AME Church -- privately owned. Property purchased with public tax dollars to create a passive park. |
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Clear Title |
Yes |
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Owner Contaminator |
No |
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Former Use |
Gas Station with above ground storage tanks, junk yard, auto repair shop, construction laydown yard, and residential for previous owner. |
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Land Use |
The property is currently an open space that is underused. It sits near a neighborhood where the residents have advocated for a park for 12 years now. |
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Infrastructure |
The property sits between two roads, near I-26, and an active railroad is adjacent to the property. |
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Assessment Level |
Phase 2
We have received TBA from EPA Region IV to clean up petroleum products and heavy metal contamination. We are working with SC state environmental agency with due diligence with the property before clean up starts. |
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Contaminants |
Fill Material of unknown source (Elevated levels of Arsenic, Barium, Cadmium, and lead in excess of EPA's Regional Screening Levels in the fill material)
Scrap Metal stored on property
Benzene
Toluene
Ethylbenzene
Xylenes
Naphthalene
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Cleanup Program |
No |
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Remediation |
Yes
We have obtained records of removal of soil from the site. We are working with the land owner currently to ascertain how much and at what depth of removal was performed. |
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Developer |
Yes
Lowcountry Development Trust, LLC |
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Future Use |
Commercial
Passive Park with Farmer's Market |
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Financing Tools: Federal Programs |
Brownfield Redevlopment Grants, Workforce Development Grants, |
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Financing Tools: State Programs |
Brownfield Revolving Loan Program |
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Financing Tools: Funds Committed |
No |
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Challenges |
Financing; Adopting a Redevelopment Plan for the site |
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Technical Assistance |
Tax Increment Financing; New Markets Tax Credits; Bonds; EB-5 |
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