
Site / Project Name | 
CF&I Main Office building |

Brownfield Site Address | 
210 Canal Street |

Site Owner | 
Bessemer Historical Society |

Clear Title | 
Yes |

Owner Contaminator | 
No |

Former Use | 
Main office building for Colorado Fuel and Iron (CF&I) from 1901 to 1993. From 1993 to present it has been vacant or used for storage. |

Land Use | 
Property is listed on the National Register of Historical Places and an application is in process to have the property listed as a National Historic Landmark. The site is historically significant. |

Infrastructure | 
I-25 is parallel to the property on the east side with an interchange approximately 3 block to the north. Evraz, formerly CF&I, is still an operating steel mill across I-25 to the east. |

Assessment Level | 
Phase 3/4 |

Contaminants | 
The building contains a wide variety of contaminants consist with a building built in 1901 with many remodels over the years.It has old light fixtures and switches, a very old boiler, asbestos, tiles, lead paint, etc. |

Cleanup Program | 
No |

Remediation | 
No |

Developer | 
Yes
Bessemer Historical Society |

Future Use | 
Commercial
A museum highlighting the history of CF&I, the employees, the neighborhood and the industrialization of the west. |

Financing Tools: Federal Programs | 
New market tax credits and federal historic tax credits |

Financing Tools: State Programs | 
state historic tax credits, state historical funds, private foundations, CLG and CDBG |

Financing Tools: Funds Committed | 
none at this time. We are just starting the application process. |

Challenges | 
Financing |

Technical Assistance | 
Historic Tax Credits; New Markets Tax Credits |