6B(1) - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Mr. Chris Dressel March 4,2014 Page 4 of 18 Ivy Tower Complex In May 2013, Studebaker Building 84 LLC acquired this property comprised of three adjoining parcels located at 600 United Drive and 635 S. Lafayette Blvd (see Figure 2). This property is located immediately to the east of the aforementioned Millennium property and United Drive. The property consists of three main buildings referred to as Buildings 84, 112, and 113 and date to prior use as part of the former Studebaker Corporation which ceased operation in 1963. Prior to acquisition, a Phase I ESA was completed for the City of South Bend Community and Economic Development by Wightman Petrie, Inc. (WPI) in February 2012. The Phase I ESA identified the following recognized environmental conditions associated with the property. • Identified location of a former underground storage tank (UST) system along Building 113. • The potential presence of additional undocumented UST systems. • Undocumented spills and/or releases at the Site related to historical manufacturing operations including a former paint building located at the southeast corner of the site. • Absence of any documentation regarding historical disposal practices. • Documented soil and groundwater contamination on nearby properties. • The potential presence of PCB transformers, asbestos-containing materials, and lead- based paint. Note, the PCB transformers were removed in December 2013 and the asbestos-containing materials are currently being removed as of the date of this proposal with completion scheduled for April 2014. The concrete and underlying soils beneath the transformers in one room (Transformer Room #3, see Figure 3) have been impacted with PCBs and will require cleanup. Lead-based paint abatement is scheduled to commence in April 2014 and be completed in six months. Subsequently, WPI completed a limited Phase II ESA at the Site. WPI identified petroleum impacts in the soil (from 0-5 feet bgs) at the northwest corner of the open lot south of Building 113. WPI concluded that the impacts were possibly limited to near the surface. The concentrations detected were above Indiana default industrial closure goals. Trichloroethylene was detected in groundwater samples collected from beneath the property at concentrations slightly above Indiana default residential closure goals. WPI also completed a ground