A Phase I was conducted on behalf of the owner, who at the time was contemplating rehabbing the building. Multiple RECs were identified. The site was occupied by Steelcote Manufacturing from 1924-2001, a company that manufactured roof coatings, varnishes, putties and caulks, epoxies, urethanes, and enamels. Various regulated activities have been associated with the Steelcote Manufacturing facility, which has included VCP/Brownfields, UST/LUST, RCRA Generator, CORRACTS and CERCLA-NFRAP listings. Enrollment into the B/VCP was based on confirmed impact at the Site based on 1992-1993 subsurface investigations which included soil and groundwater sampling and confirmed the presence of elevated levels of xylene, toluene, and lead in groundwater and identified the suspected locations of former USTs north and east of the former AST tank farm. ASTs containing petroleum oils and solvents were in use, and a suspected PCB containing building-mounted transformer was observed to be leaking.
Former Use: The property consists of a five�story, 10,876 square foot building situated on approximately 0.55-acres of land that was the main production area or paint factory for Steelcote Manufacturing. The site was occupied by Steelcote Manufacturing from 1924-2001, a company that manufactured roof coatings, varnishes, putties and caulks, epoxies, urethanes, and enamels. To the immediate north of the five-story building is a single-story building that included an office area and �filter house�. Smaller, single story structures are also present to the north of the main five-story building that included a varnish warehouse (observed to be partially demolished and in dilapidated condition at the time of the assessment), a boiler room, a �cooking room�, and a storage building. The last confirmed occupants identified at the Site included Chemline Inc., Graphix Essentials, and Steelcote Manufacturing in 2001-2002, with information from other sources indicating Graphix Essentials was present until at least 2005, reportedly operated on the second floor of the main, five-story building and consisted of an ink manufacturer. Chemline was a formulator and manufacturer of Fast Set Polyurethane and Polyurea Coatings and Linings. Steelcote Manufacturing was present at the central and north portions of the Site from approximately 1920 until 2002 and manufactured roof coatings, varnishes, putties and caulks, epoxies, urethanes, and enamels which utilized raw materials including vegetable oil, naptha, toluene, xylene, oleum, Hi-Soil, and tung, linseed, and soya oils. The south portion of the Site was occupied by a bulk petroleum plant between 1914 and 1965.