The Property was situated on the east side of North Miami Avenue. The Property contained one, 18,938-square-foot, one- and two-story building that reportedly was constructed in 1920. There was a vacant, gravel-covered lot behind the Property building. The Property was last used as a YMCA recreational center and contained a swimming pool, locker rooms, basketball court, stage, and classrooms. There were no active tenants or other users of the Property, and the building was mostly empty, except for limited storage of furniture and miscellaneous household items. A natural gas boiler, two concrete vaults, a swimming pool water heater, a pool water treatment system comprised of three metal tanks and two filters, and an empty shed were located outside the YMCA building. We were unable to access the interior of the utility vaults. Approximately fifteen 4-inch diameter steel pipes, protruding from 6 inches to 3 feet above the ground surface, were observed throughout the Property. The pipes were most likely former water lines. There were remnants of a former gasoline station that operated on the Property from the late 1940s/early 1950s until 1965. These features included two concrete pads, a sign post, and a former fuel island in the northwest area of the vacant lot. There were two 4-inch, steel pipes that appeared to convey stormwater run-off from the adjacent mine-related site onto the vacant lot in the northern portion of the Property. The soil surrounding the pipe discharge was stained, likely the result of elevated concentrations of heavy metals present in the stormwater run-off. The environmental professional considers the presence of the former gasoline station and stormwater run-off from the adjacent mine-related site onto the Property to be RECs for the Property. IDA observed a partially-exposed pipe, potentially asbestos-cement pipe (ACP), located to the northeast of the building. While not a REC for the Property, the environmental professional recommends that a sample of the ACP be collected and analyzed for asbestos content. If the analysis demonstrates that the pipe is asbestos-containing material, the environmental professional recommends that the pipe be excavated, transported, and disposed in accordance with applicable rules and regulations. A debris pile, including wood and a discarded couch, was observed northeast of the YMCA building. IDA did not observe chemical containers, staining, or other possible indicators of impact from petroleum products or hazardous substances mixed with the debris. In addition, plastic water and soda bottles, Styrofoam cups, cans, newspapers, plastic wrappers, cardboard boxes, plastic bags, and broken glass were observed in the vacant lot. The environmental professional concluded the litter and debris does not represent a REC to the Property.
Former Use: The Property was likely developed after the 1870s when the mineral region that encompasses Globe, Miami, and Claypool was removed from the San Carlos Apache Reservation and designated as public land called the Globe Mining District. The Property was developed with a single-family residence, an ice factory with a cooling tower, a 500-gallon tank used to contain a chlorine-based chemical, and two horizontal boilers, and a flour, feed, and hay store and grocery store prior to 1915. Between 1915 and 1920, the flour, feed, and hay store and grocery store were redeveloped with the YMCA building consisting of a gymnasium, bowling alley, reading room, and swimming pool. Between 1922 and 1943, the ice factory and single-family residence were removed. The northwestern portion of the Property, northwest of the former YMCA building, was developed with a gasoline station, that operated into the 1960s. From the 1970s until the present, the Property consisted of the YMCA building and a vacant, graded lot with a concrete pad and former fuel island.