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Private
70031
27 Sims Avenue Providence, RI 02909
2.91
Plat 27, Lot 3
41.826228 / -71.434092
2
Peterson, Alan
Peterson.Alan@epa.gov
617-918-1022


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Property Location



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Property Progress


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CAs Associated with this Property

CA NameCA #StateTypeAnnouncement Year
Rhode Island Economic Development CorporationBF98193201RIBCRLF2003
Woonasquatucket Valley Community BuildBF97185001RICleanup2007


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Assessment Activities at this Property

There are no current assessment activities.


Is Cleanup Necessary?
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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment

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Contaminants and Media


Lead
Other Metals
PAHS
Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up
Soil
Cleaned Up


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Cleanup Activities

Start DateEPA FundingCompletion DateCAAccomplishment Counted?Cleanup Documentation
09/01/2009$200,000.0004/25/2012Woonasquatucket Valley Community BuildNo
09/01/2009$50,000.00Rhode Island Economic Development CorporationNo
09/01/2009$100,000.00Rhode Island Economic Development CorporationNo


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Total ACRES Cleaned Up: 2.91
Number of Cleanup Jobs Leveraged:
EPA Cleanup Funding: $350,000.00
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Cost Share Funding:
Total Funding: $350,000.00


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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup

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Institutional and Engineering Controls

Yes
Information Devices
ELUR
Yes
04/11/2012
Yes
Cover Technologies (e.g., Capping) Immobilization Process (e.g., Encapsulation, In-Situ Solidification)
The installation of an engineered capping system to encapsulate impacted site soils has been installed at the Site. Additionally, in-situ solidification of lead impacted soils was completed previously.
Yes
04/11/2012


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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

Start DateLeveraged FundingCACompletion Date
09/01/2009$68,000.00Woonasquatucket Valley Community Build04/25/2012
09/01/2009$59,000.00Woonasquatucket Valley Community Build04/25/2012


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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

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Additional Property Attributes

Former Use: In 1902, Providence Steel and Iron Co., a subsidiary of Builders Iron Foundry, purchased about 20,000 sq. ft. of land at the corner of Sims and Kinsley Avenues and erected 1- and 2-story brick building on the property, the first floor of which was a structural steel shop. Initially set up as the Structural and Architectural Department of BIF, by 1905 the company sold this department which was incorporated as PS & I. By 1918, PS& I had acquired 60,000 sq. ft. of adjoining land to the west and south and was able to extend its system of cranes. This expansion also allowed the construction of an Ornamental Iron Works Building between 1918 and 1921, an Office Building between 1921 and 1926, and a Bar Shop between 1926 and 1937. Another purchase by 1937 of 40,000 sq. ft. of former Providence Brewing Co. land extended the property to the south permitting the construction of the stockyard crane and the final extension of the Ornamental Iron Works (Ed Connors, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form 2005). PS & I was in business for almost a century, but like many others in the steel industry, PS & I was forced to close its doors early in the 21st century. The current owners purchased the facility in 2002 and began active remediation and preservation of the property. In 2005, through the efforts of the current owners , the site was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Today the site is home to an innovative and vital non-profit the WVCB (dba the Steel Yard, www.thesteelyard.org). The WVCB focuses on preserving, revitalizing and sustaining the industrials arts through creative and technical education, small business incubation, and individual artists resource and job development. The WVCB serves a wide ranging and diverse constituency that includes working artists, students and community members, trades people, arts educators, and entrepreneurs.
Industry (2.91)
Hazardous
ID Number (if Applicable): 2002-030 Enrolled: 05/14/2002
04/25/2012


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