Property Details for Former Rath Buildings

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Property Location
Property Progress
CAs Associated with this Property
Assessment Activities at this Property
Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment
Contaminants and Media
Cleanup Activities
Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup
Institutional & Engineering Controls
Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments
Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment
Additional Property Attributes

Legal Notices

Profile Information

Property Alias

Property Owner

Private

ACRES Property ID

250009

Property Address

1442, 1508, 1620, and 1656 Sycamore Street WATERLOO, IA 50703

Size

5.52

Parcel Numbers

Latitude/Longitude

42.490995993135016 / -92.32190096393316

Congressional District

Property Contact

Roemerman, Paul

roemerman.paul@epa.gov

9135517694

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Property Location

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Property Progress

Assessment

Clean Up

Institutional Controls in Place

Engineering Controls in Place

Ready for Anticipated Use

Redevelopment Underway

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CAs Associated with this Property

CA Name	CA #	State	Type	Announcement Year
R7 TBA - Iowa (STAG Funded)	n/a	IA	TBA	2004
Waterloo, City of	BF97782101	IA	Assessment	2020

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Assessment Activities at this Property

Activity	EPA Funding	Start Date	Completion Date	CA	Accomplishment Counted?	Counted When?
Cleanup Planning	$10,410.00	09/03/2022	11/07/2022	R7 TBA - Iowa (STAG Funded)
Phase I Environmental Assessment	$3,000.00	12/07/2021	02/02/2022	Waterloo, City of		FY21
Phase I Environmental Assessment	$9,500.00	06/07/2021	07/30/2021	Waterloo, City of	Y	FY21
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$93,685.00	01/07/2022	09/02/2022	R7 TBA - Iowa (STAG Funded)

Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $116,595.00
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $116,595.00

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment

There is no data for Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment.

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Contaminants and Media

Contaminant Found

Petroleum Products
Arsenic
Asbestos
Cadmium (Cd)
Chromium (Cr)
Lead
Other Metals
PAHS
Petroleum Products
SVOCs
VOCs

Remediating Action for Contaminants

NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up

Media Affected

Petroleum Products
Ground Water
Soil

Remediating Action for Media

NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up

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Cleanup Activities

There are no current cleanup activities.

Cleanup/Treatment Implemented: U
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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup

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Institutional and Engineering Controls

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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

Start Date	Leveraged Funding	CA	Completion Date
06/17/2021	$2,900,000.00	Waterloo, City of	06/18/2021

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

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Additional Property Attributes

Property Highlights

The Former Rath Buildings (subject property) hosts an approximately 750,000-square-foot, 7-story building located in a mixed-use industrial and residential area at 1442, 1508, 1620, and 1656 Sycamore Street in Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, and currently used for cold storage warehousing. The subject property name refers to multiple buildings due to the various additions over the years; however, only one (partially dilapidated) building is present on-site. Historically, the Rath Meat Packing Company campus operated the subject property and adjacent properties from at least as early 1900 until 1984 as a meat-packing operation with cold storage warehousing. Crystal Distribution, Inc. acquired the subject property from the City of Waterloo following the liquidation of Rath Meat Packing Company and currently operates the property. Previous occupants of the property include Talleday Steel Pipe and Tank Company, Kelly Manufacturing Company, and the Waterloo Canning Company. A Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) and Phase I ESA Update were performed in 2021 and 2022, respectively, by HR Green, Inc. These ESAs indicate the currently subject property owner, Crystal Distribution, Inc. is interested in demolishing the present day building for future expansion. A Phase II ESA and Hazardous Materials Survey were performed in 2022 as part of a Targeted Brownfields Assessment (TBA). Results from the TBA indicate the presence of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs), total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPHs), and metals in soil and groundwater on-site; VOCs in soil gas; and asbestos and lead-based paint in building materials.

Predominant Past Usage

Industry (5.52)

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