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Former St. Jay Hardware
Private
238293
74 Eastern Avenue SAINT JOHNSBURY, VT 05819
.34
023-005-064-000
44.4183606 / -72.0171795
1
Lombard, Christine
Lombard.Chris@epa.gov
617-918-1305


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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
Lamoille County Planning CommissionBF00A00109VTAssessment2015
Northeastern Vermont Development AssociationBF00A00480VTAssessment2018


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Assessment Activities at this Property

ActivityEPA FundingStart DateCompletion DateCAAccomplishment Counted?Counted When?
Cleanup Planning$6,461.0002/12/201906/07/2019Northeastern Vermont Development AssociationN
Phase I Environmental Assessment02/12/2019Northeastern Vermont Development Association
Phase II Environmental Assessment$10,676.0010/19/201803/13/2019Lamoille County Planning CommissionYFY20


Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $17,137.00
Leveraged Funding: $2,829.00
Total Funding: $19,966.00


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Contaminants and Media


VOCs
NOT Cleaned up
Soil
NOT Cleaned up

Cleanup Activities

There are no current cleanup activities.


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Total ACRES Cleaned Up: .34
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Institutional and Engineering Controls



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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

Start DateLeveraged FundingCACompletion Date
05/01/2019$1,000,000.00Northeastern Vermont Development Association01/07/2021
05/01/2019$100,000.00Northeastern Vermont Development Association01/07/2021
05/01/2019$103,000.00Northeastern Vermont Development Association01/07/2021
05/01/2019$1.00Northeastern Vermont Development Association01/07/2021


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Additional Property Attributes

A former hardware store property in the heart of downtown St. Johnsbury has been redeveloped into the St. Johnsbury Distillery, which produces craft rum and other spirits, with plans to open a tasting room and event space in the summer of 2020. The advent of the COVID 19 pandemic changed the business plan, and the distillery at this successfully redeveloped brownfield is now also producing hand sanitizer to meet the growing demand for this product. Sitting at 74 Eastern Avenue on one of St. Johnsbury downtown's main thoroughfares, the parcel was first developed for residential use in the late 1800's and continued as a luncheonette, various retail stores, and a room-for-rent business over the years. The existing wooden building was built in 1969 and was the site of the St. Johnsbury Hardware store from 1976 until its closing in 2016. The site is flanked on two sides by three nearby dry-cleaning establishments that operated since the 1940s, with one still in operation today. All three properties are currently listed by the state as hazardous waste sites due to releases of tetrachloroethene. These vapors resulted in gas contamination in the soil below the distillery building slab that presented a risk of vapor intrusion into the building. Thanks to the investment of almost $14,000 in EPA Brownfields assessment funding by three of the project partners, the developer was able to get a firm handle on the extent of contamination and devise a cleanup plan that was affordable, consistent with their plans for the property, and protective of workers and future users of the site. The partner agencies providing these critical funds were Vermont DEC, Northeastern Vermont Development Association and Lamoille County Planning Commission.
Commercial (.34)
Hazardous


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