Property Details for Former Berwick Hotel

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Profile Information
Property Location
Property Progress
CAs Associated with this Property
Assessment Activities at this Property
Contaminants and Media
Cleanup Activities
Institutional & Engineering Controls
Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments
Additional Property Attributes

Legal Notices

Profile Information

Property Alias

Property Owner

Private

ACRES Property ID

81221

Property Address

Wales and Center Streets Downtown Rutland Rutland, VT 05701

Size

.91

Parcel Numbers

27 and 33

Latitude/Longitude

43.6066858 / -72.9775783

Congressional District

Property Contact

Minor-Gordon, Marquieta

Minor-Gordon.Jerry@epa.gov

202-566-1817

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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
Rutland Regional Planning Commission	BF00A00421	VT	Assessment	2019
Rutland Regional Planning Commission	BF96108101	VT	Assessment	2009
Rutland Regional Planning Commission	BF96129901	VT	Assessment	2010
Rutland Regional Planning Commission	BF00A01261	VT	Assessment	2023
Rutland Regional Planning Commission	BF96192701	VT	Assessment	2014
Rutland Regional Planning Commission	BF96166301	VT	Assessment	2012
Rutland Regional Planning Commission	BF97180101	VT	Assessment	2007
Rutland Regional Planning Commission	BF98192501	VT	Assessment	2003
Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation	RP96168801	VT	Section 128(a) State/Tribal	2012

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Assessment Activities at this Property

Activity	EPA Funding	Start Date	Completion Date	CA	Accomplishment Counted?	Counted When?
Cleanup Planning	$4,954.00	01/15/2013	08/05/2013	Rutland Regional Planning Commission	N
Cleanup Planning	$75.00	01/15/2013	08/05/2013	Rutland Regional Planning Commission	N
Cleanup Planning	$500.00	12/30/2020	12/31/2020	Rutland Regional Planning Commission	N
Cleanup Planning	$4,000.00	08/27/2013	09/27/2013	Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation	N
Cleanup Planning	$4,450.00	02/05/2013	05/15/2013	Rutland Regional Planning Commission	N
Cleanup Planning	$11,897.00	01/15/2013	08/05/2013	Rutland Regional Planning Commission	N
Cleanup Planning	$11,000.00	02/05/2024		Rutland Regional Planning Commission
Cleanup Planning	$2,513.00	11/15/2012	12/31/2012	Rutland Regional Planning Commission	N
Phase I Environmental Assessment	$2,165.00	11/05/2007	01/10/2008	Rutland Regional Planning Commission	Y	FY08
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$783.00	01/17/2010	04/20/2010	Rutland Regional Planning Commission	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$14,099.00	01/17/2010	04/20/2010	Rutland Regional Planning Commission	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$272.00	01/17/2010	04/20/2010	Rutland Regional Planning Commission	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$2,111.00	01/17/2010	04/20/2010	Rutland Regional Planning Commission	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$143.00	01/01/2009	03/10/2010	Rutland Regional Planning Commission	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$51,201.00	01/01/2009	03/10/2010	Rutland Regional Planning Commission	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$39,336.00	01/01/2009	03/10/2010	Rutland Regional Planning Commission	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$579.00	01/01/2009	03/10/2010	Rutland Regional Planning Commission	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$4,655.35	04/08/2008		Rutland Regional Planning Commission	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$46,447.00	01/01/2009	03/10/2010	Rutland Regional Planning Commission	N
Supplemental Assessment	$2,145.00	02/05/2024		Rutland Regional Planning Commission
Supplemental Assessment	$5,599.00	03/11/2015	05/15/2015	Rutland Regional Planning Commission	N

Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $208,924.35
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $208,924.35

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Contaminants and Media

Contaminant Found

Asbestos
Lead
Other Metals
PAHS
PCBS
Petroleum Products
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

Media Affected

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:
Cleanup/Treatement Categories:
Addl Cleanup/Treatment info:
Address of Data Source:

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Institutional and Engineering Controls

Indicate whether Institutional Controls are required

Yes

Categories of Controls

Proprietary Controls Government Controls

Additional Institutional Controls Information

Address of Data Source (URL if available)

Are Institutional Controls in Place

Yes

Date Institutional Controls were put in place

Indicate whether Engineering Controls are required

Categories of Controls

Additional Engineering controls information

Address of Data Source (URL if available)

Indicate whether Engineering Controls are in place

Date Engineering Controls were put in place

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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

Start Date	Leveraged Funding	CA	Completion Date
01/12/2022	$200,000.00	Rutland Regional Planning Commission	09/14/2022

Number of Redevelopment Jobs Leveraged:
Actual Acreage of Greenspace Created:
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Additional Property Attributes

Property Highlights

The former Berwick Hotel site is located in Downtown Rutland and consists of three separate parcels including a 17,897 square foot parcel (known as the Pit); a 3,424 square foot parcel (known as the Herald newsroom); and a 18,230 square foot parcel (known as the Herald pressroom). A portion of the site is located in the Downtown Rutland Historic District and the area is zoned as Downtown Business with municipal sewer and water connections. Past land uses at the site include a hotel, shops, a dry cleaners, a dyers and cleaners, residential use, garage and auto sales facility and more recently the Rutland Herald pressroom. The former hotel with shops and the dry cleaners were destroyed by fire in 1973.

Site soil contaminants include buried building materials, chrysotile asbestos, VOCs, chlorinated VOCs, SVOCs, PCBs, arsenic and several metals. Variability in groundwater contaminant concentrations was observed, including dissolved and total iron, manganese and iron related bacteria. Currently, a Corrective Action Feasibility Investigation (CAFI) and Corrective Action Plan (CAP) have been conducted in conjunction with redevelopment plans for the site.

Presently, the Pit is used for municipal parking, the newsroom is used as office space (recently redeveloped by the Housing Trust of Rutland County) and the pressroom is used for storage and office space. The Belden Company purchased all three properties in 2020.

With the recent redevelopment of the Newsroom building/parcel by the Housing Trust of Rutland County, the Pit and Pressroom parcels are in redevelopment planning stages by the property owners, however need more assessment and remediation planning work. A feasibility study has been conducted based on a proposed redevelopment into hotel/conference space/residential uses.

Predominant Past Usage

Commercial (.91)

What types of funding are being used on this property?

State and Tribal Program Information

ID Number (if Applicable): 2008-3813 Enrolled: 08/01/2008

Date No Further Action Letter Received

Date Letter/Signed Report Received from a Qualified Professional