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Private
93982
290 Merrimack Street Lawrence, MA 01840
4.45
Map 165 Lot 6-2
42.70414 / -71.14771
3
Holmes, Marcus
holmes.marcus@epa.gov
617-918-1630


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Property Progress


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CAs Associated with this Property

CA NameCA #StateTypeAnnouncement Year
Lawrence, City ofBF97185301MAAssessment2007


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Assessment Activities at this Property

ActivityEPA FundingStart DateCompletion DateCAAccomplishment Counted?Counted When?
Phase I Environmental Assessment$4,500.0011/12/200803/05/2009Lawrence, City ofYFY09
Phase II Environmental Assessment$45,091.0003/15/200906/25/2009Lawrence, City ofN


Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $49,591.00
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $49,591.00


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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


Asbestos
Lead
PAHS
Petroleum Products
Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up
Soil
NOT Cleaned up


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Cleanup Activities

Start DateEPA FundingCompletion DateCAAccomplishment Counted?Cleanup Documentation
07/01/200909/30/2009Lawrence, City ofNo


Cleanup/Treatment Implemented:
Cleanup/Treatement Categories:
Addl Cleanup/Treatment info:
Address of Data Source:
Total ACRES Cleaned Up: 4.45
Number of Cleanup Jobs Leveraged: 10
EPA Cleanup Funding:
Leveraged Funding: $5,000,000.00
Cost Share Funding:
Total Funding: $5,000,000.00


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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup

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Institutional and Engineering Controls

No
No


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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

Start DateLeveraged FundingCACompletion Date
09/30/2009$15,000,000.00Lawrence, City of


Number of Redevelopment Jobs Leveraged:
Actual Acreage of Greenspace Created:
Leveraged Funding:


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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

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Additional Property Attributes

The Site was a former power station and fuel/coal storage facility. Redevelopment construction is well underway and will include commercial, retail & open space uses. This property�s location is prime real estate along the river banks of the Merrimack River. The boiler house was in the heart of industrial activity, providing power to the entire Worsted Mill Complex. The site sat idle and vacant for decades when the developer, Riverwalk Properties, saw the potential of the property and wanted to change the persona of the downtrodden, economically hard pressed area into a desirable commercial real estate location. Mr. Salvatore Lupoli, owner of Riverwalk Properties, wanted to give back to the community and realized that creating a safe campus setting along the riverfront would entice new businesses and residents to the area. Therefore, he and his company are developing this property as greenspace and a community center, a place for workers and community members in the nearby area to go outside and relax. The City of Lawrence, known as the Immigrant City, is about a 30 miles north of Boston and sits along the Merrimack River. The city thrived during the industrial revolution in the mid-1800s by opening textile mills�including the world�s largest textile mill American Woolen Company�and other forms of industry. However, the textile industry fell during an economic decline in the 1970s leaving the city with many abandoned buildings, vacant homes, and unused incinerators and waste treatment facilities. This site housed the boiler, fuel and fabric storage for the former Worsted Mill Complex, which sat vacant for over 20 years. The boiler facility contained a 100,000-gallon #6 heating oil tank, a 1.5-million gallon fuel tank, and asbestos piping insulation and fl oor tiles. In early 2003, Mr. Lupoli, a pizza shop owner looking to expand his business into a fi rst class, world renowned chain of pizzerias, realized the prospect of converting the old textile mill in the Merrimack River Valley, including the former boiler house, to a mixed-use property under Riverwalk Properties. The City of Lawrence funded the Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments ESA and initiated momentum for brownfi elds redevelopment on the property. Working closely with the city, the private developer funded the cleanup of the former boiler house. The cleanup included removal of asbestos, fuel tanks, and lead and PAH-contaminated soil. After completion of the cleanup and removal process in the summer of 2009, demolition and construction began on the parcel with the building of a community center and the preservation of greenspace as a river park. The project will be fi nished in summer of 2011. The 290 Merrimack Street site is an integral part of a much larger redevelopment of Merrimack Street that has created 1.2 million square feet of retail space and leveraged 2,000 jobs for the city from the 200 companies now located there. The park and community center are donations to the neighborhood that will enhance the state-funded riverwalk through the area.

Former Use: The property was formerly part of the Worsted Mill Complex and was utilized as a power plant and coal/fuel oil storage facilty.
Industry (4.45)
Hazardous


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