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Project


Site / Project Name

1894 City Market (Also known as Ritchie Grocery)

Brownfield Site Address

105 Olive St. Texarkana, AR 71854

Site Owner

Building Owner is Private, 1894 LLC, David Peavy Manager. Loading Dock area is all city owned property, Texarkana, Arkansas

Clear Title

Yes

Owner Contaminator

No

Former Use

Grocery Warehouse with produce coolers, warehouse area, loading docks, office furniture store

Land Use

Vacant building listed as a historic building by the Park service. Brick facade perimeter, with wood timbers for interior support. Large Doors and windows of the period of 1894.

Infrastructure

Adjoining Two city streets, Olive and Front Streets. Railroad tracks about 150' away.

Assessment Level

Phase 1

A formal Phase 1 is being scheduled now. An Environmental company did a pre-buy survey

Contaminants

Asbestos in the cooler ceilings, 7 coolers, Each about 40' X 20'. May have petroleum issues in the soil under the loading dock.

Cleanup Program

No

Remediation

No

Developer

Yes

I will be developing

Future Use

Mixed Use

Financing Tools: Federal Programs

Federal Tax Credits

Financing Tools: State Programs

Arkansas State Tax credits

Financing Tools: Funds Committed

Waiting for US Park service application part 2 review

Challenges

Financing; Assessment and Cleanup of property

Technical Assistance

Historic Tax Credits

Reconstruction Loan Funding, clean up funding,

Disclaimer: This publication was developed under Assistance Agreement No. TR-83576801-0 awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. It has not been formally reviewed by EPA. The views expressed in this document are solely those of Council of Development Finance Agencies and EPA does not endorse any products or commercial services mentioned in this publication.