Site / Project Name |
Lewisburg Wholesale Building/Bendix Building |
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Brownfield Site Address |
170 Chestnut Street, Ronceverte, WV 24970 |
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Site Owner |
Building is under ownership of the Ronceverte Development Corporation having been transferred to the organization by the City of Ronceverte. Structure was donated to the city in 2009 by private individual. |
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Clear Title |
Yes |
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Owner Contaminator |
No |
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Former Use |
Produce company, cabinet business, Watts Electronics, Greenbrier Instruments, Bendix Corporation, ABB Analytics, and Wholesale Food Distribution. |
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Land Use |
Site located in central downtown Ronceverte adjacent to the CSX rail line. Adjacent to the west is Monroe Avenue a residential area of town (mixed use zone), to the south is the Ronceverte Island Park where B. A. Mullican accesses their flooring plant, and to the east is a former C&O Maintenance Shop now being used as a garage space. |
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Infrastructure |
Site runs adjacent to the CSX rail line as the town is a rail hub for CSX for "push cars" for the coal trains into Virginia. We are located seven miles from I-64, with US 219 and US 63 intersecting in the community. The airport is 10 miles north. |
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Assessment Level |
Phase 2
Phase I and II were completed in 2011. We are seeking funds for the Phase III cleanup this next grant cycle. A following up Phase I has been completed by the city who wanted to ensure the site had not changed from the first Phase I as it transferred the building to the RDC/MSR. |
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Contaminants |
Contaminants are PHAs, asbestos tiles, lead paint and minor petroleum from former use within the building, and combination of minor elements resulting in the years of use for industrial purposes. Nothing that would not allow a clean up and clear assessment on the building once completed. Phase II available upon request. |
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Cleanup Program |
No |
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Remediation |
No |
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Developer |
No |
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Future Use |
Mixed Use
Housing for top two floors and commercial or industrial for bottom floor use. |
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Financing Tools: Federal Programs |
EPA Brownfield Grants, USDA RBEG, HUD, NPS Tax Credits |
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Financing Tools: State Programs |
WV Development Office opportunities, WV Div Culture and History |
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Financing Tools: Funds Committed |
Greenbrier County Arts and Recreation Funds, private foundations |
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Challenges |
Financing |
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Technical Assistance |
Tax Increment Financing; Historic Tax Credits; New Markets Tax Credits; Not sure |
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