Site / Project Name |
CF&I Main Office building |
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Brownfield Site Address |
210 Canal Street |
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Site Owner |
Bessemer Historical Society |
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Clear Title |
Yes |
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Owner Contaminator |
No |
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Former Use |
Main office building for Colorado Fuel and Iron (CF&I) from 1901 to 1993. From 1993 to present it has been vacant or used for storage. |
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Land Use |
Property is listed on the National Register of Historical Places and an application is in process to have the property listed as a National Historic Landmark. The site is historically significant. |
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Infrastructure |
I-25 is parallel to the property on the east side with an interchange approximately 3 block to the north. Evraz, formerly CF&I, is still an operating steel mill across I-25 to the east. |
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Assessment Level |
Phase 3/4 |
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Contaminants |
The building contains a wide variety of contaminants consist with a building built in 1901 with many remodels over the years.It has old light fixtures and switches, a very old boiler, asbestos, tiles, lead paint, etc. |
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Cleanup Program |
No |
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Remediation |
No |
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Developer |
Yes
Bessemer Historical Society |
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Future Use |
Commercial
A museum highlighting the history of CF&I, the employees, the neighborhood and the industrialization of the west. |
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Financing Tools: Federal Programs |
New market tax credits and federal historic tax credits |
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Financing Tools: State Programs |
state historic tax credits, state historical funds, private foundations, CLG and CDBG |
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Financing Tools: Funds Committed |
none at this time. We are just starting the application process. |
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Challenges |
Financing |
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Technical Assistance |
Historic Tax Credits; New Markets Tax Credits |
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