Redevelopment Hits a Snag
Source: Great American Environmental Division, May 2013
A former mill site was being redeveloped into a condominium complex. The original mill structure was to he preserved while the interior of the building was gutted and renovated. The site was located within a former industrial area and was built on top of historic fill. Additionally, the site was located adjacent to a property involved in the state‘s remediation program. The proposed redevelopment triggered Environmental Regulators to request that another environmental assessment of the property he completed. Through the assessment, additional investigations were completed to evaluate contaminant pathways. Ultimately a sub-slab depressurization system was required to he installed to address elevated concentrations of contaminants detected in the soil vapor and indoor air samples.