Property Details for Old Morton Health Center

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Property Location
Property Progress
CAs Associated with this Property
Assessment Activities at this Property
Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment
Contaminants and Media
Cleanup Activities
Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup
Institutional & Engineering Controls
Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments
Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment
Additional Property Attributes

Legal Notices

Profile Information

Property Alias

Property Owner

Government

ACRES Property ID

125907

Property Address

605 East Pine Tulsa, OK 74106

Size

3.8

Parcel Numbers

Latitude/Longitude

36.1769654 / -95.9867813

Congressional District

Property Contact

Reyes, Elizabeth

Reyes.Elizabeth@epa.gov

214-665-3163

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Property Location

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Property Progress

Assessment

Clean Up

Institutional Controls in Place

Engineering Controls in Place

Ready for Anticipated Use

Redevelopment Underway

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CAs Associated with this Property

CA Name	CA #	State	Type	Announcement Year
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality	2B00F08301	OK	BCRLF	2009
Tulsa, City of	TR83491801	OK	Area-Wide Planning	2010

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Assessment Activities at this Property

Activity	EPA Funding	Start Date	Completion Date	CA	Accomplishment Counted?	Counted When?
Phase I Environmental Assessment		05/01/2010	05/20/2010	Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment		08/01/2010	08/16/2010	Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality	N

Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding:
Leveraged Funding: $11,500.00
Total Funding: $11,500.00

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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

Contaminant Found

Asbestos
Petroleum Products

Remediating Action for Contaminants

Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up

Media Affected

Building Materials

Remediating Action for Media

Cleaned Up

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Cleanup Activities

Start Date	EPA Funding	Completion Date	CA	Accomplishment Counted?	Cleanup Documentation
05/09/2012	$327,779.00	09/27/2013	Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality	No

Cleanup/Treatment Implemented:
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Addl Cleanup/Treatment info:
Address of Data Source:

Total ACRES Cleaned Up: 3.8
Number of Cleanup Jobs Leveraged: 34
EPA Cleanup Funding: $327,779.00
Leveraged Funding:
Cost Share Funding:
Total Funding: $327,779.00

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup

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Institutional and Engineering Controls

Indicate whether Institutional Controls are required

Categories of Controls

Additional Institutional Controls Information

Address of Data Source (URL if available)

Are Institutional Controls in Place

Date Institutional Controls were put in place

Indicate whether Engineering Controls are required

Categories of Controls

Additional Engineering controls information

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Indicate whether Engineering Controls are in place

Date Engineering Controls were put in place

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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

Start Date	Leveraged Funding	CA	Completion Date
08/02/2023	$9,000,000.00	Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality

Number of Redevelopment Jobs Leveraged:
Actual Acreage of Greenspace Created:
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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

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Additional Property Attributes

Property Highlights

The Morton Medical Center in north Tulsa was constructed in 1931 and was operated as a hospital and neighborhood clinic for the African American population until desegregation and then as a community wide hospital until 2006. It was a health hazard mainly due to asbestos issues and is subject to vandalism and trespass by homeless individuals. Cleanup and redevelopment of the site will reduce crime, improve the social and economic environment of the area and help put the property back on the City?s tax rolls. It is also very important to recognize and preserve the history of the property. The site is in an urban renewal plan area with great in-fill redevelopment potential. The property has not been redeveloped as of August 2017. Due to various project delays, the City of Tulsa had to work round the clock to finish the asbestos abatement project prior to DEQ's ARRA RLF grant expiring. They finished the abatement within days of grant expiration. They had to bring in asbestos abatement crews from out of state to work on the project. A total of 34 different people worked in shifts to complete the asbestos abatement project. DEQ's ARRA RLF subgrant provided $327,778.66 for the asbestos abatement and removal of a small fuel storage tank located in the basement. The fuel storage tank was empty at the time of removal and was determined to be under DEQ's jurisdiction.

Former Use: The City of Tulsa aquired title to portions of the site in 1931 and the rest in 1979. The Morton Center built in 1931 was operated as a hospital and neighborhood clinic for African Americans until 2006. The site and 3 onsite buildings are currently vacant.

On August 2, 2023, a 1970s addition was dismantled to expose the original historic building to be redeveloped as an entrepreneurship incubator.

Predominant Past Usage

Commercial (3.8)

What types of funding are being used on this property?

Hazardous & Petroleum

State and Tribal Program Information

Enrolled: 07/01/2013

Date No Further Action Letter Received

10/30/2013

Date Letter/Signed Report Received from a Qualified Professional