Property Details for Former TAPCO

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Profile Information
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

130728

Property Address

222 Cedar Street Rockford, IL 61101

Size

.62

Parcel Numbers

11-22-487-001

Latitude/Longitude

42.2673445 / -89.0966998

Congressional District

Property Contact

Cragan, Keary

cragan.keary@epa.gov

312-353-5669

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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
City of Rockford	BF00E01079	IL	Cleanup	2012
Rockford, City of	BF00E00435	IL	Assessment	2010
Rockford, City of	BF00E45801	IL	BCRLF	2008

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Assessment Activities at this Property

Activity	EPA Funding	Start Date	Completion Date	CA	Accomplishment Counted?	Counted When?
Supplemental Assessment	$50,711.00	11/01/2010	04/22/2011	Rockford, City of	Y	FY11

Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $50,711.00
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $50,711.00

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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
Lead
PAHS
VOCs

Remediating Action for Contaminants

Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up

Media Affected

Building Materials
Ground Water
Soil

Remediating Action for Media

Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up

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Cleanup Activities

Start Date	EPA Funding	Completion Date	CA	Accomplishment Counted?
06/12/2012		03/01/2016	Rockford, City of	No
06/12/2012		03/01/2016	Rockford, City of	No
06/13/2012	$200,000.00	08/21/2015	City of Rockford
06/12/2012	$700,000.00	03/01/2016	Rockford, City of	No
06/12/2012		03/01/2016	Rockford, City of	No

Cleanup/Treatment Implemented: Y
Cleanup/Treatement Categories:
Addl Cleanup/Treatment info:
Address of Data Source:

Total ACRES Cleaned Up: .62
Number of Cleanup Jobs Leveraged: 40
EPA Cleanup Funding: $900,000.00
Leveraged Funding: $575,599.00
Cost Share Funding: $227,656.55
Total Funding: $1,703,255.55

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup

There is no data for Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup.

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Institutional and Engineering Controls

Indicate whether Institutional Controls are required

Yes

Categories of Controls

Government Controls

Additional Institutional Controls Information

Groundwater Use Restriction

Address of Data Source (URL if available)

Are Institutional Controls in Place

Yes

Date Institutional Controls were put in place

Indicate whether Engineering Controls are required

Categories of Controls

Additional Engineering controls information

Address of Data Source (URL if available)

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
04/08/2014	$760,000.00	City of Rockford	12/23/2015
04/08/2014	$149,363.00	City of Rockford	12/23/2015
10/02/2017	$224,000.00	Rockford, City of	06/01/2020
04/08/2014	$80,000.00	City of Rockford	12/23/2015

Number of Redevelopment Jobs Leveraged:
Actual Acreage of Greenspace Created:
Leveraged Funding:

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

There is no data for Climate Adaption and Mitigation – Redevelopment

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Additional Property Attributes

Property Highlights

The TAPCO building was formerly located along the western edge of downtown Rockford's riverfront from 1909 to 2012. The building had many uses over the years. It was first home to a coal-powered electrical plant and a then furniture manufacturer. Later, its primary use was for storage and distribution. It was vacant in 2010 when the City of Rockford bought the building for $169,000 using Community Block Development Grant funds. US EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant Funds were relied on to assess the property for remaining environmental hazards. Lead, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons and other hazardous substances were detected in the subsurface that required cleanup. The City bought the building with the hope it could be renovated. This was a lofty goal. Concrete was falling from the building's exterior onto adjacent South Main Street. Most of the windows were bricked up and the roof was quickly deteriorating prior to purchase. The building was deemed structurally unsound and unsalvageable. Five funding sources were leveraged, including an US EPA Cleanup Grant and Revolving Loan that paid for demolition and cleanup. The City also leveraged in funding from the Illinois River Edge Redevelopment Zone Program. A no Further Remediation Letter was issued by the Illinois EPA in December 2015, clearing the site for redevelopment. The cleanup project allowed for the required critical land mass to be assembled for the $87.5 million Embassy Suites by Hilton Rockford Riverfront Hotel and Conference Center. In 2020, the City constructed a parking lot at the site that is now leased to the Embassy Suites for employee and visitor parking.

Predominant Past Usage

Industry (.62)

What types of funding are being used on this property?

Hazardous

State and Tribal Program Information

ID Number (if Applicable): 2010306129 Enrolled: 04/18/2011

Date No Further Action Letter Received

03/01/2016

Date Letter/Signed Report Received from a Qualified Professional