Property Details for Highland Park Model T

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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

15000 Woodward Avenue

Property Owner

Private

ACRES Property ID

177064

Property Address

14534 Woodward Avenue Highland Park, MI 48203

Size

2.59

Parcel Numbers

43-002-04-0001-324

Latitude/Longitude

42.4097908 / -83.09992690000001

Congressional District

Property Contact

Hinton, Ty

thinton@co.wayne.mi.us

313-224-5011

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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
Michigan Dept of Environment Great Lakes & Energy	4B00E03214	MI	Assessment	2022
R5 TBA - Michigan (STAG Funded)	n/a	MI	TBA	2004
Wayne County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority	BP98599701	MI	Assessment	1998

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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		06/30/2001		Wayne County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$33,215.30	09/14/2023	05/28/2024	Michigan Dept of Environment Great Lakes & Energy
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$43,500.00	07/16/2014	02/13/2015	R5 TBA - Michigan (STAG Funded)	Y	FY16
Supplemental Assessment	$21,532.00	05/27/2015	12/12/2016	R5 TBA - Michigan (STAG Funded)	N

Is Cleanup Necessary? Unknown
EPA Assessment Funding: $98,247.30
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $98,247.30

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment

Selected Strategy(ies)	Explanatory Text
N/A	This property does not incorporate planning or assessment activities to address impacts from extreme weather events and natural disasters. If no activities were incorporated, select this option.

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Contaminants and Media

Contaminant Found

Arsenic
Asbestos
Chromium (Cr)
Lead
Mercury
Other Metals
PAHS
Petroleum Products
Selenium (Se)
VOCs

Remediating Action for Contaminants

NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up

Media Affected

Building Materials
Soil

Remediating Action for Media

NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up

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Cleanup Activities

There are no current cleanup activities.

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

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup

Selected Strategy(ies)	Explanatory Text
N/A	This property does not incorporate demolition or cleanup activities to address impacts from extreme weather events and natural disasters. If no activities were incorporated, select this option.

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Institutional and Engineering Controls

Indicate whether Institutional Controls are required

Yes

Categories of Controls

Proprietary Controls

Additional Institutional Controls Information

Restrictive Covenant on file with Wayne County Register of Deeds

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

Yes

Categories of Controls

Cover Technologies (e.g., Capping)

Additional Engineering controls information

Address of Data Source (URL if available)

Indicate whether Engineering Controls are in place

Yes

Date Engineering Controls were put in place

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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

There are no current redevelopment activities.

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

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

Selected Strategy(ies)	Explanatory Text
N/A	This property does not incorporate redevelopment activities to address impacts from extreme weather events and natural disasters. If no activities were incorporated, select this option.

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Additional Property Attributes

Property Highlights

The US EPA tasked Tetra Tech to conduct a Phase II ESA and supplemental assessment of the site under the Superfund Technical Assessment and Response Team (START) contract EP-S5-13-01, Technical Direction Document (TDD) No. S05-0003-1407-014. The property is the former Model T factory and a National Historic Landmark. Plans are to stabilize the building to prevent further deterioration from the elements, and remove asbestos containing materials. A hazardous material survey was performed and asbestos containing materials, lead based paint and universal wastes were identified in the building. Abatement specifications and a bid form were prepared to address the hazardous materials in the building. Documentation of Due Care compliance and a LUST final site assessment report were prepared. A portion of the property is planned to be redeveloped for use as a trade school.

Former Use: The property is the former Model T factory and the project entails the Administration Building for Ford Highland Park Model T Plant (4 story office building and one story garage). The property is the former Model T factory and a National Historic Landmark. Plans are to stabilize the building to prevent further deterioration from the elements, and remove hazardous building materials from the building. A hazardous material survey was performed and asbestos containing materials, lead based paint and universal wastes were identified in the building. Abatement specifications and a bid form were prepared to address the hazardous materials in the building. Documentation of Due Care compliance and a LUST final site assessment report (FAR) were prepared. Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) requested sub-slab vapor samples for volatile organic compounds to address their comments on the FAR. Three quarters of sub-slab vapor samples were collected in 2015 and 2016 and a closure report is to be submitted to MDEQ. A portion of the property is planned to be redeveloped for use as a trade school.

Assessment work completed under the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE, formerly MDEQ) Community Wide Assessment Grant for States and Tribes (CWAGST) in 2023 and 2024 consisted of three additional rounds of soil gas monitoring in the Former Model T Sales and Service Building. The building is slated for redevelopment into an event space but was hindered by the presence of volatile contamination in soil. Four rounds of soil gas monitoring demonstrated that the existing source of vapors does not appear to post an unacceptable exposure risk to the planned redevelopment for the building.

Predominant Past Usage

Industry (2.59)

What types of funding are being used on this property?

State and Tribal Program Information

Date No Further Action Letter Received

Date Letter/Signed Report Received from a Qualified Professional