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Private
208665
301 N. State Line Avenue TEXARKANA, TX 75501
.89
03840008900
33.422585671028315 / -94.04335029806413
1
Scott, Camisha
Scott.Camisha@epa.gov
214-665-6755


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Property Location



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Property Progress


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CAs Associated with this Property

CA NameCA #StateTypeAnnouncement Year
City of TexarkanaBF00F62501TXBCRLF2012
Texarkana Texas and Arkansas, City of BF00F20201TXAssessment2010
Texas Commission on Environmental QualityRP00F67501TXSection 128(a) State/Tribal2013


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Assessment Activities at this Property

ActivityEPA FundingStart DateCompletion DateCAAccomplishment Counted?Counted When?
Phase I Environmental Assessment$5,275.0001/10/201704/19/2017Texas Commission on Environmental QualityN
Phase I Environmental Assessment08/26/201809/18/2018City of Texarkana
Phase I Environmental Assessment$2,800.0006/09/201409/18/2014Texarkana Texas and Arkansas, City of YFY16
Phase II Environmental Assessment$41,575.0001/28/201505/27/2015Texarkana Texas and Arkansas, City of N
Supplemental Assessment11/01/201908/14/2020City of Texarkana
Supplemental Assessment01/01/201903/01/2019City of Texarkana


Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $49,650.00
Leveraged Funding: $35,000.00
Total Funding: $84,650.00


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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


Arsenic
Asbestos
Lead
Other Metals
NOT Cleaned up
Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up
Building Materials
Soil
Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up


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Cleanup Activities

Start DateEPA FundingCompletion DateCAAccomplishment Counted?Cleanup Documentation
11/01/201906/19/2020City of TexarkanaNo
11/01/2019$650,000.0006/19/2020City of TexarkanaNo


Cleanup/Treatment Implemented: Y
Cleanup/Treatement Categories:
Addl Cleanup/Treatment info: Arsenic and lead contaminated soils were excavated and disposed of at an authorized offsite landfill. Approximately 510 cubic yards of soil were excavated. The TCEQ issued a NFA letter on October 17, 2020 stating that no further action is required to address the historic release discovered on the Hotel Grim property. Asbestos and lead based paint abatement is complete for the building.
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Total ACRES Cleaned Up: .89
Number of Cleanup Jobs Leveraged: 30
EPA Cleanup Funding: $650,000.00
Leveraged Funding:
Cost Share Funding: $130,000.00
Total Funding: $780,000.00


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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

No
No
No
No


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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

Start DateLeveraged FundingCACompletion Date
11/01/2019$4,253,828.00City of Texarkana
11/01/2019$14,967,526.00City of Texarkana
11/01/2019$4,199,781.00City of Texarkana
11/01/2019$1,492,000.00City of Texarkana
11/01/2019$4,000,000.00City of Texarkana
11/01/2019$260,000.00City of Texarkana
11/01/2019$2,419,582.00City of Texarkana
11/01/2019$10,000,000.00City of Texarkana


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

The Hotel Grim was built in 1925 as an 8-story, 135,000 square foot hotel with 250 rooms. The hotel was known as the Crown Jewel of Texarkana, designed with breathtaking marble flooring and stone walls. A grand ballroom on the eighth floor hosted big name jazz bands, businessmen, and high-roller poker players, and the elegant roof top garden offered expansive views of two states. The hotel has a rich history with residents, and many remember attending proms, weddings, and parties in the ballroom. After closing in 1990 the building started to deteriorate, and the hotel was boarded up.
This successful redevelopment started when the City of Texarkana was awarded an EPA brownfields community-wide assessment grant in 2010, around the same time a local developer expressed interest in redeveloping the hotel into affordable apartments. The EPA Brownfields Assessment funding initially funded Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments. These assessments identified environmental contaminants and provided the information needed for interested developers to assess the viability of the project. The Grim Hotel was added to the National Historic Registry in May of 2015, making it eligible for historic tax credits and establishing the building's historic significance. Knowing that a developer may need financial assistance for the environmental cleanup, the City applied and was awarded a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) in 2012.
Cleanup activities began in 2019 after the City approved a RLF loan agreement with the developer. The redevelopment project will restore the historic Hotel Grim into 93 residential apartments with public event space on the ground floor and rooftop. The apartments are priced to be affordable to the general working population of Texarkana which will help in the resurgence of the downtown area. Cleanup activities are complete and redevelopment will be completed in 2021, with apartments leased in early 2022.
Commercial (.89)
Hazardous & Petroleum
Enrolled: 12/30/2016
10/17/2020


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