The subject property consists of one 2.1-acre legal parcel developed with a 44,500-square-foot industrial building resting on a concrete slab on grade. The subject property was initially developed in the late 1800s as a hardware manufacturing facility but was vacant through the early 1900s until around 1930, when a portion of the current building was constructed as a machine shop and foundry. Through the years, several additions have been made to the building; these additions have been utilized for various industrial and commercial purposes, including additional machining shops, as well as a chromium-plating facility. Current industrial and commercial tenants of the property include a motorcycle parts and service business, a small-scale chromium-plating operation, a small machine shop, a small welding shop, and general storage areas. A Baseline Environmental Assessment (BEA) was conducted for the portion of the subject building occupied by Dynamic Finishing (823 West Western Avenue) in October 2016 by Lakeshore Environmental, Inc. Limited subsurface investigation included the installation of three soil borings, one of which was converted into a temporary monitoring well for groundwater sampling. Three soil samples and one groundwater sample were collected and analyzed for a broad range of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), polynuclear aromatics (PNAs), Michigan 10 Metals, and Hexavalent Chromium. Analytical results indicated that arsenic, lead, mercury, and selenium were all detected in soil above MDEQ Part 201 Generic Residential Cleanup Criteria (GRCC). Additionally, mercury was detected in groundwater at concentrations exceeding GRCC. Various PNA contaminants were detected in soil, but none of the reported concentrations exceed Part 201 GRCC. No VOCs were detected in soil, and no VOCs or PNAs were detected in groundwater.
Former Use: The earliest data source for the subject property is the 1883 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map, which indicates that the subject property was developed with a single residence along West Western Avenue, as well as a manufacturing facility operated by T. Hayden & Sons Hame Manufacturing. Two rail spurs enter the manufacturing facility from the east. Structures labeled on the map�such as various storage sheds, a wood house, a stock shed, and a dry room, as well as sawing, planning, storage, and gluing�all indicate a lumber-based manufacturing facility, as opposed to other types of manufacturing. In addition, the building was heated by both coal and oil, and an oil room is depicted on the map. By 1887, an additional dwelling had been constructed at the northeastern corner of the property, with a wagon shed and oil house located on the south side of the dwelling. No major changes were observed at the manufacturing facility, except for T. Hayden & Sons Hame Manufacturing having been replaced by P. Hayden, Saddlery Hardware Company. The next available data source is the 1911 Sanborn Map, which indicates that the entire property had been razed, as no structures were shown on the property. Between 1911 and 1938, the subject property was redeveloped with a portion of the currently existing building operated as The Clover Foundry Company. An addition to the north side of the foundry was constructed between 1938 and 1950, and another smaller addition was made between 1950 and 1955, which was indicated by aerial photographs. No significant changes are observed in subsequent aerial photographs until the 1982 Sanborn map, which indicates that the facility was vacant. The current property owners indicated to Envirologic that since their ownership, various tenants have occupied spaces within the facility.