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Property Details for Wahkonsa Hotel Annex


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243990
908 1st Avenue S FORT DODGE, IA 50501
.39
0720316011
42.5040466441686 / -94.18703401095418
4
Harrington, Jonathan
harrington.jonathan@epa.gov
: (913) 551-7894


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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 Fort DodgeBF97768901IACleanup2019
Iowa Department of Natural ResourcesRP98736705IASection 128(a) State/Tribal2011


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Assessment Activities at this Property

ActivityEPA FundingStart DateCompletion DateCAAccomplishment Counted?Counted When?
Supplemental Assessment$9,775.0003/01/201703/31/2017Iowa Department of Natural ResourcesNFY20
Supplemental Assessment$7,610.0003/01/201703/31/2017Iowa Department of Natural ResourcesYFY20


Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $17,385.00
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $17,385.00


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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


Asbestos
Lead
Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up
Building Materials
Cleaned Up


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Cleanup Activities

Start DateEPA FundingCompletion DateCAAccomplishment Counted?Cleanup Documentation
11/03/2021$295,531.7904/06/2022City of Fort DodgeYes
11/03/2021$22,460.8404/06/2022City of Fort DodgeYes
11/03/202104/06/2022City of Fort DodgeYes


Cleanup/Treatment Implemented: Y
Cleanup/Treatement Categories:
Addl Cleanup/Treatment info:
Address of Data Source:
Total ACRES Cleaned Up: .39
Number of Cleanup Jobs Leveraged: 24
EPA Cleanup Funding: $317,992.63
Leveraged Funding:
Cost Share Funding: $70,651.23
Total Funding: $388,643.86


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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

Yes
Proprietary Controls
As a term of developer agreement and/or transfer of the property, the City will require the developer to address the asbestos glazed windows according to best practices (cover technologies/immobilization process) or appropriately dispose of according to federal and state regulations if the windows are replaced.
Yes
No
No


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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

There is no data for Climate Adaption and Mitigation – Redevelopment


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Additional Property Attributes

The City took title to the 6-story, former Wahkonsa Annex building in July 2016, through an involuntary, abandonment proceeding taking in Iowa District Court. Former Use: The 6-story former hotel was built in 1917-1919, and functioned as a hotel until 1972; after that it had miscellaneous business and non-profit uses, but had sat empty and abandoned for more than 8 years under the ownership of an out-of-state owner that was unresponsive for payment of taxes and property maintenance. The City of Fort Dodge took title as an 'involuntary taking' through a legal, abandonment clause in Iowa Code, requiring the Iowa District Court to assign title to the City in 2016.

In 2021/2022 the City began cleanup efforts of asbestos and lead-based paint of the Wahkonsa Annex Building. Cleanup was completed on April 6, 2022 and the site is ready for redevelopment. The site will be marketed for redevelopment in conjunction with the Warden Plaza.
Commercial (.39)
Hazardous
04/06/2022


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