Property Details for Crazy Horse Guitars, former

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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

Putman Pharmacy, former

Property Owner

Private

ACRES Property ID

250091

Property Address

2312 University Ave DES MOINES, IA 50311

Size

.25

Parcel Numbers

08006914001000

Latitude/Longitude

41.600231990032 / -93.64889596293163

Congressional District

Property Contact

Kennedy, Deborah

Kennedy.Deborah@epa.gov

913-551-7628

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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
Iowa Department of Natural Resources	RP98736706	IA	Section 128(a) State/Tribal	2016

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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	$2,500.00	02/04/2019	03/15/2019	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	Y	FY22
Supplemental Assessment	$1,700.00	02/04/2019	03/15/2019	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	N
Supplemental Assessment	$400.00	04/12/2019	05/01/2019	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	N

Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $4,600.00
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $4,600.00

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment

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Contaminants and Media

Contaminant Found

Asbestos
Lead

Remediating Action for Contaminants

Cleaned Up
Cleaned Up

Media Affected

Building Materials

Remediating Action for Media

Cleaned Up

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Cleanup Activities

Start Date	EPA Funding	Completion Date	CA	Accomplishment Counted?
05/10/2019		10/01/2019	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	No
05/10/2019		10/01/2019	Iowa Department of Natural Resources
05/10/2019	$3,816.00	10/01/2019	Iowa Department of Natural Resources
05/10/2019	$3,816.00	10/01/2019	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	No
05/10/2019		10/01/2019	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	No
05/10/2019	$9,125.00	10/01/2019	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	Yes
05/10/2019		10/01/2019	Iowa Department of Natural Resources

Cleanup/Treatment Implemented: Y
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Total ACRES Cleaned Up: .25
Number of Cleanup Jobs Leveraged: 0
EPA Cleanup Funding: $16,757.00
Leveraged Funding: $25,882.00
Cost Share Funding:
Total Funding: $42,639.00

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup

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Institutional and Engineering Controls

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Address of Data Source (URL if available)

Are Institutional Controls in Place

Date Institutional Controls were put in place

Indicate whether Engineering Controls are required

Categories of Controls

Additional Engineering controls information

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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
10/15/2019	$750,000.00	Iowa Department of Natural Resources	03/01/2020

Number of Redevelopment Jobs Leveraged:
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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

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Additional Property Attributes

Property Highlights

The two-story building was constructed circa 1920, and operated initially as a pharmacy, with living quarters on the 2nd floor; Putnam Pharmacy in the 1950s being the most known namesake as a pharmacy at this It later was converted to a music store, and by 1996 was known as "Crazy Horse Guitars" for sale of instruments and music lesson services. The property sat vacant by 2015, and with an initiative by the City of Des Moines and the Neighborhood Development Corporation (NDC) to invest in the redevelopment of this support commercial district near Drake University, NDC sought to acquire the building, renovate it, and move NDC's offices to the second floor, and then lease the bottom floor to a retail tenant, likely a restaurant, as an amenity for shoppers and customers in this area. As the costs to renovate the structure would be more than twice the likely assessed, improved value of the property, assistance was sought from the Iowa DNR 128(a) program to assist with envrionmental due diligence and hazardous material inspections and abatement activities. Upon renovation of the building, NDC moved its offices to the 2nd floor, and "Lucky Horse Bar & Restaurant" opened on the first floor in the fall of 2020. Both of these uses revitalized not only the building, but have assisted in the transformation of this neighborhood, with great success for all partners in its redevelopment planning and investment.

Predominant Past Usage

Commercial (.25)

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

10/31/2019