Property Details for Garden Oaks Elementary

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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

Garden Oaks Community Center

Property Owner

Private

ACRES Property ID

250957

Property Address

3401 NE 16th Street OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73117

Size

9.16

Parcel Numbers

Latitude/Longitude

35.486229995957686 / -97.4501390091377

Congressional District

Property Contact

Reyes, Elizabeth

Reyes.Elizabeth@epa.gov

214-665-3163

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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
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality	BL98684801	OK	BCRLF	2023
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality	4W02F23001	OK	Section 128(a) State/Tribal	2022
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality	BL96691201	OK	BCRLF	2009

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Assessment Activities at this Property

Activity	EPA Funding	Start Date	Completion Date	CA	Accomplishment Counted?	Counted When?
Phase II Environmental Assessment		11/18/2021	03/07/2022	Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$6,591.20	04/13/2023	05/10/2023	Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality	Y	FY23

Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $6,591.20
Leveraged Funding: $9,002.98
Total Funding: $15,594.18

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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

Contaminant Found

Asbestos
Lead

Remediating Action for Contaminants

Cleaned Up
NOT Cleaned up

Media Affected

Building Materials

Remediating Action for Media

Cleaned Up

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Cleanup Activities

There are no current cleanup activities.

Cleanup/Treatment Implemented: Y
Cleanup/Treatement Categories:
Addl Cleanup/Treatment info: Abatement of asbestos in the building
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

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Are Institutional Controls in Place

Date Institutional Controls were put in place

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Categories of Controls

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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
08/01/2022	$50,000.00	Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality	04/12/2024
08/01/2022	$20,000.00	Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality	04/12/2024

Number of Redevelopment Jobs Leveraged:
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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

Property Highlights

Garden Oaks Elementary was built in 1955 and was used as an elementary school until 2003. From 2003 to 2021, Oklahoma City Public Schools (OKCPS) leased the building to a nonprofit group (different from the current owner). In 2021, a non-profit called Alpha Community Foundation of Oklahoma (ACFO) purchased the property from OKCPS. ACFO plans to renovate the building into a community center, library, office space, classrooms, gym, and recreational center. They plan to put baseball fields, basketball courts, and a community garden on the outdoor portion of the property. ODEQ has awarded ACFO a $350,000 subgrant from it's BRLF grant to cleanup asbestos in the building. The asbestos abatement is complete. We are going to asses this site with our 128a Infrastructure grant to see if lead-based paint is present in the building. We have extended the RLF subgrant in case we find lead-based paint in the building. Lead-based paint and/or settled lead dust was present and a Lead-Based Paint and Settled-Dust Survey was provided to DEQ. One June 23, 2023, DEQ provided EPA with a Phase II TBA Executive Summary for Garden Oaks. DEQ is currently awaiting to determine if Garden Oaks is interested in submitting an application for DEQ to possibly assist in the cleanup efforts through DEQ's Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund.

On April 12, 2024, the grand opening of the first phase of the community center was held. News articles and/or videos may be accessed here: (1) https://www.news9.com/story/66186617f96982064e498e0b/local-fraternity-completes-first-phase-of-building-local-community-center (2) https://www.oklahoman.com/picture-gallery/news/2024/04/13/alpha-phi-alpha-garden-oaks-community-center-okc/73306236007/ (3) https://www.oklahoman.com/story/life/2024/04/13/garden-oaks-community-center-okc-opened-alpha-phi-alpha-fraternity/73248688007/. On May 6, 2024, DEQ went to Garden Oaks to conduct a site-visit and take photographs; this is where DEQ was able to learn about the leveraged funding for the redevelopment.

Predominant Past Usage

Commercial (1) Greenspace (8.16)

What types of funding are being used on this property?

Hazardous

State and Tribal Program Information

Enrolled: 09/20/2021

Date No Further Action Letter Received

Date Letter/Signed Report Received from a Qualified Professional

10/05/2022