Property Details for Think Big Property

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Profile Information
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

Former Jerome Interiors

Property Owner

Government

ACRES Property ID

252456

Property Address

1311 N. Main Street ROCKFORD, IL 61103

Size

.87

Parcel Numbers

11-14-430-034 and 11-14-430-035

Latitude/Longitude

42.28698101466847 / -89.08058103596818

Congressional District

Property Contact

Cragan, Keary

cragan.keary@epa.gov

312-353-5669

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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
City of Rockford	BF00E02497	IL	Assessment	2019

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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	$3,700.00	02/17/2022	03/23/2022	City of Rockford	Y	FY22
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$18,200.00	03/31/2022	04/26/2022	City of Rockford	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment		11/02/2022	11/08/2022	City of Rockford

Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $21,900.00
Leveraged Funding: $200.00
Total Funding: $22,100.00

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment

Selected Strategy(ies)	Explanatory Text
N/A	This property does not incorporate planning or assessment activities to address impacts from extreme weather events and natural disasters. If no activities were incorporated, select this option.

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Contaminants and Media

Contaminant Found

Asbestos

Remediating Action for Contaminants

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?	Cleanup Documentation
07/22/2022		10/04/2022	City of Rockford	No

Cleanup/Treatment Implemented: Y
Cleanup/Treatement Categories:
Addl Cleanup/Treatment info:
Address of Data Source:

Total ACRES Cleaned Up: .87
Number of Cleanup Jobs Leveraged: 5
EPA Cleanup Funding:
Leveraged Funding: $37,700.00
Cost Share Funding:
Total Funding: $37,700.00

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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

Indicate whether Institutional Controls are required

Categories of Controls

Additional Institutional Controls Information

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

Address of Data Source (URL if available)

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
09/30/2022	$2,450,737.37	City of Rockford
09/30/2022	$19,300.00	City of Rockford

Number of Redevelopment Jobs Leveraged:
Actual Acreage of Greenspace Created:
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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

Selected Strategy(ies)	Explanatory Text
N/A	This property does not incorporate redevelopment activities to address impacts from extreme weather events and natural disasters. If no activities were incorporated, select this option.

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Additional Property Attributes

Property Highlights

The property is located just south of Rockford's Auburn Street round-a-bout business district. Formerly used as a grocery store and interior design studio, the building has sat vacant since 2004 awaiting redevelopment. The property was offered to the City via donation from a local developer. However, during a Phase I ESA as part of the standard due diligence process, a former dry cleaner and filling station were located on a portion of the property historically. A subsequent Phase II ESA was completed to evaluate the RECs. The Phase II soil and groundwater results came back with no contaminant detections above local cleanup standards. An asbestos inspection was also completed on the structure and identified ~6,050 square feet of multi-layer asbestos containing floor tile that will require abatement. In July 2022, the City moved forward with acquiring the property and redevelop it to support Think Big. Think Big is a local non-profit that specializes in helping women and minorities get their small businesses up and running. The City will lease the building to Think Big once the build out is complete. Full asbestos abatement occurred in the fall of 2022 along with some of the initial interior demolition. The full buildout, estimated at $2 million, had its groundbreaking ceremony on October 2, 2023 and is expected to be fully operational by the fall of 2024. Local funds will be leveraged along with funding from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) for the buildout. Please see https://www.thinkbig815.org/ for more information.

Predominant Past Usage

Commercial (.87)

What types of funding are being used on this property?

Petroleum

State and Tribal Program Information

Date No Further Action Letter Received

Date Letter/Signed Report Received from a Qualified Professional