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253978
156 Lancaster Street PORTLAND, ME 04101
3.35
MAP 25/BLOCK F; MAP 33/BLOCK F; PORTIONS OF MAP 26/BLOCK A AND MAP 33/BLOCK H
43.66092169043013 / -70.26084890686515
1
Byrne, James
byrne.james@epa.gov
617-918-1389


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CAs Associated with this Property

CA NameCA #StateTypeAnnouncement Year
Portland City ofBF00A01177MEAssessment2023
Portland, City ofBF00A00666MEAssessment2020


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Assessment Activities at this Property

ActivityEPA FundingStart DateCompletion DateCAAccomplishment Counted?Counted When?
Cleanup Planning$2,420.7503/08/2024Portland City of
Phase I Environmental Assessment$3,748.0007/26/202208/10/2022Portland, City ofYFY23


Is Cleanup Necessary? Unknown
EPA Assessment Funding: $6,168.75
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $6,168.75


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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment

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Contaminants and Media




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Cleanup Activities

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Total ACRES Cleaned Up: 3.35
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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup

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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

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Additional Property Attributes

The Subject Property comprises 10 parcels of land on Map 25, Block F; Map 33, Block F; and Portions of
Map 26, Block A and Map 33, Block H. For the purposes of this ESA, references to the "Subject
Property" include all 10 parcels. The block is bounded to the north by Kennebec Street, to the east by
Chestnut Street, to the south by Oxford Street, and to west by Elm Street. Addresses associated with the
Subject Property are generally as follows: 156-174 Lancaster Street; 157-189 Lancaster Street; 180-190
Lancaster Street; 69-95 Elm Street; 92-106 Kennebec Street; 36-42 Cedar Street; 51-53 Cedar Street; 54
Cedar Street; 72 Cedar Street; 217-227 Oxford Street; and 84 Chestnut Street. The Subject Property is
located in an Urban Commercial Business Zone (B7) in the West Bayside neighborhood of Portland,
Maine.

The northern portion of the Subject Property (Parcels 25-F-1, 33-F-1, and 33-F-2) is currently improved
with an office building (the Subject Property Building), which has a footprint of approximately 56,000
square feet and was constructed in the early 1900's. The northern portion of the Subject Property was
formerly developed with two non-contiguous buildings, separated by an extension of Cedar Street that is
no longer present. These two buildings were combined in the mid-1900's (exact date of construction is
unknown) to form the existing configuration of the current Subject Property building.
The eastern portion of the Subject Property building, located on Parcel 25-F-1, is a one-story structure
(with partial basement) that is currently utilized by the offices of Maine Behavioral Health. The southern
portion of the Subject Property building located on Parcels 33-F-1 and 33-F-2 comprises one story (with
basement), and the northern portion of the Subject Property building located on these parcels comprises
three stories. The central portion of the Subject Property building is currently occupied by various
commercial office tenants. The western portion of the Subject Property is currently occupied by the
Baxter Academy for Technology and Science. The third floor on the northern portion of the Subject
Property building is currently vacant. Portions of the Subject Property on Parcel 25-F-1 that are not
covered by the footprint of the Subject Property building consist of asphalt-paved parking and landscaped
flower beds.
The remaining Subject Property parcels, located south of the Subject Property building and Lancaster
Street, consist of asphalt-paved parking lots. These parcels were previously improved with residential
dwellings that were demolished between circa 1954 and circa 1970. Parcel 33-H-8 was improved with a
parking structure between circa 1949 and circa 1997.

Based on historic documentation, it is also known that the subject area was formerly submerged by the
waters of Back Cove, and soils are reportedly comprised of several feet of urban fill materials, which are
remnants of the Great Portland Fire of 1866 (fill materials, debris, ash, etc.). This material is known to be
impacted by elevated concentrations of metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).


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