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253980
191 Oxford Street PORTLAND, ME 04101
.26
Portion of May 33/Block B
43.661213413161526 / -70.25855772168843
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

There is no data for Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment.


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Contaminants and Media




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Cleanup Activities

There are no current cleanup activities.


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Total ACRES Cleaned Up: .26
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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup

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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

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Additional Property Attributes

The Subject Property is comprised of four contiguous parcels of land. The properties comprising the
Subject Property are bounded to the north by residential development, to the east by Chestnut Street, to
the south by Oxford Street, and to the west by a patio area and outbuilding associated with the Subject
Property shelter. Addresses associated with the Subject Property are 191-201 Oxford Street and 66-68
Chestnut Street.
The Subject Property is located in an Urban Commercial Business Zone (B7) in the West Bayside
neighborhood of Portland, Maine. Land use in the vicinity of the Subject Property has been generally
commercial, industrial, and manufacturing since the area's development in the late 1800's. An 1837 map
of Portland shows that Back Cove formerly covered much of the Subject Area (up to East Street). This
Subject Property is in an area that was reportedly filled with the remnants of the Great Portland Fire of
1866 (fill materials, debris, ash, etc.).
Parcel 26-B-10-11 is improved with a three-story office/residential structure, covering a footprint of
approximately 3,000 square feet, which is operated as the Oxford Street Homeless Shelter. The building
comprises the entirety of parcels 26-B-10 and 26-B-11, and the City of Portland Tax Assessor has
combined these records into one file "26-B-10-11". Parcel 26-B-18 is improved with one-story
office/commercial structure, covering a footprint of approximately 2,600 square feet, which is operated as
a Portland Social Services office. Remaining portions of this parcel are comprised of paved parking areas
and confined lawn areas. Ransom was not provided with access to the interiors of these buildings as part
of this Phase I ESA. Parcels 26-B-5 and 26-B-8 are utilized as community garden plots by the City of
Portland. A patio associated with the social services building is located on the western portion of 26-B-9.
The Subject Property parcels primarily consisted of residential dwellings and vacant land between circa
1886 and circa 1949. Parcel 26-B-8 was occupied by a bakery from circa 1909 to circa 1980, by which
time the bakery was demolished and later redeveloped as a community garden. Parcel 26-B-18, currently
occupied by the Portland Social Services office, was occupied by an automotive repair garage from circa
1949 to circa 1988 (or later). Based on historic documentation, it is 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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