Property Details for Former Shaw Walker Site

On this page:

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

Watermark Development

Property Owner

Private

ACRES Property ID

254497

Property Address

965 W. Western Avenue; 920 and 930 Washington; 1330 Division MUSKEGON, MI 49441

Size

14.34

Parcel Numbers

61-24-205-468-0001-10; 61-24-205-467-0001-00; 61-24-855-000-00000-00; 61-24-205-

Latitude/Longitude

43.22826501132374 / -86.26664102369297

Congressional District

Property Contact

Didier, Matt

Didier.Matthew@epa.gov

312-353-2112

Top of Page

Property Location

Top of Page

Property Progress

Assessment

Clean Up

Institutional Controls in Place

Engineering Controls in Place

Ready for Anticipated Use

Redevelopment Underway

Top of Page

CAs Associated with this Property

CA Name	CA #	State	Type	Announcement Year
Muskegon Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce Foundation, INC	BF00E03215	MI	Assessment	2022

Top of Page

Assessment Activities at this Property

Activity	EPA Funding	Start Date	Completion Date	CA	Accomplishment Counted?	Counted When?
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$109,927.25	10/29/2022	06/14/2023	Muskegon Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce Foundation, INC	Y	FY24

Is Cleanup Necessary? No
EPA Assessment Funding: $109,927.25
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $109,927.25

Top of Page

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.

Top of Page

Contaminants and Media

Contaminant Found

Arsenic
Asbestos
Cadmium (Cd)
Chromium (Cr)
Copper (Cu)
Other Metals
Selenium (Se)
VOCs

Remediating Action for Contaminants

NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up

Media Affected

Building Materials
Air
Soil

Remediating Action for Media

NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up

Top of Page

Cleanup Activities

There are no current cleanup activities.

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

Top of Page

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.

Top of Page

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

Top of Page

Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

There are no current redevelopment activities.

Number of Redevelopment Jobs Leveraged:
Actual Acreage of Greenspace Created:
Leveraged Funding:

Top of Page

Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

There is no data for Climate Adaption and Mitigation – Redevelopment

Top of Page

Additional Property Attributes

Property Highlights

The Shaw-Walker Co. was founded in 1899 and was a manufacturer of a diverse number of office furniture and filing systems until approximately 1990. There are a total of seven buildings within three adjacent parcels. The fourth parcel is a vacant parking lot to the east. Most of the property's buildings remain vacant since the Shaw-Walker Co. left the site. However, the southernmost two buildings were redeveloped and are currently occupied with the Watermark Lofts (53 residential lofts), a coffee shop, office space, and an event banquet hall. The westernmost two buildings were more recently occupied by Knoll, who also manufactured furniture, but they vacated the site in June 2022. The eastern parcel addressed as 1330 Division Street is a vacant lot with some parking spots. Formerly, it contained railroad tracks and was a parking lot for the employees at Shaw Walker. There have been numerous investigations of the property over the years that have demonstrated soil and groundwater impact with numerous contaminants such as VOCs, PNAs, PCBs, cyanide, and heavy metals. Most recent investigations have shown that heavy metals still reside in portions of the property and low levels of other contaminants (VOCs, PNAs, and PFAS) have been identified below regulatory or actionable levels.

Predominant Past Usage

Industry (14.34)

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