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APD HQ
Government
255563
715 E. 8th Street AUSTIN, TX 78701
2.74
194636
30.26756098040731 / -97.73525103821198
37
Williams, Denise
Williams.Denise@epa.gov
214-665-9749


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Property Progress


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CAs Associated with this Property

CA NameCA #StateTypeAnnouncement Year
City of Austin dba Austin Resource RecoveryBF01F96301TXAssessment2021


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Assessment Activities at this Property

ActivityEPA FundingStart DateCompletion DateCAAccomplishment Counted?Counted When?
Supplemental Assessment$38,614.4210/19/202207/10/2023City of Austin dba Austin Resource RecoveryYFY24


Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $38,614.42
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $38,614.42


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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment

Selected Strategy(ies)Explanatory Text
N/AThis 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


Asbestos
Lead
NOT Cleaned up
NOT Cleaned up
Building Materials
NOT Cleaned up


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Cleanup Activities

There are no current cleanup activities.


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Total ACRES Cleaned Up: 2.74
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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup

There is no data for Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup.


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Institutional and Engineering Controls

No
No


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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

There are no current redevelopment activities.


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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

The APD headquarters at 715 E. Eighth St. is owned by the City of Austin. Austin Police Department is looking to relocate the programs and staff housed downtown to a new Public Safety campus in northeast Austin. The 1980s building is aging, functionally obsolete, and the City intends to redevelop it.
Austin City Council asked staff to begin a public engagement process to determine how the city might transform the aging headquarters building into a "gateway to East Austin" with a focus on the city's Black community and economy. That concept could also be included in a new framework to guide future development in the Palm District, which runs along the eastern edge of downtown. The site sits just west of I-35, and while Site reuse will follow the Palm District Planning Initiative, it is also close to the city's burgeoning Innovation District and is along the path of the Waterloo Greenway linear park project.
The plans are not solidified yet, as the public engagement process is just beginning for this site. The reuse is either affordable housing, mixed use with community space, art space, and affordable housing components, or a public safety staging area for first responders. Whatever redevelopment is ultimately decided upon, it will pay into the Waller Creek tax increment finance zone to help pay for the Waterloo Greenway project.
The City would like to know how much asbestos is in the building and what the costs might be to remediate to prepare for demolition. The FSP for asbestos and lead-based paint surveys is expected in January, with field work taking place in February/March, and the report expected in April.
Commercial (2.74)


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