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Property Details for Former Swift Meat Processing & Packaging Facility


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La Bamba
Government
263185
3241 W. 65th Street CLEVELAND, OH 44102
2.46
016-07-093
41.465962995526 / -81.729515996636
11
Auker, Karla
auker.karla@epa.gov
440-250-1741


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Property Location



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Property Progress


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CAs Associated with this Property

CA NameCA #StateTypeAnnouncement Year
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency4W00E03313OHSection 128(a) State/Tribal2022


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Assessment Activities at this Property

ActivityEPA FundingStart DateCompletion DateCAAccomplishment Counted?Counted When?
Phase II Environmental Assessment$16,995.0005/01/202408/05/2024Ohio Environmental Protection AgencyYFY25


Is Cleanup Necessary? No
EPA Assessment Funding: $16,995.00
Leveraged Funding:
Total Funding: $16,995.00


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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment

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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


Unknown


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Cleanup Activities

There are no current cleanup activities.


Cleanup/Treatment Implemented: N
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Total ACRES Cleaned Up: 2.46
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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Demolition or Cleanup

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N/AThis 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

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

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N/AThis 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

The property, owned by the City of Cleveland Industrial-Commercial Land Bank through The Zone, LLC, spans approximately 2.46 acres and is currently vacant. Initially developed before 1896 as part of the Cleveland Stock Yards, the site hosted operations related to livestock handling, slaughtering, sausage and casing works, lard rendering, meat cutting and packing, curing of meat, and storage facilities, including a smokehouse, lard room, ice machine, engine room, fertilizer room, and cooler rooms.

From 1930 to 1961, Swift & Company, a division of Federal Packing Company, operated the site for meat processing and packaging. A tank house, likely used for petroleum storage, was located on the southeastern portion of the property from 1913 to at least the 1950s. A transformer house was also present on the southern half of the property from the 1950s through the 1970s. Over the years, the property changed ownership, with businesses like West Side Metals & Recycling using the site. All remaining structures were demolished starting in 2018.

Soil testing results from the July 2024 Limited Phase II performed by Partners Environmental Consulting, Inc, show no contamination from VOCs, PAHs, TPHs, or PCBs at levels exceeding applicable standards. However, sample locations were adjusted due to rubble obstructing access. Groundwater testing indicates no contamination from VOCs or PAHs at levels above USEPA VISL standards, and no further groundwater investigation is needed. A ground penetrating radar (GPR) survey identified anomalies likely linked to former building foundations, railroad spurs, and a plugged oil/gas well. While no orphan USTs were detected, their presence cannot be entirely ruled out. No further GPR assessment is required, but any discovered materials during redevelopment should be handled according to relevant regulations.


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