JEFFERSON  SCHOOL APARTMENTS PHASE II
                                                                         Utah DEQ
                                                                   Assessment Grant
         Engaging  Communities  in  Healthy Living  through  Revitalization
     ADDRESS:           103 I South West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 841 15
     PROPERTY SIZE:      2.57 acres
     FORMER USES:       Wholesale produce company warehouse and trucking,
                       a tiling company, and auto and lumbering operations
     CURRENT USE:       Residential
     EPA GRANT RECIPIENT:
     The Utah Department of
     Environmental Quality was
     awarded a $200,000 EPA
     Brown fields Assessment Grant.
PROJECT PARTNERS:
Redevelopment Agency of Salt Lake City,
Housing Authority of Salt Lake City, U.S. Bank,
Enterprise Social Investment Coalition, and
American Express Centurion Bank
                                              Salt Lake City
UTAH
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    PROJECT BACKGROUND:
    Located in a largely commercial and light industrial area of Salt Lake City, this 2.57-acre property was once the site of
    a tiling company, auto and lumbering operations, and more recently, a wholesale produce company. Though the
    surrounding neighborhood had long been unattractive to developers, construction of the 84-unit, Jefferson School
    Apartments Phase I complex only a couple of blocks away (part of a redevelopment surge brought on by the city's
    hosting of the 2002 Olympic winter games) led to the  property being considered as a second phase of the same
    apartment complex—Jefferson School  Apartments Phase II. Through funding obtained from partners  including U.S.
    Bank,  the Enterprise Social Investment Coalition, and American Express Centurion Bank, the Housing Authority of Salt
    Lake City purchased the property in 2004. That same year, EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant funds were used to
    help define the extent of contamination from a 4,000-gallon underground storage tank (UST) discovered during
    preliminary construction activities, which included elevated  levels of petroleum in the site's soil and ground water.
    Cleanup was completed by March 2005, which included removal of the UST, excavation of the contaminated soils,
    and remediation of the property's ground water.

    KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
    •  Leveraged $8,100 from the Housing Authority of Salt Lake City
       for cleanup activities.
    •  Removed a 4,000-gallon underground storage tank, excavated petroleum
       contaminated soils, and remediated the site's ground water.
    •  Leveraged $5.5 million for redevelopment in the form of a loan
       from U.S. Bank.
    •  Provided much needed affordable  housing in Salt Lake City.

    OUTCOME:
                                                    View of the new clubhouse/office
                                                     and new apartment buildings.
    U.S. Bank's $5.4 million loan funded construction of an 84-unit, mixed-income apartment complex on the property.
    Development began in May 2004 and was completed  in March 2006. Already, nearly 90 percent of the apartments
    are leased. This second phase of the Jefferson School Apartments includes affordable one- and two-bedroom units, a
    courtyard, and amenities that include a pool and an exercise room.  The apartments are conveniently accessible to the
    light-rail transit line, downtown, and to the University of Utah, providing maximum benefit to working and student
    residents.
    FOR MORE INFORMATION: Visit the EPA Brownfields Web site at http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/ or call EPA Region 8 at (303) 312-6312

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