CSX AND PAVILACK  PROPERTIES
                                                                                            Wheeling, WV
                                                                                         Assessment Grant
                          Center Wheeling: Now Open for Business
     ADDRESS:           2801 Chapline Street, Wheeling, WV 26003
     PROPERTY SIZE:      10 acres
     FORMER USES:       Steel foundry, axle manufacturing, junkyard, commercial,
                       and residential
     CURRENT USE:       Home improvement store
     EPA GRANT RECIPIENT:
     The City of Wheeling received a $200,000
     Brownfields Assessment Pilot grant.
                                  PROJECT PARTNERS:
                                  West Virginia Department of
                                  Environmental Protection and
                                  GGP Wheeling 2003 LLC
                                                                     Wheelin
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                                                                                  Brownfields Grants, please visit
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    PROJECT BACKGROUND:
    Center Wheeling was marred by blighted properties in the  1990s, and the city government has long attempted to
    improve the city's neighborhood. The city therefore targeted two brownfield properties for redevelopment—the
    CSX and Pavilack properties. The CSX property, which formerly included residential and commercial uses, was
    assessed with private funds in the late 1990s. The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection determined
    that this property did not require cleanup. The Pavilack property was formerly used as an axle manufacturer, a foundry,
    and an automotive scrap yard. Nearly $70,000 in EPA Brownfields Assessment Pilot funds were used to fund Phase I
    and II assessment activities at the Pavilack property from 2000 through  2003. These assessments determined that
    cleanup was required on the property.

                                           KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

                                           •  Cleanup included asbestos removal; demolition of more than a dozen
                                              structures; and the removal of two underground storage tanks.

                                           •  Elevated  property approximately  14 feet above the flood plain, which
                                              serves as a cap over the soil.

                                           •  The first  of three phases completed in the revitalization of a central
                                              city area.

                                           •  Leveraged approximately $18.5 million for redevelopment activities
                                              and I 75 jobs due to positions available at the  new Lowe's home
                                              improvement store.
The completed Lowe's at Gateway Centre.
    OUTCOME:
    The Pavilack property is now restricted to non-residential uses, and a soil and/or asphalt cap must be maintained long-
    term across the property. The groundwater at the property also cannot be used as a drinking water supply. The
    grand opening event for the new Lowe's home improvement store on the Pavilack and CSX properties, which was
    presided over by Mayor Nick Sparachane, was  held on December 14, 2005 in time for holiday shopping. The store
    has  I 16,000-square feet of retail sales space and an adjacent garden center to help customers build, improve, and
    beautify their homes. The new Lowe's is the first of three phases of planned  retail development at the Gateway
    Centre. The developer, GGP Wheeling 2003 LLC, is assembling and acquiring land for the subsequent phases of the
    project. In the future, the Gateway Centre will  likely include additional national retail chains as well as a grocery
    store. When complete, the entire project is anticipated to  leverage 1,000 jobs  and cost $70.75 million.
    FOR MORE INFORMATION: Visit the EPA Brownfields Web site at http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/ or call EPA Region 3 at (215) 814-5000

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