US. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, REGION 5
ILLINOIS, INDIANA, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, OHIO, WISCONSIN AND 35 TRIBES
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TARGETED BROWNEIELDS ASSESSMENT
FOCAL POINT 3250 SOUTH KEDZIE AVENUE
Chicago, Illinois	January 2018
The United States Environmental Protection Agency's Targeted Brownfields Assessment, or TBA, Program assisted the Chicago
Southwest Development Corp., or CSDC, a non-profit organization in Illinois, by completing a TBA for a property located at 3250 S.
Kedzie Ave. in Chicago, 111. The property consists of 3.27 acres and at
the time of the TBA was occupied by a building slab and a parking
area. The TBA will help the CSDC toward future development of
the property as part of the Focal Point Community Campus. The
property was originally developed as an industrial facility between
1938-1951 and was occupied by Stephan Chemical Co., Union
Carbide Corp./Fiber Bond Corp., and the Paper Group until 1999.
The properly has been vacant since 1999. In 2004, underground
storage tanks, or USTs, were removed from the site.
Previous environmental investigations of the property include Phase
I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments, or ESAs. Findings
of the Phase IESA determined that contamina ted groundwater, soil
and soil gas might be present at the site from previous operations
and the former USTs. Phase II ESA findings indicated that soil and
groundwater at the site had been impacted by contamination related
to former on-site activities. A hazardous materials survey conducted
confirmed the presence of both asbestos and lead paint, which was Focal Pomt Commumty Campus stte.
removed prior to the building demolition in spring 2016.
DETAILS OF U.S. EPA'S SITE ACTIVITIES
As a result of the previous investigations, U.S. EPA performed
a TBA consisting of a supplemental Phase II ESA to better
define the extent of contamination and to evaluate the site in
accordance with updated vapor intrusion regulations. U.S.
EPA sampled soil, groundwater and sub-slab vapors for the
presence of site-related contaminants. A conceptual Remedial
Action Plan, or RAP, was prepared for the site and includes the
use of engineered barriers, building control technologies and
institutional controls to protect people and the environment.
Institutional controls include restricting the use of groundwater
for drinking water by city ordinance.
REPORT/INVESTIGATION FINDINGS
Findings of the TBA found the property contains elevated
levels of contamination in soil and groundwater. The sub-slab
sampling also found the potential for vapor intrusion at the site.
CONTACT US
Brad Stimple
TBA Coordinator
US. EPA Region 5 Brownfields
stimple.brad@epa.gov
440-250-1717
REUSE/REVITALIZATION
The property is part of a very large multi-property
development called the Focal Point Community Campus.
The Campus will include retail, wellness, affordable
housing, healthcare, education, arts and recreation services
customized to meet the needs of Chicago's southwest side
communities. The development will transform what is
currently a health and wellness desert into a financially
stable, family-friendly, and environmentally responsible
health and wellness campus. The developers plan to enroll
in the Illinois Site Remediation Program to obtain a
comprehensive no further remediation, or NFR, letter to
include vapor intrusion.
What is a Targeted Brownfields Assessment?
U.S. EPA's TBA program provides technical assistance
to states, communities and non-profit organizations,
to minimize the uncertainties of contamination on
brownfield sites. U.S. EPA, at no charge to the community,
will characterize a brownfield to determine the nature
and extent of contamination. For more information
on TBAs or to request a TBA go to: https://www.epa.
gov/brownfields/brownfields-and-land-revitalization-
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