Urban Brownfield Redevelopment - Case Descriptions

Planning a Community:Redevelopment of Industrial Land

Planning a Community:Redevelopment of Industrial Land

presented by

Eugene A. Lupia, P.E.

Major General, U.S. Air Force, Retired

President, CH2M HILL Environmental Services

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AgendaAgenda

Delivering Land Solutions

CH2M HILL’s Approach to Industrial Land Redevelopment

Experience & Examples

Services Needed to Achieve Industrial Redevelopment Results

Summary and Questions

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Delivering Land SolutionsDelivering Land Solutions

Desired Outcomes

Access to scarce land that would not be used

Create a business opportunity to increase the value of land

Achieve best solutions for industrial land development and management:

� Current and future land use demand

� Sustainability goals

� Client and stakeholder preferences

� Site environmental quality conditions

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CH2M HILL’s Approach toIndustrial Land RedevelopmentCH2M HILL’s Approach toIndustrial Land Redevelopment

Vision Creation

Site Planning

Site Environmental Restoration linked to Site Reuse

Completion of Site/Facility Development

Establishing and Maintaining Institutional and Engineering Controls

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Approach: Envisioning New UseApproach: Envisioning New Use

Understand site conditions and land use demand

Understand community or other stakeholder preferences

Balance competing interests

Integrate vision with site conditions

Lock in the concept for site reuse

Vision for Converting a Former Creosote

Manufacturing Site to Mixed Use Development

Start with Creating a Vision

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Approach:Create a VisionApproach:Create a Vision

Vision for Converting Oil Tank Farm Sites to More Optimal Urban Land Uses

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Approach: Site Planningto Facility DevelopmentApproach: Site Planningto Facility Development

When the vision and schedule are established, the technical approach is then tailored to site-specific needs.

Work success is measured against project and potentially sustainable metrics such as:

� waste minimization

� material reuse

� job creation

� natural resource conservation or enhancement

Work is performed using one of two contract types:

� standard contract

� performance-based contract using key metrics for project success.

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Experience and ExamplesExperience and Examples

CH2M HILL applies lessons learned from our property redevelopment experience to each new project.

Types of projects completed by CH2M HILL to date:

Large-scale or district-wide redevelopments of significance

Portfolio of properties held by a single client

Former rail yards

Former military facilities

Former manufacturing, processing or chemical plants

Old landfills

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Menomonee Valley in Downtown Milwaukee

Menomonee Valley in Downtown Milwaukee

140-acre industrial site

Example #1Former Railroad Yard Site Example #1Former Railroad Yard Site

Converting an Abandoned Rail Yard to an

Industrial Park

Situation:100-yr old rail yardAdjacent to riverNew site access

Putting an industrial property back into productive use for the benefit of the community

Meeting sustainable land development goals

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Example #1 (continued)

Former Railroad YardExample #1 (continued)

Former Railroad Yard

Approach:Develop and implement detailed site cleanup and natural resource plans, honoring sustainable development metrics

Gain and maintain stakeholder support

Results:Removed 7 miles of underground tanks and utility piping

Saved $25 M by managing 1,200,000 ft 3 of impacted material onsite and recycling 95% of project wastes

Created 70 acres of public space:� 30 acres of new recreational space

� 40 acres of wetlands and natural habitat

� 2 miles of river front improvements

200 construction and 1,200 long-term jobs

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Example #2 Former Canning PlantExample #2 Former Canning Plant

Situation:13-acre, inner-city location, former canning plant facility

Cost: $2.5 million (M)

Net sale value: $0.5M

Adjacent school

Poor site configuration

Deteriorating neighborhood

Accessible location with strong community support

Converting a Canning Plant to a Regional

Shopping Center

Approach:Create winning reuse alternative

Integrate reuse and remediation

Gain/maintain stakeholder support

Stay “on course”

Project SiteProject Site

School

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Results:

Developed/sold in 30 months

Unlocked $6.5M in land value

Reduced remediation by $0.5M

Rebuilt adjacent school

$3M of City funding for local infrastructure improvements

Catalyst for neighborhood revitalization - retail, housing

Created jobs and increased tax base for municipality

Example #2 (continued)

Former Canning PlantExample #2 (continued)

Former Canning Plant

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Services to Achieve Reuse GoalsServices to Achieve Reuse Goals

Land Development Planning

� Market analysis to vision creation

� Decision making to sustainable results

Site Environmental Conditions Assessment and Remediation

� Initial studies to full restoration

Site Development

� Permitting and preliminary engineering to facilities construction

Long-term Management of Residual Contamination

� Deed restriction preparation to maintenance of engineering controls

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Summary and QuestionsSummary and Questions

Summary

� Create integrated solutions for land reuse

� Address site contamination before or in conjunction with land development

� Deliver sustainable results to achieve tomorrow’s land use and natural resource needs

Questions