Property Details for Former Schwegmann's

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Property Owner

Private

ACRES Property ID

167021

Property Address

4400 Woodland Drive New Orleans, LA 70131

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Latitude/Longitude

29.9079479 / -89.9932055

Congressional District

Property Contact

Esquivel, Ana

Esquivel.Ana@epa.gov

214-665-2194

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Property Progress

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CAs Associated with this Property

CA Name	CA #	State	Type	Announcement Year
Regional Planning Commission	BF00F62001	LA	Assessment	2012
Regional Planning Commission	BF96696901	LA	Assessment	2009

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Assessment Activities at this Property

Activity	EPA Funding	Start Date	Completion Date	CA	Accomplishment Counted?	Counted When?
Phase I Environmental Assessment		02/01/2013	02/19/2013	Regional Planning Commission	N
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$49,492.00	07/03/2013	05/21/2014	Regional Planning Commission	Y	FY15
Phase II Environmental Assessment	$49,492.00	07/03/2013	05/21/2014	Regional Planning Commission	N	FY15

Is Cleanup Necessary? No
EPA Assessment Funding: $98,984.00
Leveraged Funding: $3,000.00
Total Funding: $101,984.00

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Contaminants and Media

Contaminant Found

Remediating Action for Contaminants

Media Affected

Unknown

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Cleanup Activities

There are no current cleanup activities.

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Institutional and Engineering Controls

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Redevelopment and Other Leveraged Accomplishments

Start Date	Leveraged Funding	CA	Completion Date
10/23/2013	$2,100,000.00	Regional Planning Commission	03/01/2017
10/23/2013	$160,000.00	Regional Planning Commission	03/01/2017
06/25/2013	$575,000.00	Regional Planning Commission

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Additional Property Attributes

Property Highlights

The site was a former Schwegmann's Giant Supermarket store (the pre-cursor to Super Walmarts) and includes an abandoned gas station. Due to some bad investments, Schwegmann's went bankrupt and was sold to Kohlberg & Co. LLC in 1997. The USTs were placed out of service in 1999. The site was then purchased by Berk Cohen Associates in 2003. Both the building and the gas station remained vacant through 2013. Event Rentals, a local event supply company, was looking for space to move their growing operations. A Phase I ESA of the property identified the USTs at the site that needed to be addressed prior to redevelopment. In order to secure a bank loan to purchase the site and for assistance in addressing the environmental concerns, Event Rentals enrolled the property into RPC�s Brownfield Redevelopment Program. The site lies within a special redevelopment district as designated by the City of New Orleans, created as a result of this development to encourage the revitalization of the area. RPC completed a Phase II assessment including regulatory closure and removal of the USTs. The site is now redeveloped as Event Rentals expanded facilities with 104 jobs and $2.8 million of investment.

Former Use: The site was a former Schwegmann's Giant Supermarket store (the pre-cursor to Super Walmarts) and includes an abandoned gas station. Due to some bad investments, Schwegmann's went bankrupt and was sold to Kohlberg & Co. LLC in 1997. The USTs were placed out of service in 1999. The site was then purchased by Berk Cohen Associates in 2003. Both the building and the gas station remained vacant through 2013. Event Rentals, a local event supply company, was looking for space to move their growing operations. A Phase I ESA of the property identified the USTs at the site that needed to be addressed prior to redevelopment. In order to secure a bank loan to purchase the site and for assistance in addressing the environmental concerns, Event Rentals enrolled the property into RPC�s Brownfield Redevelopment Program. The site lies within a special redevelopment district as designated by the City of New Orleans, created as a result of this development to encourage the revitalization of the area. RPC completed a Phase II assessment including regulatory closure and removal of the USTs. The site is now redeveloped as Event Rentals expanded facilities with 104 jobs and $2.8 million of investment.

Predominant Past Usage

Commercial (12)

What types of funding are being used on this property?

Petroleum

State and Tribal Program Information

ID Number (if Applicable): 71618 Enrolled:

Date No Further Action Letter Received

Date Letter/Signed Report Received from a Qualified Professional