The union will get the 12,000-sf vacant lot for $1, which is a write-down of $140,000 from its appraised value. Since the deal was struck with the department of planning and development, a Phase II environmental study discovered two underground gasoline storage tanks, and remediation is estimated at more than $185,000.
The site of a church in the late 19th century, later uses included auto storage and truck repair operations. The city acquired the land for $110,000 after a tax sale, according to property records.
Union representatives hope to complete the 4,000-sf, two-story building within nine months. The $1-million, brick and limestone building will have an environmentally-friendly "green roof" on 50% of its top.
"It's a vacant piece of land, underused, and we could use the development on this site," 11th Ward Alderman James A. Balcer says.
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