Repurposed Auto Manufacturing Facilities Study

CAR Repurposed Auto Manufacturing Facilities Study
1. General Property Information
OMB Control Number 1290-XXXX, Expires XX-XX-2011
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1. Which automaker owned the property most recently?
Other

2. Please state the current owner(s) of the property (can include developer if facility is
leased).
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3. Was the owner listed above the first owner after the automaker left, or were there
previous owners of the property? If there were previous owners, please list them.
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First owner

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There were previous owners prior to the one listed above. Please specify.

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Other

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4. Is the current property owner-occupied or leased?
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Owner-occupied

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Leased (Portions of property not owner-occupied)

5. Please list the tenant or tenants currently using the property. If there are more than 5
Yesin an industrial park or retail area, please list the 5 largest employers at the property.
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6. Please select the current uses of the property. (Select all that apply.)
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c Automotive Manufacturing (Different from that of previous automaker owner)
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Other Automotive

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Commercial (Includes retail and office space)

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Education

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Government

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Industrial (Includes manufacturing other than automotive)

Yes Logistics and Warehousing
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Recreational

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Research & Development

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Residential

Other(s) (please specify)

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Yes

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7. What is the property's current zoning classification? Please select all that apply.
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Industrial

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Commercial

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Residential

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Other (please specify)

8. What is the distance from the property to the nearest city center?
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Less than 1 mile

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1-5 miles

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6-10 miles

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More than 10 miles

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9. If the property is on a waterfront, please state which kind(s) of waterfront. If not,
please skip the question.
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River

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Lake

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Ocean

10. What other unique features does the property offer? Please select all that apply.
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Active railroad spur on the property

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Less than ½ mile from mass transit stop (i.e., bus, subway, light rail, community train)

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Other features (please specify)

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11. Was the previous automaker one of the top three employers in the community when
the facility was announced to close?
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Yes

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No

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Don't know

12.
Yes What are the three largest employers currently in the area?
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13. Which business activities represent the three largest employers listed above?
Please select all that apply.
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Automotive Manufacturing (Different from original automaker owner)

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Other Automotive

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Commercial (Includes retail and office space)

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Education

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Government

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Industrial (Includes manufacturing other than automotive)

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Logistics and Warehousing

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Recreational

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Research & Development

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Residential

Other(s) (please specify)

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2. Repurposed Information
1. To the best of your knowledge, in which year did the automaker facility cease
operations?
2. What is an estimate of the employment at the announced time of facility closing?
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400-999

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1,000-1,499

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1,500-1,999

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2,000-4,999

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5,000 or more

3. To the best of your knowledge, in which year did the current owner purchase the
property?
4. What is an estimate of the current (or proposed) employment at the property?
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10-49

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50-99

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100-299

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300-499

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500-799

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800 or more

Please note any comments.

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5. What was the approximate square footage of the original facility?

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6. Approximately what percentage of the original property was demolished?
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No demolition

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1-24%

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25-49%

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50-74%

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75-99%

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100%

7. What is the approximate square footage of the current facility, including both available
and occupied space?
8. What is the current property tax revenue from the property?

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3. Environmental Aspects
1. What standard of environmental cleanup did the property reach?
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No environmental clean up

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Industrial

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Commercial

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Residential

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Don't know

2. If applicable, who performed the cleanup?
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Original property owner

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New owner

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Third party (please describe)

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3. Was the site designated as a Brownfield?
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Yes

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No

4. If yes, did you receive any of the following federal funding assistance?
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Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Pilot Program (EPA)

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Brownfields Assessment Grants (EPA)

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Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (EPA)

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Brownfields Cleanup Grants (EPA)

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Targeted Brownfields Assessments (EPA)

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Brownfields Economic Development Initiative (HUD)

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Other Brownfields-related federal funding (please specify)
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4. Other Financial Assistance Provided
1. In addition to any Brownfield assistance you may have mentioned previously, were
additional forms of financial or other assistance involved in repurposing this facility?
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Yes

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No

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5. Other Financial Assistance Provided
The following questions on incentives and other financial or other assistance are not meant to be all-inclusive. Please
specify any other assistance that was provided to make the property transition occur.

1. Which type(s) of federal incentives were provided, in addition to any Brownfield
incentives you may have indicated previously?
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Revolving Loan Fund (EDA)

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Empowerment Zones/Renewal Communities (HUD)

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Don't know

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None

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Other(s) (please specify)
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2. Which type(s) of state incentives were provided?
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State Administered Community Development Block Grant

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State Tax Credits

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State Grants

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Tax Abatement

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Don't know

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None

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Other(s) (please specify)
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3. Which type(s) of local incentives were provided?
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Tax-Increment Financing

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Revolving Loan Fund

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Tax Abatement

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Don't know

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None

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Other(s) (please specify)
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4. Did a local or regional foundation assist in this project? If yes, please name the
foundation(s), and describe how it (they) assisted.
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No

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Yes (please describe)

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5. Was any new legislation passed to help allow the redevelopment to occur? If yes,
please describe.
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No

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Yes (please describe)

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6. Were there any unique programs or methods applied to this property conversion,
such as community land banks, renaissance zones, etc.?
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No

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Yes (please describe

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7. Was other financial support involved in this project? If yes, please describe.
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No

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Yes (please describe)

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6. Success in Repurposing
1. In your opinion, how successful has the property’s current use been in restoring
property value? If property is still transitioning, how successful do you think it will be in
restoring property value?
1 = Not at all
successful
Success in Restoring
Property Value

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5 = Very successful

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Please write any comments you may have.

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2. In your opinion, how successful has the property’s current use been in restoring the
job base of the original plant? Or, if property is still transitioning, how successful do you
think the proposed use will be in terms of restoring the job base of the original plant?
1 = Not at all
successful
Success in Restoring Job
Base

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5 = Very successful

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Please write any comments you may have.

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3. In your opinion, what was the largest challenge your community had in repurposing
this facility?
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4. Looking back, is there something you would have done differently during the
property redevelopment process?
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5. Was there a particular leader (or several leaders) active in bringing the redevelopment
about? If yes, please describe what this person (or these people) did to aid in the
property transition.
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No

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Yes (please describe)

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