[CPEO-BIF] Elkhart [Indiana] Foundry "Contamination problems could spell trouble for downtown luxury apartment project"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Contamination problems could spell trouble for downtown luxury apartment project

by Ben Quibble
Elkhart Truth (IN)
February, 10, 2016 

ELKHART - A proposal to bring luxury apartments to downtown Elkhart has hit a snag because of the conditions of the old Elkhart Foundry, where the project would be located.

“This development isn’t dead, but at this point it is moving slowly,” said Crystal Welsh, the city’s community development manager.

The $25 million project is supposed to feature 200 luxury apartments and 5,200 square feet of street-front retail space along Elkhart Avenue. However, the city must work with the state to resolve contamination issues related to the site. 

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For the entire article, see
http://www.elkharttruth.com/news/2016/02/10/Contamination-problems-could-spell-trouble-for-luxury-apartment-projects.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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