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Redevelopment of the Former Gilbert & Bennett Wire Mill. What is a Brownfields?. Real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. Central Fairfield County Location.
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What is a Brownfields? Real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.
Central Fairfield County Location Georgetown
The Site • 51 +/- Acre Brownfield located in Georgetown section of Redding, CT • Home to the former Gilbert and Bennett Wire Mill Facility • Current site use is mostly vacant old mill complex primarily used for storage
Senior Housing • Artist Lofts • 416 Residential Units • 375,000 square feet Commercial, Retail and Civic
Residential Products TypeUnits Avg. SF • Detached House 29 3,500 • Townhouse/Live-Work 86 2,500 • Residential Loft 246 1,200 • Affordable Housing 55 800 Total 416
Non Residential Products Type SF • Retail Space 108,560 • Restaurant Uses 28,882 • Office Space 126,940 • Light Manufacturing 21,000 • YMCA 60,000 • Performing Arts Center 20,000 • Civic Building - Police 10,000 • Transit Station/Ticket Office 500 Total375,882
Financing Brownfields Development Cost Cleanup Costs Predevelopment Costs
Sources of Financing Intellectual Capital Political Capital Venture Capital Social Capital Public Capital Conventional Capital
Owner/DeveloperGeorgetown Land Development Co., LLC Project General CounselRichard S. Gibbons Corporation/Development/Environmental CounselBrody, Wilkinson & Ober Wiggin and Dana Day, Berry & Howard Tax District/Bond CounselShipman and Goodwin Baker Botts Lead Project/Master Plan ArchitectsRoger Ferris + Partners Site/Civil/Environmental EngineeringFuss & O’Neill, Inc.Tighe & Bond Langan Haley & Aldrich Transportation EngineeringFitzgerald & Halliday Earthtech Liro Group Design ArchitectsCrosskey ArchitectsBeinfield Architecture PCJack Curtis & Associates Roger Ferris + Partners Studio ABK Cubellis Charrette FacilitatorsDuany Plater-Zyberk & Company Economic Impact AnalysisConnecticut Center for Economic Analysis Public/Governmental Relations and MediaAberdeen Associates, Inc. Advocacy Group Capital Strategies, Inc. & Roy & LeRoy Alexander Isley & Co. Dakota Group LEED ConsultantsDavis Langdon Construction Management/Demolition O & G Industries Bestech Inc. Manafort Brothers Intellectual Capital - Project Team
Political Capital: Local Govt. • Town of Redding • Boards of Selectman and Finance • Planning, Zoning and Conservation Commissions • Town of Weston • Board of Selectman • Planning and Zoning Commission • Conservation Commission • Town of Wilton • Board of Selectman • Planning and Zoning Commission • Conservation Commission • Town of Ridgefield • Board of Selectman • Planning and Zoning Commission • Conservation Commission • Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials • South Western Regional Planning Agency
Political Capital: State Govt. • Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) • Connecticut Office of Policy and Management • Connecticut Department of Health • Asbestos Abatement • Connecticut Department of Community and Economic Development • Small Cities Community Development Block Grant • Affordable Housing Pre-development Financing • Connecticut Department of Public Utilities Control • Utilities • Connecticut General Assembly • Special Taxing District Legislation • Connecticut Department of Transportation • State Traffic Commission (STC) • Rail Operations and Regulatory Unit • Environmental Planning Unit
Political Capital: Federal Govt. • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) • Brownfields Program • National Smart Growth Award • US Treasury • Green Building and Sustainable Design Designation • US Department of Agriculture • Rural Development Program • US Department of Transportation • CMAQ • US Department of Energy • Building Technologies Program • US Department of the Interior • Weir Farm National Historic Site • Historic Rehab Tax Credits
Venture Capital - $1 million Equity from Investors to purchase Tax Lien - $1.2 Million Mezzanine Investor Loan
Social Capital - $400,000 Affordable Housing Fund Predevelopment Loan
Public Capital US EPA - $200,000 Technical Brownfields Assistance - $200,000 Brownfields Cleanup Grant US Treasury - $72 Million Green Building and Sustainable Design Bonds USDA - $5 Million Rural Development Loan - $375,000 Community Facility Loan
Political Capital Continued HUD - $1.8 Million CDBG Grants - $500,000 Home Funds - $2 million Brownfields Development Initiative Grant Department of the Interior - $4 Million Historic Rehab Tax Credits Department of Energy - $5 Million Energy Tax Credits
Political Capital Continued US Department of Homeland Security - $500,000 Interoperability Grant (Police) US Department of Transportation - $1.0 Million CMAQ Grant for Train Station Connecticut Housing Finance Authority - $4 Million Low Income Housing Tax Credits (Equity) - $5.5 Million Affordable Housing Loan
Commercial Banks - $3 Million Predevelopment Loan - $7.4 Million Predevelopment Loan Union Savings Bank, Danbury, CT - $5 million Bridge Loan Banc of America Securities - $14.45 Million Tax Exempt GO Bonds Insurance Company - $3.4 million Performance Bond Conventional Capital