Adaptive Reuse
Funding Case Study
2014 Illinois State
Section Spring Conference
April 11, 2014 Rockford, IL
1889 At age 17, W. T. Rawleigh starts his business
Rawleigh Complex Freeport
1926 Construction completed on Rawleigh Complex in downtown Freeport
Rawleigh Complex Freeport
W. T. Rawleigh and the community
Rawleigh Complex Freeport
W. T. Rawleigh and the community
Rawleigh Complex Freeport
Rawleigh Complex Freeport
1987 In a depressed
economy, Rawleigh
Complex is shuttered
Rawleigh Complex Freeport
Rawleigh Complex Freeport
1999 Freestanding mercury incident sparks local, state
and federal action and $120,000 in Illinois EPA assessment grant funding
2000 $1.3 million
USEPA Superfund cleanup of 500 tons
contaminated soil and 210 drums
liquid waste
Rawleigh Complex Freeport
Rawleigh Complex Freeport
2001 $250,000 IL EPA Brownfields Assessment Pilot Grant Phase I & Phase II Environmental Site
Assessments IL Site Remediation Program Community Involvement Environmental Justice
2002 $380,000 HUD Economic Development Initiative Grant
Rawleigh Complex Freeport
2002 Rawleigh Office Building redeveloped $1.2 million
in private investment $500,000 TIF bond
Rawleigh Complex Freeport
Rawleigh Complex Freeport
2002
$120,000 Illinois EPA Municipal Brownfields Grant
for comprehensive investigation activities
2003 Heritage Rail Opportunity Analysis
Rawleigh Complex Freeport
Rawleigh Complex Freeport
2004
$290,000 USEPA Brownfields Assessment Grant completes
assessment at Rawleigh Complex
Rawleigh Complex Freeport
2005 Joined Blackhawk Rail Coalition to support return
of Amtrak service from Dubuque to Chicago
2006 A foray into the master developer concept
Rawleigh Complex Freeport
2007 A more local, team-oriented approach
Rawleigh Complex Freeport
2007 Rawleigh Corridor Master Plan
Rawleigh Complex Freeport
Rawleigh Complex Freeport
2008 ArtSpace Market Study
173 respondents 60 interested in live/work space 93 interested in renting studio space
(includes 53 of those also interested in living space)
Indicated feasibility for 20 live/work spaces and 31 studio-only spaces
Rawleigh Complex Freeport
2009
$237,500 HUD EDI Grant for streetscape improvements within
the Rawleigh Corridor
Rawleigh Complex Freeport
2009
$400,000 in
USEPA Brownfields
Cleanup Grants – Powerhouse
and Lazarus Site
2009 $50,000 USDA Rural Business Opportunity Grant
Rawleigh Complex Freeport
2010
$600,000 USEPA Brownfields Cleanup
Grant – Rawleigh Buildings B, D and E
Rawleigh Complex Freeport
2012
Rawleigh Building D leased to
private developer
Rawleigh Complex Freeport
Rawleigh Complex Freeport
2012
$295,500 HUD Sustainable Communities Challenge Planning & Implementation
Grant
Rawleigh Complex Freeport
2013
No Further Remediation (NFR) Letter Received – bringing 15 years of
assessment and cleanup work to a close
Rawleigh Complex Freeport
2012
$80,000 USDA Farmers Market Promotion Program Grant to build capacity for local foods projects
2013 $500,000 IDOT Capital Grant for Multimodal Station Architecture, Engineering and Environmental
Rawleigh Complex Freeport
2013 Collaboration with UW Madison School of Urban & Regional Planning
Rawleigh Complex Freeport
2014 New Rawleigh
Subdivision Sale &
Purchase Agreement for Building D
Rawleigh Complex Freeport
What’s Next?
Multimodal Station design and construction Seeking developer for Building B and
Powerhouse Continued redevelopment and improvement
to Rawleigh Corridor Brownfields Area-wide Planning grant
Rawleigh Complex Freeport
For more information
200 Prairie Street Suite 208 Rockford, Illinois 61107
(815) 394-4700 Shelly Griswold
