Former SER Plating: Site Profile
| Parcel Address: | 2146, 2152, and 2156 Portage Street, Kalamazoo MI 49001 |
| Parcel Number: | SBC#: 0222520, 0222540, 0222560 |
| Tax Status: | Tax-reverted property |
| Current Owner: | City of Kalamazoo, State of Michigan |
| Parcel Size: | 0.78 Acres, irregular; 166.5 feet frontage on Portage Street |
| Structure Age and Condition: | Two story, 10,000 square foot building demolished in January 1998 |
| Utilities Available: | Municipal water/sewer, Consumer Energy natural gas/electricity |
| Road Type: | Principal Arterial; Major Street Administrative Classification |
| Traffic Count: | 24-hour count: 24,700, July 1996 |
| Proximity to Major Highway: | Two miles north of Interstate 94 |
| Zoning: | Zone 5, Neighborhood Business District. North adjoining properties also Zone 5. East adjoining properties Zone 5A, Professional and Business Office District. West and south adjoining properties Zone 7, Multiple-Family Residence District (see Zoning Guide). |
| History of Property Use: | Residential through 1945; grocery store and boarding house (1931-1945), Kalamazoo Electroplating (1947-1948), Savage-Rowe Plating (1950-1983), SER Plating (1983-1987). Ownership has reverted to State due to non-payment of taxes. |
| Existing Environmental Conditions: | Environmental testing complete; heavy metal contamination present in small area of soil; contaminant levels not high enough to warrant removal. |
| Concerned Citizens: | Surrounding residential and commercial property owners, Edison Neighborhood. |
| Land Use Plan: | Comprehensive Plan currently under revision. |
| Redevelopment Incentives: | Currently enrolled in City's Brownfield Redevelopment Initiative. Grant funds are available for environmental assessment and site preparation activities. Implementation of Brownfield Redevelopment Financing Act provisions will provide tax capture and tax credit incentives. Small business loans and public improvement incentives available. The City's Economic Development and Planning Division is anxious to consider all reasonable development offers. |