[/caption]AUSTIN – Crestview Station in Austin was a former chemical
research facility that processed components for soaps, foams and glues from 1949 until 2005. The property was identified as a prime location for a high-density, mixed use project and transit-oriented development. In 2005, the property applied to Texas’ Voluntary Cleanup Program to facilitate the assessment and cleanup of known and suspected areas where waste materials were buried. Cleanup consisted of the excavation and disposal of approximately 20,000 cubic yards of buried waste products and impacted soils, and ground water monitoring and an institutional control addressed a benzene plume in one small area of the property. The 71-acre Crestview Station
[caption id="attachment_209" align="alignright" width="300" caption="The Crestview Station redevelopment project and the adjacent Capitol Metro rail stop."]
[/caption]redevelopment project includes over 500 single-family homes, 600 apartments, recreational fields, and 150,000 square feet of retail and office space built around a Capitol Metro rail stop. Property values have increased significantly and several new jobs were created as a result of the redevelopment. Crestview Station is a key component to the city’s plan to connect Austin through future expansion of the public transportation system.