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Rep. Fedor Announces
State Help to Redevelop Plabell Rubber Site
Dec. 11, 2011: State Representative Teresa Fedor (D-Toledo) has
announced that the state will help clear the way for
redevelopment of the Plabell Rubber Company property on
South St. Clair Street in Toledo.
“Improvements like the one announced today renew and revitalize
a city,” said Rep. Fedor. “Greenways are a great way to keep a
community healthy and to attract young people to move to a
community.”
The state will spend $866-thousand from the Clean Ohio
Revitalization fund to buy the land, tear down existing
buildings and remove pollution from the site.
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Once the site is cleared, it will be redeveloped into industrial
space, residential units and greenspace along Swan Creek. Part
of the land will also be used for Rivereast Custom Cabinets to
expand, allowing the company to add five jobs and retain 25
existing positions. The company engineers and custom fabricates
commercial and institutional cabinets.
The development partner, St. Clair Redevelopment, LLC, plans to
renovate the seven-story former Grasser & Brand Brewing Company
building into twenty residential units adjacent to Swan Creek. A
pedestrian bridge over Swan Creek is being proposed to connect
the property and Warehouse District with the Erie Street Market,
Farmers Market, and the planned Swan Creek Riverwalk. St. Clair
Redevelopment and the City of Toledo will contribute a combined
$293-thousand in matching dollars for assessment, acquisition,
demolition, and remediation activities.
The property has been used for a variety of industrial and
commercial activities since at least 1888, including the Grasser
& Brand Brewing Company, rubber production facility, body repair
shop, machine warehouse, automotive depot, and sheet metal works
facility. Toledo became the owner following a foreclosure and a
failed sheriff’s sale.
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