Gas stations · Pennsylvania

Former automotive fueling and service station site

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit builtCarmichaels, PA

Gas station redeveloped to industrial use (2 new jobs); county population decline noted; housing market down 3.5% YoY. · summary, model-written

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Place

County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012

This site: -21% census-cbp · all sites with this

Shrinking county

This site: -5.1% census-acs · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

This site: The site has been redeveloped into a machinery reclamation and auction company, which in turn has expanded their business and created two new full-time jobs. record · all sites with this

New use

Logistics and industrial

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Now

Status	Retrofit builtWikipedia no source
Strategy	RedevelopedWikipedia no source
New uses	industrialWikipedia no source
What is there now	The site has been redeveloped into a machinery reclamation and auction company, which in turn has expanded their business and created two new full-time jobs.newtypes-extraction reported

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History and original facts

County	Greene County
Census division	2 · Mid-Atlantic
Notes	Draft from epa.gov, model-extracted, unreviewed: A former automotive fueling and service station site in Carmichaels, Pennsylvania, vacant for approximately 20 years with seven underground storage tanks, was cleaned up and redeveloped into a machinery reclamation and auction company in 2024.

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Planning

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Site context

Housing permits, Greene County (PA), 2024	0 units in 5+ unit buildings, 0 in 2–4, 23 single-family; 2023: 0 in 5+Census BPS
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	1,215 jobs in 99 establishments; average annual pay $39,168; employment location quotient 1.05; employment -1.4% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	1,270 jobs; 152 in retail trade, 64 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 42059970102)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 51st income percentile as adults; 0.9% incarcerated at the 2010 count (774 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	low-access at 1 mile, not low-income; 72% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 14.2%; median family income $62,229; 633 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Carmichaels Area School District (PK-12); 3 public schools within 1 mile: Carmichaels Area HS; Carmichaels Area MS; Carmichaels Area El CtrNCES EDGE
Elevation	1,002 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	164 county-logged events: 110 thunderstorm wind, 20 flash flood, 18 flood, 9 hail; $3,302,500 property damage reported; 1 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 15320, 2026-09	median list price $253,916 (+27.0% on the year); 9 active listings; median 159 days on market; 18% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	111 establishments (-21%); 1,298 jobs (-47%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $154,905 (-4% 1 yr, +1% 5 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	7,085 vehicles a day on VINE ST (minor arterial, 2 lanes); 190 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Former gas station site redeveloped into industrial use (machinery reclamation/auction company), creating two new jobs. Verified as built.

Why. Strategy is 'redevelop' but retrofit already completed (opp_reasons: 'retrofit already built'). County population declined 5.1% (2018-23).

Where it stands. Housing market shows ZHVI $154,905 (down 3.5% YoY). Retail establishments down 20.7% (2012-2023), employment down 47.3%.

For a planner

Industrial use aligns with new_use field.
Traffic: 7,085 ADT on VINE ST (minor arterial, 2 lanes).
Peer examples show similar PA redevelopments (e.g., Washington Mall, 39km away).

For a developer

No active redevelopment needed (already built).
County permits show $6M+ construction in 2024 (23 units).
Housing market decline noted but no specific site impact data.

What we do not know yet

No current tenant name provided.
Parcel size/land use details missing.
No direct link between traffic volume and industrial demand.

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retrofit already built
county shrank -5.1% 2018–23

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Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Former automotive fueling and service station site, Carmichaels, PA." Record n-84e1a25f84, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/gas-stations/pa/carmichaels-former-automotive-fueling-and-service-station-site/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_carmichaelsformerautomotivefuelingandser,
  title = {Former automotive fueling and service station site, Carmichaels, PA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/gas-stations/pa/carmichaels-former-automotive-fueling-and-service-station-site/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-84e1a25f84, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}

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