I'm pretty sure an environmental impact study would be needed on the Dry Cleaners but what about the other just old washateria?

The environmental cost of inorganic fertilizer is in 1) the mining of the chemicals, 2) inorganic chems can can kill microbial life and damage overall soil health, and 3) runoff from lawns and ag with chemicals affects nearby water quality.I've been an organic gardener for years and don't use any chemical pesticides on anything.

If you've proven to yourself that these improvements make business sense (pay for themselves in savings in the short term), AND environmental sense, PLUS your tenants will be happier and more likely to stay longer (as @Roy N.

The design will also be highly energy efficient and meet the “Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design” (LEED) Silver certification rating set by the U.S.

Ask for Phase I & II ESAs and talk with an attorney about your legal exposure (if any) and an environmental consultant about the clean up and health risk.

Travis West*  CIEC (Certified Indoor Environmental Consultant) Certified by the American Council of Accredited Certification*  MAC0325 (Mold Assessment Consultant) Licensed by the State of Texas Department of State Health Services

As a contractor my first step would be to call a certified environmental consulting company.

The wacko environmental left will have run of the government.

Are there environmental issues?

Your Effective Gross Revenue is your scheduled rent and, if you wish, ancillary income streams, minus your economic vacancy.Once you have NOI, your debt service is deducted from this amount as are any other reserves (capital reserve for future CAPEx; environmental reserve for reclamation on an industrial property, etc).