Leasing Property on a Previous Brownfield Site PNC is working on several branch banks that will be LEED rated. One of the branches will be located on leased property that previously was an EPA Brownfield. The developer purchased the property after remediation was performed. The cost of this remediation is included in the land lease rate. For projects where land is leased rather than owned, the selection of the site is the primary way in which the environmental impact of site development can be addressed by the project. Selecting a renewed site supports the developer\'s investment in rehabilitating the site and encourages more Brownfield sites to be renewed. Can leasing property on a previous Brownfield site qualify for an ID credit?
No. Innovation points are awarded for exemplary performance and for strategies or innovations. Further, LEED is based on rewarding implementation, and therefore points are awarded for actions. As described, your project is leasing remediated property rather than actively remediating the land, and therefore the risk and the initiative were assumed by the building owner rather than the lessee. The leasing of a rehabilitated site does not in itself qualify for an innovation credit (or SSc3 for brownfield redevelopment) because a lessee has not taken any action to remediate the property. Applicable internationally.