Building a Better Future with Better Capital
Safehold is creating meaningful economic opportunities for building owners and investors with a reinvented ground lease structure.
our vision
Redefining Real Estate Finance
We identified a widespread market inefficiency that was draining value from real estate owners, operators and developers. Building owners targeting a ~15% return should not be forced to use their expensive equity to drive low returns.
Who We Are
$6.2 Billion
Portfolio(1)
(1) The portfolio is presented using Aggregate Gross Book Value. As of 12/31/22, the portfolio included $308m of forward commitments that have not yet been funded (such funding commitments are subject to certain conditions). There can be no assurance Safehold will fully fund these transactions.
Top 30 MSAs
Presence
Our Mission
To deliver efficient capital, backed by a high level of expertise, a superior customer experience and the integrity that has been a hallmark of our leadership team for three decades.
Our History
Safehold™ was IPO’d in 2017. It was founded by iStar, a REIT with 30+ years of experience of identifying market inefficiencies in real estate and delivering value-enhancing solutions to address them. Today, customers throughout the United States are leveraging Safehold’s modern platform to minimize risks and gain capital advantage.
Our People
Jay Sugarman
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Douglas B. Heitner
Chief Legal Officer
Brett Asnas
Chief Financial Officer
Elisha Blechner
Executive Vice President, Head of Portfolio Management
Tim Doherty
Chief Investment Officer
Theresa Ulyatt
Chief People Officer
Steve Wylder
Executive Vice President, Head of Investments
Tim Doherty
Chief Investment Officer
Steve Wylder
Executive Vice President, Head of Investments
Adam Matos
Senior Vice President, Investments
Ryan Howard
Senior Vice President, Investments
Emily Jones
Vice President, Investments
Eric Wright
Vice President, Investments
Ethan Torbati
Vice President, Investments
Michael Mancini
Vice President, Investments
Michael Paresky
Vice President, Investments
Adam Cohen
Senior Vice President, Tax
Ash Jogi
Senior Vice President, Head of Business Solutions
Carrie Brown
Senior Vice President, CRE Transaction Services
Lori Schwartz
Head of Risk Management
Nicole McCarthy
Senior Vice President, Tax
Pearse Hoffmann
Senior Vice President, Capital Markets & Investor Relations
Troy Stephan
Senior Vice President, Director of Real Estate Technical Services
Jay Sugarman
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Stefan M. Selig
Lead Director
Robin Josephs
Jesse Hom
Jay S. Nydick
Barry W. Ridings
Our People
Jay Sugarman
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Douglas B. Heitner
Chief Legal Officer
Brett Asnas
Chief Financial Officer
Elisha Blechner
Executive Vice President, Head of Portfolio Management
Tim Doherty
Chief Investment Officer
Theresa Ulyatt
Chief People Officer
Steve Wylder
Executive Vice President, Head of Investments
Stefan M. Selig
Lead Director
Robin Josephs
Jesse Hom
Jay S. Nydick
Barry W. Ridings
Pioneer the Future of Real Estate
Safehold’s innovative ground lease platform is made possible by the industry’s best talents. To redefine real estate for the better, we team up with experts in sourcing, structuring, debt and equity investments, asset management, design, construction, capital markets, legal, investor relations and marketing.
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