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
Safehold® is the first publicly traded company to focus on modern ground leases. We are the only nationally-scaled platform that is focused on making ground leases value-enhancing for customers.
Our Values
To deliver the best capital in the market backed by the highest level of expertise, a superior customer experience and the integrity that has been a hallmark of our leadership team for three decades.
$6 Billion
Portfolio
Top 30 MSAs
Presence
30 - 45%
Ground Lease to Property Value
3.0x - 4.5x
Coverage Range
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.
Meet the Team
Jay Sugarman
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Marcos Alvarado
President & Chief Investment Officer
Douglas B. Heitner
Chief Legal Officer
Brett Asnas
Chief Financial Officer
Elisha Blechner
Executive Vice President, Head of Portfolio Management
Kyle Curtin
Chief Administrative Officer
Tim Doherty
Executive Vice President, Head of Investments
Theresa Ulyatt
Chief People Officer
Steve Wylder
Executive Vice President, Investments
Marcos Alvarado
President & Chief Investment Officer
Tim Doherty
Executive Vice President, Head of Investments
Steve Wylder
Executive Vice President, Investments
Arie Toporovsky
Senior Vice President, Investments
Adam Matos
Senior Vice President, Investments
Ryan Howard
Senior Vice President, Investments
Tye Palonen
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
Geoffrey Dugan
General Counsel, Corporate & Secretary
Garett Rosenblum
Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer
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
Marcos Alvarado
President & Chief Investment Officer
Stefan M. Selig
Lead Director
Robin Josephs
Jesse Hom
Jay S. Nydick
Barry W. Ridings
Meet the Team
Jay Sugarman
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Marcos Alvarado
President & Chief Investment Officer
Douglas B. Heitner
Chief Legal Officer
Brett Asnas
Chief Financial Officer
Elisha Blechner
Executive Vice President, Head of Portfolio Management
Kyle Curtin
Chief Administrative Officer
Tim Doherty
Executive Vice President, Head of Investments
Theresa Ulyatt
Chief People Officer
Steve Wylder
Executive Vice President, Investments
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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