How Safehold’s Ground Lease is Unlocking Multifamily Development
Multifamily development has been difficult to capitalize in recent years, with equity scarce and targeting elevated yields in the face of rising construction costs and interest rates. Against this backdrop, Safehold’s modern ground lease offers a structural advantage, serving as an innovative new capital structure tool in a market environment that requires creativity. By introducing low-cost, 99-year […]
Safehold brings innovative ground lease structure to affordable housing
Head of Investments Steve Wylder on the adoption of ground leases in the affordable sector and recent expansion to Texas.
Why the modern ground lease has become an affordable housing gap filler
As high interest rates and rising costs squeeze the affordable sector, a new solution is helping projects move forward.
Safehold ground lease designed to benefit building owners in modern capital markets
Commercial Observer’s Partner Insights spoke to Jay Sugarman to get more insight into his firm’s approach to ground leasing in the modern markets. Sugarman is the Chairman and CEO of Safehold, a publicly-traded real estate investment trust that redefined the ground lease landscape and is creating meaningful economic opportunities for building owners and investors with […]
Safehold’s ‘low-cost, economically transparent’ ground lease helping deals pencil
Today’s challenging economic conditions, including unpredictable capital markets, higher-for-longer interest rates and elevated construction costs, have made it more difficult to get commercial real estate projects to pencil. But these hurdles have also led many to look at alternative solutions that provide a low cost of capital. Safehold, the creator and pioneer of the modern ground lease industry, has […]
Safehold helping owners drive more proceeds at lower cost in post-pandemic market
Chairman & CEO Jay Sugarman sheds light on how Safehold provides a competitive advantage in the modern commercial real estate financing landscape
Building owners turn to Safehold ground leases to improve capital efficiency
Chief Investment Officer Tim Doherty on the current market and advantages of modern ground leases in all economic conditions
Safehold’s low-cost capital serves as a hedge against volatility
Head of Investments Steve Wylder on how Safehold’s low-cost capital serves as a hedge against volatility and helps customers get creative in a challenging market.
Ground leases an opportunity for innovation amid CRE downturn
President & Chief Investment Officer Marcos Alvarado discusses how ground leases can provide a tremendous opportunity for the industry to innovate and solve some of the obstacles posed by the current environment.
Newly internalized Safehold unlocking embedded value for building owners
Chairman & CEO Jay Sugarman on the industry’s adoption of modern ground leases and how the merger will help provide building owners with greater access to efficient capital.
Safehold delivers low-cost ground lease capital to commercial building owners
Head of Investments Tim Doherty on the advantages of a modern ground lease relative to traditional financing, the evolution of the industry and the path to widespread adoption.