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 […]