Safehold Inc.

REIT that owns land under buildings and leases it back

What Safehold does

Safehold buys the land beneath commercial and residential buildings and leases it back to the building owners through long-term ground leases. This lets property owners free up the money tied up in their land and put it to work elsewhere. The company says it created the modern ground lease industry in 2017.

How Safehold makes money

Safehold earns recurring ground rent from property owners who lease the land under their buildings. As a REIT, it aims to pay shareholders steady, growing income while also gaining from long-term growth in land value.

Products & services

• Modern ground leases
• Land acquisition and leaseback for building owners
• Ground leases for multifamily and affordable housing
• Ground leases for office, industrial and life science properties
• Ground leases for hospitality, student housing and mixed-use properties