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Safehold Inks $275M Ground Lease on 195 Broadway

Ground lease REIT Safehold Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to create a new $275-million ground lease at 195 Broadway in Manhattan’s Financial District. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2019, subject to customary closing conditions.

“Including 195 Broadway, Safehold has announced four deals in the New York City MSA this year totaling approximately $750 million,” said Marcos Alvarado, the company’s president and CIO. “This transaction exemplifies our platform’s expansion strategy: enter new markets, demonstrate how our Safeholds work with high quality sponsors, and build on our momentum.”

195 Broadway is located a block from the World Trade Center campus and encompasses one million square feet of office along with 22,000 square feet of retail.

Earlier this week, Safehold said it finalized a 55/45 joint venture agreement with a sovereign wealth fund related to its $620-million 425 Park Ave. ground lease acquisition in Midtown.

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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