SL Green Realty explained

SL Green Realty Corp.
Type:Public company
Founder:Stephen L. Green
Industry:Real estate investment trust
Key People:Marc Holliday, Chairman & CEO
Andrew W. Mathias, President
Matthew J. DiLiberto, CFO
Revenue: (2019)
Net Income: US$0.255 billion (2019)
Assets: US$12.77 billion (2019)
Equity: US$5.52 billion (2019)
Num Employees:1,033 (2019)
Footnotes:[1]

SL Green Realty Corp. is a real estate investment trust that primarily invests in office buildings and shopping centers in New York City. As of December 31, 2019, the company owned 43 properties comprising 14,438,964 square feet, and was reported to be "New York City’s largest office landlord".[2]

Notable properties owned by the company are One Astor Plaza, One Vanderbilt, 461 Fifth Avenue, 810 Seventh Avenue, 919 Third Avenue, the Pershing Square Building, and Random House Tower.[1]

History

The company's predecessor, S.L. Green Properties, Inc., was formed in 1980 by Stephen L. Green.[1] In 1997, the company was formed as a successor.[1]

In 2000, the company sold the Whitehall Building.[3] In 2002, in partnership with SITQ, the company acquired One Astor Plaza for $483.5 million.[4]

In 2003, the company acquired 461 Fifth Avenue for $100.3 million.[5] In November 2004, the company sold The Knickerbocker Hotel (Manhattan) for $160 million.[6] In 2005, the company acquired the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower for $916 million and converted the building into condominiums.[7]

In 2006, the company acquired Reckson Associates in a $4 billion transaction.[8] In December 2007, the company acquired 388 Greenwich Street from Citigroup in a leaseback transaction.[9] Citigroup reacquired the building in 2016.[10]

In 2010, the company acquired the Pershing Square Building from Shorenstein Properties for $330 million.[11] In 2011, the company sold One Court Square in Long Island City, Queens to David Werner and Joel Schreiber for $481 million[12] [13]

In August 2017, the company sold the Montague-Court Building for $171.0 million. The company had bought the property for $107.5 million in 2007 and made significant upgrades.[14] In November 2018, the company purchased a $148 million stake in 245 Park Avenue from Chinese conglomerate HNA Group. The company was also appointed as property manager and leasing manager.[15]

Buildings

Buildings under management of SL Green Realty:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SL Green Realty Corp. 2019 Form 10-K Annual Report . U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
  2. News: Haag . Matthew . 2023-04-25 . A Bleak Outlook for Manhattan's Office Space May Signal a Bigger Problem . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-04-26 . 0362-4331 . In the latest snapshot of the nation’s most significant office market, New York City’s largest office landlord, SL Green Realty Corporation, revealed that more of its properties lost tenants during the first months of 2023..
  3. News: Metro Business; Broadway Building Is Sold . . . September 22, 2000 . 0362-4331.
  4. Web site: 1515 BROADWAY . The Real Deal. 13 March 2019 .
  5. SL Green Realty Corp. Announces Agreement to Acquire 461 Fifth Avenue for $62.3 Million . . July 21, 2003.
  6. News: Condos, New Retail To Be Added to Times Square Mix . Michael . Stoler . . April 20, 2006.
  7. News: $1 Billion Deal Turns MetLife Into Condos . Thomas J. . Lueck . . March 31, 2005 . subscription.
  8. News: SL Green Acquires Reckson Associates for $4 Billion . Claudia H. . Deutsch . . August 4, 2006 . subscription.
  9. News: Citigroup closes on $1.8B buy of Tribeca HQ from SL Green . Konrad . Putzier . . June 13, 2016.
  10. SL Green & Citi Reach Agreement on Early Purchase of 388-390 Greenwich Street . . April 20, 2016.
  11. News: SL Green Said to Buy Park Avenue Office Tower for $330 Million . Dan . Levy . . May 7, 2010 . subscription.
  12. News: Konrad . Putzier . The story of WeWork's mysterious first investor . . December 1, 2017 .
  13. News: SL Green's One Court Square purchased by Israeli investors . . November 9, 2011.
  14. SL Green Announces Sale of 16 Court Street in Brooklyn, NY . . August 10, 2017.
  15. News: SL Green invests $148M for stake in HNA's 245 Park Avenue . . November 30, 2018.