Worldwide Plaza, 825 8th Ave., iconic Midtown office property that is part of the SL Green portfolio
SL Green Realty Corporation is the largest office landlord in New York City. The firm is an S&P 500 company publicly-listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
As a fully-integrated REIT, SL Green focuses on acquiring, managing, and maximizing the value of its holdings – primarily in the Manhattan commercial real estate office market.
The largest owner of commercial real estate in New York City
Founded in 1980 by Stephen L. Green, SL Green Realty has been directly involved in acquiring over 125 properties with over 65 million square feet of rentable space. By strategically acquiring, redeveloping, and repositioning high-quality office property the firm consistently maximizes property cash flow and obtains the highest possible total return to its stockholders.
In 1997 SL Green issued its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange. It was the first public REIT that focused solely on New York City commercial real estate and has experienced enviable growth ever since. When the company went public its property portfolio consisted of just six properties and 1.2 million square feet of space, and a market cap of $210 million.
Today SL Green is an S&P 500 company with an equity market cap of about $11 billion. The company’s property portfolio now contains interests in 125 office and retail buildings and over 65 million square feet of space.
SL Green’s commercial real estate portfolio
100 Park Ave., one of several LEED Gold-certified office buildings in the SL Green investment property portfolio
As of Q3 2018 the commercial real estate portfolio at SL Green consisted of interests in 106 Manhattan buildings with a total of 46.4 million square feet of space. The firm has holdings in the Grand Central, Penn Station, Times Square, Westside, Uptown East Side, Plaza, Downtown, Midtown South, Chelsea, and SoHo office submarkets of Manhattan.
The firm’s investment property portfolio includes the office buildings at 100 Park Avenue, 220 East 42nd Street, 711 Third Avenue, 420 Lexington Avenue and 485 Lexington Avenue office buildings near the Chrysler Building, and the 1185 Avenue of the America office building.
The firm also holds ownership interests in 15 suburban office buildings with 2.3 million square feet of space in the Brooklyn, Westchester County, and Connecticut commercial real estate markets.
Primary business units of SL Green Realty
SL Green operates as a fully integrated real estate investment trust with six main business units:
Leasing
The 25-member leasing team at SL Green Realty focuses on attracting and retaining tenants. Since 1993 SL Green has boasted occupancy rates above the market average by focusing on the firm’s short- and long-term leasing objectives.
Finance
800 3rd Ave., and 526,124-square-foot mixed-use property that is 100% leased to communications technology, law, and retail businesses
The finance team at SL Green excels in accounting, forecasting, strategic capital planning, budgeting, tax management, and investor relations. This allows the firm to quickly assess, underwrite, and capitalize on commercial real estate investment opportunities in Manhattan.
Investments
The 20-member investment team at SL Green is professional and entrepreneurial, dedicated and creative, operating in an environment that benefits the firm’s overall investment platform. The team is able to structure complicated and innovative transactions through joint ventures, and debt and preferred equity investments that help drive the growth and ongoing real estate investment performance of SL Green Realty.
Property Management & Construction
The One Madison Ave., office building, adjacent to the MetLife Insurance Tower, features 90,000-square-foot floor plates and in-building subway access
SL Green employs over 250 property management and construction professionals and upwards of 1,000 front line workers to ensure tenants are satisfied. Happy tenants result in increased asset values and stronger shareholder returns. The property management team at SL Green Realty provides direct management services to almost all the firm’s New York City commercial real estate investment portfolio.
SL Green’s construction team has a wide range of expertise including base-building system improvements, custom build-outs for tenants, and constructing build-to-suit spaces.
Information Technology
The IT team at SL Green maintains the firm’s primary technology needs and implements solutions that make good business sense. They design and install technology infrastructure and provide a cyber-secure high-tech environment that supports the technology needs of SL Green Realty.
Human Resources & Administration
People are a key asset at SL Green. The firm’s HR and administration team helps to identify and retain top commercial real estate talent. The elite workforce at SL Green Realty allows the company to keep growing and developing.
The executive management team at SL Green Realty
The executive management team at SL Green consistently delivers superior execution of acquisitions and dispositions, leasing and operations, construction, admin and financial reporting:
- Stephen L. Green – Chairman of the Board
- Marc Holliday – Chief Executive Officer
- Andrew W. Mathias – President
- Matthew J. DiLiberto – Chief Financial Officer
- Andrew S. Levine – Chief Legal Officer
- Edward V. Piccinich – Chief Operating Officer
- Steven M. Durels – Executive Vice President, Director of Leasing and Real Property
- Neil H. Kessner – Executive Vice President, General Counsel of Real Property
- Maggie Hui – Chief Accounting Officer
- David Schonbraun – Co-Chief Investment Officer
- Isaac Zion – Co-Chief Investment Officer
- Robert Schiffer – Managing Director
- Brett Herschenfeld – Managing Director
Recent deal activity at SL Green Realty Corp.
As New York City’s largest office landlord, SL Green makes headlines almost daily. Recent transaction activity at SL Green includes:
- Redeveloping One Madison Avenue to create the premier office tower of Midtown South,
- Leasing 171,000 square feet of office space to TD Securities at One Vanderbilt Avenue and 125 Park Avenue,
- Recapitalizing 2 Herald Square and signing four lease transactions totaling 177,081 square feet,
- Purchasing a majority stake in 460 W 34th Street.
Sustainability at SL Green
The boutique office building at 461 5th Ave., is LEED Gold-certified, Energy Star rated, and a BOMA 360 Award Winner
SL Green focuses on the key areas of efficiency, tenant experience, and industry leadership to increase resiliency and minimize the impact on the environment. The firm’s commitment to environmental, social, and governance initiatives deliver both value and health to stakeholders.
As the largest commercial landlord in New York City, SL Green understands that LEED certified and green buildings are no longer the exception – they’re the rule.
SL Green Realty at a glance
Website: https://slgreen.com
NYSE: SLG
Core Business Philosophy: Maximizing the total return to stockholders through strategically acquiring, redeveloping, and repositioning office properties primarily located in Manhattan, then re-leasing and managing the properties for maximum cash flow.
Launched: 1980, IPO on New York Stock Exchange in 1997.
Markets: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Westchester County, Connecticut.
