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Daniel Shirazi of Skyline Properties analyzes how ground leases can serve as a stabilizing investment strategy during the COVID-19 economic downturn.
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- Skyline Properties is an off-market commercial real estate brokerage working in Manhattan and Brooklyn. The practice covers investment sales, 99-year ground leases, office-to-residential conversions under 467-m, multifamily portfolios and development sites. The firm works directly with principals, and confidentiality is the default.
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