SL Green (SLG) | Hoya Hotseat

September 10, 2026 | Hoya Capital

SL Green (SLG) | Hoya Hotseat 2026-09-10 SL Green Realty (SLG) is Manhattan’s largest office owner and the sixth-largest U.S. office REIT, with roughly 30 million square feet owned and managed across its platform. SL Green went public in 1997 and will celebrate its 30th anniversary next year, using the REIT structure to access capital, retain cash flow, and distribute yield. CFO Matt DiLiberto joins the Hoya Hotseat to discuss SL Green’s “barbell strategy,” combining a high-quality Manhattan office portfolio with debt, fee-based, and third-party asset management businesses.

DiLiberto sees Manhattan office fundamentals on an upward trajectory, driven by return-to-office trends, limited new supply, and strong tenant demand for high-quality space near major transportation hubs. DiLiberto also addresses the office sector’s “haves and have-nots” divide, arguing SL Green can benefit not only from strength in prime Manhattan assets, but also from distress elsewhere through special servicing and asset management. He emphasizes SL Green’s “unapologetically complex” approach, spanning debt investments, third-party funds, and fee-generating businesses designed around a simple objective: driving profitability.

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