Safehold Discusses Tax Complexity in REIT Joint Ventures and Opportunity Zones
Adam Cohen, senior vice president of tax at Safehold Inc. (NYSE: SAFE), sat down for a video interview at Nareit’s REITwise: 2026 Educational Conference in Hollywood, Florida, March 24-26. Cohen said OP unit transactions look very different today than they did during the early growth years of the REIT industry, when founders often used them as a long-term tax deferral strategy. Now, he said, these deals are more commonly driven by REITs seeking acquisitions and sellers looking to defer taxes—creating new layers of negotiation and potential friction. Read more: https://www.reit.com/news/video…