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One building. Two sides. See both.

Enter the numbers an owner knows and look at the same property from two seats: the owner who takes the land proceeds and keeps the building, and the investor who buys one half or the other. Rent sized to NOI, price built from the rent, a lease written to the standard every leasehold lender uses.

The calculator

Your building, from both seats.

Enter the numbers an owner knows. The owner seat shows what the land is worth to a long-term land investor, what the rent costs, and what the owner keeps. The investor seat shows the same building as two purchases. Nothing here is a quote; it is how we size every split before anyone calls.

The building

Net operating income at stabilization, before debt service. Use your own number; we will.
What the property is worth, land and building together, free of any lease. Appraised, contracted or your estimate.

The lease

Our range is 20 to 30 percent. The lower the share, the more coverage the leasehold lender sees and the cheaper the leasehold debt.
What a long-term land investor accepts for a 99-year unsubordinated lease with fixed escalations. Price of the land = rent ÷ cap.
A leasehold trades at a wider cap rate than the whole asset because the term is finite and the rent sits ahead of the owner. 50 to 100 basis points is typical.
The money an owner would otherwise raise against the same dollars.
Land proceeds, at closing
Year-one ground rent
Rent as a share of NOI
Coverage the leasehold lender sees (NOI ÷ rent)
Land proceeds as a share of whole value
Cost of those proceeds, year one (rent ÷ proceeds)
Same dollars as preferred equity, year one
Rent in year 10 · year 20 (2% fixed)
What you keep: NOI after rent
What you keep: the building, as a leasehold

The land

The safe half. For the exchanger who wants to not pay the tax and never take a call about the property.
Price · going in
Year-one rent
Escalation2% fixed, CPI test every 10 yrs, capped
Rent year 10 · 20 · 30
Tenant covers rent
Term99 years, unsubordinated
Who sits whereBuilding’s lender behind you
ManagementNone. Tenant pays everything.

The building

The income half. For the investor who needs income now and wants the depreciation.
Price · going in
NOI after ground rent
DepreciableYes, you own the improvements
Like-kind for a 1031Yes, 30+ years remain
Term99 years, finite
ObligationGround rent, ahead of your debt
FinanceableWritten to the agency standard
Each half is a whole real-estate interest sold to one buyer with a fixed price and a fixed closing date. For an exchanger that is the one thing a day-140 identification needs. 1031 Solutions · the sheet for intermediaries.

Illustration from the numbers you entered, using the sizing rules we apply to every split. Not a quote, an offer, or advice. Actual rent, cap rate and price are set in writing on the specific property, and leasehold debt sizing is set by the leasehold lender’s underwriting.

Why both sides close

Flexible where it matters. Rigid where the lender needs it.

The sliders above are the flexible part. The lease underneath is not, because the lease is what makes the building half financeable, and a financeable building half is what makes the land half safe. One document serves both sides.

We flex on

  • Size. The institutional platforms start where most of the market ends; we do not.
  • Market. Any state, not a list of thirty metros.
  • Rent share and cap rate, inside the ranges above, sized to the lender’s coverage.
  • Which half an investor takes, and when. Land, building, or both at different times.
  • How the price is built when land value and project cost disagree.
  • How a sponsor’s equity and pre-development spend are credited.
  • Timing. We are the counterparty and we have already decided.

We never move on

  • The fee is never subordinated to the leasehold debt.
  • Escalations are fixed, with a capped inflation test. Never a fair-market-value reset.
  • Rent is paid without offset, abatement or counterclaim.
  • Term runs at least thirty years past any leasehold loan’s maturity.
  • We never lend on the leasehold. We arrange that debt; we do not hold it.
  • No C-PACE ahead of the land.
  • Tenant pays taxes, insurance and every operating cost.
Questions, answered

FAQ.

Is this a quote?

No. It is the sizing we apply to every split, run on the numbers you entered. A real number comes in writing after we see the property, and it is built the same way: rent as a share of stabilized NOI, price as rent divided by the ground cap rate.

Why is the land priced off the rent and not off a land appraisal?

Because a land investor is buying a 99-year income stream, not a development site. Rent is sized to what the building can carry; price is the rent capitalized. When the land's market value and the project cost disagree, the price can be built in two parts, which is one of the things we are flexible on.

Why does the building half trade at a wider cap rate than the whole asset?

The term is finite and the ground rent is paid ahead of the owner. Buyers price both. The spread is usually 50 to 100 basis points and narrows as the lease seasons and lenders have financed it.

Can an owner keep the building and sell only the land?

That is the normal split. The owner or sponsor keeps the leasehold and the income, takes the land proceeds at closing, and pays ground rent. The land goes to a long-term investor; a 1031 exchanger is the most common one.

Can an investor buy the building half instead of the land?

Yes. Each half is a whole real-estate interest sold to one buyer. A leasehold with thirty or more years remaining is like-kind to a fee, so either half works as replacement property. Fractional interests are arranged privately with licensed partners and are never offered on this site.

What does the leasehold lender require?

A fee that is never subordinated, a term running at least thirty years past loan maturity, escalations that are fixed or capped and never reset to market, rent paid without offset, and a fee mortgage, if any, that sits behind the lease. Every lease we write meets that standard, which is why the building half can be financed and the land half is safe.

Get your number

Run it on a real building.

Owners: send stabilized NOI, total cost and the address. Investors: send the day-45 date and the proceeds. You get the real number, built the same way, in writing.

No NDA and no client names needed. These four facts are enough for a real number.

Or email [email protected].