Ground lease
Posted By admin on February 22, 2009
Also called a land lease, the ground lease is one in which a tenant simply rents land, often without improvements of buildings. This is typically a net lease, with the tenant responsible for taxes, insurance and maintenance.
With ground leases, the tenant will then develop the property and build on the land. Because the tenant will need to recoup the high cost of development, most ground leases are long-term. Typical ground leases begin with at least a 40-year term, and sometimes provides for extensions.
This can be an advantageous arrangement for developers and tenants, as they avoid the cost of having to purchase the land. This is particularly true in areas with high land costs, such as downtown urban centers. Leasing also has certain tax advantages compared to purchasing.
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