Jonathan Iger

CEO at Sage Realty Corporation

Speaker

Jonathan Kaufman Iger is the CEO & President of Sage Realty, a New York-based commercial real estate company with a legacy spanning four generations of the Kaufman family. Sage traces its roots to the William Kaufman Organization, founded in 1924, and over its 100+ year history, the organization has operated as a national developer and global real estate investor, with more than 5 million square feet of office development in New York City alone and over 55 years of property management experience. Sage was consolidated under the Sage brand in 2021 to create the industry's first branded, fully-integrated workplace hospitality platform. Since developing its first office tower in 1955, Sage's corporate vision has remained constant: to enrich the lives of people at work. We achieve this vision by providing beautiful spaces, inspiring experiences, and exceptional service.

Under Jonathan's leadership, Sage Realty operates on what the firm calls the Sage Flag model — a branded third-party management approach inspired by the hotel flag concept behind names like Four Seasons, Ritz-Carlton, and Rosewood. Sage’s branded, fully-integrated workplace hospitality platform combines property services, building operations, and workplace experience to drive real performance gains for the assets Sage manages - achieving above market rental rates, renewal rates, and decreasing recurring capex, thereby increasing NOI and cash flow and asset appreciation. It's a partnership structure built around a simple equation: provide outsized value to tenants and their employees to create alpha for property owners.