Trinity Church Has Quietly Been One of NYC’s Biggest Landlords for Centuries

Forget Wall Street developers — one of New York City’s oldest and most powerful landlords is Trinity Church.
The institution traces its real estate empire back more than 300 years, when it received a prime 215-acre land grant in what is now Lower Manhattan.
Over time, that land became some of the most valuable commercial real estate in the world.
Today, Trinity’s property portfolio includes major corporate tenants such as $DIS, $GOOGL and Shake Shack.
The story is a remarkable example of how long-term land ownership can compound in value across generations.
What began as a colonial-era land grant eventually became a major real estate portfolio sitting at the heart of one of the world’s most important financial centers.