Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
REISS DALE ANN
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ISTAR FINANCIAL INC [SFI]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O ISTAR FINANCIAL INC., 1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 39TH FLR
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/01/2015
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10036
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share 06/01/2015   A V 8,993 (1) A $ 0 34,938 (2) D  
Series D Preferred Stock               400 (2) I IRA
Series E Preferred Stock               2,293 (2) I Family Trust
Series E Preferred Stock               475 (2) I Spouse's IRA
Series F Preferred Stock               2,217 (2) I Family Trust
Series F PreferredStock               1,925 (2) I IRA

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Common Stock Equivalents $ 0               (3)   (3) Common Stock 43,591 (3)   43,591 (3) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
REISS DALE ANN
C/O ISTAR FINANCIAL INC.
1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 39TH FLR
NEW YORK, NY 10036
  X      

Signatures

 Dale Anne Reiss   06/25/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) On June 1, 2015, the Reporting Person, Ms. Dale Reiss, was awarded a total of 8,993 restricted shares of Common Stock of iStar Financial Inc. (NYSE:STAR) in accordance with the provisions of the iStar Financial Inc. Non-Employee Directors' Deferral Plan (Plan), which are owned directly. These shares are restricted and may not be sold or otherwise transferred until the shares vest on June 1, 2016.
(2) Following this transaction, the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of 34,938 shares of iStar Common Stock, which are owned directly. The Reporting Person is also the beneficial owner of 400 shares of iStar Series D Preferred Stock, 2,768 shares of iStar Series E Preferred Stock and 4,142 shares of iStar Series F Preferred Stock, which are owned indirectly.
(3) The Reporting Person also holds a total of 43,591 Common Stock Equivalents (CSEs) awarded pursuant to the Plan, all of which are vested. Under the Plan, on the regular distribution date, vested CSEs will be settled by the transfer of shares of iStar Common Stock to the participant. The "regular distribution date" for distributions to Plan participants is the earlier of: (1) January 1 on or next following the earlier of (i) the date the participant ceases to be a non-employee director; and (ii) the date of the participant's death; and (2) a change of control (as defined in the Plan). A participant, under certain limited circumstances, is permitted to elect to receive distributions at times other than the regular distribution date.

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