FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Richardson Andrew C 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/30/2018 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ISTAR INC. [STAR] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ISTAR, 1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 39TH FLOOR 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Interim CFO 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10036 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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 20,000 (1) D   Preferred Stock 0 D   Restricted Stock Units 80,000 (1) D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Richardson Andrew C C/O ISTAR 1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 39TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10036	Â	Â	  Interim CFO	Â

Signatures

s/ Andrew C Richardson		04/02/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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 March 30, 2018, the Reporting Person, Mr. Andrew C Richardson, joined iStar Inc. as President, Land and Development, and interim Chief Financial Officer. Effective as of that date, Mr. Richardson has been granted 100,000 restricted stock units (Units), representing the right to receive an equivalent number of shares of iStar common stock (net of applicable taxes and other withholdings) if and when the Units vest. 20,000 Units vested on the grant date and the Reporting Person will receive fully-vested shares of iStar common stock. These shares will be net settled (after deducting shares for applicable taxes and other withholdings) on the next payroll processing date. The remaining Units will vest in four (4) equal annual installments of 20,000 Units each on March 30, 2019, March 30, 2020, March 30, 2021 and March 30, 2022, if certain service conditions have been satisfied.

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