{"id":1004301731,"date":"2019-02-28T00:32:13","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T08:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004301731"},"modified":"2019-03-04T07:38:43","modified_gmt":"2019-03-04T15:38:43","slug":"the-new-lineup-of-debt-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/the-new-lineup-of-debt-players\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Lineup of Debt Players"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/finance-cpe-digest-march-19.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1004304224\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/the-new-lineup-of-debt-players\/man-walking-through-interdimensional-passage\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/finance-cpe-digest-march-19.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Getty Images&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Man walking through interdimensional passage.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1470096000&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;MATJAZ SLANIC&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Man walking through interdimensional passage&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Man walking through interdimensional passage\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/finance-cpe-digest-march-19.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1004304224 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/finance-cpe-digest-march-19.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/finance-cpe-digest-march-19.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/finance-cpe-digest-march-19.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/finance-cpe-digest-march-19.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/finance-cpe-digest-march-19.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These days, the debut of a new debt fund launch is usually news of the dog-bites-man variety. Not so one announced in January. True, some of its particulars are routine enough: first-lien and mezzanine loans for bridge and construction&nbsp; projects, principal amounts ranging in size from $3 million to $100 million.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 5px 24px; border: 0; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.0625em; text-transform: uppercase; background: #960505; color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/mydigitalpublication.com\/publication\/?i=571976\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">READ THE DIGEST<\/a><\/p>\n<p>But this launch exemplified a striking trend in lending. The new entrant into the debt fund space is Lightstone, the diversified investor-developer. Led by&nbsp;Eugene Rozovsky, senior vice president of real estate debt strategies, &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/lightstone-launches-debt-platform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lightstone Capital<\/a>&nbsp;will provide first-lien and mezzanine loans for bridge and construction financing projects secured by land and transitional real estate assets. Its announced 2019 production target is $500 million.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004303846\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Clubhouse-at-Hope-Valley-Resort_Columbia-Pacific-Advisors.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004303846\" data-attachment-id=\"1004303846\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/the-new-lineup-of-debt-players\/clubhouse-at-hope-valley-resort_columbia-pacific-advisors\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Clubhouse-at-Hope-Valley-Resort_Columbia-Pacific-Advisors.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1523247001&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Clubhouse at Hope Valley Resort_Columbia Pacific Advisors\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Clubhouse at Hope Valley Resort&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Clubhouse-at-Hope-Valley-Resort_Columbia-Pacific-Advisors.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"wp-image-1004303846 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Clubhouse-at-Hope-Valley-Resort_Columbia-Pacific-Advisors.jpg\" alt=\"Clubhouse at Hope Valley Resort\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Clubhouse-at-Hope-Valley-Resort_Columbia-Pacific-Advisors.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Clubhouse-at-Hope-Valley-Resort_Columbia-Pacific-Advisors.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Clubhouse-at-Hope-Valley-Resort_Columbia-Pacific-Advisors.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Clubhouse-at-Hope-Valley-Resort_Columbia-Pacific-Advisors.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004303846\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Clubhouse at Hope Valley Resort<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In unveiling its new debt fund, Lightstone joined the ranks of investors and developers that have added lending to their services.&nbsp;&nbsp;Recent entrants include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/executive-spotlight-larry-silverstein-silverstein-properties\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&nbsp;Silverstein Properties Inc.<\/a> (SPI), which opened the doors to Silverstein Capital Partners in September; The Moinian Group, which launched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/moinian-group-launches-new-lending-arm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moinian Capital Partners<\/a> in February 2017 and tapped Jonathan Chassin as its managing director; Slate Property Group, which debuted SPG Capital Partners in February 2018; and other familiar names like RXR Realty, Kushner Cos., Mack Real Estate Group, Related Cos. and SL Green Realty.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004303852\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Chris-Moyer.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004303852\" data-attachment-id=\"1004303852\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/the-new-lineup-of-debt-players\/chris-moyer\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Chris-Moyer.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,620\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-6000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1452781491&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.04&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Chris Moyer\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Chris Moyer&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Chris-Moyer.jpg?w=800\" class=\"wp-image-1004303852\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Chris-Moyer.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Moyer\" width=\"400\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Chris-Moyer.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Chris-Moyer.jpg?resize=300,233 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Chris-Moyer.jpg?resize=768,595 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004303852\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Moyer<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The impact of these new players on the dynamics of the capital markets, and on the availability of financing, is unmistakable. Alternative lenders such as mortgage REITs and debt funds are expected to post the strongest growth in originations among capital sources this year, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association\u2019s 2019 Commercial Real Estate Finance Outlook Survey; 49 percent of respondents expect alternative lenders to increase originations at least 5 percent this year, the most positive projection for any category of lenders.<\/p>\n<p>Capital has been shifting to debt funds, perceived as lower risk, for the past five years, noted Chris Moyer, managing director for equity, debt and structured finance at Cushman &amp; Wakefield. Such sources as REITs, finance companies and debt funds accounted for 25.3 percent of loan closings in 2018, up 20 percent from the fourth quarter of 2017, CBRE reports. That trend unfolded even as clarification of guidelines for lending on high-volatility commercial real estate assets (HVCRE) helped bank lending rebound 10 percent year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2018.<\/p>\n<h2>Banks vs. Alternative Lenders<\/h2>\n<p>Behind the push for developers to become lenders are regulation-driven bank pullbacks as well as end-of-cycle jitters, <em>\u201cWe are continuing to step into the vacuum,\u201d<\/em> said Richard Mack, CEO of Mack Real Estate Group, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/mack-expands-debt-investment-activities-with-launch-of-mack-re-credit-strategies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">launched Mack Real Estate Credit Strategies<\/a> in October 2014. <em>\u201cWhat banks used to do in terms of bridge lending, construction lending and other types of transitional, floating-rate, short-term loans\u2014that business is more and more dominated by non-bank lenders,\u201d<\/em> he said.<\/p>\n<p>As of early February, Silverstein Capital was in the final stages of four New York City-area deals representing some $600 million in value. So far in 2019, the firm is looking at about 25 deals worth about $4 billion, May reported. Last year Silverstein Capital passed on about $10 billion in potential deals. Silverstein\u2019s new lending business builds on decades of experience as a developer-owner-investor: strong relationships, the deep pockets of its fund sponsors, the ability to be nimble with deal structures, the experience of the Silverstein team and May\u2019s own background as a lender. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004303858\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Michael-May_credit-Silverstein-Properties.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004303858\" data-attachment-id=\"1004303858\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/the-new-lineup-of-debt-players\/michael-may_credit-silverstein-properties\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Michael-May_credit-Silverstein-Properties.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,620\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Christian Pollard&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1540458586&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2013 All Rights Reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Michael May_credit Silverstein Properties\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Michael May. Image courtesy of Silverstein Properties&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Michael-May_credit-Silverstein-Properties.jpg?w=800\" class=\"wp-image-1004303858\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Michael-May_credit-Silverstein-Properties.jpg\" alt=\"Michael May. Image courtesy of Silverstein Properties\" width=\"400\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Michael-May_credit-Silverstein-Properties.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Michael-May_credit-Silverstein-Properties.jpg?resize=300,233 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Michael-May_credit-Silverstein-Properties.jpg?resize=768,595 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004303858\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael May. Image courtesy of Silverstein Properties<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Silverstein&#8217;s decision to enter the debt side of the business came about in part as a way to create upside when the company was a runner-up on bids for properties. As a lender, Silverstein could stay involved with a deal when the new owner needed financing, say $80 million on a $100 million purchase. <em>\u201cThat\u2019s a lot for a traditional lender to lender to offer,\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;observed Michael May, president of Silverstein Capital Partners.&nbsp;<em>\u201cIt\u2019s very difficult for the traditional banks to lend at that kind of leverage.\u201d<\/em> May said that the Silverstein Capital team was in a position to approach the new owner and say, <em>\u201cWe really understand this<\/em> <em>building and we were prepared to own it. We don\u2019t mind lending at $75 million or $80 million.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<p>One of the deals May expects to close shortly\u2014an approximately $100 million piece of a larger syndicated loan\u2014is on an office, retail and residential property that Silverstein had competed for. The resources and institutional knowledge invested in such bids provide valuable insights when Silverstein puts on its lender\u2019s hat. <em>\u201cWe\u2019ve already gone through it from the equity side,\u201d<\/em> May said. <em>\u201cIt also allowed sourcing to be more creative to understand some of the operational risk better and to move faster than if they were starting from scratch as a traditional lender.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Growing Pool<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004303861\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Richard_Mack.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004303861\" data-attachment-id=\"1004303861\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/the-new-lineup-of-debt-players\/richard_mack-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Richard_Mack.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,620\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Richard_Mack\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Richard Mack&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Richard_Mack.jpg?w=800\" class=\"wp-image-1004303861\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Richard_Mack.jpg\" alt=\"Richard Mack\" width=\"400\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Richard_Mack.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Richard_Mack.jpg?resize=300,233 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Richard_Mack.jpg?resize=768,595 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004303861\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Richard Mack<\/p><\/div>\n<p>MRECS, led by Richard Mack and former Blackstone managing director Peter Sotoloff, has closed about $9 billion worth in loans to date and is considering about $3.25 billion in opportunities for the first half of 2019. <em>\u201cWe\u2019re continuing to ramp up the platform, and I think the pace has accelerated over the past year and a half,\u201d <\/em>Mack said. So far, the firm has primarily been a first-mortgage lender, with originations averaging around $150 million.<\/p>\n<p>MRECS recently provided a $210 million first mortgage for the Brill Building, the Midtown Manhattan music industry landmark. The building\u2019s owner, an affiliate of Brookfield Asset Management, refinanced the property to support leasing and complete a capital improvement plan. In Southwest Washington, D.C., MRECS recently closed a $72.6 million first mortgage for Valo Apartments, developed by Meadow Partners and Trammell Crow\u2019s High Street Residential affiliate. The refinancing replaced construction debt and supported stabilization on the 221-unit community.<\/p>\n<h2>Builders\u2019 Bona Fides<\/h2>\n<p>When working with their borrower clients, recent entrants from the development sector like to stress their bona fides as builders. <em>\u201cWe understand the development business and the nuances. We\u2019re very comfortable with that,\u201d <\/em>noted Josh Zegen, co-founder &amp; managing principal of Madison Realty Capital, which was a lender before adding an equity platform. \u201c<em>As a developer, I understand what I would want out of a developer.\u201d <\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Lender Composition (Q4 2018)<\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004303894\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Q4-2018-Lender-Composition-CBRE-Capital-Markets-CBRE-Research.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004303894\" data-attachment-id=\"1004303894\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/the-new-lineup-of-debt-players\/q4-2018-lender-composition-cbre-capital-markets-cbre-research\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Q4-2018-Lender-Composition-CBRE-Capital-Markets-CBRE-Research.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,624\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Q4 2018 Lender Composition CBRE Capital Markets &#038; CBRE Research\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Lender Composition (Q4 2018)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Q4-2018-Lender-Composition-CBRE-Capital-Markets-CBRE-Research.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"wp-image-1004303894 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Q4-2018-Lender-Composition-CBRE-Capital-Markets-CBRE-Research.jpg\" alt=\"Source: CBRE Capital Markets and CBRE Research, Q4 2018. Note: Reflects non-agency commercial\/multifamily loans.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Q4-2018-Lender-Composition-CBRE-Capital-Markets-CBRE-Research.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Q4-2018-Lender-Composition-CBRE-Capital-Markets-CBRE-Research.jpg?resize=300,156 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Q4-2018-Lender-Composition-CBRE-Capital-Markets-CBRE-Research.jpg?resize=768,399 768w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Q4-2018-Lender-Composition-CBRE-Capital-Markets-CBRE-Research.jpg?resize=1024,532 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004303894\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: CBRE Capital Markets and CBRE Research, Q4 2018. Note: Reflects non-agency commercial\/multifamily loans.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Debt accounts for about 70 percent of the firm\u2019s portfolio, with equity investments representing the remaining 30 percent. Madison Realty Capital has completed lending transactions totaling nearly $10 billion and tallied a company record $2.4 billion in volume last year, up from $1.5 billion in 2017. <em>\u201cSome funds only want to do big deals. We still do $10 million and $20 million deals,\u201d<\/em> Zegen said.<\/p>\n<p>About 70 percent of the firm\u2019s lending occurs in the New York metro area, but Zegen said that MRC will also consider doing a small deal in a market where the company has scale, such as Houston. In early January, the firm provided a $28 million first mortgage loan to a joint venture of two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/madison-realty-capital-secures-28m-loan-for-texas-mob\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Houston-based medical office development<\/a> firms to help renovate a 191,676-square-foot Class A medical office building at 1917 Ashland St.<\/p>\n<p>In August 2017, MRC provided a $300 million construction loan to Ceruzzi Properties and SMI USA to complete a 72-story, 124-unit condo development with 7,500 square feet of retail at 138 E. 50<sup>th<\/sup> St. in Manhattan. <em>\u201cIt closed in 30 days, which is pretty rare in our business,\u201d<\/em> Zegen said. <em>\u201cWe closed that deal as quickly as we can a $20 million deal.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Many new players in the market are seeing workout deals as loans mature and don\u2019t know how to handle them\u2014and he\u2019s willing to step in. <em>\u201cWe\u2019ve bought a couple of loans already,\u201d Zegen said. \u201cI am definitely seeing that dynamic.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Value-Add Deals<\/h2>\n<p>Columbia Pacific Advisors, a Seattle-based real estate investment firm, may not yet have the scale of a Madison Realty capital, MRC but is similar in some ways \u2013 it can close loan deals fast, has a small investment committee and gets a lot of repeat business.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1004303849\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Billy-Meyer__Columbia-Pacific-Advisors.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1004303849\" data-attachment-id=\"1004303849\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/the-new-lineup-of-debt-players\/billy-meyer__columbia-pacific-advisors\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Billy-Meyer__Columbia-Pacific-Advisors.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,620\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1461141759&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;135&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Billy Meyer__Columbia Pacific Advisors\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Billy Meyer&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Billy-Meyer__Columbia-Pacific-Advisors.jpg?w=800\" class=\"wp-image-1004303849\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Billy-Meyer__Columbia-Pacific-Advisors.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Billy-Meyer__Columbia-Pacific-Advisors.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Billy-Meyer__Columbia-Pacific-Advisors.jpg?resize=300,233 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2019\/02\/Billy-Meyer__Columbia-Pacific-Advisors.jpg?resize=768,595 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1004303849\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Billy Meyer. Image courtesy of Columbia Pacific Advisors<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>\u201cIn every product type, people need money fast and for a short period of time or need a higher level of confidence in closing that banks can\u2019t offer,\u201d<\/em> said Billy Meyer, Columbia Pacific managing director.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, Columbia Pacific did nearly $350 million in loans and expects to close more than $200 million in the first quarter. With more than $2 billion in assets under management, the firm has originated more than $1 billion in short-term debt on deals ranging from $5 million to $75 million since 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Deals have included senior housing, affordable housing, office, retail, industrial, hotels, mobile parks and a tiny home park near Salem, Ore., that received a $10.25 million, two-year interest-only loan in May 2018 to increase the number of pads, remodel a clubhouse and build a 160-unit self-storage facility.<\/p>\n<p>A big part of Columbia Pacific\u2019s business is borrowers with value-add properties. Cushman &amp; Wakefield\u2019s Moyer calls it the \u201cbuy it, fix it, sell it\u201d strategy. <em>\u201cThat kind of value-add couples nicely with debt money<\/em>,\u201d he said. <em>\u201cI would say that probably 40 to 50 percent of our business in the last year was in this light transition, value-add debt space.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mydigitalpublication.com\/publication\/?i=571976\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Read the March 2019 issue&nbsp;of CPE.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why a growing number of developers and investors are discovering an attractive new line of business in lending.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1068,"featured_media":1004304224,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1521,21825,21783,23891],"tags":[40638,44285,34035],"class_list":["post-1004301731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-digital","category-finance","category-investment","category-national","tag-mack-real-estate-credit-strategies","tag-mack-real-estate-group","tag-silverstein-properties"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v24.6) - 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