Commercial Construction Loans

A commercial construction loan funds ground-up development or major renovation, and developers use it to carry a project from approved plans to a completed, stabilized property. Capital Partners packages the budget, sponsor equity, contingency, interest reserve, and takeout before matching the request against its private database of lender criteria. A principal reviews every deal from $1M to $100M, and published closings include a $24M ground-up construction loan for an 82-unit multifamily project in San Diego.

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Construction lenders underwrite the entire path from approved plans to a completed and stabilized property. Capital Partners packages sources and uses, sponsor equity, guarantor support, contracts, contingency, interest reserve, and takeout assumptions before the request reaches the market.

Loan size
$1M to $100M
Coverage
Nationwide, commercial purpose only
Review
A principal reviews every request

Who it fits

Construction lenders underwrite the entire path from approved plans to a completed and stabilized property. Capital Partners packages sources and uses, sponsor equity, guarantor support, contracts, contingency, interest reserve, and takeout assumptions before the request reaches the market.

Our principals' construction experience includes managing a $10B commercial construction loan portfolio at Bank of America in 2009. That workout depth informs how Capital Partners tests a request before placement.

The request should tell one consistent story across the source documents, underwriting, and borrower presentation. Capital Partners tests the loan purpose, requested amount, property condition, sponsor contribution, and exit before broad outreach begins.

Terms and structure

Loan amount, leverage, pricing, recourse, amortization, reserves, and timing depend on the property, borrower, request, and current lender market. A principal reviews the applicable range after the first conversation.

What lenders review

Lenders focus on entitlements, budget integrity, completion risk, guarantor capacity, and takeout. Different capital sources weight those facts differently. A bank may emphasize relationship, global cash flow, and guarantor support, while a debt fund may focus more heavily on basis, control, and the path to repayment.

Capital Partners compares more than the headline rate. Proceeds, recourse, reserves, prepayment, reporting, extension rights, deposit requirements, and closing certainty can change the economic result.

How the placement works

First, the team confirms the request and identifies the credit issues likely to matter. Second, Capital Partners matches the scenario against lender criteria and reviews the candidate set. Third, the team approaches the lenders that fit, manages questions, compares proposals, and helps the borrower move the selected execution toward closing.

A disciplined process protects the borrower's time and avoids presenting an incomplete request to sources that were never suited to the transaction.

Common questions

Who uses construction loans?

Borrowers use this structure when the property and business plan call for it. The right fit depends on entitlements, budget integrity, completion risk, guarantor capacity, and takeout.

What terms should I expect?

Pricing, proceeds, recourse, amortization, reserves, and closing conditions depend on the lender and the current deal. A principal reviews current structures on the first call rather than publishing unconfirmed market ranges.

How does Capital Partners choose lenders?

The team filters the private database by property, deal type, capital range, geography, current status, and the preferences that matter to the borrower. A principal then reviews the result before lender outreach.

What should I prepare first?

Prepare a clear request, current property information, sponsor background, sources and uses, and support for entitlements, budget integrity, completion risk, guarantor capacity, and takeout. Capital Partners will identify the remaining items after the first review.

Can I start without a full package?

Yes. The capital plan collects the core scenario without documents. A lender-ready package follows after Capital Partners confirms the likely execution paths.

Commercial real estate loans from $1M to $100M. Send us the deal.