Niche Sectors

Parkview lands its first Kansas City lending deal to grow US platform 

The firm is looking to expand the scope of its real estate debt business to more categories in 2026, such as build-to-rent.

Derby Lane closes $191.5m office-to-resi loan for GFP’s 40 Exchange Place

The 20-story tower in Manhattan’s Financial District will be converted into a 382-unit multifamily property with a mix of market-rate and affordable housing.

Real estate private credit gets its chance to offer a data center financing lifeline

Banks behind Oracle-backed construction projects are shopping loan stakes to commercial real estate private credit lenders and forcing deeper risk considerations as a consequence.

CenterSquare combines private debt and equity teams following co-CIO appointments

Robert Holuba will oversee the merged private real estate platform at the Pennsylvania manager while Dean Frankel will continue leading the public platform.

North Bridge hires ex-Wells Fargo executive to scale C-PACE platform

Kelly Souza will lead West Coast originations as well as lender partnerships to fuel the New York-based manager’s next growth phase.

Apollo, Tyko, JPMorgan close $778.6m loan for Intervest-backed office-to-resi deal

The debt will be used alongside an $88.4m C-PACE component to convert the vacant asset into a 30-story, 1,568-unit tower.

Blue Owl funds $150m loan to back Alterra IOS acquisition venture

The New York-based alternatives manager is expanding its real estate credit platform into the industrial outdoor storage sector with the facility.

CounterpointeSRE closes $156m C-PACE deal for Brooklyn studio development

The funding will be used alongside $148m in financing from Farallon Capital Management to build a pair of film production assets.

Changing consumer habits will reshape lenders’ approach to cold storage

The prevalence of temperature-controlled medications like GLP-1s and a reverse impact on certain food demand will force an underwriting change in the niche real estate sector.