Most CRE sponsors think of financing as a relationship between two parties: the sponsor, and a lender. In practice, it's usually three or four — a sponsor, an intermediary, and a credit committee several steps removed from the actual conversation, meeting on its own calendar.
The alliance behind the deal
That's the layer we've spent years closing with our capital partner, Brookmont Capital Ventures — not a transactional placement relationship, but a real alliance built over time. This month, that alliance got stronger: Brookmont secured a strategic capital partnership that lets them lend directly, instead of only placing financing with third parties.
Starting September 1, 2026, loans that fit their box close in Brookmont's own name — their underwriting, their term sheet, their decision. No outside committee calendar standing between a good deal and a closing date. For a sponsor working with us, that means the party deciding on your deal isn't three introductions away. You're already aligned with them.
If you want a sense of how much of a lending relationship is decided before any paperwork exists, we wrote about that in what one phone call with a lender tells you before you ever see a term sheet.
The credit box
Senior first-lien bridge and transitional financing, $250,000 to $5,000,000. Multifamily (5+ units), mixed-use with a residential majority, and 1-4 unit investment property. Acquisition, refinance, value-add, and lease-up transactions. 12 to 24 month terms, with extension options. Business-purpose and non-owner-occupied deals only.
Where it's fastest
Nationwide, with the exception of Vermont (a handful of other states require internal routing that doesn't affect the borrower). The real speed advantage is in Brookmont's core markets — Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia — where they underwrite fastest because they know the collateral firsthand. Secondary focus: New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee.
Why the timeline matters
The program officially launches September 1, but Brookmont is already reviewing transactions now for September and October closings. In practice, that means the conversation is worth having before the launch date, not after — deals already in review get first look.
None of which changes what the lending side is actually like from the inside. If you want the unvarnished version, that's seven things lenders think but will never say to your face.
We work alongside Brookmont on the placement and advisory side of CRE lending, $200K to $15M+. This direct product is a specific, faster lane within that alliance, not a replacement for it. If you have a deal that fits the box above, or you're not sure whether it does, that's a conversation worth having now.
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