Mezzanine Loans in Louisville, KY
Find lenders offering mezzanine loans in the Louisville, including Jeffersontown, Frankfort, Elizabethtown, and surrounding areas. Compare rates, terms, and programs from 8 lenders.
Which Mezzanine lenders serve Louisville?
8 lenders offering mezzanine loans in the Louisville, KY area.
Acore Capital
New York, NY
Commercial real estate finance company providing bridge, mezzanine, and preferred equity. $20B+ in originations. Institutional-quality deals.
CBRE Capital Markets
Dallas, TX
Global CRE services and capital markets. Arranges debt and equity for all commercial property types.
Goldman Sachs
New York, NY
Major CMBS conduit originator. Large-scale commercial mortgage financing and mezzanine debt.
Greystone
New York, NY
Full-service commercial real estate lending platform. Agency, bridge, mezzanine, and permanent financing. Top Freddie Mac and FHA lender.
JLL Capital Markets
Chicago, IL
Global commercial real estate services firm. Debt placement, equity advisory, and investment sales across all property types.
LoanCore Capital
Hartford, CT
Transitional commercial real estate lender. Bridge and mezzanine debt for value-add and repositioning strategies.
Morgan Stanley
New York, NY
Top CMBS originator. Large commercial real estate lending and securitization.
Walker & Dunlop
Bethesda, MD
Major commercial real estate finance company. Multifamily specialist. Agency, bridge, and mezzanine lending.
What does the Louisville commercial real estate market look like?
Louisville's commercial real estate market is uniquely shaped by UPS's Worldport at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport, the largest automated package handling facility in the world, which has made the metro a top-tier logistics and e-commerce distribution hub. The Bourbon District and NuLu (New Louisville) neighborhood have driven adaptive reuse and mixed-use development east of downtown, while the Hurstbourne Parkway and Shelbyville Road corridors in the East End remain the primary suburban office and retail markets. The bourbon industry's rapid growth has created specialized demand for rickhouse warehousing, distillery tourism facilities, and related production space, particularly in the Urban Bourbon Trail area and surrounding Bullitt and Nelson counties. Humana's headquarters in downtown Louisville anchors the metro's healthcare and insurance employment cluster.
Key Economic Drivers
- ●UPS Worldport at SDF Airport and surrounding logistics and e-commerce fulfillment operations
- ●Humana headquarters and healthcare services employment cluster
- ●Bourbon industry expansion driving rickhouse, distillery, and hospitality CRE demand
- ●NuLu district and Bourbon District adaptive reuse and mixed-use development
Market Insight
Louisville's proximity to UPS Worldport provides next-day air delivery access to nearly every U.S. address, which has attracted over 100 logistics and distribution operations to a five-mile radius around the airport — a concentration of e-commerce fulfillment activity unmatched by any similarly sized metro.
How do mezzanine loans work in Louisville, Kentucky?
Mezzanine loans are subordinate real estate loans secured by a pledge of the borrower's ownership interests rather than a mortgage lien on the property itself. Borrowers use them when the senior lender's proceeds stop short and they want to reduce the common equity check. In the Louisville metro area, borrowers can access 8 lenders offering Mezzanine financing, including Jeffersontown, Frankfort, Elizabethtown, and surrounding areas. Loan amounts typically range from $1M to $100M with rates from 6.75% - 11.97%.
Who should consider mezzanine loans?
- Large acquisitions with a capital gap
- Recapitalizations
- Senior-loan executions that stop short on proceeds
- Experienced sponsors managing intercreditor terms
What are the key requirements?
- Usually at least a $1M capital need
- Strong sponsor track record and exit plan
- Senior lender consent plus an intercreditor agreement
- Debt service and leverage that still work for the full stack
Advantages
- ✓Can reduce the common equity check
- ✓Usually no direct property lien
- ✓Often structured interest-only
- ✓Can add proceeds above a senior mortgage
Considerations
- •Usually the priciest layer in the stack
- •Senior lender approval is typically required
- •Intercreditor terms can limit remedies
- •Often not a fit for small-balance deals
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