Mezzanine Loans in Boston, MA
Find lenders offering mezzanine loans in the Boston, including Cambridge, Quincy, Somerville, and surrounding areas. Compare rates, terms, and programs from 8 lenders.
Which Mezzanine lenders serve Boston?
8 lenders offering mezzanine loans in the Boston, MA 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 Boston commercial real estate market look like?
Boston is one of the nation's premier commercial real estate markets, commanding top-tier rents across office, lab, and multifamily asset classes. The Seaport District has transformed into a life sciences and innovation hub with over 7 million square feet of development since 2010, while Cambridge's Kendall Square remains the world's densest cluster of biotech lab space. The Financial District and Back Bay continue to serve as the core office market, though tenants increasingly seek LEED-certified, amenity-rich buildings. Suburban submarkets along Route 128 and I-495 offer lower-cost alternatives for office and industrial users, though urban demand has driven cap rate compression across the metro.
Key Economic Drivers
- ●Life sciences and biotech cluster anchored by Kendall Square, Harvard, and MIT research ecosystems
- ●Major health systems including Mass General Brigham, Beth Israel Lahey, and Boston Children's Hospital
- ●Financial services firms concentrated in the Financial District and Back Bay, including Fidelity and State Street
- ●Technology companies and venture capital activity in the Seaport Innovation District
Market Insight
Boston's lab and R&D space commands some of the highest rents in the country, with Kendall Square lab space regularly exceeding $100 per square foot NNN, driven by near-zero vacancy among purpose-built life sciences facilities.
How do mezzanine loans work in Boston, Massachusetts?
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 Boston metro area, borrowers can access 8 lenders offering Mezzanine financing, including Cambridge, Quincy, Somerville, 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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