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“We’re now lending up to 80 percent loan to cost on multifamily and hotel construction loans” said Brad Ferguson, Vice President of HALL Structured Finance (HSF). He notes the company has a pipeline of about $600 million in deals going into 2022, focused predominantly on multifamily/hotel construction lending and hotel bridge lending.

Allyson Van Blarcum, vice president at Hall Structured Finance, said her company has actually moved in the other direction with loan-to-cost ratios, from an average of 75% to 80%. She said the rational behind that is her company expects "a lot of pent-up capital" to hit the financing space and wants to carve out its niche before that happens.

Meet our Loan Officer Brian Mitchell. Brian has five years of commercial real estate experience at HALL Structured Finance (HSF). He began his career as an intern for HSF during his summer, while obtaining a master’s degree. As Loan Officer Brian’s primary focus is originating new loans with an emphasis in underwriting and financial analysis.

When the coronavirus pandemic reached the U.S., Hall Structured Finance paused its lending for new hotel development. The company started its lending for hotel construction projects in mid to late 2020 once it determined its portfolio was healthy and could add on new projects, Vice President Brad Ferguson said.

Dallas-based Edison Equity Management has received $23 million in construction financing for the development of 55 Resort Apartments, an age-restricted multifamily property located in Greeley.

Borrowers dealing with unpredictability in real estate financing have more options than just traditional lenders. In fact, working with a private lender can have more benefits than just financing a deal and getting a project launched. That’s according to Donald Braun, President of the HALL Group and Managing Director of HALL Structured Finance (HSF), HSF is a private lender with a focus on providing multifamily and hotel construction loans and hotel bridge loans. GlobeSt.com reached out to Braun to discuss the advantages private lenders have over banks and other lending institutions and what the resulting adaptability means for developers.

“The Benson Hotel is an iconic hotel, and we are excited for the opportunity to add to a historical experience that guests have been visiting for over 100 years,” said Mike Jaynes, president of HSF. “We are thrilled to be a part of the continued history and reactivation of this celebrated and top-ranking hotel in Portland and believe it will flourish with the addition of the Hilton Curio Collection loyalty program.”

Dallas-based private lender Hall Structured Finance (HSF) has provided $51.1 million in first lien bridge debt to Coast Hospitality to refinance and fund renovations on the historic Benson Hotel in Downtown Portland, Ore., according to information from HSF.