Senior, Bridge & Construction Debt
Non-recourse senior loans, transitional bridge facilities, ground-up construction debt, CMBS, Agency, and Life Company executions from $5M to $250M+.
Principal-Led Capital Advisory · $5M to $250M+
We structure and closethe capital that gets deals done.
Direct access to active debt funds, regional and money-center banks, life companies, agencies, and institutional JV & preferred equity. Zero junior handoffs.
Track Record & Execution
Selected closings across the capital stack.
Non-Recourse Bridge
$47M
220-Unit Multifamily Portfolio · Brooklyn, NY
36-Mo Floating Bridge + Two 6-Mo Extensions · Cleared when conventional banks pulled back on rent-stabilized collateral.
JV Equity
$23M
Mixed-Use Ground-Up · West Midtown, NY
Family Office LP Partner · Structured 20% promote above an 8% pref while preserving sponsor day-to-day control.
Conversion Bridge
$38M
Office-to-Residential Conversion · FiDi, NY
24-Mo Debt Fund Facility · Non-recourse with completion guarantee covering renovation through residential lease-up.
Preferred Equity
$18M
185-Unit Multifamily Recap · Queens, NY
12.5% Current Pay Co-Terminous Tranche · Unlocked trapped sponsor equity without disturbing the existing low-rate senior loan.
Construction Loan
$61M
210-Unit 421a Multifamily · Brooklyn, NY
30-Mo Regional Bank Facility + Mini-Perm · Engineered full draw schedule and stabilization conversion option.
Mezzanine Debt
$14M
Industrial-to-Logistics Conversion · Bronx, NY
83% Combined LTC Subordinate Facility · Bridged senior bank proceeds to full capex budget via a private credit fund.
Want to see how we structured a deal in your submarket or asset class? Ask Ben directly during your pricing call.
The Pressure Points
Where sponsors bring us in.
01 — Acquisition & TOE
Locking down acquisition or construction debt.
We size the leverage, pit active lenders against each other to compress spreads, and protect your deposit through closing.
02 — Maturity Wall
Solving a maturing loan or cash-in refi gap.
When higher rates constrain senior proceeds, we engineer bridge-to-perm, preferred equity, or note restructuring to clear the maturity.
03 — Capital Stack Gap
Raising JV, Co-GP, or preferred equity.
We source institutional and family office equity structured to fill the gap without giving away your promote or operating control.
04 — Broken Processes
Rescuing a stalled or re-traded financing.
If a lender re-trades proceeds in diligence or a broad brokerage blast fell flat, we rebuild the credit narrative and go straight to decision-makers.
Capabilities
Full-stack execution across debt and equity.
JV Equity, Preferred Equity & Mezzanine
Institutional LP equity, family office co-GP capital, preferred equity, and mezzanine debt structured to maximize leverage up to 85% LTC while protecting your promote.
Recapitalizations & NYC Maturity Intelligence
Rescue capital, partner buyouts, note restructurings, and proprietary tracking of 274 NYC multifamily buildings with debt maturing between 2026 and 2028.
Live Desk Intelligence
Daily capital markets analysis & building data.
We publish daily institutional breakdowns on CRE debt pricing, distressed workouts, private credit flows, and NYC building-level maturities.
Capital Markets
Chase RMBS Deal Pairs Prime Collateral With a Two-Year R&W Sunset
Chase Home Lending Mortgage's $378.7M RMBS pairs agency-eligible prime collateral with a reps and warranties framework that can sunset in two years.
Market AnalysisThe $860 Billion Zombie Inventory Private Equity Cannot Exit
PitchBook data shows 33.8% of U.S. PE-backed companies held five-plus years, trapping $860 billion in NAV as exit clocks run long.
Proprietary Database · 274 AssetsNYC Multifamily Maturity Wall Tracker (2026–2028)
Search 274 free-market Manhattan and Brooklyn multifamily buildings (100+ units) by maturing debt stack, lender, and zoning profile →
Read today's full Capital Markets Intelligence Desk · Read Long-Form Essays
The Execution Process
From underwriting to wire in three moves.
01
24-Hour Deal Sizing & Pricing
Send us the address, rent roll, and capital need. Within one business day, Ben Rohr delivers realistic proceeds, spread indications, and structural bottlenecks.
02
Targeted Lender Competition
No mass PDF blasts that shop your deal. We package an institutional credit memo and run a tight, competitive process with the 5–8 capital providers actively quoting your exact box.
03
Term Sheet Negotiation to Wire
We benchmark term sheets line-by-line—proceeds, recourse carve-outs, reserves, rate caps, and extension tests—and drive third-party diligence and legal through funding.
Principal Leadership
Benjamin Rohr
Benjamin Rohr founded Light Tower Group to give commercial real estate sponsors institutional structuring firepower without big-brokerage bureaucracy or junior handoffs.
Every mandate is run directly by Ben—from stress-testing the underwriting model and crafting the credit narrative to negotiating term-sheet covenants with credit-committee heads and pushing legal through closing.
"Any broker can blast a PDF to fifty lenders. Our job is to engineer the credit story, create real tension among the five lenders actually quoting today, and protect your economics at the closing table."
Frequently Asked Questions
How we work with sponsors.
What parts of the capital stack do you place?
We arrange the full stack: senior bank and life-company mortgages, debt-fund bridge loans, ground-up construction facilities, CMBS, Fannie/Freddie/HUD agency debt, mezzanine debt, preferred equity, and institutional or family-office JV equity.
What is your deal size sweet spot?
We execute transactions from $5 million to $250 million+ across both single-asset financings and multi-property portfolios.
Which property types and markets do you cover?
We have deep roots in New York City and arrange capital nationwide across multifamily, mixed-use, industrial/logistics, retail, office-to-residential conversions, hospitality, self-storage, student housing, data centers, and ground-up development.
What happens in the first 24 hours after I send a deal?
Ben Rohr reviews your rent roll, budget, or maturity schedule personally and comes back within one business day with realistic proceeds sizing, live spread ranges, and the exact lender or equity categories clearing your asset type right now.
Will my deal get shopped around the market?
Never. Initial underwriting is 100% confidential (we execute NDAs whenever needed), and we never approach a single lender or equity group until we have agreed on the exact target list with you.
How are fees structured?
Pure alignment: we work on a success-fee basis earned at closing, with zero upfront retainers.
Price Your Deal
Put a deal on our desk.
Send us the property, rough numbers, and timeline. Within 24 hours, Ben Rohr will come back to you with realistic proceeds sizing, live spread indications, and which lenders or equity boxes are actively clearing your deal today.
Prefer to talk right now? Email ben@lighttowergroup.co or call (347) 554-0093.
24-hour sizing & spread feedback
100% confidential · Zero upfront fee
$5M to $250M+ debt & equity
Direct execution by Ben Rohr
Step 1 of 3
What are you looking to structure?
Deal received on our desk.
Ben Rohr will review your numbers personally and follow up within one business day. If you have a tight contract or maturity fuse, call (347) 554-0093 directly.