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Real estate financed, developed, and acquired

Urban Standard Capital is a real estate lender, developer, and investment firm. We pride ourselves on our transparency in financing deals and quick closings.

Property Development

From the ground up, Urban Standard develops for-sale condominiums with an emphasis on modern design while also respecting the city's rich architectural history.

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Property Acquisition

With our real estate acquisition fund, we buy properties in both established and transitioning areas that show potential for repositioning and neighborhood growth.

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Real Estate Financing

With our committed capital, we fund construction loans, acquisitions loans, and mezzanine loans quickly and with certainty. We can help you capitalize on opportunities and close within days, not weeks.

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What we’ve been
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Commercial Real Estate Loans

$20,100,000 Construction & Condo Inventory Loan in Lower East Side

Urban Standard Capital supplied the construction completion and condo inventory loan for the 12-unit condo project at 66 Clinton.

Commercial Real Estate Loans

$26,000,000 Acquisition Loan in Colorado

The USC team provided a $24M Acquisition Loan on this 450+ acre property with a 30,000 SF main house and a 28,000 SF amenity center in Colorado.

Commercial Real Estate Loans

$52M Inventory Loan at 199 Chrystie Street, NY

USC provided a $52 million inventory loan for KD Sagamore (KDS) to refinance its luxury condominium project on Manhattan’s Lower East Side.

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What's going on at USC

May 1, 2023

JPMorgan Chase’s First Republic Bank Takeover Rattles Capital Markets

“It definitely leaves a gap in the market that is a net negative,” Weissman said. “To lose a major player in those spaces will just reduce the number of options that are available.” Weissman added, however, that he expects alternative lending in the single-family and luxury construction divisions to pick up now that First Republic has gone under.

April 18, 2023

Urban Standard Capital Lends $20M on Manhattan Condo Property Development

The joint venture between Vault Development Partners and TLM Equities has secured a $20.1 million debt package for its planned condominium building on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. “While there are certainly headwinds as it relates to interest rates and inflation, we believe that there is significant downside protection in lending against the highest-quality assets developed by best-in-class sponsors,” Robert Levine said in a statement. “In down markets, you see a flight to quality time and time again."

April 3, 2023

Alternative Lenders Spy an Opportunity in Banking Crisis

"Weissman said alternative lenders like his firm are increasingly seen as more reliable partners than a regional banking system that has experienced multiple failures, mergers, runs and federally coordinated consolidations in three short weeks — and a near fatal collapse 15 years ago."

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