Navigating complexity
Delivering Certainty.

Who We Are

Adecades-deepmortgagebankingandadvisoryfirmexecutingCREtransactionswithmoderntechnology.Real-timecapitalmarketsintelligenceinformsourlendernetworkandshortensthepathfromengagementtomarket.Clientsseetherightcapitalsourcessooner,andchoosebetweenthemwithbetterinformation.
Adecades-deepmortgagebankingandadvisoryfirmexecutingCREtransactionswithmoderntechnology.Real-timecapitalmarketsintelligenceinformsourlendernetworkandshortensthepathfromengagementtomarket.Clientsseetherightcapitalsourcessooner,andchoosebetweenthemwithbetterinformation.
Adecades-deepmortgagebankingandadvisoryfirmexecutingCREtransactionswithmoderntechnology.Real-timecapitalmarketsintelligenceinformsourlendernetworkandshortensthepathfromengagementtomarket.Clientsseetherightcapitalsourcessooner,andchoosebetweenthemwithbetterinformation.

Founded in 1987 and relaunched in 2025 as an independent, tech-forward advisory platform built for speed and execution. We structure debt and equity solutions across multifamily, industrial, office, retail, and specialized real estate asset classes.

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Expertise

Real-Time Intelligence.
Decades of Relationships.

Real-time visibility into where lenders are actively deploying capital, paired with a network built over nearly four decades: originators and credit officers who now sit in senior seats across the lender universe.

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Bridge Financing

Short-term capital for transitional assets

Bridge Financing

Short-term capital for transitional assets

Bridge Financing

Short-term capital for transitional assets

Construction Financing

Ground-up and major renovation capital

Construction Financing

Ground-up and major renovation capital

Construction Financing

Ground-up and major renovation capital

Permanent Financing

Long-term debt for stabilized assets

Permanent Financing

Long-term debt for stabilized assets

Permanent Financing

Long-term debt for stabilized assets

Mezzanine Debt & Preferred Equity

Subordinate capital that stretches leverage

Mezzanine Debt & Preferred Equity

Subordinate capital that stretches leverage

Mezzanine Debt & Preferred Equity

Subordinate capital that stretches leverage

Joint Venture Equity

Aligned capital partnerships for growth

Joint Venture Equity

Aligned capital partnerships for growth

Joint Venture Equity

Aligned capital partnerships for growth

Recapitalizations & Loan Workouts

Strategic options when the plan changes

Recapitalizations & Loan Workouts

Strategic options when the plan changes

Recapitalizations & Loan Workouts

Strategic options when the plan changes

Our Process

Eight Stages, One Outcome

From initial engagement to closing, our process is built for speed, clarity, and certainty at every stage.

Our Process

Engagement

Exclusive representation informed by proprietary capital sourcing intelligence.

Analysis
Packaging
Market Outreach
Presentation
Negotiation
Application
Closing
Two modern glass office towers against a dark sky.

01

of 8 stages

Packaging

Detailed financing request and executive summary prepared for market.

03

of 8 stages

Analysis

Review of sponsor materials, asset performance, and market drivers.

Grayscale concrete building facade detail.

02

of 8 stages

Engagement

Exclusive representation informed by proprietary capital sourcing intelligence.

Two modern glass office towers against a dark sky.

01

of 8 stages

Market Outreach

Strategic distribution to targeted capital providers.

Black and white photograph of a commercial building.

04

of 8 stages

Presentation

Side-by-side term sheet comparison of competing offers.

Gray concrete building under an overcast sky.

05

of 8 stages

Negotiation

Structure, pricing, and execution terms negotiated on the client’s behalf.

Low angle view of a gray high-rise building.

06

of 8 stages

Application

Support through lender diligence and credit approvals.

Tall office tower rising against the sky.

07

of 8 stages

Closing

Advisory through funding for certainty of execution.

Modern glass skyscraper against a gray sky.

08

of 8 stages

Packaging

Detailed financing request and executive summary prepared for market.

03

of 8 stages

Analysis

Review of sponsor materials, asset performance, and market drivers.

Grayscale concrete building facade detail.

02

of 8 stages

Engagement

Exclusive representation informed by proprietary capital sourcing intelligence.

Two modern glass office towers against a dark sky.

01

of 8 stages

Market Outreach

Strategic distribution to targeted capital providers.

Black and white photograph of a commercial building.

04

of 8 stages

Presentation

Side-by-side term sheet comparison of competing offers.

Gray concrete building under an overcast sky.

05

of 8 stages

Negotiation

Structure, pricing, and execution terms negotiated on the client’s behalf.

Low angle view of a gray high-rise building.

06

of 8 stages

Application

Support through lender diligence and credit approvals.

Tall office tower rising against the sky.

07

of 8 stages

Closing

Advisory through funding for certainty of execution.

Modern glass skyscraper against a gray sky.

08

of 8 stages

Client Success

Real Relationships.
Real Results.

Independent capital advisory built on relationships with lenders actively deploying capital nationwide.

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Dark-toned commercial office building
Independent capital advisory built on decades of lender relationships and real-time market intelligence. Engineered for certainty of execution.

Johnson Capital

Independent Capital Advisory

1987 Founded

Nearly four decades in CRE capital markets

7,500+ Relationships

Direct access to lenders actively deploying nationwide

Days, Not Months

Term sheets in market on an accelerated timeline

Dark-toned commercial office building
Independent capital advisory built on decades of lender relationships and real-time market intelligence. Engineered for certainty of execution.

Johnson Capital

Independent Capital Advisory

1987 Founded

Nearly four decades in CRE capital markets

7,500+ Relationships

Direct access to lenders actively deploying nationwide

Days, Not Months

Term sheets in market on an accelerated timeline

Dark-toned commercial office building
Independent capital advisory built on decades of lender relationships and real-time market intelligence. Engineered for certainty of execution.

Johnson Capital

Independent Capital Advisory

1987 Founded

Nearly four decades in CRE capital markets

7,500+ Relationships

Direct access to lenders actively deploying nationwide

Days, Not Months

Term sheets in market on an accelerated timeline

The Briefing

Updates & Insights

The latest insights from Johnson Capital.

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Capital Markets

CRE Capital Markets Outlook 2026
CRE Capital Markets Outlook 2026

Lenders are active, but selective. Capital is deploying toward sponsors with clean stories, realistic underwriting, and well-prepared packages, and pausing everywhere else.

Execution

Why Lender Relationships Still Decide Executions
Why Lender Relationships Still Decide Executions

Term sheets come from spreadsheets. Closings come from relationships. Lenders stretch on proceeds, structure, and timing for sponsors and advisors they know and trust.

Structuring

The Capital Stack Question Most Sponsors Ask Too Late
The Capital Stack Question Most Sponsors Ask Too Late

Most capital stacks are assembled one piece at a time, under deadline pressure. The stronger approach is designing the whole stack: senior, mezzanine, equity, before the first term sheet.

Capital Markets

CRE Capital Markets Outlook 2026
CRE Capital Markets Outlook 2026

Lenders are active, but selective. Capital is deploying toward sponsors with clean stories, realistic underwriting, and well-prepared packages, and pausing everywhere else.

Execution

Why Lender Relationships Still Decide Executions
Why Lender Relationships Still Decide Executions

Term sheets come from spreadsheets. Closings come from relationships. Lenders stretch on proceeds, structure, and timing for sponsors and advisors they know and trust.

Real estate finance solutions since 1987.

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Real estate finance solutions since 1987.

Partner With Us

Real estate finance solutions since 1987.

Partner With Us