$600,000 Mixed-Use Bridge Loan, Downtown Allentown | GSM
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Closed · October 2026 · North 8th and North 9th Streets, Allentown, PA

$600,000 Private Bridge Loan on Two Mixed-Use Buildings in Downtown Allentown, Closed in Under Four Weeks

An Allentown investor needed capital to close an acquisition ahead of planned property sales. GSM placed a $600,000 12-month private bridge loan against two downtown mixed-use buildings and closed it in under four weeks.

How the financing was structured

An Allentown investor needed to close on an acquisition ahead of planned property sales. Two downtown mixed-use buildings served as collateral: one with two apartments and two commercial units, the other with two apartments over a storefront.

Residential DSCR loans don't fit mixed-use buildings with commercial space on the ground floor, and a commercial DSCR loan looks for seasoned leases. GSM placed a $600,000 12-month private bridge loan with an extension option instead, and it closed in under four weeks.

The exit is the planned sales, or a commercial DSCR refinance once the leases season.

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