Starwood Property Trust: CRE finance profile
Starwood Property Trust is a real estate finance company whose commercial lending business offers first mortgages, mezzanine and subordinate loans, bridge loans, preferred equity, and conduit first mortgage loans.
Information checked: September 18, 2026
At a glance
| Firm type | Real estate finance company; mortgage REIT |
|---|---|
| Role in the map | Mortgage REIT; direct commercial lending; conduit lending; subordinate debt and preferred equity |
| Financing / investment products | First mortgages, mezzanine and subordinate loans, bridge loans, preferred equity, and conduit first mortgage loans, on fixed- and floating-rate terms |
| Property types | Commercial property types as described on the official commercial lending page |
| Geography | Markets described on the firm's current company and transaction pages; the platform is not limited to its headquarters market |
| Typical position in the capital stack | Senior mortgage through subordinate debt and preferred equity |
| Official site | starwoodpropertytrust.com/our-businesses/commercial-lending |
What they lend or invest in
The firm's commercial lending page describes fixed- and floating-rate loans across property types, with products spanning senior mortgages through subordinate capital and preferred equity, including bridge and conduit first mortgage loans.
Where they play
Market coverage is described on the firm's company and transaction pages. Those pages are the right reference for where the platform has lent; a headquarters address is not a description of its lending footprint.
How the firm fits into the CRE finance map
Starwood Property Trust sits in the mortgage REIT lane, holding real estate loans and debt investments, and in the alternative lending lane as a direct originator. Because its product set reaches from senior mortgages to preferred equity, one counterparty can cover several positions in a single capital stack.
Fit cues
Observable deal attributes that line up with what the official pages describe. These are not statements of current appetite and are not a guarantee of fit:
- Request is a commercial first mortgage, bridge loan, or subordinate position.
- Structure may need mezzanine debt or preferred equity alongside senior debt.
- Borrower is comparing a fixed-rate conduit execution with floating-rate balance-sheet debt.
- Business plan is transitional and needs a lender that can hold the loan.
- Sponsor wants one counterparty across more than one layer of the stack.
Primary sources
- https://www.starwoodpropertytrust.com/our-businesses/commercial-lending/
- https://www.starwoodpropertytrust.com/our-company/
- https://www.starwoodpropertytrust.com/our-company/transactions/
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