Atlas Real Estate launches small-balance lending platform

Atlas Real Estate Partners, a $1.8 billion New York-based real estate investment firm, has launched A4 Capital Partners, a lending platform focused on originating small-balance first mortgage loans, predominantly under $4 million.

The platform is targeting a $150 million fund and lends to underserved borrowers across high-demand East Coast and select Sun Belt markets, offering short-term, asset-backed loans in a segment traditional banks have been slow to serve.

Managing partner Nick Marcello leads the platform alongside Alex Foster, Arvind Chary and Ben Weber. As a balance-sheet lender, A4CP approves loans in-house, which supports the faster timelines that transitional real estate deals require.

A4CP sources opportunities through direct borrower relationships, brokers and its own marketing platform, financing both new construction and the renovation of existing homes in markets with older housing stock.