PRESS RELEASE — August 8, 2025 — CastleSquare and its Partners have launched a nationwide, discretionary Credit Enhancement Program, a next-generation platform designed to eliminate a common closing hurdle our team is seeing in real estate finance: borrower net worth and liquidity shortfalls.
Built and managed by former executives of leading credit institutions and direct owners of significant commercial real estate holdings, CastleSquare’s Credit Enhancement Program institutionalizes a solution that has historically lacked sophistication, credibility, and lender acceptance. The platform delivers discretionary liquidity support, to qualified sponsors seeking non-recourse financing on transactions ranging from $10 million to $200 million.
Industry Confidence at the Highest Level
“We regularly pass on deals because the proposed guarantor has no industry experience. I don’t know how they’re affiliated with the project or how a lender could get comfortable with them,” said a senior executive at a $15 billion real estate private equity firm. “CastleSquare’s model flips that dynamic. It’s institutional. It’s underwritten. It’s a real solution we can get behind.”
How the Program Works
CastleSquare addresses lender credit enhancement requirements by providing an entity or dedicated warm body, serving as sole or co-guarantor, on a fully underwritten, transaction-specific basis. The program supports ground up developments, acquisitions, refinances, and adaptive reuse projects.
Key Program Features:
Fast Turnaround – Term sheets issued in days, not weeks
Sponsor-Led Process – Confidential, controlled, and discreet
Institutional Execution – Built for lenders, by lenders, with real capital and track record
Integrated, One-Stop Capital Solutions
The Credit Enhancement Program works seamlessly with CastleSquare’s correspondent debt origination platform, creating an efficient, single-source pathway from term sheet to closing. This integrated approach allows sponsors to secure competitive non-recourse debt and the credit support needed to satisfy lender requirements, without syndicates or fragmented processes.
“Even well-structured deals are falling apart over borrower balance sheet issues,” said a CastleSquare spokesperson. “We’re not syndicating risk or shopping for favors, our guarantor program is designed to effectively step in with liquidity and credibility to get deals across the finish line.”
Active Across All Major U.S. Markets
The platform supports loans from banks, debt funds, life companies, and agency lenders nationwide. Forward commitments, programmatic relationships, and one-off transactions are available, with closings possible in as little as two weeks under the right conditions.
Learn More: https://castlesquare.com/credit-enhancement/
About CastleSquare
CastleSquare is a leading capital markets advisor and capital allocator specializing in real estate finance. The firm has structured and arranged joint venture equity, preferred equity, mezzanine debt, and senior financing across multifamily, mixed-use, and commercial assets nationwide. CastleSquare is redefining execution in complex capital stacks through proprietary programs and deep institutional relationships.
