# Grand Coast Capital Group

> Grand Coast Capital Group is a Cohasset, Massachusetts-based direct private lender and capital adviser serving experienced real estate investors, operators and developers. It makes short-term renovation, construction and bridge loans, generally from $100,000 to $5 million, while giving accredited investors access to real-estate-backed private debt. Its pitch is speed with judgment: underwrite the property, the cost basis and the exit rather than force an unconventional project through a bank's conventional process.

- **Founded:** 2013
- **Headquarters:** Cohasset, United States
- **Founders:** Jeff Carter (CEO and Founder), Paul Esajian (Founding Managing Director), Than Merrill (Founding Managing Director), Konrad Sopielnikow (Founding Managing Director)
- **Team size:** Approximately 5 employees in supplied company data; Grand Coast said it had grown to nearly 20 employees in 2017, while current public directories vary.
- **Products:** Renovation and construction loans, Bridge loans, Small-balance commercial loans, Private real estate investment funds, Capital advisory
- **Notable:** Reported more than 1,100 loans originated, $470 million in cumulative loan volume and $400 million in loans paid off., Raised $3.5 million and deployed it during the first month of Fund I operations in 2013, according to the firm's launch adviser., Closed a $4 million bridge loan for a 42,000-square-foot historic mixed-use redevelopment in Maine.

## Products & services

- **Renovation and construction loans** — Short-term acquisition and rehabilitation financing for investment properties, generally $100,000 to $4 million with 12-18 month terms and published limits tied to loan-to-cost and after-repair value.
- **Bridge loans** — Short-term loans of roughly $100,000 to $5 million for investors who need time to stabilize, sell or refinance residential, multifamily, mixed-use or selected commercial property.
- **Small-balance commercial loans** — Financing for smaller commercial real estate transactions that can be awkward fits for conventional bank processes.
- **Private real estate investment funds** — Real-estate-backed private debt opportunities for accredited investors, designed around current income, diversification and first-position mortgage collateral.
- **Capital advisory** — Deal structuring and customized financing guidance for experienced real estate operators and developers.

## Achievements

- Reported more than 1,100 loans originated, $470 million in cumulative loan volume and $400 million in loans paid off.
- Raised $3.5 million and deployed it during the first month of Fund I operations in 2013, according to the firm's launch adviser.
- Closed a $4 million bridge loan for a 42,000-square-foot historic mixed-use redevelopment in Maine.
- Closed a $3.5 million bridge loan at 75% of purchase price for a fully occupied 47,000-square-foot mixed-use building in Manchester, New Hampshire.
- Financed a $3.8 million mixed-use redevelopment in downtown Rochester, New York.
- Expanded from a one-person operation to nearly 20 employees within its first several years, according to a 2017 company announcement.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — A public-record lender database reported approximately $31.4 million of mortgage volume over the preceding 12 months, with an average loan size near $686,000; this is third-party public-record analysis, not a company-reported figure.
- **2023-05** — The company's homepage was updated with reported cumulative figures of 1,100-plus loans, $470 million in loan volume and $400 million in loans paid off.
- **2020-06** — Grand Coast published a deal spotlight on a $481,000, six-month renovation loan for a Tudor-style home in Old Greenwich, Connecticut.
- **2019-10** — The firm added veteran Boston-market loan originator George Morrill.
- **2019-04** — Grand Coast announced a $3.8 million loan for a mixed-use redevelopment in Rochester, New York.

## Links

- Website: https://grandcoastcapital.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/grand-coast-capital-group
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/grandcoast
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grandcoastcapital

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Last updated: 2026-08-22