Underwrite the opportunity
We review property performance, sponsorship, business plan, and financing priorities.
Data Centers capital
Data Center Financing
Quick answer: Data centers are among the fastest-growing commercial real estate asset classes, driven by cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and the exponential growth of digital infrastructure. Financing for data centers requires lenders who understand the unique power, cooling, and connectivity requirements that differentiate these specialized facilities from conventional industrial assets.
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Property fit
Financing data centers assets.
Data center financing underwriting focuses on power capacity (measured in megawatts), redundancy levels (Tier I through IV), tenant credit quality, lease terms, and the cost of power in the local market. Single-tenant, build-to-suit data centers leased to hyperscalers or enterprise tenants attract the most competitive financing terms, while colocation and edge facilities offer diversified revenue streams. Commercial Lending Solutions works with lenders who specialize in mission-critical infrastructure, including life insurance companies, CMBS conduits, and debt funds focused on technology real estate.
Underwriting starts with the asset: income durability, tenancy or operations, physical condition, market position, sponsorship, and the proposed business plan shape the lender universe.
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Hyperscale Data Centers
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Colocation Facilities
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Enterprise / Single-Tenant
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Edge Data Centers
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Powered Shell / Build-to-Suit
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Carrier Hotels & Network Hubs
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Modular / Prefabricated Data Centers
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AI / GPU-Optimized Facilities
Capital options
How we approach data centers financing.
We match the property, sponsorship, and business plan to lenders with current appetite, then compare proceeds, pricing, recourse, reserves, prepayment, and closing certainty.
| Financing path | Where it may fit |
|---|---|
| Life Insurance Company Loans | Long-duration fixed-rate capital for high-quality assets and experienced sponsors, generally with conservative leverage. |
| Bank Permanent Loans | Relationship-oriented capital that can offer local market knowledge and structural flexibility, with recourse often considered. |
| CMBS | Non-recourse execution with broad property appetite, balanced against more standardized servicing and prepayment provisions. |
| Bridge Loans | Flexible short-term capital for acquisition, lease-up, renovation, repositioning, or other transitional business plans before stabilization or sale. |
| Construction Loans | Draw-based financing for ground-up development, major renovation, or conversion, sized to budget, schedule, sponsorship, and the planned permanent exit. |
| Mezzanine & Preferred Equity | Subordinate capital that can fill the gap between senior debt and sponsor equity, with returns and controls matched to execution risk. |
| Infrastructure Debt Funds | Flexible capital for transitional, complex, leveraged, or time-sensitive executions where conventional credit boxes may not fit. |
How we work
One process. Multiple capital sources.
The objective is not simply to find a lender. It is to create a credible, comparable set of financing choices around the transaction.
Property-level insight and lender appetite have to meet before pricing becomes meaningful.
Target active lender desks
The request is matched to capital sources that understand the asset and market.
Compare complete proposals
Rate, proceeds, recourse, reserves, prepayment, and execution risk are evaluated together.
Manage the closing
We coordinate lender diligence, third-party reports, documentation, and issue resolution through funding.
National reach
Market knowledge where the asset requires it.
We arrange data centers financing nationwide while accounting for local property fundamentals and lender appetite.
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Questions
Data Centers financing, clarified.
The final structure depends on the property, sponsor, market, and requested execution.
Sizing your equity? See the down payment guide for commercial property: typically 20% to 30% down, with SBA owner occupied from 10%.
Data center financing is significantly more specialized than conventional industrial lending. Lenders evaluate power capacity (megawatts), redundancy levels (Tier classification), cooling infrastructure, connectivity and fiber access, tenant credit quality, and the cost of power in the local market. The capital-intensive nature of data centers and specialized build-out requirements mean higher per-square-foot values and different underwriting metrics than standard warehouse or distribution space.
Data center permanent loan rates range from 5.25% to 7.25% for stabilized, leased facilities with creditworthy tenants. Single-tenant data centers leased to hyperscalers or investment-grade enterprises receive the most competitive rates. Bridge and development financing ranges from 7.00% to 10.00%+ depending on the lease status and tenant profile.
Due to the capital-intensive nature of data centers, most lenders set higher minimums than conventional CRE. Bank and life company permanent loans typically start at $5M-$10M, while CMBS and institutional lenders often require $10M+ loan amounts. Edge and smaller colocation facilities may access financing starting at $2M-$5M from regional banks.
Yes. Ground-up data center construction financing is available from banks, debt funds, and specialty infrastructure lenders. Lenders typically require pre-leasing commitments from creditworthy tenants, experienced development sponsorship, and demonstrated power availability. Construction loans cover 60-70% of total project cost with interest reserves for the build and lease-up period.
Lenders favor data centers with long-term leases (10-20 years) to credit-rated tenants, adequate power infrastructure with utility commitments, Tier III or IV redundancy, diverse fiber connectivity, and location in established data center markets with favorable power costs. The essential nature of digital infrastructure and high switching costs for tenants provide strong downside protection.
Let's evaluate your data centers financing request.
Share the property and transaction. We will respond within 24 hours with an initial view.