Private capital for
Denver real estate.
Cedar Crest is a family-owned investment company in Denver. We make short-term loans to real estate investors, invest alongside multifamily operators, and own a small portfolio of rental homes. We have been doing this under the Cedar Crest name since 2012.
Get in touch25 years. Thousands of transactions.
Between us, the family behind Cedar Crest has bought, sold, and helped close thousands of real estate transactions in Denver and beyond over the last twenty-five years. Much of that was on the brokerage side of the business, and we remain owners in a Denver residential brokerage today.
That history is why we lend and invest the way we do. We have seen enough deals, in enough markets, to know what a sound one looks like and what a hopeful one looks like. Cedar Crest is where we put our own money to work.
Private lending
We make short-term loans secured by real estate to investors and operators who are buying, renovating, or refinancing property, in Colorado and in other markets.
Every loan is reviewed by the principals. There is no committee and no loan officer between you and the decision, so you hear back quickly, and the answer you get is the answer that holds.
- What we lend on
- Acquisitions, renovation projects, and bridge financing on residential and multifamily property.
- How we decide
- We look at the property, the plan, and your track record. If the numbers make sense and you have done this before, we can usually move fast.
- How we work with borrowers
- Clear written terms, a direct line to the people who made the loan, and no surprises between closing and payoff.
Multifamily syndications
Cedar Crest invests as a limited partner in apartment communities alongside experienced operators. We have held positions in multifamily projects in Colorado and in other states.
We are a patient, informed partner. We read the operating agreement, we follow the reporting, and we stay in touch with the sponsor for the life of the deal. Operators who do what they said they would do find us easy to work with, and we come back for the next one.
- What we look for
- A sponsor with a record we can verify, assumptions that hold up in a slower market, and regular, plain-language reporting.
- What we bring
- Committed capital, quick answers, and twenty-five years of experience on the residential side of the business.
- For operators
- If you are raising for a multifamily project and want a limited partner who understands the work, send us a short summary.
Rental homes
We also own and manage a small number of rental homes in the Denver metro area, and we hold them for the long term. We fix what tenants notice, answer when something breaks, and keep each property in the kind of shape we would want to live in. Earlier in our history we renovated and resold homes; today our focus is lending and investing.
How we work
- You talk to the decision makers
- We answer to no outside investors. The people you speak with are the people who sign.
- Plain terms, in writing
- Whatever we agree to is written down in language you can read without a lawyer at your elbow.
- Fewer deals, held longer
- We would rather do a handful of things well and stay with them than chase volume.
Get in touch
Borrowers, operators, brokers, and neighbors are all welcome. Tell us a little about what you have in mind and one of us will reply personally.
