PROPERTY STRATEGIES · Capital guide

Multifamily Development Capital Stack

A clear capital stack identifies how land, cash equity, senior debt, subordinate capital, reserves, and cost overruns are funded.

The short answer

Senior lenders focus on both total leverage and the reliability of every subordinate or equity source.

01 / Credit frame

What shapes the financing discussion

  • 01 Priority and intercreditor structure
  • 02 Timing of each capital source
  • 03 Who funds overruns

02 / Common friction

A mistake that slows the process

Soft commitments or conditional equity can undermine otherwise sound senior financing.

03 / Preparation

What to have ready

  • Sources-and-uses schedule
  • Equity evidence
  • Term sheets for subordinate capital
  • Funding sequence
  • Overrun support
CTK-08 / Practical questions

Questions borrowers ask

Does this guarantee financing?

No. Financing remains subject to lender underwriting, borrower qualifications, sponsor experience, project feasibility, location, budget, permits, collateral, loan purpose, and applicable requirements.

Is this for owner-occupied projects?

No. Capital to Keys is designed for business-purpose, investment construction and development financing—not consumer-purpose residential mortgages.

What should I do next?

If the project is real and the core facts are available, complete the existing Capital to Keys questionnaire for an initial alignment review.

Ready to test the project against the market?

Use the existing questionnaire. No competing intake form has been created here.