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Commercial Observer
Ascent Developer Solutions adds 13,000 square feet in Encino as its headcount and lending platform grow.
LA Business First
The firm is leasing 22,000 square feet of Class A office space at the Encino Terrace Center to support its growing operations and team.
Bisnow
Richardson will be based out of the lender's newly formed New England office in Massachusetts.
PERE Credit
Ascent Developer Solutions appointed John Richardson as chief credit officer.
HousingWire
Ascent Developer Solutions has added a Boston-area office and key hires to serve single-family and multifamily developers and investors.
Los Angeles Business Journal
The firm hired Gene Kim as executive vice president of commercial real estate strategies to help spearhead this initiative.
Connect CRE
Ascent Developer Solutions has expanded its lending platform to include financing for modern manufactured housing communities and infill opportunities.
In Pacific Palisades, Thomas James Homes has a plan to rebuild 100 homes within the next year.
Business Wire
The facility follows a period of rapid growth for AscentDS, bringing its origination volume to more than $1.6 billion since launch.
GlobeSt.
By building with integrity, transparency, and minimal disruption, TJH continues to strengthen California neighborhoods.
The Landscape
Robert Wasmund joins The Landscape, a monthly podcast on trends and insights across commercial real estate capital markets.
Ascent Developer Solutions Chief Financial Officer David Hada nominated among Los Angeles's top CFOs of 2026.
Managing Director, Head of Sales Donna Grissom named by GlobeSt. as a 2026 Woman of Influence in Commercial Real Estate.
Donna Grissom named among GlobeSt.'s 2026 Rainmakers in Commercial Real Estate Debt, Equity, and Finance.
Ascent Developer Solutions named by GlobeSt. among the 2025 Best Places to Work in Commercial Real Estate.
CEO Robert Wasmund highlighted among GlobeSt.'s 2025 Rainmakers in Commercial Real Estate Debt, Equity, and Finance.
Press Release
Milestones mark two years of rapid growth for the relationship-driven private lending platform.
$450 million closed in September alone as the nationwide homebuilding lender continues to scale.
Firm announces $3B in origination volume, cements national footprint, and strengthens East Coast presence.
Lending platform exceeds $2B origination volume since its founding.
A $100 million bespoke credit facility to accelerate LWK-CEI's Workforce Housing Density Addition strategy.
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Ascent Developer Solutions LLC (“Ascent”) makes commercial, business-purpose loans secured by real estate. Loans are for business or investment purposes only and not for personal, family, or household use. This is not a commitment to lend. All loans are subject to underwriting, credit approval, and applicable due diligence. Terms, rates, and loan availability are subject to change, and other restrictions may apply. Ascent conducts lending activities only where it is properly licensed or exempt from licensing requirements, and the facts of a particular transaction may affect whether Ascent may lend in a given state. NMLS ID 2533498. Arizona CBK-2009336; California 60DBO-191225; Minnesota MN-MO-2533498 (including MN-MO-2533498.1); Nevada NMC-128339; North Dakota MB105153; Oregon 2533498; South Dakota 2533498.ML-NR; Utah 14207437; Vermont CL-2533498. For licensing information, visit NMLS Consumer Access.
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