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Ascent Developer Solutions Continues Growth Trajectory with Key Executive New Hires

Real Estate Private Lending Platform Scales Following Successful Year, $1B Origination Volume Milestone

Gene Kim joins as an Executive Vice President, CRE Strategies, while the firm welcomes Asher Patak as Senior Vice President, Lending Team Officer. Kim spent the previous two-plus years at Genesis Capital, with earlier stops at Sunwest Bank, YAM Capital and Berkadia. He reports to managing director and head of sales Donna Grissom. Patak leads lending strategy across the firm’s business lines and reports to Ascent founder Robert Wasmund. Patak spent the past 11 years at Genesis Capital.

Read more in Green Street’s Commercial Mortgage Alert Grapevine column here.

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© 2026 Ascent Developer Solutions LLC. All Rights Reserved. 15821 Ventura Blvd, Suite 200, Encino, CA 91436

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.

© 2026 Ascent Developer Solutions LLC. All Rights Reserved. 15821 Ventura Blvd, Suite 200, Encino, CA 91436

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.

© 2026 Ascent Developer Solutions LLC. All Rights Reserved. 15821 Ventura Blvd, Suite 200, Encino, CA 91436

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.