Miami construction loans fail when a lender treats a ground-up project like a stabilized refinance. The questions are different: land basis, work in place, remaining hard costs, contingency, approvals, draw mechanics, timing, and what the asset is worth completed.
Matchpoint’s founding team includes decades of construction and development experience. Published examples include $8 million of ground-up financing for an 8,500-square-foot Surfside spec residence, closed in 20 days, and $72.5 million of Miami Beach acquisition and construction financing, closed in 30 days.
Ground-up construction
New builds where the current collateral and the completion plan have to be underwritten together.
Luxury spec homes
South Florida spec construction, where momentum is a financing question and a delayed draw can cost the project.
Commercial projects
Select commercial construction and completion facilities where the sponsor, budget, and exit are credible.
Land basis & hard costs
We look at what the sponsor actually has in the deal — land basis, costs incurred, remaining budget — not an optimistic spread to a future appraisal.
Draws
Disbursements follow verified progress. The facility has to keep pace with the build without ignoring remaining cost to complete.
Completed value
Exit value matters. It does not replace current collateral, remaining budget, or downside if the original plan changes.
Sponsor equity
Meaningful capital in the project creates alignment. Thin equity and aggressive completion assumptions are a common reason we decline.
Construction experience
Sponsor track record has to match the project’s complexity. A first luxury spec on an irreplaceable site is not the same as a repeat builder’s next house.