Evaluating a Distressed Debt Portfolio
February 18, 2026. A private debt fund originated a large volume of loans during the 2021–2022 market peak. As market conditions shifted, the fund’s capital providers placed the fund into wind-down. The original investment and asset-management teams were dismissed, and a third-party servicer was brought in to dispose of assets.
The Reinvention of Retail
February 3, 2026. Fifteen years ago, the American retail landscape looked a lot different than it does today. Shopping centers were built around traditional department store anchors (JCPenney, Sears, Macy’s, Bradley’s) and surrounded by a predictable mix of Payless Shoes, RadioShack, and other value chains that hadn’t evolved much since the 1970s.
Stabilizing a Distressed Multifamily Asset
January 21, 2026. Summer Street Advisors was engaged by the lending group to provide ongoing asset management and loan surveillance, including quarterly financial reporting to the warehouse lender across the broader loan portfolio. In parallel, SSA was asked to take a hands-on role with the REO asset.
CRE 2026 Outlook
January 13, 2026. At Summer Street Advisors’ most recent CRE Leaders Circle at the Cornell Club in New York City, we saw a mood of cautious optimism
Three Lessons From Fitness About Building A Business
December 26, 2025. In the mornings, you’ll find me on my bike, swimming laps in the pool, sprinting at my local high school track or stretching at a yoga studio. Almost every morning for the past 30 years, when I get out of bed, that’s what I do. It doesn’t matter if it’s too hot, too cold or raining. There’s no easy way out, but it’s gotten me through many Ironman races.