PROVIDING FLEXIBLE & CREATIVE FINANCING SOLUTIONS TO OUR CLIENTS
LENDING PROGRAMS
JLJ Capital provides alternative financing solutions for bridge-lending, acquisitions, ground-up construction, short-term refinancing, mezzanine loans, mortgage takeout, partner buyout, preferred equity opportunities, residential fix and flip, and other real estate projects.
FEATURED TRANSACTIONS
JLJ Capital is different from most of the other firms in the real estate lending space. Our leadership team boasts decades of practical experience in the real estate, banking, hospitality, and entertainment industries. We found that this broad range of expertise gives us a much deeper understanding than most about what it takes to run a business and what makes a successful real estate operator.
WHO WE ARE
JLJ Capital is a middle-market private commercial real estate lender dedicated to providing short-term financing for multi-family and mixed-used real estate assets across U.S. with a focus on New York, New Jersey, and Texas.

JOHNATHAN LEWIS
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Jonathan Lewis has over 30 years of experience in sales, marketing, and executive management, with more than 25 years in the Financial Services industry specializing in Real Estate transactions.
Prior to founding JLJ Capital, Jonathan was the Chief Business Development Officer at Customers Bank. During his employment at Customers Bank, he helped the bank grow ten billion dollars over a five-year time span, with over a 1000% growth rate. Jonathan personally originated and closed more than four billion dollars in loans. Prior to Customers Bank, he was the President of Atlantic Coast Bank’s Mortgage Division. Jonathan has built and managed several multi-billion dollar commercial and residential lending platforms.
Prior to founding JLJ Capital, Jonathan was the Chief Business Development Officer at Customers Bank. During his employment at Customers Bank, he helped the bank grow ten billion dollars over a five-year time span, with over a 1000% growth rate. Jonathan personally originated and closed more than four billion dollars in loans. Prior to Customers Bank, he was the President of Atlantic Coast Bank’s Mortgage Division. Jonathan has built and managed several multi-billion dollar commercial and residential lending platforms.