SCALE Lending, an affiliate of Slate Property Group, focuses on providing senior secured transitional loans secured by commercial mortgages in the New York Metropolitan area. SCALE is a direct lender providing first mortgage financing secured by commercial real estate assets, including land acquisition, construction, new development, re-development, inventory, and assets with a lease-up or reposition component. SCALE leverages off the Slate platform, which offers expertise in underwriting, land valuation, construction, cost estimating, zoning, design, planning, environmental, property management, leasing, accounting, etc. in order to guide the investment decisions and assess the valuation of collateral.