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Matthew (Matt) Stearns

Matthew Stearns

Senior Managing Director, Black Bear Capital Partners

Member since August 2022

$939M

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Sold

$939M

Financed

35

Closed

1M sf

Area

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Mr. Stearns is a Senior Managing Director at Black Bear Capital Partners ("BBCP") based out of the firm’s Chicago office. Mr. Stearns has over 15 years of commercial real estate structured capital markets experience including: JV Equity, Preferred Equity, Bridge Financing, Construction Financing, DPO’s, Note Purchases, CMBS, Life Company Debt, as w...

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Member since August 2022

Deals

FINANCED

Black Bear Capital Partners (“BBCP”) is pleased to announce the successful arrangement of $28,500,000 in construction completion and lease-up financing for a 144-unit multifamily development, located in Charlotte, NC.

6242 Pleasant Grove Road, Charlotte, NC

NCCRE
Matthew (Matt) Stearns
Zach Lutwak-Fitzgerald
Michael Bernstein
Aug 21, 2026
FINANCED

Black Bear Capital Partners (“BBCP”) is pleased to announce the successful closing of a $15,000,000 acquisition loan for two medical office buildings totaling 150,000 square feet, located in Columbia, SC

3600 Forest Drive, Columbia, SC

SCCRE
Matthew (Matt) Stearns
Zach Lutwak-Fitzgerald
Michael Bernstein
May 27, 2026
FINANCED

Black Bear Capital Partners ("BBCP") is pleased to announce the refinancing of a 154-bed student housing property located in Athens, GA

148 Old Will Hunter Road, Athens, GA

GACRE
Matthew (Matt) Stearns
Zach Lutwak-Fitzgerald
Michael Bernstein
Mar 30, 2026
FINANCED

Black Bear Capital Partners (“BBCP”) Is Pleased To Announce The Successful Closing Of $38.7MM In Combined Gross Senior & Mezzanine Financing For Multifamily Community in Tucson

5750 North La Cholla Boulevard, Tucson, AZ

AZCRE
Matthew (Matt) Stearns
Zach Lutwak-Fitzgerald
Michael Bernstein
Dec 31, 2025
FINANCED

Black Bear Capital Partners ("BBCP") successfully arranged six transactions, securing a combined $250 million in financing.

CRE
Emil DePasquale
Brandon Harris
Matthew (Matt) Stearns
Nov 22, 2025
FINANCED

Black Bear Capital Partners ("BBCP") has secured a loan of $41.48 million for multifamily redevelopment in Peoria, IL, through Oculus Development.

800 Southwest Washington Street, Peoria, IL

ILCRE
Matthew (Matt) Stearns
Zach Lutwak-Fitzgerald
Michael Bernstein
Oct 29, 2025
FINANCED

Black Bear Capital Partners ("BBCP") has successfully obtained a refinance loan amounting to $38.03 million for a multifamily property portfolio located in Morton, IL, through Ethos Design Build.

1950 South Second Avenue, Morton, IL

ILCRE
Matthew (Matt) Stearns
Zach Lutwak-Fitzgerald
Michael Bernstein
Oct 14, 2025
FINANCED

Black Bear Capital Partners (“BBCP”) has secured a $22.4 million refinance loan from A10 Capital for a retail center located in Chicago.

$182/SF

South Cottage Grove Avenue, Chicago, IL

ILCRE
Matthew (Matt) Stearns
Zach Lutwak-Fitzgerald
Michael Bernstein
Sep 28, 2025
FINANCED

Black Bear Capital Partners ("BBCP") has successfully obtained a $13.68 million construction loan for the Lockport Self Storage project developed by Jacob Development.

$121/SF

16732 West 159th Street, Lockport, IL

ILCRE
Matthew (Matt) Stearns
Zach Lutwak-Fitzgerald
Michael Bernstein
Sep 18, 2025
FINANCED

Black Bear Capital Partners ("BBCP") and Sage Equity have successfully secured a refinancing deal worth $33.78 million for a multifamily portfolio located in Gaffney, Inman, and Greensboro, North Carolina.

112 Martin Lane, Gaffney, SC

SCCRE
Matthew (Matt) Stearns
Zach Lutwak-Fitzgerald
Michael Bernstein
Jul 14, 2025
FINANCED

Black Bear Capital Partners ("BBCP") and First Internet Bank have approved a $1.3 million refinancing loan for GB Property Management’s retail asset located in Algonquin.

$433/SF

10 South Randall Road, Algonquin, IL

ILCRE
Matthew (Matt) Stearns
Zach Lutwak-Fitzgerald
Michael Bernstein
May 27, 2025
FINANCED

Black Bear Capital Partners ("BBCP") has obtained a $2.87 million acquisition loan from RWC Lending for a multifamily property in Jacksonville.

$67/SF

5201 Wesconnett Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL

FLCRE
Matthew (Matt) Stearns
Zach Lutwak-Fitzgerald
Michael Bernstein
Mar 6, 2025