Gantry, the San Francisco-based commercial mortgage firm, has set up its first Texas production office in downtown Austin, tapping Andrew Ferguson to steer local loan originations. The office puts a producer on the ground in Central Texas to hunt down acquisition, refinance, and construction loans for both homegrown owners and national investors eyeing the market.
In a company release, Gantry said Ferguson, a director who joined the firm in 2022 and has worked on more than $1.5 billion of debt and equity placements for the company, will relocate to Austin and originate loans across multifamily, industrial, office, and retail. As reported by the Austin Business Journal, the move represents Gantry’s first dedicated production office in Texas, and the firm has noted that Texas ranks sixth in total volume within its nationwide servicing footprint.
Gantry's footprint and firepower
Gantry reports a servicing portfolio of roughly $23 billion and $1.0 billion of new commercial mortgage production in Q1 2026, benchmarks the firm is spotlighting as it builds out its national presence. "Commercial mortgage production started off strong in the first quarter, and we expect to see that continue into Q2," Amit Tyagi said in Gantry's Q1 report.
Why Austin
Austin’s commercial market has been recalibrating, with multifamily vacancies and slower office leasing in some submarkets putting the brakes on certain new projects, even as industrial and other niche product types stay fiercely competitive. Reporting from the Austin Business Journal suggests that lenders with producers based locally are better positioned to move quickly when credit windows crack open.
Gantry’s relatively modest first step, naming a market lead instead of launching a large regional hub, signals an early bet that boots on the ground will speed deal flow and more directly link Central Texas borrowers with correspondent and insurance-company lenders. For Austin owners shopping for financing in a shifting market, one more local production desk means another path to capital and potentially faster underwriting turnarounds.
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