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Gantry Launches in CRE Finance

A new era in commercial real estate finance begins with today’s launch of Gantry, the new name and brand identity for the San Francisco-based mortgage banking firm formerly known as Newmark Realty Capital. As Gantry, embodying the word which refers to the scaffolding that supports a rocket before take-off, the company rededicates itself to supporting the missions of its borrowers, lenders and staff.

Gantry’s Mitchell Zeemont says, “We founded our company in the Bay Area, and we’ve fed off the dynamic energy of our local business culture, and grown it across our eight U.S. offices. We’ve attracted a talented staff that has excelled through the years, and developed a commercial mortgage banking practice that has stood the test of time and economic cycles.”

The full‐service mortgage banking firm chose Gantry as its new name, with the intention of building on a strong, established business platform propelled by the energy of the company’s roster of experienced and burgeoning talent, and to emphasize the thoughtful, and sometimes different approach the firm takes to everything it does.

Established in 1991, the privately-held company is currently staffed by more than 75 employees in regional offices throughout the U.S. The firm generates $2.5 billion per year in production, and Gantry’s national servicing portfolio of $13 billion encompasses more than 1,400 loans located in 41 states.

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About Dennis Kaiser

Dennis Kaiser is Vice President of Public Relations and Communications for Connect Creative. Dennis is a communications leader with more than 40 years of experience including as a journalist and in corporate and agency marketing communications roles. He is responsible for Connect Creative’s agency client services and is involved in a range of initiatives ranging from public relations and content strategy, communications and message development, copywriting, media relations, social media and content marketing services. Prior to joining Connect Media in 2015, his most recent corporate communications roles involved leading a regional public relations effort across Southern California for CBRE, playing a key marketing role on JLL’s national retail team, and directing the global public relations effort at ValleyCrest (BrightView), the nation’s largest commercial landscape services company. He has worked on marketing communications assignments for such CRE companies as Blackstone/Equity Office, Carlyle, Caruso, Disney Resorts, GE Capital, Irvine Company, Hines, Howard Hughes Corp., Jeffries, Lennar, MGM, Marcus & Millichap, Prologis, Raleigh Studios, Simon, Starwood, Trammell Crow Company, Transamerica, UBS and Wynn Resorts. Dennis has also worked on communications and launch strategies for a number of consumer electronic, media and tech brands including SlingMedia, Channel Master, Deluxe Media Entertainment, BeIn Sports, EchoStar and Sprint. Dennis’s agency background included firms such as Off Madison Ave., Idea Hall and Macy + Associates. He has earned an outstanding reputation with organization leaders as a trusted advisor, strategic program implementer, consensus builder and exceptional collaborator. Dennis has developed and managed national communications programs for Fortune 500 companies to start-ups, both public and private. He’s successfully worked with journalists across the globe representing clients involved in major-breaking news stories, product launches, media tours, and company news announcements. Dennis has been involved in a host of charitable and community organizations including the American Cancer Society, Easter Seals, Boy Scouts, Chrysalis Foundation, Freedom For Life, HOLA, L.A.’s BEST, Reach Out and Read, Super Bowl Host Committee, and the Thunderbirds Charities.

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