Gantry Opens Texas Production Office in Expansion of Commercial Mortgage Banking Firm’s National Footprint

Gantry’s Andrew Ferguson Opens Dedicated Office in Austin to Lead Local Operations with Access to Firm’s Exclusive Network of Insurance Correspondents and Affiliate Lenders

Gantry, the largest independent commercial mortgage banking firm in the U.S., has opened its first dedicated commercial mortgage production office in Texas to serve clients based in the state and surrounding regions. Gantry Director Andrew Ferguson will take up residency in Austin as the firm’s dedicated local representation. In this capacity, Ferguson will be responsible for originating new loans on behalf of clients for real estate investments across the commercial asset classes, including acquisition, refinance and construction lending. Currently, Gantry services a $23 billion portfolio of loans on behalf of its correspondents and lenders with Texas ranking 6^th in total volume.

“With more than 30 years of national experience as a committed and vested commercial mortgage banking firm, we are proud to open our first dedicated office in Texas and congratulate Andrew Ferguson as our first in-state loan production representative,” said Andrew Mekjavich Principal with Gantry. “While Gantry has been active in Texas across decades, opening this office allows us to be more accessible to local clients and better serve our national clients financing properties in the state. Andrew will have the full weight of Gantry’s exclusive insurance company correspondent network behind him, paired to our firm’s growing roster of vetted banking, debt fund, conduit and agency lenders.”

Andrew Ferguson is a production Director with Gantry responsible for originating new loans and providing strategic commercial real estate finance counsel for clients. Since joining Gantry in 2022, he has been involved in more than $1.5 billion of debt and equity placements for the firm across the full spectrum of asset classes, including multifamily, industrial, retail, self storage, medical office, office and mixed-use properties. Andrew earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Arizona in 2019 and is a member of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) and Commercial Real Estate Finance Council (CREFC).

“Texas is one of the most active and diverse commercial real estate markets in the country, and I look forward to building on Gantry’s established track record in the state while expanding our presence from Austin,” said Ferguson. “While this marks the firm’s first physical location in Texas, Gantry brings decades of experience successfully financing commercial real estate across the state. We have continued to see strong demand from our correspondent relationships to deploy capital in Texas, and our now local presence positions us to better connect that capital with high-quality opportunities across the market.”