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Bridge Loan in St. John's, NL
Capitalor facts
- The Capitalor Commercial Debt Rate Index prices bridge loan in St. John's at 7.65% indicative.
- St. John's scores 100 on the Capitalor Lender Density Score with 11 tracked lenders and brokers.
- The average St. John's commercial transaction of $2,200,000 supports roughly $1,540,000 of senior debt at 70% LTV.
Indicative rate
7.65%
Lender density
100
Avg deal size
$2,200,000
Cap rate seed
7.1%
Capitalor Commercial Debt Rate Index · Last updated 2026-08-12 · Maintained by Capitalor Data Desk
Scope: Bridge Loan · St. John's, NL · Tier 3 market
Inputs: Benchmark + 450 bps spread, 11-lender census, 7.1% cap-rate seed
Next scheduled review: 2026-09-14
bridge loan in St. John's prices off the Government of Canada 5-year benchmark bond yield plus a 450 bps bridge loan spread, landing at 7.65% indicative. Short-term debt covering the gap between acquisition and stabilization. On the $2,200,000 average St. John's transaction, a 70% advance is $1,540,000, carrying $138,374 of annual debt service on a 0-year amortization and a 1-year term.
Leverage binds before coverage here. The wide 7.1% cap rate produces roughly $156,200 of NOI, enough for $1,655,613 at a 1.05x floor — about $115,613 above what the 70% LTV cap will advance. The deal is sized by value, so the appraisal, not the rent roll, is the document to get right first.
St. John's scores 100 on the Capitalor Lender Density Score — a deep market, with 11 tracked lenders and brokers against 3,200 commercial buildings. Expect competitive tension on well-covenanted paper: quote at least three lenders before accepting a spread.
Stress the file before a lender does. Holding the $1,540,000 loan constant, coverage falls to the 1.05x floor at roughly 8.50% — 0.85% of headroom above today's indicative rate. That headroom, not the headline rate, is what determines whether this St. John's deal survives renewal.
How these figures were produced
- Observed — Recorded directly from the cited source series, unadjusted.
- Modelled — Derived arithmetically from observed inputs using the published method; not a market quote.
- Baseline seed — A documented starting estimate awaiting first observation. Treat as an order-of-magnitude figure only.
Benchmark: GoC 5-year at 4.45% — observed from the Bank of Canada Valet API on 2026-08-12. Spread, LTV and DSCR figures on this page are modelled from that benchmark.
What does bridge loan cost in St. John's?
Indicative pricing sits at 7.65% with a 1.05x coverage floor and 70% LTV cap. On the $2,200,000 average St. John's deal that is $1,540,000 of proceeds, bound by leverage, at $138,374 of annual debt service.
02Stress the debt
10 observations from 2026-06-10 to 2026-08-12. Net move +0.00 percentage points. Capitalor never deletes an observation.
Loan and NOI held constant. Where the curve crosses the floor line is the rate at which this deal stops covering its debt service.
DSCR calculator
Preset to Bridge Loan, St. John's
Annual debt service
$138,374
DSCR
1.13x
Within Capitalor DSCR Stress Band
Max loan at 1.05x
$1,655,613
LTV calculator
Preset to Bridge Loan, St. John's
Current LTV
70.0%
Inside lender band
Max loan at cap
$1,540,000
Equity required
$660,000
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Capitalor Lender Density Score — St. John's
Active commercial lenders and brokers per 10,000 commercial buildings, indexed 0–100.
- Lenders tracked
- 9
- Observed
- Commercial buildings
- 3,200
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What rate should I expect on bridge loan in St. John's?
7.65% indicative — the Government of Canada 5-year benchmark bond yield plus a 450 bps bridge loan spread. Individual quotes move with covenant strength, asset quality, and sponsor track record, and St. John's's deep lender market widens or narrows that dispersion.
How large a loan does a typical St. John's deal support?
On the $2,200,000 average transaction, a 70% advance is $1,540,000. Coverage separately caps the loan at $1,655,613 using $156,200 of NOI against a 1.05x floor, so the binding number is $1,540,000.
Does coverage or leverage bind first on this product in St. John's?
Leverage. NOI supports about $1,655,613, more than the 70% LTV cap will advance, so proceeds are set by the appraisal rather than the rent roll.
Why is the coverage floor only 1.05x?
Insurance or structural credit support lets bridge loan clear at a lower coverage floor than conventional term debt. It buys proceeds, not safety: at 7.65% the deal still breaks coverage near 8.50%.
What is the annual debt service at that loan amount?
$138,374 per year — $11,531 monthly on a 0-year amortization at 7.65%, against a 1-year term.
How much rate headroom is there before the deal breaks coverage?
Roughly 0.85%. Holding the loan and NOI constant, coverage reaches the 1.05x floor at about 8.50% — the number that matters at renewal.
How many lenders write this product in St. John's?
Capitalor tracks 11 active lenders and brokers in St. John's, a Lender Density Score of 100 against 3,200 commercial buildings — a deep market.
Is this pricing a quote?
No. It is an index benchmark published for comparison, not an offer of credit. Capitalor does not originate, broker, or place debt.
How often does this page change?
Benchmark rate observations refresh each business day; the lender census refreshes monthly; cap-rate and transaction seeds refresh quarterly. Nothing is deleted from the series — revisions are appended so prior observations stay auditable.
Can I export these numbers?
Yes. The debt scope builder on this page exports a term-sheet-ready PDF from your own inputs. No email, no account, no gate.
Sources
- [1] Bank of Canada — benchmark rate series — Government of Canada 5-year benchmark bond yield and policy rate; refreshed each business day
- [2] Statistics Canada — census of population — St. John's population base (110,525)
- [3] Capitalor lender census — 11 lenders and brokers observed writing in St. John's; refreshed monthly
- [4] Capitalor transaction sampling — St. John's average deal size $2,200,000 and 7.1% cap-rate seed
- [5] Capitalor Commercial Debt Rate Index — Bridge Loan spread of 450 bps over the 5-year benchmark
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