Spruce Capital Partners, founded in 2007 by Joshua Crane and Robert Schwartz, is a New York City based real estate owner, developer, and investor. The firm and its partners have both acquired and developed a portfolio of assets totaling in excess of $3 billion. Additionally, the partners of Spruce run S3 Capital, one of the most active bridge lenders in New York City. S3 has closed over 250 loans since 2014 totaling over $1 billion. The firm employs a team of experienced industry professionals in construction, finance, underwriting, acquisitions, origination and asset management.