Sunrise Realty Trust, Inc. is an institutional commercial real estate lender providing flexible financing solutions to sponsors of commercial real estate located in the Southern United States. It focuses on transitional commercial real estate business plans with opportunities for near-term value creation, collateralized by top-tier assets in established Southern cities or ones presenting strong growth fundamentals. It intends to create a diversified investment portfolio, targeting investments in senior mortgage loans, mezzanine loans, whole loans, B-notes, commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) and debt-like preferred equity securities across commercial real estate (CRE) asset classes. It seeks to invest in transitional CRE assets located in the Southern United States, including ground-up development and recapitalization transactions, with an emphasis on direct origination of loans with borrowers. It intends for its investment mix to include multifamily, retail, office, and more.