The balance sheet lender has no plans to securitize its loans.
The firm is also looking at more platform-level acquisitions.
The firm entered the Chicago market this year, originating a $117m loan for LendLease and Super Aware.
The firm wants to boost originations to about $1bn quarterly.
Borrowers, lenders and investors should stay focused on the potential impact of rising insurance costs.
The San Francisco company is raising capital for its third Opportunity Zone fund.
Though the firm is worried about the impact of rising construction costs.
The lender is financing LendLease and Aware Super’s development on a downtown apartment tower.
The launch of SCH Trading comes after the company sold its commercial real estate lending business to Regions Bank last month.
The US manager now invests more than $150bn on behalf of insurance companies.