• Berkadia Announces Array of Closings

    Berkadia is riding a transaction hot streak, closing 19 property sales in the last 45 days. The activity included a portfolio featuring five assisted living/memory care communities across Utah, Wisconsin and Minnesota sold to Jaybird Capital, an affiliate of Jaybird Senior Living, through HUD assumptions. Jaybird assumed management of the... Read More »
  • Tremper Capital Group Closes Several Financings

    Tremper Capital Group showed off its variety with a series of financings closed for clients across the country. They included a construction loan, an acquisition loan, a bank refinance and a portfolio financing. First, the team closed non-recourse construction financing for an assisted living/memory care community in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.... Read More »
  • Upstate New York SNF Trades Between Not-for-Profits

    Joe Knapp of the Knapp-Stahler Group at Marcus & Millichap handled the sale of a skilled nursing facility in upstate New York. The Center For Nursing And Rehab in Hoosick Falls, New York, comprises 82 beds in a single-story building that sits on four acres. It was built in 1954, but renovated in 1979 and 1995.  Apparently, the facility... Read More »
  • Acquisition Financing Closed for Distressed California Community

    Private debt fund and direct commercial real estate lender Wilshire Finance Partners closed an $8.15 million first lien bridge loan for the acquisition and repositioning of a distressed seniors housing community in California. The financing included reserves specifically allocated for capital improvements and operational support during the... Read More »
  • Developer and Operator Secure Construction Financing

    Another new development will soon be underway, with BLDG Real Estate and The Fellowship Family securing financing for a $100 million full-continuum community, Fellowship Wildlight. BLDG Real Estate is a real estate development firm that specializes in design, development and asset execution across multiple product types. The Fellowship Family is... Read More »
New IL Community Funded by Ziegler

New IL Community Funded by Ziegler

Investment banking firm Ziegler just closed a $31.96 million tax-exempt financing on behalf of EveryAge (formerly United Church Homes and Services), which is a North Carolina-based not-for-profit that consists of three retirement communities and other programs. The funds will be used to construct BellaAge Hickory, located in downtown Hickory, North Carolina, which is 15 miles from EveryAge’s Abernathy Laurels, a CCRC. BellaAge will have 95 units consisting of one- and two-bedroom units with monthly rents ranging from $2,043 to $3,632. These units will be considered “affordable” and will fill a void in the local market. There are limited services and the community does not appear to offer... Read More »
Monarch Advisors Arranges SNF Portfolio Refinance through New Debt Fund

Monarch Advisors Arranges SNF Portfolio Refinance through New Debt Fund

Alec Blanc of Monarch Advisors successfully closed a new loan to refinance a portfolio of three skilled nursing facilities in Wisconsin. The owner and operator of the properties engaged Monarch to source $12.6 million of senior debt for the transaction after its relationship with the incumbent lender deteriorated.  So, Monarch secured a commitment from a relatively new debt fund lender, consisting of a $10.3 million loan with a two-year term loan and one-year extension option and a $2.25 million revolving line of credit. The interest rate was around 12%. Read More »
CBRE Returns to Oregon for Another Refinance

CBRE Returns to Oregon for Another Refinance

CBRE National Senior Housing arranged the refinance of two senior living communities in Oregon: The Springs at Carman Oaks in Lake Oswego and The Springs at Wilsonville, just south of Portland. Aron Will, Tim Root and Michael Cregan arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, The Springs Living, an owner/operator of 19 senior living communities across Oregon and Montana. Totaling 294 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care, the communities are highly amenitized with fitness centers, dining rooms, lounge areas, movie theaters, putting greens and more.  CBRE originated a three-year loan totaling $58 million with two years of interest only to effectuate the... Read More »
Largest C-PACE Financing in History Closes

Largest C-PACE Financing in History Closes

D.A. Davidson’s Special District Group, in partnership with Petros PACE Finance, just priced and closed the largest C-PACE (Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy) financing in history, totaling $160 million. Petros PACE Finance actually closed the previous record-high C-PACE financing for a major mixed-use development project in Ivins, Utah, totaling $153 million in October 2022.  The recipient of the $160 million financing was Summit Vista, a CCRC in Taylorsville, Utah (Salt Lake City MSA), and proceeds will go towards funding ongoing construction projects at the community. C-PACE is a financing mechanism that allows property owners and developers to fund up to 100% of building... Read More »
Greystone Refinances Pair of Supportive Living Facilities

Greystone Refinances Pair of Supportive Living Facilities

Greystone provided $35.7 million in HUD loans to refinance two supportive living facilities in Illinois. Built in 2004 and 2005, the properties total 272 units and provide an alternative to a nursing home for low-income seniors who do not require skilled nursing care. Greystone’s Eric Rosenstock originated the financing on behalf of Grand Lifestyles. The non-recourse loans both carry 35-year terms, full-term amortization and fixed rates. The transaction follows another supportive living facility refinance that Rosenstock arranged for The Pointe at Kilpatrick, a 122-bed facility in Crestwood, Illinois. For that property, Greystone provided a $13.7 million HUD loan with a 35-year term and a... Read More »
BWE Finances New Development in Georgia

BWE Finances New Development in Georgia

BWE, a national commercial and multifamily mortgage banking company, closed a $4.5 million long-term loan for Legacy at Walton Trail, a newly constructed affordable seniors housing development in Villa Rica, Georgia (Atlanta MSA). The loan includes an 18-year term with a 35-year amortization. The property is also financed with 9% Low-Income Housing Tax Credits and a loan from the Housing Authority of Villa Rica. Victor Agusta, Jr., Executive Vice President in BWE’s Raleigh, North Carolina office, originated the Freddie Mac Targeted Affordable Housing loan on behalf of the borrower, Walton Communities. Built on the site of obsolete public housing, Legacy at Walton Trail comprises 90 one-... Read More »