• 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 »
CBRE Returns to Refinance TX Property 

CBRE Returns to Refinance TX Property 

After originally financing the acquisition of a seniors housing community in The Woodlands, Texas, CBRE National Senior Housing returned to refinance the property on behalf of the Saudi Economic and Development Company (SEDCO Capital) and Madison Marquette. The Village at Woodlands Waterway was built in 2011 on a 2.66-acre site with 116 independent living, 63 assisted living and 28 memory care units. It is located in the center of The Woodlands along “The Waterway” that connects to all of the area’s main attractions, entertainment, shopping and hospitality.   Seven years ago, CBRE handled the property’s sale from Harrison Street and Bridgewood Property Company and originated $55.2 million... Read More »
SRM Development/Westmont Living JV Refinances New California Community

SRM Development/Westmont Living JV Refinances New California Community

Mesa West Capital provided a joint venture led by SRM Development with $67 million in short-term, first mortgage debt to refinance Westmont of Milpitas, a recently opened 199-unit senior housing community in the Silicon Valley community of Milpitas, California. Completed in late 2020 and opened in February 2021, the four-story community has 163 assisted living, 28 memory care and eight independent living units. There are also lounge areas, an indoor pool, fitness room, theater/chapel and a library, among other amenities.   The community is located within seven miles of four full-service hospitals and medical centers. Its location serves another advantage, as there is little competition... Read More »
Cambridge Realty Capital Refinances NJ Facility

Cambridge Realty Capital Refinances NJ Facility

Cambridge Realty Capital Companies provided a $10.7 million HUD loan for an undisclosed borrower to refinance its skilled nursing facility in New Jersey. Pine Acres Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, a 102-bed SNF in Madison, is approximately 40 miles west of Manhattan. It offers long-term care and rehabilitation services, with a variety of post-operative services and amenities, including private and semi-private rooms.   This follow’s Cambridge’s refinance of a 107-unit affordable senior apartment community in Evanston, Illinois, announced earlier in March. Built in 1976, Ebenezer Primm Towers has 107 units in nine stories. Its Illinois-based corporation owner received a $7.4 million... Read More »

Sonida Refinances Its Near-Term Debt

Sonida Senior Living is still climbing back from the bottom, and its recent refinance of all near-term debt maturities is a big step forward. The Greystone Senior Housing Capital Markets team acted as exclusive advisor in arranging the financing for Sonida.  The transaction includes an initial term loan of $80 million and up to $50 million of additional capital, including an uncommitted $40 million accordion, to fund future growth initiatives. Secured by 10 Sonida communities, the term loan addresses all debt maturities through mid-2024 and reduced the company’s total debt by $38.5 million. There is an interest rate of one-month SOFR plus 3.50%, subject to a SOFR floor of 0.25% and a... Read More »

Valeo Recapitalizes South Carolina Community with MidCap Financial

MidCap Financial closed a first mortgage loan for Vineyard Bluffton, a newly built seniors housing community in Bluffton, South Carolina. Owned by Valeo Groupe Americas, LLC, the Class-A community consists of 96 assisted living and memory care units. It was one of five projects in the works for Valeo and opened in October 2020.   To recapitalize the property, Valeo received a $20.55 million floating rate first mortgage loan from MidCap. Peter Martz arranged the transaction for MidCap (its first with Valeo), while Noam Kaminetsky of Meridian Capital Group also handled the transaction.  Read More »

A Conversation on the Bridge Lending Market with Oxford Finance

The industry is emerging from the pandemic, but new issues are always arising, so how are lenders reacting and how do they distinguish pandemic problems from provider problems? Ben Swett sat down with Kevin Harbour and Tracy Maziek of Oxford Finance to discuss the state of the bridge lending market in a rising interest rate environment. Read More »