NorthMarq Refinances Merrill Gardens Community
A Merrill Gardens-operated senior living community in Rancho Cucamonga, California just refinanced its debt with a $31 million loan arranged by Stuart Oswald and Gordon Mickelson of NorthMarq. Owned by a joint venture between Merrill Gardens and AEW Capital Management, the three-year old community features 112 units of independent living, assisted living and memory care. A life insurance company provided the debt, which came with a five-year term and 30-year amortization. NorthMarq structured the loan prior to stabilization, but the community was approaching that level upon closing. Read More »
Welltower Obtains Cheap Capital
There has been a lot of noise over the past year about the debt markets being “closed,” or partially so, spreads widening, terms tightening and lenders not wanting to venture into loans with new borrowers. And, we have to mention, Treasury rates have risen significantly, with the 10-year rate actually tripling from its low in 2020. With that as background, we were glad to see that Welltower was able to sell $750 million in unsecured 10-year notes at an interest rate of 2.8%. That represents a spread of just 120 basis points over the 10-year Treasury rate. If not a record, that is close to a record low spread for a healthcare REIT raising funds on an unsecured basis. And it... Read More »
Hollywood, Florida Acquisition Sees Multiple Sources of Financing
IDB Bank and Contemporary Healthcare Capital collaborated on a financing package to support the acquisition of an assisted living community in Hollywood, Florida. Built in the early 1960s and renovated in 2016, this community boasted an average occupancy of 96.5% in the last 12 months, an impressive feat to say the least. It features 105 beds in 57 units and is being purchased by an assisted living owner/operator looking to grow its presence in Broward County. They already own one community in Hollywood and provide third-party operations for another local community for 428 Healthcare Management. To fund the deal and some immediate repairs, IDB first placed a... Read More »
Meridian Makes It Happen Down South
Meridan Capital Group’s seniors housing and healthcare team secured a recapitalization refinance for an eight-property seniors housing portfolio in the Southeast. Located in South Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky, the communities comprise 296 independent living units, 172 assisted living units and 79 memory care units for a total of 547 units. The names of the properties and total amount of the financing were not disclosed. Dominion Senior Living developed and operated them but will stay on as operator for the new owner, Harrison Street. Meridian’s Ari Adlerstein, Ari Dobkin, Josh Simpson, Matt Lesnik and David Gottlieb negotiated the... Read More »
