Thorofare Capital Rises Again In Phoenix Area
Thorofare Capital is expanding its seniors housing bridge lending program and recently closed a $13 million loan on behalf of a 277-unit assisted/independent living community in North Phoenix, Arizona. The floating-rate loan, with a two-year term of interest only payments, provides an initial advance of $10 million to repay the construction loan and also funds reserves while the community leases up. There was also $3 million withheld for the future renovations and performance-based earn-outs. The borrower, a Southern California-based real estate investor, acquired the property out of a bank’s REO portfolio in 2015 when it was an Embassy Suites Hotel. They then converted the building in... Read More »
Meridian’s $650 Million Year, So Far
Meridian Capital Group is on track for a strong year, to say the least. After seven months, the seniors housing and healthcare team has already arranged $650 million in financing across skilled nursing, independent living and assisted living properties. Most recently, the team of Ari Adlerstein, Ari Dobkin and Josh Simpson arranged an $18.75 million refinance of two skilled nursing facilities (and 318 total beds) in Rhode Island, as well as a $2 million revolving line of credit on behalf of a 120-bed skilled nursing facility in Arizona. Other recent highlights include a $69 million loan for four skilled nursing facilities with 654 beds and two home care licenses in New Jersey, a $34... Read More »
SentosaCare Refinances in Staten Island
Following up on a bridge loan it closed a couple of years ago, Greystone successfully refinanced a 238-bed skilled nursing facility in Staten Island, New York. Owned by SentosaCare, the facility has a five-star rating from CMS and offers services that include long-term care, physical therapy, occupational and speech therapy, and neuro and orthopedic rehabilitation. Two years prior, Greystone had arranged a bridge loan for the facility, which it will take out with a $20.66 million, 35-year HUD loan. Fred Levine originated the transaction. Read More »
Cohen Financial Closes Michigan Financing
In northern Michigan, Cohen Financial, a division of SunTrust Bank, arranged more than $4.1 million in HUD financing for an assisted living community in the town of Alma. The 41-unit community is owned and operated by Grand Rapids-based Leisure Living Management, and as recently as 2013, it added a 12-bed memory care unit to its services. On behalf of the community, Cathy Bronkema, managing director of Cohen Financial’s Grand Rapids office, and Joshua Hausfeld, managing director of SunTrust CRE Seniors Housing & Healthcare Finance, secured a fixed-rate $4.116 million loan, with a 35-year term and 35-year amortization schedule. Read More »
