


Forbright Bank Closes Three Bridge Loans
Forbright Bank’s Healthcare Lending team closed three new bridge loans in the first quarter of 2024 to help finance the acquisition of two assisted living communities and two skilled nursing facilities in the Southeast and Midwest. In total, the properties comprised around 500 beds and ranged in age from a few years to 15 years old. Renovations are also planned across the locations. In these transactions, Forbright closed more than $50 million of bridge and bridge-to-HUD financing for several well established owner/operators. Read More »
Berkadia Secures $48 Million in HUD Refinancings
Berkadia announced the closing of $49.4 million in 232/223f HUD refinancings across five transactions in four states. The loans carried an average loan-to-cost of 75% and an average term of 33 years. Four of the loans refinanced bridge loans closed from Berkadia’s proprietary balance sheet. Steven Muth and Rafael Nobo originated a $15.95 million 232/223f HUD loan on a 73-unit seniors housing community in Northern Virginia for a Mid-Atlantic-based owner/operator. The community featured primarily assisted living and memory care services, with some independent living units. Occupancy was 94% at the time of closing. The 35-year fixed rate loan represented 77% LTC and retired a Berkadia bridge... Read More »
VIUM Capital Raises Its HUD Activity
Fresh off celebrating its four-year anniversary on April 1, VIUM Capital announced its first quarter transaction activity, which included 14 debt financings closed for 31 total properties. In total, the firm arranged $337 million in total financing during the quarter. Located across nine states from North Carolina to Oregon, 16 of the properties were seniors housing communities, two were rental CCRCs and 13 were skilled nursing facilities. VIUM closed nine HUD 232/223f refinancings, taking out VIUM bridge debt in all but one of the transactions. That marked the first quarter that VIUM’s HUD closings exceeded their bridge loan closings, and we know there are many more bridge loans... Read More »
CBRE Secures Acquisition Financing For Florida SH Community
CBRE Capital Markets secured acquisition financing for a seniors housing community in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, on behalf of Starling, a regional senior living development and management company based in Jacksonville, Florida. Built in 2015, Starling at Ponte Vedra features 86 assisted living and memory care units. The borrower will use a portion of loan proceeds to effectuate a capital expenditure program. CBRE secured this three-year, $16.2 million loan through Live Oak Bank. Aron Will, Phil Rachels and Michael Cregan arranged the financing, while Brad Clousing and Daniel Geraghty of Senior Living Investment Brokerage handled the sale. Read More »