


Greystone & VIUM Capital Top HUD Rankings
The HUD LEAN rankings for HUD’s fiscal year 2024 ended September 30 are out, and the program saw 220 loans close, totaling nearly $3.2 billion for a nearly 10% increase over FY2023’s total volume. Closings only accelerated in the second half of HUD’s fiscal year, and the next 12 months could see another increase in activity. Topping the charts, both in terms of deals and dollar volume, was Greystone, with 52 deals and $708.3 million of volume. Greystone led the way in FY2023, too, with 39 deals and nearly $700 million of volume, and in FY2022 with 35 deals. VIUM Capital ranked in the second spot in both categories, with 34 deals and $344.8 million of volume. This is a return to the second... Read More »
Chicago Pacific Founders Secures Acquisition Financing
CBRE arranged acquisition financing for The Arbors of Gulf Breeze on behalf of CPF Living Communities. Aron Will and Tim Root arranged a five-year fixed rate loan through the Freddie Mac Optigo lending platform. Built in 2018, The Arbors consists of 132 units with 51 independent living, 58 assisted living and 23 memory care units in Gulf Breeze, Florida, 2,000 feet from Gulf Breeze Hospital (the area’s only five-star hospital and part of the Baptist Health Care network). The community was stabilized and 96% occupied at closing. It will be managed by Grace Management, CPF’s wholly owned management affiliate. Brad Clousing, Daniel Geraghty, Jeff Binder and Jason Punzel of Senior Living... Read More »
Intergenerational Community Secures Refinance
BMO’s Healthcare Real Estate Finance group acted as the lead arranger and administrative agent on a term loan refinancing for an intergenerational community in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on behalf of Harrison Street and Oppidan. Built in 2020, The Pillars of Prospect Park comprises 282 independent living, assisted living, memory care and student housing units. The community also features a child-care/learning center with capacity for about 100 children. Ebenezer manages the community. This was the fifth community developed together by Oppidan and Ebenezer. In August, Berkadia announced its role in arranging the refinance of The Pillars. To take out an existing construction loan, Austin Sacco... Read More »
Convivial Secures Bond Financing
Ziegler announced the closing of Convivial St. Petersburg, LLC’s Series 2024 revenue bond anticipation notes. The Series 2024 notes are comprised of $23.4 million of tax-exempt Series 2024A notes sold publicly to institutional investors and a total of $6 million of subordinate tax-exempt and taxable notes purchased by an affiliate of the developer and manager of the project. Convivial will use the proceeds of the Series 2024 notes to fund the land acquisition, certain pre-development expenditures and marketing costs of a planned CCRC on 5.27 acres in St. Petersburg, Florida. The CCRC is anticipated to consist of two residential buildings with 170 independent living units, 48 assisted... Read More »