• 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 »
PGIM Finances Virginia Community Through Fannie Mae

PGIM Finances Virginia Community Through Fannie Mae

After closing a scattered site HUD loan for a portfolio of three assisted living communities in Maryland, PGIM Real Estate stuck with the agency financings by closing a $19 million Fannie Mae refinance of a senior living community in Hardy, Virginia (Roanoke MSA). Built in 2009 and recently expanded, the 102-unit community has independent living, assisted living and memory care services along with a host of amenities, including membership to the nearby Carillon Wellness at West Lake, a wellness center with an indoor pool, group exercise classes and a gym. The expansion featured 37 new units and was overseen by the operator, Runk & Pratt Senior Living Communities.  Chris Fenton led the... Read More »
Berkadia Shows Variety With Latest Four Financings

Berkadia Shows Variety With Latest Four Financings

Berkadia recently closed four separate financings for a total of 10 properties, with a range of purposes from refinances to acquisition financing to a construction loan. First, Ed Williams secured a $5.5 million Fannie Mae refinance for a 51-unit assisted living/memory care community in Georgia. Built in two phases, the latter of which completed in 2008, the community was historically occupied above 90%. Its Southeast-based owner obtained 10-year term, two years of interest only and was able to take advantage of the Streamlined Early Rate Lock option to refinance its existing HUD debt and capture trapped equity in the property. With those funds, they will be able to pursue other... Read More »
Two Industry Veterans Launch New Finance Firm

Two Industry Veterans Launch New Finance Firm

Seniors housing industry veterans Kass Matt and Steve Kennedy, formerly of Lancaster Pollard, have launched a new finance venture, VIUM Capital. It probably wasn’t the timing they were picturing, but a new lender in the senior care world can only help right now.  The company is an independent financial service firm that will be exclusively focused on providing capital to the seniors housing and healthcare sectors, offering HUD/GNMA financing, bridge loans, Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac loans (as a corresponding lender) and advisory services. The business is up and running across all product lines, and their bank partner will support VIUM’s bridge loan offering. Municipal advisory services for... Read More »
Lancaster Pollard’s Recent Fannie Mae Activity

Lancaster Pollard’s Recent Fannie Mae Activity

Lancaster Pollard secured two Fannie Mae financings for senior living clients across the country. The first was an $11 million fixed-rate loan provided to a senior living community in Dover, Pennsylvania (York County). Featuring a mix of independent living, assisted living and memory care services, the one-story community has amenities such as gazebos, walking paths, a café and therapy suite offering occupational, physical and speech therapies. Miles Kingston, Doug Harper and Casey Moore led the transaction. Then, Messrs. Moore and Harper were joined by Grant Goodman to arrange a $7.2 million loan for a memory care community in Edmonds, Washington (Seattle MSA). Operated by Northwest Care... Read More »
Greystone Funds Harbert’s Acquisition of California Community

Greystone Funds Harbert’s Acquisition of California Community

Harbert Seniors Housing Fund II, L.P. has acquired a 134-unit senior living community in Rocklin, California thanks to a Fannie Mae financing arranged by Greystone. Built in 2015 and operated by Merrill Gardens, this community operated with independent living, assisted living and memory care units, with a licensed capacity of 142 residents. Merrill Gardens will be a joint venture partner in the community, in addition to continuing as operator. The $37 million structured adjustable rate mortgage loan comes with a 10-year term and five years of interest only. Read More »