


Greystone Announces Three Financings and One New Hire
Running the agency gamut at the start of October, Greystone announced three financings it closed through Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and HUD. First up, the firm refinanced an independent living community in Pearland, Texas (Houston MSA) with a 10-year, $37 million Fannie Mae loan. Cary Tremper originated the transaction on behalf of Integrated Real Estate Group (IREG) and their operating affiliate Integrated Senior Lifestyles. IREG opened the community in 2017, with 214 units that include one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom options, plus eight villas. There are also a host of a la carte services and amenities. Development cost reached $35.1 million, or $158,100 per unit. Then, Greystone... Read More »
Newmark Knight Frank Closes Three Varied Transactions
The Newmark Knight Frank debt origination team has been hard at work this year, closing $1.6 billion in new financings so far this year. Heidi Brunet, who joined this April, and Chris Johnson handled a Freddie Mac financing for a newly built independent living community in Aurora, Colorado. The 10-year, fixed-rate, pre-stabilized loan totaled $43 million. Ms. Brunet and Laura McDonald of Protective Life also refinanced two assisted living/memory care communities in Virginia and Pennsylvania with a $43 million loan. An experienced owner/operator opened these communities in June of this year. Finally, Sarah Anderson of Newmark arranged acquisition financing for two AL/MC communities in Boca... Read More »
GFH Capital Gets Financing From Greystone
Last month, Dubai-based private equity firm GFH Capital jumped into the senior living market in a big way, acquiring a group of six properties for a total purchase price over $180 million. Now, Greystone has announced that it provided a total of $115 million in Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae Shariah-compliant financing to support the acquisition. Cary Tremper originated the financing on behalf of GFH (which will own 91% of the portfolio) and Washington, D.C.-based real estate investment firm Madison Marquette, which is acquiring another 6%. JEA Senior Living, Senior Resource Group, two of the three operating partners GFH has selected to manage the communities, have also each co-invested in... Read More »