


PGIM Arranges Refinance of Watercrest Community
One of Watercrest Senior Living Group’s success stories just reached stabilization and refinanced with the help of Chris Fenton of PGIM Real Estate Finance. Developed at an approximate cost of $17 million, or $191,000 per unit, in Sebastian, Florida, the 89-unit property opened in May 2016 and shot out of the gates in its lease-up, reaching 62% occupancy by August of that year. Since then, the community has fully stabilized and became eligible for permanent financing. To refinance an existing bank loan from Community & Southern Bank (now Bank of the Ozarks), PGIM originated a $10 million Freddie Mac loan, with a variable rate, seven-year term and 20 years of amortization at... Read More »
Grandbridge Refinances Highgate Senior Living Portfolio
Washington State-based senior living operator, Highgate Senior Living, refinanced two of its communities in the Pacific Northwest with the help of Grandbridge Seniors Housing and Healthcare Finance Group. Richard Thomas originated the Freddie Mac loans, which included an $8.5 million first mortgage for an assisted living/memory care community in Bellingham, Washington (about 30 miles southeast of Vancouver, British Columbia) and a $5.225 million loan for an assisted living/memory care community in Great Falls, Montana. Each loan comes with a fixed rate, 10-year term and 30 years of amortization. Read More »
CBRE Closes Freddie Mac Green Advantage Loan
The Reliant Group is going green with its latest acquisition in Fresno, California, thanks to financing arranged by Aron Will, Austin Sacco, Andrew Behrens and Jesse Weber of CBRE. Built in 1989 and since then, the target features 200 units of independent living and assisted living spread across seven buildings, including one main three-story building. It is located in an affluent neighborhood of Woodward Park in Fresno and is within two miles of three healthcare facilities. Reliant and its operating partner of the deal, Cadence Senior Living, will execute a significant capital improvements project to upgrade the common areas, units and exterior as well as reduce the property’s... Read More »