• Berkadia Secures Large Portfolio Refinance

    by | Jun 27, 2025 3:06 pm | Financings

    Berkadia closed $627.2 million in agency financing for Project Raven. Project Raven is a 35-asset seniors housing portfolio with 4,395 independent living, assisted living and memory care units. The portfolio spans 15 states. Austin Sacco, Steve Muth, Garrett Sacco and Alec Rosenfeld handled the financing on behalf of an institutional borrower.... Read More »

  • What Does Brookdale’s Proxy Fight Cost?

    by | Jun 27, 2025 2:54 pm | Opinion

    It seems that hardly a day goes by without yet another SEC filing by Brookdale Senior Living detailing why its slate of Board candidates is far better for shareholders than the slate submitted by activist investor Ortelius Advisors. But how much are they spending on this? It would be nice to know, and we are sure shareholders would rather have... Read More »

  • Do We Hear $30 Per Hour as the New Minimum Wage?

    by | Jun 27, 2025 2:53 pm | Opinion

    We know we have the People’s Republic of California, and after New York’s Democratic Party primary, we may have the People’s Republic of New York City by November. The surprise winner of the primary was 33-year-old Zohran Mamdani. He is a self-professed Socialist, and more. In addition to free bussing, freezes on apartment rents, higher taxes on... Read More »

  • BMO and TCG Refinance Florida CCRC

    by | Jun 27, 2025 2:51 pm | Financings

    BMO’s Healthcare Real Estate Finance group acted as sole lender on a real estate term loan refinancing for La Posada, a Class-A, 333-unit CCRC in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Originally opened in 2014 and with a major renovation and addition completed in 2018, the campus offers independent living (245 units), assisted living (30 units), memory... Read More »

  • The Lenders Roundtable: A Capital Markets Update

    by | Jun 26, 2025 3:48 pm | Financings

    On Thursday, June 26th, Managing Editor of The SeniorCare Investor Ben Swett sat down with a group of expert panelists to dive into the evolving financing process of M&A deals. Panelists included Dave Boitano, EVP & CIO of LTC Properties, Cary Tremper, President & CEO of Tremper Capital Group, and Patrick Gilbreath, Sr. Relationship... Read More »
Lancaster Pollard Refinances Oregon Memory Care Community

Lancaster Pollard Refinances Oregon Memory Care Community

by | Jan 27, 2020 9:02 am | Financings

Giza Development successfully refinanced its new 45-unit/bed memory care community in McMinnville, Oregon (45 miles south of Portland), with the help of Ross Holland of Lancaster Pollard. Managed by Senior Development Resources, the community is located across the street from McMinnville’s full-service hospital and between two medical office parks. Sounds pretty ideal. It was initially refinanced with a bridge loan provided by OREC Structured Finance Co., which allowed Giza to buy out investors in the property and refinance construction debt. It was also immediately eligible for a permanent refinance. So, Lancaster Pollard secured a $4.9 million loan though HUD with a favorable, long-term... Read More »

Love Funding Fuels Senior Living Construction Project

by | Mar 14, 2017 7:02 pm | Developments, Financings

James Vanar of Love Funding arranged a $6.8 million bridge loan for a new assisted living/memory care development in South Jordan, Utah. Giza Development leads the team, including Stout Construction and Primera Group, developing the 62-bed community, which will be operated by SAL Management Group. Midland States Bank, the parent company of Love, provided what is now the second loan for Giza (the first was for a development in Ogden, Utah in 2016). Since its launch in May 2015, Love Funding’s bridge lending platform has financed more than $153 million in closings and has another $220 million in loans in the pipeline. That should make for a busy 2017. Read More »

Bridge with Love

by | Jul 13, 2016 8:31 am | Developments, Financings

A new 62-bed assisted living/memory care community is being developed in Ogden, Utah with the help of a $6.63 million bridge construction loan arranged by James Vanar of Love Funding. The loan, which was provided by Love’s parent company Midland States Bank, is expected to be taken out in three years by a HUD refinance. It also allows the developer, Utah-based Giza Development, to start the project sooner and begin accepting residents. Since introducing the bridge loan program in May 2015, Love has already financed over $65 million in bridge loans, not including $300 million of loans in its pipeline. Read More »