• Active Adult Community Secures Freddie Mac Refinance

    An active adult community in Hurst, Texas, paid off its existing bank debt with a Freddie Mac refinance arranged by Berkadia. Heritage Village Residences was built in 2014 with 120 units, including 10 cottages. It was part of multiple acquisitions over the years, first in 2020 when Edison Equity Management Corporation bought it for $23.3 million... Read More »
  • Upstate NY Seniors Housing Community Trades

    Kory Buzin and Steve Thomes of Blueprint facilitated the sale of a seniors housing community in upstate New York that stakeholders were divesting to take advantage of positive performance trends and a strong M&A market. The Legacy at Cranberry Landing, a 95-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Rochester, was... Read More »
  • Seniors Housing Investment Vehicle Acquires First Asset

    Focus Healthcare Partners acquired Bellingham at West Chester, a 274-unit seniors housing community in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The investment is Focus’ first for its newest investment vehicle, Focus Senior Housing Fund III. The property sits on an 11.8-acre site 20 miles west of downtown Philadelphia. It comprises 208 independent living, 50... Read More »
  • Management Transfer Includes Purchase Option

    A senior care campus in Waterloo, Illinois, secured a new operator thanks to Ray Giannini of Marcus & Millichap. Featuring 144 skilled nursing beds and 50 independent living units, Oak Hill – Senior Living and Rehabilitation Center was well occupied with a strong quality mix. It was owned by Monroe County, which wanted to retain the... Read More »
  • Bank Provides Refinance to Family Office

    BHI, the U.S. branch of Bank Hapoalim, provided a $29.0 million loan for the refinancing of an assisted living and skilled nursing facility in West Palm Beach, Florida. Gold Standard of Care Group, a Florida-based family office with a focus on healthcare and senior care and over $150 million in assets, was the borrower.  Totaling 70,272... Read More »
Ohio Renovation Receives Variety of Funding

Ohio Renovation Receives Variety of Funding

A senior apartment community in Dayton, Ohio is getting a substantial renovation with the help of financing from a variety of sources. The building is a federal historic site, originally built in 1929 as the Dayton Biltmore Hotel. It converted to affordable senior living in 1981 and currently features 230 units in 18 stories, with over 23,000 square feet of communal space and 14,000 square feet of commercial space. According to county records, Related Companies, a New York City-based developer, purchased the building in August 2020 for $4.2 million as part of a larger $590 million transaction for 51 affordable housing properties formerly owned by Aimco.  Now, Related Companies and... Read More »
KeyBank Finances Acquisition of Senior Apartment Community

KeyBank Finances Acquisition of Senior Apartment Community

KeyBank Real Estate Capital’s Community Development Lending and Investment team announced that it has provided tax-exempt debt to support the acquisition and renovation of a 100-unit affordable senior apartment community in Wichita, Kansas. Originally built in 1979, the seven-story building consists of only one-bedroom apartments, all of which are Section 8 units.  Sarah Geis and Tim Gerstmann structured the financing, which included a tax-exempt construction and permanent bond loan of $11.3 million. The city of Wichita issued the bonds, and the National Development Council provided $4.2 million of low-income housing tax credit equity. Denver-based real estate investment company... Read More »
KeyBank Arranges Financing For Low-Income Seniors Housing

KeyBank Arranges Financing For Low-Income Seniors Housing

Working on behalf of Hampstead Development Partners, a San Diego-based real estate company that focuses on developing and preserving affordable housing, KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment secured acquisition, construction and permanent financing for a new affordable senior apartment community in Salt Lake City, Utah.   Originally built in 1916, the four-story building features 80 units and will be renovated by Hampstead. The unit mix features studios and one-bedroom floorplans averaging 416 square feet, and all units cater to residents earning 60% of the area’s median income. In addition, 20% of the units are reserved for non-seniors, while the rest will be restricted to... Read More »
KeyBank Refinances Raleigh Senior Living Community

KeyBank Refinances Raleigh Senior Living Community

Peter Trazzera, Patrick Gilbreath and Megan Major of KeyBank Real Estate Capital structured a $40 million bridge loan to refinance a 183-unit senior living community in Raleigh, North Carolina. Developed, owned and operated by Singh Development, the community features 121 independent living, 39 assisted living and 23 memory care units, and operates under the Waltonwood brand. It opened in January 2019 at a cost of $60 million, or $327,900 per unit. Earlier this month, KeyBank also secured $10.6 million in financing for an affordable housing developer/operator to build a 60-unit Section 8 senior apartment community in Cincinnati, Ohio. The borrower, The Model Group, also obtained financing... Read More »
KeyBank Arranges Financing for Foundations Health Solutions

KeyBank Arranges Financing for Foundations Health Solutions

KeyBank Real Estate Capital secured an $11 million HUD loan for Foundations Health Solutions to pay down acquisition debt it used to buy a 150-bed skilled nursing facility in Columbus, Ohio. KeyBank had provided the original $87.5 million bridge loan, which supported the acquisition of this Columbus facility plus eight other facilities previously owned by Welltower. The facility was originally built in 1968, with renovations in 1995 and 2007. To this point, KeyBank has closed $47 million of HUD loans for the portfolio, including a $36.3 million loan for four facilities totaling 442 licensed beds located throughout Ohio. As with that transaction, John Randolph of KeyBank’s Commercial... Read More »