• 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 »
PGIM Closes Freddie Mac Financing For Colorado Community

PGIM Closes Freddie Mac Financing For Colorado Community

A Denver-area senior living community refinanced with a Freddie Mac loan arranged by PGIM Real Estate. Spectrum Retirement Communities developed the community in 2009 and has been operating it ever since. It currently features 130 independent living, 60 assisted living and 18 memory care units. Amenities include a beauty sale, bistro, fitness center, lounges and a movie theater.   To take out a previous PGIM loan, Trace Wilson, who led the transaction on PGIM’s behalf, secured a $60 million loan with a 10-year term, five years of interest only and a 30-year amortization period. There was also a floating rate.  Read More »
PGIM Real Estate Refinances Virginia Memory Care

PGIM Real Estate Refinances Virginia Memory Care

PGIM Real Estate closed the refinance of a memory care community in Forest, Virginia (Lynchburg MSA), the second it has closed for the client this year. Runk & Pratt built the property in 1999 to include 76 units and has added a number of unique features, such as a multi-sensory room that provides soothing and engage stimuli to its residents. There are also three enclosed courtyards and a greenhouse, along with on-site therapy. Occupancy was around 89%.  Christopher Fenton and Catherine Eby of PGIM Real Estate facilitated the $13.2 million HUD financing, which came with a 35-year term and amortization. The loan replaces HUD debt that had a higher interest... Read More »
PGIM Closes HUD Refinance for Maryland SNF Portfolio

PGIM Closes HUD Refinance for Maryland SNF Portfolio

PGIM Real Estate successfully closed a scattered site refinance through HUD of a portfolio of assisted living communities in Maryland. Operated by Rose Hill Management, the three communities total 64 units, with one property in Annapolis featuring two 16-unit buildings (plus memory care services) and the communities in Pasadena and Odenton each featuring just one 16-unit building. Occupancy was around 90% across the 1990s-vintage portfolio.   To consolidate the debt across the three sites, Chris Fenton of PGIM led the way on securing a single $5.5 million HUD loan with a 35-year term.  Read More »
PGIM Simplifies Capital Stack at NOLA Facility

PGIM Simplifies Capital Stack at NOLA Facility

Refinancing a complicated capital stack, PGIM Real Estate Finance secured a $10.7 million HUD loan for a 112-bed skilled nursing facility in New Orleans, Louisiana. The facility was built by the not-for-profit St. Margaret’s Foundation in 2013 on the site of the former Lindy Boggs Medical Center, which was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Its $33 million construction was initially funded using New Market Tax Credits, Historic Tax Credits, OCD Loan Funds, FEMA grant money, a bank loan and sponsor equity. PGIM simplified things and significantly reduced the amount of debt with the HUD loan. Located within five miles of seven acute-care hospitals, the facility features 100 units in... Read More »
Newmark Closes Out 2019 With A Bang

Newmark Closes Out 2019 With A Bang

We told you that the folks at Newmark Knight Frank were going to have a big year end, and in the days just before Christmas they closed four transactions worth about $550 million in total. Not a bad way to end the year, and we hope they are all off on vacation until January 5. In the largest transaction, Ryan Maconachy and Chad Lavender sold a portfolio of three Discovery Senior Living-operated assets on behalf of Kayne Anderson. The three communities with 483 units are located in Virginia, Pennsylvania and Delaware and average about 45% independent living, 34% assisted living and 21% memory care units. Overall occupancy is a solid 94%. The buyer was Partners Group, an international... Read More »