BROOKHAVEN, N.Y. — HJ Sims has arranged $89 million in financing for an expansion project at Jefferson’s Ferry, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in the Long Island town of Brookhaven. Sims underwrote the initial construction bond financing in 1999 for Jefferson’s Ferry, followed by a refunding of this financing in 2006. The new funds will be used toward Jefferson’s Ferry’s Journey Toward Renewal project, an improvement and expansion of the residential and healthcare space. The project includes construction of a 20-unit building dedicated to assisted living residents with dementia, …
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WELLESLEY HILLS, Mass. — Truist Financial Corp. has provided a $136 million loan to National Senior Campuses, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) operator based in Wellesley Hills. The financing will be used toward five of the borrower’s communities, totaling 7,731 units in Warminster, Pennsylvania; Peabody, Massachusetts; Pompton Plains, New Jersey; Springfield, Virginia; and Tinton Falls, New Jersey. Greenspring, one of the borrower’s CCRCs in Northern Virginia, is the first affiliate that will benefit from the new debt proceeds. In total, the funding will provide $115 million toward multi-year, multi-phased …
Ziegler Arranges $107.7M Financing for Cypress Cove at HealthPark Florida in Fort Myers
by Jeff Shaw
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Ziegler has arranged $107.7 million in bond financing for Cypress Cove at HealthPark Florida Inc. The proceeds of the bonds will be used to refinance outstanding debt, reimburse and fund certain capital expenditures, fund a debt service reserve fund and pay costs of issuance. Cypress Cove is a nonprofit continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Fort Myers. The property features 333 independent living apartments, 44 independent living free-standing villas and common areas, 44 assisted living units, 44 memory care units and a skilled nursing facility containing …
DALLAS — Ziegler has arranged $77.1 million of bond financing for Presbyterian Village North, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Dallas. The community sits on a 66-acre campus and currently consists of 89 buildings with 253 independent living units, 101 assisted living units, 44 memory care units and a health center operating 106 skilled nursing beds. The proceeds of the bonds will finance the cost of an expansion project that will add 112 new independent living units in a five-story building named The Hawthorne. Of the 97 units being …
PHOENIX — Cushman & Wakefield Senior Housing Capital Markets has arranged a $13 million refinancing for The Palazzo, a 327-unit seniors housing community in Phoenix. The borrower is a joint venture of an affiliate of Westport Capital Partners LLC and Integro Healthcare Consulting. The borrower originally acquired the 14-acre campus in 2017. The property recently underwent a $10 million renovation, and the refinancing will replace the original acquisition financing while current ownership finishes executing its business plan. The community comprises two three-story buildings totaling 335,000 square feet, featuring 100 independent …
PLEASANTON, Calif. — Ziegler has arranged a total of $125 million in financing for HumanGood, a nonprofit owner-operator based in the Bay Area city of Pleasanton. Washington Federal Bank is providing the funds, which include: $15.5 million in bonds, which refinance an existing tax-exempt bank placement $64.8 million in bonds that are a Cinderalla refinancing of two fixed-rate, tax-exempt bond issues. a $33.8 million taxable term loan. an $11 million taxable revolving line of credit. HumanGood owns and/or operates 21 continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) and 95 affordable housing communities …
Ziegler Arranges $81.4M Refinancing for Rockwood Retirement Communities in Spokane, Washington
by Jeff Shaw
SPOKANE, Wash. — Ziegler has placed $81.4 million in bond financing through the Washington State Housing Finance Commission on behalf of Spokane United Methodist Homes. The borrower is the nonprofit operator of Rockwood Retirement Communities, which consists of two continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) in Spokane — Rockwood South Hill and Rockwood at Whitworth. The communities have a combined 600 residents. The tax-exempt, fixed-rate bonds amortize over 35 years, wrapping around existing indebtedness to result in level aggregate annual debt service. Bond proceeds will be applied toward Phase II construction …
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — Sequoia Living has re-opened the preview center at Viamonte at Walnut Creek as the continuing care retirement community (CCRC) nears completion. First move-ins are scheduled to start in a few weeks at the 200-unit community. Construction began three years ago. The property is located in Walnut Creek in the San Francisco Bay Area.
HJ Sims Arranges $107.4M Bond Financing for Presbyterian Retirement Communities in Florida
by Jeff Shaw
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — HJ Sims has arranged $107.4 million in bond financing for Presbyterian Retirement Communities (PRC) and its affiliates, a group of 10 continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) located throughout Florida. PRC acquired Westminster St. Augustine (then known as Glenmoor) out of bankruptcy in October 2017. The company instituted a turnaround program and was seeking a refinance of existing bonds to fund upcoming capital projects. Sims structured long-term taxable and tax-exempt bonds around the existing debt service, achieving a blended true interest cost of 3.87 percent and successfully …
LONDONDERRY, N.H. — Edgewood Senior Solutions Group has acquired land in Londonderry’s Woodmont Commons, where the group plans to build senior living community called The Baldwin. Project plans call for 190 independent living apartments. Several of the community’s amenities, including a spa and salon, a convenience store and multiple dining venues, will be open to the public. “Our location in Woodmont Commons — and the mixed-use aspect being built into The Baldwin — adds a valuable intergenerational dimension you don’t find in most senior living communities,” says Marlene Rotering, CEO …