ATLANTA and PHILADELPHIA — BWE has arranged a $52 million bridge loan to finance a portfolio of senior living communities located within the Atlanta and Philadelphia metros. The portfolio comprises independent living, assisted living and memory care properties. Ryan Stoll and Taylor Mokris of BWE secured the three-year, floating-rate financing on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
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RICHARDSON, Texas — Berkadia has arranged the sale and financing of Appletree Court, a 118-unit senior living property located in Richardson, roughly 15 miles north of downtown Dallas. The community features assisted living and memory care units. A joint venture between Marquee Capital and Winterpast Capital Partners was the seller. The buyer was a joint venture between Virtus Real Estate Capital and Winterpast. Vitality Senior Living will continue to operate the property. Ross Sanders, Dave Fasano, Cody Tremper and Mike Garbers of Berkadia represented the seller in the transaction. Austin Sacco, …
SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. — Capital Funding Group has provided a $179.8 million construction loan to Erickson Senior Living. Erickson will use the financing for the first phase of development of Emerson Lakes, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) currently underway in Sarasota County. Situated within the Lakewood Ranch community, the first phase of Emerson Lakes will comprise four buildings — three residential buildings and one community building. Together, the three residential buildings will total 319 independent living units. Upon completion, Emerson Lakes will span 87 acres with 1,015 independent living residences …
NEW YORK CITY — Berkadia has expanded the capital available for bridge-to-permanent financing through its seniors housing & healthcare platform. Steve Ervin, Michael Cale and Lisa Burgess of Berkadia facilitated the expansion. The capital available for the bridge financing of seniors housing communities has been more than doubled. “There is significant demand for bridge financing products in the seniors housing and healthcare space,” said Burgess in a statement. “The increased capital available for bridge loans is a crucial addition to our expanding range of capital products, which we have been developing …
NEW YORK CITY — MonticelloAM has provided a $70 million senior bridge loan to finance a portfolio of skilled nursing facilities located across Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The portfolio comprises 700 beds across eight properties. The $70 million bridge debt carries a 24-month initial term and will be used to refinance existing debt on the portfolio. “Our team delivered comprehensive financing solutions across the capital stack, successfully restructuring a pre-existing loan,” says Joseph Borenstein, head of the healthcare bridge lending team at New York City-based MonticelloAM. “This transaction highlights our deep …
PHOENIX — A joint venture between Harrison Street Asset Management, LCS and Ryan Cos. US Inc. has secured refinancing for Clarendale Arcadia, a senior living community located in the Arcadia neighborhood of Phoenix. Ryan Stoll and Taylor Mokris of BWE arranged the financing — which features full-term interest-only payments, an initial 36-month term and two one-year extension options — on behalf of the joint venture. Completed in 2023, Clarendale Arcadia totals 248 residences, with 240 independent living units, 68 assisted living units and 40 memory care units. Amenities at the property …
How Clinical Key Performance Indicators Can Improve Financial Performance in Seniors Housing
Despite hopes that the rising tide in occupancy rates would lift all boats for the seniors housing industry, many operators with full properties still wrestle with revenue volatility that hinders financial performance. This phenomenon can be especially perplexing for investors who cut their teeth on other commercial property types where fully leased properties typically deliver healthy returns. Intent on their property’s real estate fundamentals, they risk overlooking the impact of clinical care on the bottom line. “Revenue volatility tends to be opaque for a lot of operators because it’s in the clinical world that turbulence happens with the residents, and …
By Matt Valley AUSTIN, Texas — Jonathan Schatz, president of investment firm Coastwood Senior Housing Partners, believes the seniors housing industry has arrived “at an existential moment.” “Make no mistake, we are facing a potential shortage of thousands of seniors housing units,” Schatz stated during a panel discussion titled “New Money, New Models: The Next Decade of Capital Formation,” which he moderated at the 2025 NIC Fall Conference on Sept. 9. Nearly 3,200 industry professionals gathered at the JW Marriott Austin for the three-day event. At the current rate of development, …
By Hayden Spiess ATLANTA — The seniors housing sector has not always been the apple of commercial real estate (CRE) capital’s eye. Industry professionals say that this is no longer the case and that a confluence of factors is driving strong investment activity in the sector. “Nationally, this asset class is the darling with respect to CRE,” asserts Michael Bowden, senior vice president of investments with LTC Properties. “It wasn’t, as we know, for a long time. So that’s a new shift, which is super cool for all of us.” Courtney …
FAIRFIELD, Conn. — An undisclosed borrower has received a $35.3 million permanent loan for Sturges Ridge of Fairfield, an assisted living and memory care community located in Fairfield. Provided through Freddie Mac, the 10-year, fixed-rate loan features full-term interest only payments. Opened in 2018, Sturges Ridge of Fairfield totals 99 beds across 88 units. Benchmark Senior Living operates the community. BWE secured the financing on behalf of the borrower.