CARLSBAD, Calif. — Lancaster Pollard has arranged $420 million in financing for Plum Healthcare Group, a Carlsbad-based skilled nursing operator. The transaction refinances debt for 26 independently licensed and operated skilled nursing facilities throughout California. The loans were through HUD’s Sec. 232/223(f) program. This was the first HUD transaction for Plum. In addition, it was the largest portfolio refinance closed by HUD/FHA in its fiscal year 2019 and one of the largest ever undertaken by the agency, according to Lancaster Pollard. The transaction is the conclusion of a $400 million …
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MARLBORO, Md. — BMO Harris Bank’s Healthcare Real Estate Finance group has closed on a $75 million credit facility to fund development of a seniors housing community in Marlboro, approximately 18 miles southeast of downtown Washington, D.C. The borrowers are Largo Land Development LLC and Watermark Retirement Communities. The unnamed project will feature 219 beds of independent living, assisted living and memory care, as well as a separate, 64-unit active adult building. BMO, acting as administrative agent, partnered with People’s United Bank and Webster Bank for the credit facility. Richard …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Berkadia’s Seniors Housing & Healthcare group has closed $57.2 million in loans for skilled nursing facilities in Alabama, Illinois, New Jersey, Maryland and Washington. Berkadia refinanced a portfolio of three skilled nursing facilities in Washington state for $26.2 million, or $120,212 per bed, utilizing HUD’s 232/223(f) program. Jay Healy arranged the financing on behalf of the Washington-based owner and operator, which used the loan proceeds to pay off short-term debt, fund improvements to the properties and reduce their debt service payments. The communities are located in Brewster, …
The government goes on hiatus, deal size grows, and ORIX shows its dominance. By Matt Valley Despite enduring a federal government shutdown for 35 days that temporarily put a crimp in loan processing, the HUD/FHA Section 232 mortgage insurance program used to finance seniors housing properties rallied to post a solid performance in fiscal year 2019. The volume of loans closed during the 12-month period that started Oct. 1, 2018 and ended Sept. 30, 2019 totaled $3.7 billion. That’s up from $3.6 billion the prior fiscal year. The HUD/FHA Section …
ROCKLIN, Calif. — Greystone has provided a $37 million Fannie Mae structured adjustable rate mortgage loan for the acquisition of a 134-unit seniors housing property in Rocklin, a suburb of Sacramento. The Pines at Rocklin offers independent living, assisted living and memory care services. Merrill Gardens Senior Living is the operator and a joint venture partner in the community, which was built in 2015. The borrower was Harbert Seniors Housing Fund II. Greystone’s seniors housing finance team originated the 10-year loan with an adjustable rate and five years of interest-only …
Hunt Real Estate Capital Funds $7.8M Refinancing for Emanuel Village Apartments in Worcester, Massachusetts
by Jeff Shaw
WORCESTER, Mass. — Hunt Real Estate Capital has provided a $7.8 million loan to refinance Emanuel Village Apartments, an affordable seniors housing community in Worcester. The community features 75 units reserved for the disabled and those over age 62 who meet certain income restrictions. The community was initially developed in 1991 on a 3.8-acre parcel under the Section 202 program. The Section 202 financing was retired in 2005 with a refinance under the Section 223(f) program, and that loan was retired when the borrower acquired the asset. The new Section …
SUGAR LAND, Texas — CBRE has arranged a $28.2 million bridge loan to refinance debt on Overture Sugar Land, a 200-unit active adult community in the Houston suburb of Sugar Land. The borrower is Greystar Development, which launched the Overture brand in 2013. There are now 29 Overture-branded active adult properties totaling over 7,500 units in the United States. Aron Will, Austin Sacco and Adam Mincberg of CBRE National Senior Housing arranged the non-recourse, floating-rate loan with 18 months of interest-only payments. The transaction was made through MF1 Capital, which …
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — M&T Realty Capital Corp. has closed a $43 million Fannie Mae Near-Stabilization loan to refinance a 128-unit seniors housing property in Tallahassee. The 10-year loan features a fixed rate of 3.63 percent, five years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization. The name of the borrower and property were not released. Matthew Pipitone of M&T Realty Capital’s Baltimore office, in collaboration with Jonathan Leister of M&T Bank’s Syracuse, N.Y., office led the transaction.
PONTIAC, Ill. — Cambridge Realty Capital Cos. has provided a $7.6 million HUD loan to refinance Pontiac Supportive Living, a 60-bed assisted living facility in Pontiac. Located in the central part of the state approximately 100 miles southwest of Chicago, the community features eight one-bedroom units and 52 private studios. The loan is fully amortizing on a 35-year term.
GENESEO, N.Y. — M&T Realty Capital Corp. has provided a $7.5 million refinancing for a 64-unit assisted living facility in Geneseo, a town in the Finger Lakes region. At a 75 percent loan-to-value ratio, the 10-year, 4.18 percent fixed-rate loan is structured with a 25-year amortization. John Sigeti of M&T Realty Capital’s Buffalo office led the transaction. The name of the borrower and property were not disclosed.