ALBANY and CALABASAS, Calif. — BMO Healthcare Real Estate Finance acted as lead arranger and administrative agent on a term loan refinancing for two seniors housing communities located in Southern California. The two Class A communities are Belmont Village Calabasas in Calabasas and Belmont Village Albany in Albany and offer a combined total 315 units. The borrowers are the operator, Belmont Village Senior Living, and its capital partner, Harrison Street.
REDMOND, Wash. — Emerald Communities, a Redmond-based nonprofit operator serving Emerald Heights and Heron’s Key, announced the promotion Denisa Feddersen from corporate controller to vice president and chief financial officer. Feddersen will be responsible for the overall strategic and operational aspects of finance, accounting and IT. She will work closely with the organization president, senior management, board of directors, residents and numerous outside consultants and partners to ensure Emerald Communities meets its financial and business goals. Feddersen has over two decades of experience in accounting and finance with many years …
BALTIMORE — M&T Realty Capital Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of M&T Bank specializing in providing financing nationwide for commercial real estate, had record 2023 production volume for its seniors housing team. The group is ranked as the No. 1 Fannie Mae DUS producer for seniors housing and the No. 2 Freddie Mac seniors housing lender for 2023. Last year, the seniors housing team financed 32 properties in 11 states totaling $575 million in closed loans. Leveraging Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA and bridge lending as sources, the group financed …
Dominium Receives $354.2M Financing Package for Two Affordable Housing Projects in Glendale, Arizona
GLENDALE, ARIZ. — Merchants Capital has arranged more than $86.2 million in Freddie Mac 4 percent Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Tax-Exempt Loan (TEL) forwards for the construction of Juniper Square, an affordable seniors housing community, and 67 Flats, an affordable family housing development, both in Glendale. Dominium Inc. is developing the two communities. The properties will maintain affordability through 2053, which will restrict all units to residents earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. The Freddie Mac permanent financing comprises $29.8 million for Juniper Square and $56.3 …
DANVILLE, Calif. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $51.1 million in construction financing for a 50-unit active adult condominium development in Danville, located in the San Ramon Valley east of the Bay Area. Matt Cimino and Jordan Angel of JLL represented the borrowers, Jeff Stone of Diamond Construction and three high-net-worth individuals, in securing the financing from a Southern California-based lender. Located at 375 W. El Pintado, the development will feature 13 one-bedroom, 29 two-bedroom and eight three-bedroom condominium-style units. Community amenities include a lounge, game area, library, rooftop terrace …
CYPRESS, Calif. — BWE has arranged $46 million in permanent financing for Westmont of Cypress. The 129-unit, newly built, Class A independent living, assisted living and memory care community is located in the Orange County city of Cypress. Ryan Stoll and Taylor Mokris of BWE originated the loan, which a life insurance company provided.
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — CareTrust REIT Inc. (NYSE: CTRE) has participated in the origination of over $52 million in mezzanine loans. The financings are secured by three portfolios of 26 properties comprising 3,050 skilled nursing beds and 186 assisted living units in Virginia, Missouri, and California. CareTrust’s participation in the Virginia and Missouri mezzanine financings was done alongside a co-lender: the Northwind Group. Northwind’s healthcare portfolio includes investments in nearly 200 skilled nursing facilities and senior living communities. CareTrust provided $35 million in mezzanine loan proceeds in connection with the …
As variable-rate loans reach their maturity, higher interest rates are making refinancing difficult — or impossible — and leading to distressed properties hitting the market. By Jeff Shaw The challenge is well known by now. Interest rates saw an unprecedented rise in the last two years. To combat inflation, the Federal Reserve aggressively raised the federal funds rate 11 times from near zero percent in March 2022 to a target range of 5.25 to 5.5 percent as of mid-January, leading to higher borrowing costs across the board in the seniors …
By Matt Valley The seniors housing industry is still reeling from the “triple whammy” that began with a deadly pandemic in early 2020, making 2024 a pivotal year for borrowers and lenders, says Ari Adlerstein, senior managing director with Meridian Capital Group. “We had COVID, then we had labor shortages, and now we have high interest rates. Folks that I’ve been doing business with for 13 years in my career who are really good operators and who run a great shop with tons of assets and lots of cash flow …
CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill., and FLORENCE, Ky. — Cambridge Realty Capital has provided $52.2 million in HUD financing for three affordable seniors housing communities in Kentucky and Illinois. The Kentucky transaction consisted of two facilities totaling 214 rental units located in Florence. The Chicago Heights community features 320 units. Cambridges’ early rate lock program was utilized, which allowed the owner to avoid the run-up in interest rates at a fixed cost and secure the underwritten loan amounts, without reduction caused by changing market conditions. The borrowers are based in Illinois are …