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Chaparral Winds in Surprise, Arizona
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JLL Secures $96.5M Refinancing for Seniors Housing Portfolio in Arizona

by Channing Hamilton

MESA, SURPRISE, PEORIA, SEDONA AND YOUNGTOWN, ARIZ. — JLL Capital Markets has arranged $96.5 million in refinancing for a five-property, 971-unit seniors housing portfolio in Arizona. Alanna Ellis, Brad Miner and Ace Sudah of JLL Capital Markets Debt Advisory secured the financing for the borrower, Douglaston Development and The Hampton Group. Recently renovated between 2021 and 2024, the portfolio consists of 510 independent living units, 339 assisted living units and 122 memory care units. The portfolio includes Canyon Winds at 2851 N. Boulder Canyon and 7311 E. Oasis St. in Mesa; …

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A Helpful Guide for Struggling Borrowers

by Jeff Shaw

Owners of distressed seniors housing communities continue face a challenge in refinancing bridge loans due to tightened lending standards and cap-rate uncertainty. However, this month’s long-anticipated Fed interest rate reduction will help shrink the gap between earnings and debt service, offering owners and lenders more flexibility in crafting solutions for distressed loans. One option to meet the debt-service shortfall challenge is for borrowers to explore a loan restructuring with their lender. A restructuring, while unpleasant, may be the best option for both borrower and lender. The other options — litigation, …

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Enterprise Community Development Secures $116.4 Million in Financing for Three Affordable Housing Properties in Maryland

by Channing Hamilton

BALTIMORE AND ANNAPOLIS, MD. — Enterprise Community Development Inc. has secured $116.4 million in financing for three affordable housing communities in Maryland. The three communities are The Greens at Irvington Mews II and Park Heights Place, both located in Baltimore, and College Parkway Place in Annapolis. The Greens at Irvington Mews II is a 59-unit community for independent seniors. The project is currently underway and is slated to complete in October 2025. Of the property’s total unit count, 47 residences will be set aside for residents earning up to 50 percent …

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JLL Capital Markets Closes Sale, Financing of Seniors Housing Community in South Florida

by Channing Hamilton

LAKE WORTH, Fla. — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale of Mariposa, a 313-unit seniors housing community in Lake Worth, located about 17 miles south of West Palm Beach and 20 miles north of Boca Raton. The real services firm also secured financing for the buyer. The seller and sales price were not disclosed, but the South Florida Business Journal reports that the facility sold for nearly $63.8 million. The seller was Ventas, the Chicago-based healthcare real estate investment trust. JLL represented the seller, and procured the buyer, Focus Healthcare Partners. Additionally, JLL …

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ArizonaFinanceNews

Live Oak Bank Provides $54M Bridge Loan for Four-Property Portfolio in Arizona

by Channing Hamilton

PHOENIX and PRESCOTT, Ariz. — Live Oak Bank has provided a $54 million bridge loan for an Arizona-based owner and operator of seniors housing communities. Loan proceeds were used to retire existing bank debt for a four-property campus portfolio in the metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) of Phoenix and Prescott Valley. The loan provides a bridge-to-agency option and features a two-year initial term and 24 months of interest-only payments.

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Live Oak Bank Closes $39M Unitranche Loan for Senior Living Community in Morgantown, West Virginia

by Channing Hamilton

MORGANTOWN, W.VA. — Live Oak Bank has closed a $39 million unitranche loan — a hybrid financing structure that combines senior debt and subordinated debt into one loan — on behalf of a Charleston, S.C.-based owner and operator of seniors housing communities. Loan proceeds were used to retire existing bank debt along with partnership debt associated with the sponsor’s 2021 purchase of a 175-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community located in Morgantown, about 75 miles south of Pittsburgh, Pa. The three-year loan provides a bridge-to-agency option and …

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Tempo of Deal Velocity Increases as Industry Enters Homestretch of 2024

by Channing Hamilton

By Matt Valley Following a quiet end-of-summer period on the dealmaking front — “quieter than it has been for years with the exception of the pandemic” — Sabra Health Care REIT Chief Investment Officer Talya Nevo-Hacohen encountered a flurry of transaction activity in late August and early September.  “It’s been gangbusters, and what we’re seeing is primarily seniors housing assets (independent living and assisted living) coming to market,” said the veteran REIT executive who participated in the webinar Seniors Housing Business hosted on Sept. 5, titled “Creating Value in Seniors Housing — …

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Expect Liquidity Issues to Persist into 2025, Says InterFace Panel

by Jeff Shaw

By Matt Valley As a bridge lender across the full spectrum of seniors housing, Live Oak Bank has been able to capitalize on the limited liquidity in today’s market that has resulted in stalled transactions and refinancing challenges in this niche property sector.  “Trust me, I have a certain advantage right now with the lack of lenders [active in the space], and I enjoy that because it enables me to be very strategic on relationships and the people that I choose to partner with and grow. But having liquidity back …

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Garden Spot Village in New Holland, Pennsylvania
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Ziegler Closes $67.3M Tax-Exempt Bond Financing for Garden Spot Village in Southeast Pennsylvania

by Channing Hamilton

NEW HOLLAND, Pa. — Specialty investment bank Ziegler has closed on an approximately $67.3 million tax-exempt bond financing for Garden Spot Village in New Holland, located about 14 miles northeast of Lancaster, Pa. Ziegler served as underwriter in the transaction. The obligated group consists of Garden Spot Village (the “Corporation”) and its subsidiary, GSV LLC. Garden Spot Village is a not-for-profit Pennsylvania corporation that owns and operates a life plan community, known as Garden Spot Village, located on an approximately 220-acre campus in New Holland.  The community includes 621 independent living homes …

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EBSC Arranges $31.2M in Construction Financing for Luxury Senior Living Facility in Los Angeles

by Channing Hamilton

LOS ANGELES — EBSC Lending has arranged $31.2 million in construction financing for a new 172,163-square-foot luxury senior living community under development in Los Angeles. The borrower operates senior living facilities in the Southeast, with a primary focus on Florida. Brian Stark, manager of information technology at EBSC Lending, led the transaction. The facility will offer a total of 198 catered living, assisted living and memory care units in three buildings spread over a 7.8-acre campus. It will also feature gourmet restaurant-style dining, boutique hotel décor, and a variety of …

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