SAN DIEGO — Wells Fargo’s Community Lending and Investment (CLI) group has provided a total of $57.9 million in financing for construction of La Sabila, an affordable housing community for seniors in San Diego. The borrower is Wakeland. CLI provided a $30.5 million construction loan and $27.4 million equity investment. The project will consist of 85 residential units reserved for low-income residents over age 55. Further details were not disclosed. Timothy McCann, Terence Cordero and Jessica Gonzalez of CLI arranged the financing.
FLORIDA — CFG, a subsidiary of CFG Bank, has provided two HUD loans totaling $17.4 million to refinance debt on two skilled nursing facilities in Florida. The facilities feature a total of 261 beds. Further details were not disclosed. Tim Eberhardt and Ava Julio of CFG originated the transaction.
MINNEAPOLIS — Helios has arranged a $7.5 million term loan and revolving line of credit for a Minnesota-based provider of specialty memory care services. Helios arranged the 18-month, interest-only financing in support of the borrower’s acquisition of a specialty memory care community in an affluent suburb of St. Paul. The community was stabilized at the time of the acquisition and originally developed by the borrower in partnership with a Chicago-based private equity firm. Prior to the financing, the borrower leased the community from the seller. The financing was sourced through …
WISCONSIN — Helios has structured the sale and recapitalization of an assisted living and memory care provider in Wisconsin. A publicly traded regional lender provided the funds. Helios arranged the sale of non-performing assets assets in the portfolio to regional operators, including behavioral health providers in Wisconsin. The broker then repackaged the remaining performing assets, brought in a new operator, and arranged the debt to recapitalize the portfolio keeping the existing financial partner involved and retiring the operating partner and lender.
SWEETWATER, Fla. — CREI Holdings has received a $67 million construction loan from Centennial Bank to build an affordable and workforce housing mid-rise building in Sweetwater, just west of Miami. Construction of Li’l Abner III is set to begin in the second quarter of this year, with completion expected in the second quarter of 2026. Coral Gables-based Burgos Lanza Architects and Planners designed the eight-story project, which features 328 one- and two-bedroom apartments. Of these, 40 percent will be designated for households with an income up to 80 percent of …
ILLINOIS — CFG, a subsidiary of CFG Bank, has provided two HUD loans totaling $13.6 million to refinance debt on two skilled nursing facilities in Illinois. The facilities accommodate a total of 173 beds. Further details were not disclosed. Tim Eberhardt and Ava Julio originated the transaction for CFG.
LIVERMORE, Calif. — G Capital Markets (GCap), a capital advisory firm based in Carmel, has arranged a recapitalization for Bethany Home, a 59-bed assisted living community in Livermore on the eastern edge of the Bay Area. Built in 2021 by a regional owner-operator, the property leased up in 2022 and has shown consistently strong performance for several years with cash flow margins well over 40 percent and occupancy of 90 percent, according to GCap. The bridge-to-HUD loan was structured with a large equity-out component and sized to maximize the takeout …
FRESNO, Calif. — Cambridge Realty Capital Cos. has arranged a $6 million acquisition loan for Twilight Haven Senior Living in the San Joaquin Valley city of Fresno. Twilight Haven comprises 60 independent living units, 116 assisted living beds and 50 skilled nursing beds. A California-based LLC was the borrower. A Utah-based industrial bank provided the capital. The seller was a nonprofit operator facing bankruptcy. The 25-year loan is fully amortizing.
By Matt Valley Until there is a greater sense of stability in the marketplace and clarity from the Federal Reserve on the timing and extent of interest rate cuts, underwriting deals will remain a challenge for lenders, believes Jason Clouet, vice president of Bayview Asset Management. “I think if we polled everybody in this room, half of you would say that we’re going to see a 200 basis points drop, and half of the room would say 50 basis points. There’s not real clarity right now as far as where …
GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio — EBSC Lending has provided a $51.8 million loan for the expansion of a senior living and skilled nursing community located in Garfield Heights, a suburb of Cleveland. The 294,083 square-foot project will add a four-story independent and assisted living building featuring 86 units. The expansion also includes a two-story skilled nursing building and a two-story health center with a physical and occupational therapy gym and memory care suites. Construction began in June 2021, and the new expanded spaces are slated to open in January 2025. The …