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.
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 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 — …
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 …
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 …
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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Webinar: Creating Value in Seniors Housing — The Economics of Dealmaking in This Cycle
The Sept. 5 webinar “Creating Value in Seniors Housing — The Economics of Dealmaking in This Cycle,” sponsored by CBRE, brought together industry leaders to discuss the current trends shaping the seniors housing market, including occupancy rates, strategic investments and the evolving landscape of assisted living, memory care and independent living communities. This discussion covered innovative technologies, economic factors influencing cap rates, considerations about the future of care and analysis of increasingly sophisticated operations strategies. Expert panelists shared their experiences and projections for the sector, including the increasing demand for seniors housing …
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Berkadia has arranged $66 million in four separate transactions for a set of seniors housing communities. Jay Healy of Charleston-based Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare completed the financings on behalf of the borrowers. Healy closed a $20 million bridge-to-HUD loan to refinance a maturing construction loan for PruittHealth. The three-year loan, structured in partnership with a publicly traded REIT, features interest-only payments and isprepayable at any time. The property is a 90-bed skilled nursing facility located in North Tampa, Florida. Atlanta-based PruittHealth developed the community in 2022 …
FORT WORTH, Texas — Ziegler has arranged $72.6 million in bond financing for Trinity Terrace, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Fort Worth. The Tarrant County Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corp. issued the bonds. The borrower is The Cumberland Rest Inc., a nonprofit corporation incorporated in 1902 for the purpose of providing housing for aged and indigent Christian women. Trinity Terrace opened on a 3.5-acre campus in February 1983. The community currently features 316 independent living apartments, 12 assisted living apartments, 17 memory care apartments and 42 skilled nursing …
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Ned Perlman of Largo Real Estate Advisors Inc. has arranged $11.6 million in construction/renovation financing for a former nursing home that will be transformed into an upscale 84-unit multifamily property with luxury amenity spaces. The property will undergo extensive interior and exterior renovations and feature 57-one-bed, one-bath units; four two-bed, one-bath units; and 23 studios. The property is located in downtown Buffalo with access to the city’s major attractions and interstate highway system.