WAUKEGAN, Ill. — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has completed a $28 million Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) transaction with the Waukegan Housing Authority (WHA) to expand affordable housing options for low-income seniors in Waukegan, a suburb north of Chicago. Constructed in 1964, Ravine Terrace is a 98-unit, eight-story building that is in extensive need of repair and improvements due to its advanced age. The transaction funds the rehabilitation and reconfiguration of 56 studio apartments into 28 larger, one-bedroom homes; and the renovation of 42 one-bedroom homes. Additionally, …
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — CareTrust REIT Inc. (NYSE: CTRE), a publicly traded healthcare REIT based in San Clemente, funded approximately $378 million in new investments last week. The transactions include the funding of a $260 million senior mortgage loan and a $43 million preferred equity investment in connection with the borrower’s acquisition of a 37-facility skilled nursing and seniors housing portfolio located in the Pacific Northwest. The $378 million in investments was funded using cash on hand. The portfolio consists of 2,713 operating beds/units with 21 skilled nursing facilities and …
EAST NORRITON, Pa. — Ziegler has arranged $6.4 million in financing for the acquisition of a 114-unit assisted living and memory care community in East Norriton, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia. The buyer is Comprehensive Care Capital, which plans to rebrand the property from Brandywine Living at Senior Suites to Silver Springs at East Norriton. Christopher Utz of Ziegler Investment Banking arranged and negotiated the transaction. Cura Health will oversee daily operations.
EAGLE, Idaho — The Pennant Group Inc. (NASDAQ: PNTG), the Eagle-based parent company of the Pennant group of affiliated home health, hospice and senior living companies, has increased its credit facility by $100 million to an aggregate of $250 million. The borrowings are supported by a lending consortium arranged by Truist Securities. The new facility expires on July 31, 2029. “This amended facility further strengthens our balance sheet, and together with our strong operating cash flow, creates significant dry powder for future growth,” says Brent Guerisoli, Pennant’s CEO. In addition …
NEW YORK CITY — Ziegler has arranged a $25 million bridge financing for RiverSpring Living’s River’s Edge project, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) development in New York City. RiverSpring Living owns and operates Hebrew Home at Riverdale, a long-term care community founded more than 105 years ago, located on a 32-acre campus overlooking the Hudson River in the Riverdale section of Bronx County. RiverSpring Living enlisted Chicago-based Integrated Development II as its development consultant for the River’s Edge project, and Ziegler as its exclusive financial advisor. The development will …
MASSACHUSETTS — Capital Funding Group (CFG) has provided a $17.3 million in bridge-to-HUD financing for the acquisition of three skilled nursing facilities in Massachusetts. The facilities support 322 beds. The buyer, seller, price and names/locations of the properties were not disclosed. Craig Casagrande and Catherine Mansel originated the transaction for CFG.
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Ziegler has arranged $150 million in bond financing for Shell Point Retirement Community, a nonprofit, faith-based continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Fort Myers. Shell Point currently consists of 1,334 independent living units, 356 assisted living units and 180 skilled nursing beds located in seven distinctive neighborhoods: The Island, Palm Acres, The Woodlands, Eagles Preserve, The Enclave, The Estuary and Waterside. The property features a wide array of home styles, resort amenities and services. The community is located on 700 acres along the Caloosahatchee River. Shell …
Freddie Mac is in the midst of a transaction rally, while Fannie Mae endures a wave of delinquencies fueled by troubled seniors housing loans. By Jeff Shaw Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae — collectively known as the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) — have been on divergent paths in recent years when it comes to lending in the seniors housing sector. The two agencies posted similar deal volumes in 2019 before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, with both closing over $3 billion in loans that year. While loan closings fell during …
FREMONT and SAN JOSE, Calif. — Lument has provided $38.8 million in Freddie Mac refinancing loans for Carlton Senior Living, one of Northern California’s largest senior living providers with 11 independent living, assisted living, and memory care communities in operation. The loans are spread across two separate properties — $13.5 million to refinance a 123-unit senior living property in Fremont and $25.3 million to refinance a 126-unit senior living property in San Jose. Both loans feature a fixed interest rate, 10-year term and 30-year amortization. One loan also provides funds …
MassDevelopment Provides $22.2M Bond Financing for Affordable Community in Foxborough, Massachusetts
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — MassDevelopment has issued a $22.2 million tax-exempt bond on behalf of Walnut Street Phase One 4 LLC to build 80 units of affordable seniors housing at 51 Walnut Street in the Boston suburb of Foxborough. The developer is a joint venture that includes Affordable Housing and Services Collaborative Inc., Peabody Properties Inc. and The Onyx Group. The site, previously owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, was turned over to the Foxborough Housing Authority in 2017. These units represent the first step in a multi-phase project that will …