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A COVID-19 hangover has tested seniors housing in 2021. Low occupancy rates along with staff shortages, rising expenses and other conditions have not only created a difficult operating environment, but they also have dampened financing activity as owners have delayed putting properties on the market or seeking refinancing. As fundamentals continue to improve, however, seniors housing finance experts are looking forward to a busier 2022. A significant rebound in demand combined with limited new supply helped push the average seniors housing occupancy rate to above 80 percent nationally in the …

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PORTLAND, Ore. — M&T Realty Capital Corp. has arranged a $20 million FHA-insured loan to refinance a 98-unit memory care facility in Portland. The loan was completed under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Federal Housing Authority (FHA) 232/223(f) program. At a 80 percent loan-to-value ratio, the non-recourse, 35-year, fully amortizing loan with a fixed interest rate below 2.4 percent refinanced M&T Realty’s bridge loan. Located within a designated Opportunity Zone, the FHA application was given priority treatment within the FHA queue resulting in the bridge loan …

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SEATTLE — M&T Realty Capital Corp. has funded a $20 million Freddie Mac Optigo conventional loan to refinance a 90-unit, 92-bed seniors housing property located in the Seattle metro area. The non-recourse loan carries a 10-year term, fixed interest rate, five years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization period. The property maintained healthy occupancy during the COVID-19 pandemic and occupancy had climbed above 91 percent at the time of closing. The property features a mix of independent living, assisted living and memory care units. Steve Muth of M&T Realty …

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THE WOODLANDS, Texas — Ziegler has arranged $116.1 million in bond financing for Methodist Retirement Communities (MRC), a nonprofit owner-operator based in the Houston suburb of The Woodlands. The borrower owns 13 seniors housing communities throughout Texas. The transaction brings The Crossings and Crestview under the same financing structure as four other MRC communities, while refinancing that debt. The bonds are privately placed with Truist Bank and Hancock Whitney Bank.

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Ziegler has arranged $16.6 million in bond financing for Oak Hammock at the University of Florida, a nonprofit continuing care retirement community in Gainesville. The community sits on an approximately 135-acre campus and consists of 269 independent living units, 46 assisted living units, 24 memory care units and 73 skilled nursing beds. The proceeds of the bonds will be used to refinance outstanding 2017 debt and finance approximately $1.9 million of capital expenditures. The 2021 bonds will be followed by the $39 million in bonds scheduled for …

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PURCHASE, N.Y. — HJ Sims has arranged $398.1 million in tax-exempt and taxable bonds for Purchase Senior Learning Community Inc., which was formed to develop a new university-based retirement community, Broadview at Purchase College, on the State University of New York Purchase College campus. Centrally located on campus, Broadview will be a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) consisting of up to 68 assisted living and memory care beds, as well as 220 senior residential apartments and villas, 20 percent of which will be reserved for residents earning no more than …

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BALA CYNWYD, Pa. — Ziegler has arranged $39.4 million in bond financing for Simpson, a nonprofit operator based in Bala Cynwyd, a suburb of Philadelphia. Formerly known as Methodist Episcopal Home for the Aged, the borrower operates three continuing care retirement communities in the region: Simpson House in Philadelphia, Simpson Meadows in Downington and Jenner’s Pond in West Grove. The portfolio totals 482 independent living units, 56 personal care units, 118 assisted living units and 178 skilled nursing units. Simpson’s entire capital structure comprises all public, fixed-rate bonds as a …

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ATLANTA — Greystone has placed financing for a 193-unit seniors housing complex in Atlanta. Greystone’s Senior Housing Capital Markets Team, including Matt Miller, arranged the financing on behalf of Harbert Seniors Housing Fund I LP. The amount and use of the financing were not disclosed. A large, regional bank provided the funds, which include a three-year term. The property, managed by an experienced regional operator, includes independent living, assisted living and memory care units across two construction phases, the second of which was completed in late 2020.

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SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN — VIUM has provided $58 million in bridge-to-HUD financing for a six-building portfolio in Southeast Michigan. The borrower, a regional owner-operator based in New Jersey, used the funds to purchase the portfolio, which features nearly 700 skilled nursing beds and more than 50 assisted living units. Further details on the seller, buyer and location were not disclosed. VIUM provided financing via senior debt and mezzanine tranches.

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SANTA ANA, Calif. — BMO Harris Bank’s Healthcare Real Estate Finance group has closed on a $30 million term loan and a $35 million revolving line of credit for a portfolio of skilled nursing facilities operated by Life Generations Healthcare LLC. Headquartered in Santa Ana, Life Generations operates 28 communities in California and Nevada with over 3,100 licensed beds. Further details on the financing were not disclosed.

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