PLANO, Texas — A partnership between Meridian Capital Group and Barings has launched NewPoint Real Estate Capital. The new company, based in Plano, will focus on multifamily finance options, including seniors housing. The company replaces Barings Multifamily Capital, which the joint venture recently acquired. The company has not unveiled its full staff yet, but in an email to clients CEO David Brickman suggested it will include “a slew of industry veterans.” NewPoint will operate as an independent company, separate from Meridian and Barings.
ILLINOIS — Dwight Capital has provided a $56 million bridge loan for the refinancing of a portfolio of eight skilled nursing facilities located across Illinois. The properties include Lexington Health Center Bloomingdale, Lexington of Schaumburg, Lexington of Orland Park, Lexington of Lombard, Lexington of Chicago Ridge, Lexington of Elmhurst, Lexington of La Grange and Lexington of Lake Zurich. Together, the facilities comprise 1,550 beds across a total of 25 acres. Cross River Bank served as co-lender and participant in the transaction. The term loan refinanced the portfolio’s existing capital structure …
ARKANSAS — Monticello has provided a $70 million, five-year loan to refinance a portfolio of seven skilled nursing facilities totaling 953 beds throughout Arkansas. The borrower is a regional operator. Further details on the loan and properties were not disclosed.
BOSTON — Berkadia has hired Stephanie Anderson as senior vice president and head of Berkadia’s seniors housing and healthcare operations. Anderson will work alongside head of FHA and Berkadia’s seniors housing finance, Steve Ervin. She will be based out of Boston. Prior to Berkadia, Anderson served as the national sales director for Housing & Healthcare Finance. She has held executive-level roles with Health Care REIT (now known as Welltower), GE Healthcare Finance and Ventas. She has been on the board of Genesis as well as both the American Seniors Housing …
KEARNEY, Neb. — Ziegler, in partnership with M&T Realty Capital Corp., served as financial advisor in a $4.4 million Fannie Mae refinancing on behalf of Essex Communities. The loan will finance the existing debt on The Regency, an independent living community in Kearney, located along the Platte river in the southern portion of the state. The 10-year, fixed-rate loan was structured at a 75 percent loan-to-value ratio with two years of interest only payments, followed by 30 years of amortization. The loan also carries a declining prepayment schedule. The deal …
Occupancy issues create underwriting headaches, slower approval process, but pipeline remains active. By Matt Valley The emerging consensus among lenders in HUD’s Section 232 mortgage insurance program for healthcare properties is that total deal volume in fiscal year (FY) 2021 will fall short of the nearly $4.4 billion in loan closings recorded the prior year. In fact, some lenders expect the total dollar amount of loans closed will decrease 10 to 20 percent on a year-over-year basis. Despite low interest rates, lenders cite an extremely challenging operating environment for …
Despite a pandemic-induced pullback in lending volume, the agencies remain committed for the long term to borrowers in need of debt financing. By Jeff Shaw Many parts of the seniors housing industry slowed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the lending market. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two giant government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), experienced a significant pullback in deal volume in 2020, but remained two of the larger capital sources in the sector. “We are the predominant lender in the space,” says Steve Schmidt, national director of seniors …
HEALDSBURG, Calif. — Ziegler has arranged $297 million in bond financing for the development of Ensō Village, a continuing care retirement community in the Sonoma County city of Healdsburg. The borrower is Kendal Corp., which is developing the property. The California Public Finance Authority issued the tax-exempt bonds. Ensō Village is located on approximately 16 acres and will feature 221 independent living apartments, 30 assisted living apartments and 24 memory support apartments. Of the 221 independent living apartments, 20 are low-income rental apartments for retired Buddhist teachers, and 10 are …
JENISON, Mich. — HJ Sims has arranged $41.9 million in financing for Sunset Retirement Communities, a multi-campus, nonprofit senior living provider located in Michigan. In 2009, Sunset embarked on development of Waterford Place in the Grand Rapids suburb of Jenison, completing the campus in 2015. In 2020, Sunset pursued Phase III of the development, including the addition of 62 independent living apartments, 20 villas and amenity spaces. The market study for Phase III (completed in March 2020) supported the need for the expansion. COVID-19 slowed down pre-sales and created a …
Ziegler Arranges $48M Development Financing for Tabitha at Prairie Commons in Grand Island, Nebraska
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — Ziegler has arranged $48 million in financing for Tabitha Grand Island for the construction of Tabitha at Prairie Commons in Grand Island. The financing comprises $34 million in bonds placed with Pinnacle Bank, a $12 million subordinate loan placed with Mission Investment Fund of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and a $2 million tax incremental financing loan provided by Pinnacle Bank. The borrower is a Nebraska nonprofit established in 2019 for the purpose of constructing and operating Tabitha at Prairie Commons, which will feature 81 …