On Dec. 10, Seniors Housing Business hosted “The Future of Seniors Housing — The 2021 Outlook from a Capital Markets Perspective” webinar, a discussion on how lenders and investors are looking at seniors housing in 2021. Portfolio risk and activity, liquidity, plus agency and bank activity were all topics addressed by panel experts. How does Debby Jenkins, EVP & Head of Multifamily, of Freddie Mac quantify operational risk and has her response changed due to COVID? “Specifically for seniors, we are in a position with the volume and velocity at …
Finance
SAN ANTONIO — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged an undisclosed amount of financing for Franklin Park Alamo Heights, a seniors housing community in the upscale Alamo Heights neighborhood of San Antonio. The borrowers were Harrison Street and Franklin Park Senior Living, which completed the 221-unit property in 2017. The community offers independent living, assisted living and memory care. The Cushman & Wakefield team involved in the financing included Richard Swartz, Jay Wagner, Jim Dooley and Jack Griffin. A regional bank provided the funds, which refinance existing debt.
BROOKHAVEN, N.Y. — HJ Sims has arranged $89 million in financing for an expansion project at Jefferson’s Ferry, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in the Long Island town of Brookhaven. Sims underwrote the initial construction bond financing in 1999 for Jefferson’s Ferry, followed by a refunding of this financing in 2006. The new funds will be used toward Jefferson’s Ferry’s Journey Toward Renewal project, an improvement and expansion of the residential and healthcare space. The project includes construction of a 20-unit building dedicated to assisted living residents with dementia, …
CEDARHURST, N.Y. — Oxford Finance LLC has provided a $7.4 million senior credit facility and revolving line of credit to Reach LTC, a Cedarhurst-based skilled nursing provider. The proceeds are being used for general working capital and the acquisition of a skilled nursing facility in Town and Country, Missouri, totaling 282 licensed beds. The name, seller and acquisition price were not disclosed. “REACH brings a regional focus to the Town and Country facility along with significant investment in the property expected to enhance resident experiences and staff capabilities,” says Tracy …
Greystone Provides $23.8M HUD Refinancing for Courville Assisted Living Portfolio in New Hampshire
by Jeff Shaw
MANCHESTER, BEDFORD and NASHUA, N.H. — Greystone has provided $23.8 million in HUD-insured loans to refinance a trio of assisted living facilities in New Hampshire. The borrower is The Courville Company, which owns the communities: Courville at Manchester in Manchester; Courville at Carlyle Place in Bedford; and Courville Nashua & Aynsley in Nashua. Lisa Fischman, vice president in Greystone’s New York office, originated the interest rate reduction (IRR) transaction. The IRR reduces the interest rate on an existing HUD-insured loan, maintaining the existing maturity and loan amount. “An IRR is …
VALLEY STREAM, N.Y. — Oxford Finance LLC has arranged a $44.6 million senior credit facility and revolving line of credit to MDA Capital Group, a Valley Stream-based seniors housing consulting services firm. The proceeds are being used for the acquisition of five skilled nursing facilities located in Vermont totaling 527 licensed beds. Details on the properties and transaction were not disclosed.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Berkadia’s Seniors Housing and Healthcare Group has arranged nearly $40 million in loan closings for skilled nursing facilities across the country, including Alabama, Illinois, New Jersey, Washington, Idaho, Indiana and Montana. “While COVID-19 has certainly presented some unique challenges for us as a HUD healthcare lender, we remain steadfast in our commitment to this sector and those that serve the most vulnerable of our population,” says Jay Healy, managing director with Berkadia. “As such, we’ll continue working in tandem with HUD to make sure all qualified projects …
CareTrust REIT Provides $15M Mezzanine Loan for Skilled Nursing Portfolio Acquisition in Virginia
by Jeff Shaw
VIRGINIA — CareTrust REIT (NASDAQ: CTRE) has provided a $15 million secured mezzanine loan to Next Healthcare Inc. The loan is part of a larger financing package that is funding Next’s acquisition of nine skilled nursing facilities in Virginia totaling approximately 1,000 beds. The loan caries a five-year maturity and an annual interest rate of 12 percent. The loan was funded with proceeds from CareTrust’s $600 million unsecured revolving credit facility.
Colliers Mortgage Funds Two HUD Loans Totaling $7.3M for Realife Cooperative Properties in Hibbing, Minnesota
by Jeff Shaw
HIBBING, Minn. — The Minneapolis office of Colliers Mortgage, part of Colliers International | U.S., has provided two HUD 223(a)(7) loans totaling $7.3 million to refinance two age-restricted multifamily properties in Hibbing, located in the northern part of the state approximately 80 miles south of the Canadian border. The properties, totaling 60 units, include Realife Cooperative of Hibbing and Realife Cooperative of Hibbing South. The market-rate cooperative properties are age restricted to heads of household age 62 or older. The refinancing enabled the borrowers to reduce the interest rates for …
WELLESLEY HILLS, Mass. — Truist Financial Corp. has provided a $136 million loan to National Senior Campuses, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) operator based in Wellesley Hills. The financing will be used toward five of the borrower’s communities, totaling 7,731 units in Warminster, Pennsylvania; Peabody, Massachusetts; Pompton Plains, New Jersey; Springfield, Virginia; and Tinton Falls, New Jersey. Greenspring, one of the borrower’s CCRCs in Northern Virginia, is the first affiliate that will benefit from the new debt proceeds. In total, the funding will provide $115 million toward multi-year, multi-phased …