SPRING HILL, Tenn. — Ziegler has arranged $17.7 million in bond financing for HutsonWood at Spring Hill. The borrower will use the financing proceeds to acquire approximately 20 acres of land and to finance certain pre-construction development costs related to an expansion and repositioning of an existing skilled nursing and assisted living community in Spring Hill, a suburb south of Nashville. Upon completion of construction, the project will provide a full continuum of care for residents on an approximately 35-acre campus consisting of 172 independent living units, 24 assisted living …
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CFG Provides $36.2M Bridge Refinancing for Five Skilled Nursing Facilities in North Carolina
NORTH CAROLINA — Capital Funding Group (CFG) has provided a $36.2 million bridge-to-HUD loan to support the refinancing of five skilled nursing facilities in North Carolina. The properties feature a total of 522 beds. Through this deal, CFG refinanced an existing loan to include two additional underleveraged facilities. Tommy Dillon of CFG originated the transaction. Further details were not disclosed.
OJAI, Calif. — Helios has arranged a working capital loan for The Artesian, a 64-unit assisted living and memory care community in the Ventura County city of Ojai. Constructed in 2020, the site consists of four 16-unit buildings, which utilize a universal worker model to provide care and services to residents. A capital infusion was required to cover operating deficits until the community achieved stabilization and to reconfigure additional units to memory care as the market showed a strong demand for this. Through Helios’s extensive network of alternative capital sources, …
First Citizens Bank Arranges $260M in Financing for 12-Property Skilled Nursing Portfolio in Maryland
MARYLAND — First Citizens Bank has served as lead arranger for a $260 million loan to refinance a portfolio of 12 skilled nursing facilities in Maryland. The borrower is a Midwest-based healthcare real estate investment and management company that invests in a variety of post-acute facilities with investments in over 24 states. The licensed facilities represent more than 1,500 skilled nursing beds.
Nixon Peabody Negotiates Green Retrofit Financing for Bauer House in Quincy, Massachusetts
QUINCY, Mass. — Nixon Peabody LLP has negotiated a Green & Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP) transaction for Bauer House, a seniors housing community in the Boston suburb of Quincy. Wollaston Lutheran Church owns the property. The transaction also involved a Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) conversion and FHA-insured Section 223(f) loan originated by Hampden Park Capital and made by Lument Real Estate Capital. Bauer House, a subsidized residence for independent seniors, will use the GRRP funds and FHA-insured loan proceeds to finance a new energy-efficient HVAC system and to make accessibility …
By Jason Schwartzberg In 1971, Alka-Seltzer, the two-white-tablet packet that helps relieve heartburn, launched a commercial set in a neighborhood bistro where a waiter persuaded a man to sample a new dish. The actor explains: “Came to this little place. Waiter says, ‘Try this, you’ll like it.’ What’s this? ‘Try it, you’ll like it.’ But what is it? ‘Try it, you’ll like it.’ So, I tried it. Thought I was going to die. Took two Alka-Seltzer.” The actor concludes the spot by declaring: “Alka-Seltzer works. Try it. You’ll like it.” …
By Matt Valley What percentage of existing seniors housing loans are destined for trouble? An audience member posed that question during the closing session of the 2024 NIC Spring Conference in Dallas. The answer appears to be elusive. Titled “Capital Markets and Economic Update: Where We Have Been and Where We Are Going,” the March 7 session featured Joel Mendes, managing director at JLL, as panel moderator. Fellow participants included Jamie Cobb, chief financial officer at Columbia Pacific Advisors LLC; Doug Duncan, chief economist with Fannie Mae; and John Olympitis, …
CLAYTON, Mo. — Berkadia has arranged a refinancing for Clarendale Clayton, a 283-unit continuum-of-care community in the St. Louis suburb of Clayton. Austin Sacco of Berkadia Seniors Housing & Healthcare arranged financing through a national bank on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between Harrison Street, Ryan Cos. US Inc. and Life Care Services (LCS). The $82.5 million, floating-rate loan features five years of interest-only payments.
MILWAUKEE and WEST FARGO, N.D. — BMO’s Healthcare Real Estate group has provided a $70 million bridge loan for a joint venture between New Perspective Senior Living, Boldt Capital and Fengate Asset Management. The loan is secured by three senior living communities totaling 435 units located in suburban Milwaukee and West Fargo. Loan proceeds include capital allocated for future capital improvements and value enhancement. Further details were not disclosed.