WASHINGTON, D.C. — NewPoint Real Estate Capital, a Washington-based lender, has expanded its financing offerings to include seniors housing agency loans. The expansion comes as NewPoint has been designatnated as an approved Fannie Mae seniors housing lender and Freddie Mac Optigo seniors housing lender. NewPoint’s seniors housing agency platform offers fixed- and floating-rate loans with interest-only options and a variety of prepayment structures. Eligible properties include independent living, assisted living and memory care facilities, as well as facilities with a limited amount (maximum 20 percent of NOI) of skilled nursing. …
ATLANTA — The labor shortage that continues to hamper the seniors housing industry is taking a toll on the capital markets side of the business as owner-operators find themselves underwriting increased costs that are ultimately causing profit margins to shrink and spooking some potential investors. The dearth of qualified and committed staffers at all levels of seniors housing was exacerbated by the pandemic. But other macro-level factors — low overall unemployment, stiff competition with hospitality and healthcare users, elevated demand for flexible work routines — are amplifying the problem, even …
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Greystone has arranged $52.6 million in debt and equity construction financing for Discovery Place at Celebration Pointe in Gaineville. The community will feature 180 units of seniors housing. The type of care was not disclosed Cary Tremper and Matt Miller of Greystone originated the transaction on behalf of Discovery Senior Living.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Karen Dubrosky and Frank Hogan of the Minneapolis office of Colliers Mortgage and Colliers Securities, respectively, have closed a $10.9 million HUD loan for the acquisition and rehabilitation affordable housing portfolio in Grand Forks. Located near the Red River, which forms the border between Minnesota and North Dakota, the portfolio totals 182 units of affordable housing across three properties. University Square includes 60 multifamily units, Columbia Square East includes 50 seniors housing units and Columbia Square South includes 72 multifamily units. All units are covered by …
BOCA RATON, Fla. — Boca Raton-based Foundry Commercial has hired Zachary Strunk as vice president of operations for seniors housing. Strunk brings more than a decade of experience overseeing, leading and directing operations in skilled nursing, assisted living and memory care communities. Strunk joins Foundry from Balfour Senior Living in Colorado, where he worked for five years, most recently serving as senior director of operations. He was responsible for supporting the overall operations of the Balfour Senior Living portfolio while also ensuring that the services offered met or exceeded the …
Institutional Property Advisors Arranges Sale of 277-Unit Active Adult Community Near Salt Lake City
DRAPER, Utah — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of The Ivy at Draper, a 277-unit active adult community in Draper, a southern suburb of Salt Lake City. Ivy at Draper features freeway access, with connectivity to interstates 15, 215 and 80 and immediate access to Bangerter Highway, a main thoroughfare throughout the Wasatch Front. The buyer, seller and price were not disclosed. “Draper City’s prestigious location at the Point of the Mountain, in the south end of Salt Lake Valley and …
MADISON, Ala. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of Heritage Assisted Living and Memory Care, a 46-unit seniors housing community. Located in Madison, a western suburb of Huntsville, the community is in a growing residential, medical and commercial corridor. The units are split as 30 for assisted living and 16 for memory care on a 4.9-acre site. The seller was a local ownership group of physicians who had originally developed the asset. The building was not fully stabilized regarding rental rates or expenses, but was near …
DILLSBURG, Pa. — Presbyterian Senior Living (PSL), a nonprofit provider of retirement care services based in Dillsburg, has named Dr. Paul Katz as corporate medical director. Katz will fill the position previously held by Dr. Russel Breish, who is retiring. Katz has more than 15 years’ experience in geriatrics/post-acute care and long-term care medicine. Previous roles for Katz include chair of the department of geriatrics at the College of Medicine, Florida State University, and president of AMDA — The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine. Prior to his appointment …
MADISON, Ala. — KIRCO has delivered and opened Madison Crossings, an independent living and memory care community in Madison, about 10 miles from downtown Huntsville. Phoenix Senior Living operates the community, which features an outdoor swimming pool, wellness center, dining experience, pub, beauty salon and spa, yoga studio, outdoor pickleball and bocce ball courts. Madison Crossings comprises 105 independent living apartments and 27 memory care residences. The property represents the 10th seniors housing facility in Alabama operating under the Phoenix Senior Living brand. KIRCO MANIX, a third-party construction services firm …
PARK RIDGE, BRIDGEVIEW and ELGIN, Ill. — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has structured $57.6 million in HUD-insured loans for the refinancing of three skilled nursing facilities in Illinois. The first transaction consisted of a $15.6 million loan for Avantara Park Ridge, a 154-bed community in Park Ridge. Walker & Dunlop also arranged a $28.7 million loan for Moraine Court Supportive Living, a 185-bed community in Bridgeview, and a $13.3 million loan for Aperion Care Elgin, a 101-bed property in Elgin. Joshua Rosen of Walker & Dunlop led the origination team. …