NORTH STRABANE TOWNSHIP, Pa. — HJ Sims has arranged $29.3 million in financing for the development of Encore on the Lake, an 80-unit independent living community in North Strabane Township, approximately 20 miles southwest of Pittsburgh. Presbyterian Senior Care (PSC) is developing the four-story community, which will target middle-income residents. Companies involved in the project include Senior Housing Partners, a subsidiary of Presbyterian Homes & Services. For this financing, Sims identified commercial bank financing as the preferred option for the majority or the financing. The main lender is First National Bank …
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Ziegler Places $53M Bank Financing for Pleasant View Communities Expansion in Pennsylvania
by Jeff Shaw
MANHEIM, Pa. — Ziegler has arranged $53 million in financing for Pleasant View Communities, which operates a continuing care retirement community in the South Central Pennsylvania borough of Manheim. Originally built in 1954, the community currently features 152 independent living apartments and cottages, 95 personal care units and 115 skilled nursing beds. The loans will fund two expansions. The first project, West Lawn Apartments, will consist of two buildings containing 18 independent living units located on Pleasant View’s existing campus. The second project, the Lofts at Lititz, will consist of …
SPRINGFIELD, Pa. — Tryko Partners has purchased the Harlee Manor and Springfield Commons skilled nursing campus in Springfield, approximately 12 miles west of downtown Philadelphia. Located on more than six acres, the property totals 173 skilled nursing beds and personal care units. It will be rebranded as Springfield Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center and Springfield Crossings. The acquisition price was not disclosed. Tryko is planning to immediately start a $2.5 million improvement plan for both the physical plant and programming. Tryko Partners’ regional portfolio includes three additional skilled nursing facilities in …
HARLEYSVILLE, Pa. — CBRE has arranged an undisclosed amount of supplemental financing for Arbour Square of Harleysville, a 276-unit independent living community. Located approximately 35 miles north of downtown Philadelphia, the community was opened in two phases between 2006 and 2014. The borrower is Green Courte Partners, and the company’s wholly owned subsidiary True Connection Communities operates the property. Aron Will, Austin Sacco and Tim Root arranged the Freddie Mac loan. Further details of the transaction were not disclosed.
LEBANON and MOUNT JOY, Pa. — BMO Harris Bank’s Healthcare Real Estate Finance group has provided a $12.3 million credit facility for Juniper Communities LLC. The facility will refinance the mortgages on Juniper Village at Lebanon and Juniper Village at Mount Joy, both located in Southeastern Pennsylvania. The Lebanon location features 40 independent living and 83 assisted living units, while the Mount Joy location features 63 assisted living units. Juniper Communities LLC currently operates 21 communities, of which 18 are owned, across Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Colorado. An affiliate of …
Lancaster Pollard Provides $11M Fannie Mae Loan for Providence Place Community in Pennsylvania
by Jeff Shaw
DOVER, Pa. — Lancaster Pollard has provided $11 million in Fannie Mae financing for Providence Place Senior Living of Dover. The community offers independent living, assisted living and memory care services in the Central Pennsylvania borough of Dover. The number of units was not disclosed. The borrower and owner is Providence Place Senior Living, headquartered in nearby Hershey. Miles Kingston, Doug Harper and Casey Moore of Lancaster Pollard arranged the long-term, fixed-rate financing.
Capital Funding Arranges $10.8M Acquisition Financing for Harrison House of Christiana in Pennsylvania
by Jeff Shaw
CHRISTIANA, Pa. — Capital Funding LLC has arranged $10.8 million in bridge-to-HUD financing for the acquisition of Harrison House of Christiana in Lancaster County. The property is a 139-bed skilled nursing facility. The borrower was not disclosed. Concurrent with the real estate closing, Capital Finance also provided a $3.5 million line of credit. Craig Casagrande and Andrew Jones originated the transaction for Capital Funding.
EASTON, MILLVILLE, ORANGEVILLE and STEVENS, Pa. — Greystone has provided a total of $63 million in HUD-insured loans to refinance a portfolio of five skilled nursing facilities in Pennsylvania. Fred Levine of Greystone originated the loans on behalf of Maybrook Holdings. The FHA loans are all non-recourse, fixed-rate, long-term and self-amortizing,. The portfolio consists of 622 total beds across the five properties in Easton, Millville, Orangeville, and Stevens, which were originally acquired in 2017.
GLEN MILLS, Pa. — Erickson Living has broken ground on an expansion at Maris Grove, a continuing care retirement community in Glen Mills, approximately 20 miles west of Philadelphia and 13 miles north of Wilmington, Delaware. The three-story, 76,000-square-foot project will be named Evergreen Pointe. The building will feature 84 new assisted living units. Evergreen Pointe is part of Erickson’s multi-year plan to expand and renovate Maris Grove’s existing residences. The new building will be located adjacent to the existing continuing care building, Rose Court, which will be renovated to …
MECHANICSBURG and ERIE, Pa. — HJ Sims has arranged a $96.1 million bond refinancing for two seniors housing communities in Pennsylvania. The borrower is Asbury Communities Inc., a nonprofit operator with six communities in Maryland, Tennessee and Pennsylvania. The communities involved in this transaction are Bethany Village in Mechanicsburg, a suburb of Harrisburg, and Springhill in Erie. Bethany Village opened in 1964 and contains an east and west campus. The east campus consists of 95 residential cottages, 94 court apartments, 26 rental apartments, administrative offices and amenities. The west campus …