KeyBank Arranges $858M in Financing for Owner, Operator of Manufactured Housing Communities

CLEVELAND — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has arranged $858 million in debt financing for YES! Communities LLC, an owner and operator of manufactured housing communities that is managed by Stockbridge Capital Group LLC. The financing consisted of one Fannie Mae and one Freddie Mac credit facility totaling $733 million and a $125 million syndicated, corporate-level revolving credit facility. Wells Fargo also arranged a credit facility for the company, which announced earlier this week that it sold 71 percent equity interest to two global investors, including GIC, a sovereign wealth fund from Singapore. In connection with the transaction, YES! Communities’ three manufactured home portfolios will be consolidated into a single entity. Chris Black of Cleveland-based KeyBank arranged the agency financing.