SALT LAKE CITY — Bridge Investment Group, an investment fund manager headquartered in Salt Lake City, has completed a $1.6 billion in equity commitments, which will be managed by the company’s subsidiary, Bridge Debt Strategies Fund Manager LLC. Bridge Debt Strategies invests in select Freddie Mac securitization vehicles. The strategy focuses on underserved parts of commercial real estate and lends against assets in multifamily housing, commercial office, and seniors housing and medical properties.
LOS ANGELES — Housing & Healthcare Finance has arranged a $6 million HUD refinancing for a 99-bed skilled nursing facility in the greater Los Angeles area. The name of the facility was not disclosed. In addition, the same company recently arranged a $32 million refinancing for two facilities in the New Orleans area. The Archdiocese of New Orleans owns both properties, which total 437 beds. The refinancing takes out the construction loan for a 30-unit rehabilitation center at the properties.
Harborview Arranges $20.7M Acquisition Loan, Line of Credit for Skilled Nursing Facility in New York
WESTCHESTER, N.Y. — Harborview Capital Partners, a commercial real estate finance, equity and advisory firm, has arranged a $19.2 million bridge-to-HUD acquisition loan and $1.5 million line of credit for a skilled nursing facility in the New York City suburb of Westchester. A national lender provided the capital. The financing features a LIBOR-based rate, three-year term, interest-only payments for the full term and an 80 percent loan-to-cost ratio. Eli Kutner and Jonathan Kutner of Harborview negotiated the financing.
PHOENIX — A joint venture between Bruckal Developments and Ridgeline Properties has purchased a former Country Inn & Suites in Phoenix for $8.3 million. The buyers plan to convert the property into an assisted living and memory care community. Built in 2000, the 126-room property is four stories tall. The 74,000-square-foot building sits on 3.3 acres of land and has 147 parking spaces, as well as an exterior pool and fenced patio area. The conversion will create a 119-room seniors housing community slated to open in February 2018. Tim Dulany of Colliers International arranged the sale on behalf of the seller, PV Deer Valley LLC, which is a joint venture between PacVentures LLC and RA Rauch & Associates. Bruckal Developments is a family-owned, Arizona-based company with real estate assets in the United States and Canada. Ridgeline Properties is a seniors housing development and management company based in Oregon. Bruckal will be responsible for all construction and conversion responsibilities. The general contractor for the project is Hawk General Contracting of Phoenix.
SHREWSBURY AND MT. LAUREL, N.J. — Capitol Seniors Housing is developing two seniors housing communities in New Jersey. Construction is slated to begin this month on Chelsea Senior Living of Shrewsbury, a $29.3 million, 73,000-square-foot property located at 515 Shrewsbury Road. Slated to open in third quarter 2018, the community will feature 85 apartments, with 58 for assisted living and 27 for memory care, as well as a sunroom, bistro, tavern, outdoor patio, theater, art studio and gallery. The company is also breaking ground in July for Arbor Terrace Mt. Laurel. Located at the intersection of Creek and Centerton roads, the $28.4 million, 75,000-square-foot community will feature 88 apartments, a bistro, theater room, art studio, technology lounge, fitness/rehab center, sports theater, patio, courtyard and two-story water feature. The community is scheduled to open in the third quarter of 2018. Capitol Seniors Housing also recently completed Arbor Terrace Morris Plains, an 82-unit assisted living and memory care community in Morris Plains, N.J., and has two additional properties under development. The 83-unit Atria of Norwood in Norwood, N.J., is slated to open in March 2018 and the 82-unit Arbor Terrace of Mountainside in Mountainside, N.J., is expected to open in May 2018.
Recent changes to the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) Lean 232 program provide owners with more options, all of which a lender offering a full suite of financing options can act upon. Owners who anticipate future cash-out needs are in a good position to benefit. The program was made easier for owners to work with through several additional changes. For owners of residential healthcare facilities that offer services like skilled living or memory care, FHA Lean 232 loans are of exceptionally high value. Because the FHA is committed to ensuring an adequate supply of affordable beds for seniors, nursing home borrowers can secure terms that are unheard of in other CRE markets. Early this year, the FHA made changes in its official Section 232 Handbook that make these loans even more attractive, especially for owners who wish to take cash out of their properties. In order to understand the significance of these changes, it helps to see them in the context of baseline Lean 232 loans. These FHA-insured loans are non-recourse and assumable, offer maturity schedules of up to 35 years and loan parameters of up to 80 percent loan-to-value (LTV), as well as 1.45 debt service ratio coverage. Best of …
SAN DIEGO — PSRS has arranged $2.6 million in acquisition financing for Melroy Investments, which will use the funds to purchase a three-story, 26-unit seniors housing community in San Diego’s North Park neighborhood. The total purchase price was $5.1 million. The property is restricted to those over the age of 55. The name of the property was not disclosed. In addition to the $2.6 million loan, PSRS included $700,000 in “earn outs” for hitting certain benchmarks as far as rent growth. If earned, Melroy will use that money for property improvements and future acquisitions. The nonrecourse loan features a 4 percent fixed rate and three years of interest-only payments.
NEW YORK CITY — Monticello Asset Management LLC has provided $34.1 million in financing to Elener Associates LLC and W Management Group, which will use the funds to acquire a 256-bed skilled nursing facility in New York. The four-story building was constructed in 1961 and features 120 resident rooms. It totals 35,525 square feet on 0.82 acres. The name of the facility was not disclosed. The borrowers plan to make improvements to the physical building as well as the operations. Renovations, which will require closing an entire floor at a time, will include addition of a kitchenette, changes to the telecommunication systems and improvements to the fire sprinkler system.
BEAVERCREEK, OHIO — Confluent Development and Harbor Retirement Associates (HRA) are developing HarborChase of Beavercreek, a 110-unit assisted living and memory care community in Beavercreek, a suburb of Dayton. Slated to open in summer 2018, the 122,000-square-foot community will be located at 4175 Indian Ripple Road on a seven-acre site. The property will feature 24-hour staff, full-service dining, a barber and beauty salon, library, fitness center, game room, walking path and gardens and transportation and housekeeping services. Confluent Development will own HarborChase of Beavercreek, while HRA will manage the property. This is the second partnership for the two companies.
SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Avanath Capital Management LLC, an institutional fund manager that specializes in affordable and workforce housing investments, has acquired a three-property affordable housing portfolio in Sacramento for $56.5 million. The properties total 468 units and offer a mix of seniors housing, family housing and mixed-income housing. The acquisition nearly doubles Avanath’s footprint in Sacramento, which it cites as one of the hottest real estate markets in the country. The properties include: • Sierra Creek, a 144-unit property with all units reserved for seniors earning 50 to 60 percent of area median income (AMI). The property has a 200-person wait list and offers educational classes, transportation services and activities. • Lincoln Creek, a 172-unit community with 95 affordable family units, 48 affordable seniors housing units and 29 market-rate units. • Geneva Pointe, a 152-unit community reserved for families earning between 50 and 60 percent of AMI. There are no age restrictions on the property. Built in 2005 and 2006 under the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program, the three-building portfolio was 98.5 percent occupied at the time of acquisition. Units average 922 square feet. Planned renovations include upgrading exterior paint, installing LED lighting throughout the portfolio to optimize energy …