NEW YORK CITY — Multifamily and seniors housing bridge lending platform MONTICELLOAM LLC (MonticelloAM) has provided $87 million in bridge and working capital financing for a portfolio of skilled nursing facilities located in Florida. The portfolio comprises 450 skilled nursing beds across four properties. Proceeds from the loan, which features a 24-month term and two six-month extensions, were used to refinance existing debt on the properties. A $7 million working capital revolver will fund day-to-day operational expenses for the facilities. The borrower was not disclosed.
KeyBank Provides $93M in Construction Financing for Affordable Seniors Housing Community in Columbus
COLUMBUS, OHIO — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) has provided a $43.3 million construction loan and $23.8 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit financing for construction of The Caravel, a 234-unit affordable seniors housing community in Columbus. KeyBank Commercial Mortgage Group also arranged a $25.9 million Forward Fannie MTEB permanent loan for the project. The Caravel will provide affordable housing for individuals age 55 years or older who earn no more than 70 percent of the area median income. All units will be adaptable to residents with ADA needs, and 25 will be fully accessible. The developer, Kittle Property Group, is partnering with Homeport to provide residents with resources and connect them to services throughout the community. Homeport will provide a service coordinator for residents. Derek Reed and David Lacki of KeyBank CDLI structured the financing. Robbie Lynn of KeyBank Commercial Mortgage Group facilitated the permanent loan placement.
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Standard Communities Acquires $1B Affordable Housing Portfolio Across Four States
LOS ANGELES AND NEW YORK CITY — Standard Communities has acquired a portfolio of 60 affordable housing properties totaling approximately 6,000 units for $1 billion. The transaction is the largest affordable housing acquisition this year, according to the firm. The portfolio includes both traditional multifamily and seniors housing communities and locations across four states, growing the firm’s portfolio in California to 11,000 units and expanding its presence to three new states: Arizona, Colorado and Texas. Properties include the Oaks at Georgetown multifamily community in Georgetown, Texas; Harmony Court, an affordable seniors living community in Redondo Beach, Calif.; and Maroon Creek Apartments in Aspen, Colo. The undisclosed seller developed many of the properties around 2002. Standard plans to invest over $30 million in capital improvements and deferred maintenance across the portfolio. No residents will be displaced during renovations and the communities will remain within the affordable price point, according to the new ownership. An increasing number of households have been designated as “cost burdened” over the past year, leading to a push from policymakers to increase the amount of available affordable housing, according to a recent report by Yardi Matrix. In 2024, 69,600 units are expected to come on line with …
ATLANTA — Newmark has arranged the $140 million recapitalization for Corso Atlanta, a 203-unit upscale seniors housing community located at 3200 Howell Mill Road in the city’s West Paces Ferry area. Newmark’s Healthcare & Alternative Real Estate Assets group secured the 10-year Freddie Mac senior loan, which features five years of interest-only payments, and secured a preferred equity investment from Kayne Anderson Real Estate Debt. Sarah Anderson, Chad Lavender, Ryan Maconachy, Mills Poynor and Ben McElroy of Newmark facilitated the recapitalization on behalf of the borrower, Galerie Living. Corso Atlanta features independent living, assisted living and memory care residences, along with high-end amenities including chef-led dining options, a heated swimming pool, fitness center, full-service salon, multiple outdoor spaces, a theater, floral shop and a gift boutique.
CHICAGO — Chicago-based JLL has brokered the $725 million sale of a seniors housing portfolio comprising 20 communities located primarily in the Sun Belt, Northeast and Midwest markets. Chicago Pacific Founders sold the portfolio to Ventas Inc. (NYSE: VTR) in an all-cash transaction. Roughly two-thirds of the properties are independent living communities, with the remainder of the assets falling into the categories of assisted living and memory care. The communities are spread across 14 states including Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. Chicago Pacific Founders owned the portfolio properties within an investment vehicle titled CPF Living Fund I. Jay Wagner, Rick Swartz, Jim Dooley and Sean Kirk of JLL’s Seniors Housing Capital Markets team, as well as Ted Flagg of Jones Lang LaSalle Securities (an affiliate of JLL), represented the sellers in the transaction. “As one of the largest seniors housing transactions closed year-to-date, this is a meaningful indicator that appetite for scaled seniors housing portfolios is back,” says Wagner. “The significant supply-demand imbalance, precipitated by tepid recent development levels, is setting up the markets for an incredible run on occupancy and margin growth over the medium term.” Grace …
CHICAGO — Chicago-based Harrison Street has sold three senior living properties to Inland Real Estate Group for an undisclosed price. The assets include Clarendale of St. Peters in St. Peters, Mo.; Clarendale of Chandler in Chandler, Ariz.; and Clarendale at Indian Lake in Hendersonville, Tenn. Harrison Street developed the properties in a joint venture with Ryan Cos. and Life Care Services. The communities comprise 635 senior living units, and the portfolio was 92 percent leased at the time of sale.
WAIKOLOA, HAWAII — A joint venture between Pacific Retail Capital Partners, Starwood Property Trust and Taconic Capital Advisors has purchased Kings’ Shops, a retail property in Waikoloa. Terms of the transaction were not released. Tenants at the nearly 70,000-square-foot Kings’ Shops include Tiffany & Co., Tommy Bahama, Tori Richard, Travis Matthews, Lululemon, Kahala, Roy’s Waikoloa Bar & Grill by Chef Roy Yamaguchi, Foster’s Kitchen and A-Bay’s Island Grill. The property also offers venues for live entertainment, including music and fire dancing, weekly farmers markets and monthly night market events.
GREELEY AND GRAND JUNCTION, COLO. — Bow River Capital has completed the disposition of a two-property seniors housing portfolio in Colorado. An undisclosed buyer acquired the 140-unit, fully private-pay seniors housing portfolio for $30 million. Completed in 2020, the two-story The Lodge at Greeley, located at 4430 24th St. in Greeley, offers 92 units in a mix of 20 independent living, 48 assisted living and 24 memory care units within studio and one-bedroom layouts. At the time of sale, the property was fully occupied. The pet-friendly community offers a beauty salon, library, fitness center, private event rooms, an outdoor dining area and restaurant-style dining. Completed in 2019, The Lodge at Grand Junction offers 48-unit, 50-bed assisted living and memory care units in studio and one-bedroom layouts. The pet-friendly community offers a beauty salon, media room, therapy and exercise room, a chapel and restaurant-style dining. The JLL Seniors Housing Capital Markets team represented the seller in the deal.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between multifamily owner-operator Asland Capital Partners and locally based investment firm Pembroke Residential Holdings has completed Park Lane Senior Apartments in The Bronx. The 154-unit, age-restricted development is located in the borough’s Soundview neighborhood, and about a third (53) of the residences are reserved for households earning 50 percent or less of the area median income. In addition, 30 percent of the units are set aside for seniors who were formerly homeless. Amenities include a tenant lounge and indoor/outdoor recreational spaces.
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Dual Appraisal Methods Improve Opportunities to Get Fair Taxation for Seniors Housing Properties
By Phil Brusk and Caleb Vahcic of Siegel Jennings Co. L.P.A. The seniors housing sector can’t seem to catch a break. Owners grappling with staffing shortages and other operational hardships lingering from the pandemic are facing new challenges related to debt and spiraling costs. High interest rates and loan maturations loom over the industry, with $19 billion in loans coming due within the next 24 months, according to Cushman & Wakefield’s “H1 2024 Market Trends and Investor Survey” on senior living and care. Factors driving high costs include wage pressures, inflation and — incredibly — rising property taxes. Despite operational challenges and declining occupancy at many facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, property tax relief for seniors housing was mixed. Many assessors resisted downward adjustments to taxable values, maintaining that recovery was around the corner. Now, seniors housing operators face property tax assessments that equal or exceed pre-pandemic levels. As in the hospitality sector, most seniors housing owners understand that their operating properties include more value components than real property alone. In evaluating whether a tax assessment is reasonable and fair, however, owners need to realize that how an assessor addresses their real estate, personal property and intangible assets can drastically …