HOUSTON — Heavenrich & Co. has negotiated the $5.3 million sale of Villa Toscana at Cypress Woods, a 120-bed skilled nursing facility in northwest Houston. Villa Toscana was built in 2009 on an 80-acre medical campus, anchored by the Kelsey-Seybold Clinic. Heavenrich & Co. represented the sellers, national owner-operator StoneGate Senior Living and an unnamed, publicly traded REIT. The buyer was O&M Investments, a private equity firm focused on skilled nursing. Villa Toscana’s occupancy was 76 percent at the time of sale.
OKLAHOMA — Carnegie Capital has arranged an $11.5 million loan for the refinancing for three skilled nursing facilities totaling 330 licensed beds in southern-central Oklahoma. The borrower is a local owner-operator, and the lender is an Arkansas-based regional bank. J.D. Stettin of Carnegie Capital arranged the loan, which features a fixed 3.99 percent interest rate for five years. The names of the facilities were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY AND WASHINGTON, D.C. — Dwight Capital, a private commercial real estate lender based in New York City, has acquired Love Funding, the Washington, D.C.-based HUD lending subsidiary of Midland States Bank. As a result of this acquisition, Dwight Capital claims it is now the largest dedicated HUD multifamily and healthcare financing firm in the nation. The Love Funding platform will be integrated within Dwight Capital’s existing operating structure. Midland States Bank will retain the existing Love Funding servicing portfolio. Additional terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
HONOLULU — Lancaster Pollard Mortgage Co. has provided a $33 million refinancing for The Plaza at Punchbowl, a seniors housing community in Honolulu. Built in 2003 and renovated in 2017, The Plaza at Punchbowl is a Class A facility that features 68 independent living units, 20 assisted living units and 20 memory care units. It is one of six seniors housing communities that The Plaza Assisted Living operates in Hawaii. The borrower is MW Group. The Fannie Mae loan features a 10-year term and five years of interest-only payments. The Plaza at Punchbowl is located on the slopes of Punchbowl Crater, an extinct volcanic tuff cone located in the heart of the city. The Punchbowl Crater is known for being home to the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, a U.S. armed services memorial that draws millions of visitors each year.
HIGHLAND PARK, ILL. — Developer Capitol Seniors Housing has completed the development of Atria Highland Park, an 86-unit assisted living and memory care community in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park. Atria Senior Living operates the three-story, 72,000-square-foot property. Designed by Mosely Architects and StudioSix5, the community includes amenities such as a library, theater, art studio, multi-purpose room, fitness center, wellness center, restaurant, bistro and private dining room. There are 22 memory care suites. The community sits on 2.6 acres near the Sunset Valley Golf Course. Core Construction was the general contractor.
ORLANDO, FLA. — General contractor Winter Park Construction has broken ground on Madison Landing, an affordable seniors housing community in Orlando. Development partners American Residential Communities and New South Residential paid $1.3 million for 5.4 acres for the project. The first phase will be a 77,473-square-foot, seven-story building totaling 110 units. Development costs for Phase I are estimated at $23 million. Completion of Phase I is scheduled for September 2021. A second phase, not yet approved, could potentially add 86 more units. The developers are pursuing future funding from Florida Housing Finance Corp. (FHFC) to complete Phase II. Phase I will be 90 percent reserved for households making up to 60 percent of the area median income (AMI), with the remaining units for those making less than 33 percent of the AMI. Orange County reports that AMI is $68,100. The project team includes architect Blue Skies Studios and civil engineer Evans Engineering.
LOS ANGELES — Paragon Mortgage has funded a $16.3 million loan to refinance All Saints Healthcare, a 128-bed skilled nursing facility located in the North Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles. The permanent financing utilized the HUD LEAN 232/223(a)(7) refinance program, which resulted in a 35-year, fully amortized mortgage and a reduction in monthly debt service.
WAUKESHA, WIS. — New Perspective has opened New Perspective Waukesha, a 128-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in the Milwaukee suburb of Waukesha. Amenities include a pool, dance hall, fitness center, café, movie theater and enclosed courtyard. This is the second community that the owner-operator has opened in the past two months. New Perspective’s portfolio consists of 24 communities in Minnesota, North Dakota, Wisconsin and Illinois.
CHASKA, MINN. — Lancaster Pollard Mortgage Co. has provided a $25 million loan for the refinancing of Chaska Heights Senior Living, a 138-unit assisted living and memory care community in Chaska, approximately 22 miles southwest of Minneapolis. Chaska Heights was originally developed in 2015 with a funding structure that included tax-increment financing from the Chaska Economic Development Authority. The facility consists of two buildings, with 66 assisted living units in one section and 58 assisted living units and 14 memory care units in the other. Tealwood Senior Living operates the community. Quintin Harris, who recently expanded his leadership role at Lancaster Pollard by taking helm of the Midwest team, led the transaction. The fixed-rate financing, which carries a 35-year term, also funds renovations.
SPOKANE, WASH. — M&T Realty Capital Corp. has funded a $13.8 million FHA-insured loan to refinance of a 212-unit assisted living property located in Spokane. The asset was originally built in 1940, with additions in the late 1940s and early 1980s, along with renovations in the 2000s. The borrower, a regional owner-operator, acquired the property in 2018. M&T also provided the original bridge loan that is being refinanced, which took into account planned improvements in operations and $500,000 of capital expenditures at the property.