Communication and transparency are always top priorities for commercial lenders and borrowers. Paul Letourneau, manager of commercial lending at Alliant Credit Union, believes these are the true skills lenders should leverage in today’s market. Letourneau knows we’re long in this cycle — and he says that’s not a bad thing. There is still a great need for capital, but with that demand comes the competition among suppliers. This, Letourneau asserts, has caused lenders like credit unions to make sure their relationships with mortgage brokers and sponsors are as strong as possible. The ability to remain competitive while disciplined is no easy task. Letourneau believes this starts with strong communication between all parties. Watch the video for more insights from Letourneau. Alliant Credit Union is a content partner of REBusinessOnline. Click here to view articles written in conjunction with Alliant.
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NEW YORK — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of eight skilled nursing facilities located throughout Texas. Chicago-based Mozart Healthcare acquired seven of the facilities and negotiated leases with two Texas-based operators to run the portfolio. Regional operator Trinity Healthcare acquired the eighth facility. Christopher Hyldahl and Gideon Orion of Blueprint represented the seller, a national owner based in New York. The prices and names of the facilities were not disclosed.
Walker & Dunlop Provides $39.3M in Financing for Seniors Housing Properties in Arizona, Oregon
by Amy Works
MESA, ARIZ., AND SPRINGFIELD, ORE. — Walker & Dunlop has funded $39.3 million in financing for two seniors housing properties in Arizona and Oregon. Kevin Giusti, Michael Davis and Jeff Ringwald of Walker & Dunlop led the origination team for the transactions. The Walker & Dunlop team structured a $25.8 million Fannie Mae loan backed by The Summit at Sunland Springs, located at 2415 S. Signal Butte Road in Mesa. Owned Ahlstrom Investments and managed by Avista Senior Living, the facility offers assisted living and memory care units. Prior to the property’s full stabilization, Walker & Dunlop secured a 10-year, fixed-rate loan while recapitalizing the property owner’s equity. The team also arranged a $13.5 million refinance through Freddie Mac for The Rawlin at Riverbend Memory Care. The Freddie Mac loan enabled the sponsor, Onelife Investments, to recapitalize 100 percent of its equity while providing a 15-year, fixed-rate loan. The dedicated memory care facility is located at 3491 Game Farm Road in Springfield.
CROMWELL, CONN. — Covenant Retirement Communities, a nonprofit, faith-based seniors housing owner-operator, will break ground Feb. 21 on a $48 million expansion at Covenant Village of Cromwell, located just south of Hartford. The community originally opened in 1964. The expansion project will add 54 new apartments and a town center with three dining venues, lobbies, a game room, art studio, wellness center and event center. Approximately 87 percent of the units have already been pre-sold. The development team for the expansion includes general contractor C.E. Floyd Co., architecture firm THW Design, landscape architect Milone & Macbroom, project manager JFW Inc. and law firm Dowley & Associates. Construction is scheduled to begin in March with an anticipated completion in the fall of 2020. A ministry of the Evangelical Covenant Church, Covenant Retirement Communities serves 5,000 residents at 16 retirement communities throughout the United States.
BEAVERCREEK, OHIO — Project partners Confluent Senior Living and Harbor Retirement Associates (HRA) have opened HarborChase of Beavercreek, a 110-unit seniors housing property in Beavercreek, a suburb of Dayton. Located at 4175 Indian Ripple Road, the property includes 64 assisted living units and 46 memory care apartments. Community amenities include a bar and lounge, beauty salon, library, fitness center, game room, putting green and concierge services. The project team included Eppstein Uhen Architects and The Douglas Company as general contractor.
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of Meridian of Riverside, a 109-bed assisted living facility located in the Inland Empire metro of Riverside. A private equity firm based in Florida sold the community to Ventura Park Management for $6.1 million, or $56,000 per bed. The Blueprint transaction team consisted of Jacob Gehl, Humair Sabir and Scott Frazier.
ALISO VIEJO, CALIF. — Belmont Village Senior Living has opened Belmont Village Aliso Viejo, a 149-unit assisted living and memory care community in the Orange County city of Aliso Viejo. A grand opening celebration was held Feb. 9 for the community, which is Belmont’s 29th overall and 13th in California. Van Tilburg, Banvard & Soderbergh Architects designed the project, which W.E. O’Neil constructed. The three-story, Mediterranean-style building offers views of Saddleback Valley and is near Aliso Viejo Town Center and other neighborhood amenities.
PORTLAND, ORE. — Cushman & Wakefield National Senior Housing Capital Markets, exclusively advising seller Focus Healthcare Partners LLC, has arranged the sale of a portfolio of two seniors housing assets in Portland. The portfolio included Vancouver Pointe Senior Village, a 127-unit independent living community, and Hawthorne Gardens, a 58-unit assisted living and memory care community in the Sunnyside/Hawthorne neighborhood. A private equity investor acquired the properties for an undisclosed price. Artegan, the current operator, will continue to manage the communities. Vancouver Pointe Senior Village was originally built in 2006 and recently underwent renovations to the common areas totaling nearly $1 million. Hawthorne Gardens was built in 2007 featuring 36 assisted living units and a 22-unit memory care wing. The community also underwent a recent capital improvement program to complete a memory care conversion and a general upgrade of the community.
OREGON CITY, ORE. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Oregon City Memory Care, a 31-unit memory care facility in Oregon City, just south of Portland. The facility was vacant at the time of sale and owned by a Seattle-based bank. A private investor acquired the asset for $4.9 million. The previous borrower lacked the working capital to make it through lease-up. The buyer plans to expand several of the units to allow for double occupancy as well as make accessibility improvements to the property. Tony Cassie and Sam Thompson, seniors housing investment specialists located in Marcus & Millichap’s Portland Office, represented the seller in the transaction.
ORANGEVALE, CALIF. — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of Almond Heights Senior Living, an assisted living and memory care facility in Orangevale. A family company sold the asset to an owner-operator for an undisclosed price. Located approximately 17 miles northeast of Sacramento, the 117-unit property features 85 assisted living units and 32 memory care units. Mark Myers and Joshua Jandris of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Adam Christofferson of Marcus & Millichap’s broker of record in California.