DENVER — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital has closed four transactions totaling $294.2 million in Fannie Mae loans for manufactured housing communities across the United States. MJ Vukovich of Bellwether’s Denver office, along with Ghazy Grijalva of the firm’s Chicago office, arranged the deals. In total the financing covers 5,554 pad sites across the five transactions. The deals include: A $28 million loan for two manufactured housing assets located in Montana on behalf of a Utah-based operator. A $23.2 million loan for a community located in Wyoming on behalf of an operator based in California and Colorado A $193.3 million loan for a portfolio of 13 properties located in the Rocky Mountain and Southern regions on behalf of a Colorado-based operator. A $46 million loan for five communities located in various states on behalf of a Utah-based operator. A $3.7 million Fannie Mae loan for a property located in North Carolina on behalf of a North Carolina-based operator. Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital is the commercial and multifamily mortgage banking subsidiary of Enterprise Community Investment.
MONTANA — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of two skilled nursing facilities totaling 338 beds in Montana. The seller is a national operator that was looking to leave the state to focus on other markets. The undisclosed buyer assumed the seller’s HUD debt against the properties. The price and locations of the facilities were not disclosed.
BOZEMAN, MONT. — Newmark Knight Frank has arranged the sale of Gallatin Center, a shopping center in Bozeman. Revesco (USA) Properties acquired the property from Gallatin TR for $27.5 million. Paul Sleeth, Billy Sleeth and Patrick Allen of Newmark Knight Frank represented the seller in the transaction. Situated on the southwest quadrant of Interstate 90 and North 19th Street, Gallatin Center is occupied by Ross Dress for Less, Michaels, Bed Bath & Beyond, PetSmart and Staples.
WHITEFISH, MONT. — Berkadia’s Hotels & Hospitality team has arranged the sale and financing of TownePlace Suites Whitefish Kalispell, an all-suite hotel in Whitefish. Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Glacier House Hotels sold the asset to Venture Hospitality for an undisclosed price. Matt Bailly and Spencer Scott of Berkadia represented the seller, while Adrienne Kautzman, also of Berkadia, secured financing for the buyer in the deal. The 10-year, fixed-rate loan features a 60 percent loan-to-cost ratio and three years of interest-only payments. Built in 2018, the 81-suite hotel is located next to Glacier National Park and the Going-to-the-Sun highway. The property is also near Glacier International Airport, Whitefish Lake, Whitefish Mountain Resort and Flathead Lake.
GREAT FALLS, MONT. — SSG Realty Partners has arranged the sale of Westwood Plaza, a retail center located along the Northwest Bypass in Great Falls, for an undisclosed price. Originally developed as a Pay ‘N Save and Ernst Home Center, the 70,000-square-foot shopping center was renovated in recent years. The current tenant mix includes ULTA Beauty and TJ Maxx. Greg Swedelson and Jon Eric Greene of SSG Realty Partners represented the seller and undisclosed buyer in the deal.
KALISPELL, MONT. — Immanuel Lutheran Communities has completed a 58,000-square-foot independent living expansion at its continuing care retirement community in Kalispell, which it claims as the only continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Northwest Montana. Known as The Villas at Buffalo Hill, the project added 36 units to the larger community. A grand opening will be held Saturday, Nov. 3. “We have been expanding and renovating in phases over the last few years, including the goal to significantly grow the number of our independent living residences to meet the evolving senior demographic,” said Jason Cronk, the company’s CEO. The new community also features the Wooden Nickel Bistro and Lounge with coffee bar and outdoor café dining, the Claremont Restaurant, and a variety of other services and amenities. Swank Enterprises built the expansion, which MMW and CJMW Architects designed. Sales and marketing services are provided by Solutions Advisors. Sawgrass Partners provided development advisory and financial planning services.
BOZEMAN, MON. — Newmark has secured $11.8 million in permanent financing for Creekside Apartments in Bozeman. The new apartment building includes 72 residential units. Demetri Koston of Newmark’s Spokane, Wash., office arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower. The non-recourse loan features five years of interest-only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule.
BUTTE, MONT. — Evans Senior Investments (ESI) has arranged the sale of Copper Ridge Health & Rehab Center, a 98-bed skilled nursing facility in Butte, for $5.7 million. Built in 1975, the facility underwent a significant renovation in 2008. The facility operates with 98 functional beds but is licensed for 186 beds. ESI represented the seller, an independent owner-operator. The buyer was a publicly traded healthcare REIT. Eduro Healthcare, a regional operator in the Wisconsin, Colorado and Utah area, will operate the property. Copper Ridge Health & Rehab Center will be Eduro’s first Montana community.
MISSOULA, MONT. — Campus Advantage has been awarded management of ROAM, a 498-bed student housing community currently under development near the University of Montana in Missoula. The property is the first purpose-built student housing complex to serve the University of Montana, according to Campus Advantage. Shared amenities will include a bike and ski tuning shop, outdoor kitchens with grilling stations, a fire pit and an expansive fitness center. Austin-based Catalyst will also manage brand development alongside Campus Advantage. The property is scheduled to open next fall.
KALISPELL, MONT. — Ziegler, a specialty investment bank, has arranged a total of $65.4 million in tax-exempt, fixed-rate bonds for Immanuel Lutheran Corp., which operates a seniors housing community in Kalispell, approximately 75 miles south of the Canadian border. The property is a nonprofit, faith-based community known as Immanuel Lutheran Communities. It features 106 units of independent living and assisted living and 155 units for skilled nursing on a 13-acre campus. Immanuel Lutheran Corp. will use the financing to refund two previous series of bonds and fund an expansion and renovation project at the community. The multi-phase plan will introduce entrance-fee independent living apartments, add a new memory care unit, expand amenities and “right-size” the skilled nursing area. Immanuel is partnering with seniors housing development and advisory firm Sawgrass Partners on the expansion project.