Ziegler Arranges $45.2M Refinancing for Seniors Housing Community Near Memphis

GERMANTOWN, TENN. — Ziegler has arranged $45.2 million in financing for The Village at Germantown, a continuing care retirement community in the Memphis suburb of Germantown. The community is located on a 27.5-acre site and features 230 independent living units, 32 assisted living units, 16 memory care units and 50 skilled nursing beds. The financing is a “Cinderella refunding,” meaning that taxable bank debt will convert to non-bank-qualified, tax-exempt debt in September 2022. The transaction refinances a previous bond issue from 2012. First Horizon provided the taxable loan with a 12-year term, 27-year amortization and a LIBOR-based interest rate. The Village will realize annual cash flow savings of $443,000 as a result of the transaction, according to Ziegler. The Ziegler Investment Banking team members involved in the transaction were Brandon Powell, Genia Weeks and Caroline Robertson.