HJ Sims is pleased to announce the successful closing of a September 2021, $8.781 million taxable note on behalf of Clark Lindsey Village. Established in 1978, Clark Lindsey Village is a not-for-profit Life Plan Community located in Urbana, Illinois. Today, the campus encompasses all levels of care with 147 units of Independent Living; 12 units of Memory Care and Assisted Living; as well as 105 beds dedicated to Skilled Nursing. It is one of eight communities in the nation to have earned the designation as a “Center for Successful Aging.”
Continue readingAn Exclusive Investment Opportunity: Wesley Woods of Newnan
**This financing has been successfully closed. Please contact you advisor for any potential secondary market opportunities.**
$15,085,000*
Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly Authority of Coweta County
Revenue Bonds
Wesley Woods of Newnan – Peachtree City, Inc. Project
Series 2021 Revenue Bonds*
HJ Sims is pleased to serve as sole underwriter for Wesley Woods of Newnan–Peachtree City, Inc., a life plan community located in the Newnan area of Coweta County of Georgia, and managed by Wesley Woods Senior Living, Inc. The Community currently consists of a total of 168 units: 84 independent living apartments, 16 independent living cottages, 8 memory care apartments, 37 assisted living apartments and 23 skilled nursing suites. All healthcare at this community is 100% private pay. Wesley Woods of Newnan is the only life plan community in the market area.
About the Bonds
- Series 2021A
- Estimated par amount: $15,085,000*
- Credit Rating: BB+ (Fitch – Stable Outlook)
- Revenue Bonds
- Bonds are exempt from Federal Income Tax
- Bonds are exempt from State of Georgia Income Tax
- Minimum denominations of $5,000
- Interest will be payable on September 1 and March 1 of each year, commencing March 1, 2022
- First principal payment: March 1, 2023
Use of Bond Proceeds
Project
- Refunding the Series 2016A Bonds
- Financing capital expenditures
- Funding a debt service reserve fund
- Funding costs of issuance
Security
- Mortgage
- Gross revenue pledge
- Debt service reserve fund
Key Financial Covenants
- 1.20x Debt Service Coverage Ratio, tested annually
- 120 Days Cash on Hand/Liquidity Covenant; tested semi-annually
We are currently accepting indications of interest for these tax-exempt bonds with an expected pricing the week of November 8, 2021, and anticipated settlement during the week of December 2, 2021. For more information including risks, please read the Preliminary Official Statement in its entirety. If you have interest in purchasing these bonds, please contact your HJ Sims financial professional as soon as possible.
*Subject to change
No dealer, broker, salesperson, or other person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representation other than those contained in the Preliminary Official Statement and, if given or made, such other information or representation should not be relied upon as having been authorized by the Issuer, the Borrower, or the Underwriters. The information set forth herein has been obtained from the Issuer, Borrower, and other sources that are believed to be reliable, but is not guaranteed as to accuracy or completeness by, and is not construed as a representation of, the Underwriters. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Under no circumstances shall this constitute an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. Any offering or solicitation will be made only to investors pursuant to the Preliminary Official Statement, which should be read in its entirety. Investments involve risk including the possible loss of principal. HJ Sims is a member of FINRA and SIPC, and is not affiliated with Wesley Woods of Newnan – Peachtree City, Inc.
HJ Sims Market Commentary: Oases of Care
November is Long Term Care Awareness Month, and this year marks the 20th anniversary of the annual designation. As one of the top capital funding sources for continuing care retirement communities and other senior living facilities, HJ Sims understands that 70% of men and women over the age of 65 will have need for some type of long-term care in the coming years.
Continue readingHJ Sims Market Commentary: No Fugue in D Minor this Halloween
Johann Sebastian Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor is one of the most famous pieces of Baroque organ music ever written and its opening notes still send chills up the spines of Halloween party-goers. At this writing, however, no traders are humming these unforgettably eerie notes as we head into month-end and All Hallows’ Eve.
Continue readingHJ Sims Assists United Church Homes Acquire Pre-built Start-up Independent Living Campus
HJ Sims is pleased to announce the successful closing of a July 2021 financing in the amount of $26.3 million for United Church Homes (UCH). Sims was hired to assist UCH in connection with securing financing to acquire the Polaris Retirement Community from Polaris Retirement Living Properties, LP. A newly built independent senior living community for those 55 and older having 136 one- and two-bedroom apartments located north of Columbus, OH.
Continue readingHJ Sims Market Commentary: Seasons of Change
Third quarter corporate earnings reporting season began in earnest last week and stock prices rose as investor alarm over rising inflation, supply disruptions, and waning consumer sentiment notched down a bit with strong bottom line results and positive forward guidance.
Continue readingHJ Sims Market Commentary: Wise Owls and Head Spinners
In the animal kingdom, owls have the highest degree of head rotation. We humans cannot attempt such flexible maneuvers, but as investors, as advisors, as managers, as parents and caregivers, we would sure love to have a 360-degree view of the world at all times, to be able to see whatever is coming from any direction so as to avoid trouble as well as pounce on opportunity.
Continue readingAn Exclusive Investment Opportunity: Searstone 2021
**This financing has been successfully closed. Please contact you advisor for any potential secondary market opportunities.**
$263,630,000*
PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY
Revenue and Refunding Bonds
Searstone CCRC Project
Series 2021A Revenue Bonds $104,850,000*
Series 2021B-1 Entrance Fee Principal Redemption Bonds $36,310,000*
Series 2021B-2 Entrance Fee Principal Redemption Bonds $32,240,000*
Series 2021C Taxable Entrance Fee Principal Redemption Bonds $5,315,000*
Series 2022A Forward Delivery Revenue Bonds $8,920,000*
Series 2023A Forward Delivery Revenue Bonds $75,995,000*
HJ Sims is pleased to serve as sole underwriter for Samaritan Housing Foundation, Inc., d/b/a Searstone Retirement Community, a life plan community located in Cary, North Carolina. The Community presently consists of 169 one- and two-bedroom independent living units, including 131 apartment-style, and 38 homes. Amenities are centralized in their “Clubhouse”, and include dining venues, indoor swimming pool, fitness and exercise area, spa/salon, game room, multi-purpose ballroom, and an art studio. Searstone also has gardens, walking trails and an approximately 16-acre lake.
Searstone’s healthcare services are delivered in Brittany Place, a standalone building on campus. Following a recent expansion financing completed in 2018 by HJ Sims, there are 14 assisted living units and 25 skilled nursing units. Pursuant to North Carolina Certificate of Need regulations, only residents from independent living may transfer to these areas, no direct admissions to healthcare are allowed.
The Highview at Searstone project will include 152 one- and two-bedroom independent living units, all under one roof. A new core of common amenities will be included in this building, which includes multiple dining venues, a large multipurpose room, and various gathering spaces for residents. In addition, the project includes substantial update to outdoor spaces throughout the community. To accommodate the significant increase in residents, Brittany Place is also being expanded as part of the project. In total, 53 new healthcare units are being constructed, including 14 specialized memory care units, a service line that Searstone does not currently offer. In addition to the memory care, the scope includes 15 assisted living and 24 skilled nursing units.
HJ Sims has been working with Searstone since 2012, before they opened in late 2013 financing the start-up. Now, Searstone is ready to start their important expansion project called “The Highview at Searstone” to accommodate growing market demand in the community. To learn more about the history of the Searstone financings with HJ Sims, please read about the previous case studies in their entirety:
About the Bonds
- Series 2021A
- $104,850,000*
- Revenue Bonds
- Bonds are exempt from Federal Income Tax
- Minimum denominations of $25,000; accredited investors and QIBs only
- Interest will be payable on June 1 and December 1 of each year, commencing June 1, 2022
- First principal payment: June 1, 2027
- Series 2021B-1
- $36,310,000*
- Entrance Fee Principal Redemption Bonds
- Bonds are exempt from Federal Income Tax
- Minimum denominations of $25,000; accredited investors and QIBs only
- Interest will be payable on June 1 and December 1 of each year, commencing June 1, 2022
- First principal payment: January 1, 2025
- Series 2021B-2
- $32,240,000*
- Entrance Fee Principal Redemption Bonds
- Bonds are exempt from Federal Income Tax
- Minimum denominations of $25,000; accredited investors and QIBs only
- Interest will be payable on June 1 and December 1 of each year, commencing June 1, 2022
- First principal payment: July 1, 2024
- Series 2021C
- $5,315,000*
- Entrance Fee Principal Redemption Bonds
- Taxable Bonds
- Minimum denominations of $25,000; accredited investors and QIBs only
- Interest will be payable on June 1 and December 1 of each year, commencing June 1, 2022
- First principal payment: July 1, 2024
- Series 2022A
- $8,920,000*
- Refunding Revenue Bonds
- Delivery of bonds on or about March 3, 2022
- Forward delivery Bonds are exempt from Federal Income Tax
- Minimum denominations of $25,000; accredited investors only
- Interest will be payable on June 1 and December 1 of each year, commencing June 1, 2022
- First principal payment: June 1, 2023
- Series 2023A
- $75,995,000*
- Refunding Revenue Bonds
- Delivery of bonds on or about March 3, 2023
- Forward delivery Bonds are exempt from Federal Income Tax
- Minimum denominations of $25,000; accredited investors only
- Interest will be payable on June 1 and December 1 of each year, commencing June 1, 2023
- First principal payment: June 1, 2024
Use of Bond Proceeds
Project
- Financing capital expenditures, including
- Costs relating to the expansion of the continuing care retirement community known as Searstone, specifically, an independent living and healthcare expansion project, The Highview at Searstone
- The modification, improvement, or enhancement of certain infrastructure serving the Searstone Community
- Refunding the Series 2020A (Tax-Exempt) and Series 2020B (Taxable) Revenue Bonds
- Funding capitalized interest on the Series 2021 Bonds
- Funding a portion of the Parity Debt Service Reserve Fund
- Funding the 2021B-C Debt Service Reserve Fund
- Paying a portion of the costs of issuing the Series 2021 Bonds
- The Series 2022A Bonds will refund the outstanding Series 2016 Bonds
- The Series 2023A Bonds will refund the outstanding Series 2017 Bonds
Security
- Secured by interest in improvements to be constructed and assets of the Corporation,
- Secured by a gross revenue pledge,
- Secured by debt service reserve funds,
- Secured by assignment of all marketing, development, management and construction contracts.
Key Financial Covenants
- 1.10x Debt Service Coverage Ratio; tested annually through 2027 and 1.20x Debt Service Coverage Ratio; tested annually from 2028 thereafter
- 150 Days Cash on Hand/Liquidity Covenant; tested semi-annually
- Marketing Covenant tested quarterly beginning with 78% at 12/31/21 rising to 90% by 6/30/24 or approximately 12 months after opening
- Occupancy Covenant tested quarterly beginning one full quarter after opening or rising to 90% in 4 years
- Cumulative Cash Operating Loss Covenant: testing to begin the full fiscal quarter following the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy and ends the first full fiscal quarter following stabilization.
We are currently accepting indications of interest for these tax-exempt bonds with an expected pricing the week of October 18, 2021, and anticipated settlement during the week of November 15, 2021. For more information including risks, please read the Preliminary Official Statement in its entirety. If you have interest in purchasing these bonds, please contact your HJ Sims financial professional as soon as possible.
*Subject to change
No dealer, broker, salesperson, or other person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representation other than those contained in the Preliminary Official Statement and, if given or made, such other information or representation should not be relied upon as having been authorized by the Issuer, the Borrower, or the Underwriters. The information set forth herein has been obtained from the Issuer, Borrower, and other sources that are believed to be reliable, but is not guaranteed as to accuracy or completeness by, and is not construed as a representation of, the Underwriters. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Under no circumstances shall this constitute an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. Any offering or solicitation will be made only to investors pursuant to the Preliminary Official Statement, which should be read in its entirety. Investments involve risk including the possible loss of principal. HJ Sims is a member of FINRA and SIPC, and is not affiliated with Searstone Retirement Community.
HJ Sims Assists Landis Homes in Securing Bank Financing for a New Independent Living Campus in Downtown Lancaster and Refinancing of Variable Rate Bank Debt with Fixed-Rate Bond Debt
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CONTACT: Shauna Reilly, CMO | 203-418-9043 | [email protected]
HJ Sims Assists Landis Homes in Securing Bank Financing for a New Independent Living Campus in Downtown Lancaster and Refinancing of Variable Rate Bank Debt with Fixed-Rate Bond Debt
FAIRFIELD, CT– HJ Sims (Sims), a privately held investment bank and wealth management firm founded in 1935, is pleased to announce the successful closing of an August/September 2021 financing in the amount of $25 million for Landis Place on King (LPK) and $53 million for Landis Homes Retirement Community (LHRC), which operates a Continuing Care Retirement Community in Lititz, PA. Landis is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Landis Communities (Landis) that operates a home and community services subsidiary, Landis HCBS, and a middle-market housing subsidiary, Landis Quality Living. As of 2021, LHRC serves 850 residents on its campus with residential living (cottages, apartments, hybrid homes, and suites), personal care, skilled nursing, and memory support services.
Landis approached Sims in the spring of 2021 for help with securing financing for two separate transactions. The first was to build LPK, a mixed-use development, which will bring 79 middle- and low-income senior housing units to downtown Lancaster, PA. The second was the permanent refinancing of three outstanding variable rate bank loans that provided capital for renovations.
Sims evaluated financing alternatives for LPK, determining that the lower costs associated with bank financing were the most attractive. Sims coordinated a robust bank solicitation process, selecting Orrstown Bank, which provided $25 million in draw-down capital financing, along with an attractive fixed rate for the first 10 years of their 15-year commitment.
Sims provided bond underwriting in connection with the refinancing of $48 million of LHRC’s Series 2015B, 2015C and 2017A bank loans, and provided $5 million in capital for campus renovations. The Series 2021 Bonds were structured as parity obligations with LHRC’s existing Series 2015A Bonds and the LPK bank debt provided by Orrstown Bank
Both financings are secured by a Pledge of Gross Revenues, First Mortgage positions on LHRC and LPK, and the Series 2021 Bonds are secured by a Debt Service Reserve Fund. The LPK Bank Financing provides 15-years of funding, with an underlying 30-year amortization and a fixed-rate of 2.35% for 10 years. The Series 2021 Bonds were structured as 35-year bonds, bearing a 5-year premium redemption option and amortized to wrap around LHRC’s existing Series 2015A bonds, providing level debt service.
The financing team closed the LPK bank financing prior to the expiration of the Bank’s natural fixed-rate commitment, followed by the closing of the $53,385,000 Series 2021 Bonds. The bonds oversubscribed, allowing for lower interest rates to LHRC’s benefit.
Closing on August 18 and September 29, 2021, the $25 million LPK and the $53 million LHRC financings provide Landis with competitive cost of financing and support for future growth.
“Sims was an excellent partner for Landis during our recent financing transactions. Having one financing transaction moving forward at a time is difficult enough; we had two separate financings moving on parallel tracks. The Sims team was prepared, organized, and gave what was needed for success. They negotiated hard, executed due diligence, and structured the financings to meet our individualized needs. We’re grateful to have Sims as our partner,” Corey Hamilton, CFO, Landis.
Financed Right®: Lynn Daly: 312.505.5688 | [email protected] , Jim Bodine: 267.360.6245 | [email protected], Siamac Afshar: 267.360.6250 | [email protected].
ABOUT HJ SIMS: Founded in 1935, HJ Sims is a privately held investment bank and wealth management firm. Headquartered in Fairfield, CT, Sims has nationwide investment banking, private wealth management and trading locations. Member FINRA, SIPC. Testimonials may not be representative of another client’s experience. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram.
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HJ Sims Market Commentary: Pace of the Year-end Race
Here we are in the final quarter of the year trying to figure out what we may need to do to help and protect our portfolios, investment goals, families and businesses, between now and year-end. There is a big “Wall of Worry” and less than 60 trading days left, some of which could be very volatile.
Continue readingAn Exclusive Investment Opportunity: Broadview at Purchase College
**This financing has been successfully closed. Please contact you advisor for any potential secondary market opportunities.**
$392,245,000*
WESTCHESTER COUNTY LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Revenue Bonds
Purchase Senior Learning Community, Inc. Project
Series 2021
Series 2021A Bonds $213,805,000*
Series 2021B Entrance Fee Principal Redemption Bonds $23,520,000*
Series 2021C Entrance Fee Principal Redemption Bonds $58,730,000*
Series 2021D Entrance Fee Principal Redemption Bonds $89,525,000*
Series 2021E Taxable Entrance Fee Principal Redemption Bonds $6,665,000*
HJ Sims is pleased to serve as sole underwriter for Broadview at Purchase College, a planned senior living community consisting of 174 independent living apartments and 46 villas, 36 assisted living beds and 32 memory care beds on the campus of Purchase College in Purchase, Westchester County, New York.
Purchase College is approximately five miles from White Plains, NY and 25 miles from midtown Manhattan. It was founded in 1967 and one of the 13 comprehensive colleges of the State of New York (SUNY) system.
In 2011 legislation was passed in New York to permit SUNY to enter into a 75-year ground lease for development of Broadview, finding “provision of a senior learning community upon the grounds…is appropriate to further the objectives and purposes of [SUNY].” The legislation mandates that 100% of any rent Purchase College receives from the lease shall be used by the college for student financial aid and full-time teaching positions.
In addition to a wide variety of amenities and commons spaces, the community will include a Learning Commons consisting of classrooms, studios, a dining venue, gathering spaces, and performance spaces for use by Broadview residents and the College community and will be a place where residents, students and faculty can come together for lectures, seminars, performances, mentoring, tutoring and other educational purposes. Arts and cultural opportunities on the Purchase College campus also include the Neuberger Museum of Art, the Richard and Dolly Maass Gallery, and the Performing Arts Center, all a short walk from the Community.
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This stunning new community will mix a vibrant college environment with senior living premium services and amenities. There will be unique opportunities for intergenerational learning & mentoring.
Broadview residents will become part of a senior living community embedded on the Purchase College campus. The Purchase College tagline ‘Think Wide Open’ will be the guiding principle for Broadview, offering opportunities to cross borders between generations, break down stereotypes and form mutually beneficial and lasting friendships.
Broadview will feature the Learning Commons (pictured above) which will be the fulcrum where students of all ages converge. Classrooms, galleries, studios, a coffeehouse and more will be housed within its expansive premises as Broadview’s hub. Meet, dine, take courses and attend lectures — each day here will present an open invitation to mingle with other residents, students and faculty in life-expanding relationships.
Market response to the new community has been strong with 83% of the independent living units reserved as of September 30, 2021.
In 2014 HJ Sims was selected as investment banker and has been actively involved in the development of the community and structuring this financing throughout the past seven years. In 2018 we raised $15 million in Bond Anticipation Notes for the initial development costs which supplemented a $5 million grant received by the Purchase College Foundation Housing Corporation. For more information about the 2018 financing, please read the full case study.
About the Bonds
- Series 2021A Bonds $213,805,000*
- Interest is exempt from Federal Income Tax, State of New York Income Tax and New York City Income Tax
- Minimum investment of $100,000 with $5,000 increments thereafter Qualified Institutional Buyers and accredited investors only
- Interest will be payable on January 1 and July 1 of each year, commencing July 1, 2022
- First principal payment: July 1, 2027
- Final maturity: July 1, 2056 (multiple maturities offered)
- Series 2021B Entrance Fee Principal Redemption Bonds $23,520,000*
- Interest is exempt from Federal Income Tax, State of New York Income Tax and New York City Income Tax
- Minimum investment of $100,000 with $5,000 increments thereafter Qualified Institutional Buyers and accredited investors only
- Interest will be payable on January 1 and July 1 of each year, commencing July 1, 2022
- Sized to 85% of Entrance Fee pool
- Anticipated to be redeemed July 1, 2025
- Series 2021C Entrance Fee Principal Redemption Bonds $58,730,000*
- Interest is exempt from Federal Income Tax, State of New York Income Tax and New York City Income Tax
- Minimum investment of $100,000 with $5,000 increments thereafter Qualified Institutional Buyers and accredited investors only
- Interest will be payable on January 1 and July 1 of each year, commencing July 1, 2022
- Sized to 75% of Entrance Fee pool
- Anticipated to be redeemed July 1, 2025
- Series 2021D Entrance Fee Principal Redemption Bonds $89,525,000*
- Interest is exempt from Federal Income Tax, State of New York Income Tax and New York City Income Tax
- Minimum investment of $100,000 with $5,000 increments thereafter Qualified Institutional Buyers and accredited investors only
- Interest will be payable on January 1 and July 1 of each year, commencing July 1, 2022
- Sized to 50% of Entrance Fee pool
- Anticipated to be redeemed July 1, 2024
- Series 2021E Taxable Entrance Fee Principal Redemption Bonds $6,665,000*
- Interest is NOT exempt from Federal Income Tax, State of New York Income Tax and New York City Income Tax
- Minimum investment of $100,000 with $5,000 increments thereafter Qualified Institutional Buyers and accredited investors only
- Interest will be payable on January 1 and July 1 of each year, commencing July 1, 2022
- Sized to 12% of Entrance Fee pool
- Anticipated to be redeemed October 1, 2023
Use of Bond Proceeds
Project
- Construction of the community
- Working Capital to fund pre-opening and opening expenses
- Debt Service Reserve Funds
- Capitalized Interest during construction
- Financing costs
Security
- Secured by a sub-leasehold mortgage on the property
- Secured by a gross revenue pledge
- Secured by debt service reserve funds
- Secured by an assignment of project documents
- Secured by a $10 million liquidity support fund
Key Financial Covenants
- 1.20x Debt Service Coverage Ratio; tested annually following stabilization
- 175 Days Cash on Hand/Liquidity Covenant; tested semi-annually following stabilization
- Marketing Covenant requiring quarterly step ups beginning with 78% at 12/31/21 rising to 90% by 6/30/24 or approximately 12 months after opening
- Occupancy Covenant requiring quarterly step ups beginning one full quarter after opening and rising to 90% in 4 years
- Cumulative Cash Loss Covenant: testing to begin the full fiscal quarter following the issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy and ending the first full fiscal quarter following stabilization.
We are currently accepting indications of interest for these tax-exempt bonds with an expected pricing the week of October 25, 2021, and anticipated settlement during early November. For more information including risks, please read the Preliminary Official Statement in its entirety. If you have interest in purchasing these bonds, please contact your HJ Sims financial professional as soon as possible.
*Subject to change
No dealer, broker, salesperson, or other person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representation other than those contained in the Preliminary Official Statement and, if given or made, such other information or representation should not be relied upon as having been authorized by the Issuer, the Borrower, or the Underwriters. The information set forth herein has been obtained from the Issuer, Borrower, and other sources that are believed to be reliable, but is not guaranteed as to accuracy or completeness by, and is not construed as a representation of, the Underwriters. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Under no circumstances shall this constitute an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. Any offering or solicitation will be made only to investors pursuant to the Preliminary Official Statement, which should be read in its entirety. Investments involve risk including the possible loss of principal. HJ Sims is a member of FINRA and SIPC, and is not affiliated with Purchase Senior Learning Community, Inc.
HJ Sims Market Commentary: Every Endeavor
Over the past 18 months, we have all refashioned our lives, some several times, by choice or circumstances related to health or work or family. We created safe cocoons and, as a result of vaccines and COVID fatigue, burst out of them.
Continue readingU.S. House Ways and Means Committee Proposes Restoring Tax-exempt Advance Refundings
The House Ways and Means Committee introduced the tax proposal connected with the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill, the Build Back Better Act. The tax proposals included therein would restore tax-exempt advance refundings, which have been unavailable to governmental and 501(c)(3) as a means of reducing the cost of capital since the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
Continue readingHJ Sims Market Commentary: Bicameral Minds
One psychologist theorized that there may have been a time during human evolution when there was no connection between the right and left chambers in the human brain, perhaps ancient people had a bicameral mind in which one side of the brain made command decisions and the other side listened and obeyed. Many of us are of two minds about the momentous decisions being made in Washington in the coming weeks.
Continue readingHJ Sims Market Commentary: Back to Basics
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Continue readingHJ Sims Market Commentary: Dancing in the Dark
In the Cherokee creation myth, when plants and animals were first made, they were told to keep awake for seven nights. The plants who succeeded became evergreens, and all others were doomed to lose their “hair” every winter. The animals who stayed up were given the power to “see” in the dark. Investors trying to create or manage a portfolio in current market conditions either feel like their clear vision of the future will guide them while others feel like they are just dancing in the dark.
Continue readingPositive HUD Program Developments
We’ve all heard the expression the “Dog Days of Summer”. Think hot, sultry, languid days, with not much of anything going on. Sims Mortgage Funding questions that if nothing is going on in the HUD mortgage insurance space, what can we glean from this reprieve?
Continue readingHJ Sims Market Commentary: Forward Settlements
In the process of forward deliveries, we rely upon the close relationships that our veteran sales executives maintain with major buyers, enabling us to structure bonds with prevailing fixed rates for settlement or delivery at a future date.
Continue readingAn Investment Opportunity: Landis Homes
$52,210,000*
LANCASTER INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Health Center Revenue Refunding Bonds
Landis Homes Retirement Community
SERIES 2021
HJ Sims is pleased to serve as sole underwriter for tax-exempt Series 2021 revenue refunding bonds on behalf of Landis Homes, located in Lititz, PA. Landis Homes is a not-for-profit retirement community which is home to 875+ persons living in cottages, apartments, hybrids, suites, personal care and healthcare on a 114-acre campus surrounded by
Lancaster County farmland.
Landis Homes is an affiliate of the Landis Communities, which started in the early 1960s when Eastern Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities (now EMM) began exploring how they might develop a community for retired mission workers, pastors and others. Landis Communities is the location of choice for those who follow the Mennonite faith tradition. There is a very strong connection to the local churches and almost 55% of the residents come from the Mennonite faith. Most Mennonite Communities in Lancaster County do not have a similar representation.
Landis Communities is committed to creatively serving the diverse needs and interests of older adults. These needs come from a cross-section of races, ethnicities, and socioeconomic status.
About the Bonds
- Series 2021
- $52,210,000*
- Fitch Rated “BBB-” Stable Outlook
- Bonds are exempt from Federal Income Tax and exempt from State of Pennsylvania Income Tax
- Denominations of $5,000; no transfer restrictions
- Interest will be payable on January 1 and July 1 of each year, commencing January 1, 2022
- First principal payment: July 1, 2023
Project
- Refund outstanding bank debt
- Expected renovation and improvement of facilities, independent living areas and housing units.
Security
- Secured by Master Trust Indenture
- Includes pledge of Gross Receipts of the Obligated Group and mortgage of substantially all real estate of the Borrower
- 50% Funded Debt Service Reserve Fund
Key Financial Covenants
- 1.20x Debt Service Coverage Ratio; tested annually
- 120 Days Cash on Hand; tested semi-annually
- Event of Default if DSRC is below 1.00x for two consecutive fiscal years
We are currently accepting indications of interest for these tax-exempt bonds with an expected pricing the week of September 13, 2021, and anticipated settlement during the week of September 27, 2021. For more information including risks, please read the Preliminary Official Statement in its entirety. If you have interest in purchasing these bonds, please contact your HJ Sims financial professional as soon as possible.
*Subject to change
No dealer, broker, salesperson, or other person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representation other than those contained in the Preliminary Official Statement and, if given or made, such other information or representation should not be relied upon as having been authorized by the Issuer, the Borrower, or the Underwriters. The information set forth herein has been obtained from the Issuer, Borrower, and other sources that are believed to be reliable, but is not guaranteed as to accuracy or completeness by, and is not construed as a representation of, the Underwriters. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Under no circumstances shall this constitute an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. Any offering or solicitation will be made only to investors pursuant to the Preliminary Official Statement, which should be read in its entirety. Investments involve risk including the possible loss of principal. HJ Sims is a member of FINRA and SIPC, and is not affiliated with Landis Homes
HJ Sims Market Commentary: From Evacuations to Vaccinations to Denominations
We are literally mid-summer and whether we are in the middle of our vacation or our workweek, we are never more than a few minutes away from a device blasting the latest headlines from every corner of the globe and even news from outer space.
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