Winter Springs, FL – April 13th, 2026 – CounterpointeSRE is marking a decade of innovation in senior housing finance, celebrating 10 years since its first C-PACE transaction in the sector with a new, nearly $30 million financing for Legacy at Lake Talmo, a to-be-built independent senior living community in Winter Springs.
The milestone highlights the firm’s role in transforming Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing from a niche retrofit solution into a widely adopted capital source for both new construction and modernization projects across senior housing.
CounterpointeSRE’s first senior housing C-PACE transaction closed in March 2016, supporting upgrades to the Southern Oaks skilled nursing facility in Pensacola, FL. The financing enabled critical infrastructure improvements while enhancing the property’s resilience to extreme weather.
“Over the past decade, C-PACE has evolved from a specialized financing tool into a core component of the capital stack for senior housing,” said Eric Alini, CEO of CounterpointeSRE. “Developers and operators are increasingly turning to C-PACE to reduce their cost of capital, increase leverage, and deliver more resilient, efficient communities that are built for the long term.”
C-PACE provides long-term, fixed-rate, non-recourse financing for energy efficiency, resiliency, and sustainability improvements. In senior housing, it enables developers and operators to lower upfront equity requirements, preserve cash flow, and align financing with the useful life of building systems.
In Pensacola, CounterpointeSRE’s financing for Southern Oaks supported upgrades to elevators, roofing, and windows, allowing ownership to modernize the facility and increase hurricane resiliency while maintaining operational liquidity. The project was later recognized by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Solution Center as a model for resilience-driven investment.
More recently, CounterpointeSRE provided nearly $30 million in C-PACE financing for Legacy at Lake Talmo as part of a $51 million capital stack. The project will feature two four-story residential wings, a central clubhouse, and amenity-rich spaces overlooking Lake Talmo, with professional management by Meridian Senior Living.
Scheduled for completion in early 2028, the project reflects the growing use of C-PACE in ground-up development. Over the past decade, the financing structure has expanded beyond retrofits to become a standard component in new construction, particularly as developers prioritize resilience, efficiency, and long-term asset performance.
As demand for senior housing continues to grow, CounterpointeSRE expects C-PACE to play an increasingly important role in enabling cost-effective, scalable development.
About CounterpointeSRE
CounterpointeSRE operates at the intersection of commercial real estate and energy industries, providing mortgage, C-PACE, and other energy financial products. As a portfolio company of MassMutual, the firm delivers integrated sustainable finance solutions to commercial real estate owners and operators.
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