By Webster Bank
Webster Bank is pleased to announce it has provided a $21.8 million senior mortgage loan to AEW Capital Management and Senior Lifestyle Corporation (SLC) in connection with the refinancing of a 71-unit Assisted Living and Memory Care community located in Newtown, Connecticut.
“AEW has been a pioneer and leader in senior housing and Webster Bank is pleased to partner with AEW to support its successful development of a senior housing facility serving the Newtown community and surrounding area,” said Steve Dowe, senior vice president and Head of Healthcare CRE at Webster Bank. “This transaction is another example of WebsterÕs partnership with owners and operators of senior housing to help expand their senior housing strategies to best serve the lifestyle and clinical needs of the senior population.”
“We are delighted to again partner with WebsterÕs Healthcare team who provided a flexible, cost-efficient permanent debt solution to support the refinancing of this newly built community and bridge the property to its full stabilized operation,” said Brian Sunday, Managing Director and Head of Seniors Housing at AEW Capital Management. The community, Church Hill Village, was developed by AEW and SLC and opened in January 2020.
Webster Healthcare has a long history in providing capital solutions and commercial banking services to providers and investors across the sector. Webster HealthcareÕs portfolio includes a broad array of loan commitments to healthcare facilities across the care continuum of senior living as well as acute care and post-acute care inpatient and outpatient treatment facilities.
About Webster
Webster Bank (“Webster”) is a leading commercial bank in the Northeast that provides a wide range of digital and traditional financial solutions across three differentiated lines of business: Commercial Banking, Consumer Banking and its HSA Bank division, one of the countryÕs largest providers of employee benefits solutions. Headquartered in Stamford, CT, Webster is a values-driven organization with $68 billion in assets. Its core footprint spans the northeastern U.S. from New York to Massachusetts, with certain businesses operating in extended geographies. Webster Bank is a member of the FDIC and an equal housing lender. For more information about Webster, including our latest annual report, please visit our About page. To find our latest press releases, visit the Webster Newsroom.
Santander Holdings USA, Inc. ( “Santander US” ) is a wholly -owned subsidiary of Madrid -based Banco Santander, S.A. (NYSE: SAN) (“Santander ”), recognized as one of the world’s most admired companies by Fortune Magazine in 2026, with more than 182 million customers in the United States, Europe and Latin America. Santander US is the intermediate holding company for Santander’s five growing businesses in the United States. Santander’s U.S. presence consists of auto lending, retail and digital banking, commercial banking, corporate and investment banking, and wealth management businesses. In August 2026, Santander closed on its acquisition of Webster Financial Corporation and, indirectly, Webster Bank, N.A, creating a leading retail and commercial bank in the United States by assets with an expanded presence in the Northeast. In the U.S. market, Santander also is recognized as top-10 auto lender and a top -10 multifamily bank lender and servicer, and operates one of the fastest growing digital banks, Openbank by Santander, as a division of Santander Bank, N.A. For more information about Santander US, please visit www.santanderus.com.