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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Raleigh-based Greystone Affordable Development and Charlotte-based Urban Trends Real Estate Inc. have released plans to develop Eastway Crossings, a $28.9 million affordable housing community located on Charlotte’s east side. The development will be funded through the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program. Greystone Affordable Development and Urban Trends are co-developers working on behalf of Harmony Housing, a national nonprofit specializing in affordable and workforce housing. Eastway Crossings is Greystone Affordable Development’s first new construction project in the Charlotte market. The community will offer residential units for senior …

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FLORIDA — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the $51 million sale of two skilled nursing facilities, on in Central Florida and one in Northeast Florida. The communities offer a total of 300 licensed beds near local medical centers. A Florida-based owner operator sold the properties to an undisclosed buyer in an off-market transaction.

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ST. LOUIS — EmpowerMe Wellness, a St. Louis-based integrated healthcare provider to senior living communities, announced that Jim McKelvey, serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Square (NYSE: SQ), has made an investment in the company. McKelvey joins lead investor Hermann Cos., a St. Louis-based holding company owned by the Hermann family and led by CEO Bob Hermann and COO Rick Holton. “EmpowerMe’s mission of improving the lives of seniors by using technology and integration is what led me to invest,” says McKelvey. “Having founded a technology company to serve the underserved …

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BEDFORD, N.H. — Single Digits Inc. has named Jerry Grove as vice president and general manager of senior living at the Bedford-based internet technology company. During his 20-year tenure in the senior care industry, Grove has developed leading-edge business strategies. Most recently, he was the senior vice president of sales at Sentrics, where he developed the company’s new 3in1 Managed Services Program. He joined Sentrics upon its acquisition of Esco Technologies LLC. As president and CEO at Esco Technologies, Grove grew the company from six to 75 employees and achieved …

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HAMILTON, N.J. — Spiezle Architectural Group Inc., a Hamilton-based, full-service architectural, interior design, landscape architecture and planning firm, has promoted Richard Quinn to principal. Quinn’s career in architecture spans 30 years. He has spent the last seven years with Spiezle, where he has executed a wide range of projects, including senior living, corporate and public spaces. Quinn received his associate’s degree in architectural drafting technology from Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology and his bachelor’s degree in architecture from Drexel University. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects …

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PORTLAND, Ore. — LRS Architects Inc has completed design work for Parkview at Terwilliger Plaza just south of downtown Portland. The 10-story, 370,000-square-foot building will bring 127 independent living apartments to the existing three-building senior living campus while providing space for up to 200 new residents. The project is designed to the Passive House standard with several sustainability goals, including sustainable energy use and improved air quality. “Features such as thermal bridge-free detailing, airtight construction, energy-efficient appliances, heat recovery ventilation and a green roof are central toward creating comfortable and …

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DANVILLE, Ind. — New Perspective has opened the doors on Woodland Terrace of Danville, a 164-unit senior living community in Danville, approximately 20 miles west of Indianapolis. The 35-acre campus includes 50 cottage-style townhomes and a main building for a variety of amenities. The property offers independent living, assisted living and memory care options. Along with sister properties in nearby Carmel and New Palestine, Minnesota-based New Perspective operates the community.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a 400-bed skilled nursing portfolio in the Kansas City metro area. The seller was a Missouri-based family office that developed the portfolio in the late 1990s along with its wholly owned management company, Capital Health Management. The buyer was an East Coast-based investor and its operations partner, both looking to expand in Missouri. The price was not disclosed.

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HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Claiborne Senior Living, a Hattiesburg-based operator, has hired Danielle Anderson and Nazima Drumm to its corporate management team. Anderson assumes the position of regional director of operations where she will be responsible for overall operations management at assigned communities in addition to other key projects. Prior to joining Claiborne, she served as vice president of care and programs for Galerie Living, a privately held management and development company. She has also served as a business officer director, executive director and chief compliance officer over the years. Drumm …

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ST. LOUIS, Mo. — David Smith will no longer be involved with day-to-day operations at Sherpa CRM, a St. Louis-based sales enablement platform that he co-founded eight years ago. Prior to co-founding Sherpa, Smith founded One on One: Inspired Senior Sales to offer evidence-based sales training, consulting and coaching to senior living communities across the U.S. and Canada. Smith spent decades studying and refining the senior sales process. He recently shared his approach in the book “It’s About Time: How to Grow Revenue with Prospect-Centered Selling.” In addition to consulting, …

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