First it was rentals. Now it s condos. The redevelopment of a former Great Barrington nursing home that s sat vacant since 2020 appears to be on track. If so, the condos
Amid a desperate need for new apartments, Great Barrington appears to be in luck. A new developer swoops in to convert a former nursing home into housing. And he won t
Developer Jon Halpern confirmed to The Eagle that he has backed out from purchasing the property and redeveloping it. But, a new developer might be stepping forward.
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Brian Shanahan (left), Brian Gross (middle), Jon Halpern (right) started Pineapple Payments after meeting through Halpern and Gross’ previous business, AthleteTrax. Photo courtesy of Pineapple Payments.
If the last nine years have been a dream, don’t wake Brian Gross and Jon Halpern.
The pair, along with partner Brian Shanahan, recently signed an agreement for Fiserv, Inc. to acquire their Pittsburgh-based payments technology company, Pineapple Payments.
The deal is the latest leg of a journey that started for the lifelong friends when they were detailing cars together while still in high school.
“The car wash and detail business was our first foray into entrepreneurship,” Halpern remembered. “We were able to convince certain locations to allow us to set up shop and, you know, pester people to get their car washed and detailed.”
Great Barrington has approved the conversion of the former Great Barrington Nursing and Rehabilitation Center to 30 rental apartments. Residents worry that the new complex will increase traffic and cause other problems. EAGLE FILE PHOTO
GREAT BARRINGTON â The Planning Board has approved the conversion of a former Great Barrington nursing home into rental apartments over the objections of neighbors.
After a marathon meeting last week, the board voted 5-0 in support of a project that will create 30 studio, one- and two-bedroom units in the former Great Barrington Nursing and Rehabilitation Center off Route 23/ Maple Avenue.
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