TEAM
Crown’s integration of staff managers, financing experts, attorneys, marketing and development representatives coordinate all aspects of each development. The company is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota with satellite offices in Conneticut and Ohio.
Thomas LaSalle
Principal
Mr. LaSalle has over 45 years of development, financing, consulting, and management experience. Tom and the Crown team have extensive experience in managing market rate and subsidized senior housing, assisted living and memory care facilities, rental apartments and commercial offices. Commercial management includes managing the 600,000-square foot BLN Office Park since 1980.
The company has also been headquartered at BLN during this period. Mr. LaSalle was formerly President of the University of Minnesota Alumni Club that consists of 60,000 U of M graduates. He has been on numerous banking boards. Mr. LaSalle’s companies have provided extensive project management services for the University of Minnesota.
Jack Brandt
President
Mr. Brandt has over forty years of development and management experience with an extensive focus in financial modeling and real estate development. Areas of expertise include senior housing, multifamily housing, affordable housing, mixed-use land development and various commercial enterprises. He is extremely familiar with tax exempt bond and HUD financing. Mr. Brandt is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and attended William Mitchell College of Law.
Susan Veeder
Director of Finance
Richard Bienapfl
Chief Operations Officer & Development
Derek Brandt
Executive VP-Development Services-Principal
Derek has significant experience in the development of affordable housing using the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program. He also is experienced in senior and multifamily rental development with an emphasis on HUD and agency financing. Derek is a graduate of the University of Iowa.
Greg LaSalle
Nicholas Brandt
Vice President-Management and Development-Principal
Nicholas is responsible for the identification and development of rental apartments and affordable housing. He has extensive experience in the management and development of subsidized and market rate properties with Polaris Properties, Common Bond and United Properties. Nicholas holds a real estate broker’s license in Minnesota and Colorado. He is graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Tim Trimble
Mr. Trimble has more than 30 years’ experience in senior housing marketing, management, development and ownership. He has excelled in bringing new communities from the initial pre-marketing through full stabilization. Mr. Trimble began his career in senior housing at Bor-Son Construction in 1983, where he assisted clients in the development of senior facilities. In 1992, Tim became Executive Vice President, COO and co-owner of SilverCrest Properties. His duties included overseeing the operations of SilverCrest’s growing senior housing facilities. He was also an owner in numerous senior projects, which facilitated understanding of the operations from an owner’s perspective. At SilverCrest he was accountable for the P & L of all facilities. Mr. Trimble also developed and managed the company’s first senior campus working with a non-profit client. He guided the company’s first out of state management opportunity in San Antonio, Texas. Tim also initiated and cofounded SilverCrest’s food service company, GTC Dining Services.
William Lykken
President, Crown Property Holdings, LLC
Mr. Lykken has over 35 years of experience in large-scale real estate development, real estate brokerage and the structuring of complex real estate transactions including 1031 exchanges. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Bowling Green University. Following graduation, he served in the United States Air Force where he rose to the rank of Captain as a C130 pilot.
Tracy Popp
Tracy has worked in both property management and compliance with LaSalle. She has extensive experience related to governance of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program, HUD programs and tax-exempt bonds. Other responsibilities include HUD audits and insuring compliance with all federal/state regulations for Tapestry managed properties. Tracy also coordinating processes and procedures with property managers, regional property managers and accounting.
Anne Seaberg
Office Manager
Drawing on more than 30 years’ experience in administrative support, Anne deals with the many changes and challenges the full spectrum of management, development and ownership of properties. Anne joined the Crown corporate family more than 25 years ago.
Lisa Loge
Lisa schedules and coordinates monthly meetings with managers, site managers and regional property managers. She is extremely familiar with the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency and HUD regulations on matters such as rent increases, draws, and contract renewals. Lisa has been employed by Crown for over 12 years.
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Crown Equities, LLC
2001 Killebrew Drive, Suite 100
Minneapolis, MN 55425