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JANUARY 14, 2019 VOL. 55, No. 2

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Downtown Stamford. Photo by Derek Sabine.

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Stamford continues reign as Fairfield County’s crown jewel

BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

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f, as Mel Brooks posited, it’s good to be the king, then it’s certainly good to be Stamford right now. The city that claims to have been “Innovating since 1641” is one of the state’s — never mind Fairfield County’s — brightest stars at the moment in terms of business development, housing, population growth and potential.

The secret, according to Director of Economic Development Thomas

Madden? “We have an absolutely great product that everybody’s buying.”

Madden’s bold statement is backed up by data the city recently released in a report on its various activities during the third quarter of last year. During that time: • Stamford’s labor force grew by almost 1,000 people over the previous quarter, while the unemployment rate dropped from 4 percent to 3.6 percent — less than both the state average unemployment rate of 3.8 percent and the national average unemployment rate of 3.9 percent.

• Leasing activity totaled nearly 763,000 square feet, up from roughly 171,000 square feet during the previous quarter, which Madden noted was due in large part to Charter Communications’ 532,000-square-foot build-tosuit headquarters, which is now under construction at 406 Washington Blvd. Other significant deals included Gartner’s 57,000-square-foot expansion at 700 Fairfield Ave. and KPMG’s relocation to 677 Washington Blvd., where it will occupy the entire fourth floor.

• Total home sales for the quarter topped over $141 million, about $1 million more than the third quarter of 2017 but $10 million more than the third quarter of 2016. On the apartment side, the 175-unit Element » STAMFORD

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Buyer of $1.5M Villa BXV condo in Bronxville sues Greenwich sponsor over alleged defects

BY BILL HELTZEL bheltzel@westfairinc.com THE BUYER OF A $1.5 MILLION condominium in the Villa BXV complex in Bronxville, New York, wants her contract canceled, citing alleged design defects.

Sharon Herstein sued the condominium sponsor, Gateway Kensington LLC of Greenwich, Connecticut, last month in Westchester Supreme Court.

The condominium was marketed and sold “as a top-tier luxury product that would afford owners and residents an elegant, pampered lifestyle,” the complaint states. “The sponsor has not delivered on that promise.”

The developer, Fareri Associates of Greenwich,

responded in a written statement: “It is unfortunate that despite our best efforts, we have been unable to satisfy one of our buyers.”

Fareri said it would not address the specific issues in the lawsuit.

“We can, however, unequivocally state that we remain committed to working with all of our owners and residents to assure that the Villa BXV experience is all that we have promised and that they should expect.”

Fareri said it has built a reputation for quality and integrity for 40 years, building thousands of houses, townhouses, condominium apartments and rental units.

“Our reputation as a » VILLA BXV

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ver the years, Kasey L. Hilleary somehow found herself as the photographer of her family, ready with the various aim-and-shoot cameras that helped to fill albums with snapshots. One holiday season, her husband surprised her with a professional camera, the Canon Rebel, along with the comment that it was “time to get a professional camera.”

But Hilleary’s new camera was a bit more complicated than her previous Instamatic devices. “I needed to learn everything the camera did technically,” she recalled. “I joined the New York Institute of Photography online, and it became so fun to learn.”

While maintaining a full-time career as a software trainer at a local law firm, Hilleary decided to take her newfound photographic knowledge into a side career. She initially aimed to create a homebased business, but that didn’t quite work.

“I set up a room, had a backdrop and did it out of my house with the dog hair and the laundry,” she said. “I was like, ‘I want people to come to a more professional environment.’ ” Now going into her sixth year of business, Hilleary’s KLH Photography LLC operates from a studio at 130 Elm St. in Bridgeport, where a 12-foot ceiling and 8-foot eastern-facing window offer an airy environment filled with natural illumination. The Canon Rebel that changed Hilleary’s life has since been replaced with a 5D Mark III sporting a 50mm 1.2 lens, but her brand loyalty remains. “I’m a Canon gal,” she said with pride.

KLH Photography’s clients run the gamut from business professionals seeking a new corporate portrait or a distinguished LinkedIn photograph to proud parents eager to create photographic memories of their children, either through straightforward portraiture or phantasmagoric composites that place the young subjects in fantastic scenarios via Adobe Photoshop. But child subjects require extra skill and speed, Hilleary warned, observing that, “with any photography that includes a 10-month-old to a 4-year-old, you need to get that done fast because they’re going to lose interest.”

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Publisher Dee DelBello Managing Editor/Print Glenn Kalinoski Managing Editor/Digital Bob Rozycki Associate Publisher Anne Jordan Group Associate Publisher Dan Viteri NEWS Copy and Video Editor • Peter Katz Bureau Chief • Kevin Zimmerman Senior Reporter • Bill Heltzel, Reporters • Ryan Deffenbaugh, Phil Hall, Georgette Gouveia, Mary Shustack ART & PRODUCTION Creative Director Dan Viteri Art Director Sebastián Flores Art Director Kelsie Mania Digital Content Director Meghan McSharry Kasey L. Hilleary, owner of KLH Photography LLC. Photo by Phil Hall.

Hilleary also specializes in generational pictures, where family members gather together for a single portrait. Having more people to work with also demands patience, Hilleary added, explaining that “it’s one thing to get one person into a flattering position, but getting three or four people takes a little more time.”

A great deal of Hilleary’s photographic work involves calming the nerves of her subjects, many of whom enter her studio professing how they hate to be photographed while lamenting that being in the studio makes them a nervous wreck. For Hilleary, the greatest challenge involves dialing down the apprehension while focusing in on the personality before her camera.

“I love capturing people the way I see them,” she stated. “My job is to bring out who they really are and show it back to them. It’s fun to see people loosen up as the session goes on and then become more comfortable. When they see that picture, they’re like, ‘Oh, I do look good.’ ” If Hilleary has competition, she observed, it would be anyone

My job is to bring out who they really are and show it back to them. It’s fun to see people loosen up as the session goes on and then become more comfortable.

When they see that picture, they’re like, ‘Oh, I do look good.’

who possesses a cell phone. But she also pointed out that the ubiquity of cell phone cameras does not guarantee studio-level craftsmanship.

“Everyone’s a photographer now,” she said. “You get what you get and you move on. But what type of lighting can you get and what kind of angle shots can you get? Do you want a blurry background? Do you want a sharp background? You’re not going to get a good picture with an iPhone if you don’t care that the subject is not sitting properly or her hair is in her face. I think a professional picture of yourself helps people see the real you.”

Hilleary has promoted KHL Photography through Facebook advertisements and Instagram, and she recently tiptoed into Craigslist advertising. “I didn’t really think about it, but then I went on Craigslist to see what other people were promoting,” she said.

And while some assignments take her out into the field, she already has a helpmate lined up.

“If I need assistance, that’s when my husband comes in as free labor,” she laughed.

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Stamford Museum & Nature Center in midst of first major construction projects in 50 years

BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

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he Stamford Museum & Nature Center (SM&NC) may still be plugging along as one of the region’s leading cultural and educational resources, but its need for a facelift had become obvious.

“We developed a pretty sophisticated master plan in 2008 and 2009,” said Melissa Mulrooney, executive director and CEO of the SM&NC, which opened in 1936. “It was a two-year process to look globally at our property and determine what we, and the community we serve, really wanted us to be over the next 25 years.”

That plan led to a twophase capital raising project, The Campaign for Future Generations, with a goal of $15 million. The first phase wrapped in November with the opening of its Knobloch Family Farmhouse — the

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SM&NC’s first major addition on campus in more than 50 years.

Built over 13 months, on time and on budget at $5 million, the 4,000-squarefoot Farmhouse includes an indoor gathering space for nature and agricultural experiential learning, an overlook terrace with views of the SM&NC’s existing landscape and pastures of Heckscher Farm, a large multipurpose room and mobile teaching kitchen. Enrichment programs will be held yearround for school groups, campers and families.

The Farmhouse will also provide a teaching environment for the SM&NC’s Aligned-With-Our-SchoolsProgram, which over the past few years has increased by 300 percent, serving 33,350 school-age children.

Mulrooney said construction of the Farmhouse, first presented to the city in 2010, was delayed in the face

The Knobloch Family Farmhouse at the Stamford Museum & Nature Center.

of the recession of that time, “when we decided that we wouldn’t do a major capital campaign until we were past such a challenging time.”

Nevertheless, she said, the museum’s educational programming “continued growing every year — we really had outgrown the space we had.”

Mulrooney said the community at large had been “incredibly supportive” of the new addition, singling out the state, the city of Stamford

and First County Bank as those that “helped make it possible for us to pull the trigger on getting the Farmhouse built.”

The First County Bank Foundation, a longtime supporter of the SM&NC, has donated $100,000 to support the ongoing educational programs that will take place at the new Farmhouse, to be paid in $20,000 installments over a five-year period.

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secrets in Fairfield County for quite a long time,” said Reyno A. Giallongo Jr., First County chairman and CEO and president of the First County Bank Foundation, who described the facility as “a regional gem.”

Giallongo noted that First County is a sponsor of the facility’s annual Maple Sugar Festival Weekend, a family-friendly event that draws some 5,000 visitors each year and revolves around the production of maple syrup from some 200 mature maple trees found among its 188 acres. The nonprofit is one of only two official maple sugar producers in Fairfield County, and annually produces 40 to 90 gallons of maple syrup each year.

The new Farmhouse “will really change the face of the SM&NC and bring it up to the 21st century,” Giallongo said.

“Kids have enjoyed it for years, but it really needed a facelift.”

The second phase of The Campaign for Future

Generations involves raising $10 million for an 8,000-square-foot Astronomy & Physical Science Center, which is designed to bring together existing SM&NC programs under one roof for the first time. The Center’s three levels will include a planetarium, two major classroom spaces, a public outdoor viewing deck with steps leading into a 40-foot aluminum dome that will house the SM&NC’s 22-inch Maksutov research telescope. An 84 percent growth in multi-generational science, astronomy and planetarium programs is projected.

Mulrooney said fund-raising for that project is ongoing, with roughly $3.5 million collected so far.

Both the Farmhouse and Astronomy Center are projected to generate more than $23 million in economic activity and create 116 jobs over about a five-year period, she added.

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SUITE TALK Ginny Kozlowski, executive director, Connecticut Lodging Association

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n 2019, Ginny Kozlowski is celebrating her 10th year as executive director of the Connecticut Lodging Association, which is headquartered in New Haven. In this edition of Suite Talk, Business Journal reporter Phil Hall visited with Kozlowski to discuss the trends and challenges facing the state’s lodging industry.

What is the overall state of Connecticut’s lodging industry?

“2018 (was) a good year.

The state of Connecticut tracks on its fiscal year, which is July to June, so for that we had a 5.6 percent increase in hotel lodging taxes. The StamfordGreenwich-Fairfield County area led the state in terms of occupancy and average daily rate, which is a great thing. The more people we have visit the state, the more taxes and experiences we generate.”

Why did Fair�ield County lead the state in terms of lodging?

“One of the things that happened in 2018 was NBC Sports telecasting the Winter Olympics, so that was a big boost at that time of year, which tends to be a little bit slower due to weather-related travel.

And, also, there are new businesses moving into Fairfield County. We’ve also seen an increase in consumer confidence, so we’re seeing increases in leisure, travel and business travel.”

In my travels around Connecticut, I believe that I am witnessing a growing number of extended-stay hotels. Is that an accurate observation?

“It is an accurate observation. One of the changing issues around the workplace is that people are being hired, particularly in the health care industry, for

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Ginny Kozlowski, executive director of the Connecticut Lodging Association. Photo by Phil Hall.

We have a tremendous shortage of staffing across the whole hospitality sector.

a short-term contract. So, for example, if you’re hired

by Stamford Hospital to be either a travel nurse or you are here for a research project, you might be looking for a short-term stay.

“Generally, apartments or house rentals like to see an annual tenant, whereas people don’t want to be in a ‘hotel’ hotel — they’d like to be able to have a kitchen, whether they would use it or not, they’d like to be able to do their laundry and have all of those other services in an extended-stay hotel. And it is not that big of an investment in putting down a security deposit and first and last month’s rent.”

How has Airbnb impacted the Connecticut lodging industry?

“There was about

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$3 million generated on a (Fiscal Year 2018) basis from Airbnb because there is an agreement with the Department of Revenue Services to collect occupancy taxes on their stay. We understand early in 2018 that they were triple the pace they were in 2017.

“I think it is becoming more diverse around the state — Stonington was the second-most popular area in 2017 after New Haven. I think a lot of people who might have been renting property through realty companies for seasonal rentals are using the service. I think it will have an impact, but different people use it for different reasons.

“Airbnb is the only organization that the state of Connecticut has a revenue agreement with. Other ser-

vices, such as FlipKey (an online vacation rental market), do not have an agreement. They have a different business model. But if they operate like a hotel, they should be able to pay the tax like a hotel.”

What are the staffing challenges within today’s lodging industry, and how are they being addressed?

“We have a tremendous shortage of staffing across the whole hospitality sector. From front desk to room attendant to dishwashers — the perception is that they are low-paying jobs without a lot of opportunity for advancement.

And that’s just not the case.

This summer, we teamed with Workforce Alliance in New Haven on a free four-week program

in partnership with the University of New Haven for folks to develop soft skills and get their serve-safe certificates. There were 20 people in the program and all of them left with a certificate and with jobs. We are looking to replicate that throughout the state.”

How does your association view the push to increase the state’s minimum wage?

“Obviously there is concern on how it is implemented. We understand from the Connecticut Restaurant Association that dishwashers are starting at $18 to $20 an hour, so the market is sort of self-correcting. I don’t know if raising the minimum wage will create a rollback in wages.

If you need staff and want qualified staff, you need to compensate them.

“More hotels and restaurants will generate more demand, and we need more training programs. And we need to be flexible — that is one of our challenges as an industry. Not everyone can work full-time, not everyone can work weekends. If you are not going to be creative, you are not going to have staff.”

Where does the Connecticut Lodging Association stand on the effort by MGM Resorts International to bring a hotel and casino resort to Bridgeport?

“We have not had a discussion on the MGM project. I anticipate in the session there may be new legislation introduced. Clearly, it is something the association will look at. Currently, we have Foxwoods as a member and we’ve always worked closely with the casinos and tribes.

“One of the things we want to make sure is that we’re not poaching our own. If we don’t grow the pie and are just share-shifting, that is not good.”

Salomé Sports Training aims to hit home run with athletes of all ages and abilities

Citrin Cooperman Corner Are You Ready for Evolution?

BY ALAN G. BADEY, CPA AND MARK L. FAGAN, CPA

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From left: Paul Genna, Ángel Salomé, Johanica Coronado-Salomé and Chris Sharma at Salomé Sports Training, which opened in Newtown.

BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

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he reasons for starting a sports training business can be varied: filling a perceived hole in a town’s landscape, a desire to share one’s knowledge and experience and even frustration.

In the case of Newtown’s Salomé Sports Training (SST), it was all three.

“Both of my boys have played baseball in town for a long time, but they outgrew it,” said Paul Genna, a longtime restaurant and bar owner who bankrolled SST. “They were working with fathers who were volunteering — and I give them a lot of credit for the time and effort those guys put into it — but they didn’t have everything that was needed to take the kids to the next level.”

Even after visiting several training facilities nearby, Genna said, “I was still not happy with the quality of the coaching I was seeing.”

Genna’s search eventually led him to the Connecticut Rage in Fairfield, which bills itself as “Fairfield County’s elite baseball training program,” and its founder and head instructor Chris Sharma. A short time later he connected with Ángel Salomé — a one-time catcher for the Milwaukee Brewers — and his wife Johanica Coronado-Salomé, both of

whom had been involved with sports training businesses in the past.

“What we want to provide is a one-stop shop,” Coronado-Salomé said at the 15,000-square-foot facility at 31 Pecks Lane. “It’s not just about improving your skills and running drills, but we also have a health and wellness component. We include nutritional guidelines with our physical training to help our athletes reach their potential both from inside and outside the body.”

“There’s the knowledge and experience we all have,” affirmed Salomé. “Chris and I have been doing this for a while — we’re both used to working with kids at every level, from Little League and high school to college and pro ball. But we also want our students to grow not just athletically but in other ways as well — through healthy living and tutoring if they need help at school.”

“There are a lot of places where you can learn skills,” Sharma said. “But what Angel and I also want to do is prepare them for what it’s like as they move up in their (athletic) careers.”

In addition to the Rage — which offers instruction to 9- to 18-year-olds on both an individual and team basis — Sharma’s background includes five years on the coaching staff of Western

Oklahoma State College.

“We treat each player as an individual,” Sharma declared. “With us, it’s not all about the team or about winning, but about teaching them the skills they need to advance, and what they need to know at each level as they advance. Angel and I have both been there.”

Sharma said he and the Salomés run SST as co-owners, while Genna is “the silent partner who made this possible for all of us.”

The SST facility “kind of fell into our laps,” Genna said. Formerly the home of Rise Above Athletics, the space became vacant in August, when the SST team moved in. It formally opened in November.

Salomé noted that SST’s training is not limited to baseball and includes lacrosse, rugby, soccer and football programs. Offerings include the “Tiny Prospects Project,” an eight-week program geared for 5- to 8-yearolds at $299; the “Brain & Brawn Program,” six-session after-school programs that combine speed and agility lessons with homework assistance from Reed Intermediate School teacher Drew Hall at $120; and private lessons available a la carte at $65 for a half-hour and $100 for an hour or in packages that top out at $900 for 10 hour-long sessions.

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As we get ready to enter 2019, and say goodbye to the teen years of the 21st century, one thing is clear – we are just at the beginning. The business landscape is continuing to become even more competitive and consolidated, driven by changing shifts in how businesses operate, with artificial intelligence and other new technology. The addition of buzzwords like innovation, transformation, and disruption have become the norm and business owners are taking on a significant load of new challenges as they build strategies for their future.

With all of these advancements in technology especially – leading to the commoditization of more and more services, businesses are left asking how they will keep pace with the competition, what will be the differentiating factors for them to set them apart and above, and how will they ensure growth and profitability?

In order to sustain growth and profitability, businesses will have to be able to transform their business models to suit the growing needs of their clients, while providing a lasting and connected client experience. This means engaging clients with an integrated approach and a more consultative mind set, which will include the ability to anticipate future requirements early, be ready with timely and innovative technological and client relationship solutions, adapt quickly, and overall - be evolution ready.

The idea of ‘evolution ready’ holds true not only for the business owners of Westchester and Fairfield Counties, but for us at Citrin Cooperman as well. 2019 marks an important year for Citrin Cooperman as we celebrate our 40th anniversary. Over the past 40 years, we have had the distinct pleasure of helping local families and companies meet their business and personal goals while retaining their entrepreneurial spirit and close-knit feel. It is this journey – 40 years in the making – that brings us where we are today – poised to be a leader for the evolution of our clients, new and old. Even though some things might have changed – we know some things about us will always stay the same. We have always been a firm that stays focused on what counts, and today that focus is on evolution; the evolution of our industry, our business model, the make-up of our professionals, and the evolution needs of our clients.

This year, our Citrin Cooperman Corner column will focus on addressing evolution from the perspectives of our economy, communities, and client’s businesses. We will discuss issues surrounding leadership, growth, and how to not only survive, but thrive, through this exciting time. As usual, these articles will only serve as part of our local programs for Westchester and Fairfield Counties. Articles, webinars, panel discussions, seminars, podcasts, networking events, and more, will be rolled out throughout the year which will be geared towards local business owners and executives, and produced by fellow members of your community.

Throughout 2019, our mission is clear. We have aligned our strategy to move with both our client’s needs and industry changes. We are focused on forward movement to help us keep ahead of what’s coming and stay nimble, innovative, and entrepreneurial in our approach.

Above all, Citrin Cooperman will continue to help our client’s improve their processes, grow their business, and, be evolution ready.

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One sold for $78 million in the city’s largest residential sale of the year, while work was completed on the 78-unit affordable-housing property Park 215 and the 218-unit luxury apartment property Harbor Landing, part of Stamford’s burgeoning Harbor Point development.

The city maintains that it had 4,893 apartments in development during the July-to-September 2018 period.

Stamford has also been the fastest-growing city in the state. While the 2010 U.S. Census had its population at 122,839, its 2017 one-year estimate put it at 130,824 — making it the only Connecticut city with at least 100,000 residents to have grown during that period.

In 2013, Stamford overtook Hartford as the third-largest city in the state. As of 2017, it was just 190 residents away from toppling New Haven from its second-largest perch and is expected to accomplish that this year. (Bridgeport, at 146,579, should stay No. 1 for some time.)

Madden said that buzz begets buzz. “We’re in constant communication with real estate managers from different companies, telling them to come look at us,” he said. “And we continue to market ourselves to companies based in New York.”

That effort includes the Fairfield County Five, the regional marketing initiative consisting of the mayors or first selectmen and the economic development heads of Fairfield, Greenwich, Norwalk, Stamford and Westport. Following two successful

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high-quality homebuilder comes first,” Fareri Associates said in its statement, “and we take the responsibility that comes with it very seriously.

“In fact, we enjoy the distinction of never having been sued by one of our buyers.”

The 53-apartment condominium complex was built on a former industrial site on Kensington Road, next to the Metro-North train station and Bronxville business district.

The 2015 offering plan priced the apartments at $1.1 million to $3.8 million.

Herstein agreed to pay $1,491,164 for a 1,319-squarefoot Villa BXV condo with a 393-square-foot patio in 2016, according to the complaint, and closed the deal in October 2017.

She would not have bought the condo, the complaint states, if not for the private patio and large courtyards. But her patio

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677 Washington Blvd. in Stamford. Photo by Sebastián Flores.

has been rendered unusable, she claims, and the courtyards have been seriously compromised.

Poor drainage, according to the complaint, has caused water to pool on the patio and courtyard decks. Standing water then allegedly mixes with organic material, creating a breeding ground for mosquitos, parasites, mold and bacteria.

Initially, she alleges, the sponsor denied there was a problem, but eventually the condominium acknowledged by an email message to homeowners that there was “clear evidence of mosquito infestations, seemingly caused by standing water on the flat roof system installed in the plaza deck patio areas.”

The proposed remedy, spreading gravel under the plaza deck pavers, she claims, will not solve the problem.

Herstein says the developer also botched two attempts to repair defective wood floors in her apartment.

networking events over the past two years, Madden said plans are afoot to try two more in 2019.

Though details have yet to be finalized, “We’ve been talking about having an event in Greenwich, bringing companies up and showing them the area,” he said. “Now with the Opportunity Zones that have been created, we’re eager to show what places there are here to come and invest in.”

A second event could potentially take place in New York City, Madden added.

“We have a pretty good list of companies that are looking to expand,” he said. “What we want to do is to cut out the red tape and make the process of moving or developing here as smooth and easy as possible.”

While there’s no shortage of new construction to look forward to — Urby Stamford, a combination 648-unit, 5,100-square-foot retail property at 57 Greyrock Place; The Smyth, a 435-unit apartment building at 885 Washington Blvd.; and the Charter headquarters are all scheduled to be finished in 2020 — Madden said there’s still room for improvement when it comes to Stamford’s vacancy rate.

That figure is estimated at around 14 percent citywide and a surprisingly high 30 percent in the downtown area, skewed by the longstanding problem of finding a replacement for UBS in the 700,000-square-foot building at 677 Washington Blvd., which until

the KPMG announcement has been vacant since 2016.

Madden said he expects building owner ACG Partners, which acquired it for $54.2 million last year, to be “very aggressive” in marketing the property.

In addition, the “live, work, play” vibe that has helped downtown and Harbor Point can be a double-edged sword, he said. “There’s a younger crowd that wants to live in the area or at least be able to get to it by hopping on a train, with all the amenities nearby. It’s like the university campus lifestyle, living in dorms but with great views and everything nearby — restaurants, parks, nightlife, all the things people want to experience.”

Unfortunately that lifestyle does not extend away from those areas, leaving the city still struggling with what to do with aging, vacated corporate parks that don’t serve up those aforementioned attractions.

Repurposing those properties is something Stamford has been trying to do, but making the necessary zoning changes to allow such adaptive reuses has been a hard sell to residents in those areas.

Still, it’s a good time to be in Stamford, Madden said, noting that a recent, glowing profile in Delta Air Lines’ in-flight magazine had been a pleasant surprise.

“That really helped put Stamford on another level,” he said.

“We’ve been getting I don’t know how many texts and emails from people on planes asking all about the city. It’s a great position to be in.”

the foyer’s fresh air vent.

She alleges that the noise of exit doors opening and closing in a building corridor has made a second bedroom unusable.

The lawsuit also blames the problems on the general contrac-

tor, the architect and three of the five condominium board managers who were appointed by the sponsor.

Herstein is demanding that her purchase agreement be rescinded and that she be reimbursed for her costs, or alternatively, for damages of at least $600,000.

She is represented by Harrison attorney James R. Anderson.

New buildings always need corrections, Dennis E. Glazer, president of Villa BXV’s homeowner’s board, said in a telephone interview. There have been issues with drainage and insects and other “punch list” items, he said, and Fareri has been “incredibly responsive and done a first-rate job.”

He said the developer has hired a hydrologist and a biologist, who will report to the homeowners in February, and has pledged to absorb all costs and to spare no expense fixing the problems.

The Villa BXV complex in Bronxville.

She claims that she can hear “the unmistakable sound of toilet waste” descending behind a master bedroom wall and flowing under the floor. And she said that she can smell cigarette smoke, cooking odors and stale air from

Danbury firm exploring new bio-residual oil to lower energy costs, environmental impact

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Danbury company is betting that a new type of biodiesel could be the answer when it comes to finding a cleaner, more efficient and more effective fuel source.

In fact, so confident is Preferred Utilities Manufacturing Corp. in bio-residual oil (BRO) that it is using it to power its entire 50,000-square-foot plant this winter.

BRO — produced from vegetable grease and animal fat, both considered renewable products — is not the first time that Preferred has worked to popularize a renewable, carbon-efficient fuel: about four years ago it was tasked with creating a “liquid wood” burner system for Canadian biocrude producer Ensyn Corp.

Preferred President and

CEO David Bohn said that, after being approached at a conference by Ames, Iowabased Renewable Ener�y Group (REG) about a year ago, he agreed to “basically do research and development for them.”

REG maintains that BRO produces up to 135,000 BTUs per gallon, a higher BTU value than coal or wood-fiber material, with approximately 100 to 125 percent more ener�y per pound than wood chips or pellets; that it burns cleaner by creating less particulate matter and significantly reduces greenhouse gas emissions compared to alternative fuels. REG’s BRO has the lowest carbon intensity of any commercially available liquid fuel, it says, and that by being manufactured from plentiful recycled fats and oils such as used cooking oil, inedible corn oil, animal fat and other vegetable

Preferred Utilities Manufacturing Corp. President and CEO David Bohn.

oils, it’s both affordable and environmentally preferable.

Bohn added that BRO produces less carbon dioxide than does natural gas, and that it is less expensive and has fewer carbon emissions than No. 2 oil, commonly used in a number of ener�y- and fuel-related applications.

“We’ve developed a burner system that burns BRO down cleanly and at very low temperatures — around 160 degrees Fahrenheit,” Bohn said.

“Brookhaven National Lab (the U.S. Department of Ener�y national laboratory in Upton, New York) had to burn it at 211 to 215 degrees Fahrenheit when they were testing it a couple of years ago.”

Preferred — whose products include fuel oil handling systems and components, boiler instrumentation and controllers, high-quality burners and nuclear power plant outage reduction tools and component parts — has already done chemical tests

on BRO to confirm that it is not corrosive, Bohn said.

One of its challenges now is to determine how best to store it during the summer months, as well as to confirm the various claims that REG makes for it.

Determining how BRO, which is not a petroleum product, reacts in situations that petroleum products normally face is key, he emphasized.

As the use of heavier heating oils like No. 4 and No. 6 — viscous, more environmentally harmful distillate and residual fuel oils that remain after lighter fuel oils and lighter hydrocarbons are distilled away in refinery operations — fall by the wayside, through efforts by several states as well as by the Environmental Protection Agency, both Preferred and REG believe that BRO represents “a promising economic and socioeconomic

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alternative,” Bohn said.

Preferred is completely prepared to weather the cold months using nothing but BRO, he added — though the company does have its natural gas backup system in place, just in case.

Commercialization of the product could begin within a couple of years.

“We need to be able to fill people in on how to handle it, maintain it, if there are any ill side effects from using it,” Bohn said. “We wouldn’t want to make a big splash with it and then all of a sudden find out that it’s causing gaskets to blow and so forth.”

Not that he’s expecting such outcomes, he said. “We believe there’s a very low bar for us to clear with this.”

Should all go well, Preferred would partner with REG to sell the product, with room for other potential partners, Bohn said.

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THE LIST: Commercial Developers

COMMERCIAL DEVELOPERS

FAIRFIELD COUNTY

Listed alphabetically.

Name Address Area code: 203, unless otherwise noted Website

Top local executive(s) Contact person Email address Year company established

Representative properties

Services provided

H. Darrell Harvey, co-CEO and Andrew B. Ashforth, co-CEO Kim DePra kdepra@ashforth.com 1896

Library Transporttion Project, Westport 66 Summer Street, Stamford Stamford Metro Green III, Stamford

Berkshire Industrial Corp.

Roy E. Steiner, president info@berkshirecorporatepark.com 1969

More than 1,000,000 square feet of Full-design build, from land planning corporate park built, more than 1,000,000 to construction management more buildable

Building and Land Technology

Carl R. Kuehner III Ted Ferrarone info@bltoffice.com 1982

Harbor Point, Stamford The Towers, Norwalk The Beacon, Jersey City, N.J.

Real estate development, investment, construction, management and ownership

Collins Enterprises LLC

Arthur Collins and Dwight Collins Dwight Collins dcollins@collins-llc.com 1991

CovePointe at the Landings, Norfolk, Va. The Landings at Bolling Square Norfolk, Va. Watermark at Talbot Park, Norfolk, Va.

Full-service real estate company, acquisitions, development, assets and property management, financing and consulting

Anthony E. Malkin, chairman and CEO 1987

First Stamford Place, Stamford 10 Bank St., White Plains, N.Y. Metro Tower, Stamford

The Ashforth Co.

707 Summer St., Fourth floor, Stamford 06901 359-8500 • ashforth.com

2 Parklawn Drive, Bethel 06801 743-7201 • berkshirecorporatepark.com

1 Elmcroft Road, Suite 500, Stamford 06902 846-1900 • bltoffice.com

1455 E. Putnam Ave., Second floor, Old Greenwich 06870 358-0004 • collins-llc.com

Empire State Realty Trust

Metro Center, 1 Station Place, Stamford 06902 353-5200 • empirestaterealtytrust.com

F.D. Rich Co.

222 Summer St., Stamford 06901 359-2900 • fdrich.com

Thomas L. Rich Colleen Fraccola cfraccola@fdrich.com 1920

Fischel Properties

Jonathan Eckman jeckman@fischelproperties.com 1970

Mack-Cali Realty Corp. *

Michael J. DeMarco, CEO info@mack-cali.com 1949

Marcus Partners Inc.

David P. Fiore dfiore@marcuspartners.com 2004

501 Kings Highway East, Fairfield 06825 696-1000 • fischelproperties.com

210 Hudson St., Suite 400, Jersey City, N.J. 07311 732-590-1010 • mack-cali.com

301 Merritt 7, Norwalk 06851 762-7200 • marcuspartners.com

National Resources

485 W. Putnam Ave., Greenwich 06830 661-0055 • nationalresources.com

R.D. Scinto Inc.

1 Corporate Drive, Suite 100, Shelton 06484 929-6300 • scinto.com

RMS Companies

1 Landmark Square, Stamford 06901 968-2313 • rms-companies.com

Spinnaker Real Estate Partners LLC 1 N. Water St., Suite 100, South Norwalk 06854 354-1547 • spinrep.com

Stanley M. Seligson Properties 605 West Ave., Norwalk 06850 857-5600 • seligsonproperties.com

Residence Inn by Marriott South Norwalk Summer House, Stamford

Riverview Park, Fairfield Amazing Plaza, Norwalk Galleria, Fairfield

Cross Westchester Executive Park, Elmsford, N.Y. Stamford Executive Park, Stamford

3 Westchester Park Drive White Plains, N.Y. Merritt 7, Norwalk 40 Cross St., Norwalk

Construction, property management and investments

Leasing, marketing, construction, legal, accounting, asset and property management

Development, leasing, management, construction Full-service commercial real estate development company, including new construction and rehab developments, real estate brokerage, property management and business consulting Leading owner, manager and developer of urban waterfront, transitbased office properties and luxury multifamily communities in the northeast Real estate investment, development and property management

Joseph Cotter 1993

iPark Norwalk, Norwalk Edgewater Harbor, Edgewater, N.J. iPark Hudson, Yonkers, N.Y.

Development and management

Robert D. Scinto 1975

2 Enterprise Drive, Shelton 100 Quarry Road, Trumbull 45 Danbury Road, Wilton

Site selection, acquisition, construction

Randy Salvatore info@rms-companies.com 1995

Clayton Fowler, chairman and CEO and principal Kim Morque, president and principal kimberly@spinrep.com 1950 Stanley M. Seligson, chairman and CEO Michael G. Serrao, vice president 1979

Parallel 41, Stamford The Phoenix on Isaac, Norwalk Vine Meadows, Stamford

19 Day Street, South Norwalk 211 State Street, Bridgeport The Security Building, Bridgeport

Waypointe, Norwalk Townhomes at 442 Main Ave., Norwalk

Real estate developer

Acquisition, development and management, urban planning, engineering, design execution Owner and manager of a portfolio in excess of one million square feet of residential, office, retail, medical and light industrial buildings

This list is a sampling of commercial developers serving the region. If you would like to include your company in our next list, please contact Peter Katz at pkatz@westfairinc.com. * Company is not located in the area but serves the region.

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ASK ANDI Organized to win When we were smaller and I was wearing all the hats I knew what customers wanted and I could oversee everything and make sure customers got what they expected. As we have grown it’s gotten more complicated and I’ve had to learn that I can’t control everything. As more people get involved, they have to share more information and �igure out how as a team to get things right. At the same time, managers have to learn, like I did, that they can’t get overly involved in the details. Instead they have to empower their people to do the right job. How do we �ind the balance?

THOUGHTS OF THE DAY: Consistently and accurately serving customer needs is a key to success for any company. Make sure your managers are well qualified.

Insist on communication structures that bring people together frequently. Develop systems everywhere. Use breakdowns as opportunities to improve.

When it comes to supplying customers with exactly

what they want when they want it, the devil is in the details. As any company grows, more hands in the pot means more to coordinate and more chances to slip up. Build systems and processes that people use over and over again. Train people on the right way to do things. And instill in everyone respect for doing it right the first time.

Start fixing things by

checking on your managers.

Do they understand how you want things done? Do they know how to train their people? Are they willing and able to act consistently and demand the same of others?

Do they have the technical skills to sort through and resolve glitches? Can they counsel employees and deal with difficult situations? If the answers are yes, keep going. If you answered any questions with a “no,” then focus on training your managers first, workers under them second.

Insist that managers and workers make time to communicate. Face to face is always best. Three huddles of 10 minutes should suffice. Gather everyone around and use an agenda for each meeting.

At the start of the shift go over what’s on the schedule, employees out for the

day/week, machines down for retooling or repair. Midshift, review anything that’s behind, glitches that showed up, equipment breakdowns and repair schedules. End of shift, recap the day’s results, customer priorities, employee schedules, updates on equipment and adjustments to the next shift’s schedule.

The key to consistency is to have systems for how things are done. Doing work the same way every time allows people to more easily identify when there’s a breakdown along the way.

And if something gets produced with imperfections, dedication to using systems and processes makes it easier to search for production flaws and material defects.

Document how every product or service is constructed. Create instructions for retooling machines,

inventory ordering, receipt and management, actual steps to fabricate each product or service, storage of finished goods and shipping and delivery confirmation.

Put people in charge of tracking how work is flowing through the shop, with the authority to interrupt production if errors show up. Set up a daily and weekly schedule and hold people accountable for meeting that schedule. Periodically check material to insure underlying quality standards are being met. Authorize additional hiring and overtime if necessary, but make sure that labor costs stay within budget or notify sales about potential profitability issues if labor costs are rising.

When breakdowns inevitably happen, train your people to use them as opportunities to improve.

Look for root causes in daily huddles. Assign a team to deal with persistent issues.

Meet monthly to discuss more systemic changes that need to be implemented.

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Bridgeport Hospital Auxiliary celebrates 60th anniversary

BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

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e are the largest single contributor to Bridgeport Hospital,” stated Linda Antignani, president of the Bridgeport Hospital Auxiliary, which celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. “We have contributed more than $6 million to the hospital in several different ways.”

Originally created as a volunteer group consisting of the wives of the hospital’s physicians, today’s auxiliary encompasses more than 200 men and women with various connections to the facility. “They have been employees or are current employees,” said Antignani, a former hospital employee who now runs Mother’s Embrace Yoga in Shelton. “Once you have the hospital in your heart, you want to give back.”

Today’s auxiliary can be found in various activities within the hospital and across the greater

Bridgeport community. The hospital’s ground-floor gift shop is operated by the auxiliary, and Antignani praised it as being one of the most popular retail operations of its kind.

“It is one of our hallmarks,” she said. “The gift shop always outdoes itself in what it brings in. The people who buy for it always seem to have their finger on what is popular. It has an open feeling to it.”

Auxiliary volunteers are also responsible for the Dr. Kennedy Toy Closet, which collects and distributes toys to pediatric patients. It also raises money for annual scholarships that enable the hospital’s physical, occupational and speech therapists to continue their education at medical conferences.

In its six decades, the auxiliary’s fund-raising prowess has helped to finance the acquisition of equipment in operations, including the hospital’s maternity ward, coronary care and intensive care units and the radio depart-

ment, as well as renovations in the emergency department and the purchase of the “NIC View” monitoring system that provides 24/7 Internet streaming of videos of newborns to their families’ home computers or mobile devices.

The auxiliary stages several events designed to raise funds, most notably its annual fashion show. The last event, held in October at Westport’s Mill River Country Club, featured new designs from local designer Tina Dragone and netted $4,000 in contributions.

“It was a really fun night with a lot of good ener�y,” Antignani said.

Steve Jakab, president of the Bridgeport Hospital Foundation, praised the auxiliary for its public relations skills. “They’re just terrific ambassadors,” he said. “They get the word out about the good work that the hospital is doing.

All of the members tap into their social and business networks and it expands the circle of support for the

hospital and the work of the foundation.”

Jakab added that the auxiliary goes beyond spreading goodwill. Indeed, he credited the group with keeping an important revenue stream flowing into the hospital’s operations.

“When I first arrived 20 years ago, the work of the auxiliary was sort of a nice-to-have,” he continued. “Now, it is an absolute must-have. Given how the economics of how hospitals work, especially in the state of Connecticut, it is a strategic imperative to have philanthropy front and center. The hospital wouldn’t be prospering the way it is without the support of donors, and the auxiliary has been an important partner of ours over the last 10 years as philanthropy has increased in significance.”

The foundation works with the auxiliary on specific projects where the latter’s input is needed, and these range from one-shot projects to ongoing endeavors. The

current focus involves the hospital’s REACH Program, an intensive outpatient program (IOP) focused on mental health treatment for children, adolescents, adults and seniors. Susan Castagna, vice president at Bridgeport Hospital, noted that the auxiliary’s $100,000 fund-raising goal is among its most important projects.

“It is more challenging to ask somebody to give you money for something you can’t see,” she explained.

“People can walk into the neonatal intensive care unit and see their dollars in action. But with mental health, how do you see where your dollars are going? That’s an area that needs our help more than so many things that we can be collecting for.

So, we have to educate the people to donate. And who has not been touched by mental health?”

One key goal for the auxiliary this year is expanding and diversifying its volunteer base, with a particular focus on attracting younger

members. Antignani credits social media with attracting the next wave of volunteers.

“We’ve just gone big on Facebook,” she said. “It wasn’t an active page, but it has become active. We’re thinking of doing little videos for the Facebook page, so that it becomes a three-dimensional thing.”

For Jakab, bringing in more volunteers and ratcheting up the auxiliary’s input is a win-win for the hospital.

“Fairfield County is a very, very competitive philanthropic environment,” he said. “There are lots of nonprofits here. There are several very reputable hospitals. We are, to a degree, competing for the same charitable dollars with other upstanding nonprofits. The auxiliary can get the information out about the importance of the services we’re trying to support.

The more we can demonstrate the impact of donor dollars — that we are using them wisely and well — the more likely we are to attract donors and retain them.”

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HEALTH CARE FAIRFIELD COUNTY BUSINESS JOURNAL

Danbury doctor, team developing early detection diagnostic tool for gynecological cancers

BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

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ith the ongoing development of a new tool aimed at providing early detection of ovarian and endometrial cancers, a Danbury doctor and his research team may be on the cusp of a major medical breakthrough.

“This tool has the potential of having the same effect that the … pap test did in the 1920s,” said Dr. John Martignetti, network

director of the Laboratory for Translational Research at the Western Connecticut Health Network (WCHN) Rudy L. Ruggles Biomedical Research Institute in Danbury. “The pap test changed the face of cervical cancer from having 50,000 to 60,000 cases a year then to today, when you have maybe 5,000 to 10,000 cases a year because of earlier detection.”

The new tool in question is a novel liquid biopsy technique that has shown potential for earlier detection of �ynecological can-

cers through a more comfortable, convenient and cost-effective screening.

Martignetti and his colleagues at both WCHN and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai published a report in October highlighting the diagnostic tool’s potential in the Cold Spring Harbor Journal of Molecular Case Studies.

A liquid biopsy involves the sampling and analysis of nonsolid biological tissue — usually blood — as a diagnostic and monitoring tool for diseases like cancer.

However, as Martignetti noted, searching for telltale signs of ovarian and/ or endometrial cancer in a blood sample “can be like playing hide and seek, since you’re searching for a couple of molecules in ‘X’ liters of blood. And if you do find evidence of cancer, you don’t necessarily know where it’s located — it could be in the lung, the kidney or somewhere else.”

Martignetti and his team decided to take a more targeted approach by testing uterine fluid for tumor DNA at a molecu-

lar level through a uterine washing, or “lavage,” procedure. As a result, he said, pathologists have a better chance of detecting the presence of cancer cells, and even determining whether a given patient may be at risk of developing cancer, months earlier than is currently possible.

As with most diseases, early detection can be key to treatment and survival rates, Martignetti said, adding that heretofore the main option has been to wait until a patient experiences symptoms of cancer

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and then conducting a hysteroscopy, which involves examining the uterus with a lighted endoscope and can include a dilation and curettage (D&C) procedure, which involves the surgical removal of parts of the uterus for testing.

In its purest form the liquid biopsy approach avoids any cutting, Martignetti noted, but even if a D&C is performed, a liquid biopsy can be done in tandem, “by looking at what the surgeon and pathologist usually con» CANCER TEST

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sider to be waste.”

Given the procedure’s early signs of success — the team’s original study of 102 women yielded evidence that tumor DNA can be found in the uterine fluid — the researchers have since been collecting samples from 1,000 women over the past two years. Martignetti said that ongoing work has shown encouraging signs that liquid biopsies may indeed be the answer.

But there is still work to be done, he said, noting that the diagnostic tool can suggest the presence of cells that may — but also may not — eventually mutate into cancer.

“There’s a chance that those cells may just die out before turning into cancer,” he allowed. “So if we tell someone they’re at

a risk of cancer, but then they don’t have it, we’ve basically ruined their lives for three to five years.

Obviously we don’t want to be misguiding women or making them needlessly anxious about their care.

We want to do this in a thoughtful, timely way.

And I think we will be able to do that.”

The numbers show the need for a reliable earlydetection test, he added.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, some 20,000 women in the U.S. get ovarian cancer each year.

The disease causes more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive system, but it accounts for only about 3 percent of all cancers in women.

According to the American Cancer Society, cancer of the endometrium is the most common cancer

of the female reproductive organs. That group estimated that about 63,230 new cases of cancer of the body of the uterus would be diagnosed in 2018, with about 11,350 of those diagnoses proving to be fatal.

“This could be a game-changer,” Martignetti said. “The hope is that by detecting and eliminating these two cancers earlier, we can change the face of them and have fewer women dying of them.”

“This early detection focus and specifically, the lavage project, is actually part of a broader effort we now have at WCHN regarding �ynecologic cancers,” he added. “It is part of the bio-banking effort that we offer all women treated at WCHN for these cancers and our studies into developing personalized biomarkers for surveillance and response to treatment.”

The WCHN research team. Seated left: Shiquan He, biostatistician; and John Martignetti, director, laboratory studies in human oncology. Standing from left: Candice Martino, research associate; Deep Pandya, research associate; and Sabina Swierczek, lead research associate.

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Stamford Health earns rare environment-friendly certification

BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

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hen Stamford Health started looking at replacing its aging structure with a new 640,000-squarefoot hospital, it was interested not only in providing the latest in technolo�y and health care strategies, but also in meeting various “green” challenges.

The hospital, which opened in 2016, has now achieved that. It has received Leadership in Ener�y and Environmental Design (LEED) Healthcare Certification, one of only 86 projects in the world to be so certified, as well as the first in Connecticut and the largest facility in the country

to receive the nod.

“When we began to plan to build the new hospital, we had an eye on being a LEEDcertified hospital,” affirmed Stamford Health President and CEO Kathleen Silard. “We felt we had a unique opportunity to build a hospital that is very, very different in design and construction, that was environmentally sound.”

Working with engineering firms that were used to working with green concepts was a “very important part of the selection process,” said Executive Director, Facilities Management Michael Smeriglio. “That started really early on.”

Smeriglio said the hospital focused on several areas, including airflow, ener�y consumption and air quality. Such efforts extended to

From left: Jay Black, vice president, communications and development, Revolution Lighting Technologies, and Stamford 2030 District advisory board member; Michael Smeriglio, executive director of facilities management, Stamford Health; and Emily Gordon, program manager, Stamford 2030 District.

incorporating “living roofs” at several points — plantings which serve as insulation, require less ener�y, send less heat into the atmosphere and are aesthetically pleasing.

Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, LEED provides building owners and operators a framework for identifying and implementing practical and measurable green building

design, construction, operations and maintenance solutions. LEED certification can be applied to all building types. A committee of health care professionals developed the LEED language for health care projects.

During the construction of the hospital, the following LEED elements were achieved: • About 85 percent of con-

struction debris was recycled.

• Green spaces were maximized, including gardens, courtyards and paths to promote healing and provide patient and family respite.

• Sustainably-sourced materials and products were used from the region, such as certified wood, walls, ceiling, flooring and other components.

• Low-emitting materials, such as environmentally friendly carpets and no noxious flooring material, were selected.

The facilities management team worked with the architect, engineer and construction manager, Skanska, to examine and implement such technologies, Smeriglio said.

In addition, Stamford

2030 District, a public-private nonprofit collaborative community of high-performance buildings in downtown Stamford, recently recognized Stamford Health at its fourth annual Change Makers awards for earning LEED health care certification for the hospital.

That organization aims to reduce ener�y and water consumption and reduce emissions from transportation in the city by 50 percent by 2030, while also increasing competitiveness in the business environment and owners’ returns on investment.

“We are very onboard with helping them achieve their goals,” Smeriglio said.

“They felt our new building represents a step in the right direction for others to follow.”

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GOOD THINGS TWO LOAN OFFICERS ADDED TO BANK IN OLD GREENWICH Home Loan Investment Bank, headquartered in Warwick, Rhode Island, has expanded its residential lending team into southwestern Connecticut and the metro New York market, with the addition of two established mortgage loan officers. Scott Androvic and Brian Concannon, both formerly of Flagstar Bank, have joined the Home Loan residential lending team as senior loan officers, based in Old Greenwich.

“I’m pleased to announce this expansion of our residential lending footprint,” said Brian Murphy, Home Loan’s chairman and CEO. “Scott and Brian are seasoned, trusted lenders who have served Fairfield County and metro New York for more than a decade.

They will be great assets to Home Loan as we pursue our residential lending strategy in this desirable market.”

Androvic brings 10 years of experience in real estate and mortgage lending to his new position. Before Home Loan, he was a senior mortgage banker for Flagstar Bank and Federal Savings Bank in Manhattan, and a real estate agent for Kinard Realty Group in Stamford. A resident of Stamford, Androvic belongs to the Stamford/Greenwich Board of Realtors. Earlier in his career, he served 10 years as a detective in the New York Police Department and six years in the U.S. Marine Corps. He is a graduate of St. Joseph’s College.

Concannon brings 13 years of experience in real estate and mortgage lending in New York City to his new position. Prior to joining Home Loan, Concannon was a senior mortgage banker for Flagstar Bank and Federal Savings Bank in Manhattan. He has also worked as a real estate agent for NextStopNY. He is a member of the Real Estate Board of New York and the Brooklyn Board of Realtors. A resident of Queens, New York, Concannon is a graduate of St. Joseph’s College. Earlier in his career, he served as a firefighter and a police officer.

ARTHUR MURRAY INSTRUCTORS HOLD EVENT FOR HOUSATONIC HABITAT Arthur Murray instructors recently donated their time and expertise to raise funds for Housatonic Habitat during a 12-hour Teacha-Thon at the Dance Center at 345 Main St. in Danbury.

Andy Cabell, the owner, said, “One hundred percent of the profit from the dance lessons went to Housatonic Habitat for Humanity.” More than 50 students were expected at a cost of $85 for a 30-minute class.

Housatonic Habitat for Humanity is the local Habitat affiliate servicing western Connecticut. It is both a builder and a bank, providing workforce affordable housing to local first-time homebuyers.

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INJURY LAWYERS COLLECT FOOD TO HELP LOCAL FAMILIES Jonathan Perkins Injury Lawyers in Woodbridge helped make the recent holiday season brighter for families in need by donating 316 pounds of food to the Connecticut Food Bank. The food was collected during the law firm’s first annual food drive to benefit the statewide nonprofit organization.

The practice accepted donations at its five locations, which include Bridgeport, Hartford, New London, Waterbury and Woodbridge. A team from the firm personally delivered the bounty to the Connecticut Food Bank’s warehouse in Bridgeport on Dec. 18. The hundreds of pounds of food equate to 216 meals that fed residents across the state.

“I want to thank all our employees, community members and partners who made this effort so successful,” said Jonathan Perkins. “This first collection exceeded our own expectations and the generosity shown by everyone involved will go a long way in assisting our neighbors.”

The Connecticut Food Bank works through a network of nearly 700 community food assistance programs, including soup kitchens, food pantries and shelters to provide nutritious food to people in need in six of Connecticut’s eight counties — Fairfield, Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven, New London and Windham. It is an affiliate of Feeding America, the nation’s food bank network.

Cynthia Sandoval, a procurement assistance representative at Connecticut Food Bank, voiced her appreciation for Perkins’ efforts. “We are so grateful for the contribution and were overwhelmed upon seeing the size of the delivery that was made.” taining more than 300 pounds of food collected by the law firm that were distributed to residents across the state this past holiday season.

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From left: Jonathan Perkins Injury Lawyers employee Conner Lynch helps Jaymie, an employee at the Connecticut Food Bank, sort boxes containing more than 300 pounds of food collected by the law firm that were distributed to residents across the state this past holiday season.

CFA SOCIETY HARTFORD HOSTS 2019 FORECAST DINNER Wall Street’s gyrations are casting a shadow on the bull market, but Connecticut investors can get the “real news” about the financial outlook for the new year from one of the most respected economists, Brian Wesbury, First Trust’s chief economist, at the 2019 annual Forecast Dinner hosted by CFA Society Hartford, the local chapter of the CFA Institute, on Jan. 22 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. The group’s premier networking event of the year will bring together the area’s leading investment and financial professionals, as well as key decision-makers from other local organizations.

“For the past nine years, analysts have predicted apocalypse for the U.S. economy around every corner, but the strong market and economic recovery are both the longest ever,” explained Juliana Dalton, CFA Society Hartford president. “The question is, could tariffs, Federal Reserve tightening and massive budget deficits finally end the record bull run?

This is truly an incredible opportunity to hear

Mr. Wesbury share his unique take on all of these issues, plus more.”

The CFA Institute is a global not-forprofit organization of investment professionals who distinguish themselves through their commitment to their clients and achievement of the highest distinction in the investment management profession.

More than 500 professionals, CFA members, personal investors and college students, including the winning team from last year’s Collegiate Research Challenge, will start the evening with a networking/social hour from 5 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. A full dinner will follow with an official welcome from Dalton. Bjorn Forfang, deputy CEO of the CFA Institute, will provide opening remarks.

Wesbury is the chief economist at First Trust Advisors LP, a financial services firm based in Wheaton, Illinois. He has been a member of the Academic Advisory Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago since 1999. In 2012, he was named a Fellow of the George W. Bush Presidential Center

Brian Wesbury

in Dallas where he works closely with its 4 percent-growth project. In 1995 and 1996, he served as chief economist for the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress. The Wall Street Journal ranked Wesbury the nation’s No. 1 U.S. economic forecaster in 2001, and USA Today ranked him as one of the nation’s top 10 forecasters in 2004.

Individual seats for CFA Society Hartford members are $135, and $145 for nonmembers.

Robert Kalm will be at the Fairfield Museum on 370 Beach Road in Fairfield on Jan. 17 from 6 to 8 p.m. to discuss his documentary “Self-Made: The American Dreams of Philip Musica,” which is about the notorious swindler Dr. Frank Donald Coster, also known as Philip Musica, a respected name in depression-era America. He was CEO of pharmaceutical giant McKesson & Robbins, a Republican prospect for the 1940 presidential ticket and host to Wall Street tycoons on the largest yacht on Long Island Sound. On the morning of Dec. 16, 1938, federal agents arrived at Coster’s sprawling estate in Fairfield County to arrest him on multiple charges, but Coster shot himself in an upstairs bathroom.

The untold story of Musica is an astounding narrative of American history that shuffles the questions on every American mind today. His story is a spinning wheel of immigration and innovation, family and ambition, freedom and morality, the 99 and the 1 percent.

Kalm helps people create engaging interactive voices for their organizations, ideas and themselves. He is an Emmy-winning producer at his own company, Headless Media, sponsored by the national artist collective, Fractured Atlas, a graduate of the New York University Film School and designer of innovative communications courses at Quinnipiac University.

A reception from 6 to 6:30 p.m. will be followed by the presentation at 6:30 p.m.

Free admission for members; $5 for nonmembers; reservations are not required.

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$1.5 MILLION GIFT TO CHILDREN’S MEDICAL CENTER

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BRIDGEPORT ARCHITECT ELECTED TO CT AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS 2019 BOARD OF DIRECTORS F. Michael Ayles, principal of business development at Antinozzi Associates in Bridgeport, has been elected to join the Connecticut Chapter of the American Institute of Architects for a three-year term.

At Antinozzi Associates he is responsible for business-development strategies and human resource efforts. Ayles has been with the firm since 1994 in positions as project architect, project manager and director of operations. He served many years as a national leader with the AIA, most recently as chair of the Center for Civic Leadership, presenting topics at numerous regional and national conferences.

As a member of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, Ayles serves as Connecticut’s architect licensing advisor. As a volunteer, he is involved with the American Council on Education Mentor Program, Society for Marketing Professional Services, Connecticut Building Congress, Construction Institute and as an elected official on the Board of Finance in his hometown. He was elevated to AIA Fellowship in 2017.

AIA Connecticut, a statewide chapter of the American Institute of Architects, serves the architectural profession, encourages design excellence and works to improve society through a concern for the quality of the built and natural environments. Members commit themselves to the highest standards of practice and code of ethics that addresses responsibilities to the public, clients, the building industry and the art and science of architecture.

It also serves as a resource to architects and the public and has a membership of more than 1,500 architects, associates working toward licensure, students and professionals in affiliated fields.

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A $1.5 million gift from the Robert R. Rosenheim Foundation will enable Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford to move forward with plans to create the first and only pediatric outpatient dialysis center in the state. In recognition of this gift, the center will be named for Rosenheim, a Connecticut resident who died in 2015.

“This extraordinarily generous gift from the Robert R. Rosenheim Foundation will be instrumental in creating the state’s first pediatric outpatient dialysis center,” said Jim Shmerling, Connecticut Children’s president and CEO. “With this support, families will no longer need to travel out of state to receive these services. We will be able to provide essential care for children who require outpatient dialysis while awaiting kidney transplants in an environment that is designed entirely for children. The generosity of the Robert R. Rosenheim Foundation has enabled this invaluable addition to the compassionate care Connecticut Children’s provides and we are deeply grateful to them.”

“We’re just so grateful that the institution and the state have taken it upon themselves to make this a priority,” said Cynthia Silva, M.D., division head of nephrology and medical director of Connecticut Children’s Center for Kidney and Bladder Disorders. “It is time that we take better care of the more vulnerable children in our population and put their needs first.”

Rosenheim began his career in advertising in New York as a television airtime buyer. After learning the business, he went out on his own, selling advertising for a football highlights show in the 1960s. Eventually, he

Connecticut Children’s Medical Center.

established Robert Rosenheim Associates, a media brokerage firm working with various television networks and customers.

He lived in Sharon and also owned a horse farm in upstate New York raising champion horses for harness racing. He had no children of his own or surviving family when he died in 2015. His foundation was set up so that his estate could support the two causes he cared about most: children and animals. The foundation officers felt that the pediatric outpatient Dialysis Center at Connecticut Children’s was a natural choice and that as the first and only facility of its kind in the state, it represented an appropriate tribute to his memory.

“Connecticut Children’s is a perfect fit,” said Michael Samartino, the president of the Rosenheim Foundation and Rosenheim’s long-time accountant. “When I was first pre-

sented with the idea of a naming opportunity for the Dialysis Center, I spoke with several pediatricians who all assured me that it was a much-needed facility in Connecticut.

Bob was more than just a client. He was an extraordinary man and we feel good knowing his legacy will live on at Connecticut Children’s.”

Connecticut Children’s Medical Center is the only hospital in Connecticut dedicated exclusively to the care of children and is ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the best children’s hospitals in the nation.

It is a not-for-profit organization, which serves as the primary pediatric teaching hospital for the UConn School of Medicine, has a teaching partnership with the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University and is a research partner of The Jackson Laboratory.

DIMATTEO GROUP GRANTED 26 WISHES TO FAMILIES OF THE UNDER THE TREE PROGRAM The DiMatteo Group in Shelton made the holidays brighter for some area families in need. The group’s staff of more than 25 granted 26 wishes and purchased a variety of gifts that were distributed through the “Under the Tree” program at BHcare in Ansonia.

Rosemarie Esposito of Shelton and Zaibel Torres of Bridgeport, both from the DiMatteo Group, delivered goodwill and gifts at Assumption Church in Ansonia, the dropoff site.

“Our company was founded on the spirit of giving back to the community, especially this time of year, when we generously support local families,” said John DiMatteo, president of DiMatteo Group. “Throughout the year, our company and family foundation are involved in a variety of ongoing philanthropic projects.”

Founded more than 58 years ago, DiMatteo Group is a family-owned and operated business specializing in insurance, employee benefits, income tax and financial services.

From left: Emily Granelli, BHcare chief business development officer; Zaibel Torres of Bridgeport; Rosemarie Esposito of Shelton; and Cynthia Bannon, donor relations specialist at BHcare.

“Thirteen years ago we established the DiMatteo Family Charitable Foundation and an annual golf tournament,” noted DiMatteo.

“The foundation was established as a tribute to our late father who was battling cancer at the time. Since then, we have contributed over $376,000 for various well-known local and national charities that fund research, education and finding a cure for diseases.”

“Each year BHcare looks forward to working with the DiMatteo Group,” said Tammy Burrell, chairman of the Holiday Drive and treasurer of the BHcare Board of Directors BHcare is a state-licensed, nonprofit behavioral health care provider serving the lower Naugatuck Valley, Greater New Haven and shoreline communities.

HALLORAN SAGE ATTORNEYS RECEIVE ACCOLADES Two Westport-based Halloran Sage attorneys Stephen Fogerty and Leslie Grodd were recently named to “The 200 Outstanding Lawyers of Fairfield County” list of 2018. Both received the highest rankings from at least two organizations with highly regarded selection criteria that serve the legal profession.

Fogerty, managing partner of the firm’s Fairfield County office in Westport, received recognition in the alternative dispute resolution practice area. An accomplished trial attorney, he consistently delivers practical, costeffective resolutions of disputed matters for clients pursuing claims in general commercial, employment, construction, personal injury and probate matters as well as a broad array of insurance defense areas, including product, professional, automobile and premises liability.

Grodd received recognition for his taxation practice, which focuses on income and estate tax matters for high-net-worth individuals and their businesses. He combines 45 years as an attorney with previous experience as a member of the tax department at a nationally known accounting firm based in New York City.

Halloran Sage, with offices in Westport, Hartford, Danbury, Middletown, New Haven and New London as well as a branch in Washington, D.C., provides legal counsel for client needs and routinely handles transactional, litigation and personal service matters.

WORKSHOP ON FACEBOOK MARKETING The ABCs of “Making Facebook Marketing Work for You” is the first of three workshops on social media tools presented at the Housatonic Habitat Realtor Lunch & Learn program Wednesday, Jan. 16 at 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Habitat’s ReStore warehouse, 51 Austin St., Danbury.

Don T. Troiano, president, Market Pros Digital, will discuss how to use social media tools to grow business and awareness. The presentation includes simple steps to getting started on Facebook and ways to set up online advertising.

The Realtor Lunch & Learn series is a collaboration between Housatonic Habitat for Humanity and the Northern Fairfield County Board of Realtors (NFCAR), the Ridgefield Board of Realtors (RBOR) and the Greater New Milford Board of Realtors (GNMBR).

The in-service educational events are free for NFCAR, RBOR and GNMBR members and include a luncheon buffet. They are also open to the public with a suggested $15 donation per person. Go to facebook.com/DanburyReStore and click on events to register to attend.

Housatonic Habitat for Humanity is the local Habitat affiliate servicing western Connecticut. It is both a builder and a bank, providing workforce affordable housing to local first-time homebuyers.

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Facts & Figures BUILDING PERMITS Commercial 159 Danbury Road LLC, Ridgefield, contractor for self.

Perform an interior fit-out in an existing commercial space for a new tenant at 159 Danbury Road, Ridgefield. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed Nov. 9.

Combis Building & Remodeling, Norwalk, contractor for The Mill Owners Company LLC. Interior alterations according to fire department code compliance. Construction of enclosure for handicap-compliant vertical platform lift at 10 Glenville St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $70,000. Filed December 2018.

D&A Construction Management/General Control Inc., Norwalk, contractor for DIV Dunham 35 LLC. Replace antennas at 200 Connecticut Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $14,000.

Filed Dec. 17.

D&A Construction Management/General Control Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Merrit 7 Venture LLC. Replace antennas at 301 Merrit 7, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Dec. 18.

Diversity Construction Group LLC, Norwalk, contractor for The Third Taxing District. Construct high-bay storage building and second-floor mezzanine for storage lockers and break room at 18 Rowan St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $675,000.

Filed Dec. 19.

Edgewater Development LLC, Old Greenwich, contractor for Kevin Greene, trustee. Construct a new two-car detached garage at 21 Lia Fail Way, Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed December 2018.

Items appearing in the Fairfield County Business Journal’s On The Record section are compiled from various sources, including public records made available to the media by federal, state and municipal agencies and the court system. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of this information, no liability is assumed for errors or omissions. In the case of legal action, the records cited are open to public scrutiny and should be inspected before any action is taken.

Gateway Development Group, Greenwich, contractor for 1162 East Putnam Avenue LLC c/o Fareri Associates. Interior build-out for tenant (Kempo Academy) at 1154 E. Putnam Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $67,380. Filed December 2018.

Greenhill Associates LLC, Flushing, New York, contractor for self. Erect a new pool house at 18 Grahampton Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $80,000.

Filed December 2018.

JMK Construction Group, Westport, contractor for 4 Sitalia LLC. Construct a new modular four-bedroom, five-bathroom, single-family dwelling with partially finished basement at 9 Cottontail Road, Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $675,000. Filed December 2018.

Northeast Tent Productions, Stamford, contractor for Riverside Yacht Club. Install tents, lights, outlets, heat equipment and propane for a private party at 102 Club Road, Riverside. Estimated cost: $9,736. Filed December 2018.

Odell Construction Inc., Cos Cob, contractor for Glenmere II LLC. Interior exploration to expose framing at 207 Byram Shore Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed December 2018.

Scalise, Jeff, Darien, contractor for 101 Dingletown Road LLC. Interior renovation of all bathrooms and kitchen and finish portion of walk-up attic at 101 Dingletown Road, Greenwich.

Estimated cost: $375,000. Filed December 2018 Signature Construction Group of Connecticut Inc., Norwalk, contractor for 129 Glover Avenue LLC. Interior renovations for Veterinary Cancer Center at 129 Glover Ave., Norwalk.

Estimated cost: $343,657. Filed Dec. 20.

Zakka, Ramze, Greenwich, contractor for Varkam Associates LLC. Interior finishes and renovation of an existing restaurant at 366 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed December 2018.

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Residential 4 You LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Mark L. Johnson. Interior renovations to existing single-family residence include raising first-floor recreation room, new kitchen and baths, second-floor bathroom renovation and bringing rear deck to code at 85 Murray St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed Dec. 26.

Advanced Window Systems LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Ewa Danowska. Install windows and patio door at 47 Cedar St., Unit 12, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $5,797. Filed Dec. 27.

Alan Party Rentals, South Hackensack, New Jersey, contractor for Scott M. Stuart and Lisa G. W. Stuart. Install tents, electrical lights, outlets, generator, gas/ propane and heat equipment for a private party at 519 N. Maple Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $14,320. Filed December 2018.

Bannasch, Eric, Greenwich, contractor for self. Construct an in-ground swimming pool on the property of an existing single-family residence at 50 Byram Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed Nov. 18.

Baybrook Remodelers Inc., Norwalk, contractor for David J. O’Brien. Remove existing roof and install new roof at 15 Catalpa St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $7,000. Filed Dec. 19.

Beckering, Laura F., Old Greenwich, contractor for self. Remodel kitchen and half bathroom, electrical, plumbing, insulation, hot-water heater relocation at 6 Grimes Road. Old Greenwich.

Estimated cost: $90,000. Filed December 2018.

Benenson, Susan Yubas, Greenwich, contractor for self.

Interior demolition at 15 Valley Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed December 2018.

Chris Frattaroli, Greenwich, contractor for Herbert E. Eichler.

Update existing home with a remodeled kitchen, bathroom, fixtures, new windows, roof and utilities and central heat and air conditioning system at 183 N. Maple Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $400,000. Filed December 2018.

Circelli Builders Inc., Old Greenwich, contractor Timothy D. Grant. Add a family room on the first floor and master suite on the second floor at 14 Sunshine Ave., Riverside. Estimated cost: $280,000. Filed December 2018.

D.R.J. Builders Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Carla Welch. Interior renovations include full bathroom with sheet rock and tile fixtures at 8 Edith Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $10,000.

Filed Dec. 17.

Dasilva Nilvan, Greenwich, contractor for self. Repair and replace foundation at rear of residence and add two and a half stories to rear of house at 53 Pemberwick Road, Greenwich.

Estimated cost: $140,000. Filed December 2018.

Evolve Building Group LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Michael Kolman and Ann H. Kolman.

Construct wall and turn garage to living space at 19 Harstrom Place, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $8,055. Filed Dec. 19.

Evolve Building Group LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Elizabeth S. Cook. Remodel existing full bathroom without structural changes at 48 Rowayton Woods Drive, Unit 5/70, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $19,977. Filed Dec. 19.

Ganim Improvements LLC, Greenwich, contractor for Naumann Shafranek. Finish remaining part of attic; construct new bath, stairs and skylights at 3 E. Point Lane, Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed December 2018.

Gray, Gardner C. Norwalk, contractor for Sixth Taxing District.

Interior renovations include raising ceiling and new interior wall finishes, at 177 Rowayton Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed Dec. 31.

Hatstadt Philippe A & Hatsta, Greenwich, contractor for self.

Replace wood shingles on roof at 578 Riversville Road, Greenwich.

Estimated cost: $51,000. Filed December 2018.

House Solutions Connecticut, Bridgeport, contractor for John C. Gammage Jr. Remove and replace cedar roof at 40 Pecksland Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $65,550. Filed December 2018.

Livingston Builders LLC, Greenwich, contractor for James Bennett. Renovate an existing bathroom and kitchen and maintain all required fire-resistance ratings at 1535 E. Putnam Ave., Unit 401, Old Greenwich.

Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed December 2018.

Livingston Builders LLC, Greenwich, contractor for Charles M. Strateman. Renovate master bath at 413 Sound Beach Ave., Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed December 2018.

Livingston Builders LLC, Greenwich, contractor for Lisa Sobieri. Add family room and master bedroom at 31 Arnold St., Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed December 2018.

Lux Renovations LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Daniel J. Lawrence and Sarah J. Lawrence.

Re-finish existing basement at single-family residence with new electrical framing and doors at 15 Lakewood Drive, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $35,875. Filed Dec. 21.

Magnotta, Michael, Greenwich, contractor for self. Replace windows, siding and roofing.

Renovate a bathroom and bedroom at 37 Halock Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $40,000.

Filed December 2018.

Melvin, John D. and Mary P. W. Melvin, Riverside, contractor for self. Construct a post-beam, two-car garage at 36 Meadow Road, Riverside. Estimated cost: $140,000. Filed December 2018.

Mr. Tent LLC, Cheshire, contractor for Kelly Bryan. Install tents, lights, outlets, heat equipment and propane for a private party at 66 Indian Head Road, Riverside. Estimated cost: $3,200. Filed December 2018.

Northeast Tent Productions, Stamford, contractor for Edward M. Lamont Jr. Install tents, lights, outlets, heat equipment and propane for a private party at 4 Ashton Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $3,035. Filed December 2018.

Northeast Tent Productions, Stamford, contractor for George L. Farr. Install tents, lights, outlets, heat equipment and propane for a private party at 69 Vineyard Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $2,730. Filed December 2018.

Northeast Tent Productions, Stamford, contractor for Debbie Nielsen. Install tents, lights, outlets, heat equipment and propane for private party at 205 Round Hill Road, Greenwich.

Estimated cost: $9,589. Filed December 2018.

Prasad, Valmiki and Hal Prasad, Cos Cob, contractor for self. Install new tile, vanity and toilet at 43 Mimosa Drive, Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $4,000.

Filed December 2018.

Redwood Construction, Bethel, contractor for Christopher Laitala. Construct an open-air pool pavilion with roof at 93 Indian Head Road, Riverside.

Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed December 2018.

Reynolds Renovations LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Antonio Gonzalez. Finish basement with family room and full bath, at 27 McAllister Ave., Norwalk.

Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Dec. 31.

Rooney, Timothy J. and Eileen H. Rooney, Greenwich, contractor for self. Rebuild cottage due to fire damage at 1415 King St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $290,000. Filed December 2018.

Rutledge, K. M. and Eliza Rutledge, Greenwich, contractor for self. Replace the existing deck at 64 Ivy St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $70,000. Filed December 2018.

S&R Renovation LLC, Greenwich, contractor for Shetty Akshay and Kee Akshay. Construct a new deck in backyard and outdoor kitchen at 4 Game Cock Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $55,000. Filed December 2018.

Spiess, Greta and Charles Spiess, Old Greenwich, contractor for self. Interior renovation at 24 Maher Ave., Old Greenwich.

Estimated cost: $155,000. Filed December 2018.

Sullivan Construction Company LLC, Fairfield, contractor for Firestone James A. Firestone.

Renovate kitchen, pantry and laundry room at 14 Meadow Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $320,000. Filed December 2018.

Facts & Figures The Gardiner Group LLC, New Canaan, contractor for Aaron and Kim Arth. Renovate kitchen, mudroom, family room, dining room, wine room and playroom at 45 Birchwood Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $450,000. Filed December 2018.

Tseung,Tracey, Riverside, contractor for self. Remodel a kitchen, install cabinets and relocate stove at 6 Bonwit Road, Riverside. Estimated cost: $5,500.

Filed December 2018.

Vivint Solar Developer LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Ana Gomez. Install roof mounted solar panels, at 31 Chatham Drive, Norwalk. Estimated cost $11,781. Filed Dec. 26.

Vitale, Suzanne, Greenwich, contractor for self. Partially finish basement at 18 Candlelight Place, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed December 2018.

Walsh, William, Norwalk, contractor for Trevor Ganshaw. Demolish pool house and dispose of city carting from site at 200 Clapboard Ridge Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $12,000.

Filed December 2018.

Wardell, Charles W. I., Riverside, contractor for self. Renovate and construct a new garage with breezeway at 141 Riverside Ave., Riverside. Estimated cost: $800,000. Filed December 2018.

Wheeler, Kenneth, Greenwich, contractor for self. Install walls in an existing family room to create bedroom with closet and relocate laundry room in front of dwelling unit at 81 View Street West, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $5,400. Filed December 2018.

Wojtek Ultimate Construction, Ridgefield, contractor for Shelley S. Sun. Remodel master bathroom while maintaining all required fire-resistance ratings at 78 River Road, Unit 7, Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed December 2018.

Wood Builders Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Ernest R. Cotter.

Construct detached garage and loft area for storage only at 4 Bittersweet Trail, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $42,000. Filed Dec. 27.

Zakhar, Theodore, Norwalk, contractor for William J. Schwartz and Betsy Schwartz.

Strip existing asphalt shingle roof and install a new one at 35 Gold St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $11,400. Filed December 2018.

COURT CASES Bridgeport Superior Court Cook, Loryn J., Stratford. Filed

by Cach LLC, Greenville, South Carolina. Plaintiff’s attorney: Howard Lee Schiff PC Law Offices, East Hartford. Action: The plaintiff purchased the defendant’s debt from MBNA America Bank N.A. The defendant received statements for an unreasonable time and no action has been taken. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs. Case no. FBTCV18-6079560-S. Filed Oct. 9.

Srjr, LLC et al., Bridgeport. Filed

by Benchmark Municipal Tax Services Ltd. Plaintiff’s attorney: Epstein Juda J Law Office, Bridgeport. Action: The city of Bridgeport filed a certificate of lien with interest, fees and charges for unpaid taxes by the defendant..

The plaintiff claims foreclosure of the lien, immediate possession of the encumbered premises, monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief as the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-186080314-S. Filed Nov. 2.

Taylor, Jeremiah Stephen, Trumbull. Filed by Isabella Soler, Ansonia. Plaintiff’s attorney: D’agosto & Howe LLC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision caused by the defendant and sustained severe personal injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs. Case no. FBTCV-18-6079404-S. Filed Oct. 3.

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Dura-grip LLC, Danbury. Filed

by FedEx Corporate Services Inc., Memphis, Tennessee. Plaintiff’s attorney: Thomas L Kanasky Jr. Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff provided the defendant with delivery services on an open account and defendant has failed to fulfil payments. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $2,500, exclusive of interest and costs. Case no. DBDCV18-6029010-S. Filed Oct. 25.

Ivezaj, Gjon, Stamford. Filed

by JHPDE Finance 1 LLC, Hazelwood, Missouri. Plaintiff’s attorney: Howard Lee Schiff PC Law Offices, East Hartford. Action: The plaintiff purchased the defendant’s debt from City Bank N.A. The defendant received statements for an unreasonable time and no action was taken.

The plaintiff seeks monetary damages greater than $5,000 but less than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs. Case no.

FST-CV18-6038074-S. Filed Sep. 11.

Given, Lynne et al., Sherman.

Filed by Aline Lamour, New Milford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ventura Law, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision caused by the defendant and sustained severe personal injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages less than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs. Case no. DBDCV18-6029027-S. Filed Oct. 29.

Hudson, Joanne, Redding.

Filed by Accesslex Institute DBA Access Group Inc., West Chester, Pennsylvania. Plaintiff’s attorney: Greene Law PC, Farmington. Action: The plaintiff is the owner and holder of the student loan agreement with the defendant who has failed to comply with the payment terms and thereby breached the terms of the agreement. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $2,500, exclusive of interest and costs and such other relief as this court may deem proper. Case no. DBD-CV18-6029007-S. Filed Oct. 25.

Russell, Janice, Newtown. Filed

by American Express National Bank, Salt Lake City, Utah. Plaintiff’s attorney: Zwicker and Associates PC, Enfield. Action: The plaintiff issued a credit account and extended credit in the name of the defendant who defaulted on the terms of the agreement and failed to pay the plaintiff the amount due. The plaintiff claims $19,087, which is the amount due and taxable costs awarded by the court. Case no. DBD-CV-186029285-S. Filed Nov. 19.

Haas, Andrew L. MD, et al., Armonk, New York. Filed by Eugene Conti, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Maya Murphy P.C., Westport. Action: The plaintiff underwent a left shoulder surgery to eliminate the pain; the procedure was performed by the defendants. After the surgery the plaintiff suffered more pain caused by the defendants’ alleged medical malpractice and negligence. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief as the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV186038386-S. Filed Oct. 9.

Mendoza-Bazurto, Jessenia, New Canaan. Filed by Blanca Rivas, Norwalk. Plaintiff’s attorney: Cramer Paul M. Law Offices, Fairfield. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision caused by the defendant and sustained severe personal injuries allegedly affecting her entire nervous system.

The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief as the court deems appropriate.

Case no. FST-CV18-6039001-S. Filed Nov. 21.

Phllips, Antoinette, et al., Norwalk. Filed by Phil Clark, Newtown. Plaintiff’s attorney: Kennedy Doyle LLC, Rocky Hill. Action: The plaintiff and defendants entered a judgment for a property. To date the entire amount of the judgment debt remains outstanding causing the plaintiff to place a judgment lien to secure the unpaid amount of debt. The defendant has failed to pay the plaintiff the sums owed under the judgment debt. The plaintiff claims foreclosure, interest and monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief as the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV186038313-S. Filed Oct 1.

Rich-Taubman Associates, et al., Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Filed by Antony Dodds, New York, New York. Plaintiff’s attorney: The Schwartzberg Law Firm, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff fell off a scaffold located at the restaurant controlled by the defendants who had provided the scaffold for the plaintiff to perform work. As a result of the fall the plaintiff suffered serious personal injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief as the court deems appropriate. Case no. FSTCV18-6038676-S. Filed Oct. 30.

DEEDS Commercial U.S. Equities Corp. Stamford.

Seller: Diego Sanchez and Dana Sanchez, Stamford. Property: Condominium Brighton Court, Unit 1714, Stamford. Amount: $258,000. Filed Nov. 2.

28 Three Lakes Drive LLC, Cos Cob. Seller: Carmela Perito and Eugenio Perito, Greenwich.

Property: 28 Three Lakes Drive, Stamford. Amount: N/A. Filed Nov. 29.

Brentwood Properties LLC, Southport, Seller: Kerry L. O’Sullivan and Leeann O’Sullivan, Friendsville, Tennessee. Property: 145 Brentwood Ave., Fairfield.

Amount: $280,000. Filed Dec. 19.

Brentwood Properties LLC, Southport, Seller: Kerry L. O’Sullivan and Leeann O’Sullivan, Friendsville, Tennessee. Property: 149 Brentwood Ave., Fairfield.

Amount: $280,000. Filed Dec. 19.

Dutton, Chase and Allison Dutton, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Seller: Wildwood Homes LLC. Shelton. Property: 67 Euclid Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $415,000.

Filed Dec. 19.

Residential 22 Aiken Street LLC, Norwalk, seller. Property: 22 Aiken St., Norwalk. Amount: $462,500. Filed Dec. 26.

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Janette M. Cicale and Thomas S. Cicale, Shelton, seller. Property: Condominium Courtland East, Unit 5A, Stamford. Amount: $172,500. Filed Nov. 1.

Frank E. Cieplinski Jr. and Barbara M. Cieplinski, Southport, seller. Property: 50 Oxford Road, Southport. Amount: $500,000. Filed Dec. 18.

William A. Douglas III, Fairfield, seller. Property: 608 Harbor Road, Southport. Amount: $2,640,000. Filed Dec. 20.

Deborah Flanagan and Robert McMullen, Norwalk, seller.

Property: 34 McKinley Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $825,000. Filed Jun. 21.

Thomas J. Hope and Karen L. Hope, Fairfield, seller. Property: 423 Oldfield Road, Fairfield.

Amount: $545,000. Filed Dec. 18.

John Miscioscia Jr. and Victoria C. Misciosacia, Fairfield, seller. Property: 147 Crane St., Fairfield. Amount: $400,000.

Filed Dec. 19.

Robert M. Murphy, Fairfield, seller. Property: 39 Windsor Road, Fairfield. Amount: $578,000. Filed Dec. 21.

Michael Sapanski and Samantha Shremshock, Southport, seller. Property: 239 Hulls Highway, Southport. Amount: $641,000. Filed Dec. 1.

Ryan D. Smith and Erin M. Smith, Fairfield, seller. Property: 313 Horseshoe Lane, Fairfield.

Amount: $900,000. Filed Dec. 20.

Michael Zaremski, Fairfield, seller. Property: 205 Meadowcroft Road, Fairfield. Amount: $545,000. Filed Dec. 19.

FORECLOSURES Boskello, Joseph A., et al., Creditor: Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC. Property: 3 Fletcher Ave., Greenwich. Mortgage default. Filed Nov. 19.

Gabriel, Robert P., et al., Creditor: Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Property: 21 Richmond Hill Road, Greenwich. Mortgage default.

Filed Oct. 18.

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Facts & Figures Marron, James, et al., Creditor: USBank Trust, National Association. Property: Ridgewood Condominium, Unit No. A-8, and Garage No. 17-G, Fairfield. Mortgage default. Filed Nov. 8.

Collins, Teresa L. Greenwich. $1,572,000 in favor of David A. Collins, Greenwich, by The von Kohorn Law Firm LLC, Property: 41 Day Road, Greenwich, Filed Dec.19.

Recalde, Oscar, et al., Creditor: Federal National Mortgage Association. Property: 100 Morehouse Drive, Fairfield. Mortgage default. Filed Nov. 26.

Nicaisse, Nancy, Greenwich. $6,912 in favor of Arnold Goldberg & Sons Electric LLC, Woodbridge, by Kenneth M. Rozich.

Property: 75 View St., Greenwich, Filed Dec. 11.

Reiss, Craig B., et al., Creditor: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. Property: 5 Dartmouth Road, Greenwich. Mortgage default. Filed Nov 13.

Troy, James, et al. Creditor: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. Property: Lots 60, 62 and 64 Strawberry Hill Park, Norwalk. Mortgage default. Filed Oct. 10.

Tulud, Emmanuel R., et al., Creditor: HSBC Bank USA, National Association. Property: 33 Windy Knolls, Unit A, Greenwich. Mortgage default. Filed Dec. 17.

JUDGMENTS 25 Fairview Terrace LLC, Greenwich. $5,101 in favor of Interstate Lakeland Lumber Corp., Greenwich, by Dominick M. Angotta. Property: Fairview Terrace, Greenwich, Filed Dec.19.

Skovron, Kevin, Greenwich. $21,435 in favor of Gayle Sturmer, Nyack, New York, by Rachelle C. Kaufman. Property: 9 Pemberwick Road, Greenwich, Filed Dec.18.

LIENS Federal Tax Liens Filed D. R. Schneider and Joseph C. Ross, 37 Pony Trail Road, Stamford. $1,384, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Nov. 7.

Digiulio, Jay M., 56 Sherwood Place, Greenwich. $468,719, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Dec. 26.

Dominguez, Miguel A., 234 Byram Road, Greenwich. $18,076, civil proceeding tax. Filed Dec. 4.

Senior Solutions Analyst (Nestlé Regional Globe Office North America, Inc. – Stamford, CT) Dvlp & implmnt fnctnl specifictns for bus sys solutns based on cstm bus rqrmnts F/T. Reqs Bach’s dgr (or frgn equiv) in Info Sys, Bus Admin, Int’l Relatns or rel fld & 5 yrs exp in job offrd or w/ bus procss intgrtn & dsgn. All stated exp must incl: 1 yr exp in the fllw’g: full life cycle proj mgmt incl stakehldr mgmt in a cross-fnctnl envrnmnt & coordnt’g all dploymnt initiatives w/in bus sys projs; SAP incl SAP R/3, SAP APO, SAP BW, SAP MM & SAP SD; & supply chain E2E bus processes incl Ordr-to-Cash, Srce-to-Pay or Procure-to-Pay, & Pln’g to Execute. Must also have 1 yr exp w/ proj mgmt & sftwre dvlpmnt tls Jira, HP ALM, Confluence, SAP Solutn Mgr & SharePoint. Exp may be gained cncrrntly. Resumes: J. Buenrostro, Nestlé USA, Inc., 1812 N Moore St, Arlington, VA 22209. Job ID: SSA-AOS.

ADVISORY MANAGER, APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT & INTEGRATION (MULT. POS.), PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services LLC, Hartford, CT. Provide an end to end solution offering including Application Development & Integration, Application Architecture, custom IoT & mobile solutions, User Exp., Quality Mgmt. & Testing, & Business Process Mgmt. Req. Bach’s deg or foreign equiv. in Comp Sci, Info Systems, Engg or rel. + 5 yrs of post-bach’s progressive rel. work exp.; OR a Master’s deg or foreign equiv. in Comp Sci, Info Systems, Engg or rel. + 3 yrs rel. work exp. Must have a Guidewire functional certification in Policy Center Billing Center and/or Claim Center.

Travel up to 80% is req. Apply by mail, referencing Job Code CT1927, Attn: HR SSC/Talent Management, 4040 W. Boy Scout Blvd, Tampa, FL 33607.

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Dream SPA Greenwich LLC, 151 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich. $7,569, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Dec. 26.

Stevens, Kathleen S., 257 Weaver St., Apt. 4E, Greenwich. $55,850, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Dec. 4.

Farrel, Andrew C. 152 Mead Ave., Greenwich. $39,488, a tax deft on income earned. Filed Dec. 4.

Tanner, John W. and Jacqueline Tanner, 20 Hedgeron Lane, Greenwich. $196,102, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 23.

Farrel, Kevin T., 38 Shady Lane, Greenwich. $60,395, civil proceeding tax. Filed Dec. 4.

The Aquarium Water Company of Connecticut and Jean Claude Emilien, 108 Lawn Ave., Stamford. $1,931, For water services legal fees. Filed Oct. 23.

Flexinvest Securities Inc., 34 E. Putnam St., Greenwich. $71,874, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 23.

G. Managemet Corp, 124 Ritch Avenue West. Apt. C105, Greenwich. $3,098, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Nov. 13.

Knox, Tulsa A., 1240 W. Ritch Ave., Apt. A303, Greenwich. $16,010, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Dec. 4.

Loja, Manuel, 9 High St., Greenwich. $34,200, civil proceeding tax. Filed Dec. 4.

Lombardi, Jeffrey, 6 Arnold St., Old Greenwich. $52,268, civil proceeding tax. Filed Dec. 12.

McCaffrey, Stella M., 2 Sachem Lane, Greenwich. $152,185, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Oct. 23.

Mentore, Edward, 35 Nutmeg Drive, Greenwich. $51,399, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Dec. 4.

Newman, Larry E. and Beth L. Newman, 10 Ridge Road, Cos Cob. $45,067, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Dec. 26.

Oliveri, James J., 25 Le Grand Ave., No. C, Greenwich. $9,029, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Nov. 13.

Perri, Robert A., 2 Sweet Briar Lane, Cos Cob. $56,526, civil proceeding tax. Filed Dec. 26.

Simpkin, Gilda, 11 Bel Air Drive, Stamford. $153, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Nov. 8.

Sinha, Uma, 14 Pierce Road, Riverside. $28,597, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Dec. 27.

The Aquarium Water Company and William T. Murphy, 22 River Place, Stamford. $160, Charges for water use, plus interest at 18 percent per annum.

Filed Oct. 12.

Tobar, David and Libia Tobar, 2 Hunt Terrace, Greenwich. $17,363, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Dec. 27.

Weisbecker-Arnone, Jane, 14 Pemberwick Road, Greenwich. $55,370, civil proceeding tax.

Filed Dec. 27.

Weiss, David T., 53 Stirrup Lane, Riverside. $41,462, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Dec. 4.

LIS PENDENS Capel, Marina T., et al., Stamford. Filed by Bendett & McHugh PC for Nationstar Mortgage LLC d.b.a. Mr. Cooper. Property: 85 Mayapple Road, Stamford. Action: Brought to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. Filed Nov.28.

Perkins, Pat J., Stamford. Filed

by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, for Citimortgage Inc. Property: 31 Norvel Lane, Stamford. Action: Brought to foreclose a certain mortgage from the defendant to Citimortgage Inc. Filed Nov.30.

Romano, Phyllis, et al., Stamford. Filed by Wofsey, Rosen, Kweskin & Kuriansky LLP, for First County Bank. Property: 35 Court St., Stamford. Action: Brought a foreclosure of a mortgage in favor of First County Bank in maximum principal amount of $44,000. Filed Dec.4.

Stuart, Jonathan, et al., Stamford. Filed by O’Connell, Attmore & Morris LLC, for Bayview Loan Servicing LLC. Property: 41 Ursula Place, Unit 3, Stamford. Action: Brought a foreclosure of a mortgage from Jonathan Stuart to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc, Filed Dec. 10.

Treussard, David, et al., Stamford. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, for Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB. Property: 96 Hubbard Ave., Stamford. Action: Brought to foreclose a certain mortgage from the defendant,to Bank of America N.A. Filed Dec.5.

Zuckerbrod, Joseph, et al., Stamford. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, for M&T Bank. Property: 1239 Westover Road, Stamford. Action: Brought, inter alia, to foreclose a certain mortgage from the defendant to Hudson City Savins Bank. Filed Dec. 17.

LEASES

Kelly, Kevin, et al., Stamford.

Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, for Citibank N.A. Property: 138 New England Drive. Stamford. Action: Brought, inter alia, to foreclose a certain mortgage from the defendant to Citibank N.A. Filed Dec. 7.

Abadir, Adel Ramsey and Dale Maree Abadir, by Edward Sinclair Jr. Landlord: The Indian Harbor House Owners Corp., Greenwich. Property: Apartment 2-B North, Indian Harbor House, Greenwich. Term: 40 years, commenced Nov. 1, 2018. Filed Nov. 1.

Negron, Jose and 700 Summer Association, Inc., Stamford. Filed by The Witherspoon Law Offices, for Savings Bank of Danbury. Property: 700 Summer St., No. 3l, Stamford. Action: Brought to foreclose a mortgage on the property of Jose Negron in favor of Savings Bank of Danbury. Filed Dec. 18.

Amulet Capital Partners LP,

by Cummings & Lockwood LLC. Landlord: BPP Lafayette Putnam LLC, New York, New York.

Property: 1 Lafayette Place, Suite 301. Greenwich. Term: 10 years, commenced Aug. 10, 2018. Filed Nov. 29.

British Motor Works LLC, by DeChello Law Firm LLC. Landlord: 1 Commerce Drive LLC, Fairfield. Property: 1 and 5 Commerce Drive, Bridgeport. Term: 22 years, commenced April 27, 2016. Filed Aug. 3.

Brunetti, Laura, by Laura Brunetti. Landlord: Town of Fairfield. Property: Unit No.132, Fairfield Owner Built Condominium, Fairfield. Term: 99 years, commenced Aug. 2, 2018. Filed Aug. 16.

Hansen’s Flowers & Gifts LLC,

by Bruce Minoff. Landlord: Hansen’s Realty LLC, Fairfield. Property: 1028 Post Road, Fairfield.

Term: 10 years, commenced Aug. 10, 2018. Filed Aug. 13.

Hewitt, Bonnie, by Charlotte Walker. Landlord: Putnam Park Apartments Inc., Stamford. Property: Apt. 25 of the Putnam Park Apartments, Greenwich. Term: 32 years, commenced Aug. 1, 2018. Filed Aug. 2.

M.C. Law Group LLC, by Rahul Chakravartty. Landlord: Ramp LLC, Fairfield. Property: 34 Post Road, Fairfield. Term: 25 years, commenced Aug. 21, 2018. Filed Aug. 23.

Panas, Nicholas, by Sharon Montanaro. Landlord: Putnam Hill Apartments Inc. Greenwich.

Property: 5 Putnam Hill, Unit 1K, Greenwich. Term: 42 years, commenced Aug. 3, 2018. Filed Aug. 8.

Standen, Michael A. and Karin Standen, by Edward Sinclair Jr. Landlord: The Indian Harbor House Owners Corp., Greenwich. Property: Apartment 4-C North, Indian Harbor House, Greenwich. Term: 40 years, commenced Sept. 20, 2018. Filed Sep. 20.

Vera, Ardamina and Verahovsky Vera, by John Jordan.

Landlord: Putnam Park Apartments Inc., Stamford. Property: Apt. 76 of the Putnam Park Apartments, Greenwich. Term: 32 years, commenced Aug. 15, 2018. Filed Aug. 17.

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Facts & Figures MORTGAGES Amin Construction LLC, Norwalk, by Amin Suleymanov Lender: Silver Heights Development LLC, 20 Ketchum St., Westport. Property: 23 Knollwood Ave., Stamford. Amount: $10.

Filed Dec. 3.

Byrnes, Colleen, Norwalk, by Colleen Byrnes. Lender: Guaranteed Rate Affinity LLC, 1800 W. Larchmont Ave., Chicago, Illinois Property: 50 Aiken St., Apartment 406, Norwalk. Amount: $220,500. Filed Dec. 4.

Escobar, Garcia and Lwisa B. Escobar, Norwalk, by Temesha Bradshaw. Lender: Warshaw Capital LLC, 2777 Summer St,, Stamford. Property: 2 Dover St., Apartment 5, Norwalk. Amount: $249,775. Filed Dec. 3.

Garofano, Anthony and Rona Garofano, Norwalk, by Rona Garofano. Lender: Loandepot. com LLC, 26642 Towne Centre Drive, Foothill Ranch, California. Property: Lot 25, Strawberry Hill Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $410,850. Filed Dec. 3.

Ingle, Suann M. and Amy E. Coupe, Norwalk, by Rajhonae Fountain. Lender: Quicken Loans Inc., 1050 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Michigan. Property: 297 Rowayton Ave., Norwalk.

Amount: $390,505. Filed Dec. 3.

Pitasi, Pamela B., Norwalk, by Pamela B. Pitasi. Lender: William Raveis Mortgage LLC, 7 Trap Falls Road, Shelton. Property: 8 Yew St., Norwalk. Amount: $363,188. Filed Dec. 3.

Rideout, Matthew D., Norwalk,

by Matthew D. Rideout. Lender: TD Bank, N.A. 2035 Limestone Road, Wilmington, Delaware.

Property: 291 Highland Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $540,000. Filed Dec. 3.

Digital Solutions Specialist (Nestlé Regional Globe Office North America, Inc. – Stamford, CT) Prvde bus process & solutn exprtise in Custmr Srvce, CRM, eCommerce, Usr & Custmr Exp, Mrkt’g and Digitl Innovtn to N. American mrkts. Collab w/ diffrnt N. American mrkts to gthr, docmnt & validte bus rqrmnts & idntfy digitl solutns. F/T. Resumes: J. Buenrostro, Nestlé USA, Inc., 1812 N Moore St, Arlington, VA 22209. Job ID: DSS-BMA.

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RPL Real Estate LLC Norwalk,

by Robert P. Letskus Jr. Lender: Caviar Capital Limited Partnership, Property: 38 Johasz Road, Norwalk. Amount: $345,000.

Filed Dec. 3.

Soto, William B. and Jacqueline Soto, Norwalk, by William B. Soto. Lender: Loandepot.com LLC, 26642 Towne Centre Drive, Foothill Ranch, California. Property: 2 Brook hill Lane, Norwalk.

Amount: $405,000. Filed Dec. 3.

Tabor, Linda Ann, Norwalk, by Mauricio E. Gutierrez. Lender: Lexington National Insurance Corp., P.O. Box 6098, Lutherville, Maryland. Property: 5 Sasquapond Road, Norwalk. Amount: $750,000. Filed Dec. 10.

NEW BUSINESSES Alisberg parker Construction Management LLC, 22 Sound Beach Ave., Greenwich 06870, c/o Susan Alisberg. Filed Oct. 23.

A.R. Custom Cabinetry, 541 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport 06604, c/o Angelo Rivera. Filed Dec. 29.

Acoustic Café, 2926 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport 06605, c/o Richard Franzino. Filed Dec. 14.

Altice Technical Services, 122 River St., Bridgeport 06604, c/o CSC Holdings LLC. Filed Dec. 20.

Andore La’Vette, 782 Hallett St., Bridgeport 06608 c/o Shamane Shepperd. Filed Dec. 14.

Antojitos Centroamericanos, 3780 Main St., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Yesmy Romero. Filed Dec. 31.

Armorosa Travel Services LLC, d.b.a. Armorosa Bakery, 533 E. Main St., Bridgeport 06608, c/o Rosa D. Franco. Filed Jan. 3.

Briqht Giggles Learning Center LLC2, 768 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport 06604, c/o Maria Woodhorse. Filed Dec. 27.

Center for Green Building LLC, 3309 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport 06605, c/o Erin C. Buckley.

Filed Dec. 27.

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Enlightened - LLC, 137 Catherine St., Bridgeport 06604, c/o Denzel Davis. Filed Dec. 17.

O Damasceno Services, 3880 Main St., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Onofre Damasceno. Filed Dec. 13.

Flawless Katz, 856 Maplewood Ave., Bridgeport 06605, c/o Audrey Belle-Bryan. Filed Dec. 27.

Revive Beauty Salon, 2107 E. Main St., Bridgeport 06610, c/o Zuleida Montes. Filed Dec. 17.

Gorilla Creations, 344 Foliro Drive, Bridgeport 06609, c/o Jose Moregro. Filed Jan. 3.

Santos Bakery & Grill LLC, 930 Madison Ave., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Daniel Dos Santos.

Filed Dec. 14.

Howells Bakery LLC, 20 McKinley Ave., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Harris Howell. Filed Dec. 24.

Time for You Concierge, 225 Esgenow Road, No. 6, Bridgeport 06606, c/o Dianne Cleary. Filed Dec. 20.

Icelandic Milk and Skyp, 1372 Kossuth St., Bridgeport 06608, c/o Latanya Whites. Filed Dec. 26.

Yaya’s Kitchen, 1223 Madison Ave., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Miguel A. Ramirez. Filed Dec. 31.

J&E Automotive Repair, 427 Grand St., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Eddy Lorenzo. Filed Nov. 26.

PATENTS

Joanna’s Cleaning, 59 Pennsylvania Ave., Bridgeport 06610, c/o Maria De Souza. Filed Dec. 19.

L.O.V.E. Literacy, Offers, Vision and Empowerment, 45 Leonard Drive, Bridgeport 06606, c/o Denise McHee Maxwell. Filed Jan.2.

LNL Supply, 236 Texas Ave., Bridgeport 06610, c/o Tony DeJesus. Filed Dec. 13.

Lovely Nails, 532 Peguonnock St., Bridgeport 06604, c/o Long Tran. Filed Dec. 28.

M&J Nail Salon, 3717 Main St., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Nhan Ngo. Filed Dec. 28.

Martin Real Estate, 495 Platt St., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Levi C. Martin Jr. Filed Dec. 18.

Mexico Chapin, 2430 Main St., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Gaudencia Morales. Filed Dec. 26.

Mr. Cash Mini Market LLC, 1779 E. Main St., Bridgeport 06610, c/o Luisa C. Morel Alcantara. Filed Dec. 17.

Nailed it, 1869 Barnum Ave., Bridgeport 06610, c/o Peter Gaye White. Filed Jul. 24.

New Geloten Empire, 2182 Madison Ave., Bridgeport 06606, c/o Guo Jin Liu. Filed Dec. 26.

Aircraft with drive element coupled to gearbox housing exterior. Patent no. 10,173,767 issued to David A. Darrow Jr., Stratford. Assigned to Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford.

Cold-wax dispersion process.

Patent no. 10,175,593 issued to Judith M. Vandewinckel, Livonia, New York; Kevin F. Marcell, Webster, New York; Chieh-Min Cheng, Rochester, New York; Brian J. Marion, Ontario, New York; Scott M. Smith, Webster, New York. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Configurable lighting system.

Patent no. 10,178,746 issued to Pritam Yadav, Greenville, South Carolina; Chris Bailey, Greenville, South Carolina. Assigned to Hubbell Inc., Shelton.

Customized headphone sound quality. Patent no.

10,175,937 issued to Sean E. Olive, Oak Park, California; Todd W. Welti, Thousand Oaks, California; Omid Khonsaripour, Northridge, California. Assigned to Harman International Industries Inc., Stamford.

Cylindrical elastometric bearing with tapered shims.

Patent no. 10,173,770 issued to Eric Lucien Nussenblatt, Stamford; David H. Hunter, Cheshire.

Assigned to Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford.

Earth plate with breakaway rotated tabs. Patent no.

10,175,631 issued to Jonathan D. Sadik, Rochester, New York; Karl E. Kurz, Rochester, New York; David B. Playfair, Penfield, New York; Nancy L. Belknap, Rochester, New York. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Fuser fluid blend. Patent no 10,175,598 issued to Varun Sambhy, Pittsford, New York; David S. Derleth, Webster, New York; Juan A. Morales-Tirado, Henrietta, New York; Santokh S. Baddesha, Pittsford, New York. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Lock. Patent no. D837,630 issued to Stephen Cavanna, Branford; Douglas Greene, Bethel; Kevin Houlihan, North Salem, New York; Nicholas Ivanoff, Ansonia; Adam Jonovski, Fullerton, California; Timothy Marshall, Wolcott; Joseph Moya, Johnstown, Ohio; Mark Schiller, Fairfield; Douglas Walker, Middlebury; Patrick Wind, Darien. Assigned to Zephyr Lock LLC, Newtown.

Luminaire. Patent no. D838,034 issued to Armin Ahrari, Chino, California; Edward Duncan, Chino, California; Kevin Lu, Fountain Valley, California; Qianshan Li, San Gabrial, California; Dean Dal Ponte, Glendale, California; Syed Raza, Rancho Palos Verdes, California; Benjamin Peirick, Greenville, South Carolina. Assigned to Hubbell Inc., Shelton.

Magnetic watermarking of a printed substance by metameric rendering. Patent no.

10,176,658 issued to Reiner Eschbach, Webster, New York; Martin S. Maltz, Rochester, New York; Raja Bala, Pittsford, New York; Yonghui Zhao, Penfield, New York. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Method and apparatus for generating a summary document. Patent no. 10,176,369 issued to Eugene S. Evanitsky, Pittsford, New York. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Method for using an optical sensor array to monitor color fidelity in objects produced by a three-dimensional object printer. Patent no. 10,173,366 issued to John C. Juhasz, Fairport, New York. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Paper sensing and analytic service workflow methods and systems. Patent no.

10,175,162 issued to Nancy Y. Jia, Webster, New York; Mandakini Kanungo, Webster, New York; Wei Hong, Amherst, Massachusetts; Jing Zhou, Webster, New York. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Paper type dependent automatic background suppression. Patent no. 10,178,280 issued to Michael J. Wilsher, Letchworth Garden City, Great Britain; Clara Cuciurean-Zapan, Fairport, New York; Robert E. Nuuja, Rochester, New York. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Printing process. Patent no.

10,174,205 issued to Barkev Keoshkerian, Thornhill, Canada; Carolyn Moorlag, Mississauga, Canada; Edward G. Zwartz, Mississauga, Canada; Naveen Chopra, Oakvilla, Canada; Marcel P. Breton, Mississauga, Canada; Sarah J. Vella, Milton, Canada.

Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Side-loading quadrant deadend clamp assembly. Patent no. 10,177,550 issued to Jason L. Bundren, Leeds, Alabama; Seydou Diop, Birmingham, Alabama; Paul F. Zelazny, Moody, Alabama. Assigned to Hubbell Inc., Shelton.

Single-fastener mounting plate for electrical outlets.

Patent no. 10,177,510 issued to Christopher Alan Carbone, Newtown; Bart Richard Hogestyn, Oxford; Ryan Gene Papageorge, Shelton’ Thomas Louis Scanzillo, Monroe. Assigned to Hubbell Inc., Shelton.

System for operating a hydrogen storage salt cavern. Patent no. 10,173,840 issued to Rommel M. Oates, Spring, Texas. Assigned to Praxair Technology Inc., Danbury.

Vehical occupant protection safety device. Patent no.

D837,684 issued to David A. Brown, Westport; Roy Watson, Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico.

Assigned to Tough Love Corp., Westport.

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