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RESTAURANT INDUSTRY’S GROWTH SET TO IMPACT COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE

Market power in 2020 FAIRFIELD COUNTY VACANCY RATE FORECAST TO FALL

BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

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ommercial real estate in Fairfield County was booming in 2019 and will likely do even better in 2020, according to Jim Fagan, a managing principal of Cushman & Wakefield who oversees its Stamford and Westchester County offices.

This is a good thing, he is quick to add, as its vacan-

cy rate remains high. Fagan said it stands at 26.7% but is expected to drop to 23.5% next year as tenants begin to occupy the space they committed to in 2019.

That may look encouraging, but there is still plenty of work to be done. Over the summer, it was reported that the office vacancy rate nationwide had fallen to 12.2%, the lowest it had been in 18 years.

Fagan said a large part of the problem is workforce

stagnation.

“Since 1989, Connecticut has had 1.67 million people in the workforce,” he said.

“In 1999, it was 1.67 million.

In 2009, it was 1.67 million.

And in 2019 it’s the same number. Over that same period you’ve seen a 35% workforce increase in New York and a 60% rise in Austin.

“If we had just a 10% growth over those 30 years, or 3% every 10 years — which is not that aggressive — the state of Connecticut’s economy would look much brighter.”

Fagan said such growth would fill some 20 million square feet of office space, “so that we’d have a shortage instead of the glut that we have now.” » MARKET POWER

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BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com Restaurants account for 17% of U.S. retail sales, more than any other retail sector and restaurant sales growth has outpaced overall U.S. retail sales gains in recent years, according to the new CBRE report “2019 Food in Demand Series: Restaurants.”

But while the continued expansion of this industry shows no signs of abating, changes in how restaurants operate could have an impact on commercial real estate.

“While restaurants are less vulnerable than other retail categories to e-commerce encroachment, they’re still going through

dramatic changes driven by advancements in technology and changing customer tastes,” said Meghann Martindale, CBRE’s global head of retail research.

“Retail-center owners will need to invest a lot of thought into which type of restaurant concept best fits their center and its clientele, as well as how to balance their center’s mix of food and beverage so that it doesn’t tip too far in any direction.”

Among the changes impacting the restaurant industry is the proliferation of third-party delivery services, including Grubhub, Seamless, Eat24 and DoorDash, which had a 58% share of the meal-delivery » RESTAURANTS

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Suite Talk Fran Pastore: Access to capital is still the biggest burden for women

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n addressing her organization’s 2019 Women Rising Gala and Awards Luncheon, Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC) President and CEO Fran Pastore insisted that “economic equality is not a female issue. It is an economic imperative.”

Founded in 1997, the Stamfordbased WBDC has been the prominent force in encouraging a new wave of women business professionals in Connecticut. In this edition of Suite Talk, Business Journal Senior Enterprise Editor Phil Hall discussed the state of Connecticut women in business and the challenges they continue to face.

What is the state of women’s entrepreneurship in Connecticut? Are women creating new businesses?

“Are women creating new businesses? Yes. In fact, my understanding from the secretary of state is that more LLCs were filed in the first six months of 2019 than in all of 2018, and the majority of those LLCs were women-owned.

“Most women-owned businesses have growth revenues of under $1 million per year. The gap between the scale of different businesses is great. Women also only get about 4% of all private equity capital. Access to capital is still the biggest burden for women.”

Why is that? Here we are in 2019 and wouldn’t you think that level of disparity would be something for the History Channel rather than today’s business news pages?

“It was only in 1988 when a woman could access capital in her own name for commercial purposes with the Women’s Business Ownership Act. But there are still systemic societal barriers that, over time, have become acceptable. A lot of cultural barriers still exist — there is still a bias when it comes to accessing capital. A man and a woman can have the same business plan, the same financials and the same resume and a man will access the capital more than a woman will.

“What is astounding is that we also know businesses that are owned and operated by women and have women on their board will outperform other businesses. I believe that there are certain fears

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that women have around money and a certain discomfort when it comes to pursuing wealth. One of my clients said it really well — she has a food truck and she said people are always surprised to see a woman running a food truck, but they want us in the kitchen, all of the time, cooking.”

in the service-oriented industries.”

What is the situation for women of color in entrepreneurship?

“Women of color and Latinas are the fastest-growing segment of women starting businesses. And accessing capital is no different for them than it is for everybody else.”

In the corporate world, are you seeing more women in the C-suites?

“Women represent more than half the country’s population, earn more than 57% of undergraduate degrees and an even higher percentage of master’s degrees, yet women represent a mere 5% of Fortune 500 CEOs. We are only 7% of top executives in Fortune 100 companies and just 26.5% of executives, senior officials and managers overall.”

What type of businesses are being created by women in Connecticut?

“I would say there is a resurgence of small manufacturing.

There is a lot of health and wellness and a lot of cannabis and hemp. There is a lot in the food industry. A lot of our clients are

What can be done to rectify that imbalance?

“We can start by creating cultures that prioritize developing female leaders across all sectors of business and society by providing opportunities for professional development and entrepreneurial training and education for women

entrepreneurs. Doing so will fill the pipeline of tomorrow’s leaders — if she can see it, she can be it.”

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Who do you see as the role models for today’s women entrepreneurs?

“It’s a tough question because most of the women in business that I meet in Connecticut have pulled themselves up by their bootstraps. These are not wealthy women who came from families with money. When I think about a lot of the women we hear about in larger companies, they had access to a lot of resources — from financial resources to household help and childcare — that many of the women I meet don’t have.

“Oprah had a tribe of family and friends that believed in her, supported her and provided her with a lot of the guidance she needed to build confidence in herself. When you have a tribe, you can make things happen.”

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Newtown seeks to maintain ‘life in balance’ image, says first selectman

BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

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ewtown First Selectman Dan Rosenthal carefully cultivates a moderate image — something he said he shares with the town.

“I’m generally happy with my first two years,” said Rosenthal, who, running unopposed, was elected to a second term on Nov. 5. “I try to work with whoever has the best idea, listen to both sides, take a middle-ofthe-road position.

“As my grandfather said,” he continued, invoking former Newtown First Selectman Jack Rosenthal, “there’s not a Republican way or a Democratic way of plowing a road.”

A Democrat like Jack and his father Herb — also a former first selectman — Rosenthal said he believes the majority of the town’s roughly 29,000 residents feels the same way.

“Our elbows might get a little sharp around election time,” he said, “but we generally all work together for the benefit of the community.”

One of the bright spots of Rosenthal’s first term was the long-awaited opening of the Newtown Community Center at 8 Simpson St., across the street from the first selectman’s office. The 35,210-square-foot facility includes: six multipurpose activity rooms; a commercial kitchen; an approximately 5,000-square-foot banquet room; a six-lane, 25-yard pool; and a zero-entry activity pool.

The building also houses a 9,450-square-foot Senior Center. Rosenthal noted that while it had about 350 to 400 members when it opened in July, it now has more than 900.

The entire project was funded through a $15 million gift from GE made in the wake of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting: $10 million to design and build the facility and $5 million to underwrite at least five years of

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Top: Demolition of one of the buildings at Fairfield Hills.

Below: Newtown First Selectman Dan Rosenthal at his office on Nov. 25. Photo by Kevin Zimmerman.

operating expenses. The town bonded another $5 million for the Community Center and an additional $3 million for the Senior Center.

Both centers and Town Hall sit on the 185acre Fairfield Hills campus, which is still evolving from its origins as a psychiatric hospital to an area with a wide range of uses, including walking trails, soccer fields, tennis and pickleball

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courts and the not-for-profit sports and health facility the Newtown Youth Academy.

Rosenthal has been looking to develop several of Fairfield Hills’ extant buildings, which so far has resulted in the renovation of the 9,000-square-foot Stratford Hall, once the hospital’s library and executive dining hall, into a craft brewery. (Originally called

Asylum Brewing Co., it will now operate as Newsylum.)

The town ponied up some $180,000 for that work, though Rosenthal said the brewery’s owners are bearing the lion’s share of the cost. Newtown is also retaining ownership of the building, with Newsylum operating under a 30-year lease. Following several delays, it is expected to open in January.

“We’re running out of time” with some of the other buildings, Rosenthal said.

“They’re decaying quickly.”

Nevertheless, how — or even whether — to develop those buildings remains a bone of contention for some.

The first selectman has held two town forums on the issue, with another two to take place in January and February. He said feedback from those sessions will shape questions on an April

2020 budget referendum.

While the first selectman has been seeking mixed-use development on the campus, that has been a hard sell for some of the roughly 2,800 respondents to a survey on Fairfield Hills’ destiny. The basic theme of those results, Rosenthal said, was that “they’re opposed to introducing any kind of housing here, but they still want something that will generate revenue.”

Another debate surrounds the future of the former Inn at Newtown at 19 Main St. The approximately 25,000-square-foot building, which sits on three acres, dates back to 1850.

Its latest iteration closed in January 2016 after nearly 20 years.

Developer Frank Caico has proposed demolishing the structure — which is not listed on the Connecticut or

federal historic register — and replacing it with three apartment buildings totaling 40 units. Opponents have cited its historic value and questioned whether such construction would fit in with Main Street’s generally old-fashioned appearance.

Rosenthal declined to take sides on the issue, saying only that he hoped the solution would be one that “takes the right approach and makes sense” for the area.

Groundbreaking took place on Nov. 20 for the new police station to be built at 191 South Main St. (Route 25), a $15.1 million project that will include modern equipment and room to expand over the next 30 to 50 years.

The town’s police had long since outgrown its space at 3 Main St. Rosenthal noted that the need for a new station had first been determined 20 years ago.

What will happen to 3 Main after the police move to their new home in about a year has yet to be determined.

Newtown has also recently embarked on an ambitious road-paving plan.

While in previous years it repaved two or three miles a year, since 2017 it has repaved close to 40 miles, he said.

“We have 275 miles of road, which is the secondor third-largest in the state,” he said. “If you’re going to work or the store and your car is bumping all over the road, that sends a negative signal about the town.”

The town also works closely with the Newtown Forest Association to preserve its acres of woodland, Rosenthal noted. The 59-square-mile town “is still 40% undeveloped,” he said, “and we’re still 8½% commercial.

“Yes, we’ve had some development over the years, but there’s no urbanization of Newtown going on,” he said. “What we strive for, and I believe we have, is life in balance.”

CONTRIBUTING WRITER | By David A. Slossberg

Can you keep a secret?

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KEY CONSIDERATIONS IN PROTECTING TRADE SECRETS AND OTHER COMMERCIAL ASSETS

here’s that old adage that a company’s greatest asset is its people. And that is, without exception, true.

But there are other key assets and chief among these are customer and market information, business methods and technology. While these amount to the fuel that powers business, often these assets are inadequately protected. Issues of exposure are even more pressing given the challenges in the rapidly developing world of technology, the internet and social media.

Former employees are the most common culprit. To mitigate risk, businesses of all sizes that operate in all sectors should consider utilizing appropriate noncompete, nondisclosure and confidentiality agreements to protect trade secrets and other company assets.

Properly drafted, these agreements will not only broadly define the company’s proprietary information, but also provide streamlined remedies in the event of a breach. In addition, when properly drafted, noncompete and nondisclosure agreements can provide recourse even if a former employee or competitor is located outside of the state of the primary place of business.

While there is no substitute for well-crafted contractual agreements with employees and commercial partners, in the event that such documents don’t exist, Connecticut businesses may have hope yet. That hope lies in an often overlooked and commonly misunderstood law that may just be the greatest friend to Connecticut’s business community.

More than 25 years ago, recognizing that there are certain property rights that are inviolate and must be protected, the Legislature enacted the Connecticut Uniform Trade Secrets Act (CUTSA). The Act includes a fairly broad and nonexclusive definition of trade secrets, which protects “information, including a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, process, drawing, cost data or customer list.”

Available remedies include the ability to obtain injunctive relief against further unauthorized use of the proprietary asset(s) and the opportunity to collect money damages and attorney’s fees if the party prevails.

Not everything is protected under CUTSA. Information that is readily obtainable in the public domain is excluded. So, too, is information properly acquired by reverse engineering or independent development. For example, a water bottling company discovered

Where a business has no written agreements that protect proprietary assets, it will be necessary to prove it had taken precautions to protect trade secrets.

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the limits of CUTSA when it tried, unsuccessfully, to claim that the shape of its water bottles, which were on full display on store shelves, was somehow a trade secret.

Where a business has no written agreements that protect proprietary assets, it will be necessary to prove it had taken precautions to protect trade secrets. These steps may include, among other things, limiting access to the proprietary material, marking documents confidential, keeping formulas carefully protected on computer networks, only sharing information with other companies under non-disclosure agreements,

referencing the proprietary nature of information on promotional materials and the website and showing care in discussing proprietary information when promoting the business.

In today’s complex marketplace, identifying a market, perfecting a product and staying ahead of the competition is harder than ever. To level the playing field, businesses must protect the unique, valuable and proprietary assets that enable them to thrive.

David A. Slossberg leads the business litigation practice at Hurwitz, Sagarin, Slossberg & Knuff. He can be reached at dslossberg@hssklaw.com.

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Market power — From page 1

The much-ballyhooed millennial effect is still very much in force in the county, he noted.

“Twenty years ago, it was safe to say that business north of the Merritt Parkway was very much in vogue,” Fagan remarked. And those looking to live there were very much of the NIMBY (not in my backyard) attitude when it came to the proximity of mass transit, shopping and the like, he added.

Today, he quipped, “Millennials are walking around as if they rent the place.”

That demographic very much wants services “in their backyard” and are willing to pay increasing rents to live in downtown areas like Stamford’s. The result, Fagan said, is that more companies are looking to take space in those areas as well, both to attract new talent and retain current employees. And that trend will only increase, he said, noting that within the next two years, 50% of the U.S. workforce is expected to be made up of millennials — and will increase to 75% by 2030, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Fagan characterized what BLT has done in the south end of Stamford,

Restaurants — From page 1

market in 2018 and is forecast by CBRE to grow to a 70% share in 2022. CBRE pointed out an emergence of delivery-only restaurants, also known as ghost kitchens, that are locating and operating in industrial and secondary retail space for lower costs.

“This is leading to the reuse of underutilized real estate in shopping centers, sometimes carved out of repositioned anchor or big-box spaces, so long as the ghost kitchen is within quick-delivery range of a major consumer trade base,” the CBRE report said, noting that ghost kitchens can open with as

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Top: The UBS building in Stamford. Bottom: The SoNo Collection in Norwalk. Photo by Sebastián Flores.

little as 200 square feet of space on a budget that can be as low as $20,000.

However, Jessica Curtis, senior vice president and restaurant specialty practice leader at CBRE, did not foresee the decline of traditional restaurants with the rise of delivery-only outlets.

“Restaurants are one of the few places that offer a communal gathering spot and allow for face-to-face interaction,” she explained.

And this leads to two additional restaurant trends tracked by CBRE: the rapid rise of the fast-casual eatery — roughly four out of five restaurants opened by top-500 chains last year were fast-casual establishments — and the increasing presence of

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Within this region, Jessica Curtis stated that while people can argue that Stamford or Westport have too many restaurants, Fairfield County’s dining scene is betraying no evidence of oversaturation.

so-called “eatertainment” outlets that combine food and beverage service with live and virtual sports. The eatertainment approach is gaining a stronghold via smaller locations in urban centers via chains, CBRE added, with office workers and city residents embracing the mix of meals and play. CBRE cited three chains as making inroads within the urban eatertainment sector — Topgolf, Dave & Buster’s and Punch Bowl Social — but none of these are currently operating in either Westchester or Fairfield County.

But can the growth trajectory for the restaurant industry continue without fear of a downturn?

“There are only so many dining dollars to go

especially its 10-year-old Harbor Point development, as “just awesome,” and cited such other commercial activity as WWE, KPMG and Perkins Eastman moving to the long-underused, 700,000-square-foot former UBS building at 677 Washington Blvd. in downtown as proof that that city is on the right track.

Fagan also said that a “major announcement” of a brand-new building composed of another 700,000 square feet would likely be made over the next 30 to 45 days. That points to how “a lot of the building stock (in Stamford) needs work,” he said. “If big tenants are saying they’d rather build something new, which is significantly more expensive than going with an existing one, that really says something.”

As for other major markets in the county, Cushman reports that the overall vacancy in Greenwich increased by 1.2% over the last 12 months — mostly due to a rise in sublease space in its central business district (CBD) market — while leasing activity in Westport more than doubled from 2018 thanks to new transactions (a 4.4% vacancy-rate decrease).

Greater Danbury has the second-highest overall vacancy rate in the county at 30.9%, Fagan said, which is

mainly attributed to the massive building once known as the Matrix Corporate Center, which accounts for approximately 78.1% of all the available space in the greater Danbury submarket. Purchased in 2018 by Summit Development for $17 million, or $16 per square foot and renamed The Ridge at Danbury, the building’s potential remains promising, Fagan said.

Also worth watching is Norwalk’s SoNo Collection, he said, noting that while initial reaction has been almost universally positive, it will take some time to judge its success. That the owners of the Stamford Town Center announced it was up for sale at almost the same time the Norwalk mall opened represents some interesting possibilities, Fagan said.

“Very few people expect it to be in its current state five years from now,” he said.

“There’s an awesome opportunity there for the state to step in and expand the University of Connecticut’s presence in Stamford.

University cities are very hot right now.”

All the infrastructure for student housing or other university uses is already in place at the 853,000-squarefoot facility at 100 Greyrock Place, he said. “That could be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”

around in a given market,” Curtis admitted. “And yet, restaurant sales are up year over year.”

Within this region, Curtis stated that while “people can argue that Stamford or Westport have too many restaurants,” Fairfield County’s dining scene is betraying no evidence of oversaturation.

In Westchester, she added, oversaturation is unlikely because many residents in the lower section of the county are able to go into New York City for dining out.

Moving forward into 2020, the CBRE report warned that the “demand for restaurant space is increasing without a corresponding supply increase.

Compounded by rising con-

struction costs, this is resulting in higher occupancy rates and rent inflation.”

But despite that challenge, CBRE’s report praised the restaurant industry as a keystone for the commercial property sector.

“Although restaurant deals remain risky, complex and expensive to build out and operate, landlords are increasingly structuring creative deals to capitalize on expansion of this segment while other retail uses contract,” the report concluded. “Restaurants are an attractive new class of anchor tenant that draws customers to retail properties, promotes social connection and is a key component of successful placemaking.”

Escape room franchise Escapology open in Trumbull

BY JORDAN GRICE

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oward Greenspan said he wants to get Trumbull on the radar of his fellow Connecticut escape room aficionados.

“Living in Fairfield County, you’re always looking for something cool to do, and I thought that this would be a perfect opportunity to bring something great” to the area, said Greenspan. The result is Escapology at 9 Trefoil Drive.

Escape rooms are adventure games where teams of friends, family or colleagues work together to find clues and solve puzzles to escape a simulated danger before time runs out.

Escape room fans aren’t shy about traveling to get their mystery and problem-solving fix, according to Greenspan.

With more than 20 different escape room experiences under his belt, Greenspan said he was ready to open his own project. He is also the president of consumer products powerhouse SCS Direct, which has operated in Trumbull for roughly seven years in the same building that houses the new Escapology.

He chose to partner with the franchise after trying a few of the company’s attractions. The Trumbull venue is the first location under the Floridabased company’s banner to set up in Connecticut.

The Trumbull location is slated to offer four rooms with varying themes and goals. Two more rooms are expected to open in the spring. Customers can reserve rooms online for $27 per person with a two-player minimum. The business will also accept walk-ins.

Howard Greenspan, owner of Escapology in Trumbull.

Games last up to an hour and can accommodate up to eight players. Also available is a private event and party room that can handle up to 100 people.

“It’s completely immersive and it was just a better experience than any of the handmade games that you might find elsewhere,” he said.

On a national scale, the industry has thrived since arriving in the U.S. in 2014.

Reports from USA Today say the number of escape rooms surged to 2,300 locations nationwide last year, up from an original two dozen.

Jordan Grice is a staff reporter with Hearst Connecticut Media. He can be reached at jordan.grice@hearstmediact.com.

Escapology is located at 9 Trefoil Drive in Trumbull.

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Connecticut businesses stake out e-commerce strategies

BY PAUL SCHOTT

ordering next year, with options such as in-store pickups of online orders.

“We can’t compete on prices with the big guys like Amazon and Target,” said Funky Monkey owner Jared Greenman. “But we’re definitely thinking about the strategy for online and how we can stand out in that space while still offering a great brick-and-mortar experience.”

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oliday retail sales are set to rise this year, boosted by ever-growing e-commerce revenues. But online shopping is hardly universal.

Many small businesses in southwestern Connecticut still process few or no online orders as they focus mainly on in-store operations. At the same time, a number of those independent retailers are planning to expand their digital presence as they join supply chains that already feature some of the state’s largest companies.

“I’d rather my dollars go to online ads, which I can tailor and make specific, as opposed to running an online store, where you’re competing with millions of similar products on the internet,” said Julie Gabay, owner of Pacific Cycling & Triathlon at 984 High Ridge Road in Stamford. “I don’t look at it as a deficit that I don’t have an online store.

At the same time, social media is very important to us. For us, it’s a way to reach customers we couldn’t with just our website.”

GROWING WITH AND WITHOUT E-COMMERCE

Retail sales between Nov. 1 and Dec. 31 are pro-

RESHAPING THE SUPPLY CHAIN

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jected to rise between 3.8% and 4.2% to a total ranging from nearly $728 billion to about $731 billion, according to the National Retail Federation. It predicts that online and other non-store sales will increase year over year — between 11% and 14% and amounting to approximately $163 billion to $167 billion.

At Stamford Town Center, most retailers offer omni-channel options, according to Dan Stolzenbach, the mall’s general manager. Those permutations include buying online and picking up in stores or making online purchases from stores that are then shipped to customers’ homes when certain sizes or

colors are not immediately available.

“Customers prefer to shop both online and in-store and our retailers have reacted accordingly by merging those options,” Stolzenbach said. “We know that people shop online but they also enjoy coming to the mall where they can actually feel the magic of the holidays.”

In contrast, Pacific Cycling & Triathlon eschews internet sales.

The business discontinued its online store in 2017 after a disappointing three-year run. At the same time, Gabay said the store’s Facebook and Instagram accounts have shown that other digital platforms can

generate more sales.

Digital outreach has helped to boost Pacific’s sales. Its 2019 revenues have surpassed the 2018 total.

“Social media is a big factor. If you’re not using it, as a small business, you’re really losing out,” Gabay said. “That, combined with our customer service, have been major contributors to our growth.”

SIMILAR STRATEGY

Funky Monkey Toys & Books sells entirely through its recently opened store at 86 Greenwich Ave. in downtown Greenwich and its other establishment in Greenvale, New York. But it plans to launch online

For Greenwich-based transportation and logistics provider XPO Logistics, e-commerce and other retailing comprise about 30% of its revenues. Its client list includes The Home Depot, H&M, Ikea, Lowe’s and Zara.

The No. 180 company on this year’s Fortune 500 list endured a major setback earlier this year when its largest customer — widely believed to be Amazon — cut its business with XPO by about two-thirds, costing the company about $600 million.

Amazon’s relentless growth is fueling its expansion in the Nutmeg State. It announced it would open a delivery station in Stratford which would complement a distribution center in North Haven.

CUSTOMER EXPECTATIONS

E-commerce’s relentless growth has hardly translated into universal customer satisfaction.

Some 60% of online shoppers in the U.S. expressed dissatisfaction with their holiday shopping experiences, up four points from last year, and nearly double the rate four years ago, according to a Pitney Bowes survey.

The rate rose to 73% for online shoppers making purchases on a weekly or daily basis, while 74% of millennial-age shoppers said they were disappointed in some part of the post-purchase process in last year’s holiday season.

As customers demand faster shipping, XPO officials said they are trying to position inventory to enable oneday and two-day deliveries.

To handle the holiday rush, the company is hiring an additional 20,000 seasonal employees. To help workers manage inventory for distribution, XPO is increasingly using robots — reflected in an announcement of a rollout of such technology at its sites in the U.K. Paul Schott is a staff reporter with Hearst Connecticut Media. He can be reached at pschott@ stamfordadvocate.com or 203-964-2236.

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Greg Budnik, market managing partner, Connecticut and Westchester County, N.Y. jena.rascoe@rsmus.com 1926

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161 8,282

Frank Longobardi, CEO, Thomas Fassett, chief growth officer, Philip Mandel, regional managing partner Northeast, 65 Jeff Rossi, office managing partner, 2,000 Conn. offices jeffrey.rossi@cohnreznick.com 1919

100 2,700

20 270

Mark L. Fagan mfagan@citrincooperman.com 1979

27 434

35 786

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Joseph A. Kask, CEO Thomas A. DeVitto tdevitto@blumshapiro.com 1980

25 185

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Capossela Cohen LLC

David J. Fuchs info@capossela.com 1946

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CironeFriedberg LLP

Anthony W.Cirone Jr. tcirone@cironefriedberg.com 1945

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Eric N. Hendlin erich@dhls.com 1990 Kevin J. Keane Kathleen O'Toole bblasnik@pkfod.com 1891

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Frank A. Rowella Jr. , managing partner Steve A. Gagnon, marketing partner frankr@reynoldsrowella.com 1985

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David Migani, managing partner Shari Elias selias@bhcbcpa.com 1959

12 30

Grant Thornton LLP

Frank Kurre, managing partner, metro New York and New England 1924

Kahan, Steiger & Company PC

Ernst & Young LLP

Marcum LLP

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4 Landmark Square, Suite 410, Stamford 06901 399-1900 • cohnreznick.com

37 North Ave., Norwalk 06851 847-4068 • citrincooperman.com

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2 Enterprise Drive, Shelton 06484 944-2100 • blumshapiro.com 368 Center St., Southport 06890 254-7000 • capossela.com

24 Stony Hill Road, Bethel 06801 798-2721 • cironefriedberg.com

4 Corporate Drive, Suite 488, Shelton 06484 929-3535 • dhls.com

PKF O'Connor Davies LLP 3001 Summer St., Stamford 06905 323-2400 • pkfod.com

Reynolds & Rowella LLP

90 Grove St., Suite 101, Ridgefield 06877 438-0161 • reynoldsrowella.com

Beers, Hammerman, Cohen & Burger LLC

2228 Black Rock Turnpike, Suite 204, Fairfield 06825 333-2228 • bhcbcpa.com 300 First Stamford Place, Stamford 06902 327-8302 • nrantthornton.com

1100 Summer St., Stamford 06905 327-5717 • kahansteiger.com

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Dylewsky Goldberg & Brenner LLC

30 Oak St., Stamford 06905 830 Post Road East, Westport 06680 975-8830 • dgbcpas.com

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Martin, DeCruze & Company LLP 2777 Summer St., Suite 401, Stamford 06905 327-7151 • mdcocpa.com

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30 Old Kings Highway South, Darien 06820 140 Sherman St., Fairfield 06824 203-254-3880 • 203-655-3205 • grill1.com

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BLEAKLEY PLATT HEALTH CARE LAWYERS READY FOR TELEHEALTH TECHNOLOGY TELEHEALTH TECHNOLOGY HAS TRANSFORMED HEALTH CARE by increasing patients’ access to care, particularly for specialty services that are not always readily available. As value-based care models expand, providers have an opportunity to integrate telehealth services, like remote patient monitoring and store-and-forward technology, into their practices to improve access and efficiency. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued a final rule that allows Medicare Advantage plans to offer additional telehealth benefits to its beneficiaries, beginning in plan year 2020. These additional telehealth benefits will enable patients to receive health care services from

home. Because patients increasingly expect to receive high-quality health care from the comfort of their home, providers must ensure that they can deliver telemedicine care in compliance with evolving federal and state laws governing telemedicine.

Bleakley Platt’s health care lawyers represent diverse health industry clients in Westchester and beyond on a myriad of legal and regulatory issues related to telehealth, such as: • Licensure • Privacy • Patient Rights and Consent • Medicare, Medicaid and commercial reimbursement

• Prescribing • Compliance with fraud and abuse laws • Tax implications • Corporate matters As telehealth technologies often outpace regulatory developments, our health care practice group offers current expertise and practical advice to help clients manage risks.

Robert Braumuller is the head of Bleakley Platt’s Health Law Practice Group and co-chair of the Corporate Law Practice Group. In the health law area, he represents hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and other health care facilities, physician groups and various health care professionals in health care fraud

and abuse and regulatory matters such as the Stark Law, anti-kickback statute, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, managed care contracting, HIPAA and the implementation of corporate compliance programs.

Paulette Wunsch is a member of the firm’s Health Care, Litigation and Corporate Practice Groups. She has previously held positions such as general counsel, chief compliance officer and in operational roles at various government and commercial health plans over the last 15 years. She is a former assistant U.S. Attorney and health care executive with extensive experience working in the health and managed care industry.

Nina Schuman-Bronson is a member of the firm’s Health Care and Corporate Practice Groups. She previously worked in regulatory affairs at a major academic medical center in Manhattan where she provided guidance to clinical departments on various regulatory and policy issues, including telemedicine.

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‘Retribution politics’ NY, CT APPEAL RULING UPHOLDING SALT CAP

BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

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ew York and Connecticut are seeking to appeal a U.S. District Court decision upholding the imposition of a cap created by the 2017 federal tax reform legislation that limited state and local tax (SALT) deductions at $10,000.

The lawsuit, which was filed in conjunction with Maryland and New Jersey in July 2018, argued that the cap was politically motivated against predominantly Democratic states and would result in depressed home prices and lower spending and business sales.

Connecticut’s Attorney General William Tong claimed the SALT cap would cost the state $2.8 billion annually, while his New York counterpart Letitia James argued the cap would cost the Empire State more than $100 billion a year.

The court decided against the states in a Sept. 30 ruling. The new appeal was filed with

the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

“President Trump and Congressional Republicans raised taxes for millions of middle-class Americans — intentionally targeting people who live in states such as Connecticut — while at the same time cutting taxes for corporations and the rich,” said Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont.

“Federal tax laws should not be written based on who lives in ‘blue’ states and who lives in ‘red’ states. Working as a coalition, we will fight to fully restore the SALT deduction and stop this politically motivated attack.”

“The Trump administration’s SALT policy is retribution politics — plain and simple,” added New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. “New York is already the nation’s leader in sending more tax dollars to Washington than we get back every year, and we will not allow this administration to pick the pockets of hard-working New Yorkers to fund tax cuts for corporations and send even more money to red states. We will continue to fight this unconstitutional assault until it is repealed once and for all.”

Lamont looks for tolls decision before Christmas

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong

President Donald Trump

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont

Got a loan. Created a legacy.

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ov. Ned Lamont is hoping that a special session of the General Assembly will be held before Christmas in order to vote on several issues, including his and fellow Democrats’ controversial plan to install trucks-only tolls on several highways in Connecticut.

When — or whether — such a session will take place remains uncertain.

In addition to the Democrats’ transportation plan — which would include a gantry on a 1.4-mile stretch of I-684 that has caused consternation among New York lawmakers and commuters — the governor is seeking votes on the state’s annual bond package of construction projects; a final settlement of a lawsuit filed several years ago by hospitals against the state over the “hospital tax”; and a settlement of a dispute between restaurant owners and workers over wages for employees who receive tips.

Lamont said he is looking for legislators to meet during the week of Dec. 16, with House Democratic leaders reportedly telling their members that Dec. 17, 18 and 19 are the likeliest dates.

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In Brief MGM Empire City President/COO Uri Clinton resigns

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Uri Clinton

Uri Clinton has resigned as president and chief operating officer of MGM Empire City in Yonkers, less than a year after taking the job.

In addition to overseeing Empire City, which MGM Resorts International acquired along with Yonkers Raceway in 2018 for $850 million, Clinton was involved with MGM’s attempts to build a $675 million casino in Bridgeport’s Steelpointe Harbor.

MGM has also filed a federal lawsuit against the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes’ efforts to build a casino in East Windsor, Connecticut, which would ostensibly pose a threat to the nearby MGM Springfield in Massachusetts, which opened in 2018.

Clinton was heavily involved with MGM’s efforts to convince lawmakers to allow Empire City to introduce table games prior to the scheduled 2023 lifting of a moratorium on new casinos in New York state.

MGM did not provide details about Clinton’s resignation, instead saying only that he would remain with the company as a consultant.

effective Jan. 6.

Kooris — who is deputy commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) and a member of Stamford’s Board of Finance — replaces Sandy Goldstein, who is retiring on Dec. 31 after 26 years at the helm of the organization she formed.

The district extends from I-95, north to the top of Latham Park. Mill River Park is the western boundary and Grove Street provides the eastern boundary. Its mission is “to manage, enhance and promote the downtown experience,” according to its literature.

A Fairfield native, Kooris — whose resume includes serving as a DSSD board member, as a member of Stamford’s Board

KOORIS NEW PRESIDENT OF STAMFORD’S DOWNTOWN SPECIAL SERVICES DISTRICT

David Kooris has been named president of Stamford’s Downtown Special Services District (DSSD),

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David Kooris. Photo: Brian A. Pounds / Hearst Connecticut Media.

of Representatives and as economic development director for Bridgeport — will exit his DECD post on Jan. 3. He may stay on Stamford’s Board of Finance, depending on a ruling by the city’s Board of Ethics.

ASHFORTH CO. LANDS $150M LOAN TO REFINANCE GREENWICH PLAZA

Real estate development firm The Ashforth Co. has secured a $150 million loan from PGIM Real Estate Finance to refinance Greenwich Plaza, the 325,100-square-foot, transit-oriented office campus in Greenwich.

Ashforth will use part of the loan proceeds toward property renovations with the remainder going to the redevelopment of the new, $45 million Greenwich Transportation Center. The 100% occupied office property is located near the Greenwich train station, which offers express access to New York City and Stamford on MetroNorth’s New Haven Line.

Greenwich Plaza is comprised of two four-story office buildings with a three-story parking deck below its surface. The property was originally constructed by Ashforth in 1970.

The town of Greenwich and Ashforth are developing a new train station. The new facility will feature: expanded and improved

drop-off and pickup areas; new pedestrian and commuter pathways; a privately owned public park on the corner of Greenwich Avenue and Railroad Avenue; new luxury movie theaters above the existing parking lot on Railroad Avenue; and modernized retail space along Railroad Avenue.

The financing assignment was led by Ken Ziebelman and Ethan Pond of Eastdil Secured.

WESTERN CONNECTICUT COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS SEEKING PUBLIC COMMENT ON REGIONAL PLAN

The Western Connecticut Council of Governments is requesting public comments for its draft 20202030 Regional Plan of Conservation and Development.

The POCD is being prepared in compliance with Section 8-35a of the Connecticut General Statutes, which states that the plan must make “its recommendations for the general use of the area” including land use, housing, transportation, public utilities and “other matters as, in the opinion of the council, will be beneficial to the area.”

The plan will replace the previous POCDs issued by the Housatonic Valley Council of Elected Officials in 2009 and the South Western Regional Planning Agency in 2006. Those organizations were merged to form WestCOG, which is made up of Bethel, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Danbury, Darien, Greenwich, New Canaan, New Fairfield, New Milford, Newtown, Norwalk, Redding, Ridgefield, Sherman, Stamford, Weston, Westport and Wilton.

Public comments on the plan can be made through Jan. 4.

LACROSSE UNLIMITED OPENS STORE IN FAIRFIELD

Lacrosse Unlimited has opened its newest Fairfield County retail store at 525 Tunxis Hill Cut Off in Fairfield.

Founded in 1990 and headquartered in Hauppauge, New York, Lacrosse Unlimited promotes itself as the world’s largest purveyor of equipment, apparel and footwear related to men’s and women’s lacrosse. The company operates more than 40 locations in 12 states, primarily in the Northeast.

Lacrosse Unlimited also operates stores in Danbury, Greenwich and Norwalk.

In Westchester County, the company’s sole retail presence is in Mount Kisco.

GREENWICH’S W. R. BERKLEY COMBINES HEALTH CARE BUSINESSES

Greenwich insurance holding company W. R. Berkley Corp. is combining its two health care-centric operating units, BerkleyMed and Berkley Healthcare, into a single operating unit under the name Berkley Healthcare.

Gregg A. Piltch has been appointed president and Collin J. Suttie has been named chairman of Berkley Healthcare.

Under the new structure, the enhanced BerkleyMed team will be responsible for all medical professional coverages while the Berkley Healthcare Financial Lines team will be responsible for financial lines.

Berkley Healthcare will offer additional coverages such as workers’ compensation, environmental and cyber in conjunction with other Berkley companies.

In Brief a long-term content, media and distribution strategy for the organization.

Minor League Baseball, which claims a footprint that covers 81% of the population, has been aiming to expand the diversity and inclusivity of its fan base by creating the Copa de la Diversión initiative to engage with Hispanic communities, and the MiLB Pride initiative to reach the LGBTQ population.

C2 Limited Design Associates has bought 111 Westport Ave. in Norwalk for $805,000 in an off-market sale.

NORWALK’S 111 WESTPORT AVE. SELLS FOR $805K

C2 Limited Design Associates has bought 111 Westport Ave. in Norwalk for $805,000 in an off-market sale.

The company, which provides a hospitality design practice focused on luxury hotels and resorts and private clubs, has been headquartered in Fairfield since its 1988 launch and will relocate to the 3,100-square-foot building following the completion of property improvements.

The building was the home

to TFI Envision for more than 20 years and was previously the site of Leonard Surveyors.

Bruce Wettenstein, partner with Vidal/Wettenstein, coordinated the transaction that took two months to complete.

STAMFORD’S OCTAGON IN MEDIA PARTNERSHIP WITH MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

The Stamford-based sports marketing and media agency Octagon has entered a partnership with Minor League Baseball to develop

WILTON’S SH’NNONG BEVERAGE CO. DEBUTS CBD INFUSED ICED TEAS

Sh’nnong Beverage Co. is rolling out a new line of iced teas infused with Cannabidiol (CBD).

The Má Functional Iced Teas line includes three flavors: Oolong Peach Spark; Lavender Berry Chill; and Emperor Spice Cleanse. Oolong Peach Spark has 40 mg of natural caffeine while the other teas are caffeine-free.

Each product features a CBD+ blend with up to 20 herbs and spices. The products will be sold through The Vitamin Shoppe

chain at a suggested retail price of $4.99. The products are also available at Village Market in Wilton and Peter’s Market in Weston.

Headquartered in Wilton, Sh’nnong Beverage Co. was co-founded by Jill Beraud, who was previously president of Starbucks & Lipton Joint Ventures at PepsiCo, where she oversaw the tea portfolio that included Pure Leaf Teas.

SEAN MCDONNELL NAMED JLL’S MANAGING DIRECTOR FOR CT HEALTH CARE PRACTICE

JLL has hired Sean McDonnell as the managing director of its health care practice in Connecticut. He

will be based at the company’s Stamford office and report to Drew Saunders, executive managing director and suburban brokerage lead for JLL. McDonnell has more than 22 years of experience in medical practice expansion and strategic planning. Before joining JLL, he was a principal with the Fairfield/ Westchester office of Avison Young.

Earlier in his career, he was a senior director at Cushman & Wakefield and executive director of real estate operations for Norwalk Hospital.

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Ask Andi Turning around sales, profits and the business We ran lean so we could take cash out for personal needs. Recently, we’ve seen a significant drop in net income. Think we need to spend money to get things moving forward profitably, but we’re going to be short on cash. What should we do?

THOUGHTS OF THE DAY: Building a successful business takes planning for good times and for bad. Focus on sales and marketing first. Look for quick turnaround opportunities to boost cash from existing work and customers. Going forward, remember that if you take care of the basics of the business, it will take care of you.

I’ve often said that business owners are great at playing offense, not so good at defense.

When things are good, they take advantage of the opportunities and tend to ignore the things they need to do to prepare for when

things don’t go well. When things get tight, all their energy goes to short-term planning to turn things around. And that can be incredibly disruptive to the business.

My best advice is fix the root problems, take good notes, learn from your mistakes so you don’t end up back here again.

Instead of looking back at where you’ve come from, focus on where you’re going.

What does a healthy company look like?

Make a list of changes in each area of the business.

Since you say you’re good at keeping

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expenses down, look at whether you’ve cut back too much when it comes to research and development of things future customers will value. Check on your technology investments.

Set goals for activities that will drive additional revenue. Follow up with existing prospects, improve conversion from prospect to client, add new prospects to the database and measure ROI on every marketing effort.

Ask questions about sales.

What to do to get more?

How to divert people from other activities to increase sales efforts? How to add on different types of customers and products?

Are there services out there that you can purchase and resell at a markup without too much risk?

Think about what role marketing plays in bringing in action-ready clients. Now may not be the time to invest in redoing the website if it’s functional. Instead focus on near-term lead-generation activities. Craft compelling announcements about what you do.

Hold gatherings for clients to talk about what you do and what else they need that you could do. Invite prospects to join the gathering so they can hear success stories from real customers.

Be careful about taking on additional debt.

It will have to be paid off in the future with aftertax dollars. And that could lead to more problems down the road. If you pursue loans, make a plan to pay them off within a few short years.

As you move forward build up reserve funds. Figure out how much you need for a whole bunch of things, including: personal needs; paying off debts; paying taxes on profits; rewarding employees with year-end bonuses; growth funds for expanding; R&D; and reserves. That’s your true net-income goal.

Now work backwards from net income to figure out how much you need in sales to hit that goal.

When you get back to building up a reserve fund, keep it inside the company. Pay taxes on the profits but set the money aside in company accounts rather than taking it home throughout the year. Set a goal to get one month of overhead in savings. When you get there, up the goal to three months and finally to six months in savings. That will keep your company safe over the long haul.

BOOK RECOMMENDATION: “The Small Business Bible: Everything You Need to Know to Succeed in Your Small Business,” by Steven D. Strauss.

Andi Gray is president of Strategy Leaders Inc., StrategyLeaders.com, a business-consulting firm that teaches companies how to double revenue and triple profits in repetitive growth cycles. Have a question for AskAndi? Wondering how Strategy Leaders can help your business thrive? Call or email for a free consultation and diagnostics at 877-238-3535 or AskAndi@ StrategyLeaders.com. Check out our library of business advice articles at AskAndi.com.

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CONTRIBUTING WRITER | By Joseph Wutz

Qualified Opportunity Zones: Three things to remember as 2019 wraps up

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s 2019 comes to a close, Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZ) are evolving.

The Opportunity Zone incentive, offered through the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, is meant to encourage private investment in economically distressed areas. Under this incentive, capital gains can be re-invested into a Qualified Opportunity Fund (QOF) in exchange for deferring the tax due on those capital gains until 2026.

In addition, qualified QOF investments are eligible for a 10% basis stepup if held for at least five years, and an additional 5% basis step-up if held for at least seven years. And

most significant, the capital gains resulting from the disposition of an eligible QOF investment held for a minimum of 10 years are excluded from the taxpayer’s income.

Consider a few things to keep in mind as we edge toward 2020.

NOT JUST FOR REAL ESTATE PROJECTS

Operating businesses, as opposed to real estate projects, are what will maximize the effectiveness of the Qualified Opportunity Zones incentive.

Many people continue to think of QOZ projects as being almost exclusively for real estate-related projects.

In reality, there are also

considerable opportunities available for manufacturers, technology companies and other operating businesses to not only participate in the QOZ incentive, but also achieve a much higher return on investment.

While real estate projects are important, they alone do not spur the level of economic growth that will make a QOZ’s economy self-sustaining. Operating businesses, whose industry-specific challenges tend to be more onerous than those a real estate owner might face, are what will create new jobs and spur additional growth in those communities.

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seemed by many to be tailored almost exclusively to the real estate industry. A second round of proposed regulations issued in April made it easier for new operating businesses to become QOZ businesses. Startup companies, in particular, were pleased to see more favorable rules that al-low them to take on investors with eligible capital gains.

Look for more guidance in the future that will make it even easier for operating businesses to capitalize on the QOZ incentive.

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Dec. 31, is the deadline to make a Qualified Opportunity Zone investment and still receive the maximum tax benefit.

Investments of eligible gain into a QOF that occur after Dec. 31, 2019, will miss out on a 5% step-up in basis. While it is important to ensure that qualified investments are made by the end of this year in order to achieve the maximum tax benefit available, it is critical that investors do their due diligence up-front, just like they would with any other invest-ment opportunity.

It’s critical to pay attention to your QOZ investments for the duration of your holding period. The biggest benefit comes when you dispose of the QOF investment. If there has been a careless oversight by you or the QOF that involves noncompliance with any of the rules, you could be penalized and not be able to achieve the tax benefits you are expecting.

Practitioners should stay up to date on the developments within the QOZ incentive and meet with their clients who are either located in QOZs, or could potentially relocate to a QOZ, in order to understand how the QOZ incentive can work for their particular situation.

Joseph Wutz, principal in The Bonadio Group’s tax department, specializes in tax compliance and consulting in the areas of partnership, corporate and individual income tax planning and compliance, multistate sales and use tax planning and compliance, Qualified Opportunity Zones and other federal and state tax credits and incentives.

He is a certified public accountant licensed to practice in the state of New York. He can be reached at jwutz@bonadio.com.

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possibly other changes) for Qualified Opportunity Zones are coming.

In November, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) introduced the Qualified Opportunity Zone Reporting and Reform Act. This proposed legislation echoes recent scrutiny facing the Opportunity Zones incentive, primarily in connection with the designation of certain census tracts as Qualified Opportunity Zones. If enacted in its current form, the Opportunity Zone Reporting and Reform Act would implement more detailed reporting requirements, including mandatory public disclosure of such reporting and significant penalties for noncompliance.

The original proposed regulations for the QOZs only required the reporting at the QOF level. The reporting requirements proposed in the legisla-tion would also require QOFs to report specific information about their QOZ businesses. The reporting would provide an element of transparency and accountability that many stakeholders feel will help steer capital to the zones that are more economically distressed than others.

While it is unlikely that the bill will be signed into law in its current form it, along with other similar legislation that has been introduced in Congress recently, signals an increased interest in this area, particularly from critics looking to prevent abusive practices and ensure the original objectives of the QOZ incentive are met. U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan) also recently introduced a bill that would eliminate the QOZ incentive altogether, which seems unlikely to pass since the QOZ incen-tive was originally a bipartisan

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Realtor Mark Pires takes a new role as online talk show host

BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

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t was New Year’s Eve 2018 and Mark Pires was sitting alone in his office.

As a Realtor with Coldwell Banker Global Luxury, Pires was reviewing his sales efforts for the year that was coming to a close.

“I had a decent real estate year and looked back at what was different from the year prior,” he recalled.

“The year prior was really strong.”

What was the difference between Pires’ 2017 and 2018 efforts?

He theorized that he made a greater use of video during 2017, doing both serious walk-throughs of the properties he represented as well as lightly comic videos where he indulged in celebrity impressions as part of his sales pitch. As a former actor and singer/songwriter who appeared on MTV, he had no discomfort with being on camera and in front of a microphone.

“So, I thought that

maybe my disconnect was that I didn’t do as much video,” he said.

To ensure that 2019 would see greater sales activity, Pires grabbed a camera and took advantage of the empty office to shoot a quickie video.

“I said to myself, ‘I am going to go online real quick and remind people that I am a Realtor,’ ” he continued “And I said, ‘For 2019, remember that I am a Realtor.’ Because I’ve had a lot of friends who bought homes but didn’t even think about me. The next day, I got up and thought, ‘Wow, that was a pretty cool message.’ ” Pires shot and posted another video for New Year’s Day, this time reminding potential viewers that his consultative work as a Realtor came at no cost. The day after, he shot and posted another video and kept doing this on a daily basis.

When an acquaintance discovered what he was doing he tried to discourage him.

“He said, ‘You know, you can’t go every day because no one wants to see you every day,’ ” he said. “When

Mark Pires. Photo by Phil Hall.

he said that, I said to myself, ‘I’m going to go on every day.’

Because when you tell me that I can’t do something, I am going to do it.”

Pires kept his word.

His videos, which began as a loose series of vlogs running between five and 20 minutes, have since morphed into a daily show called “Mark Pires Real Talk” that now runs between 45 and 90 minutes. And the self-promotional aspect of the early videos has evolved into a unique mix of inspirational messaging, conversations with guests and musical per-

formances by Pires on both the guitar and the BeatSeat, a wooden percussion instrument that he invented and patented.

“It’s a talk show, not a vlog,” said Pires about his daily offering, which is broadcast live on social media and YouTube. “We talk about anything and everything.”

Well, maybe not everything.

Pires keeps a positive focus on “Real Talk” and stays far away from today’s politics, which he finds toxically negative. And

Pires’ audience has evolved beyond the Fairfield County market where his real estate work is based. He mentioned a Canadian viewer who came upon his daily broadcasts and asked for his input to assist her daughter who was undergoing surgery.

“I guess she pegged my energy and positivity,” he theorized. “I tried something. I went on air and asked everyone watching to think positive at that same moment for my person of choice. I said, ‘I am thinking about someone and I want you to think about my person.’ I was thinking about how in church they say stuff like, ‘We pray for the world to have peace, amen!’ — how everyone is saying the same prayer and hoping it goes to the same source. The woman’s daughter had a successful surgery.”

Pires noted that his Coldwell Banker office was mostly indifferent to his online videos — although one colleague unsuccessfully attempted a similar video endeavor — but his efforts were noted by Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices

New England Properties, which invited him to join their New Canaan office.

“Jeanne Howell, my manager at Berkshire Hathaway, is a former casting director,” he said. “She told me, ‘You’re not really talking about real estate. You’re doing what I call the soft sell — you are going out there and being you. And you’re connecting with people, so when or if they decide to buy, they’ll connect with you. Come work with me. I’ll build you a studio.’ ” Today, Pires divides his “Real Talk” recordings between the specially constructed studio at his New Canaan office and from a studio in his Fairfield home.

As he approaches his first anniversary online, he is eager to bring on more guests from the business and entertainment worlds.

And as for his real estate work, he has already profited from his videos.

“I can peg four transactions this year strictly from ‘Real Talk,’ ” he stated.

“People say, ‘I see you online, I like what you’re saying and I want to work with you.’ ”

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Good Things COAT DISTRIBUTION EVENT EVOKES RECORD RESPONSE

NUTMEG PARTNERS WITH BRIDGEPORT & SMBE

More than 220 new and 75 gently used winter coats were distributed during the Knights of Columbus Coats for Kids event held at Family & Children’s Agency (FCA).

All coats were claimed in 45 minutes, making it a record response.

Knights of Columbus councils from Norwalk, Darien, New Canaan, Westport, Weston and Wilton purchased the coats. The event is part of the Knights of Columbus national Neighbors Helping Neighbors initiative and since the program launched in 2009, more than 390,000 coats have been distributed in 49 states and all 10 Canadian provinces.

The distribution took place at the same time the Connecticut Food Bank’s mobile food pantry distributed fresh groceries outside in partnership with Filling in the Blanks and Family & Children’s Agency.

BUSINESS COUNCIL WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS The Bridgeport Regional Business Council (BRBC) and its Chamber of Commerce affiliates in Bridgeport, Stratford and Trumbull, welcomed nine new members in November.

Members include: Miller & Morilla Law Offices of Stratford; Self Storage of Stratford; Complete Commercial Builders; Horizons Bridgeport Inc.; Your CBD Store of Black Rock in Bridgeport; SeaQuest in Trumbull; Brody and Associates, Westport; CFO Consulting Partners, Southport; and Einstein Brothers Bagels, Fairfield.

The Whitby School Trustees Merit Scholarship, which will provide a full-tuition scholarship to a distinguished and accomplished student entering Grade 5 or Grade 6 in the fall of 2020 has been established.

Three additional scholarship candidates will receive awards of $10,000 per year. The Merit Scholarship is designed to attract and provide support to outstanding middle school students.

Applicants for the scholarships must distinguish themselves as accomplished students, exceptional leaders and possess a track record of involvement in extracurricular activities. The scholarship selection process includes submitting an essay, as well as an interview with the Scholarship Selection Committee.

Information for these features has been submitted by the subjects or their delegates.

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CYBERGUARD 360 NAMED TO 2019 MSSP ALERT

From left: Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim; John Holt, president and CEO of Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union; Fred Gee, director of Small and Minority Business Enterprise; Tara Maxwell, Working Wheels recipient; and Dana Clark, vice president of lending at Nutmeg State FCU. Photo courtesy of Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union.

The city of Bridgeport and the Small and Minority Business Enterprise is partnering with Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union in Rocky Hill to help low-income families afford the cars they need to get back and forth to work.

Nutmeg member Tara Maxwell shared

her personal experience with Working Wheels after struggles that included losing her apartment, job, car and ultimately being homeless for three months. When she did get back on her feet, she had to rely on rental cars to drive herself to and from her two jobs.

Nutmeg’s Working Wheels program

is designed specifically for low-income families and allows them to borrow up to $10,000 to purchase a reliable vehicle. The program also includes a required financial education component to stress the importance of proper financial management and maintenance.

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The following attorneys have joined Pullman & Comley: Andrés Jiménez-Franck, associate, practices in the firm’s labor, employment law and employee benefits department.

Thomas S. Lambert, associate, practices in the litigation department and assists clients in reaching resolution of their litigation matters.

Julie V. Pinette, associate, practices in the firm’s litigation department.

Nicole M. Riel, associate, works in the firm’s family law practice.

Daniel P. Scholfield, associate, practices in the litigation department, focusing on civil litigation and appeals, particularly in the areas of business litigation, municipal liability and unfair trade practices and business torts.

Thomas H. Wilkeson, associate, practices in the firm’s business organizations and finance department. He has previous experience in commercial and residential real estate, condominium creation, entity formation and asset purchase and disposition.

Zachary T. Zeid, associate, practices in the firm’s labor, employment and employee benefits department, focusing on counseling businesses, public entities and not-for-profits.

The firm has offices in Bridgeport, Stamford and Westport.

From left top: Andrés Jiménez-Franck, Thomas S. Lambert, Julie V. Pinette, Nicole M. Riel, Daniel P. Scholfield, Thomas H. Wilkeson and Zachary T. Zeid.

MSSP Alert, published by After Nines Inc., has named CyberGuard 360, which maintains offices in Wilton and Larchmont, New York, to the Top 200 MSSPs list for 2019.

The list and research identify and honor the top 200 managed security services providers (MSSPs) that specialize in comprehensive, outsourced cybersecurity services.

“After Nines Inc. and MSSP Alert congratulate Al Alper and CyberGuard 360 on this year’s honor,” said Amy Katz, CEO of After Nines Inc. “Amid the ongoing cybersecurity talent shortage, thousands of MSPs and IT consulting firms are striving to move into the managed security market. The Top 200 list honors the MSSP market’s true pioneers.”

WINNER OF COMMUNITYFIRST CHOICE GRANT ANNOUNCED First County Bank Foundation announced that its top-place winner of the CommunityFirst Choice Grant Program is Filling in the Blanks.

The Norwalk-based nonprofit Filling in the Blanks, which provides weekend meals to children in need throughout Fairfield County, received the most votes as part of First County Bank Foundation’s CommunityFirst Choice Grant Program. This was the first year of the CommunityFirst Choice Grant Program, where members of the community were asked to vote online for their favorite nonprofit from a list of eligible organizations. The program was promoted by both First County Bank and the participating nonprofits, as a way to create more awareness, engagement and getting the local community involved with grant allocation.

A total of 14 local nonprofit organizations participated in the CommunityFirst Choice Grant Program. All participating organizations were allotted funds based on the number of votes received. Rounding out the top three grant recipients were Stamford-based Kids Helping Kids and New Canaan Mounted Troop.

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REVEALING THE THRIVING THIRTY BEST COMPANIES IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY Following the release of THE CATEGORIES ARE: the winners on December 23, Most Entrepreneurial you will be able to vote for Most Family-Friendly Greenest them in seven categories Most Pet-Friendly at westfaironline.com. Most Visionary Most Promising for Future Generations Most Socially Conscious

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Facts & Figures BUILDING PERMITS Commercial Affordable Tents, Stamford, contractor for Lloyd and Jan Sprung. Set up for a private party at 36 Mooreland Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $2,750. Filed Sept. 2019.

Almeida, Emanuel, Somers, New York, contractor for Wilmington Savings Fund. Construct spa and safety barrier at 7 Loch Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed Sept. 2019.

Belle Haven Club, Greenwich, contractor for Belle Haven Club. Perform a private party at 100 Harbor Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $2,500. Filed Sept. 2019.

Ben Krupinski Builder LLC, East Hampton, New York, contractor for Lipman John Carter. Install new roof, windows and insulation at 55 Buckfield Lane, Greenwich.

Estimated cost: $25,000.

Filed Sept. 2019.

Ben Krupinski Builder LLC, East Hampton, New York, contractor for Lipman John Carter. Alter structure on property at 55 Buckfield Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed Sept.

2019.

Bolanos, Mario, Norwalk, contractor for 400 E Putnam Avenue LLC. Renovate bathroom, stairs and install new lighting at 400 E. Putnam Ave., Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed Sept. 2019.

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.

Dr. Xu 1171 East Putnam, Riverside, contractor for Dr. Xu 1171 East Putnam. Remove sheetrock at 1171 E, Putnam Ave., Unit 1A, Riverside. Estimated cost: $1,500. Filed Sept.

2019.

Gregory, Kim, Greenwich, contractor for Kim Gregory.

Construct swimming pool and safety barrier at 27 Patterson Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $80,000. Filed Sept. 2019.

Iachetta, Rosina, Greenwich, contractor for Rosina Lachetta. Supervise inspection process for pool permit at 32 Hettiefred Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $1,000.

Filed Sept. 2019.

Popp, Kenneth and Dawn Popp, Greenwich, contractor for Kenneth and Dawn Popp.

Construct swimming pool and safety barrier at 59 Pemberwick Road, Greenwich.

Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed Sept. 2019.

The Deluca Construction Co., Stamford, contractor for Greenwich Hospital Association. Convert out-patient clinic to medical office suite, at 5 Perryridge Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $1,050,000. Filed Sept.

2019.

Town of Greenwich Board, Greenwich, contractor for the town of Greenwich Board. Remove oil tank at 1 Western Junior Highway, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $32,815. Filed Sept. 2019.

Windy Knolls Green, Port Chester, New York, contractor for Windy Knolls Green. Construct new family dwelling at 42 Windy Knoll, Greenwich.

Estimated cost: $750,000.

Filed Sept. 2019.

Residential 19 Lower Cross Road LLC, Greenwich, contractor for 19 Lower Cross Road LLC. Perform replacement alterations at 19 Lower Cross Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed Sept. 2019.

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ON THE RECORD

Affordable Tents, Stamford, contractor for I Capital Network. Set up for a private party at 10 Lauder Way, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $3,400. Filed Sept. 2019.

Cortes Construction LLC, Bridgeport, contractor for Doshi Girish. Renovate baths, kitchen, laundry and remove wall at 139 Putnam Park, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed Sept. 2019.

Flying Colors Roofing LLC, Brookfield, contractor for Bass Roberta Cohen. Remove asphalt roof at 1 Tamarack Place, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $14,500. Filed Sept. 2019.

Purepoint Energy LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Robert L. Rioseco. Install roof-mounted panels at 32 Pleasant St., Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $71,603. Filed Sept.

2019.

Cortes Construction LLC, Bridgeport, contractor for Teresa Kuntz. Renovate a full bath at 138 Putnam Park, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $7,000. Filed Sept. 2019.

Guss, Carol A., Greenwich, contractor for Carol A. Guss.

Replace siding at 32 St. Roch Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed Sept. 2019.

AMEC Carting LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Howard and Deborah Steyn. Perform replacement alterations at 32 Grahampton Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $25,425.

Filed Sept. 2019.

Cortes Construction LLC, Bridgeport, contractor for Alyssa Maselli. Renovate baths and laundry at 148 Putnam Park. Greenwich. Estimated cost: $16,000. Filed Sept. 2019.

Interior Management LLC, New York, New York, contractor for Sabanci Ashilan. Finish flooring, tile, stone, electric and plumbing at 897 Lake Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $608,850. Filed Sept. 2019.

Pyne, Robert W. and Lisa E. Pyne, Greenwich, contractor for Lisa E. and Robert W. Pyne. Perform replacement alterations at 77 Park Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Sept.

2019.

Arturi, Perrin L. and Voll Arturi, Greenwich, contractor for Perrin L. Arturi. Finish basement at 33 Woodside Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $43,000. Filed Sept.

2019.

Crown Dismantling LLC, Darien, contractor for Robin and Sarah Varghese. Perform replacement alterations at 25 Turner Drive, Greenwich.

Estimated cost: $18,000. Filed Sept. 2019.

JAG Building & Remodeling, Fairfield, contractor for Isabel Ballesteros. Add second floor at 52 Leonard Ave., Riverside. Estimated cost: $140,000. Filed Sept. 2019.

Balidemaj, Drikenda, Greenwich, contractor for Drikenda Balidemaj. Extend existing deck at 41 Gold St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Sept. 2019.

Davenport Contracting Inc., Stamford, contractor for Stuart J. Feld and Beecher Brand. Install new gas boiler at 127 Lockwood Road, Riverside. Estimated cost: $50,000.

Filed Sept. 2019.

Kane, Judith and May Kane, Greenwich, contractor for Judith Kane. Add second floor at 123 Havemeyer Place, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed Sept. 2019.

Altomaro, Robert P., Cos Cob, contractor for Robert P. Altomaro. Replace electric services at 57 Sundance Drive, Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $27,000. Filed Sept. 2019.

Benco LLC, Torrington, contractor for Putnam Hills Apartments Inc. Re-roof 280 E. Putnam Ave. Greenwich.

Estimated cost: $191,657. Filed Sept. 2019.

Blackson, Robert L., Greenwich, contractor for Robert L. Blackson. Perform replacement alterations at 303 Hamilton Ave., Greenwich.

Estimated cost: $11,000. Filed Sept. 2019.

Bruni Jr., David, Cos Cob, contractor for David Bruni Jr. Install electrical panel and gas pipes at 14 Dandy Drive, Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Sept. 2019.

Cheung, Ricky, Cos Cob, contractor for Ricky Cheung.

Build a three-car garage, office, family room and bathroom at 571 River Road, Riverside. Estimated cost: $155,000. Filed Sept. 2019.

Cojitambo, Wilmer, Greenwich, contractor for Wilmer Cojitambo. Add to single-family dwelling at 51 Henry St. Greenwich. Estimated cost: $145,000. Filed Sept. 2019.

Delany, Blake S., Greenwich, contractor for Blake S. Delany. Remove attic, add porch, study, master bathroom, bedrooms and deck at 14 Relay Place, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $420,000. Filed Sept. 2019.

Double RA Construction Corp, Rye Brook, New York, contractor for Genovese Dominick a Trust. Replace windows and install new vinyl siding at 45 Mead Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $41, 112. Filed Sept. 2019.

Edgewater Development LLC, Old Greenwich, contractor for Andre Rizzo. Remove and replace kitchen cabinets at 21 Hendrie Drive, Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed Sept.

2019.

Fairfield Contractors LLC, Stamford, contractor for Gouglas J. Wells. Remove garage and raised terrace at 18 Lakewood Circle North, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $225,000. Filed Sept. 2019.

Larry DeLuca Excavating LLC, Cos Cob, contractor for 33 Grossett LLC. Perform replacement alterations at 33 Grossett Road, Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $12,000. Filed Sept. 2019.

Livingston Builders LLC, Greenwich, contractor for Karl and Mary Malchow. Add kitchen at 7 Nimitz Place, Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed Sept. 2019.

Mishevichene, Olga, Cos Cob, contractor for Olga Mishevichene. Re-roof 96 River Road, Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $12,000. Filed Sept. 2019.

Palmer, Louise, Greenwich, contractor for Louise Palmer.

Re-roof 23 W. Brother Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $118,000. Filed Sept. 2019.

Pelazza Construction Services, Stamford, contractor for 303 Hamilton LLC. Demolish garage at 303 Hamilton Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $3,900. Filed Sept.

2019.

RNS Construction LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Charles Cornell. Remove carport and build new garage at 29 Montgomery Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $240,000. Filed Sept. 2019.

Rosier, Kathleen, Greenwich, contractor for Kathleen Rosier. Renovate bathroom at 1 Dearfield Lane, Greenwich.

Estimated cost: $6,500. Filed Sept. 2019.

Significant Homes LLC, New Canaan, contractor for Edward F. Rodenbach.

Construct single-family dwelling at 45 Lismore Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $3,000,000. Filed Sept. 2019.

Simonds, Richard P., Sandy Hook, contractor for Moah Dos LLC. Replace, remodel and update bathrooms and kitchen at 43 Locust St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed Sept. 2019.

Steen Gerrit and Carolyn Steen, Greenwich, contractor for Carolyn and Gerrit Steen. Perform replacement alterations at 97 E. Elm St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $18,500. Filed Sept. 2019.

The Gardiner Group LLC, New Canaan, contractor for Scott Ganeles. Remove cabinets, flooring and windows at 571 Round Hill Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $17,500.

Filed Sept. 2019.

United Cleaning & Restoration, Middlefield, contractor for Mark and Jessica Mindich. Re-roof 12 Carrington Drive, Greenwich.

Estimated cost: $75,711. Filed Sept. 2019.

Facts & Figures COURT CASES Bridgeport Superior Court Irizarry, Michael, et al, Stratford. Filed by Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, Albert Lea, Minnesota.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Bendett & McHugh PC, Farmington.

Action: The plaintiff was assigned the defendants’ mortgage. The defendants defaulted on the terms of the agreement and have failed to pay the plaintiff the amount due. The plaintiff claims foreclosure of the mortgage, possession of the mortgage premises, monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-196089505-S. Filed Sept. 4.

Platow, David, et al, Fairfield. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., Fairfield.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Glass & Braus LLC, Fairfield. Action: The plaintiff was assigned the defendants’ mortgage.

The defendants defaulted on the terms of the agreement and have failed to pay the plaintiff the amount due. The plaintiff claims foreclosure of the mortgage, possession of the mortgage premises, monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no.

FBT-CV-19-6090206-S. Filed Sept. 30.

Town of Westport. Filed

by Robert Sporre, Westport.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Steven Allen Levy, Fairfield. Action: The plaintiff was lawfully walking on the roadway/municipal lot maintained by the defendant when he was caused to slip and fall due to an accumulation of ice causing him painful injuries. The fall was allegedly caused by the negligence of the defendant by not keeping the premises safe.

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. FBT-CV19-6091056-S. Filed Oct. 28.

Urizar-Contreras, Alicia J., et al, Bridgeport. Filed

by Midfirst Bank, Oklahoma City, Ohio. Plaintiff’s attorney: McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford. Action: The plaintiff was assigned the defendants’ mortgage.

The defendants defaulted on the terms of the agreement and have failed to pay the plaintiff the amount due. The plaintiff claims foreclosure of the mortgage, possession of the mortgage premises, monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no.

FBT-CV-19-6090015-S. Filed Sept. 23.

Wiese, Mary Lou, Stratford.

Filed by Capital One Bank NA, Richmond, Virginia. Plaintiff’s attorney: London & London, Newington. Action: The plaintiff is a banking association. The defendant used a credit account issued by plaintiff and agreed to make payments for goods and services. The defendant failed to make payments. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs. Case no.

FBT-CV-19-6091142-S. Filed Oct. 31.

Danbury Superior Court Boughton, Susanne, et al, Danbury. Filed by Maria Ucho Carabajo, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ventura Law, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision caused by the defendant and sustained severe and painful personal injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no.

DBD-CV-19-6033331-S. Filed Sept. 3.

Cantarero-Gonzalez, Luis, Danbury. Filed by Angel Vasquez-Vasquez, Danbury.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Ventura Law, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe and painful personal injuries.

The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-196033042-S. Filed Aug. 20.

Shook, Frank, Danbury.

Filed by Judith M. Goldberg, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Christopher Gerard Winans, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff provided legal services to the defendant. The defendant has neglected and did not pay the balance due to the plaintiff. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $2,500, exclusive of interest and costs. Case no. DBDCV-19-6033910-S. Filed Oct. 9.

Town of Ridgefield, et al. Filed by Joellen Murphy, Ridgefield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Hastings Cohan & Walsh LLP, Ridgefield. Action: The plaintiff was walking on the sidewalk maintained by the defendants when she was caused to fall due to a defective rise in the sidewalk causing her painful injuries. The fall was allegedly caused by the negligence of the defendant by not keeping safe conditions. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no.

DBD-CV-19-6034150-S. Filed Oct. 20.

United Steel Inc., et al, East Hartford. Filed by Vertical Enterprises Inc., Newtown.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Thomas L Kanasky Jr., Bridgeport.

Action: The plaintiff and defendants entered into a subcontract where the plaintiff will provide construction services on the defendants’ property. The defendants have failed to and refused to pay the plaintiff all amounts due for work on the project.

The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $2,500, exclusive of interest and costs . Case no. DBD-CV-196034045-S. Filed Oct. 18.

Stamford Superior Court Covenant Insurance Co., Farmington. Filed by Juliana Conte, Norwalk. Plaintiff’s attorney: Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe and painful personal injuries.

The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-196044423-S. Filed Nov. 8.

General Portfolio Properties Inc., Carson City, Nevada. Filed by the city of Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Vincent Freccia III, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff has filed and caused a blight lien against the defendant’s property. The defendant has failed to pay the blight lien.

The plaintiff claims foreclosure of the blight lien, monetary damages, possession of the premises, a judgment of foreclosure, lien fees and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-196044244-S. Filed Oct. 28.

Hogan, Wade Tyler, et al, Cos Cob. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Jacksonville, Florida.

Plaintiff’s attorney: McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford. Action: The plaintiff is the owner and holder of the defendants’ mortgage.

The defendants defaulted on the terms of the agreement and have failed to pay the plaintiff the amount due. The plaintiff claims foreclosure of the mortgage, possession of the mortgage premises, monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no.

FST-CV-19-6043531-S. Filed Sept. 9.

Mulshine, Tobin W., et al, Stamford. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., Fairfield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Bendett & McHugh PC, Farmington. Action: The plaintiff was assigned the defendants’ mortgage. The defendants defaulted on the terms of the agreement and have failed to pay the plaintiff the amount due. The plaintiff claims foreclosure of the mortgage, possession of the mortgage premises, monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-196043625-S. Filed Sept. 13.

DEEDS Commercial 16 East Byway LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Steven R. Brooks and Monique Corbat-Brooks, Cos Cob. Property: 15 East Byway, Greenwich. Amount: $790,000. Filed Aug. 28.

37 Fairway LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Michael A. Colangelo and Robin N. Colangelo, Greenwich. Property: 37 Fairway Lane, Greenwich.

Amount: $1,050,000. Filed Aug. 16.

53 Sheephill Road LLC, Montclair, New Jersey. Seller: 51 Sheephill LLC, Greenwich.

Property: 53 Sheephill Road, Riverside. Amount: $1. Filed Aug. 27.

Bausman-Watkins, Mary Frederica and Peter Watkins, St. Paul, Minnesota.

Seller: Mary Frederika Bausman-Watkins. St. Paul, Minnesota. Property: 603 Steamboat Road, Unit 6, Greenwich.

Amount: $1. Filed Aug. 28.

Residential Anastasia, Lawrence J. and Sarah E. Anastasia, Norwalk. Seller: Travis Funk and Jill Parsons-Funk, Norwalk.

Property: Lot 43, Map 6137, Norwalk. Amount: $570,000.

Filed July 16.

Annex, Alan I. and Deborah E. Annex, Greenwich.

Seller: Kelly Freishtat and Scott Breishtat, Greenwich.

Property: 12 Byram Road, Old Greenwich. Amount: $10.

Filed Aug. 22.

Archino, Mary B., Greenwich. Seller: Silvio J. Archino, Greenwich. Property: 180 Weaver St., Greenwich.

Amount: $1. Filed Aug. 15.

Browning, Ryan and Anna Browning, Greenwich.

Seller: National Residential Nominee Services Inc., Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Property: 40 Coachlamp Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $1,192,500.

Filed Aug. 21.

Baldinucci, Umberto, Greenwich. Seller: Elisabetta Agostino Sproul, Tucson, Arizona. Property: 2 Caroline Farms Road, Greenwich.

Amount: $700,000. Filed Aug. 22.

De Haan, Richard and Eileen Chau, Manhasset, New York. Seller: Clarke and Brooks Enterprises LLC, Cos Cob. Property: 115 Bible St., Cos Cob. Amount: $2,650,000. Filed Aug. 20.

Basil Jr., David R., Mount Vernon, New York. Seller: Vladislav P. Nichiforov and Tatiana Nichiforova, Riverside.

Property: 1033 E Putnam Ave., Riverside. Amount: $1.

Filed Aug. 16.

Nahmias, Nissin, Stamford.

Seller: Foreclosure Signs LLC, Stamford. Property: 247 Wolfpit Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $630,000. Filed Nov. 17.

Bealle, Griffin D. and Emily I. Bealle, Riverside. Seller: Stayton Creech and Rose Creech, Riverside. Property: 12 Knoll St., Riverside.

Amount: $0. Filed Aug. 19.

National Residential Nominee Services Inc., Greenwich. Seller: Mark Wu and Sharon Lynn Wu, Greenwich.

Property: 40 Coachlamp Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $1,192,500. Filed Aug. 21.

Pearl Beach LLC, Cos Cob. Seller: Toni Mahr and Thomas Mahr, Cos Cob. Property: Lot 21, Map 597, Park Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Aug. 20.

Saraiva, Mark A., Greenwich. Seller: Greenwich Arborview 4B LLC, Greenwich.

Property: Unit 4B, Harborview Condominium, Greenwich. Amount: $650,000.

Filed Aug. 15.

Scher, Mitchel R. and Lisa Scher, New York, New York.

Seller: SGS Clapboard Ridge LLC, Greenwich. Property: 214 Clapboard Ridge Road, Greenwich. Amount: $10.

Filed Aug. 15.

FCBJ

Brainerd, Diana, Old Greenwich. Seller: Mary Hynes and Marc Tessier-Lavigne, Old Greenwich. Property: 21 West Way, Old Greenwich. Amount: $5,220,000.

Filed Aug. 26.

Brodmerkel, Mara and Colin W. Bromerkel, Stamford. Seller: Meredith H. Hughes, Park City, Utah.

Property: 7 Buena Vista Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $645,000. Filed Aug. 26.

Carpenter, Gina and Reed Montgelas, Stamford. Seller: Wei-Liang Hsu and ChiaLing Li, Norwalk. Property: 203 Foxboro Drive, Unit 203, Norwalk. Amount: $425,000.

Filed July 17.

Catalano III, Philip C. and Lauren E. Scano, Greenwich. Seller: Philip Catalano Jr. and Philip C. Catalano III, Greenwich. Property: 45 Morgan Ave., Greenwich.

Amount: $1. Filed Aug. 22.

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Facts & Figures Dhanraj, Parsram and Prattima Dhanraj, Stamford. Seller: Scott T. Friesen and Sandra N. Friesen, Norwalk. Property: 6 Sherwood St., Norwalk. Amount: $850,000. Filed July 16.

Doingues, Diogo Faria and Patricia Ines Ritter Burga, Greenwich. Seller: Pieter J. Van Tulder and Pascale D. Van Tulder. Riverside. Property: 120 Hendrie Ave., Riverside. Amount: $0. Filed Aug. 15.

Eiben Bril, Gustavo, Greenwich. Seller: Julie M. Eiben and Gustavo Eiben Bril, Greenwich. Property: 11 Flower Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $0. Filed Aug. 27.

Gardner, Arline, et al, Stamford. Seller: Peter W. Gardner and Kenneth H. Gardner, Stamford Property: 12 Bailiwick Woods Circle, Greenwich. Amount: $10.

Filed Aug. 22.

Gordon, Matthew and Diane Gordon, Greenwich.

Seller: Myles KS MacMahon, Oxford, United Kingdom.

Property: 7 West Way, Old Greenwich. Amount: $0.

Filed Aug. 16.

Gordon- Cowan, Stephaney, Yonkers, New York. Seller: William Medina and Jennifer Carvalho, Bristol, Rhode Island. Property: 29 Fullin Road, Norwalk.

Amount: $435,200. Filed July 16.

Gregor, Timothy V. and Shannon Gregor, Old Greenwich. Seller: Joseph M. Dowling and Mary Fike Dowling, Greenwich. Property: 380 Sound Beach Ave., Old Greenwich. Amount: $10.

Filed Aug. 15.

Harvey, Jennifer, Greenwich. Seller: Michael E. Shanahan, Niantic. Property: 19 Church St., Unit 4, Greenwich.

Amount: $260,000. Filed Aug. 21.

Haxhiu, Reshat and Elis Haxhiu, Armonk, New York.

Seller: Norma M. Bartol, Stamford Property: 408 Riversville Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Aug. 26.

Holz, Craig and Marina K. Holz, Greenwich. Seller: Diane L. Vadnais, Clinton, Washington. Property: 25 Harkim Road, Greenwich.

Amount: $1,320,000. Filed Aug. 19.

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Jain, Gitika and Ritesh Agarwal, Pomona, New York. Seller: Walter Anthony Turner and Melissa B. Turner, Old Greenwich. Property: 13 Dialstone Lane, Riverside.

Amount: $1,130,000. Filed Aug. 19.

Kral Jr., Richard F., Greenwich. Seller: Maria Noel Vaeza, Greenwich. Property: 56 River Road, Cos Cob. Amount: $0. Filed Aug. 13.

Kusurin, Ante and Martina Kusurin, Riverside. Seller: Adrian Owles and Mary Ann McNiff, Old Greenwich.

Property: 22 Indian Head Road, Riverside. Amount: $10.

Filed Aug. 23.

Lee, Denis J. and Catherine Hu, Stamford. Seller: Mark D. Wenitzky and Lauran L. Wenitzky, Riverside. Property: 39 Hearthstone Drive, Riverside. Amount: $3,000,000.

Filed Aug. 19.

Luu, Way and Miguel Ferreira, Greenwich. Seller: Lisa G. Page and William C. Page, Greenwich. Property: 3 Connecticut Ave., Greenwich.

Amount: $871,000. Filed Aug. 15.

MacDow, Craig and Carol S. MacDow, Norwalk. Seller: Patrick J. Scully and Kate G. Scully, Norwalk. Property: Lot 84, Map 3560, Norwalk.

Amount: $380,000. Filed July 15.

Maund, James and Heidi Maund, Old Greenwich.

Seller: Laura F. Beckering, Greenwich. Property: 6 Grimes Road, Old Greenwich.

Amount: $10. Filed Aug. 26.

McDermott, Peter Winter and Lauren McDermott, Old Greenwich. Seller: May Wan Evers and Steven DeCicco, Old Greenwich. Property: 50 Laddins Rock Road, Old Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Aug.28.

Morrow, Joseph J., Vero Beach, Florida. Seller: Joseph J. Morrow and Claire Morrow, Vero Beach, Florida. Property: 7 Close Road, Greenwich.

Amount: $1. Filed Aug. 21.

Neri, Anthony F. and Rachel D. Ganim, Greenwich.

Seller: Irv J. Schulman and Marcie A. Evans Schulman, Greenwich. Property: 8 Carpenters Brook Road, Greenwich. Amount: $2,500,000.

Filed Aug. 26.

FCBJ

Nova, Naomi K. and Jack Nova, Greenwich. Seller: Theresa Vuolo, Greenwich. Property: Lot 13, Map 4147, Greenwich. Amount: $690,000.

Filed Aug. 13.

Nowaskey, Kevin, Greenwich. Seller: Robert Hyslop and Noprapee Hyslop, Greenwich. Property: 59 Le Grand Ave., Unit 15, Greenwich.

Amount: $1,275,000. Filed Aug. 20.

Parelli, Michael and Danna Parelli, Greenwich.

Seller: Cynthia Parelli, et al, Greenwich. Property: 24 Nicholas Ave., Greenwich.

Amount: $0. Filed Aug. 15.

Pensiero, Katie, Stamford. Seller: Bryan Wallman and Sarah Evans, Norwalk.

Property: 71 Aiken St., No. P3, Norwalk. Amount: $252,500.

Filed July 15.

Prasad, Janniah and Shanti R. Prasad, Norwalk. Seller: Janniah Prasad and Shanti Prasad, Norwalk. Property: 435 Rowayton Ave., Norwalk.

Amount: $1. Filed July 15.

Quittell-Ponticelli, Robin and Aron J. Ponticelli, Greenwich. Seller: Katherine S. Overlock, Greenwich.

Property: 32 Pecksland Road, Greenwich. Amount: $3,950,000. Filed Aug. 28.

Rosen, Robert J., New York, New York. Seller: Deirdre Hickey, Greenwich. Property: 24 Meadow Lane, Greenwich.

Amount: $4,200,000. Filed Aug. 15.

Scott, John and Sarah Minnings, New York, New York.

Seller: Carlos F. Singer and Hilarie Horne, Coral Gables, Florida. Property: 24 Hendrie Ave., Riverside. Amount: $1,345,000. Filed Aug. 22.

Singh, Mohinder, Norwalk.

Seller: Adriana Cinquegrana, Altamonte Springs, Florida. Property: 50 Aiken St., Unit 226, Norwalk. Amount: $250,000. Filed July 15.

Stachura, Thomas and Jean Stachura, Newtown.

Seller: Burak Alici, Greenwich. Property: 59 LeGrande Ave. Unit 5, Greenwich.

Amount: $1,230,000. Filed Aug. 23.

Vitiello, Aniello and Deborah L. Vitiello, Riverside.

Seller: Douglas James Becht and Lisa Carey Grossman Becht, Norwalk. Property: 5 Birch St., Norwalk. Amount: $541,900. Filed July 15.

Wen, Haocal and Shirley Xueyue, Wen, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Seller: James E. Murphy and Patricia M. Murphy, Greenwich. Property: 2 Vista Drive, Greenwich.

Amount: $6,200,000. Filed Aug. 16.

Yablon, Pamela Gallin, Greenwich. Seller: Peter Ludwig Salce and Debbie Daigle Salce, Greenwich. Property: 33 Baldwin Farms South, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Aug. 13.

Yakavonis, Mark V. and Courtney A. Yakavonis, Greenwich. Seller: Thomas V. Gilboy III, and Kathleen A. Stewart, Old Greenwich.

Property: 44 Benjamin St., Old Greenwich. Amount: $0.

Filed Aug. 13.

FORECLOSURES Chavez, Oscar, et al. Creditor: Federal National Mortgage Association. Property: 192 Ely Ave., Norwalk. Mortgage default. Filed Oct. 7.

Estate of Christopher Helbling, et al. Creditor: US Bank Trust National Association. Property: Allen Road, Norwalk. Mortgage default.

Filed Nov. 19.

Ferguson, Steven, et al.

Creditor: Ditech Financial LLC. Property: 18 Adamson Ave., Norwalk. Mortgage default. Filed Sept. 13.

Jimenez, Roberto, et al.

Creditor: US Bank Trust, NA. Property: 26 Splitrock Road, Norwalk. Mortgage default.

Filed Aug. 27 Juarez, Miguel A., et al.

Creditor: US Bank National Association. Property: 30 Richmond Place, Stamford.

Mortgage default. Filed Nov. 18.

Juarez, Miguel A., et al.

Creditor: JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association.

Property: 176 Fairfield Ave., Stamford. Mortgage default.

Filed Nov. 19.

Massey, Mary E., et al.

Creditor: Carrington Mortgage Services LLC. Property: 100 San Vincenzo Place, Unit 46, Norwalk. Mortgage default. Filed Nov. 26.

Robles, Andy, et al. Creditor: Bac Home Loan Servicing LP. Property: 17 Limerick St., Stamford. Mortgage default.

Filed Nov. 12.

Ruiz, Julio, et al. Creditor: US Bank Trust National Association. Property: 84 Seaside Ave., Unit 1B, Stamford. Mortgage default. Filed Nov. 26.

Sabia, Jr. Anthony A., et al.

Creditor: Wells Fargo Bank National Association. Property: 201 Ponus Avenue Extension, Norwalk. Mortgage default. Filed Nov. 25.

Savvoulides, Efsatathios, et al. Creditor: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co..

Property: 8 Ridge St., Norwalk. Mortgage default. Filed Nov. 4.

Stroffolino Sr., Jeffrey H., et al. Creditor: Astoria Bank.

Property: 50 Aiken St., Unit 324. Norwalk. Mortgage default. Filed Oct. 7.

JUDGMENTS A Little Square LLC, et al, Fairfield. $240,222, in favor of SLF LLC, Weston, by Russo & Rizio LLC, Fairfield. Property: 580 Sasco Hill Road, Fairfield.

Filed Nov. 12.

Callahan, James, Greenwich. $1,300,000, in favor of Jill Gilbert Callahan, Greenwich, by Pullman & Comley LLC, Hartford. Property: 3 Partridge Hollow Road, Greenwich. Filed Nov. 12.

Chrysadakis, John, Fairfield. $157,399, in favor of Fidelity Masonic Temple Association Incorporated, Fairfield, by Rosenberg, Whewell & Hite LLC, Stratford. Property: 43 Vermont Ave., Fairfield.

Filed Nov. 26.

Curcio, Judith, Norwalk. $1,909, in favor of Petro Inc., Woodbury, New York, by Gerald S. Knopf, Stamford. Property: 9 Ravenwood Road, Norwalk. Filed Nov. 18.

DeGuzman, Cristina, Norwalk. $2,200, in favor of Cach LLC, Greenville, South Carolina, by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 2 Dry Hill Cottage, Norwalk. Filed Nov. 1.

Jack, Karin S., Fairfield. $28,378, In favor of American Express National Bank, Salt Lake City, Utah, by Zwicker & Associates PC, Enfield. Property: 1155 Sasco Hill Road, Fairfield. Filed Nov. 26.

Jordanides, Carol, et al, Norwalk. $7,396, in favor of Fairfield University, Fairfield, by the Law Offices of Bruce E. Bergman, Hartford. Property: 5 Pink Cloud Lane, Norwalk.

Filed Nov. 18.

Khalifa, Ahmed H., Old Greenwich. $22,318, in favor of Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, California, by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 32 Laddins Rock Road, Old Greenwich. Filed Nov. 25.

Lopez, Pedro, Greenwich. $11,313, in favor of Midland Funding LLC, Warren, Michigan, by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 353 Delavan Ave., Greenwich. Filed Nov. 25.

Masheck, Walter, Fairfield. $52,366, in favor of Affinity Federal Credit Union, Fairfield, by Tobin & Marohn, Meriden. Property: 23 Eastfield Drive, Fairfield. Filed Nov. 4.

Maya, Wilson, Norwalk. $555, in favor of Western Connecticut Medical Group, Bethel, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 5 Donna Drive, Norwalk. Filed Nov. 8.

McCree, Oliver, Norwalk. $758, in favor of LVNV Funding LLC. Las Vegas, Nevada, by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford.

Property: 30 Harris St., Norwalk. Filed Nov. 1.

Moracastro, Luis, Norwalk. $6,219, in favor of Norwalk Hospital Association, Norwalk, by Lovejoy and Rimer, Norwalk. Property: 28 Valley View Road, Norwalk. Filed Nov. 13.

Facts & Figures Morelli, Luigi, Riverside. $1,135, in favor of Barclays Bank Delaware, Wilmington, Delaware, by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 16 N. Sound Beach Ave., Riverside.

Filed Nov. 25.

Phillips, John M., Norwalk. $1,359, in favor of Standard Oil of Connecticut Inc., Bridgeport, by Philip H. Monagan, Waterbury. Property: 255 Fillow St., Norwalk. Filed Nov. 12.

Romeo, John, Riverside. $3,297, in favor of LH Gault & Son Incorporated, Westport,

by Philip H. Monagan, Waterbury. Property: 31 Thornhill Road, Riverside. Filed Oct. 28.

Rusinque, Nancy, Norwalk. $514, in favor of Western Connecticut Medical Group, Bethel, by Flanagan & Peat, Danbury. Property: 2 Avenue C, Norwalk. Filed Nov. 8.

Saltus, Kimberly M., Fairfield. $5,415, in favor of Capital One Bank USA NA, Richmond, Virginia, by London & London, Newington. Property: 63 Karen St., Fairfield.

Filed Nov. 18.

Tilly, Dave, Greenwich. $15,288, in favor of Standard Tile Distributors of New Haven, New Haven, by the Law Offices of Zullo, Zullo & Jacks, East Haven. Property: 23 Byram Drive, Greenwich.

Filed Nov. 1.

Wahba, Susanne, Greenwich. $7,352, in favor of Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, California, by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 111 Byram Shore Road, Greenwich. Filed Nov. 25.

LIENS Federal Tax Liens Filed Boone, Hope, 101 Washington St., Unit 204, Norwalk. $18,821, civil proceeding tax.

Filed Sept. 20.

Center for Advanced Pediatrics PC, 40 Cross St., Suite 300B, Norwalk. $158,753, civil proceeding tax. Filed Sept.

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Chariott, Arnold, 2 Bethel St., Unit B, Norwalk. $35,543, civil proceeding tax. Filed Sept. 30.

Queens Plaza West LLC, 32 Weed Ave., Norwalk. $161,683, civil proceeding tax. Filed Sept. 13.

Donovan, Sharon E., 8 Beverly Place, Norwalk. $45,787, civil proceeding tax. Filed Sept. 18.

Raymond, Philomena, 1 Pink Oak Lane, Norwalk. $2,240, civil proceeding tax.

Filed Sept. 9.

Gandhi, Ruhshad, 26 Kendall Cottage, Norwalk. $30,377, civil proceeding tax. Filed Sept. 18.

Reyes, Lissette Catalan, 133 Main St., No. 4, Norwalk. $2,355, civil proceeding tax.

Filed Sept. 17.

Goddard, Preston L., 8 Stephen Mather Road, Norwalk. $5,229, civil proceeding tax.

Filed Sept. 26.

Shaw, Andrew, P.O. Box 244, Norwalk. $24,718, civil proceeding tax. Filed Sept. 13.

Grajales, Luis A., 75 Stuart Ave. Unit 1, Norwalk. $12,066, civil proceeding tax. Filed Sept. 30.

Griffin, Chris and Clara I. Griffin, 12 Newtown Terrace, Norwalk. $7,938, civil proceeding tax. Filed Sept. 18.

Heather Bliss, 123 Murray St, Norwalk. $154,173, civil proceeding tax. Filed Sept. 9.

Kruger, Elke and Thomas Kruger, 8 Lubrano Place, Norwalk. $9,624, civil proceeding tax. Filed Sept. 30.

Kurimai, Calvin B., P.O. Box 584, Branford, $7,902, civil proceeding tax. Filed Sept.

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Lyons Sr., James D., 703 Foxboro Drive, Norwalk. $5,264, civil proceeding tax.

Filed Sept. 13.

Meese, Philip D. and Karen A. Meese, 23 Flicker Lane, Norwalk. $414, civil proceeding tax. Filed Sept. 17.

Noble, Randi and Richard Noble, 30 Oakhill Ave., Norwalk. $51,632, civil proceeding tax. Filed Sept. 30.

Olivieri, Stephen J. and Maria C. Olivieri, 6 Cindy Lane, Norwalk. $40,899, civil proceeding tax. Filed Sept. 18.

Ortega, Daniel, 21 Avenue D, Norwalk. $12,568, civil proceeding tax. Filed Sept. 30.

Overthrow, Daniel, 25 June Ave., Norwalk. $1,296, civil proceeding tax. Filed Sept. 9.

Solerti, Roberto and Gloria Correa, 49 Olmstead Place, Norwalk. $55,080, civil proceeding tax. Filed Sept. 20.

Solerti, Roberto, 49 Olmstead Place, Norwalk. $11,939, civil proceeding tax. Filed Sept. 20.

Tayjasanant, Avachai and Arudathi Tayjasanant, 1 Briarwood Road, Norwalk. $49,975, civil proceeding tax.

Filed Sept. 13.

Mechanic’s Liens Indian Drive LLC, Greenwich. Filed by Fletcher Development LLC, by Ury & Moskow LLC. Property: 25 Ledge Road, Old Greenwich.

Amount: $4,196,943. Filed July 5.

Lucky Eight LLC, Greenwich. Filed by Cornerstone Contracting Corp., by Derek T. D’ambra. Property: 521 Field Point Road, Greenwich.

Amount: $147,991. Filed July 5.

Tolle, Michael James, et al, Greenwich. Filed by Rocco V. D’Andrea Inc., by Joseph J. Capalbo III. Property: 255 Field Point Road, Greenwich.

Amount: $2,650. Filed July 22.

LIS PENDENS Barrientos, Ismael V., Stamford. Filed by Marinosci Law Group PC, Warwick, Rhode Island. Property: Lot 18, West Ave., Stamford. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed Nov. 4.

Classic Investors LLC, Stamford. Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, for The Classic Condominiums Inc. Property: Unit 16B, The Classic Condominiums, Stamford.

Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed Nov. 4.

Johnson, Chiyezhath V. and Elsamma Johnson, Stamford. Filed by Benanti & Associates, Stamford, for People’s United Bank NA. Property: 972 Newfield Ave., Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Oct. 28.

Saigal, Vineet, et al, Stamford. Filed by Bendett & McHugh PC, Farmington, for JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association. Property: 20 Weed Hill Ave., Unit L-47, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Nov. 1.

Colangelo, Alfred P., et al, Stamford. Filed by Bendett & McHugh PC, Farmington, for Sterling National Bank.

Property: 10 Fox Glen Drive, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Oct. 25.

Jones, Cuthbert, et al, Stamford. Filed by Milford Law LLC, Milford, for Bank United NA. Property: 200 Seaton Road, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Nov. 4.

Sliss, Jason D., Stamford.

Filed by Benanti & Associates, Stamford, for People’s United Bank NA. Property: 19 Reed Place, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed Oct. 28.

Corman, D. Scott, et al, Greenwich. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.

Property: 29 Doubling Road, Greenwich. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Oct. 15.

Ligi, Mark P., et al, Stamford. Filed by O’Connell, Attmore & Morris LLC, Hartford, for Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Property: 99 Mulberry St., Stamford.

Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Nov. 5.

Tabat, Lawrence M., et al, Stamford. Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, for The Gazebo on Hope Association Inc. Property: Unit C, The Gazebo Condominiums on Hope, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage.

Filed Oct. 21.

Couch, Patricia E., et al, Stamford. Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, for the Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority. Property: 237 Sun Dance Road, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Oct. 28.

Dooney, Kathleen, Stamford. Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, for the Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority. Property: 54 Maltbie Ave., Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage.

Filed Oct. 22.

Farinas, Maria, et al, Stamford. Filed by John F. Regan, Stamford, for Ridgefield Bank Mortgage Corp. Property: Lot A, Map 3821, Stamford.

Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Nov. 12.

Lopez, Beatriz, et al, Stamford. Filed by Gingo Palumbo Law Group LLC, Independence, Ohio, for Alpha Flow Inc. Property: 87 Stephen St., Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Nov. 7.

Martin, Myra M., et al, Stamford. Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, for Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority. Property: 37 Arthur Place, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage.

Filed Oct. 22.

O’Connell Jr., Andrew J.,et al, Stamford. Filed by Bendett & McHugh, Farmington, for Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Property: 88 East Lane, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed Nov. 1.

Felix, Phanol Saint, et al, Stamford. Filed by Bendett & McHugh PC, Farmington, for PHH Mortgage Corp. Property: 60 Grant Ave., Stamford.

Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Oct. 30.

Peralta, Gladys, et al, Stamford. Filed by Bendett & McHugh PC, Farmington, for Deutsche Bank National Trust Company. Property: 24 Coachlamp Lane, Stamford.

Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Nov. 1.

General Portfolio Properties Inc., Stamford. Filed by Vincent J. Freccia III, Stamford, for the city of Stamford.

Property: Lots: A1, A2, A3, A4 and A5, Twin Lakes Drive, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed Oct. 22.

Pugliese, Rosario, et al, Stamford. Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, for the Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority. Property: 43 Woods End Road, Stamford.

Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Oct. 28.

Giusti, William R., Greenwich. Filed by Marinosci Law Group PC, Warwick, Rhode Island, for CitiMortgage Inc. Property: Lot 2, Map 2429, Greenwich. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed Oct. 8.

Romano, Shirley, et al, Stamford. Filed by Leopold & Associates PLLC, Armonk, New York, for US Bank National Association. Property: 20 Douglas Ave., Stamford.

Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Oct. 23.

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Toohey, Philip J., et al, Greenwich. Filed by Shimkus, Murphy and Rosenberger PC, Hartford, for US Alliance Federal Credit Union. Property: 32 Meadowcroft Lane, Greenwich. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Oct. 15.

US Bank National Association, Stamford. Filed by Vincent J. Freccia III, Stamford, for the city of Stamford. Property: 83 Kenilworth Drive, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed Nov. 1.

Zap, Helen M., et al, Stamford. Filed by Vincent J. Freccia III, Stamford, for the city of Stamford. Property: 38 Carlisle Place, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Oct. 29.

LEASES The Washington Trust Co., by Raymond Vallerie.

Landlord: The Jostal Corp., Norwalk. Property: 467 Connecticut Ave., Unit 1, Norwalk.

Term: 10 years, commenced Aug. 16, 2017. Filed Sept. 13.

Zhong Hai Corp, by Andrew R. Lubin. Landlord: Sally & Hui LLC, Fairfield. Property: 1795 Post Road, Fairfield.

Term: 10 years, commenced Aug. 31, 2019. Filed Aug. 26.

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Facts & Figures MORTGAGES Aaron, Rachel and Joshua Stasko Norwalk, by Samuel T. Rost. Lender: Savings Bank of Danbury, 220 Main St., Danbury. Property: 123 Old Belden Hill Road, Unit 30, Norwalk. Amount: $323,550.

Filed July 12.

Barker, John and Michelle Barker, Norwalk, by Alyssa Turner. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 1111 Polaris Pkwy., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 208 W Norwalk Road, Norwalk. Amount: $488,696.

Filed July 12.

Ceres, Rudyard W. and Michele Clarke-Ceres, Norwalk, by Joshua F. Gilman.

Lender: Nations Lending Corp., 4 Summit Park Drive, Suite 200, Independence, Ohio. Property: 73 Benedict St., Norwalk. Amount: $407,550. Filed July 12.

Cocchia, Jessica and Steven J. Cocchia, Norwalk,

by Graham LeFloch. Lender: Freedom Mortgage Corp., 907 Pleasant Valley Ave. Suite 3, Mount Laurel, New Jersey.

Property: 7 Morton St., Norwalk. Amount: $213,675. Filed July 11.

Duryea, Albert J. and Grethe Sorensen Duryea, Norwalk, by Amy S. Zabetakis. Lender: KeyBank National Association, 127 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio.

Property: 12 Pequot Drive, Norwalk. Amount: $400,000.

Filed July 11.

Parrish, Anne S, and Frank T. Parrish, Norwalk,

by John R. Fiore. Lender: Home Services Lending LLC, 2700 Westtown Pkwy., Suite 345, West Des Moines, Iowa.

Property: 46 Noahs Lane, Norwalk. Amount: $100.000.

Filed July 10.

Erff, Eric C. and Pamela Erff, Norwalk, by Antonio Faretta. Lender: Wyndham Capital Mortgage Inc. 6115 Park South Drive, Suite 200, Charlotte, North Carolina.

Property: 4 Lowe St., Unit 304, Norwalk. Amount: $224,000.

Filed July 15.

Pensiero, Katie, Norwalk,

by Michael P. Murray. Lender: First County Bank, 117 Prospect St., Stamford. Property: 71 Aiken St., Unit P-3, Norwalk.

Amount: $202,000. Filed July 15.

Gatto, Mary Ann, Norwalk,

by Candice Krueger. Lender: Webster Bank NA, 145 Bank St., Waterbury. Property: 11 Woodchuck Lane. Norwalk.

Amount: $125,000. Filed July 12.

Holomakoff, Samantha, Norwalk, by Jay M. Dulberg.

Lender: Newrez LLC, 4000 Chemical Road, Suite 200, Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania. Property: 25 Avenue C, Norwalk. Amount: $240,000.

Filed July 15.

Mendez Lopez, Wilner, Norwalk, by Joshua F. Gilman.

Lender: Greenway Mortgage Funding Corp., 107 Tindall Road, Middletown, New Jersey. Property: 19 Soundview Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $232,800. Filed July 12.

Associate (Greenwich, CT): Research and analyze systematic financial strategies that utilize macro and fixed income related assets as a member of the Global Asset Allocation team. Work with the Portfolio Implementation team on recently implemented investment strategies and improving the implementation of existing strategies. Perform statistical and economic research using financial data to develop and improve investment strategies. Work with portfolio optimization theory and quantitative portfolio construction techniques including mean variance optimization. Use at least one (1) high-level programming language to manipulate large financial or economic data sets for empirical research. Req’s Bachelor’s degr plus 2 yrs exp.Mail resume to: AQR Capital Management, LLC, ATTN: S. Rao, 2 Greenwich Plaza, Greenwich, CT 06830. Must Ref: AL008AQR. Analyst (Greenwich, CT): Serve as a software developer to enhance client-facing web sites. Design, build and support web applications to create engaging client experiences. Write code using various web development technologies such as C#.NET, JavaScript, AngularJS, Vue.js, HTML, and CSS. Develop and maintain web components for external sites. Develop web application user experiences using HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. Set up Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) web servers to host web applications. Work with ASP.NET, C#, IIS website management, SQL Server, and T-SQL. Req’s Bachelor’s degr plus 2 yrs exp.Mail resume to: AQR Capital Management, LLC, ATTN: S. Rao, 2 Greenwich Plaza, Greenwich, CT 06830. Must Ref: DRAQR-007.

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Rapa, Emilie Elizabeth and Eric Sebastian Sinn, Norwalk, by Deseera Daigle. Lender: Home Bridge Financial Services Inc., 194 Wood Ave Iselin, New Jersey. Property: 9 Maurice St., Norwalk. Amount: $340,000. Filed July 15.

Sarmiento, Jennifer Marisol, Norwalk, by Regina Volnez. Lender: Total Mortgage Services LLC, 185 Plains Road, Milford. Property: 12 Surrey Drive, Norwalk. Amount: $421,600. Filed July 12.

Stuart, Peter S. and Allison Whiting Stuart, Norwalk,

by John J. Bove. Lender: Citizens Bank NA, 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island.

Property: 85 Highland Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $485,000.

Filed July 15.

Vitiello, Aniello and Deborah L. Vitiello, Norwalk,

by Clare Bolduc. Lender: People’s United Bank National Association, 850 Main St., Bridgeport. Property: 5 Birch St., Norwalk. Amount: $433,500. Filed July 15.

Wolkoff, Marsha B., Norwalk, by Natasha Georgette.

Lender: Bank of America NA, 101 S. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 45 Maple St., Unit 4A, Norwalk.

Amount: $95,000. Filed July 11.

NEW BUSINESSES Blessed Unique Vases Décor, 200 Hope St., Stamford 06906, c/o Gisele Joseph.

Filed Aug. 14.

C&H Agency, 6 Landmark Square, Fourth floor, Daytona Beach, Florida 32117, c/o Cory T. Walker. Filed Aug. 20.

Casamigos Sales Co., Three World Trade Center, 175 Green, New York, New York 10007, c/o Diageo Americas Supply Inc. Filed Aug. 8.

CCV Construction and Solutions LLC, 46 Somerset Lane, Stamford 06903, c/o Herb White. Filed Aug. 15.

Momentum Solar, 3096 B Hamilton Blvd, Clifton, New Jersey 07013, c/o Arthur Souritzidis. Filed Aug. 13.

Centro de Bienestar “Angeles de Amor,” 823 E. Main St., Stamford 06902, c/o Pilar Condor. Filed Aug. 20.

Newmark Knight Frank, 680 Washington Blvd., Eighth floor, New York, New York 10017, c/o Michael Rispoli. Filed Aug. 12.

Champion TeamWear, 6 Landmark Square, Fourth floor, Salem, North Carolina 27105, c/o It’s Greek to Me Inc. Filed Aug. 29.

Perfect Carpets, 95 Morgan St., Unit 11B, Stamford 06905, c/o Carl Khan. Filed Aug. 15.

Conoz Painting and Carpentry, 727 Hope St., Bridgeport 06604, c/o Manuel Conoz. Filed Aug. 26.

Conoz Painting Carpentry and Hardware, 727 Hope St., Bridgeport 06604, c/o Manuel Conoz. Filed Aug. 9.

Produce Market Hope Street Inc., 1011 Hope St., Norwalk 06854, c/o Luis A. Gabriel. Filed Aug. 8.

Receivasure, 6 Landmark Square, Fourth floor, Stamford 06901, c/o Waldorf Trade Risk LLC. Filed Aug. 26.

DG Construction Service, 45 Duffy St., Stamford 06902, c/o Dalton Gordon LLC. Filed Aug. 23.

Rogelio Painting & Cleaning Services, 33 Daskam Place, First floor, Stamford 06902, c/o Rogelio Veliz.

Filed Aug. 22.

Elevate Physical Therapy, 10 Old Kings Highway South, Darien 06820, c/o Greg Besson. Filed Aug. 16.

Segundo Morocho Painting LLC, 50 Woodside St., Apt. 3, Stamford 06902, c/o Segundo Morocho. Filed Aug. 20.

Extraordinary Cleaners, 77 Fairfield Ave., Unit 3, Stamford 06902, c/o Keon Hinton.

Filed Aug. 30.

Fernish, 100 Greyrock Place, Stamford 06901, c/o A & R Homes Inc. Filed Aug. 2.

Gentlemen’s Barber Shop, 267 Greenwich Ave., Stamford 06902, c/o Angel Jimenez. Filed Aug. 29.

Halle Moone, 93 Glenbrook Road, Apartment 210, Stamford 06902, c/o Haley Mooney. Filed Aug. 26.

Ideal Smiles of Stamford, 86 Prospect St., Stamford 06901, c/o Natalia M. Silva.

Filed Aug. 12.

I’m The Mac, 351 Shippan Ave., Stamford 06902, c/o Clive’s LLC. Filed Aug. 19.

Jose I Construction Corp., 158 Courtland Ave., Stamford 06902, c/o Jose A. Donaire.

Filed Aug. 26.

Mermaid Pool Water & Huntington, 26 Liberty St., Stamford 06907, c/o Jay Morales. Filed Aug. 30.

Slav Carpenter, 71 Crystal St., Stamford 06902, c/o Slawomir Bohdziewicz. Filed Aug. 26.

Terrace Café at Stamford Plaza, 3 Stamford Plaza, Downers Grove 60515, c/o Christie Anderson. Filed Aug. 13.

Vida Saludable, 57 Harbor St., Stamford 06902, c/o Pilar Condor. Filed Aug. 20.

Windfield Street Coffe, 96 Broad St., Stamford 06901, c/o Breno L. Donatti. Filed Aug. 13.

PATENTS Automatic cable splice.

Patent no. 10,498,052 issued to Seydou Diop, Birmingham, Alabama; Paul Zelazny, Moody, Alabama; John Sakmar, Birmingham, Alabama. Assigned to Hubbell Incorporated, Shelton.

Carburization of steel components. Patent no.

10,494,708 issued to Jonathan Buckley, Stratford; Bruce D. Hansen, Shelton. Assigned to Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford.

Collection system for ink co-solvents. Patent no.

10,493,783 issued to Paul F. Sawicki, Rochester; John R. Uchal, Webster; James E. Williams, Penfield; Robert W. Phelps, Victor; Christopher Douglas Atwood, Rochester.

Assigned to Xerox, Norwalk.

Configurable lighting system. Patent no. 10,499,480 issued to Pritam Yadav, Greenville, South Carolina; Chris Bailey, Greenville, South Carolina. Assigned to Hubbell Incorporated, Shelton.

Driver assistance system and method for object detection and notification.

Patent no. 10,496,891 issued to Srinivas Sai, Bangalore, India. Assigned to Harman, Stamford.

Electric field generating transport member. Patent no. 10,493,777 issued to Paul J. McConville, Webster; Chuheng Liu, Penfield; Douglas K. Herrmann, Webster; Seemit Praharaj, Webster; Jason M. LeFevre, Penfield. Assigned to Xerox, Norwalk.

Methods and processes of forming gears. Patent no.

10,494,687 issued to Bruce D. Hansen, Shelton. Assigned to Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford.

Roller-electric contact.

Patent no. 10,497,521 issued to Jeffrey M. Fowler, Rochester.

Assigned to Xerox, Norwalk.

Surface additive infrared taggant toner. Patent no.

10,495,996 issued to Yu Qi, Penfield; Jaclyn Janis, Rochester; Eugene F. Young, Rochester; Shigeng Li, Penfield; Chieh-Min Cheng, Rochester.

Assigned to Xerox, Norwalk.

System and method for alignment of a multinozzle extruder in three-dimensional object printers. Patent no.

10,493,696 issued to David A. Mantell, Rochester; Christopher G. Lynn, Wolcott; Mark A. Cellura, Webster; Peter J. Nystrom, Webster. Assigned to Xerox, Norwalk.

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