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Regeneron to buy its corporate campus for $720M BY JOHN GOLDEN jgolden@westfairinc.com

egeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. will pay $720 million to acquire its 150-acre corporate headquarters campus in Westchester, The Landmark at Eastview, from Biomed Realty L.P., the fast-expanding biotechnology company announced in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing at the close of business in 2016. Regeneron and Biomed signed a purchase agreement on Dec. 30. Biomed Realty in 2007 paid $98.5 million for the property, the former Union Carbide campus that straddles Old Saw Mill River Road in the towns of Greenburgh and Mount Pleasant, from an affiliate of LCOR Inc. LCOR had paid $82 million for the campus in late 1999. Biomed, based in San Diego, in recent years has built additional office and laboratory facilities on the site primarily for Regeneron. The acquisition would follow Regeneron’s recent $50 million purchase of the New York Life Insurance office and campus in Sleepy Hollow and its $73 million purchase in 2015 of an undeveloped 100-acre parcel in the town of Greenburgh, adjacent to The Landmark at Eastview property, where the biotech company plans to develop a roughly 1-million-square-foot research and development campus. Regeneron in 2015 also expanded into 297,000 square feet of office and laboratory space in two new Landmark at » REGENERON, page 6

Raising money for charities can be lucrative BY BILL HELTZEL bheltzel@westfairinc.com

H&M Leasing Corp. raised nearly $251,000 for the Orange County Volunteer Firemen’s Association in 2015 but only $15,000, or 6 percent of the donations, actually went to the cause. Many professional fundrais-

ers such as H&M keep a significant portion of the charity dollars they raise, according to “Pennies for Charity,” an annual report issued by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. “Some of these fundraisers, which are for-profit companies,

collect such large fees that little of what they solicit goes to the charity,” Schneiderman said in his 2016 report. “Some also give potential donors misleading information about the charity’s services, achievements and how much of a given donation the charity actually received and disburses.” Professional fundraisers kept $379.3 million, almost 35 percent of the funds they raised, to cover the costs of their campaigns in 2015. The New York charities received $718.3 million of nearly

$1.1 billion raised. The totals were similar in the Hudson Valley, where 50 charities used 27 professional fundraisers in 2015. The campaigns raised $21.6 million and yielded more than $14 million, for a 65 percent return for the charities. There were vast differences, however, among fundraising campaigns. Donations kept by the professional fundraisers ranged from 8 percent to 96 percent in the Hudson Valley. » CHARITIES, page 6

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The perilous costs of repealing the Affordable Care Act BY KENNETH E. RASKE

s President-elect Donald Trump finalizes his White House team and maps out his priorities in advance of Inauguration Day, it seems certain that one of his first acts will be to ask Congress to swiftly repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare. Some plans call for repealing it first and then passing a replacement bill down the road. Repealing without immediately replacing the ACA will create a protracted period of uncertainty — and uncertainty bedevils business decisions. And immediacy alone isn’t enough. A replacement plan must also adequately address the harmful consequences that repealing the ACA will bring. I believe the three most troubling impacts will be to insurance coverage, state budgets and direct hospital payments, so let’s examine each of them. INSURANCE COVERAGE. Thousands of Westchester County residents and 700,000 New Yorkers in total stand to lose their health insurance if the ACA is repealed. That includes 220,000 who gained coverage through Medicaid expansion, 272,000 who buy it through the state’s health insurance exchange with the support of federal subsidies and 320,509 who receive it at low cost through the state’s ACA-created Essential Plan. Nationwide, as many as 22 million Americans could lose their health insurance if the ACA is repealed before an adequate replacement plan is in place. Repealing without a seamless replacement plan will also cause major insurance market disruptions. The American Academy of Actuaries warns that “repealing major provisions of the ACA would raise immediate concerns that individual market enrollment would decline, causing the risk pools to deteriorate and premiums to become less affordable.” STATE BUDGETS. The ACA gives states substantial benefits via enhanced Medicaid rates for adults with incomes up to 138 per-

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cent of the federal poverty level. Repealing New York’s Medicaid expansion and the Essential Plan would dramatically impact the New York state budget. The Urban Institute estimates that if New York reverted to pre-ACA Medicaid eligibility levels, its Medicaid spending would increase by nearly $2 billion in 2021. This loss would be greater if ACA eligibility levels were maintained. New York City and county governments would also suffer from any loss of federal Medicaid funding, and the state could lose an additional $1 billion if the Essential Plan is eliminated. According to state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, repealing the ACA without replacing it could ultimately cost the state $5.7 billion annually. There’s no easy solution to losing billions in federal health care funding. If New York responded to repeal by keeping individuals covered with state-only funds, it may have no choice but to also increase taxes or reduce health care provider rates to pay for it. DIRECT HOSPITAL PAYMENTS. Hospitals absorbed huge Medicare cuts to pay for the ACA’s coverage expansion on the theory that they would benefit from reductions in the uninsured population — but repeal plans do not restore these cuts even as coverage is stripped. This puts hospitals in even greater peril than they were before the ACA. In addition to direct hospital payments, the American Hospital Association estimates that eliminating health insurance from 22 million people would reduce hospitals’ net income by a staggering $165 billion nationwide over 10 years in the form of uncompensated care. And make no mistake, hospitals are already a leaking ship in a stormy sea. In New York state alone, 27 financially distressed hospitals are on a state “watch list” and in danger of closing and many more bleed red ink every year. Repeal could push some over the edge. With the consequences of repealing the ACA without an immediate replacement quite clear, let’s revisit the uncertainty that will accompany a delayed replacement

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plan. Even if the ACA is phased out over two or three years in an effort to minimize its adverse impact, that timeline will diminish the ability of hospital CEOs and other health care executives to make critically important decisions. That’s literally thousands of health care entities and millions of health care jobs— from hospitals and their workers to medical device makers to drug companies to vendors that launder sheets and towels—that could be disrupted. And given the health care industry’s deep interconnectedness to virtually every other industry, that’s an uncertainty the American economy and the business community simply cannot afford. There is too much at stake. The ACA is far from perfect and few would disagree that long-term improvements should be thoughtfully explored. But the Trump administration and Congress would be wise to not let the perfect be the enemy of the good — the ACA has ample good in it — and to avoid the vast uncertainty that weakening the nation’s entire health care infrastructure would surely trigger. As John J. Lynch III, president and CEO of Main Line Health, recently told The New York Times about repealing the ACA, “I’m dreading the unpredictability.” Kenneth E. Raske is president and CEO of Greater New York Hospital Association, a trade association representing more than 160 member hospitals and health systems in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey and Rhode Island. He can be reached at 212- 506-5401or raske@gnyha.org.

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Cuomo proposes tuition-free college for some in NY BY RYAN DEFFENBAUGH rdeffenbaugh@westfairinc.com

ov. Andrew Cuomo announced a plan on Jan. 3 that would make SUNY and CUNY college tuition-free for students from families making $125,000 per year or less, borrowing from a proposal made by both Democratic candidates for president last year. “A college education is not a luxury — it is an absolute necessity for any chance at economic mobility. ... We’re providing the opportunity for New Yorkers to succeed, no matter what ZIP code they come from and without of 1 the 0 anchor 0 Y student E A debt R weighS A Legacy Advancing ing them down,”ofCuomo said.Care. Here. More than 940,000 families could qualify for Cuomo’s plan providing free tuition at state and CUNY colleges and universities, including two-year schools, according to estimates from the governor’s office. Called the Excelsior Scholarship, the program would require students to be enrolled in a two-year or four-year SUNY or CUNY school full time. The state currently1provides 0 0 about Y $1Ebillion A Rin grants S A Legacy of Advancing Care. Here. the to college students statewide through Tuition Assistance Program. The Excelsior Scholarship would provide additional state funds to cover the remaining tuition costs

for incoming or existing eligible students, according to the announcement. Cuomo’s office estimates the plan would cost about $163 million per year once fully phased in, based on enrollment projections. The announcement did not include any recommendations for where that money would come from. The program would also require action from the state Legislature to be phased in on Cuomo’s aggressive timeline. Cuomo has called for the scholarship to begin this fall for New York families making up to $100,000 annually, increasing to $110,000 in 2018 and reaching $125,000 in 2019, according to the announcement. The current tuition for SUNY four-year schools is $6,470 per academic year, and $4,350 at two-year community colleges. Tuition, however, rarely covers the full cost of college. Annual fees, meal plans, books and housing often double or triple the yearly cost of tuition. At SUNY Purchase College, a single room in a residence hall is $4,720 per semester, and the cheapest meal plan is $2,225. The college estimates the direct cost of attendance for an in-state undergraduate student to be about $21,200 per year, just about $500 higher than the SUNY average. That estimate includes tuition, room and board and annual fees. It does not include

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book costs, which the school says average $1,300 per year. In a statement on the college’s Facebook page, Purchase President Thomas J. Schwarz said the school “supports all initiatives that increase access and affordability. We look forward to working with the governor and remain dedicated to providing the highest-quality education in the liberal arts, sciences and performing and visual arts.” A spokesperson for Purchase College said the school would need more details on Cuomo’s plan before estimating how many of its students would qualify, but added that 66 percent of those currently enrolled receive financial aid. Belinda S. Miles, president of Westchester Community College, described the proposal as critically needed. She said 64 percent of the college’s 13,000 full-time and part-time students apply for financial aid, about 90 percent of whom receive aid and have family incomes below the $125,000 threshold. “A lot of people believe that, since community colleges are priced cheaply, there’s no need for additional support, but that is not always the case,” Miles said. “So I’m very optimistic that our state legislators will look very closely at ways they can help develop talent throughout New York because it’s so needed for the kind

of employment opportunities present in today’s economy.” U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont appeared at the side of Cuomo at the announcement. Sanders himself made tuition-free public college a central part of his platform for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016. Cuomo’s plan is also similar to one proposed by Sanders’ primary opponent and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. Clinton’s plan, announced last June, used the same $125,000 household income cutoff and would have offered tuition-free attendance at in-state four-year public colleges and universities to qualifying families. The Sanders plan did not include any wording about a household income cutoff. The SUNY system, representing 64 campuses total, is the largest public university system in the country. New York’s move toward offering free tuition could set a precedent for other states, a possibility talked up by Sanders at the announcement. “If New York does it this year, mark my words, state after state will follow,” Sanders said. “And the day will come when we understand that public education in America is not simply kindergarten through high school, but public education in the year 2017 means making public colleges and public universities tuition free.”

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Eastview buildings built by Biomed Realty to suit its anchor tenant. Regeneron plans to acquire the Landmark with lease financing from Banc of America Leasing & Capital LLC, an affiliate of which would hold the title to the property. It will lease the campus for five years with lower rental payments than those under the company’s existing lease

with Biomed Realty. At the end of the lease, Regeneron can choose to extend the lease term, buy the campus at a predetermined amount or sell the property to a third party on behalf of its landlord. If unable to obtain the Banc of America lease financing, Regeneron plans to close the deal with cash on hand and proceeds from other potential financing sources, including the company’s $750 million senior unsecured revolving credit facility. Regeneron has been a tenant since 1989 at the Landmark, where the then 1-year-

old company initially leased some 12,000 square feet of space. With approximately 2,500 of its more than 5,000 employees now based there, Regeneron occupies 80 percent, about 1.1 million square feet, of office and laboratory space on the 10-building campus. Regeneron officials in their Dec. 30 SEC filing said about 20 percent of the campus is leased by other tenants. Those companies are Profectus Biosciences Inc. and Progenics Pharmaceuticals Inc. Pending government approval, exist-

ing development rights on the Landmark campus would allow for construction of more than 500,000 square feet of additional office and laboratory space, Regeneron reported. Formerly a publicly traded real estate investment trust, Biomed Realty went private a year ago this month when a Blackstone Real Estate Partners fund acquired the 12-year-old company for $8 billion. Biomed Realty also owns the Ardsley Park office and laboratory campus in the town of Greenburgh.

base. It kept $293,799, nearly 87 percent, and turned over $45,360 to the charities. In Nyack, Boy Scouts of America Troop 2, for instance, received $360 out of $8,431, or 4.2 percent, according to the state database. H&M sells used clothing that it collects in public storage bins. The office was closed when the Business Journal called H&M for a comment and a voicemail message was not returned. Front Line Support, a Milwaukee company, guaranteed 15 percent of its gross receipts for a telephone solicitation campaign, according to its agreement with the New York State Union of Police Associations in Newburgh. It raised $61,375, kept $52,169 and turned over $9,206 for a 15 percent return to the charity. No one answered the phone on three attempts to reach someone for comment at Front Line. InfoCision Management Corp., a call-center company based in Akron, Ohio, raised more money than any other professional fundraiser in the Hudson Valley campaigns - and made a lot for itself. It collected $3.2 million for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, headquartered in Rye Brook, and $2.4 million for the March of Dimes in White Plains. The leukemia charity got back 74 percent, according to the state database, but March of Dimes received only 25 percent of donations. InfoCision collected $2.6 million on more than $5.5 million in receipts, a 47 percent return for the company. A spokesman for InfoCision was not available for comment and did not respond to a telephone message.

The state database also reveals the most effective professional fundraisers. The Leukemia Society also used Outerwall Inc., a company in Bellevue, Washington, that operates Coinstar kiosks where customers convert coins to cash. Coinstar allowed customers to donate cash directly to the Society, directing $5.3 million out of nearly $5.8 million raised to the White Plains nonprofit for a 92 percent return. Some charities and professional fundraisers have found a way to obscure the true cost of their campaigns, the attorney general reported. They sidestep regulatory oversight by splitting fundraising and management duties. The firm that solicits the donation and handles the money must report to the state. The firm that provides fundraising “consulting” services is not required to file reports. In some cases, the attorney general said, the fundraiser and consultant are related businesses or even one and the same.

Charities and for-profit fundraisers may not make false, misleading or deceptive statements when soliciting donations. New York requires telemarketers to disclose the name of the fundraiser, the name of the fundraising company and the fact that the telemarketer is being paid to make the call. The Pennies for Charity report provides several tips for donors. Research the charity on its own website, the state’s Charities Bureau website and the Pennies for Charities database. Never donate cash or wire money to any organization. Use a credit card. Make online donations only to secure websites that begin with “https.” Resist pressure to give on the spot, over the phone. Ask for more information by mail. Avoid charities that make emotional appeals and answer your questions vaguely. Ask how the donation will be used. Report suspicious organizations to the state Charities Bureau: bureau@ag.ny.gov or 212-416-8401.

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The numbers are based on the attorney general’s Pennies for Charity database. The state compiled reports on 1,143 fundraising campaigns, including telemarketing, direct mail, email, internet and other fundraising methods. Professional fundraisers must register in New York and disclose their results and the documents are signed by the fundraisers and by the charities. H&M, based in Copiague on Long Island, raised $339,159 for three charities in the Hudson Valley, according to the state data-

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Monsey man loses $1.3 million in investment scheme

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he investment started with a $62,500 loan, grew as the stories became more elaborate and culminated in a Rockland County investor losing more than $1.3 million, according to federal officials.

Robert M. Kolaczynski, of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, committed wire fraud in an alleged scheme that ensnared a Monsey man from 2011 to 2012, according to an indictment filed Dec. 16 in U.S. District Court, White Plains. The indictment and criminal complaint do not identify the investor, but a 2013 lawsuit in Pittsburgh identifies him

as Mendel Pomerantz. Kolaczynski’s attorney, Susanne Brody, was not available when contacted for a response to the accusations. Kolaczynski asked the Monsey investor to become his partner in Royal Palm Capital and to help manage resort and vacation properties in Puerto Rico, according to the criminal complaint written by a U.S. postal

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inspector Greg Ghiozzi. The investor wired $62,500 to Royal Palm, as a bridge loan to pay personal and business expenses while Kolaczynski completed transactions. Kolaczynski quickly asked for more and the investor loaned another $350,000. Kolaczynski said he needed financing while he sought out more business opportunities, the complaint says, and he had to borrow funds because his own cash flow was limited. The victim was becoming reluctant to lend more money without getting confirmation that Kolaczynski was actually working on transactions or could repay the loans, the complaint states. Kolaczynski then asked the investor to find a nontraditional lender to loan $5 million to $6 million, from which he would repay the debt. He claimed he owned a large parcel of land in Pittsburgh through an entity called Legacy Landings. He said the property was worth $58 million as a development for luxury homes and that it contained natural gas reserves worth $26 million. “No one can stop me on project nor fight me at public hearing,” Kolaczynski wrote in an email to the investor. “I own it all! It was tricky but I had to do it that way to control everything.” The investor wired another $50,000 and then $100,000 to Kolaczynski’s bank. Kolaczynski faxed a document to the investor showing a retirement savings account with $65 million. The investor wired another $400,000, then $50,000, then $306,500 to Kolaczynski’s bank accounts. In all, the Monsey man sunk $1,319,000 in the investments. But Kolaczynski did not own Legacy Landings, according to the postal inspector, did not have a retirement account with $65 million and never repaid the unidentified Monsey man. Pomerantz, the Monsey investor, sued Kolaczynski, Legacy Landings and Royal Palm Capital in Pittsburgh in 2013. He sued for breach of contract and other charges and claimed he had loaned $1.4 million to Kolaczynski. Kolaczynski did not respond to the lawsuit, and a judge in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas issued a default judgment for nearly $1.7 million. In 2014, the case was settled as to Legacy Landings only. Kolaczynski filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Pittsburgh in March, claiming $742,600 in assets and $685,249 in liabilities. He valued Royal Palm Capital at $10,000. Pomerantz is listed as a creditor.

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TOOLS TO ENFORCE NY’S NEW MINIMUM WAGE NEW YORK HAS CREATED SEVERAL tools for implementing the state’s six-year plan to increase the minimum wage to $15. The first phase of the plan began on Dec. 31, when the minimum wage increased from $9 an hour to $10 in Westchester County and $9.70 in the rest of the Hudson Valley. On Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced programs that are meant to make the wage plan work. A 200-member, multiagency minimum wage enforcement and outreach unit will police the wage market. It will be staffed by the Workers' Compensation Board and the departments of Labor, Taxation and State. The enforcement unit will respond to complaints from workers, conduct investigations and audit entire employer workforces. Employers who do not pay the proper wage can be required to pay back wages,

civil penalties and a $3 fine for every hour they underpay. The unit will also offer training for business and labor organizations. A web tool at NY.gov/MyWage will help workers determine how much they should be paid, based on the location and type of work. Workers can register complaints on a hotline at 1-888-469-7365. Cuomo also announced a public awareness campaign to run in English and Spanish on television stations across the state. The Legislature created different minimums — from one statewide standard — for six regions. Depending on where you work, the wage now varies from $9.70 to $12, and fast food workers get from $10.75 to $12 an hour. The minimum in Westchester will increase $1 a year until it reaches $15 at the end of 2021, for a 67 percent increase. The state estimates that 2 million people earn below $15 an hour, including 261,452 in the Hudson Valley.

LAW FIRM EXPANDS TO WHITE PLAINS JAFFE & ASHER LLP, a civil law practice headquartered in New York City, has opened a downtown White Plains office at 445

Hamilton Ave. It will be staffed by six attorneys relocating from the firm’s Manhattan office. “Expanding the firm’s footprint into White Plains was essential for Jaffe & Asher to grow our regional presence in the area,” attorney Marshall T. Potashner said in the announcement. A commercial litigator, Potashner will be managing partner of the White Plains office. “We realized that our clients had matters in White Plains that required more of a brick and mortar presence, and the firm is thrilled to become a part of the community in Westchester County,” he said. Founded in 1974, Jaffe & Asher also has offices in Paramus, New Jersey; York, Pennsylvania; Boynton Beach, Florida; Atlanta and Dallas.

REGENERON HIRES SENIOR VP OF PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT TA R RY TOW N - BA S E D R EG E N E R O N PHARMACEUTICALS INC. HAS HIRED Dr. Jay Markowitz as senior vice president of portfolio management. Markowitz has 15 years of experience as an institutional investor and analyst in the biopharmaceutical sector. He previously served as a U.S. pharmaceutical and biotechnology analyst and portfolio manager

at Capital World Investors and a biotechnology analyst and portfolio manager at T. Rowe Price. In his new position, Markowitz will work with other scientific and development leaders on portfolio evaluation, as well as assessing external opportunities. George D. Yancopoulos, president and chief scientific officer of Regeneron, said Markowitz is a “powerful addition” to Regeneron’s leadership team at an important time for the company. “Jay’s deep scientific and medical expertise, coupled with his incredible track record as a leading biopharma portfolio manager and analyst, will help Regeneron further refine our portfolio strategy in order to bring important new medicines to patients as quickly and efficiently as possible,” he said. Before transitioning to an investment career, Markowitz was an assistant professor and transplant surgeon at Johns Hopkins University. Markowitz received his undergraduate degree from Columbia University and his medical degree from Duke University. “Regeneron stands out as a company with a robust, diverse pipeline and a deep productive scientific and technological engine,” Markowitz said. — Bill Heltzel, John Golden, Aleesia Forni

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How much is enough in marketing? We have some solid sales prospects in the pipeline, but not enough. Not knowing where all this year’s sales are going to come from just gnaws at me. How do I find peace? I want to be able to look ahead and know there’s enough activity in the works for me to hit my goals and sleep well at night. THOUGHTS OF THE DAY: Start with figuring out what marketing and sales problems you’re trying to solve; set goals. Pick a set of activities that will help you meet the goals you set. Match activity to the pipeline stage you’re trying to beef up. List questions that marketing could help address. Are sales growing, just not fast enough? Are they declining? Did you ever have enough leads? What route do buyers

take to find and qualify your company? How much more of the target market will buy from you if they were more aware of what your company does? Start with research to fill in as many information gaps as possible; stop guessing. Gather information on specific competitors, especially those to whom you seem to lose most frequently. Talk to customers and lost prospects to find out how they made a purchasing decision and how satisfied they are with their choices. Now it’s time to move to action. Set specific, measurable goals. Get exposed to an additional 5 percent of the overall target market. Build relationships with 20 additional prospects each month. Cut out one month from the time a potential buyer becomes aware until purchase. Increase by 200 the number of second looks you get from new suspects. Expand the top of your pipeline by 50 percent as measured by the number of suspects who come to your company for information each week. For each goal, define several actions to take. Some of the actions for different goals may be similar; that’s okay. For example get-

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COMMERCIAL DEVELOPERS

WESTCHESTER COUNTY

THELIST: Commercial Developers

WESTCHESTER COUNTY

Listed alphabetically.

The Baker Companies

1 W. Red Oak Lane, White Plains 10604 461-9000 • thebakercompanies.com

Mark Baker, president properties@thebakercompanies.com 1966

Project cost range (in million)

Louis Cappelli, Bruce Berg Bruce Berg bberg1222@gmail.com 1982

500,000

Stamford, Conn.

$130

Harold Lepler Larry Nadel info@covingtondevelopment.com 1980

136,000

Carmel

$1 to $20

Diamond Properties LLC

Jim Diamond jdiamond@dpmgt.com 1995

20,000

Bedford

Ginsberg Development Cos.

Martin Ginsberg, principal info@gdcllc.com 1964

330-unit luxury rental complex

Yonkers

$100

Capelli Organization

7 Renaissance Square, Fourth floor, White Plains 10601 769-6500 • icappelli.com

Covington Development LLC 322 Clock Tower Commons, Brewster 10509 845-279-9565 • covington-development.com

333 N. Bedford Road, Mount Kisco 10549 773-6249 • diamondproperties.com

100 Summit Lake Drive, Suite 235, Valhalla 10595 747-3600 • gdcllc.com

Lashins Development Corp. 80 Business Park Drive, Armonk 10504 273-5200 • lashinsdevelopment.com

Mack-Cali Realty Corp.

343 Thornall St., Edison, N.J. 08837 732-590-1000 • mack-cali.com

National Realty & Development Corp.

3 Manhattanville Road, Suite 202, Purchase 10577 694-4444 • nrdc.com

Robert Martin Company LLC

100 Clearbrook Road, Elmsford 10523 592-4800 • robertmartincompany.com

Edward A. Lashins, Eric M. Lashins Eric M. Lashins eric@lashinsdevelopment.com 1944 Mitchell E. Hersh, Michael J. DeMarco Ilene Jablonski info@mack-cali.com 1949

Robert F. Weinberg, Timothy M. Jones and Greg A. Berger tjones@rmcdev.com 1957

100,000

Yonkers

$25

Simone Development Cos.

Joseph Simone NA 1960

Westmont Land Ventures LLC

Marc Samwick marc@benchmarkpg.com 2001

Westrock Development LLC

Jason Friedland jfriedland@westrockdevelopment.com 2001

3 Barker Ave., Sixth floor, White Plains 10601 231-8080 • NA

656 Central Park Ave., Yonkers 10704 751-4000 • westrockdevelopment.com

William A. Kelly & Co. 87 Bedford Road, Katonah 10536 232-3191 • wakellyco.com

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Robert P. Weisz info@rpwgroup.com 1979

1250 Waters Place, Bronx 10461 718-215-3000 • simdev.com

736 units, in partnership Jersey City, with Ironstate N.J. Development Hackettsto wn

RPW Group Inc.

800 Westchester Ave., Suite N601, Rye Brook 10573 285-1700 • rpwgroup.com

Edward W. Kelly Charity Kelly wakelly@wakellyco.com 1933

13 2

25 25

25, multifamily Full-development services housing

40 10

Site selection, acquisition, construction, management

70 10

White Plains

100

10 20

100

New Jersey

$2-5

60,000

North Salem

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Development, acquisitions, entitlement, property operations/management, leasing and marketing, construction, project management and legal services 30, Development, acquisition residential and adaptive reuse

Acquisition, development, brokerage

Ownership, management, general 40, residential contracting, construction management

50 20

10, Commercial development and holding, residential residential development and sale

38 0

Acquisition, development and advisory services

20 30

Development

$1 to $20 100

This list is a sampling of commercial developers serving the region. If you would like to include your company in our next list, please contact Danielle Renda at drenda@westfairinc.com. NA Not available. WND Would not disclose.

Development, construction, leasing 10, residential and management

More than 20 $100

48,000

90% Construction, development and residential asset management

Leading owner, manager, and developer 100, of urban waterfront, transit based office multifamily properties and luxury multifamily communities in the northeast

1 million

Acquisitions and development

100, Construction, leasing, residential management and sales

271,979

Lisa Rosenshein lrosenshein@rosensheinassocs.com 1958

700 S. Barry Ave., Mamaroneck 10543 698-3600 • rosensheinassocs.com

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Robert Baker Donna Justo nationalrealty@nrdc.com 1963

Rosenshein Associates

Services provided

other

Locality

retail

Square footage

Construction classification percentages

office

Largest project under construction

industrial

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

hotel

Name Address Area code: 914, unless otherwise noted Website

Construction management, general contracting, turn-key packages, designbuild services, site work, excavation, construction

By STEVEN L. BLUE

Why smart manufacturing is a dumb idea

omeone asked me recently my thoughts on smart manufacturing. The so-called IT revolution in the factory. They couldn’t believe that I didn’t see smart manufacturing as the salvation of American manufacturing. Don’t misunderstand me. Smart manufacturing has a place in reviving American manufacturing. I have a smart factory. We employ the latest in pick to light systems, automated CNC machines and seamless integration from order inquiry to accounts receivable. But that isn’t where I started my revolution. And you shouldn’t either. The problem with many CEOs today is they have turned away from the astonishing potential of the workforce and turned toward automation instead. Big mistake. But I hear it all the time. What is the sense in spending millions on automating your factory if your workforce could care less? What is the sense in buying expensive machine tools if your workforce can’t wait to get to the bowling alley, yet they drag their butts to work? I’ll tell you why. Because too many CEOs view their employees as expendable assets. They should view them as renewable resources. And renew them. Don’t bother with smart manufacturing if you have a dumb workforce. And if your workforce is dumb, it’s your fault, not theirs. Don’t bother with an IT revolution. Your revolution has to start with a “smart workforce.” You have to make a new compact with your employees. You need to ignite the human spirit in your workforce. Imagine this. What would happen if every day your employees came to work excited to do better today than they did yesterday? Imagine how your company would soar if your employees were absolutely dedicated to supporting the mission and each other in attaining it? Imagine what it would be like if your employees were like Cirque de Soleil performers? This is the place where I get blank stares from many CEOs. They don’t like the “soft stuff.” “Give me the hard stuff,” they say. “Tell me how to build a smart factory, not a smart workforce,” is what I often hear. It has to be the other way around. Start by building a smart workforce. A workforce that is engaged, enlightened and empowered. A workforce that trusts in its leadership. A workforce that believes in its lead-

ership. Tall order to be sure — especially if the leadership is a bunch of boneheads that care more about depreciation than employee engagement. Here are four key ways to start: AT THE TOP. Build leadership credibility. The only way to have leadership credibility is if your leaders demonstrate key values of respect and integrity. LEADERS NEED TO TREAT THEIR EMPLOYEES WITH RESPECT. But many don’t. In a recent Harvard Business School study of 20,000 employees, half of them did not feel respected by their leaders. And respect was rated by the participants as more important than anything else, including compensation. Imagine how the company performance would skyrocket if you solved this one problem alone. LEADERS HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE INTEGRITY. In study after study, integrity is a key attribute in leaders that people admire and want to follow. So integrity is a key part of building credibility. But leaders also need integrity in everything they say. You can’t be like many leaders and “tell half the truth, hoping the other half doesn’t show up.” You have to be bone honest all the time. You have to tell them what they need to know. If the company is headed for trouble, tell them. If the company needs to pivot into new markets or products, tell them. And tell them why. Tell them everything. You would be amazed at how smart your workforce can be if you give them half a chance. I always say, “Trust in truth.” THIS IS NOT JUST FOR THE TOP. Your entire workforce has to embrace the values of respect and integrity. But you cannot expect people below to do what the top will not. You may have leaders that lost credibility long ago. They can’t get it back. You have to replace them. Smart manufacturing starts at the top, not the bottom. Smart manufacturing starts with creating a new compact with the workforce. Smart manufacturing starts with people, not machines. Steven L. Blue is the president and CEO of Miller Ingenuity, a railway components manufacturer in Winona, Minnesota, and author of “American Manufacturing 2.0: What Went Wrong and How to Make It Right.” He can be reached at 507- 452-2461or on Twitter, @SteveBlueCEO. His website is SteveBlueCEO.com.

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HOSPITALITY Brewpub looks to connect with Ossining community

BY ALEESIA FORNI aforni@westfairinc.com

fter years of fundraising and scouting for locations, an educator and seasoned home brewer has finally realized his dream of opening a restaurant and bar in his hometown. Ossining resident Scott Ryan, an 8thgrade science teacher at Ardsley Middle School, opened the doors of 6 Degrees of Separation in December. The name of the 850-square-foot bar and restaurant at 37 Main St. in Ossining stems from Ryan’s belief that each person can be connected to each other by six or fewer steps. “6 Degrees is all about being connected,” he said. Ryan has relied heavily on his own connections to open the restaurant. An Ossining resident for nearly two decades, he began home-brewing beer in the early 1990s and soon after connected with Ron McKechnie, a fellow science teacher and brewer. The two began discussing plans of opening a brewpub of their own. “Owning a brewery is pretty much the dream of any home brewer,” Ryan said. To get their project off the ground, Ryan and McKechnie, along with their business partner Glenn Sayers, promoted their beer at community festivals and fairs. They also donated their brews to private fundraisers and organizations. “I wanted to build a place here,” he said. “One of the other partners wanted me to look in White Plains, in Rye, I’m like, ‘You don’t get it. The idea is to have it here.’” Community backing has already poured into 6 Degrees of Separation. In order to bring the project to life, the team created a Kickstarter campaign in 2015 and raised roughly $12,000. “The support from the community has been tremendous,” Ryan said, noting the pub’s motto, “It takes a village to raise a brewery.” The business partners originally planned to transform the century-old Westerly Marina waterfront warehouse into their restaurant and brewery. However, plans for the estimated $4 million project fell through.

Owners Scott Ryan, left, and Glenn Sayers prepare the bar at 6 Degrees of Separation. Photo by Aleesia Forni

“My pockets weren’t quite that deep,” Ryan said with a laugh. Still, he is enthusiastic about the location, just a few blocks from the Ossining Metro-North Railroad station in what was formerly McSorley’s Tavern. The team signed the lease for the restaurant in December 2015 and spent the following year renovating its interior and raising additional funds for the $1 million project. The bar and restaurant opened its doors in December and has since held performances, events and even a book launch for a local author. “We want to focus on local artists,” Ryan said. “The more we can give back to the community and support them, that’s the mission of this place.” Though the team received their liquor license at the end of December, they are still awaiting a license that would allow them to

brew their beer on site. Ryan said he hopes to have the approvals to create a brewery in the space below the restaurant by this summer. “It’s still a little surreal,” he said. “Once we get the brewing up and going, it will feel more real.” In the meantime, he is exploring the idea of working with a company that would brew beers off-site so they could then be sold at 6 Degrees of Separation. “We have about a dozen and a half recipes that are ready to go,” he said. Ryan said 6 Degrees of Separation will add to the ongoing revitalization of the Ossining waterfront, along with other upand-coming eateries and establishments, including Sing Sing Kill Brewery and the recently opened $65 million Harbor Square apartment complex. “It’s going to create a destination for the

area,” he said. Though Ryan said he may eventually focus on running the restaurant and brewery full-time, he plans to continue juggling his two gigs — educator by day and restaurateur by night — for the foreseeable future. “It’s like an alter ego,” he joked. Eventually, Ryan hopes to open a separate space for beer production, possibly reviving plans at the Westerly Marina, and an additional venue with an expanded stage for performances. For now, though, Ryan said he is focused on providing “amazing food and awesome beer.” “I equate it to kayaking. We put one foot in and we just pushed off with the other foot and we’re about to sit down,” he said. “There’s a little wiggling, we’re floating on our own and we’re getting there, but we’re waiting for those rapids around the corner.”

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Finding and Training Employees in 2017 Just Got Easier

elcome to 2017! At the start of a new year, many of us make personal resolutions as well as business resolutions. After all, a new year presents an opportunity to take your business to the next level and often that means identifying and hiring the right employees. Sounds easy, but the employers we talk to face big challenges in connecting to a skilled workforce. Westchester-Putnam Workforce Development Board (WPWDB) was established in 2000 specifically to help businesses of all sizes, locate, train and retrain employees to ensure their business is as competitive and successful as it can be. Often things that sound too good to be true are; but in the case of the WPWDB, the business support services we offer are not only real, they are free. Follow this column throughout 2017 to see exactly how businesses utilized WPWBD services to solve a business hiring or training problem and find out how your business can do the same. But you don’t have to wait to take advantage of the many services offered. You can start today by visiting westchesterputnamonestop.com or by calling 914-995-3910. Our staff has the same goal as you do, to help your business thrive. E X AC TLY HOW C AN W PW DB HELP ME?

The WPWDB, through its Career Centers, helps employers in Westchester and Putnam meet their workforce needs by providing access to qualified candidates, assistance with screening and hiring, and financial support to train workers for their respective positions. That can mean hiring just one new employee with the first six weeks partially paid for during a job try-out period. Or businesses that need to hire several employees can get job candidates pre-screened and pre-qualified so HR personnel can reduce the time spent interviewing and get employees on board more quickly. “The idea is to offer businesses in Westchester and Putnam an ongoing resource that will not only help them grow and prosper but will also help train individuals for jobs and keep them in those jobs longer,” said County Executive Robert P. Astorino. “It’s a win-win for residents, businesses and the economy of Westchester.” Companies that want to retrain current employees to a higher paid position that requires additional skills, can be reimbursed up between 50% and 90% of a new employee’s wage or up to 50% for customized training of a group of workers on a new practice, process and/or skill. Need help in a particular sector? Consider joining one of the seven business sectors where industry specific trends, best practice information, training funds, and collaboration is available. The sectors include biotech, green, hospitality, healthcare, not for profit, professional, and advanced manufacturing. Businesses are encouraged to create an account and register within a sector to take full advantage of the benefits available. “We offer a wide platform of services and resources to local businesses that help to create and strengthen their workforce. Most small business would benefit from access to screening of candidates or cash reimbursement for training. The Career Center’s website also allows job seekers, both unemployed and under employed, to post their resumes, search job listings, and submit applications for funding to pursue occupational skills training that will help them to elevate their respective career pathways,” stated OJ Yizar, Career Center Manager. Yizar pointed out that the goal of WPWDB is simple: to put people to work by helping businesses connect to and hire the right employees and ensure that Westchester and Putnam have thriving economies. To start using the system, employers should go to westchesterputnamonestop.com to create an employer account and begin posting jobs or searching resumes. Job seekers can also register at the same website. For questions call 914-995-3910.

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Cuomo OKs hotel occupancy tax for 14 Westchester towns, villages BY RYAN DEFFENBAUGH rdeffenbaugh@westfairinc.com

ov. Andrew Cuomo signed a series of bills into law on New Year’s Eve that will authorize 14 Westchester municipalities to charge local hotel occupan-

cy taxes. The laws will allow the municipalities to charge hotels an additional 3 percent tax on room bookings starting this year. The series of bills allows the following to charge the tax: • Greenburgh • Tarrytown • Irvington • Ardsley • Elmsford • Dobbs Ferry • Hastings-on-Hudson

• Mount Kisco • Sleepy Hollow • Tuckahoe • North Castle • Harrison • Mamaroneck • Port Chester

Cuomo vetoed similar bills last year, saying at the time that the state Legislature has historically only approved occupancy tax bills for counties and cities, not towns or villages. In a letter to Cuomo dated Dec. 29, four Assembly members from Hudson Valley urged the governor to approve this year’s set of occupancy tax bills. “These bills align with your efforts to reduce the significant property tax burden facing homeowners. The revenue raised through these municipal occupancy fees — much of it from out-of-state visitors — will support local government operations that otherwise would need to be paid through the property tax levy,” wrote New York Democratic Assembly members Amy Paulin of Scarsdale; Tom Abinanti of Greenburgh; David Buchwald of White Plains and James Skoufis of Woodbury. In approving the bills this year, Cuomo said he was satisfied that the legislation came with assurances the Legislature would develop a statewide plan for local hotel tax issues. “The Legislature has agreed to develop a policy that will balance the needs of each municipalities’ residents with the state’s ongoing efforts to encourage towns and villages to consolidate and cooperatively develop solutions to economic issues,” Cuomo wrote in his approval message, Gannett’s Albany bureau reported. Paul Feiner, who as town supervisor of Greenburgh has pushed for a local occupancy tax since 2009, celebrated the news in an email update to residents on New Year’s Day. “Big positive news to start the new year

with,” Feiner wrote. “Last night (Cuomo) signed legislation into law that will generate about a million dollars a year to unincorporated Greenburgh. This revenue will be used to keep taxes for unincorporated Greenburgh residents lower than they might have been.” Several of Westchester’s cities — White Plains, Yonkers, New Rochelle and Rye — along with the the village of Rye Brook, already collect a 3 percent occupancy tax, which is charged on top of the 3 percent fee on bookings the county collects. White Plains expects to collect $1.1 million from its occupancy tax next year, according to its 2016-17 operating budget. New Rochelle projects about $310,000 in revenue from its occupancy tax this year and Yonkers about $800,000, according to the cities’ fiscal year budgets. Rye Brook, the only Westchester village previously approved for a hotel occupancy tax, projected $552,000 in revenue from the tax in its 2017 budget. The county, meanwhile, budgeted about $6.5 million for its occupancy tax revenue. As Greenburgh and other municipalities have pushed for the tax, it has been opposed by hotels in the county. Dan Conte, president of the Westchester Hotel Association wrote to Cuomo in 2015 urging him to veto the local occupancy taxes, which the governor later did. Conte, general manager of the Westchester Marriott hotel in Tarrytown, wrote that the tax increase targets an industry “already struggling in a highly competitive market.” “Our business relies heavily on annual bookings of large blocks of rooms by the businesses whose corporate travel planners could easily shift their hotel choices to adjacent markets in northern New Jersey and Fairfield County,” said Conte in the letter. He noted Greenburgh is home to almost a dozen hotels. “All would be hurt as well as the local economy, which benefits from the visitors they attract.” John Ravitz, executive vice president of The Business Council of Westchester, had similar concerns about the tax affecting conferences and other large corporate bookings in the county. Ravitz said the Business Council wrote to Cuomo in July asking him to again veto the bills approving the local tax. “Tarrytown has some of the larger conferences in the county,” Ravitz told the Business Journal. “If a business or a conference wants to come in from all over the country and bring members into Westchester, knowing they can get on Metro-North and get into the city, it’s a win-win for us... Let’s hope that this isn’t a step backwards.”

FACTS & FIGURES BANKRUPTCIES MANHATTAN Club Ventures Archive LLC. 4 Astor Place, New York 10003. Chapter 7, voluntary. Represented by Alice Pin-Lan Ko. Filed: Dec. 30. Case no. 1613616-shl. Club Ventures Limelight LLC. 4 Astor Place, New York 10003. Chapter 7, voluntary. Represented by Alice Pin-Lan Ko. Filed: Dec. 30. Case no. 1613617-shl. Club Ventures Miami LLC. 4 Astor Place, New York 10003. Chapter 7, voluntary. Represented by Alice Pin-Lan Ko. Filed: Dec. 30. Case no. 16-13618-shl. Transmar Commodity Group Ltd. 200 South St., Fourth floor, Morristown, N.J. 07960. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Joseph Corneau and Tracey L. Klestadt. Filed: Dec. 31. Case no. 16-13625-jlg. Wonderwork Inc. 411 Fifth Ave., Suite 702, New York 10016. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Aaron C. Cahn. Filed: Dec. 29. Case no. 1613607-smb.

WHITE PLAINS Roust Corp. 777 Westchester Ave., Suite 101, White Plains 10604. Chapter 11, voluntary. Represented by Jay M. Goffman. Filed: Dec. 30. Case no. 1623786-rdd.

COURT CASES Communications Specialists Inc. Filed by Timothy McIntyre. Action: 1981 Civil Rights Act. Attorney: Jeffrey Dean Jones. Filed: Jan. 4. Case no. 7:17cv-00003. Credit Control Corp. Filed by Rebecca Halper. Action: 1692 Fair Debt Collection Act. Attorney: Yitzchak Zelman. Filed: Dec. 30. Case no. 7:16-cv10044-VB.

Items appearing in the Westchester 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. Questions and comments regarding this section should be directed to: Bob Rozycki c/o Westfair Communications Inc. 3 Westchester Park Drive, Suite G7 White Plains, N.Y. 10604-3407 Phone: 694-3600 • Fax: 694-3680

Cross County Petroleum Inc. et al. Filed by Rizwan Javaid. Action: denial of overtime compensation. Attorney: Raymond Nardo. Filed: Dec. 30. Case no. 7:16-cv-10021-VB. International Fidelity Insurance Corp. Filed by United States of America for the use of All Bright Electric. Action: rights of persons furnishing labor or material. Attorney: Patricia Eileen Habas. Filed: Dec. 28. Case no. 7:16-09986-CS. Mount Pleasant Cottage School. Filed by Sharon E. Harris. Action: Americans with Disabilities Act – employment discrimination. No attorney listed. Jan. 3. Case no. 7:16-cv-10009KMK. New Windsor Pediatrics PLLC. Filed by Rosa Perez. Action: Fair Labor Standards Act. Attorney: Russell Gustavson Wheeler. Filed: Jan. 3. Case no. 7:17-cv-00021. Northwestern Long Term Care Insurance Co. Filed by Alan Tucker. Action: E.R.I.S.A.– civil enforcement of employee benefits. Attorney: Michael Howard Sussman. Filed: Jan. 3. Case no. 7:17-cv-00011. Selip & Stylianou LLP. Filed by Minerva Montanez. Action: 1692 Fair Debt Collection Act. Filed: Craig B. Sanders. Filed: Jan. 3. Case no. 7:17-cv00027. Starbucks. Filed by Claudette McDaniel. Action: notice of removal. Attorney: Marvin Nelson Romero. Filed: Dec. 30. Case no. 7:16-cv-10020. Village of Wappingers Falls. Filed by Action Automotive Collision and Mechanical Inc. et al. Action: 1983 Civil Rights Act. Attorneys: Drita Nicaj and Michael Howard Sussman. Filed: Dec. 30. Case no. 7:11-cv-05598-MEA.

DEEDS Above $1 million DBChase LLC, New York City. Seller: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Property: 101-09 Mamaroneck Ave., Mamaroneck. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Dec. 30. DBEChase LLC, New York City. Seller: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Property: 491 Main St., New Rochelle. Amount: $1.8 million. Filed Dec. 30. Two Clinton Management LLC, New Rochelle. Seller: School Street LLC, Rye. Property: 16 School St., Rye. Amount: $7 million. Filed Dec. 29.

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Below $1 million 172 Oak St Properties LLC. Seller: 172 Oak Street Realty LLC, Dobbs Ferry. Property: 172 Oak St., Yonkers. Amount: $295,000. Filed Dec. 30. 35 Old Jerome Avenue LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Kathryn Mastriaco, Yonkers. Property: 35 Old Jerome, Yonkers. Amount: $350,000. Filed Dec. 28. 360 Bradhurst Ave LLC, Hawthorne. Seller: Anthony M. Fusco, Jr., et al, Valhalla. Property: 360 Bradhurst Ave., Mount Pleasant. Amount: $405,000. Filed Dec. 29. 6163 Horton Ave Inc., New York City. Seller: 61-63 Horton Avenue LLC, New Rochelle. Property: 61-63 Horton Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $565,000. Filed Dec. 29. Acadia Cortlandt Crossing LLC, Rye. Seller: Cortlandt Town Center LLC, Rye. Property: 3131 E. Main St., Cortlandt. Amount: $9,432. Filed Jan. 3. AD58 LLC, Richmond Hill. Seller: Maureen Moccio, North White Plains. Property: 120 N. Columbus Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $265,000. Filed Dec. 28. Alkant Realty LLC, Croton Falls. Seller: Vivian E. Gufarotti, et al, Somers. Property: 201 Heritage Hills, 201A, Somers. Amount: $400,000. Filed Dec. 29. American International Relocation Solutions LLC. Seller: Qingzhao Wang, Ardsley. Property: 16 Prospect Ave., Greenburgh. Amount: $475,000. Filed Dec. 28. C2GRE LLC, White Plains. Seller: Steven Accinelli, Yonkers. Property: 3 Forbes Blvd., Eastchester. Amount: $569,001. Filed Dec. 30. Cartus Financial Corp., Danbury, Conn. Seller: Gurpreet Atwal, et al, Somers. Property: 561A Heritage Hills, Somers. Amount: $469,500. Filed Jan. 3. CCV Land Holdings LLC, Cortlandt Manor. Seller: William W. Geis, Middletown. Property: Westbrook Drive, Cortlandt. Amount: $75,000. Filed Dec. 29. Citimortgage Inc. Seller: Daniel P. Romano, Yonkers. Property: 10 Delano Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $365,007. Filed Dec. 28. County of Westchester, White Plains. Seller: Karan Garewal, Mount Kisco. Property: 3 Maryland Ave., North Castle. Amount: $430,000. Filed Dec. 29. Els at 3 Street LLC, Mount Vernon. Seller: Edson Avenue Development LLC, Mount Vernon. Property: 160 Third St., Mount Vernon. Amount: $570,000. Filed Dec. 29. rd

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Arlene Gold, Mamaroneck. Property: 27 Greenlawn Road, Cortlandt. Amount: $633,836. Filed Jan. 3. Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Jerrice Duckett Epps, White Plains. Property: 29 Half Moon Lane, Greenburgh. Amount: $623,836. Filed Jan. 3. Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Jo-Ann Cambareri, White Plains. Property: 21 Westview Ave., Ossining. Amount: $705,790. Filed Jan. 3. Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Nicholas P. Barone, White Plains. Property: 1230 Crompond Road, Peekskill. Amount: $232,856. Filed Jan. 3. Gerrus Renaissance Acquisitions LLC, West Hempstead. Seller: James Thorpe, Mount Vernon. Property: 115 N. Ninth Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $209,000. Filed Jan. 3. KJJ RE LLC, Hastings-on-Hudson. Seller: Herbert L. Finkelstein, Ossining. Property: 71 Lefurgy Ave., Greenburgh. Amount: $615,000. Filed Dec. 28. MEM Realty of Westchester LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Robert Alan Hufjay, Mount Vernon. Property: 21 Glen Road, Eastchester. Amount: $310,000. Filed Dec. 29. Nationstar REO Sub 1B LLC. Seller: Gary M. Rikoon, Yorktown Heights. Property: 14 Grove St., Mount Kisco. Amount: $393,483. Filed Jan. 3. North State Road Realty LLC, Yorktown Heights. Seller: John McFadden, Briarcliff Manor. Property: 291295 N. State Road, Ossining. Amount: $250,000. Filed Dec. 28. NRZ REO IV Corp. Seller: Richard E. Grayson, White Plains. Property: 576 W. Brook Drive, Cortlandt. Amount: $473,818. Filed Dec. 28. Old World Home Builders LLC, Port Chester. Seller: Catherine Cramer, Rye Brook. Property: 11 Jennifer Lane, Rye. Amount: $480,000. Filed Jan. 3. Parkview Development LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Helena A. Jankowski, et al, Scarsdale. Property: 5 Somerset Drive, Yonkers. Amount: $305,000. Filed Jan. 3. RIE Development LLC, Armonk. Seller: Evelyn E. Phillips, Rye Brook. Property: 17 Loch Lane, Rye. Amount: $563,000. Filed Dec. 29. Rose Avenue Realty Inc., Yonkers. Seller: Frank R. Sierzega, Harrison. Property: 6 Rose Ave., Rye. Amount: $480,000. Filed Dec. 30.

Rose Avenue Realty Inc., Yonkers. Seller: Frank R. Sierzega, Harrison. Property: 6 Rose Ave., Rye. Amount: $20,000. Filed Dec. 30. Sheldrake Station Development LLC, New York City. Seller: Town of Mamaroneck, Mamaroneck. Property: Waverly Ave., Mamaroneck. Amount: $125,500. Filed Dec. 29. Suca Real Estate Company LLC, Carmel. Seller: HSBC Bank USA N.A. Property: 505 Mallard Way, Peekskill. Amount: $134,400. Filed Dec. 28. The County of Westchester, White Plains. Seller: White Plains Affordable Housing Development Fund Company Inc., et al, Peekskill. Property: 150 Lake St., White Plains. Amount: $950,000. Filed Dec. 30. Thunder Lake Property LLC, Mount Kisco. Seller: Dagonit II LLC, Mount Kisco. Property: 37 Ward Ave., Mount Kisco. Amount: $315,000. Filed Dec. 29. U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Alfred J. Weiner, Valley Cottage. Property: 20 Van Rensselaer Road, Somers. Amount: $535,536. Filed Dec. 29. U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Steven D. Feinstein, Rye Brook. Property: 5 New Sprain Road, Greenburgh. Amount: $854,844. Filed Dec. 30. West Post Realty LLC, White Plains. Seller: Post Maple 77 LLC, New York. Property: 230 Maple Ave., White Plains. Amount: $350,000. Filed Dec. 28. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Seller: Leonard Aloi, Bronx. Property: 142 Hawthorne Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $334,657. Filed Dec. 30. X Property Management LLC, Mamaroneck. Seller: New York Community Bank. Property: 13 Andrew Road, Eastchester. Amount: $537,500. Filed Dec. 28.

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FORECLOSURES BEDFORD, 1037 Old Post Road. Single-family residence; lot size: 5.8. Plaintiff: Hudson City Savings Bank. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Cohn & Roth, 516747-3030; 100 E. Old Country Road, Mineola 11501. Defendant: Orville James Vanderpool III. Referee: John Perone. Sale: Jan. 10, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $761,840.61. EASTCHESTER, 78 Tuckahoe Ave. Single-family residence; lot size: .18 acre. Plaintiff: Bank of America National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, 877-759-1835; 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester 14624. Defendant: Paul Puccini. Referee: Richard Glickel. Sale: Jan. 10, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $653,034.28.

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CHAMBER TO HONOR FOUR The Greater Mahopac-Carmel Chamber of Commerce will recognize four local business owners whose business and volunteer efforts have made a positive impact in the Mahopac-Carmel area at its awards dinner on Jan. 31. Thomas O’Leary, owner of the UPS Store of Mahopac, will be the recipient of the 2016 Business Person of the Year award. He was selected by a committee of past honorees who considered five criteria: the person had been in business for at least three years; was reputable and successful; was held in the highest regard by industry peers; had served on the board of directors of The Greater Mahopac-Carmel Chamber of Commerce; and had made a positive impact on the community by being a role model of involvement. Michael Bothe and William Fitzgerald, coowners of Mahopac Flower Shop, will be honored

WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE TO BE HIGHLIGHTED IN ART EXHIBIT as the 2016 Business People Meritorious. Bothe and Fitzgerald have donated their time and talents to downtown Mahopac for more than two decades, supplying the flowers for the hanging pots by the light posts and decorating the gazebo for the holidays. This year, the chamber is presenting a new award. Robert DeLucia, owner of Local Boys Junk Removal, will be honored with the inaugural Emerging Professional Award. DeLucia, who has been a chamber member for the past three years, consistently volunteers his time and his company’s services to the chamber for all of its events. The awards dinner begins at 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 31 at the Putnam County Golf Course, 187 Hill St., Mahopac. Tickets are $40. For more information, call 845-628-5553.

ArtsWestchester has been given a $75,000 grant from New York state’s Regional Economic Development Council Awards program to fund an art exhibition dealing with women’s suffrage. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced the grant as part of more than $700 million in economic and community development money awarded statewide in the latest round of REDC funding. The exhibition is scheduled for the fall and is titled Suffrage Now! It will take place in the main gallery of ArtsWestchester’s building at 31 Mamaroneck Ave. in White Plains. This year marks 100 years since New York state enacted women’s suffrage as law, which occurred three years before the U. S. By artist Laurel Garcia Colvin of Chappaqua, Women’s Rights are HUMAN RIGHTS!, 2016, Printed Cotton Fabric, adopted the 19th Amendment to the Constitution. The exhibit Dimensions Vary will celebrate New York’s early role in promoting women’s rights. Janet Langsam, CEO of ArtsWestchester, said “With the recent presidential election, concerns about overall voter turnout in both local and national elections, concerns about disenfranchised populations, this exhibit and its corresponding public programming is especially relevant.” At the center of the exhibition will be an installation that will visually narrate the story of New York suffragettes, including Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony and Gertrude Foster Brown. In addition to artists already selected, others will be invited to participate via an open call ArtsWestchester will conduct.

GOOD THINGS HAPPENING PFCS AWARDED $20,000 GRANT DERMATOLOGISTS JOIN WP HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES White Plains Hospital has a new team of dermatologists in its Physician Associates division. The doctors are Lauren Adams, Athena Kaporis, and Stuart Zweibel. They have offices in Mount Kisco and Scarsdale. In addition to services such as screenings, laser surgery and cosmetic dermatology, the group offers Mohs surgery. According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, Mohs surgery is accepted as the most effective technique for removing basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas. There are more than 4 million new cases of basal cell carcinoma and more than 1 million new cases of squamous cell carcinoma in the U.S. each year. Adams earned her undergraduate degree from Duke University and her medical degree from the SUNY Downstate College of Medicine. She completed her internship at Maimonides Medical Center, and her dermatology residency at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn.

Kaporis also completed her residency at the SUNY center in Brooklyn. She graduated magna cum laude from Barnard College. She received her medical degree and completed her internship at NYU School of Medicine. Zweibel is a dermatologic surgeon specializing in skin cancer, laser surgery and cosmetic dermatology. He graduated from Cornell University and completed his graduate work at Temple University School of Medicine and Harvard School of Public Health. He received his medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine and completed his residency at Brown University. He completed a fellowship in Mohs and Dermatologic Surgery at the University of Wisconsin Hospital, under Dr. Frederic Mohs, who developed the surgical technique there. Also joining the group are Kelly A. Christman and Lauren Smith, board-certified physician assistants.

Putnam Family and Community Services Inc. (PFCS) has received a $20,000 grant from the Westchester Community Foundation to support its Children’s Crisis Response Program, which serves children and adolescents throughout Putnam County facing emergency situations requiring mental health counseling and guidance. Liza Szpylka, PFCS vice president of behavioral health services said, “This is an extremely important program for our youth. It is essential that the young members of our community have a safe place to turn to in a time of need.” School violence and bullying, rising alcohol, heroin and opioid use and increases in the num- Dr. Michael Nesheiwat, center, with representatives from Putnam food ber of children who are experiencing anxiety, pantries. depression and other mood disorders indicate the need for programs like PFCS’ Crisis Response. “At PFCS, we are committed to the health of our community. Being available to young people in the Lower Hudson Valley and supporting them — and their families– in times of crisis is a vital part of who we are,” said Diane E. Russo, CEO of PFCS. In addition to the children’s crisis program and a dedicated, newly remodeled children’s therapeutic playroom, PFCS offers a broad range of services for people of all ages to address mental health needs, social and emotional issues and substance use prevention and treatment. PFCS is the only private nonprofit agency providing recovery-based mental health and substance use treatment and prevention services in Putnam County.

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THOMPSON & BENDER MARKS 30TH ANNIVERSARY

From left, Westchester County Executive Robert P. Astorino, Geoff Thompson, Liz Bracken-Thompson, Dean Bender.

The Briarcliff Manor-based public relations, marketing and advertising firm Thompson & Bender (T&B) celebrated its 30th anniversary in business with a reception at the Castle Hotel & Spa in Tarrytown. Current and previous clients, colleagues and government officials were among those attending. Initially providing only public relations services, T&B consisted of Geoff Thompson and Dean Bender. They had spent 15 years working as reporters and editors in Westchester for the Gannett newspapers and established their PR agency in White Plains in 1986. Liz Bracken-Thompson, who also had been with Gannett locally as vice president of marketing, joined the firm in 1990. In 1997, T&B moved its headquarters to an 1890 Victorian house in Briarcliff Manor. The agency has worked with more than 170 clients as it focused on being a regionally oriented player. It expanded the services it offers to include all aspects of advertising, promotion, public affairs, strategic marketing, crisis management, social media and more. Geoff Thompson said, “Our goal was to be the experts, the leaders in the market we serve. We have also had a remarkably stable, dedicated and loyal staff. You aren’t going to be successful in a highly competitive business like ours without a strong support team.” T&B currently has annual billings of more than $5 million. Among its clients are The Westchester mall, Westchester County Office of Economic Development, Westchester County Tourism & Film, NewYork-Presbyterian (all Westchester locations), Westchester Community College, The Business Council of Westchester, Cross County Shopping Center, Simone Development Companies, Fareri Associates, MacQuesten Development, Chappaqua Crossing, the French-American School of New York, the Food Bank for Westchester and ArtsWestchester. The firm’s principals take pride in their personal efforts to give back to the community. Liz Bracken-Thompson served as chairman of the Westchester Parks Foundation and currently serves on the boards of The Hudson River Museum and The Business Council of Westchester. She has also served on the board of the American Red Cross of Westchester, and was founding chairman of Go Red for Women at the American Heart Association in Westchester. Geoff Thompson has twice served as board chairman of The Teatown Lake Reservation. Bender serves on the board of directors of the Building Owners and Managers Association.

STACK RECEIVES WESTMED AWARD Dr. Rand Stack, a radiologist at WESTMED Medical Group in Rye, was presented with the Dr. Leonard Finkelstein Excellence Award for 2016. The award is named for the late Finkelstein, a founder of what was then called the Westchester Medical Group. It goes to doctors who demonstrate the highest level of clinical quality coupled with devotion to patient care. In addition to his work at WESTMED, Stack Dr. Rand Stack serves on a national committee for the American College of Radiology. He also is on a task force of The Society of Breast Imaging, which is encouraging radiologists to become more accessible to patients and more conscious of humanizing the experience for patients who are undergoing radiological procedures.

GISOLFI ASSOCIATES WINS AWARDS Peter Gisolfi Associates, the architecture and landscape architecture firm with offices in Hastings-on-Hudson and New Haven, recently received three awards for design excellence. The American Institute of Architects Westchester/Hudson Valley Chapter and the New York Library Association’s Public Libraries Section (PLS) each cited the firm’s redesign of the Longwood Public Library in Middle Island in Suffolk County for its “dramatic transformation and bright spaces” in what had been a commonTrevor Day School exterior place building. The AIA also designated a High Honor Award for the new Trevor Day School in Manhattan, which was cited for a “creative solution on a tight city site.” At 31,000 square feet, the Longwood Public Library was the smallest building among Suffolk County’s libraries serving similar populations. The site faces a busy state highway. Gisolfi’s new design refocused the building toward a wooded area to the south and enlarged the library to 48,000 square feet with a new wing to the west. In order to create an energy-efficient library, the entire building envelope was insulated, all windows were triple glazed and a new energy-saving heating and cooling system was installed. The building will receive LEED gold certification. “The library director and I explored the woodland to the south and I

GARBER NAMED TO PET GUILD COMMITTEE The Pet Professional Guild has appointed Ossining resident Paula Garber as chairwoman of its Cat Committee. Garber is the owner of LIFELINE Cat Behavior Solutions in Briarcliff Manor. She’s a certified animal training and enrichment professional and certified feline training and behavior specialist through the Animal Behav- Paula Garber. Photo by Lesyle Smith ior Institute. Garber holds a master’s degree in education from the University of Colorado at Boulder and also serves as an advisor to the board of FurBridge, a nonprofit animal rescue and community outreach program in Ardsley. The Pet Professional Guild is a nonprofit based in Wesley Chapel, Florida. Its 4,000 members include pet industry professionals around the world who are committed to force-free training and pet care philosophies, practices and methods. Force-free means no shock, pain, choking, fear, physical force or compulsion-based methods are used when training or caring for a pet. “I’m honored to have been appointed as chairwoman of the Pet Professional Guild’s Cat Committee,” said Garber. “The aim of our eight-person committee is to educate people on using science-based, force-free training and handling methods with cats in their care. Permanent physical and psychological harm results from methods involving pain, fear, force and intimidation.” Garber’s business provides private, in-home cat training and behavior consulting services

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understood immediately that the building should take advantage of that setting,” said Peter Gisolfi, the firm’s senior partner and lead architect for the project. The AIA recognized the building’s “generously-sized windows that provide transparency with its many daylit spaces, the appeal of the glass wall facing the natural woodland, the comfortable environment for library users and the sustainability enhancements.” The New York Library Association noted the “impact on the library’s ability to provide services to its community with costeffective and innovative solutions to space challenges.” Trevor Day School, a coed independent school in Manhattan, commissioned Gisolfi to design a new high school/middle school building on a 100-by-100foot site. The architects conceived a 15-story 110,000-square-foot vertical campus building with 10,000 square feet of rooftop open space on three levels. The building is 210 feet high, with an 85-foot-high masonry base for most of the public and larger group spaces, including the auditorium, gymnasium, cafeteria, library and music rehearsal spaces. The school is heated and cooled with a closed loop “energy pile” geothermal system, one of the first systems of its kind in the U.S. In addition to praising the school’s architecture, the AIA jury, which bestowed the High Honor Award declared, “It looks like a fun place to learn.”

TOUR OF FUNDED PROJECTS

From left, Laura Rossi, executive director WCF; board members and Bedford residents Michael Markoff, Lee Roberts, and Dale Akinla; Clare Murray, executive director of the Community Center of Northern Westchester; and Carola Bracco, executive director of Neighbors Link. Photo by Greg Jannacone

Westchester Community Foundation (WCF) board members and donors recently took part in a daylong bus tour that explored the variety of community work that the foundation supports in northern Westchester. The day’s itinerary included stops at Copland House at Merestead, Mount Kisco; Neighbors Link, Mount Kisco; Mount Kisco Child Care Center/My Second Home; and Community Center of Northern Westchester, Katonah. A discussion of environmental work with the executive director of the Westchester Land Trust and a cocktail party holiday reception at the Katonah Village Library wrapped up the day’s activities. Since 1975, the WCF has worked to improve the quality of life in Westchester by addressing community issues, promoting responsible philanthropy and connecting donors to critical, local needs. It ended 2016 with assets of $60 million and distributed $2 million in discretionary grants to local nonprofits last year. The WCF is a division of The New York Community Trust, which was established in 1924 to help New Yorkers execute their philanthropy. As Westchester’s community endowment, its permanent funds allow the foundation to respond to emerging community issues and invest in addressing persistent problems by supporting high-performing nonprofit organizations in the region.

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MOUNT VERNON, 60 Oak St. Twofamily residence; lot size: .05 acre. Plaintiff: Bank USA National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Gross Polowy LLC, 716-204-1700; 1775 Wehrle Drive, Williamsville 14221. Defendant: Sharon Fisher. Referee: Anthony Pieragostini. Sale: Jan. 27, noon. Approximate lien: $773,339.43.

OSSINING, 9-11 Independence Place. Two-family residence; lot size: .35 acre. Plaintiff: MTGLQ Investors LP. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, 877-759-1835; 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester 14624. Defendant: Christopher Marconi. Referee: Patricia Moro. Sale: Jan. 24, 1 p.m. Approximate lien: $549,005.18.

YONKERS, 140 Bruce Ave. Singlefamily residence; lot size: .04 acre. Plaintiff: Citimortgage Inc. Plaintiff ’s attorney: David A. Gallo & Associates, 718-459-2634; 95-25 Queens Blvd., Rego Park 11379. Defendant: Lorenzo Chambers. Referee: Peter Rosato. Sale: Jan. 10, 2 p.m. Approximate lien: $455,066.21.

MOUNT VERNON, 102 E. Devonia Ave. Single-family residence; lot size: .1 acre. Plaintiff: The Bank of New York Mellon. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Rosicki & Rosicki & Associates, 845-897-1600; 2 Summit Court, No. 301, Fishkill 11254. Defendant: Kevin Codrington. Referee: Jerry Kebrdle II. Jan. 18, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $980,274.55.

OSSINING, 27 Knoll View. Singlefamily residence; lot size: .1 acre. Plaintiff: Board of directors of Liberty Knoll Homeowners Assoc. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Smith Buss Jacobs, 914-476-0600; 733 Yonkers Ave., Yonkers 10704. Defendant: Harold Pinkard. Referee: Charles D’Agostino. Sale: Jan. 10, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $19,438.36.

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, 15 Essex Place, Apt. E. Apartment; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Wells Fargo Bank National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Rosicki & Rosicki & Associates, 845-897-1600; 2 Summit Court, No. 301, Fishkill 11254. Defendant: Boydan Baranski. Referee Joseph Ruggiero. Sale: Jan. 12, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $153,255.85.

MOUNT VERNON, 262 E. Fourth St. Single-family residence; lot size: .14 acre. Plaintiff: Nationstart Mortgage LLC. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Schiller & Knapp, 516-786-9069; 950 New Loudon Road, Suite 310, Latham 12110. Defendant: Sylvester Kenneth Garrison. Referee: Kenneth Lyle Bunting. Sale: Jan. 19, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $424,280.49.

PELHAM, 165 Sparks Ave. Singlefamily residence; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: U.S. Bank National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Davidson, Fink, Cook, Kelly & Galbraith, 585-546-6448 or 585-760-8218; 28 E. Main St., Suite 1700, Rochester 14614. Defendant: Dawn Gibson. Referee: Joseph Maria. Sale: Jan. 12, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $719,520.00.

MOUNT VERNON, 334 S. Fifth Ave. Two-family residence; lot size .14 acre. Plaintiff: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Clarfield Okon Salomone & Pincus, 561-7131400; 425 RXR Plaza, Uniondale 11556. Defendant: Susanna Lopez. Referee: Jerrice Epps. Sale: Jan. 17, 2 p.m. Approximate lien: $669,500.02.

SCARSDALE, 39 Penny Lane. Single-family residence; lot size: 1.0 acre. Plaintiff: Bank of America National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, 877-759-1835; 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester 14624. Defendant: Radu Toedorescu. Referee: Steven Lubowitz. Sale: Jan. 10, 10:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $1,095,250.05.

MOUNT VERNON, 405 S. 10th Ave. Two-family residence; lot size: 12 acre. Plaintiff: U.S. Bank National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: RAS Boriskin, 516-280-7675; 900 Merchants Concourse, Westbury 11590. Defendant: George Hemmings. Referee: Kenneth Bunting. Sale: Jan. 11, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: N/A.

SOUTH SALEM, 102 Lake Kitchawan Drive. Single-family residence; lot size: N/A. Plaintiff: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Leopold & Associates PLLC, 914-2195787; 80 Business Park Drive, Armonk 10504. Defendant: Donny Lutrick. Referee: Robert Hufjay. Sale: Jan. 12, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $439,157.00.

NEW ROCHELLE, 51 Emmett Terrace. Two-family residence; lot size: .16 acre. Plaintiff: HSBC Bank USA National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss, Weisman & Gordon, 631-969-3100; 53 Gibson St., Bay Shore 11706. Defendant: Bridgette Tambaro. Referee: Paul Noto. Sale: Jan 10, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $983,765.44.

WHITE PLAINS, 27-29 Beech St. Two-family residence; lot size: .17 acre. Plaintiff: Wells Fargo Bank National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Gross Polowy LLC, 716-204-1700; 1775 Wehrle Drive, Williamsville 14221. Defendant: Mary Trainer Savage. Referee: Charles D’Agostino. Sale: Jan. 23, 2 p.m. Approximate lien: $517,770.35.

NEW ROCHELLE, 308 Fifth Ave. Single-family residence; lot size: .09 acre. Plaintiff: U.S. Bank National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP, 585-987-2800; 700 Crossroads Building, 2 State St., Rochester 14614. Defendant: Jesula Fauvel. Referee: Cassie Dogali. Sale: Jan. 24, 10 a.m. Approximate lien: $549,170.64.

WHITE PLAINS, 36 Westchester View Lane. Single-family residence; lot size: .69 acre. Plaintiff: The Bank of New York Mellon. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, 877-759-1835; 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester 14624. Defendant: Francine Lewis. Referee: John Gifford Molloy. Sale: Jan. 24, 11 a.m. Approximate lien: $1,172,248.92.

NEW ROCHELLE, 501 Stratton Road. Single-family residence; lot size: .89 acre. Plaintiff: U.S. Bank National Association. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, 877-759-1835; 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester 14624. Defendant: Joseph Sanchez. Referee: Jeffrey Binder. Sale: Jan. 24, 10:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $747,988.67.

YONKERS, 68 Runyon Ave. Singlefamily residence; lot size: .29 acre. Plaintiff: Metalex Inc. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Tucker Arensbert, 212-227-1440; 1500 One PGP Place, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15222. Defendant: Crystal Glass Service RE Inc. Referee: David Gelfarb. Sale: Jan. 23, 9:15 a.m. Approximate lien: $88,367.00.

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YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, 291 London Road. Single-family residence; lot size: .46 acre. Plaintiff: Nationstart Mortgage LLC. Plaintiff ’s attorney: Gross Polowy LLC, 716-204-1700; 1775 Wehrle Drive, Williamsville 14221. Defendant: Doreen Perry. Referee: Joseph Maria. Sale: Jan. 9, 9 a.m. Approximate lien: $575,450.92.

JUDGMENTS Big Blue Mechanical Corp., North White Plains. $33,832 in favor of North White Properties, North White Plains. Filed Dec. 22. Franchise Contractors LLC, Elmsford. $38,984 in favor of Ace Fire Door Corp., Bronx. Filed Dec. 29. H and D Place Inc., Mamaroneck. $6,131 in favor of 211 Halstead Ave LLC, Mamaroneck. Filed Dec. 22. K Hanrahan Enterprises Inc., Fairlawn, N.J. $4,023 in favor of HH Benfield Electrical Supply, White Plains. Filed Dec. 29. Mansion Caterers LLC, Mount Vernon. $69,240 in favor of Galante Enterprises Inc., Scarsdale. Filed Dec. 23. Persico Contracting and Trucking Inc., Mount Vernon. $42,121 in favor of Hertz Equipment Rental Corp. Filed Dec. 29. Pure Mountain Olive Oil Tarrytown, Tarrytown. $17,337 in favor of Tarrytown Associates LLC, New York. Filed Dec. 27. Staten Island Radiation Therapy Holdings LLC, Staten Island. $8,455 in favor of Unitex/A and P Coat Apron and Linen Supply Inc., Mount Vernon. Filed Dec. 29. Sun Valley Landscape Development Corp., Ossining. $2,071 in favor of Oxford Health Plans NY Inc., Shelton, Conn. Filed Dec. 29. Westchester County Department of Social Services, White Plains. $5,030 in favor of Runge Trucking Company Inc., Yonkers. Filed Dec. 27.

FIGURES LIS PENDENS The following filings indicated a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect the title to the property listed. 30 Mulberry Corp., et al. Filed by Flushing Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $472,500 affecting property located at 30 Mulberry St., Yonkers 10701. Filed Aug. 21. Cutaj, Augustin, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 261 Waverly Ave., Mamaroneck 10543. Filed Aug. 21. Dean, Jona, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 4 Mountain Road, Irvington 10533. Filed Aug. 21. Del Vecchio, Amelia T., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $379,000 affecting property located at 32 Pleasant Ridge Road, Valhalla 10595. Filed Aug. 15. Francis, Benny, et al. Filed by HSBC Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $250,000 affecting property located at 83 Cresthill Road, Yonkers 10710. Filed Aug. 21. Glen, Jairo Jr., et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $410,000 affecting property located at 37 N. Perkins Ave., Greenburgh 10523. Filed Aug. 15. Hernandez, Rachel, et al. Filed by Gustavia Home LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $100,000 affecting property located at 48 Linn Ave., Yonkers 10705. Filed Aug. 15. Juvino, Frank M., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 3869 Mahopac St., Yorktown 10598. Filed Aug. 21. Key, Sanford Allen, as trustee of the Edwin Dale Baker Revocable Trust, et al. Filed by Quicken Loans Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $76,075 affecting property located at 3 Hardscrabble Road, North Salem 10519. Filed Aug. 20. Kilgannon, Lorraine, et al. Filed by the State of New York Mortgage Agency. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $251,750 affecting property located at 128 Colonial Parkway, Unit 2A, Yonkers 10710. Filed Aug. 20.

Leslie, Viola Carter, et al. Filed by James B. Nutter and Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $712,500 affecting property located at 6 Dunderave Road, White Plains 10603. Filed Aug. 20.

Valentine, Maria, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $369,500 affecting property located at 34 Lundy’s Lane, Thornwood 10594. Filed Aug. 19.

Panzer, Steven K., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $513,245 affecting property located at 7 Rutledge Road, Valhalla 10595. Filed Aug. 15.

Wallace, Louis, et al. Filed by GMAC Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $175,000 affecting property located at 130 Glenwood Ave., Yonkers 10703. Filed Aug. 21.

Ramnarace, Susan, et al. Filed by Emigrant Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $111,375 affecting property located at 218 Tibbetts Road, Yonkers 10705. Filed Aug. 20. Reeves, Lisa, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $500,000 affecting property located at 27 Lower Salem Road, South Salem 10590. Filed Aug. 15. Safris, Helga, et al. Filed by Reverse Mortgage Solutions Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $787,500 affecting property located at 53 Top O’ The Ridge Drive, Scarsdale 10583. Filed Aug. 19. Sailsman, Beverly A., et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $626,250 affecting property located at 227 Sheridan Ave., Mount Vernon 10552. Filed Aug. 15. Salisbury, Richard, et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $350,400 affecting property located at 2890 Springhurst St., Yorktown Heights 10598. Filed Aug. 19. Sanzo, Maria, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $245,000 affecting property located at 25 Cedar St., Dobbs Ferry 10522. Filed Aug. 20. Sloan, Valerie, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $589,265 affecting property located at 73 Hillside Ave., Mount Vernon 10553. Filed Aug. 19. Suggs, Jennifer, et al. Filed by Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $212,000 affecting property located at 30 Ann St., Ossining 10562. Filed Aug. 15. Tamay, Jose, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $325,000 affecting property located at 21 Havell St., Ossining 10562. Filed Aug. 19. Thomas, Joseph, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $203,000 affecting property located at 69 Palisade Ave., Yonkers 10701. Filed Aug. 21.

Zamudio, Fauricio, et al. Filed by CitiBank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $496,000 affecting property located at 46 N. High St., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed Aug. 20.

MECHANIC’S LIENS Becerra, Elizabeth, as owner. $12,500 as claimed by Jamie Ventura, Yorktown. Property: in Yorktown. Filed Dec. 29. Becerra, Elizabeth, as owner. $12,500 as claimed by Jamie Ventura, Yorktown. Property: in Ossining. Filed Dec. 29. Stewart, Sharon, as owner. $9,600 as claimed by Architron Cadd LLC, Yonkers. Property: in Mount Vernon. Filed Dec. 22.

NEW BUSINESSES This paper is not responsible for typographical errors contained in the original ﬁlings.

Partnerships Char and Mar Publications, 220 Yonkers Ave., No. 20, Yonkers 10701, c/o Lucreshia Chari and Monique Amory. Filed March 4.

Sole Proprietorships 1 Plus Cleaning Service, 191 Grace Church St., Port Chester 10573, c/o Maria D. Mera. Filed March 2. Alaska Stone and Concrete, 77 Old Logging Road, Bedford 10506, c/o Leif Lovig. Filed March 2. Boutacular, 224 Woodworth Ave., Apt. 2B, Yonkers 10701, c/o Shanema Davis. Filed March 4. Estores Real Estate Co., 37 Washington Ave., Ossining 10562, c/o Ryford H. Estores. Filed March 2. Granite Mountain Properties, 77 Old Logging Road, Bedford 10506, c/o Leif Lovig. Filed March 2.

FACTS Green Haus, 801 Gramatan Ave., Mount Vernon 10552, c/o Alexandra Bush-Maiorin. Filed March 2. Harmony Tai Chi, 39 Park Place, Harrison 10528, c/o Lisa Rawson. Filed March 7. Heidi’s Daycare, 833 Tuckahoe Road, Yonkers 10710, c/o Heidi Sanchez. Filed March 4. Hernandez’s Son, 40 Martin Place, Apt. 1, Port Chester 10573, c/o Juan Francisco Hernandez Villanueva. Filed March 2. Hertz Legal, 20 Lodge Road, Briarcliff Manor 10510, c/o Karen Lynn Mizrahi Hertz. Filed March 4. Joseph Leader Associates, 360 Eastern Close, Yorktown Heights 10598, c/o Joseph Leader. Filed March 4. KT Home Improvement, 1335 Main St., Peekskill 10566, c/o Angelo R. Crapanzano. Filed March 4. Local Landscaping, 73 Gregory Ave., Mount Kisco 10549, c/o Anibal De Jesus Ardon. Filed March 4. The Juice House, 558 Kimball Ave., Yonkers 10704, c/o Cesar Huaman. Filed March 4. Tito Butcher Shop and Deli, 56 Second St., New Rochelle 10801, c/o Luis Mejia. Filed March 2. Top of Mynd Cards, 530 Union Ave., Peekskill 10566, c/o Lynn A. Amos. Filed March 2. Twenty Twenty Real Estate, 42 Pine St., Suite 3N, Yonkers 10701, c/o Robert Wilson. Filed March 7.

PATENTS Digital image capture under conditions of varying light intensity. Patent no. 9,538,090 issued to Anthony Cappa Spielberg, Austin, Texas. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Distributed password veriﬁcation. Patent no. 9,537,857 issued to Lawrence Koved, Pleasantville; and Gelareh Taban, Austin, Texas. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Ethernet link aggregation with shared physical ports. Patent no. 9,537,798 issued to Colin R. Devilbiss, Rochester, Minn.; Charles S. Graham, Rochester, Minn.; and Timothy J. Schimke, Stewartville, Minn. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Management of network devices within a dispersed data-storage network. Patent no. 9,537,951 issued to Bart Cilfone, Chicago, Ill.; Sanjaya Kumar, South Elgin, Ill.; and Steve Hoffman, Chicago, Ill. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Packet switching without lookup table for Ethernet switches. Patent no. 9,537,766 issued to Keshav G. Kamble, Fremont, Calif.; Dar-Ren Leu, San Jose, Calif.; and Vijoy A. Pandey, San Jose, Calif. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Partitioning digital media for consumption. Patent no. 9,537,922 issued to Randal A. Anders, Round Rock, Texas; Howard NN. Anglin, Austin, Texas; Chao M. Beck, Austin, Texas; Joey A. Perry, Pflugerville, Texas; and Reginald F. Ratcliff, Hutto, Texas. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Publish/subscribe overlay network control system. Patent no. 9,537,747 issued to Kyriakos Karenos, New York; Minkyong Kim, Scarsdale; Hui Lei, Scarsdale; Hao Yang, Scarsdale; Fan Ye, Ossining; and Liangzhao Zeng, Mohegan Lake. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Shared security utility appliance for secure application and data processing. Patent no. 9,537,898 issued to Ronald L. Billau, Rochester, Minn.; and Vincenzo V. Di Luoffo, Sandy Hook, Conn. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Strengthening electronic equipment. Patent no. 9,538,682 issued to Michael S. Good, Fountain, Minn.; John R. Harris, Houston, Texas; Ray C. Laning, Kasson, Minn.; Curtis E. Larsen, Eden Valley, Minn.; and Mark A. Sandusky, Honolulu, Hawaii. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Summarizing portlet usage in a portal page. Patent no. 9,537,929 issued to Christina K. Lauridsen, Palo Alto, Calif.; Malcolm C. Ong, San Francisco, Calif.; and Lauren G. Wilcox, Atlanta, Ga. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

HUDSON VALLEY BUILDING LOANS Above $1 million Blackburne Homes LLC, Campbell Hall, as owner. Lender: Jeff Bank, Jeffersonville. Property: in Hamptonburgh. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed Jan. 3. Goshen Development Company LLC, Red Bank, N.J., as owner. Lender: Amboy Bank, Old Bridge, N.J. Property: in Goshen. Amount: $12.1 million. Filed Dec. 29. Matrix Newburgh LLC, Cranbury, N.J., as owner. Lender: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Property: 108 Route 17K, Newburgh. Amount: $30.9 million. Filed Dec. 28. Sarkari, Zal F., et al, as owner. Lender: Salisbury Bank and Trust Co. Property: in Amenia. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Dec. 23.

Below $1 million Chou, Yinlin, et al, Otisville, as owner. Lender: Walden Savings Bank, Montgomery. Property: Lot 14, Restorative Lane, Middletown. Amount: $200,000. Filed Jan. 3. Equity Homes of New York Inc., Port Jervis, as owner. Lender: Libertyville Capital Group II LLC, Montgomery. Property: 54 Ridgefield Drive, Chester. Amount: $320,000. Filed Jan. 3. Equity Homes of New York Inc., Port Jervis, as owner. Lender: Libertyville Capital Group II LLC, Montgomery. Property: 15 Lauren Lane, Montgomery. Amount: $190,000. Filed Jan. 3. Equity Homes of New York Inc., Port Jervis, as owner. Lender: TEG Federal Credit Union, Poughkeepsie. Property: 58 Ridgefield Drive, Chester. Amount: $290,000. Filed Jan. 3. Mid Hudson Development Corp., as owner. Lender: Rhinebeck Bank. Property: in LaGrange. Amount: $323,000. Filed Dec. 29. Mid Hudson Development Corp., as owner. Lender: Rhinebeck Bank. Property: in LaGrange. Amount: $331,000. Filed Dec. 29.

FIGURES DEEDS Above $1 million Edison Property Investing LLC, et al, Yorktown Heights. Seller: Anne Hynes, Fishkill. Property: 925 Route 6, Mahopac. Amount: $1.5 million. Filed Dec. 1.

Below $1 million 14 Lexington Avenue LLC, Mount Kisco. Seller: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Property: 14 Lexington Ave., Poughkeepsie 12601. Amount: $58,500. Filed Dec. 28. 165 Overlook Road LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: William Lewis Jr., et al, Inlet. Property: in LaGrange. Amount: $575,000. Filed Dec. 23. 2 Paksh Realty LLC, Monroe. Seller: Mary B. Rodgers Liegeois, Monroe. Property: 27 Half Hollow Turn, Monroe. Amount: $280,000. Filed Dec. 27. 215 Main LLC, Pearl River. Seller: Scott Barr, et al, Highland Falls. Property: in Highland Falls. Amount: $265,000. Filed Dec. 27. 21st Mortgage Corp., Knoxville, Tenn. Seller: Jo-Ann Cambareri, White Plains. Property: 581 Wood Road, Mahopac 10541. Amount: $342,703. Filed Dec. 12. 21st Mortgage Corp., Knoxville, Tenn. Seller: Sarah Ramos, Goshen. Property: 93 Celery Ave., New Hampton 10958. Amount: $216,502. Filed Dec. 27. 23 Main St Realty LLC, Slate Hill. Seller: Georgia Della Pia, et al, Sparrowbush. Property: in Deerpark. Amount: $108,000. Filed Dec. 27. 32 Walnut St LLC, New Windsor. Seller: County of Orange, Goshen. Property: in New Windsor. Amount: $92,500. Filed Dec. 29. 32 Walnut Street LLC, New Windsor. Seller: County of Orange, Goshen. Property: in Mount Hope. Amount: $12,500. Filed Dec. 29. 331 Angola LLC, Chester. Seller: William S. Binder, Milford, Conn. Property: 331 Angola Road, Cornwallon-Hudson. Amount: $342,500. Filed Dec. 30. 400 Main Street Holding LLC, New York City. Seller: Third New York Investment Group, St. Petersburg, Fla. Property: 398 Main St., Poughkeepsie. Amount: $240,000. Filed Dec. 28. 5 Wawayanda Place LLC, Bronx. Seller: Evencio Mendoza, et al, Middletown. Property: in Middletown. Amount: $180,000. Filed Dec. 27.

Abcoldspring Inc., Cold Spring. Seller: Carol L Miller, Cornwall-onHudson. Property: in Cold Spring. Amount: $290,000. Filed Dec. 6.

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc. Seller: Michael Kranis, Poughkeepsie. Property: 746 Old Route 22, Dover Plains 12522. Amount: $177,000. Filed Dec. 29.

Allied Property Re-Development LLC, Monroe. Seller: Mary Todd, Newburgh. Property: in Middletown. Amount: $108,000. Filed Dec. 27.

DAC Pawling Enterprises LLC, Hawthorne. Seller: Anthony Chiera, et al, New Rochelle. Property: in Pawling. Amount: $325,000. Filed Dec. 28.

Arch Ridge LLC, Larchmont. Seller: Fannie Mae. Property: 25 Daria Drive, Poughkeepsie 12603. Amount: $81,000. Filed Dec. 23.

Daka 93 LLC, Mahopac. Seller: Gina M. Vaccarino, Carmel. Property: 12 Bianca Court, Carmel 10512. Amount: $740,000. Filed Dec. 1.

Atereth Developments LLC, Monroe. Seller: Nationstar HECM Acquisition Trust 2016-1. Property: 903 Route 32, Newburgh 12550. Amount: $68,000. Filed Dec 29.

Del’s Dairy Crème LLC, Rhinebeck. Seller: A and M Del’s Dairy LLC, Rhinebeck. Property: in Rhinebeck. Amount: $715,000. Filed Dec. 28.

Autumn Sky Development Company Inc., Newburgh. Seller: Mans Brothers Realty Inc., Vails Gate. Property: in New Windsor. Amount: $26,000. Filed Dec. 29. Bank of America N.A. Seller: Gerard DePaoli, et al, Pawling. Property: 75 Old Route 55, Pawling 12564. Amount: $840,500. Filed Dec. 22. Bank of America N.A. Seller: Robert Bruce Hunter, Monticello. Property: 73 Fowler Ave., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $329,925. Filed Dec. 30.

Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: Clement S. Patti Jr., White Plains. Property: 234 Cooper Drive Extension, Verbank 12585. Amount: $818,000. Filed Dec. 22. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: John Swift III, Goshen. Property: 45 Karen Drive, Middletown 10940. Amount: $314,316. Filed Dec. 28. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Seller: Robert E. Dinardo, Newburgh. Property: 1 Pilgrim Lane, Blooming Grove 10992. Amount: $241,432. Filed Dec. 28.

Bayview Loan Servicing LLC, Coral Gables, Fla. Seller: Jennifer L. Brown, Beacon. Property: 10 Roundtree Court, Beacon 12508. Amount: $225,500. Filed Dec. 27.

EJJ Assets Inc., Newburgh. Seller: Neftaliz Velez, Beacon. Property: 27 Carter St., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $65,900. Filed Dec. 27.

BBLE LLC, Fishkill. Seller: GBLBCR LLC, Rhinebeck. Property: 76 Academy, Poughkeepsie. Amount: $700,000. Filed Dec. 22.

Farmers Property Inc., Middletown. Seller: Jacob Ingram, et al, London, England. Property: in Middletown. Amount: $84,000. Filed Dec. 30.

Bluewater Renovations LLC, Pawling. Seller: The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, D.C. Property: 5 Morgan Court, Dover Plains 12522. Amount: $132,500. Filed Dec. 28.

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Seller: Raymond Hammond, LaGrangeville. Property: 925 White Pond Colony Road West, Carmel 10512. Amount: $134,079. Filed Dec. 12.

Boulder Capital Group LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: County of Orange, Goshen. Property: in Blooming Grove. Amount: $1,000. Filed Dec. 30. Boulder Capital Group LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: County of Orange, Goshen. Property: in Highlands. Amount: $6,000. Filed Dec. 30. Brookﬁeld Global Relocation Inc., Scottsdale, Ariz. Seller: Ashok S. Patel, et al, Middletown. Property: 21 Anna Court, Middletown 10941. Amount: $260,000. Filed Dec. 29. CEA Property Inc., Newburgh. Seller: Mikhail Itskovioch, Forest Hills. Property: in New Windsor. Amount: $105,000. Filed Dec. 27. Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc. Seller: Michael Kranis, Poughkeepsie. Property: 746 Old Route 22, Dover Plains 12522. Amount: $177,000. Filed Dec. 29.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Martin Goldberg, Middletown. Property: 261 Route 48, Pine Bush 12566. Amount: $307,494. Filed Dec. 28. Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Robert B. Hunter, Monticello. Property: 1 Haans Court, Wallkill 12589. Amount: $336,379. Filed Dec. 29. Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Sol Lesser, New Windsor. Property: 24 Barron Road, Montgomery 12549. Amount: $167,453. Filed Dec. 28. Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Tracey Sheil, et al, Yorktown Heights. Property: 908 Nutmeg Drive, Unit 62, Carmel 10512. Amount: $228,698. Filed Dec. 7.

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FACTS Fields Lane Holdings LLC, Stamford, Conn. Seller: Orchard Ridge Associates, Brewster. Property: 251 Fields Lane, Brewster. Amount: $165,000. Filed Dec. 1. Genius Ventures Inc., Brewster. Seller: County or Orange, Goshen. Property: in Monroe. Amount: $3,000. Filed Dec. 30. Genius Ventures Inc., Brewster. Seller: County or Orange, Goshen. Property: in Montgomery. Amount: $3,250. Filed Dec. 30. Greenhill NYS LLC, Monroe. Seller: County of Orange, Goshen. Property: in Blooming Grove. Amount: $500. Filed Dec. 29. Henry Terpstra and Son LLC, Goshen. Seller: Nicholas Kattorua, et al, North Bergen, N.J. Property: in Wallkill. Amount: $47,500. Filed Dec. 27. High Garden Holdings LLC, White Plains. Seller: Fannie Mae. Property: 335 Lake Drive, Lake Peekskill 10537. Amount: $79,800. Filed Nov. 30.

Langley Holdings LLC, Malibu, Calif. Seller: Bailey Heck, Olivebridge. Property: in Olive. Amount: $250,000. Filed Dec. 27.

Orser’s Mountain Inc., Carmel. Seller: Kathy A. Dean-Frick, Carmel. Property: 17 Fowler Ave., Carmel. Amount: $385,000. Filed Dec. 9.

Lauren Elizabeth Realty LLC, Hopewell Junction. Seller: Steven Amendola Realty Inc., Wappingers Falls. Property: in East Fishkill. Amount: $500,000. Filed Dec. 28.

Penchant Capital LLC, Newburgh. Seller: Fannie Mae. Property: 21 Benkard Ave., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $24,000. Filed Dec. 29.

Leonardi and Son Construction Inc., Cortland Manor. Seller: Bank of America N.A. Property: 69 Barrett Hill Road, Mahopac 10541. Amount: $145,000. Filed Dec. 9. Lynwood LLC, Otisville. Seller: County of Orange, Goshen. Property: in Wallkill. Amount: $5,750. Filed Dec. 29. Lynwood LLC, Otisville. Seller: County of Orange, Goshen. Property: in Wallkill. Amount: $1,050. Filed Dec. 29. M&T Bank, Getzville. Seller: Ralph Andrew Beisner, Hyde Park. Property: 21 Trinity Way, LaGrange 12540. Amount: $360,000. Filed Dec. 28.

Porchlight LLC, Beacon. Seller: Denise Crisci, Beacon. Property: in Beacon. Amount: $198,000. Filed Dec. 23. Prag 311 LLC, Monroe. Seller: Helen Meisels, Monroe. Property: 11 Ehal Court, Unit 201, Kiryas Joel. Amount: $320,000. Filed Dec 27. Rabbi Israel Meyer Hacohen Rabbinical Seminary of America, Queens. Seller: Piano Mountain Properties LLC, Putnam Valley. Property: in Putnam Valley. Amount: $62,500. Filed Dec. 1. Saeng Gang LLC, Mount Vernon. Seller: Ganesh Bhavan Inc., Wallkill. Property: 5 Church St., New Paltz 12561. Amount: $475,000. Filed Dec. 30.

FIGURES The Bank of New York Mellon. Seller: Barry H. Friedman, Poughkeepsie. Property: 18 Gerhard Court, Wappinger 12590. Amount: $731,500. Filed Dec. 22. The Bank of New York Mellon. Seller: Edward T. McCormack, Fishkill. Property: 5-1 Whitegate Drive, Wappingers Falls 12590. Amount: $155,500. Filed Dec. 28. The Bank of New York Mellon. Seller: Eric O. Thorsen, New City. Property: 34 McAllister St., Port Jervis 12771. Amount: $230,019. Filed Dec. 27. The Bank of New York Mellon. Seller: Jeffrey Albanese, Goshen. Property: 27 Oliver Ave., Middletown 10940. Amount: $330,071. Filed Dec. 28. The Bank of New York Mellon. Seller: Mark D. Stern, Goshen. Property: 7 Mary St., Port Jervis 12771. Amount: $421,006. Filed Dec. 29. The Bank of New York Mellon. Seller: Steven H. Klein, Poughkeepsie. Property: 26 Goldfinch Drive, Salt Point 12578. Amount: $284,000. Filed Dec. 22.

Macal Development Corp., Holmes. Seller: James Struss, et al, Dover Plains. Property: 70 Cart Road, Dover Plains 12522. Amount: $95,000. Filed Dec. 22.

Sandy Cotthaus LLC, Walden. Seller: Salvatore J. Cincotta, et al, O’Fallon, Ill. Property: 1602 Route 300, Newburgh. Amount: $150,000. Filed Dec. 29.

Hudson Todd LLC, Beacon. Seller: Fabio Berruecos Sr., et al, Beacon. Property: 16 Grove St., Beacon. Amount: $245,000. Filed Dec. 28.

Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, Kingston. Seller: Elizabeth Wang, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Hyde Park. Amount: $200,000. Filed Dec. 29.

Schunnemunk Estates LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Richard N. Black, et al, Highland Mills. Property: 138 Schunnemunk Road, Highland Mills 10930. Amount: $950,000. Filed Dec. 28.

Karf Ltd., South Abington, Pa. Seller: McDonald’s Corp., Oak Brook, Ill. Property: in Saugerties. Amount: $400,000. Filed Dec. 28.

MidFirst Bank. Seller: Nancy J. Schneider, Washingtonville. Property: 86 Hudson St., Port Jervis 12771. Amount: $84,370. Filed Dec. 27.

Stillwater Recovery LLC, Massapequa Park. Seller: County of Orange, Goshen. Property: in Wallkill. Amount: $5,500. Filed Dec. 30.

Kbadkv LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Theodora S. Budnik, Poughkeepsie. Property: 243 North Road, Unit 2C/203, Poughkeepsie. Amount: $475,000. Filed Dec. 29.

My Photo Center Inc., Monroe. Seller: County of Orange, Goshen. Property: in Wallkill. Amount: $25,000. Filed Dec. 30.

Sunshine and Rainbow Development Inc., Flushing. Seller: County of Orange, Goshen. Property: in Crawford. Amount: $12,000. Filed Dec. 29.

MYL Investors LLC, Monroe. Seller: JSJ One LLC, Mooresville, N.C. Property: in Harriman. Amount: $335,000. Filed Dec. 28.

Sweet Orr and Company LLC, Tuxedo. Seller: Newburgh Community Land Bank Inc., Newburgh. Property: 143 Washington St., Newburgh. Amount: $13,950. Filed Dec. 28.

U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: Scott M. Brien, Wappingers Falls. Property: 9 Grape Hollow Road, Holmes 12531. Amount: $391,000. Filed Dec. 29.

The 1971 Foundation Inc., New York City. Seller: David A. Oestreich, Harrison. Property: in Stanford. Amount: $460,000. Filed Dec. 28.

USAMEX Realty LLC, Monroe. Seller: Erik Johnson, Central Valley. Property: in Blooming Grove. Amount: $90,000. Filed Dec. 28.

The Bank of New York Mellon. Seller: Chester H. Gordon, Poughkeepsie. Property: 620 Stanford Road, Millbrook 12545. Amount: $690,500. Filed Dec. 27.

V Mortgage REO 2 LLC, Greenville, S.C. Seller: Gerard J. Comatos Jr., Poughkeepsie. Property: 9 Waters Edge Road, Poughkeepsie 12601. Amount: $509,500. Filed Dec. 27.

The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company N.A. Seller: Elaine Totten, Bronxville. Property: 11 Laguna Road, Carmel 10512. Amount: $360,164. Filed Dec. 1.

Village of Chester. Seller: John A. Cavallaro, et al, Chester. Property: in Chester. Amount: $215,000. Filed Dec. 28.

HSBC Bank USA N.A. Seller: Christopher S. Coleman, Poughkeepsie. Property: 111 All Angels Hill Road, Wappingers Falls 12590. Amount: $277,000. Filed Dec. 28.

Kersting Farm LLC, Chester. Seller: Late Bloomer Farm LLC, Montgomery. Property: in Hamptonburgh. Amount: $245,000. Filed Dec. 29. Kingston 113 Inc., East Hampton. Seller: Apartments on Fair LLC, Hurley. Property: in Kingston. Amount: $254,000. Filed Dec. 23. Lacrosse Properties of Poughkeepsie LLC, Kingston. Seller: Amir Amrami, et al, Poughkeepsie. Property: 87 S. Cherry St., Poughkeepsie 12601. Amount: $66,500. Filed Dec. 29. Lakeside Residential Newburgh LLC, Stone Ridge. Seller: 21 Lakeside Properties Inc., Wawarsing. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $210,000. Filed Dec. 28.

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Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Seller: Thomas M. Byrnes, Rhinebeck. Property: 249 Burger Road, Rhinebeck 12572. Amount: $500,000. Filed Dec. 29. Newbear LLC, et al, Monroe. Seller: Orange NY Homes Inc., Brooklyn. Property: 465 Route 105, Monroe 10950. Amount: $310,000. Filed Dec. 28. North Properties No. 1 Management LLC, Spring Valley. Seller: Tzipporah Gross, Spring Valley. Property: 40 Corwin Ave., Wallkill 10940. Amount: $50,000. Filed Dec. 27. Northern Enterprise NY LLC, Cornwall-on-Hudson. Seller: Todd A. Kelson, New Windsor. Property: 11 Center St., Highland Falls 10928. Amount: $61,020. Filed Dec. 27.

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U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Judith L. Lubinsky, Campbell Hall. Property: 3 Briarwood Lane, Montgomery 12586. Amount: $303,962. Filed Dec. 28. U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Robert Conde Bickford, Cold Spring. Property: 66 Bullet Hole Road, Mahopac 10541. Amount: $420,750. Filed Dec. 1. U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: Kevin Brosnan, et al, Hurley. Property: 1 S. Remsen Ave., Wappingers Falls 12590. Amount: $189,000. Filed Dec. 27. U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Seller: Michael Catania, Newburgh. Property: 63 Ridge Road, Montgomery 12549. Amount: $274,400. Filed Dec. 27.

Weichert Workforce Mobility Inc., Morris Plains, N.J. Seller: Lee A. Faugerstrom, et al, LaGrangeville. Property: 31 Memory Trail, LaGrangeville. Amount: $440,000. Filed Dec. 28.

Willow Grove LLC, Tallman. Seller Joshua P. Simon, Montgomery. Property: in Crawford. Amount: $169,000. Filed Dec. 28.

Salvin Design Inc., Kingston. $1,055 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 30.

Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Seller: Jode S. Millman, Poughkeepsie. Property: 171 Rhinecliff Road, Rhinebeck 12572. Amount: $274,500. Filed Dec. 29.

Speculative Pictures Inc., Ulster Park. $3,099 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 30.

Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Seller: Stuart I. Ball, Yonkers. Property: 100 Tea Kettle Spout Road, Mahopac 10541. Amount: $300,114. Filed Dec. 9.

JUDGMENTS A and A Auto and Tires, Napanoch. $3,232 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23. Bagels and Bites, Highland. $8,570 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 30. Barnes Enterprises Inc., Kingston. $6,015 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 30. CC Niche Services, Saugerties. $969 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23. Gabriels, Accord. $423 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 30. International Wine Masters LLC, New Paltz. $126 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 30. Jacobini Lawn and Snow Service, Clintondale. $2,177 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 30. Jentrip Ltd., Rosendale. $135 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 30. M and S Foreign Car Inc., New Paltz. $511 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 30. Marcelle Transport Inc., Highland. $236 in favor of the New York State Department of Labor, Albany. Filed Dec. 27. Nickel Electric Inc., Wallkill. $862 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 30. Rough Cut Brewpub LLC, Kerhonkson. $360 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 30.

Vine Van Gogh LLC, Highland. $425 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 30. W.E. Bryant’s Inc., Kingston. $2,274 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23. Wilson and Mason Inc., Kingston. $395 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 23. Wine Worldwide Inc., New Paltz. $8,005 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 30.

LIS PENDENS The following filings indicated a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect the title to the property listed. Allan, Gloria, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $160,000 affecting property located at 12 Laurie Anne Drive, Middletown 10941. Filed Aug. 3. Alvira, Angel, et al. Filed by Select Portfolio Servicing Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $256,000 affecting property located at 108 Guinea Hill Road, New Hampton 10958. Filed July 29. Barley, Matthew J., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $227,180 affecting property located at 301-303 Hasbrouck Ave., Kingston 12401. Filed Dec. 27. Binkowski, Richard, et al. Filed by One West Bank FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $264,000 affecting property located at 21 Route 93, New Hampton 10958. Filed July 29. Bruning, Raymond J., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $206,400 affecting property located at 3 Buena Vista Ave., Wallkill 12589. Filed Dec. 27. Bruno, Fleurette, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon Trust. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $202,200 affecting property located at 17 Woodlake Drive, Unit 17, Middletown 10940. Filed July 29.

FACTS Burgess, Kathy, et al. Filed by 21st Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $257,010 affecting property located in New Windsor. Filed Aug. 2. Calamari, Andrew, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $255,375 affecting property located at 107 E. Dorsey Lane, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Dec. 27. Capone, Danielle, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $204,676 affecting property located at 10 Daley Road, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Dec. 23. Carroll, Matthew A., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $40,286 affecting property located at 73 Greenkill Ave., Kingston 12401. Filed Dec. 30. Chasen, Margery L., et al. Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $95,000 affecting property located at 5 Tanglewood Drive, Goshen 10924. Filed Aug. 2. Clifton, Lisa, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $152,640 affecting property located at 41 Black Stallion Court, Middletown 10940. Filed Aug. 3. Conti, Anthony J., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 431 Sprout Brook Road, Garrison 10524. Filed Dec. 27. Cox, Mary-Ellen, et al. Filed by Planet Home Lending LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 3 Hook Road, Unit 12, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Dec. 28. Criscione, Louis, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $272,000 affecting property located at 402 Sheffield Court, Brewster 10509. Filed Dec. 15. Cruz, Kenneth, et al. Filed by Ditech Financial LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $195,025 affecting property located at 256 Quassaick Ave., Unit 38, New Windsor 12553. Filed Aug. 2. D’Angelo, Jessica Leigh, et al. Filed by Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $225,000 affecting property located at 44 Upton Road, LaGrangeville 12540. Filed Dec. 29.

Davis, William H., as heir to the estate of Linda Pinner, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $183,200 affecting property located at 5 N. Aspen Road, Middletown 10940. Filed Aug. 3. Dayton, Kathryn, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 3 Short St., Cold Spring 10516. Filed Dec. 27. Didonato, Thomas N., et al. Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $263,680 affecting property located at 22 Hudson Drive, New Windsor 12553. Filed Aug. 3. Elevado, Adoracion, individually and as trustee of the Mauro Elevado Living Trust, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $250,000 affecting property located at 101 Old Castle Point Road, Beacon 12508. Filed Dec. 22. Enders, Carol, individually and on behalf of the estate of Rita Maloney, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $265,5000 affecting property located at 15 Warren Drive, Patterson 12563. Filed Dec. 21. Fava, Edward P., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $833,500 affecting property located at 1 Anthony Court, Greenwood Lake 10925. Filed July 29. Gonzalez, George, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $180,000 affecting property located at 4 Catherine St., Port Jervis 12771. Filed Aug. 1. Hames, James, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $449,440 affecting property located at 34 High Meadow Road, Campbell Hall 10916. Filed Aug. 1. Hardy, Kevin, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $341,620 affecting property located in Newburgh. Filed Aug. 3. Heirs and distributees of the estate of Violet W. Wilson, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $50,000 affecting property located at 120 Harmony Road, Pawling 12564. Filed Dec. 23. Hennessey, Colleen P., et al. Filed by PHH Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $216,015 affecting property located at 10 N. Mission Road, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed Dec. 29.

FIGURES

Henry, Donnette, et al. Filed by PNC Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $182,700 affecting property located at 1 Eastman Terrace, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Dec. 29.

Loza, Fabricio S., et al. Filed by Caliber Home Loans Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $287,184 affecting property located at 19 Woodland Drive, Carmel 10512. Filed Dec. 16.

Otero, Gilbert, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $180,000 affecting property located at 26 Cindy Lane, Middletown 10941. Filed Aug. 3.

Shkreli, Vasel, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $250,000 affecting property located at 6 Tommy Thurber Lane, Brewster 10509. Filed Dec. 27.

Higher Ground Farms LLC, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $5 million affecting property located at 1132 Chestnut Ridge Road, Dover Plains 12522. Filed Dec. 29.

McCullough, Richard, et al. Filed by Reverse Mortgage Solutions Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $450,000 affecting property located at 7 Perry Creek Road, Washingtonville 10992. Filed Aug. 2.

Parker, Donald L., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $112,000 affecting property located at 159 Hawleys Corners Road, Highland 12528. Filed Dec. 27.

Smith, Douglas, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $243,397 affecting property located at 3601 Chelsea Cove Drive, Hopewell Junction 12533. Filed Dec. 30.

Horacio, Almando W., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $215,000 affecting property located at 14 Country Hill Road, Brewster 10509. Filed Dec. 19.

Mead, Edward P., et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $216,602 affecting property located at 4084 Old Route 22, Brewster 10509. Filed Dec. 28.

Pasqualino, John Timothy, as heir and distributee of the estate of Norma Bowling-Pasqualino, et al. Filed by CIT Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $988,000 affecting property located at 2362 Route 22, Brewster 10509. Filed Dec. 20.

Talley, Melvin P., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $133,200 affecting property located at 7 Old Anvil Lane, Middletown 10940. Filed Aug. 2.

Horton, Ronnie, et al. Filed by American Financial Resources Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $162,807 affecting property located at 14-16 Woods Place, Middletown 10940. Filed July 29.

Moroney, Laura M., as heir at law and next of kin of Michael Moroney, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $200,000 affecting property located at 11 Putters Way, Unit 50, Middletown 10940. Filed July 29.

Jenkins, Cynthia, et al. Filed by Ditech Financial LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $120,000 affecting property located at 67 Cross St., Beacon 12508. Filed Dec. 29. Kennel, Michael, et al. Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $124,170 affecting property located at 92 Camp Road, Ellenville 12428. Filed Dec. 29. Kless, Kristin, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $114,090 affecting property located at 4 Tietjen Ave., Kingston 12401. Filed Dec. 27. Knabe, Stephanie, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $268,000 affecting property located at 20 Heard Road, Blooming Grove 10914. Filed July 29. Lieto, Jon A., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $432,000 affecting property located at 42 Rural Ave., Dover 12594. Filed Dec. 30. Long, Eunice, as heir at law and next of kin to Vivian L. Rifenburgh, et al. Filed by Reverse Mortgage Funding LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 24 Oak St., Rhinebeck 12572. Filed Dec. 30. Lowe, Kurt, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 2402 Whispering Hills, Chester 10918. Filed Aug. 1.

Morra, Dorann, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $215,000 affecting property located at 4 Pearce Place, Mahopac 10541. Filed Dec. 21. Moslem, Saaed, et al. Filed by New Penn Financial LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $184,000 affecting property located at 2276/2280 Route 302, Middletown 10940. Filed Aug. 2. Murphy, Josephine, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $110,000 affecting property located at 27 Mountain View Drive, Pleasant Valley 12569. Filed Dec. 30. Niemiec, Michelle, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $111,200 affecting property located at 5 Wildwood Drive, No. 15D, Wappingers Falls 12590. Filed Dec. 22. O’Connor, Carolina, heir and distributee of the estate of Theodore M. Ogden Sr., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $65,900 affecting property located at 11 Hawthorne Road, Carmel 10512. Filed Dec. 20. O�wal, Peter, et al. Filed by the State of New York Mortgage Agency. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $145,600 affecting property located at 111 Ruth Court, Middletown 10940. Filed Aug. 1.

Paulin, Darline R., et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $203,490 affecting property located at 79 Evan Road, Warwick 10990. Filed Aug. 3. Pingotti, Elizabeth, et al. Filed by Walden Savings Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $215,000 affecting property located at 959 Route 32, Wallkill 12589. Filed Aug. 1. Purhamus, Gordon A. Jr., et al. Filed by Keybank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $114,500 affecting property located at 62 Kyserike Road, Stone Ridge 12484. Filed Dec. 30. Rios, Charlie, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $240,000 affecting property located at 51 Guernsey Drive, New Windsor 12553. Filed Aug. 1. Rochetti, Louis A., et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 12 Golden Court, Wallkill 12589. Filed Dec. 27. Rodriguez, Melissa, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $176,000 affecting property located at 73 Center St., Highland Falls 10928. Filed Aug. 1. Roosa, Leigh, et al. Filed by Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $50,000 affecting property located at 115 Barbara Drive, Newburgh 12550. Filed Aug. 2.

Turner, Tomeeca D., et al. Filed by PennyMac Loan Services LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $266,585 affecting property located at 61 Woodside Knolls Drive, Middletown 10940. Filed July 29. Unknown heirs to the estate of Eslyn Myers, et al. Filed by Selene Finance LP. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $262,163 affecting property located at 58 Bramley Court, Monroe 10950. Filed Aug. 3. Unknown heirs to the estate of Florence B. Winstanley, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $420,000 affecting property located at 16 Bridle Path, Newburgh 12550. Filed July 29. Vortsel, Malvina, individually and as surviving spouse of Roman Vortsel, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $182,200 affecting property located at 26 Linden Drive, Highland Mills 10930. Filed Aug. 2. Watkins, Earnest, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $297,500 affecting property located in Blooming Grove. Filed July 29. Weisbein, Daisy, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $435,500 affecting property located at 115 Brimstone Road, Patterson 12563. Filed Dec. 27. Westervelt, Shelly, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $385,361 affecting property located at 5 Nobile Lane, Poughkeepsie 12603. Filed Dec. 22.

Sanchez, Jesse M., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $307,000 affecting property located at 106 E. Main St., Pawling 12564. Filed Dec. 27.

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FACTS Whateley, Tara, et al. Filed by United States of America. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 135 Berme Road, Port Jervis 12771. Filed Aug. 3.

Warwick Yard, as owner. $5,644 as claimed by Schmidt’s Wholesale Inc., Monticello. Property: 122 State School Road, Warwick 10990. Filed Dec. 29.

Williams, Todd, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $391,808 affecting property located at 487 Black Meadow Road, Chester 10918. Filed July 29.

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Auth, Steven, et al, as owner. $1,099 as claimed by Cranesville Block Company Inc., Amsterdam. Property: 289 Route 9, Philipstown. Filed Dec. 15.

Metasystem Inc., d.b.a. Equine Alchemy, 4085 Atwood Road, Stone Ridge 12484. Filed Dec. 30.

Oubina, William, et al, as owner. $1,800 as claimed by Lawrence Light Electrical Contractors Inc., Mahopac. Property: 15 McAlpin Ave., Mahopac 10541. Filed Dec. 16. The Warwick Yard LLC, as owner. $16,100 as claimed by Ground Control Excavating Inc. Property: 120 State School Road, Warwick. Filed Jan. 3.

Roman Catholic Church of Saint Mary and Saint James, d.b.a. St. Mary’s Cemetery, 71 Grand St., Marlboro 12542. Filed Dec. 30. Roman Catholic Church of Saint Mary/Holy Name of Jesus and Saint Peter, d.b.a. St. Peter’s Cemetery, 160 Broadway, Kingston 12401. Filed Dec. 30.

Roman Catholic Church of Saint Mary/Holy Name of Jesus and Saint Peter, d.b.a. St. Mary’s Cemetery, 160 Broadway, Kingston 12401. Filed Dec. 30. Saugerties One Stop Inc., d.b.a. Saugerties Best Liquors and Wines, 3112 Route 9W, Saugerties 12477. Filed Dec. 30.

FIGURES Sole Proprietorships 845 Auto Sales, 128 Wickham Ave., Middletown, c/o Leslie C. Neilson. Filed Feb. 22. A and M Process, 21 N. Plank Road, Newburgh, c/o Jordan Cordero. Filed Feb. 22.

Freedom Rank, P.O. Box 1016, Highland 12528, c/o Ronald A. Montesano. Filed Dec. 29.

Believe by Michelle Lynn and Marissa Jane, 663 Route 284, Westtown 10998, c/o Michelle Miedema and Marissa Stearns. Filed Feb. 18.

Big Fluﬀy Web Help, P.O. Box 44, Olivebridge 12461, c/o Steven Murray Cunningham. Filed Dec. 28.

German’s Construction, 53 Post Road, Monroe 10950, c/o German Machorro. Filed Feb. 24.

Cait Fields Design Co., 80 Sleepy Valley Road, Warwick 10990, c/o Caitlin B. Fields. Filed Feb. 23.

Grandpa Mustache Cheesecakes, 45 Revere Circle, Washingtonville 10992, c/o Peter M. Brown. Filed Deb. 19.

Box of Exclusives, 1310 Whispering Hills, Chester 10918, c/o Elena James and Torrey James. Filed Feb. 19.

Children Making Strides Against Cancer, 23 Guinea Hill Road, New Hampton 10958, c/o Adasha Gittens. Filed Feb. 23.

Ironbar Co., 24 Broadview Road, Suite 6, Woodstock 12498, c/o Robert A. Brown. Filed Dec. 27.

TLR Racing, 672 Route 209, Godeffroy, c/o Randall W. Banks, Jr. and Lorraine I. Banks. Filed Feb. 18.

Deals to Discover, 16 Prag Blvd., no. 401, Monroe, c/o Yehuda Papalanos. Filed Feb. 19.

Bella Donna Events, 245 Stone School House Road, Bloomingburg 12721, c/o Alicia Lowe, Yamesha Rice, and Samantha Mojica. Filed Feb. 17.

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Forward UK Soccer, 20 Seventh St., Pelham 10803, c/o Kristian Richardson. Filed Feb. 19.

B-Electric, 119 Berme Road, Port Jervis, c/o William R. Van Wie. Filed Feb. 18.

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Floors Ceilings Walls, 716 Route 211 West, Middletown, c/o John-Michael Wesolowski. Filed Feb. 19.

Partnerships

DNA Build Group, 9 Elizabeth Lane, New Windsor 12553, c/o Anthony Guastella. Filed Feb. 16.

El Rancho, 3 New St., Goshen 10924, c/o Terry Hernandez. Filed Feb. 22.

Negron Enterprises, 159 Salem St., Port Ewen 12466, c/o Jessica M. Negron. Filed Dec. 27.

Peace Cleaning, 5 George Sickle Lane, Saugerties 12477, c/o Patricia G. Adami. Filed Dec. 28. Phil Kimber Construction, 47 St. Andrews Road, Walden 12586, c/o Philip J. Kimber. Filed Feb. 18. Providence Farm Co., 98 Bakertown Road, Accord 12404, c/o Christine Marie Atkinson. Filed Dec. 30. Root to Rise, 40 Eagles Nest Road, Hurley 12443, c/o Sara Ann Ingersoll. Filed Dec. 30. Sewing Seams, 1 Lee Road, Cornwall-on-Hudson 12518, c/o Mary Ann Shupinksi. Filed Feb. 22. Sisters Sweets, P.O. Box 2636, Kingston 12402, c/o Florentine Fitzgerald. Filed Dec. 29. Tech This Out, 130 ½ Wickham Ave., Middletown 10940, c/o Amin Thomas. Filed Feb. 23. Visionair Photography, 7 McLaughlin Drive, Marlboro 12542, c/o Shawn K. Jollie. Filed Dec. 29.

Paul Smythe’s Twisted Fried Chicken and Waﬄes, 5458 Route 9W, Newburgh, c/o Paul Davel Smythe. Filed Feb. 23.

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LEGAL NOTICES Taliageorgette LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 11/9/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process Talia Salvati, 171 Cedar Dr. E., Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510. General purpose. #60874 Notice of formation of The Birch Collective WP, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/01/2016. Office in Weschester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 91 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60875 SNS Technology, LLC. Filed 10/20/16 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to:34 Norm Ave, Bedford Hills, NY 10507 Purpose: all lawful #60876 Pie Brothers International LLC. Filed 11/16/16 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to:12 Water St #204 White Plains, NY 10601 Purpose: all lawful #60877 3800 Tremont Associates LLC. Filed 10/31/16 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to:12 Water St #204 White Plains, NY 10601 Purpose: all lawful #60878 9 North Realty LLC. Filed 10/25/16 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to:25 Wolffe St Yonkers, NY 10705 Purpose: all lawful #60879 43 Middle Pond Road Holding LLC. Filed 11/15/16 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to:12 Water St #204 White Plains, NY 10601 Purpose: all lawful #60880 227 E 67PH LLC. Filed 11/16/16 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to:12 Water St #204 White Plains, NY 10601 Purpose: all lawful #60881 Notice of Formation of Sorkin 61 North 9th Street Debt LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/22/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Sierra Assets Group, 30 Glenn Street, White Plains, NY 10603. Purpose: any lawful activity. #60882

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Pierce Mental Health Advocacy Services, LLC. Filed 11/30/16 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to:150 Stone Meadow, South Salem, NY 10590 Purpose: all lawful. #60883 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF PROFESSIOINAL SERVICE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: W ORTHODONTICS, PLLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary or State of New York (SSNY) on 11/03/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the PLLC, 95 Church Street, Suite 400, White Plains, New York 10601. Purpose: For the practice of the profession of Dentistry. #60884 Acro Ventures LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 8/23/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 30 Luzern Rd., Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522. General purpose. #60885 Ben Shuzen LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 11/28/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 10 New King St., Ste. 209, White Plains, NY 10604. General purpose. #60886 Jane Light Company LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 11/22/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 36 Stornowaye St., Chappaqua, NY 10514. General purpose. #60888 Notice of Formation of Dimapilis Dauz Business Group, LLC, Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/11/16. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as desig agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 14 S. Broadway, 8-1A, Irvington, NY, 10533. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60889

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Sai Bless LLC articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (SSNY) on 14thth November2016, office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. NS shall mail service of process (SOP) to LLC at 412 COLUMBUS AVE APT #2 WEST HARRISON, NY 10604, and purpose is any lawful purpose. #60891 CityDronez, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 12/6/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 2 Ledgewood Commons, Millwood, NY 10546-1025. General purpose. #60892 Notice of Formation of 91 GLEN LLC. Principal Office Westchester County. Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) designated as agent for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to 4 Allen Place, Bronxville, NY 10708 Articles of Organization of the LLC filed with the SSNY on November 22, 2016. Purpose: Any lawful act(s) #60893 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF MAPLE & ROSE LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/23/16.Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 54 Rose Ave., Eastchester, NY 10709. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. #60894

Notice of Formation of Virtual Tutoring, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/7/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Virtual Tutoring, LLC. 1 Sadore Lane, Yonkers, New York 10710. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #60902 Notice of Formation of December 08 LLC ,Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/8/16. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 560 Halstead Avenue, Apt 3K, Harrison, NY 10528. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60903 Local Real Estate Group LLC Arts. of Org. filed w/ SSNY 12/20/16. Off. in Westchester Co. SSNY desig. as agt. of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 1155 Ave. of the Americas, 6th Fl., NY, NY 10036. Purpose: any lawful activity #60904 Notice of formation of Red Beard Foods, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/28/2016. Office in Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: United States Corporation Agents,Inc., 7014 13 th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60905

Notice of Formation of Giordano Beauty, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/24/16. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 57 Alexander Street Yonkers, NY 10701 Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60895

Notice of Formation of Albert Kaufman Family Royalties LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/15/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Joan Kaufman, 6 Dolma Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: any lawful activity. #60906

Notice of Formation of Westman Atelier LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/7/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 148 Baldwin Road, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549. Purpose: any lawful activity. #60899

Notice of Formation of 72 Acquisition LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/13/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 61 Bank Street, NY, NY 10014. Purpose: any lawful activity. #60907

Briggitt Marcovich Tennis Academy LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 12/5/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 11 Pondview Close, Chappaqua, NY 10514. General purpose. #60901

Notice is hereby given that an on-premise license, #TBA has been applied for by Salem Golf Club Associates LLC d/b/a Salem Golf Club to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 18 Bloomer Road North Salem NY 10560. #60908

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (ìLLCî). NAME: Northview Housing LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on 12/27/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: Northview Housing LLC, 901 Main Street, Peekskill, New York 10566, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #60909 Notice of Formation of JD Auto Detailing , LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/5/16.Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 11 Elm St. Croton On Hudson, NY 10520. Purpose: any lawful purpose #60910 Kensworth Consulting, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY 12/27/16. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 12 Greenvale Circle, White Plains, NY 10607. General purpose. #60911 Notice of Formation of Donovan Interiors, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/12/2016. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 217 Sarles Lane, Pleasantville, NY 10570. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #60912 Notice of Formation of Terra Ferma Contracting LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/29/16 Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, Po Box 124, Armonk, NY 10504 Purpose: any lawful purpose. #60913 Notice of formation of DATA VINCI, LLC; art. of org. filed with SSNY on 12/22/16. Offc. Loc: Westchester Co. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 150 W 225th St 4H, Bronx NY 10463. Purpose: any lawful activity. #60914

Property Forensics LLC Art. of Org. filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on November 10, 2016. Office located in Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent upon which process may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him/ her to: 46 Moseman Rd. Yorktown Hts, NY 10598(the LLC’s primary business location). LLC may engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. #60915 The Articles of Organization of AVENUE 145, LLC (ìThe Companyî) were filed with the Secy of State (SSNY) on 11/23/2016. The office of the Company is located in Westchester County, NY.The SSNY has been designated as Agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served. The two managing members of the company are Matt Cucolo and Christina Pestone, both with an address of 145 Kisco Avenue, Mount Kisco, NY 10549. The post office address within or without the State to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the Company served upon him or her is: 201 Saw Mill River Rd, Yonkers, NY 10701. The Company was formed for any lawful business purpose or purposes permitted under the NY LLC Act. #60916 The Articles of Organization of 585 RTE 343, LLC (ìThe Companyî) were filed with the Secy of State (SSNY) on 11/04/2016. The office of the Company is located in Westchester County, NY.The SSNY has been designated as Agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address within or without the State to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the Company served upon him or her is: 201 Saw Mill River Rd, Yonkers, NY 10701. The Company was formed for any lawful business purpose or purposes permitted under the NY LLC Act. #60917 THE ANNUAL RETURN OF THE ROTH FUND for the year ended December 31, 2016 is available at its principal office located at Peretz, Resnick, Mitgang & Marcus, LLP, 303 South Broadway, Suite 105, Tarrytown, NY 10591 for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days hereof. Principal of the Fund is Jeanny Roth. #60918

Notice of Formation of 230 East 52nd Street, Unit 3E, LLC. Articles of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/17/16. Office location: Westchester Cnty. SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served. Address to which the SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC is: Linda Grace John, 3 Chalmers Blvd, Amawalk, NY 10501. The principal business address of the LLC is: 3 Chalmers Blvd, Amawalk, NY 10501. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Ad # 60896 Notice of Formation of 200 East 94th Street, Unit 220, LLC. Articles of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/17/16. Office location: Westchester Cnty. SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served. Address to which the SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC is: Linda Grace John, 3 Chalmers Blvd, Amawalk, NY 10501. The principal business address of the LLC is: 3 Chalmers Blvd, Amawalk, NY 10501. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Ad # 60897 Notice of Formation of MEL Holdings, LLC. Articles of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/17/16. Office location: Westchester Cnty. SSNY designated agent upon whom process may be served. Address to which the SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC is: Linda Grace John, 3 Chalmers Blvd, Amawalk, NY 10501. The principal business address of the LLC is: 3 Chalmers Blvd, Amawalk, NY 10501. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. Ad # 60898

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