The Business Journals - Week of January 18

JANUARY 18, 2021 VOL. 57, No. 3

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Illustration by Sarafina Pavlak.

‘Escape’ from New York

PRESIDENT’S BRAND IN FREE FALL AS COMPANIES, LAWMAKERS FLEE

BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

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hile the political legacy of Donald Trump is for some a “to be determined” prospect, such is not the case when it comes to the Trump brand, according to observers.

“The Trump brand is uniquely tied to everything he does and says,” said David Taylor, associate professor of marketing at Sacred Heart

University. “When his presidency takes a hit, there’s a direct correlation to the brand — and right now it’s closely associated with violence and riots.”

Indeed, the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, carried out by a mob seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election — which, depending on one’s personal viewpoint, Trump instigated during an earlier rally — may be one from which the name can-

New addition at Stamford’s Harbor Point

not fully recover.

Dozens of corporations have announced they are suspending political action committee (PAC) contributions to Trump and members of the U.S. Congress who voted against certifying Joe Biden as the nation’s next president — some for a few months and others for the foreseeable future.

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BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

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Escape from New York,” the cult movie from 1981, has come to have added meaning in the Covid era, with thousands of New Yorkers relocating to Fairfield and Westchester counties.

The title is getting an unintended echo with the opening of Escape, the newest luxury residential building in Stamford’s

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Harbor Point. Pre-leasing has already begun at the 435-unit complex at 880 Pacific St., with expected occupancy as early as Feb. 1.

The Escape name is meant to evoke what Ted Ferrarone, co-president of developer Building and Land Technology, told the Business Journal is the “streamlined elegance of the most sophisticated super yachts, featuring resort-style amenities, and a flexible indoor-outdoor lifestyle. Escape is a tailor-made luxury residential building meticulously designed to allow you to let your guard down and establish a life enveloped in creativity and quality experiences.”

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Event planner Murmuration marks 25 years in ever-changing environment

BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

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ne doesn’t keep a company going for 25 years without being open to adaptation. Fortunately, René Hue has made a career of doing just that.

Hue started Brookfield-based Murmuration in 1996 as a highend custom greeting card line, which has since grown into what she calls “a boutique couture invitation and event design firm.”

“I always gravitated towards vintage images” when putting the cards together, she said. “Things that featured really detailed engravings and some really amazing images.”

Hue was using a vendor in Long Island City to produce the cards, and one day an engineer there suggested she expand a line of products.

“Within three months I had an entire custom line — birth announcements, wedding invitations and so on,” she said. “That’s what pretty much launched the business.”

A trip to the annual National Stationery Show at Manhattan’s Jacob Javits Center led to a connection with Neiman Marcus, “which treated me like I was Hallmark — they were highlighting my portfolio to various clients and outlets.”

Her first client through Neiman was a certain British singer/songwriter known as Elton John. “I did custom stationery and holiday cards for him and (husband) David Furnish for eight years,” Hue recalled. “And that was exactly the type of client I was hoping to appeal to.”

That in turn led to a host of other celebrities (Maya Angelou, Norman Lear, Shakira) and major corporations (Deloitte, Merrill

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Lynch, JPMorgan Chase), which Hue said left her head spinning.

“When I entered this business, I did not expect it to grow as quickly as it did,” she laughed.

“But growing it into a full-service event-planning business has really proven to be my forte. I like to say that we provide a unified thread, from invitations all the way through to the end of the event, including thank you cards.”

Hue’s journey began at Manhattan’s Fashion Institute of Technology, with an eye toward becoming a professional illustrator. But with that being taken over by photography at the time, she instead underwent her first evolution by landing a job as a hostess at a restaurant.

And not just any restaurant, but Armonk’s fabled Wampus Lake Quality Inn. “Service there was much more personalized than at a big chain,” she noted.

Aware of Hue’s background the owner “figured I could draw” and put her in charge of designing promotions and weekly newspaper ads.

“Then my love for planning weddings came out, so he decided I should be the director of catering and event planning,” she said.

Unfortunately, the inn was destroyed by a fire, leading to a move to what is now the Renaissance Westchester Hotel.

“Being at the inn had given me a lot of clout and creative expression,” she said. “But I went from seven dining rooms of various sizes, up to one that could seat 400, to more of a cookie-cutter approach.”

That was an adaptation too far, so Hue ultimately joined the high-end Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Tarrytown, where she honed her skills as an event designer. “I found out that I loved the design FCBJ

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aspect so much that I wanted to pursue it on a personal level,” she said.

Murmuration made its own mark by building a streamlined process that begins with a consultation — generally done six to eight months before the event — followed by a design proposal, including estimated expenses and projected timeline. All events are custom designed — again, Hue disdains “the cookie cutter approach” — with memorable results meant to impress clients and guests alike.

Having taken some time off to tend to newborn twins, Hue returned to full duty about two years ago, getting Murmuration’s web redesigned and taking a refreshed approach to marketing “to the correct demographics.”

“This is a niche business that appeals to a very niche market,” she said. “It’s high-end, labor-intensive product that requires the appropriate curation of elements.

“But we saw that we needed to appeal to the TikTok audience as well — younger people who were getting engaged, but also older people who might be entering a second marriage.”

And then came Covid-19.

“Obviously with social distancing it’s become more difficult

An example of her custom greeting card line.

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to promote social events,” she said. “But that’s when we pivoted again, to Events Ensembles.”

Those smaller, “out-of-thebox” packages are again created specifically for each customer, promoting events that can be held at the home or a small restaurant via invitations and such features as printed candles and soaps.

Following the same consultation process, Murmuration drops off all the accoutrements beforehand in order to meet today’s “touch-free” standards.

“It involves the same art of planning — just on a smaller scale,” Hue said. “We’re still trying to convey a spirit. Everything we do is still a reflection of ‘you’.”

Even with so many weddings being postponed — including one of her own daughters — Hue expressed confidence that, post-pandemic, the business will rebound as never before.

“People can’t wait to celebrate,” she said. “But in the meantime, I think they have come to have more reverence for life and realize how much they took for granted before.”

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5.000 Inches

1940s public housing building demolished for Yonkers project

BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com

with Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers (MHACY) President and CEO Wilson Kimball, MHACY Board Chairman James Landy and Lauren Hauck, development project manager of The Community Builder Inc., were among those on hand to witness the demolition.

In November, the Business Journal reported that the overall project would create more than 500 new and renovated apartments in a southwest Yonkers neighborhood that’s along Warburton Avenue and somewhat north of Ashburton Avenue and south of Lamartine. More than 240 units have been completed so far.

“The whole area of Warburton that it is replacing has been radically changed,” Kimball said at that time. “The tenants who are living in the new buildings love it there.

They love the amenities, they love the way the buildings look, they love the finishes and they love the fact that this is a brand new housing complex.” .

Hauck said, “The Community Builders Inc. is excited to be here with our partner Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers to witness this exciting milestone which would not have been possible without the support of the city, county, state and many others.”

Founded in Boston in 1964 as South End Community Development, The Community Builders has constructed or preserved hundreds of affordable and mixed-income housing developments and owns or manages 13,000 apartment homes in more than 14 states.

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hase five of the six-phase $296 million master plan to redevelop the Cottage Place public housing complex in Yonkers moved into high gear on Jan. 11 when demolition crews went to work on an apartment building from the mid-1940s.

The building is being replaced with 178 Warburton at The Ridgeway, a $56 million mixed-income residential facility with 81 apartments and a host of amenities.

The eight-story building will feature a unit mix of six studio units, 35 one-bedrooms and 40 two-bedrooms, with average unit sizes of 417, 652 and 914 gross square feet, respectively. The units will include dishwashers, microwaves and air conditioning.

The building will include a common laundry room and a rooftop resident center composed of a resident meeting/lounge space, an outdoor terrace and a fitness room. Parking will be free. The units are affordable to families with a mix of incomes, ranging from 30% to 90% of area median income.

In addition, the building will include a new Early Head Start day care center serving infants and toddlers from families with lower incomes. The space will include eight classrooms, a family resources room, a warming kitchen, washer and dryer, staff offices, storage and refuse areas, plus an additional 1,271-square-foot rooftop play area.

The project also includes a 33,000-squarefoot centrally located open space and recreation area to be created in partnership with the city of Yonkers, utilizing funding from Westchester County.

“The redevelopment of Cottage Gardens into The Ridgeway is yet another example of how Yonkers is revitalizing our neighborhoods and improving the lives of our residents,” said Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano, who

MHACY President and CEO Wilson Kimball, left, with Lauren Hauck, development project manager of The Community Builders.

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Suite Talk: Kenneth M. Stenger, partner at Stenger, Diamond & Glass LLP

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enneth M. Stenger is a partner with the Wappingers Falls law firm Stenger, Diamond & Glass LLP and is among the most prominent attorneys in the Hudson Valley. But when he graduated from Georgetown University Law Center in 1976, he decided to pursue a very different career route.

In this week’s edition of Suite Talk, Business Journal Senior Enterprise Editor Phil Hall speaks with Stenger about his unlikely detour from his law school graduation to becoming a partner in his own business.

According to your corporate biography, you went to law school and then you started producing concerts. How did you get from Point A to Point B? “There really was not much difference between Point A and Point B. I went to law school out of college and was a lawyer at the age of 23. I wanted to be in music all my life. When I graduated from Georgetown, I was too young to wear a tie and briefcase and go to work in corporate D.C. — it was not what I wanted to do, but I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do.

“I came back to Dutchess County and I interviewed sporadically, because at 23 I was too young to start out on my own as a lawyer. When I was 24, the Mid-

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Hudson Civic Center opened in Poughkeepsie and my old English teacher from freshman year in high school was a promoter. I got introduced to some management people and I started there managing the security, then managing the stage and managing the concessions. And suddenly I found another track that fit my life better because it was allowing me to do something that I thought I could do well, and it was giving me an opportunity to succeed on my own.

“And it’s also about rock and roll. There’s a picture I keep on my desk of myself, introducing Judy Collins to an audience full of folks — it was on Mother’s Day and my mom was center front row. As that career continues, I get into larger levels of engagement, managing larger shows, I’m taking on new responsibilities. And it goes to on until I am 30.”

Uh oh, is this where the music career ends and the legal career begins?

“When I’m 30, I had all of this experience in my background on how to manage a business, how to run an event, how to deal with extraordinary pressure, and how to lead — all by virtue of those experiences. Rock and roll is a young man’s and young woman’s business — it was always FCBJ

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lovely, but it was time to get out.

And it was time to use the skills that I learned at Georgetown — or, I should say, the things that I learned in Georgetown — and use them with the skills that I had learned in rock and roll.

“The idea of a rock star really was bigger than just somebody standing on stage. For me, the first rock star I know in a movie involving lawyers is Atticus Finch in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ because he was a guy that had talent and charisma and was willing to take a stand. And he didn’t back down.

“There’s a corporate approach to being a lawyer, where one lawyer reports to the next one reports to the next one and everybody wants to be a partner — and it’s all regimented. There’s that, but there’s an ethos of being a lawyer for me that I learned from rock and roll, which was you bring the best game you have every day.

You expect things not to work out, but you’ll be patient and things will work out. And you learn how to lead — and you learn that you can never lead from behind.”

When you began practicing law, you were originally doing criminal cases and real estate closings, which is very different from what you’re doing today with litigation, land use and development and more com-

plex real estate cases. So how did you reinvent yourself from a new Point A to today’s Point B? “I came into practice during the Carter years when interest rates were 24% for buying a house and the work you could find was being a real estate closer — if you could read the contracts, you could learn the business and you kept dollars. That practice expanded into the criminal area, which was all misdemeanor work as a young lawyer normally starts with — mainly DWIs. “There was a fellow I knew from D.C. who was very successful at this time, and he called me at my office, which was about as big as closet. He said, ‘I got a deal, I’m going out with the Stones to do merchandise, do you want to go out?’ And I looked at the phone and I just said, ‘No, I can’t stop now. I’m here and I’m going to be a lawyer.’ From that point forward, I just worked hard at learning how to be a lawyer.”

How did your law firm deal with the Covid-19 pandemic?

“One thing I know about having led people in a business is that you can’t lead from behind. The other thing I learned in rock and roll was that you’ve got to look like you have a plan, even when you don’t have one. And sometimes

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that will just allow the plan to emerge.

“What happened here is that when the office was closed for a week, were people on the phone talking each other. But I intuitively knew that this isn’t going to work — the leadership of the firm had to be in the office and people had to see that you’re there.

“There are things that you can do to protect yourself from the communication of disease, but at that point nobody knew exactly what was confronting us. Some of us were willing to take the risk immediately of confrontation, and some of us did not. Everyone came to this at their own speed.

“Over time people, our people, responded to that leadership in their own way. And if they weren’t physically in the building, they were at work anyway, because they were connected to each other. When the governor said, ‘Okay, you guys can now be open,’ this firm was open fully 30 seconds later because our people were prepared for it, ready for it and wanted it.”

What’s in a name?

Ask Fat Sal from California

BY BILL HELTZEL bheltzel@westfairinc.com

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at Sal’s Branding, owner of a popular California restaurant chain, has accused Fat Sal’s Bar & Grill of Buchanan of feasting on its valuable name.

The California Fat Sal’s charges the local eatery with trademark infringement in a Jan. 8 complaint filed in U.S. District Court, White Plains.

The Buchanan Fat Sal’s is free riding on the success of the original Fat Sal’s, the complaint states, and blatantly trading on its goodwill.

Fat Sal’s Branding has trademarked the name and the logo

for restaurants, bars and catering; prepared and packaged foods; and clothing. It began using the mark in 2010.

Sal is Salvatore Capek, “a living individual whose consent is of record,” the registrations state. The logo features a mustachioed caricature of Capek in a chef jacket gesturing the hang loose sign with his left hand and hoisting a humongous submarine sandwich in his right hand.

Fat Sal’s in Hollywood, Westwood and Encino, California feature rather huge hoagies. Like the Big Fat Fatty: cheesesteak, cheese burgers, pastrami, chicken fingers, bacon, mozzarella sticks, fried

eggs, jalapeno peppers, fries, onion rings, chili, marinara and fat sauce on a 27-inch garlic hero, $49.99, or free if you can eat it in 40 minutes.

Fat Sal’s in Buchanan was formed in 2014. Its logo also employs the name Fat Sal’s but includes a caricature of a horned cow twirling a steak.

The restaurant also offers an array of burgers and sandwiches, salads and sides, but in far tamer portions and eschewing the “fat” prefix on most menu items.

The California Fat Sal’s markets itself with an eye on nationwide notoriety, according to the complaint, and with plans for opening restaurants across the

country, including in New York.

It has been featured on the Food Network, Travel Channel, Hallmark Channel and Playboy Channel. Stories have been published in Zagat, Forbes and The Huffington Post. Celebrities have endorsed the delis and been photographed in Fat Sal’s clothing.

Foodies have traveled to California from across the United States, the company claims, just to dine at a Fat Sal’s.

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to the New York Fat Sal’s a year ago, but the Westchester restaurant has refused to rebrand.

The Buchanan restaurant did not respond to an email asking for its side of the story.

The California company accuses Fat Sal’s Bar and Grill of trademark infringement and unfair competition. It is asking the court to bar the Buchanan restaurant from representing itself as affiliated with Fat Sal’s Branding and it is demanding three times “all the profits realized” from infringing the trademark.

San Diego attorney Erin M. Hickey represents the California company.

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JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, Hallmark, AT&T, Comcast, American Airlines, Dow, The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Marriott International and CocaCola.

A number of business organizations also have expressed their objections to the insurrection. The Business Roundtable, a D.C.-based nonprofit whose members include the CEOs of Harrison-headquartered PepsiCo and other major U.S. companies, issued a statement saying that, “The country deserves better.

Business Roundtable calls on the President and all relevant officials to put an end to the chaos and to facilitate the peaceful transition of power.”

In addition, the PGA of America’s board of directors voted to terminate an agreement to play the PGA Championship at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, in 2022.

“It has become clear that conducting the PGA Championship at Trump Bedminster would be detrimental to the PGA of America brand, and would put at risk the PGA’s ability to deliver our many programs, and sustain the longevity of our mission,” Jim Richerson, president of the PGA of America, said in a video statement.

The Trump Organization responded: “We have had a beautiful partnership with the PGA of America and are incredibly disappointed with their decision. This is a breach of a binding contract, and they have no right to terminate the agreement.”

The New York Times described Trump as “gutted” by the PGA decision.

Twenty-four hours later, Martin Slumbers, CEO of the Scotlandbased R&A — golf’s governing body, along with the U.S. Golf Association — issued a statement saying that “We had no plans to stage any of our championships at (Trumpowned course) Turnberry and will not do so in the foreseeable future.

We will not return until we are convinced that the focus will be on the championship, the players and the course itself and we do not believe that is achievable in the current circumstances.”

The art of the brand “Branding is everything in sports, and these alliances come in many forms — naming rights, sponsorships and licensing and endorsement deals,” said Josh

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Shuart, director of the Sport doesn’t represent Chicago’s values.”

Management Program at the Trump-branded properties in Jack Welch College of Business & Fairfield and Westchester counTechnology. ties, including the Trump National “It is no secret that Trump Golf Club Westchester in Briarcliff has leveraged his name forever Manor, appear to be safe for now.

— predominantly as a developer “The name and brand are or licensor of luxury hotels, golf meant to be synonyms for luxury, courses and other entertainment ‘Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous’,” properties,” Shuart said. “The Taylor said. “But now corporations brand was successful before his are fleeing in droves, and the averpresidency and was positioned to age person now makes a really bad continue post-presidency. Recent association (with the name).” events have obviously significantNot helping the bottom line are ly and negatively impacted that the massive financial losses seen brand and companies are running at all hotels during the pandemic, as fast as they can from any assowith those at the high end parciation.” ticularly hard hit. Exacerbating While many failed Trump projthat situation are decisions by ects before he became president Deutsche Bank, Trump’s primahave become the butt of jokes (Trump Vodka, Trump Ice bottled water, Trump Steaks, the Trump Shuttle airline) and/or the subject of lawsuits (Trump University, the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City), his central businesses have been golf courses and hotels — and the latter are also facing an uncertain future.

Even before the riot at the Capitol, the native New Yorker saw his name stripped from the Trump SoHo hotel ­­— Josh Shuart and from condominiums at 140, 160, 180 and 200 Riverside Blvd. ry lender for nearly 20 years, to On Jan. 13, New York City stop doing business with him in Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city the face of the approximately $300 was terminating its contracts with million he owes the bank; and by the Trump Organization due to Signature Bank, which helped the riot; those contracts include bankroll the construction of the the city-owned Trump Golf Links Trump International Golf Club in at Ferry Point in the Bronx, the West Palm Beach. The latter has Central Park Carousel and a pair of called upon Trump to resign “in ice skating rinks. the best interests of our nation and Those moves may be in violathe American people” — quite an tion of the contracts’ language, but about-face for an institution that the mayor insisted that “We’re on once boasted of having Ivanka strong legal ground.”

Trump on its board.

Meanwhile, city planners in Vancouver, Canada, are calling for Political fallout the removal of the name from its Underscoring much of this Trump Hotel — which has been activity is Trump’s behavior leadclosed since August — and Chicago ing up to and following the Jan. 6 Alderman Gilbert Villegas has said uprising. Although Vice President he will introduce an ordinance this Mike Pence turned a deaf ear month to remove the name from to Democrats’ calls for invoking that city’s Trump International the 25th Amendment — which Hotel & Tower. allows the vice president and a “That may allow us to take the majority of the cabinet to vote to sign down finally,” Villegas told the remove a president if they judge Chicago Tribune. “The sign just him “unable to discharge the

powers and duties of his office” — Democrats were at press time pushing ahead with an article of impeachment, an effort that a handful of Republicans indicated they would support.

“His brand is severely tarnished,” said Gary Rose, chairman of the department of government at SHU. “But he’s ultimately going to try to keep going.”

Rose said Trump had survived the many scandals and controversies that have occurred since he took office on Jan. 20, 2017, “because he has charisma and obviously a speaking ability, which appeals to a segment of the nation’s adult population — those who feel their way of life is dissipating and who feel powerless within the system.

Donald Trump gives them a sense of efficacy, power and importance and that they finally have an advocate who can speak for them.”

The professor also acknowledged a racial dimension to Trump’s appeal.

“Of course there’s a racial dimension to supporting Trump.

I’m not saying that all Trump supporters or all Republicans are racist. But he articulated that when he talked about immigration and how Mexicans threatened our way of life, and from there it grew into an ‘us vs. them’ view that his demographic found appealing.”

Rose questioned whether Trump would run as a Republican candidate for president in 2024.

“The challenge for Republicans now is to distance themselves from him. I don’t think many (Republican) candidates for Congress in 2022 are going to want his endorsement. He’s going to be a pariah in many ways to a lot of Republicans.”

However, he added, “There is the prospect of forming a third party, a Ross Perot-like populist movement.”

As for reports that Lara Trump, who is married to Eric, might run in North Carolina for the U.S. Senate, Rose flatly stated, “She doesn’t have a chance.”

Although the FBI has warned the governors of all 50 states that potentially violent demonstrations could take place in their capitals, as

The brand was successful before his presidency and was positioned to continue post-presidency. Recent events have obviously significantly and negatively impacted that brand and companies are running as fast as they can from any association.”

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well as in D.C. again, on or around Biden’s Jan. 20 inauguration, Rose said he did not foresee a rerun of Jan. 6.

He also expressed doubts about the impeachment efforts, saying that it was important for Biden to “come out of the box strongly. He needs to get democracy up and running again, put (the Trump issue) to rest after the transfer and get down to business.”

Meanwhile, both New York and Connecticut are sending members of their respective National Guards to the Capitol to help with security efforts.

On Jan. 12, Connecticut Republican Party Chairman J.R. Romano announced his resignation in an email to members of the party’s central committee. That decision was apparently not directly influenced by the insurrection, with Romano writing: “It is time for a new voice to be heard from the Connecticut Republicans. I am grateful for having had the opportunity to lead the Party.”

Rebranding Trump?

Outside of the political arena, what does the future hold for the Trump brand?

“When other brands are damaged beyond repair, you rebrand them,” Taylor said. “But I think that’s antithetical to Trump as a brander and a marketer.”

Taylor cited Henry Ford, a notorious anti-Semite, as one example.

“The Ford Motor Co. name is not associated with Henry Ford these days.”

Likewise, brands like Quaker Oats’ Aunt Jemima and Mars Inc.’s Uncle Ben’s, whose mascots had long been accused of reinforcing racist stereotypes, removed them last year in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests. While the syrup has retained the name, the rice line has been rebranded Ben’s Original.

Trump, however, is a special case.

“His brand is so tied to him as a person that the association is almost impossible to unlink,” Taylor said. “He’s such a prominent person, a celebrity, that I don’t see how a rebrand would work.”

Eric Trump, however, had a different take.

“There has never been a political figure with more support or energy behind them than my father,” the outgoing president’s son said in a statement on Jan. 11. “There will be no shortage of incredible opportunities in real estate and beyond.”

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Summit Club review process tees off in North Castle

BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com

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ummit Club Partners LLC, the developer that has been working to transform The Brynwood Golf & Country Club into a combined golf course and residential community of condominiums has gone before the town of North Castle’s Planning Board seeking approvals for the residential component of the project. Work has been underway on improvements to the golf course, which is expected to reopen in April.

Attorney Mark Weingarten of the White Plains-based law firm DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr LLP said the developer is seeking site plan, wetlands, steep slope and tree removal approvals and a special permit.

“The site plan submission requests approval for the residential component of the Summit Club, which consists of 73 residential units, an amenities building, an outdoor pool and hot tubs, tennis courts, requisite parking and a gatehouse. Those amenities will be for use by both the residents and members of the golf course,” Weingarten said.

“The site plan also describes certain temporary facilities located on the golf course parcel, which his being processed through a separate application.”

Weingarten traced the history of the project, noting that in June 2011 an application was submitted for certain zoning text amendments to accommodate a golf course community and that an environmental review was completed. A new golf course community overlay district was created and mapped to the site which permitted up to 73 dwelling units with a requirement of seven affordable housing units.

In September 2017, the planning board approved creating a 130-acre golf course and a 26-acre residential parcel. In January 2019 the North Castle Town Board amended the zoning code to allow condominiums on the site.

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“In August of 2020 the planning board granted site plan approval for the golf course work, which we are proud to say is underway as we intend to open the course in the spring of this 2021 season. The renovation is for all of the bunkers on the golf course being redone,” Weingarten said.

“There are three new holes being built, significant architecture work throughout the course, new tee boxes, improvements to the driving range and improvements to the irrigation system. There are also a series of other related approval conditions regarding water service, a community benefits agreement, a potential for age restrictions on the second phase of the project and much more.”

“I’ve been living in town since 1994,” Jeffrey Mendell, a principal of the developer, told the planning board. He said that in July he was able to buy out his former partner in the project and bring in a partner, Jerome Hollo.

“Jerry runs a company based in Florida called Florida East Coast Realty. They’re an experienced development company having built over 60 million square feet of real estate projects over the course of their company’s existence. You’ve got an experienced development team who is ready to move this project forward.”

For more than 30 years, Mendell has owned JBM Realty Capital Corp. in Greenwich. He also is managing director of Greenwich Development Partners, a real estate investment and development company.

Mendell said that they’re looking to create an active lifestyle community for people who want an amenities-driven lifestyle based around a golf course.

“The concept is not a novel one. It’s a successful development concept in many parts of the United States. It just doesn’t happen to exist here in Westchester or Fairfield. We’re blessed with many great golf clubs and many beautiful golf courses but we don’t have that residential lifestyle component to it,” Mendell said.

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“We think it’s a one of a kind site. I fell in love with it 10 to 11 years ago when we started on the process of acquiring the property from Mitsubishi, which in and of itself was no small feat, but we did it and over the last 10 years we have managed to resolve or overcome many of the challenges in getting this project started.“ Rich Granoff, president of Granoff Architects in Greenwich, told the board that his firm is a 32-year-old practice with a staff of 25 and noted that they were the architectural firm for the Armonk Square mixed-use development.

Granoff explained that the existing entrance off Route 22 would remain, as would the existing parking lot. He said there would be seven residential buildings with six at the lower portion of the site arranged in a gentle arc. There also would be an amenities building for the residential component, to be connected to a clubhouse building. Each residential building would contain between nine and 12 units on three levels over a lower level of parking. Granoff said that each unit would have a view of the golf course.

“If you look carefully at what I’m showing it’s not slick flat roof modern. It’s soft modern or warm modern and actually inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright, who had a lot of glass walls and low sloping hip roofs and that’s essentially what we’re showing and that is one of the architectural intentions, in that it is inspired by Usonia, which is two miles away. “ Usonia is a development of 47 houses, three designed by Wright himself, which is a national historic district in Mount Pleasant.

“I know that we’re in a neighborhood that is single-family homes that is mostly New England traditional ’70s, ’80s builder-type product and I’m very conscious of that,” Granoff said. “But the fact of the matter is nobody’s going to see this from the street or from their house. Part of the plan here is this is its own self-contained community that the neighbors aren’t going to see.”

Responding to a question from board member Michael Pollack about the construction timeline, Mendell said, “It will be constructed in phases. Some of that will be depend on the pace of sales and some will be logistics. We’ll be doing a construction phasing plan as required by the board so we’ll come back to you with more information on that. It is our intention to build the project consistent with the sales effort and as quickly as we can. I expect that it will clearly take three to five years to build this out.”

The developer’s initial submission had been reviewed by North Castle town staff and an engineering firm, Kellard Sessions Consulting. Kellard Sessions noted that there would be a total of 180 bedrooms within the 44 two-bedroom, 24 three-bedroom and five four-bedroom units that have been proposed. It also noted that “the plans lack the details required to perform a complete and proper review of the project” and that “a fully engineered plan submission” needs to be provided for review.

The staff report had numerous items to be addressed, including a call for a photo simulation to be prepared showing what would be seen of the project from Route 22.

It noted that the six residential buildings positioned in the same line would contain about 36,000 square feet each.

“While the proposed design of the building is attractive, the proposed repetition of the same building six times leads to a design that is excessively uniform. The plans should be revised to vary design, footprint and height, as necessary, to prevent excessive uniformity of the proposed exterior building design,” the staff report stated.

The report outlined requirements for the developer to satisfy various agencies that the project meets water supply, sewage treatment and other requirements.

Additional planning board and other board meetings along with public hearings are expected as the project moves through the review process.

Startup eatery Reef Shack bucks the industry tide

BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

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ast month, the National Restaurant Association reported that nearly 17% of U.S. restaurants were “closed permanently or long-term” due to the Covid-19 pandemic, representing more than 110,000 service-industry businesses across the country.

But that’s not to say there were no startup eateries during this time. Indeed, last month saw the opening of Reef Shack, an independently owned business based in a former 7-11 at 257 Reef Road in Fairfield.

Jason and Bridget Lesizza signed the lease for the property on April 23, at a time when indoor dining was prohibited by government edict and restaurants could only offer takeout or delivery service. Despite the trauma being inflicted on the industry, the couple believed an opportunity existed for them.

“In April, we saw so many people jogging around here, so many bikers and kids,” recalled Jason Lesizza. “And we were like, ‘Why don’t we do a takeout window over here?’”

Lesizza previously ran his own office furniture business in Manhattan before deciding to switch careers, although the restaurant scene was not new to him — his father owned and operated a restaurant in Manhattan. His

Jason and Bridget Lesizza, owners of Reef Shack in Fairfield. Photo by Phil Hall. wife, Bridget, came from a marketing consulting background, which helped the couple create a business plan for Reef Shack.

“It was pretty much sitting at the kitchen table and saying, ‘What does the town need and how can we fill that need?’” she said.

“There was no place to get a great cheesecake, so we saw the need and we looked to innovate on it.”

Bridget Lesizza acknowledged there were “some naysayers” that tried to dissuade the couple, but they paled in numbers compared with those who offered encouragement.

“When we told people our concept, they said to just stayed focused,” she said. “And the two of us just worked together. We wanted to make sure it was not a committee of voices, so it was really just the two of us pushing through.”

The Lesizzas’ children attend St. Thomas

Aquinas Catholic School and the school’s officers allowed them to use a test kitchen over the summer to experiment on recipes for their menu. The couple also studied the community’s demographics in adding other items for sale.

“This is definitely a healthy neighborhood with people jogging, so we decided to do the salads,” Jason Lesizza said. “You can make your own salad here. And we decided to make family-size options because this is a family neighborhood. And it is a beach community where most people around go away for the summer — they’re going to Nantucket and Cape Cod, but they come back and there’s no place that has that beach shack feel, so we decided to give it a little beach shack feel.”

“We also take into consideration that a lot of people have certain dietary issues, so we made sure that all of our sandwiches can be served over quinoa,” Bridget Lesizza noted.

“For people who have celiac and people who need a gluten-free options, we have gluten-free rolls. A lot of those things were taken in consideration.”

Although Reef Shack has no restaurant as its next-door competition — the business is in a mostly residential area away from Fairfield’s busy Post Road thoroughfare — it is in a town that has a glut of eateries. But Bridget Lesizza

stressed that the business’ emphasis on fresh ingredients plus an open kitchen space helps to make it stand out.

“We are doing fresh and ready-to-go made-to-order sandwiches,” she said. “We slice the meats in front of people — they can see our people cooking and prepping in front of them. And we have a significant staff right now — about 20 people, and we’re going to probably go to more. And it’s a great feeling because these people are so eager to work and it wasn’t hard for us to find them, especially when they saw the concept.”

Reef Shack offers a mix of sandwiches, salads, seafood platters and bowls for both takeout and indoor dining, as well as a small market offering grocery staples such as milk, bread and eggs. When it officially opened on Dec. 11, Reef Shack was positioned as a sixday-per-week business, with Mondays being closed. However, the Lesizzas turned it into a seven-day-per-week operation, citing strong customer demand.

“We were blown away by the amount of people that came up to support us,” Bridget Lesizza said. “People in the neighborhood were coming up to say, ‘Thank you for doing something for our community and giving us hope.’ And then, they just kept coming back because the food was good. It’s been amazing.”

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THE UPSIDE

Stamford writer hits his stride at 82

Good things are happening out there

The Kligman family at their North Stamford home.

BY KAREN SACKOWITZ ksackowitz@westfairinc.com

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hen retired U.S. Army Intelligence Officer Harris Kligman of North Stamford finally decided to pen the tales of espionage and suspense he had collected over 35 years of blended civilian-military life, he poured a decade of work into the project.

“My dad is a very dynamic man who’s seen a lot and experienced a lot. As a kid I would bug him to give me a little more

insight into who he was and what he’d done,” said his son Rob Kligman. “Through writing, he’s been able to put a lot of these experiences into words; getting to see sort of how his mind works has been so compelling and interesting to me.”

There’s no shortage of material, given Harris’ extensive global travels.

“I was rarely home. I was always on an airplane going someplace,” Harris recalled.

“My sphere of influence was primarily the Far East, Africa and South America. I lived in South Korea for more than four years; at one point I was going back and forth from

Brazil like a yo-yo.”

During countless hours in the air, Harris would write notes on his travels, his interactions and myriad of characters he met along the way. He also penned children’s stories for his sons so that during his rare stints at home, their time together would be spent reading and talking about the stories.

When Harris retired to full-time civilian life, he began recalling his experiences, including the many personalities from the military, political entities and business sectors in the many countries he traveled to with the goal of writing a novel. In the end, he wrote 12 and set them aside with no intention of publishing them. That changed with the onset of the Wuhan virus when his son, Rob, thought that it might be a good idea to get several of these published. The novels might give those readers an opportunity to deflect from the concerns of the virus and enjoy a good story.

“When I sat down to write, I was able to see the characters again. The people that I used to do business with, their names slightly changed because of the story and some of the things that I experienced,” he said.

Kligman’s family would print out his stories at a copy shop, handing them out to

their circle of friends to enjoy. But when the pandemic hit last spring, and the Kligman family found themselves home with time on their hands, Rob convinced his dad to publish his work.

“Picture the three of us at a small kitchen table in North Stamford,” Rob said, recalling the months working together as a team.

“Mom’s on one side with her notes, Dad’s on the other end and me with my computer; literally spending hours going through it and editing together, having dialogue on what word should be used in a particular section.”

Harris Kligman’s first novel, “The Profession,” appeared on Amazon this past November. His second, “The Shaolin Covenant,” will be out this week, followed by the March release of “Her Father’s Daughter.”

With a year’s worth of debuts lined up for 2021, Harris said he’s just happy his novels can offer readers an entertaining escape during a tough time. Rob said he can’t put down 2020, given the gift he received from it.

“It was a great year because it brought all of us even closer and we’ve accomplished something that brought real excitement,” he said. “These are memories that will last me forever. It’s just been an awesome ride.”

Impact FFC Co-President Katharine Lumby.

Impact FFC Co-President Steviann Martines.

from three investment levels: $1,500 to sponsor one employee, $5,000 for up to three, and $10,000 for up to eight.

“The concept allowed us to have some level of marketing to companies that wanted to sponsor women,” Martines says. “On the sponsor side, these women can take advantage of leadership development opportunities and enjoy a great learning experience, working alongside professional women from all over Fairfield County with all different types of backgrounds.”

Among the organizations who have benefited from Impact FFC’s grant programs over the last five years are All Our Kin, an organization that trains, sup-

ports and sustains community child care providers in Danbury; Career Resources, a program that helps youth and adults develop skills needed in the workforce; and Building One Community, a group that works to advance the successful integration of immigrants and their families in Stamford.

Lumby said with the support of new corporate partners, her organization is excited to grow and make even more of an impact.

“We know the work we do and we’ve seen the outcomes, it’s just a matter of getting it in front of people,” she said.

“Most of the time when people hear about it, they want in.”

Impact FFC Announces New Partnership Program

BY KAREN SACKOWITZ ksackowitz@westfairinc.com

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airfield County’s top all-female giving circle is about to go beyond grant funding to develop a knowledgeable, driven army of change agents, with the help of area corporations.

“We have all of these women, our members, who participate in the grant-making process, hearing and seeing the various needs within the community and really understanding social issues at a much deeper level,” Impact FFC’s co-President Katharine Lumby said.

“So not only are we putting a hundred thousand, two hundred thousand or more dollars back into the community every year to drive change, we are igniting passion within our membership to do the work.”

Impact FFC launched in 2015 with an initial goal of gathering at least 100 women across the county to pool con-

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tributions and make significant philanthropic investments. Today, they are 243 members strong with an impressive track record: over $1 million in grant funding over the last five years, including eight $100,000 grants to area organizations.

This year, Lumby and her co-President, Steviann Martines, wanted to explore how to build upon that success by bringing in members who may not otherwise know of them or seek them out.

“We’ve had a very organic growth for five years, and it’s very much word of mouth. We don’t advertise, we don’t market; it’s been friends of friends,” Martines said. “This year, we wanted to expand that to include people from every single town, of every race and all ages to join us.”

To reach more women in an active way, the organization’s leadership team created the Impact FFC Partnership Program, kicking off for 2021. Corporate partners in the new program can choose WCBJ

Bankruptcy trustee sues mom, family of Westchester funeral home director in fraud case

BY BILL HELTZEL bheltzel@westfairinc.com

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U.S. bankruptcy trustee has accused the family of Westchester funeral home director Joseph Balsamo of helping him dodge creditors.

Balsamo, with the cooperation and assistance of his family “structured his financial affairs to insulate himself from … the debts owed to the IRS and other creditors,” the trustee claims, “and engaged in a fraudulent scheme to divert and conceal income.”

Marianne T. O’Toole, the trustee, sued Balsamo’s mother, Melinda Balsamo of the Bronx, brother John Balsamo of Ridgefield, Connecticut, and the family’s funeral home business, Jan. 6 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, White Plains.

Balsamo’s bankruptcy attorney, Joseph Reilly of Goshen, did not respond to an email request for comment.

The family business includes Harrison Funeral Home, Harrison; BalsamoCordovano Funeral Home, Carmel; Balsamo Funeral Home, the Bronx; and 15 Church St. LLC, a holding company that owns the Carmel property.

Balsamo, of Ardsley, petitioned for Chapter 7 liquidation two years ago, declaring $5,230 in assets and $1,135,721 in liabilities.

He owed $518,978 in federal and state taxes, $319,113 to several companies that won a court judgment against a defunct Bronx produce company he owned, and $290,350 to Santander Bank.

He was employed as director of Balsamo Funeral Home in the Bronx, according to the petition, where he worked for 30 years and where he made $85,800 in 2017.

But when he testified in 2019 at a creditors meeting, he said he never held any shares in Balsamo Funeral Home, he did not have a bank account and he did not receive a paycheck.

Instead, according to the lawsuit, he said he received a weekly cash allowance from the family funeral homes, the businesses paid support payments to his estranged wife and he used his mother’s debit card for personal expenses.

Balsamo conceded at the meeting that

he structured his financial affairs this way “in part by a desire to avoid the collection efforts of creditors, including the IRS,” according to the lawsuit.

Before he filed for bankruptcy, O’Toole says, Joseph Balsamo was 50% owner of 15 Church St. LLC. Balsamo claimed that his interest in 15 Church St. had been assigned to his mother.

O’Toole argues that there is no proof of a transfer or of Balsamo receiving any consideration for his interest in the company.

After Balsamo filed for bankruptcy, his mother and brother refinanced business loans for $2.9 million, on which they owed $217,000. Some of the funds they received were used to pay debts unrelated to Balsamo or 15 Church St., including $84,471 that his mother and brother owed in federal and state taxes.

O’Toole accuses Melinda and John Balsamo of fraudulently transferring Joseph Balsamo’s interest in 15 Church St. as part of a scheme to conceal his assets from creditors. She also charges them with aiding and abetting fraud, for contributing to Balsamo’s “fraudulent conduct,” and unjust enrichment.

The trustee is asking the court to reverse the transfer to Balsamo’s mother of his interest in 15 Church St., direct his mother and brother to account for all proceeds from refinancing the family businesses, and order them to turn over Balsamo’s portion of the refinance funds to his bankruptcy estate.

Granite Springs attorney William F. Macreery represents O’Toole.

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‘Escape’—

Covid-related tax relief for your business

BY NORMAN G. GRILL

P A rendering of Escape at Harbor Point. in Harbor Point inquiries from New York City since the pandemic began, Ferrarone said. Pre-Covid, New Yorkers represented 15% of total new leases, while over the past summer and fall, those residents represented 35% of total new leases. Over the summer, BLT saw more than twice its historical leasing volume at Harbor Point, with approximately 1 in 3 new residents coming from New York City, he said.

In addition, Ferrarone said, at Allure — Escape’s sister building, which opened in 2019 — “We leased up in record time and saw about twice the demand from New York City residents that we have seen in other Harbor Point buildings.

“We are also seeing an increasing demand from downsizers and empty nesters who are selling their homes and taking advantage of the ‘live, work, play’ environment at Harbor Point,” he said.

The new complex offers oneto three-bedroom apartments and four-bedroom penthouses spanning 701 to 4,455 square feet, with water views.

Apartments include floor-to-ceiling windows, wood plank flooring, Silestone countertops, and full-size stainless-steel appliances. Other amenities include a fitness center, pool, screening room and a climate-controlled wine-tasting room with private bottle storage, as well as a game room, café, fireplace lounges, and basketball, pickleball and shuffleboard

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courts.

BLT started promoting Escape on Nov. 1, and now has about 700 people on the waitlist. Virtual tours began on Jan. 2.

With the new building, BLT has finished more than 4,000 apartments in Stamford’s South End, welcomed nearly 30 retailers and restaurants to the neighborhood and created more than two miles of public waterfront access and 20 acres of new public parks.

“We have seen strong demand for Harbor Point apartments since we brought our first building online over a decade ago,” Ferrarone said. “The waterfront has always been an attractive feature for our tenants, and now that most people are spending more time at home, we are seeing even stronger demand for waterfront residences.”

Ferrarone stopped short of saying the Harbor Point properties sell themselves, but added, “The location, top-of-the-line amenities and draw for people to live, work and play in the harbor marketing campaign.”

Looking ahead, Ferrarone said that BLT has another two apartment buildings under construction on the Stamford waterfront, and is in the midst of construction of Charter Communications’ new world headquarters for Charter Communications. It was also involved with the December opening of Sema4’s new 70,000-square-foot clinical lab at 62 Southfield Ave. WCBJ

aycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans. Retroactive to the effective date of the CARES Act, PPP loans that are forgiven will be treated as tax-exempt income. Gross income does not include loan forgiveness for Economic Injury Recovery Loans (EIDLs) and certain other loans or loan repayment assistance.

Under the CARES Act, taxpayers receiving an EIDL were required to reduce any PPP loan forgiveness by the amount of the EIDL. In addition, businesses with 300 or fewer employees with a gross revenue loss of 25 percent in any quarter of 2020 compared to the same quarter in 2019 are eligible for a second round of PPP loans.

Deductible expenses. Deductions are also allowed for deductible expenses paid for with the proceeds of a forgiven PPP loan. This reverses earlier IRS guidance that stated no deduction would be allowed. This tax provision applies to the second round of PPP loans as well.

Payroll tax credits. Refundable payroll tax credits for paid sick and family (Families First Coronavirus Response Act) leave are extended through March 2021. Employers are not required to provide paid leave after Dec. 31, 2020; however, employers may still claim the credit if the employee would have qualified for paid leave if the mandate had been extended beyond Dec. 31, 2020 and the employer provides paid leave.

Employee retention tax credits.

Implemented as a refundable credit under the CARES Act, the employee retention tax credit (ERTC) is extended through June 30. The following also applies for calendar quarters beginning after Dec. 31, 2020: • The credit rate is increased from 50 to 70 percent of qualified wages.

• The limit on per-employee creditable wages is increased from $10,000

for the year to $10,000 for each quarter.

• The required reduction in a yearover-year decline in gross receipts on a quarterly basis is reduced from 50 to 20 percent.

• When determining the relevant wage base, the definition of a “large employer” that can only claim the credit for employees that are not working because of the COVID pandemic increases from more than 100 to more than 500 employees.

• Certain government employers are now allowed to claim the ERTC. • Safe harbor allowing employers to use prior-quarter gross receipts to figure eligibility.

• New employers in 2020 (i.e., those not in existence in 2019) can claim the credit.

Furthermore and retroactive to the date of the CARES Act, the ERTC is expanded to allow employers who receive PPP loans to qualify for the credit with respect to wages that are not paid with forgiven PPP proceeds. It also clarifies that group health plan expenses can be considered qualified wages even if no other wages are paid to an employee.

Employee portion of payroll tax deferral. The repayment period for deferral of payroll tax is extended through Dec. 31, 2021.

This column is for information only and is not intended as advice. Taxes can be complex and mistakes can be costly, so consider seeking the advice of an experienced professional for taxation matters.

Norm Grill, CPA, (N.Grill@GRILL1. com) is managing partner of Grill & Partners, LLC (www.GRILL1.com), certified public accountants and consultants to closely held companies and high-net-worth individuals, with offices in Fairfield and Darien, 203-254-3880.

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Iona Prep approved for new performing arts center

BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com

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ona Prep has received site plan approval from the New Rochelle Planning Board to build a 21,000-square-foot performing arts center on its 26.2-acre campus at 255 Wilmot Road in New Rochelle.

Representatives of the Hastings-onHudson-based architecture firm Peter Gisolfi Associates presented plans to the board, explaining that the construction site will be in the northwest corner of the campus on about 2 acres. The location backs up to Wilmot and Stratton roads.

The new building would connect with the existing 5,000-square-foot Verni Building on campus, formally known as the Paul Verni Fine Arts Center.

Before the unanimous vote approving the site plan, the board decided there would be no significant environmental impacts from the project.

“The idea is to basically create one cohesive building out of the existing building and the new building and by doing that also creating a new place on the campus

where now there is just a singular building,” Ronen Wilk of Peter Gisolfi Associates told the board. “We’re just looking to really now create a space and connect the whole zone to the rest of the campus.”

Wilk appeared at the board meeting virtually along with Peter Gisolfi and Danny Lam of the firm.

“Currently, the performing arts activities are taking place in the gymnasium, which is inadequate to house those activities and is also a tremendous conflict with the athletic activities that are taking place in the same space, so there is a great need for the school to have this new state-of-theart performing arts facility,” Wilk said. “This is going to house and be used by existing programs. There is no increase in programs or enrollment. There would not be any additional traffic or issues like that.”

Iona Prep is an all-boys Catholic school that has a lower school serving students from prekindergarten at age four up to the eighth grade and an upper school for grades nine through 12. In addition to including the arts in its curriculum, Iona Prep features the Prep Players and stage crew, which

state, “Our goal is to entertain our audiences and to develop acting and technical skills in our actors and crew members.”

Iona Prep was established in 1916 and, as it marked its 100th anniversary, embarked on a capital campaign with a goal of raising $10 million to provide facility enhancements and instructional improvements in the arts and technology. Plans for brick-andmortar enhancements included expansion of the Paul Verni Fine Arts Center to house additional instructional space and a theater.

At that time, Brother Thomas Leto, president of Iona Prep, reaffirmed the school’s commitment to the arts and technology.

A recent renovation of the school’s Devlin Library & Center for Excellence included technology and design upgrades.

The Verni Center is named in honor of Paul Verni. He was in his senior year at Iona Prep when he was diagnosed with leukemia and died a year after graduation. Paul was the class valedictorian as well as an athlete and artist.

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and meticulous in their execution to ensure that students will have access to up-to-date buildings and technology, while enhancing the natural beauty of the campuses. With its new theater and additional instructional space, the expanded Verni Center will become the focal point for the arts.”

Wilk told the planning board, “We’re trying to minimize the earth moving and regrading operations on the site and develop this project with minimal intervention.

We’re going to plant a significant amount of trees to enhance the aesthetics and natural environment.”

He explained that there would be new classrooms on both the first and second floors of the new performing arts center and the building’s lobby would have large windows providing views of an athletic field and creating a new gathering space.

New pedestrian paths would be built that comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. A new, gated entrance from Stratton Road will be created for use by emergency vehicles only. The plans also include new foliage to enhance screening for neighbors on both Stratton and Wilmot.

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Inventory shortage continues to dampen Fairfield County housing market

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airfield County’s real estate agents are looking into 2021 with a market that has much to offer potential buyers — except perhaps a wide selection of properties to choose from.

“We’re still dealing with low inventory,” said Craig Oshrin, a Realtor in the Fairfield office of Coldwell Banker. “I am remaining optimistic that we are going to see more properties hitting the market. I feel that because of Covid last year hitting in March and things were shutting down, people were on a pause.”

Oshrin noted that the Covid-19 pandemic spurred an exodus from New York City residents who were eager to escape the socioeconomic problems in the Big Apple.

Oshrin observed this wave of new arrivals that has yet to abate, and he believes the continued influx will encourage sellers who were previously holding off listing their homes due to uncertainty of the pandemic-era economy to relent and make their residences available for purchase.

“There was this gridlock for sellers, but now they’re finding themselves in a place where maybe they want to move out of state or maybe they want to downsize to something smaller,” Oshrin said. “I think we’re going to see more sellers in Connecticut listing their properties.”

Lynne Boehm, an agent with Weichert Realtors - Madison and Post in Ridgefield, echoed Oshrin’s prediction and believed that brokers should work harder to make that situation happen sooner rather than later.

“The message that, as Realtors, we would really like to deliver is that we need more people to be putting their houses on the market because this is a great time to sell,” she said.

“And it will continue to be a great time.

We expect that people will still be moving from the city into Connecticut. And comparing Fairfield County versus Westchester County, the taxes seem to be a driving force for people to move to Fairfield County.”

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For Linda Skolnick, a Westport-based Realtor with Coldwell Banker, more listings would be a relief.

“We only have 100 active homes in Westport right now,” she said. “It’s very low, and in addition to those 100 that are active, we have 96 that have either an accepted offer or are under contract. We really don’t have inventory.”

Skolnick observed that a drop in housing inventory created a seesaw effect with home prices going up. But despite the higher prices, she is still fielding inquiries from both near and far.

“I get calls from people from New York that say, ‘All my friends are moving to Westport — I guess I held back all this time and now I’m ready to come,’” she said.

“A number of my colleagues received calls from people in California who are frustrated with the taxes, the government and the wildfires — they’ve had enough, so there is a really big migration out of California and the East Coast is getting some of the benefits WCBJ

of that.”

Andy Sachs, team leader with the Around Town Real Estate Team at Keller Williams in Newtown, lamented that homebuilders are not responding to the inventory shortage with more developments.

“We need more creative redevelopment and, in my opinion, some loosening of some zoning regulations,” he said. “And we need to create an opportunity to keep our working class — our teachers, our firefighters, our police — in beautiful housing.”

Brian Cleary, director and communications manager at Brown Harris Stevens Connecticut in Newtown, observed that the local condominium market has seen more activity as single-family properties remain an elusive commodity.

“For December in lower Fairfield County, there were 80% more sales than last year,” he said. “I feel like demand has spread.

Originally, the demand was overwhelmingly for single-family houses, but with sales up as strong as they were and inventory is down,

A view of a residential street in Stamford.

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it’s sort of spread the wealth.”

But not everyone has wealth to spread, especially first-time homebuyers who are eager to take advantage of historically low mortgage rates but cannot afford the region’s rising home prices.

“In northern Fairfield County, a first-time homebuyer could expect to pay $200,000 to $400,000, on average,” Sachs said. “But those homes that used to be $200,000 to $400,000 are now $300,000 to $500,000 or $600,000. There are buyers continuing to

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And the first-time buyers have competition from existing homeowners that want to add another residence to their lives.

“There’s a large amount of second-home buyers, people that are not giving up their city apartments but want the country yet don’t want the Hamptons,” Skolnick said.

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Skolnick added that the pandemic created this new breed of second-home buyers when travel was greatly curtailed last year and many people who rented a second home instead enjoyed the experience.

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Good Things Carter Morse & Goodrich (CMG) Carter Morse & Goodrich (CMG) in Southport served as the exclusive financial advisor to Ward Leonard Operating LLC and related entities in the sale of its defense industry operations to Fairbanks Morse LLC, a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management. Transaction terms were not disclosed.

For more than 125 years, Ward Leonard has specialized in the provision of state-of-the-art motors, control components and systems integration solutions for surface, subsurface and land-based applications.

Its mission-critical products are installed on every active U.S. Navy platform afloat today. Ward Leonard also offers hundreds of electronic control products for marine utilization.

Jon Carter, chairman and CEO of Ward Leonard, said “Through our engineering expertise and industry-leading maintenance and repair services, Ward Leonard has built a strong reputation by focusing on reducing total system costs and mitigating risks for our military….”

Fairbanks Morse, headquartered in Beloit, Wisconsin, manufactures and services heavy-duty, medium-speed reciprocating engines under the Fairbanks Morse® and ALCO® brand names, which are used primarily in marine and power generation applications. Like Ward Leonard, Fairbanks Morse has been the original equipment manufacturer of its engines for more than 125 years and has a large installed base for which it supplies after-market parts and services. Fairbanks Morse is a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, a private equity firm headquartered in San Francisco with $1.5 billion in committed capital that seeks to invest in niche, market-leading companies across a number of industries.

Fairbanks Morse will continue to employ approximately 150 employees based in Thomaston, Connecticut.

Frank Morse, managing director of CMG, explained, «We have enjoyed a 15-year relationship with Jon Carter and the Ward Leonard management team and have advised on several strategic initiatives. We are thrilled to have worked with the team once again on this important transaction that provides meaningful liquidity for shareholders and great opportunity for management who will continue to lead the new combined company.”

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ASHIKARI BREAST CENTER JOINS NORTHWELL Two of Westchester’s leading breast surgeons, Andrew Ashikari, M.D., FACS, and Pond Kelemen, M.D., FACS of The Ashikari Breast Center in Dobbs Ferry and Cortlandt Manor have joined Northwell Health Physician Partners (NHPP). They will now be accepting patients at the Breast Care Center at Northern Westchester Hospital (NWH) in Mount Kisco and NHPP Breast Surgery at Phelps Hospital in Sleepy Hollow.

“Drs. Ashikari and Kelemen are leading experts in compassionate breast surgery and we are delighted they will be joining the multidisciplinary team at the NWH Breast Care Center to offer advanced treatments for breast cancer and other breast health issues,” said Marla Koroly, M.D., senior vice president for medical affairs and chief medical officer at NWH and associate ambulatory physician executive, Northwell Health Westchester region.

Ashikari has been director of the Ashikari Breast Center since 1999. He is the former chair of surgery at Hudson Valley Hospital Center and former director of surgery at Dobbs Ferry Pavilion/ St. John’s Riverside Hospital. He was the assistant director of the surgical residency program at Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center from 2001-2003. In addition, he is an associate professor of surgery at New

York Medical College and adjunct clinical associate professor at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed a surgical oncology fellowship at the University of Chicago, and an internship and general surgery residence at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine. A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Ashikari holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Wake Forest University.

Kelemen joined the Ashikari Breast Center in 2003 as research director and has served as the director of the Melanoma Program at Hudson Valley Hospital Center. Before that, he was director of clinical breast cancer research at Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center. Prior to that, he was associate director of clinical activities at the Saint Louis University Cancer Center and director of the Breast Center at St. Louis University Hospital. In addition, he serves as an associate professor of surgery at New York Medical College and adjunct associate professor of surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

He completed his surgical oncology fellowship at the John Wayne Cancer Institute, a general surgical residency and research fellowship at University of Chicago Hospitals and pathology residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

He received his medical degree from the

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WESTCHESTER HAS A POET LAUREATE

Dr. Andrew Ashikari, left, and Dr. Pond Kelemen.

State University of New York at Stonybrook and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the City University of New York- City College of New York six-year medical program.

Northwell Health is New York state’s largest health care provider and private employer, with 23 hospitals, nearly 800 outpatient facilities and more than 14,200 affiliated physicians, 17,000-plus nurses and 4,500 employed doctors.

GEMS TO HOST VIRTUAL WINE AND CHEESE Greenwich Emergency Medical Service Inc. (GEMS) is hosting a virtual wine and cheese fireside chat fundraiser Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. All proceeds will help support the staff who work on the front lines of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Event participants will receive a “Tasting-In-A-Box” and hear from Josh Cellars Wine founder Joseph Carr, sommelier Theo Rutherford and cheese monger Lydia Caspari from Arethusa Farm. The Tasting-In-A-Box includes three bottles of wine from Josh Cellar Wines, cheese, charcuterie and chocolate box from Marcia Selden Catering.

“We have had successful fundraising events for the past three years and we didn’t want to lose momentum because of the pandemic,” said, Tracy Schietinger, GEMS executive director. “Our staff is on the front lines every day and this event will help raise critical funds to ensure that we have the proper equipment….”

Tickets begin at $200 for two adults, and with a Lifesaver Ticket at $350 GEMS

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staff will use an ambulance to deliver the Tasting-In-A-Box to participants’ homes.

In addition to tickets, GEMS is hosting an online silent auction and opportunities for people to donate to the lifesaving work it provides to the residents of the town of Greenwich.

GEMS began operations in 1986 as an independent, nonprofit organization

providing emergency medical services pursuant to a contract with the town of Greenwich. GEMS pays for all of its capital needs through fundraising efforts, thus saving the town more than $10 million since its inception.

To purchase tickets, bid the silent auction or donate, visit Gems2021. givesmart.com.

In partnership with Westchester County Executive George Latimer ArtsWestchester announced that Westchester County’s inaugural Poet Laureate will be B.K. Fischer of Sleepy Hollow. She was one of 23 applicants whom a panel of poets, writers and county representatives unanimously deemed her application to be the strongest. She will serve a two-year term beginning now.

Fischer is the author of five books of poetry as well as a critical study, “Museum Mediations: Reframing Ekphrasis in Contemporary American Poetry.”

A teacher of poetry for more than 25 years, Fischer has been active with volunteer teaching and outreach in the public schools of the Tarrytowns and performances at Hudson Valley MoCA. Outside of Westchester County, she is an adjunct professor at Columbia University and previously spent six years as poetry editor at the Boston Review.

Fischer sees the role of poet laureate as one in which she “would strive to serve and amplify the diverse voices of our communities. She believes all poetry is dialogue — a conduit not only for expression but for collective energy, empathy and connection.”

“Support for our creatives is more important than ever during this pandemic,” explained Janet T. Langsam, CEO of ArtsWestchester. “The concept of a poet laureate is an affirmation that in our present-day society words matter and that it is important that these words be truthful, poetic and emblematic of our principles and our aspirations….”

FPA PARTNERS TO DELIVER FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION The Financial Planning Association of Connecticut (FPA of CT) in Stamford and Westport in partnership with several community-based organizations and senior citizen centers throughout the state, has announced the expansion of its Money Matters program to now include statewide virtual programing. A series of free financial literacy programs for the general public, Money Matters was launched in November 2020.

Starting this month, it will offer its virtual programs in both Spanish and Haitian Creole—in addition to English.

“There is a real need for financial literacy in our country—especially within underserved communities. With our recent pivot to virtual events, we hope to significantly increase our reach throughout Connecticut and deliver financial literacy to anyone in need,” said Charles “Chuck” Failla, CFP®, pro bono director for FPA of CT. The first virtual workshop for the Spanish-speaking community was held Jan. 13 and the second virtual workshop will be held for the Haitian-Creole community Wednesday, Jan. 20 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. There will be more sessions added throughout the year. The public can visit MONEYMATTERSFPACT.ORG for more information and registration.

The Financial Planning Association of Connecticut is a chapter of the Financial Planning Association® (FPA®), the principal membership organization for Certified Financial Planner professionals, educators, financial services professionals and students

GUARANTEED INCOME RESOLUTION ADOPTED

NEW PARTNER AND PROMOTIONS AT WHITE PLAINS LAW FIRM

From left: Partners Erin K. Flynn, Brett M. Milchman, Mary Aufrecht, Wendy Marie Weathers and Gary Gjertsen.

The retirement of Ira Clair after a 41-year career practicing law at Clair & Gjertsen provided for the welcome of Wendy Marie Weathers as partner and the firm’s new name: Clair Gjertsen & Weathers PLLC. Gary Gjertsen, who worked with Clair since they formed the practice in 1992, said, “It’s been the opportunity of a lifetime to work with Ira to build a first-

class law practice….We are proud to continue the firm’s culture of innovation and collaboration as we partner with Wendy.”

Prior to joining the firm, Weathers was senior managing attorney at Cabanillas & Associates PC in charge of the litigation and consumer bankruptcy departments. She currently serves as the president of the Westchester County Bar

Association.

Promoted to associates in the firm are Mary Aufrecht, Erin K. Flynn and Brett M. Milchman. Aufrecht has been with the firm for eight years and Flynn and Milchman have been with the firm for almost three years.

Clair Gjersten & Weathers, a defense firm, is located in White Plains.

FRIENDS OF FRIENDS OF KAREN

The city of Hudson, New York, recently passed a resolution in support of ongoing federal payments through the duration of the pandemic, as well as the establishment of a national guaranteed income. The resolution, which was passed unanimously by the city council, further solidifies the city’s commitment to advancing cashbased policies under the leadership of Mayor Kamal Johnson who is a member of Mayors for a Guaranteed Income (MGI). Through a partnership with Humanity Forward, Hudson began its guaranteed income pilot in late 2020, providing 25 residents $500 monthly for five years.

“The pandemic has taken a massive toll on the already-stretched finances of our residents, particularly those of color,” said Johnson. “Providing a guaranteed income at the local level can help some, but we need action by our federal leaders to extend economic security to all.”

Founded in June 2020 by former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs, MGI is a coalition of 30 mayors committed to advancing a guaranteed income – direct, recurring cash payments to those in need.

MGI, together with the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice, has also established the Center for Guaranteed Income Research to consolidate the key learnings from the pilots taking place in MGI member cities to address knowledge gaps and allow the organization to layer data with anecdotal evidence.

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From left: Friends of Karen’s Gwen Salmo, LM Lion Nancy Borzain and Sedona’s Jackie and Bill Jablonski.

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

The Larchmont Mamaroneck Lions Club and Sedona Taphouse in Mamaroneck contributed more than $1,100 to Friends of Karen resulting from their joint Mondays Dine Out for Charity in December.

Friends of Karen helps hundreds of critically ill children and their families every month, providing emotional, financial and advocacy support in the New York tristate region free of charge.

The Larchmont Mamaroneck Lions focus on supporting existing nonprofit and community service groups by bringing community service leaders together to determine needs, solutions and resources.

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Good Things LMMM’S YOUNG WRITERS COMPETITION The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum in Norwalk will launch its eighth annual Young Writers’ Competition on Feb. 1, titled “A Scientist Visits the Mansion.” The competition, open to all middle school students sixth through eighth grades in the tristate area, will close June 4 (deadline for submissions) and an awards ceremony is planned for Nov.21.

The competition requires participants to write a story of a fictional event taking place at the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion between 1868 and 1938. The characters must

include a doctor or scientist who were members of the Lockwood or Mathews families and became famous or infamous during the mid-to-late 19th century. The mansion and all its reference material will be available for the writers’ reference.

For more information on the Young Writers’ Competition, school tours and submissions, contact Education Program Director Iliana Begetis at 203-838-9799, ext.

6, or email education@lockwoodmathewsmansion.com.

BANK FOUNDATION ACCEPTING GRANT APPLICATIONS First County Bank Foundation in Stamford is now accepting applications for its annual CommunityFirst grant program. Eligible nonprofit organizations must submit their applications online by March 31.

To be considered, organizations must serve the communities of Stamford, Norwalk, Darien, Fairfield, Greenwich, New Canaan, Westport and neighboring communities in Bridgeport, and have nonprofit tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

“As we begin the new year, we welcome the opportunity to accept and review grant applications from local Fairfield County nonprofits. Learning more about the good work of these worthy organizations brings to light the great need that many local citizens have, especially during these challenging times and reinforces the important role that nonprofits play in our community,” stated Robert J. Granata,

chairman and CEO of First County Bank and President of First County Bank Foundation. “ To complete an online grant application, visit the bank’s website at Firstcountybank.com/community/ grant-applications/.

Established in 2001 in honor of the bank’s 150th anniversary, First County Bank Foundation was created to distribute funds annually to nonprofit organizations that support community and economic development, affordable housing and programs that support educational enrichment for children and families.

First County Bank, headquartered in Stamford, for 170 years, is an independent mutual community bank with 16 branches in Stamford, Norwalk, Darien, Greenwich, Fairfield, New Canaan and Westport offering a full array of banking products, including mobile and online banking.

NEW PRINCIPALS AND OF COUNSEL AT LAW FIRM Cohen and Wolf PC in Bridgeport recently announced that C. Christian Young and Alexander Copp have become principals of the firm, and Clifford A. Merin and Joshua Pedreira have been named of counsel.

Young of Orange joined Cohen and Wolf in 2018 as of counsel and will now continue his practice as a principal of the firm.

He handles a wide variety of criminal and civil matters and has extensive experience assisting individuals and estates. In his personal injury practice, Young represents individuals who have suffered injury or loss due to carelessness, recklessness or criminal acts.

He received his Juris Doctorate from Quinnipiac University School of Law. Copp of Newtown joined Cohen and Wolf in 2014 as an associate and will now continue his practice as a principal of the firm. He regularly advises individuals, businesses and municipalities in a wide range of

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matters, focusing primarily on civil and business litigation. He earned his Juris Doctorate, magna cum laude, from Quinnipiac University School of Law. Merin of Guilford joined Cohen and Wolf in 2016 as an associate and will now continue his practice as of counsel. He provides a range of legal services for private, public and individual clients and has extensive experience representing clients in family matters, including divorce, custody and child support proceedings. He earned his Juris Doctorate from New York Law School.

Pedreira of Ansonia joined Cohen and Wolf in 2015 as an associate and will now continue his practice as of counsel, which is comprised of a vast array of litigation matters, including foreclosure, bankruptcy, debt collection and landlord/tenant disputes. He earned his Juris Doctorate from Quinnipiac University School of Law. FCBJ

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NEW SLOT GAME AT MOHEGAN SUN Mohegan Sun in Uncaasville will host the world premier event of Aristocrat Technologies Inc.’s new Timber Wolf Diamond™ slot game Jan. 28 at 1 p.m. Timber Wolf Diamond is an all-new version of the player-favorite Timber Wolf™ from Aristocrat Gaming™, and it is also the latest evolution of one of the industry’s top-performing games, Buffalo Diamond™.

Mohegan Sun will celebrate the occasion by inviting 250 Momentum members to experience the slot game first. Momentum members can register at the Arena Club to participate. This promotion is limited to one round per Momentum member.

Timber Wolf Diamond offers players 2,400 ways to win, along with four fun levels of cumulative free games.

Referring to Aristocrat’s new Timber Wolf Diamond™ slot game Jeff Hamilton, Mohegan Sun president and general manager, said, “… The cabinet’s screen design and pristine presentation make it a standout in Casino of the Sky.” Owned by Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, Mohegan Sun is one of the largest entertainment, gaming, dining and shopping destinations in the United States situated on 185 acres along the Thames River in scenic southeastern Connecticut.

CT HUMANITIES AWARDS GRANT TO LMMM

Archivists at work at Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum.

Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum in Norwalk has been awarded $22,727.25 from the Connecticut Humanities Covid Relief Fund for Museums.

Scott Wands, manager of grants and programs, CT Humanities said: “Connecticut’s museums like the

Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum play critical roles in our communities, helping us better understand our past, contextualize current events and imagine our collective future.… We’re providing much-needed financial relief to enable these institutions to retain staff, maintain programming

and begin 2021 in stronger financial positions.”

Connecticut Humanities (CTH) is an independent, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. It connects people to the humanities through grants, partnerships and collaborative programs.

THE ALDRICH AWARDED COVID-19 RELIEF AWARD A $45,454.50 grant to The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, awarded

by Connecticut Humanities, will enable the museum to offset lost income due to Covid-19.

The grant, to the 57-year-old museum, one of the oldest contemporary art museums in the country, was awarded by CT Humanities, with funding provided by the Connecticut State Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD)/Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) through an allocation to the state of Connecticut from the CARES Act.

“We are deeply grateful to CT Humanities….During this incredibly challenging time, this support for some of our most essential expenses is truly extraordinary,” said Cybele Maylone, museum executive director.

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Facts & Figures U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURT White Plains & Poughkeepsie Local business cases, Jan. 6 - 12 Marianne O’Toole vs. Harrison Funeral Home, et al, 21-7000-RD: Adversary complaint, fraudulent transfers in Joseph Balsamo Chapter 7.

Attorney: William F. Macreery.

U.S. DISTRICT COURT, WHITE PLAINS Local business cases, Jan. 6 – 12 Maria Guaman, Queens et al vs. CoCo Nail & Spa, Brewster, et al, 21-cv-133-CS: Denial of overtime compensation.

Attorneys: Clifford R. Tucker, Michael A. Faillace.

Jamil G. Shihab, Netherlands vs. Townsquare Media Inc., Purchase, et al, 21-cv-148-NSR: Copyright infringement, demand $150,000. Attorney: Scott A. Burroughs.

Fat Sal’s Branding, Los Angeles vs. Fat Sal’s Bar & Grill Inc., Buchanan, et al, 21-cv-161-VB: Trademark infringement.

Attorney: Erin M. Hickey.

Alexandra O’Donnell, Newburgh vs. Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, White Plains, 21-cv-185-VB: Americans with Disabilities Act. Attorney: Ralph G. Reiser.

Marcia Villacis, Hawthorne vs.

Delgado’s Deli & Restaurant Inc., Port Chester, et al, 21-cv-230: Fair Labor Standards Act. Attorney: Michael Taubenfeld.

Nakia Simmons, Poughkeepsie, et al, vs. Standard Life Insurance Company of New York, White Plains, 21-cv-243: Class action, Fair Labor Standards Act. Attorney: Hillary Lebeau.

Vector Media, New York City vs. City of New Rochelle, 21-cv266: Civil rights.

Attorney: Brian A. Katz.

Joseph Laudati, Walden vs.

Manhattanville College, Purchase, 21-cv-272: Breach of contract. Attorneys: Edward G. Toptani, John M. Bradham.

DEEDS Above $1 million 1150 Tisi LLC, Rye Brook. Seller: 172 Woodside Realty LLC, Bronx.

Property: 170-172 Woodside Ave., Harrison. Amount: $1.4 million.

Filed Jan. 4.

Berdar Equities LLC, New York City. Seller: Berdar Equities LLC, et al, New York City. Property: 35 S. Broadway, Greenburgh. Amount: $5.5 million. Filed Jan. 8.

Infinity Briarcliff LLC, Croton-on-Hudson. Seller: Taconic Tract Development LLC, Briarcliff Manor. Property: Washburn Road, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $100,000. Filed Jan. 6.

INJ Realty LLC, White Plains.

Seller: IRS Realty LLC, New York City. Property: 220 N. Central Ave., Greenburgh. Amount: $1.9 million.

Filed Jan. 4.

20 Oak Ridge Road LLC, Scarborough. Seller: Kimberly Ann Casey, Pleasantville. Property: 21 Oak Ridge Road, Mount Pleasant.

Amount: $425,000. Filed Jan. 6.

Marathon Building LLC, Bronx.

Seller: Angela Spencer, Bronx.

Property: 523 Van Cortlandt Park Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $305,000.

Filed Jan. 4.

Montemurro Enterprises LLC, Bronx. Seller: Anthony DeFrancesco, et al, Thornwood. Property: 114 Milton Drive, Mount Pleasant.

Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Jan. 8.

32 Broad Avenue LLC, Monsey.

Seller: Yale LLC, Briarcliff Manor.

Property: 6 Yale Ave., Ossining.

Amount: $280,000. Filed Jan. 5.

North Edge Realty Corp., Katonah. Seller: Saint Agnes Hospital, New York City. Property: 45 Route 6, Somers. Amount: $265,000.

Filed Jan. 5.

RAS Closing Services LLC, Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Seller: Michel Hsiung, et al, Scarsdale. Property: 8 Reynal Crossing, Scarsdale.

Amount: $1.3 million. Filed Jan. 5.

Tothemoon LLC, Rye. Seller: Parsonage Investment Company LLC, Purchase. Property: 16 Parsonage Point Place, Rye. Amount: $17.7 million. Filed Jan. 6.

Westerleigh Associates, Scarsdale. Seller: Pradip Dhiman, Scarsdale. Property: 1 Edgewood Road, Scarsdale. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Jan. 5.

Boston Post Realty LLC, New York City. Seller: 4301 Boston Post Road LLC, Hackensack, New Jersey.

Property: 4301 Boston Post Road, Pelham. Amount: $6.3 million.

Filed Jan. 7.

Woodside II LLC, Rye Brook.

Seller: 172 Woodside Realty LLC, Bronx. Property: 174-176 Woodside Ave., Harrison. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed Jan. 4.

Bywater Briarcliff LLC, Croton-on-Hudson. Seller: Sharon Saunders, Briarcliff Manor. Property: 128 Todd Lane, Mount Pleasant.

Amount: $2.5 million. Filed Jan. 5.

Below $1 million

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Five Beachfront Corp., New Rochelle. Seller: Robert M. Denison, New Rochelle. Property: 5 Beachfront Lane, New Rochelle. Amount: $735,000. Filed Jan. 5.

177 Laurel Ridge Realty LLC, Port Chester. Seller: Nichole Pesaru, Atlanta, Georgia. Property: 177 Laurel Ridge, 19-177, Lewisboro.

Amount: $220,000. Filed Jan. 6.

BLCR Holdings LLC, Shelton, Connecticut. Seller: Realty 3 Associates LLC, Rye. Property: 78 Purchase St., Rye. Amount: $2.5 million. Filed Jan. 5.

Larry Miles c/o Westfair Communications Inc. 701 Westchester Ave, Suite 100 J White Plains, N.Y. 10604-3407 Phone: 694-3600 • Fax: 694-3699

136 Buena Vista Ave LLC, Cheyenne, Wyoming. Seller: 136 Buena Vista Ave LLC, Spring Valley.

Property: 136 Buena Vista Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $500,000. Filed Jan. 8.

Halmar Inc., Hastings-on-Hudson. Seller: Northeast Property Owner LLC, New York City.

Property: 10 Byron Place, 815, Mamaroneck. Amount: $1.1 million.

Filed Jan. 5.

Westchester Holdings DE LLC, North Haledon, New Jersey. Seller: Dryland Gannett LLC, New York City. Property: 2-4 Westchester Park Drive, Harrison. Amount: $20 million. Filed Jan. 7.

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E.D. 12 Corp., Yonkers. Seller: 520 North Ave LLC, New Rochelle.

Property: 520 North Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $1.6 million.

Filed Jan. 5.

BGRS Relocation Inc., Scottsdale, Arizona. Seller: Sunil Verma, et al, Irvington. Property: 44 Mountain Road, Greenburgh. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed Jan. 4.

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

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ON THE RECORD

1 Lyons LLC, Bronx. Seller: Caledonia Management LLC, Summerfield, North Carolina. Property: 113-115 Tompkins Ave., Mount Pleasant. Amount: $900,000. Filed Jan. 6.

45-47 Yale Avenue LLC, White Plains. Seller: Johnnie Sultanik, Millwood. Property: 45 Yale Ave., Ossining. Amount: $233,000. Filed Jan. 4.

977 Mclean LLC, Bronx. Seller: 3340 Decatur LLC, Yonkers. Property: 977 McLean Ave., Yonkers.

Amount: $587,000. Filed Jan. 7.

American Building Technologies Inc., New York City.

Seller: Seth Tokson, et al, Armonk.

Property: 9 Seymour Place East, North Castle. Amount: $975,000.

Filed Jan. 5.

Argana Building LLC, Port Chester. Seller: TFBG Holdings Inc., Cos Cob, Connecticut. Property: 325 N. Main St., Rye. Amount: $675,000.

Filed Jan. 4.

ARNA Realty LLC, Ossining.

Seller: Maria L. Neto, Ossining.

Property: Garden St., Ossining.

Amount: $700,000. Filed Jan. 8.

Bywater Briarcliff LLC, Croton-on-Hudson. Seller: Taconic Tract Development LLC, Briarcliff Manor. Property: Washburn Road, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $50,000.

Filed Jan. 6.

Durga Temple of Westchester Inc., Scarsdale. Seller: 1880 Saw Mill LLC, New Rochelle. Property: 1880 Saw Mill River Road, Greenburgh. Amount: $600,000. Filed Jan. 8.

Pleasant Properties LLC, Bronx. Seller: Helene Osekosky, et al, Wappingers Falls. Property: 263A S. Broadway A, Greenburgh.

Amount: $405,000. Filed Jan. 7.

Rich and Rick Enterprises LLC, White Plains. Seller: Elizabeth A. Raucci, et al, Larchmont. Property: 30 Dogwood Lane, New Rochelle.

Amount: $500,000. Filed Jan. 4.

Rose Property Group LLC, New Rochelle. Seller: Jaunitta West, White Plains. Property: 177 Warren Ave., Greenburgh. Amount: $340,000. Filed Jan. 7.

Suez Water New York Inc., Paramus, New Jersey. Seller: Heritage Hills of Westchester LLC, Southbury, Connecticut. Property: 250 W. Hill Drive, Somers. Amount: $50,000. Filed Jan. 7.

Suez Water New York Inc., Paramus, New Jersey. Seller: Heritage Hills of Westchester LLC, Southbury, Connecticut. Property: 405 Route 202, Somers. Amount: $50,000. Filed Jan. 7.

Tarrytown 40 Hamilton Place LLC, Hastings-on-Hudson. Seller: 40 Hamilton Place LLC, Stamford, Connecticut. Property: 40 Hamilton Place, Greenburgh. Amount: $850,000. Filed Jan. 7.

The Mount Pleasant Industrial Development Agency, White Plains. Seller: Town of Mount Pleasant, White Plains. Property: 408 Elwood Ave., Mount Pleasant.

Amount: $390,000. Filed Jan. 8.

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JUDGMENTS Bucci Inc., Yonkers. $24,135 as claimed by NY Enforcement Services Inc., Briarcliff Manor.

Filed Jan. 8.

Healthyfit for Women, Mamaroneck. $12.813 as claimed by Zone Aire Systems Inc., Jamaica. Filed Jan. 8.

LIS PENDENS The following filings indicated a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect the title to the property listed.

327 South 5th Avenue Inc., et al.

Filed by Loan Funder LLC Series 11675. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $354,500 affecting property located at 327 S. Fifth Ave., Mount Vernon. Filed Jan. 5.

AKJS Corp., et al. Filed by Noah Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $1 million affecting property located at 866 Commerce St., Thornwood 10594.

Filed Dec. 29.

Albanese III, Nicholas F., et al. Filed by One West Bank FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $59,000 affecting property located at 7C N. James St., Unit 7C, Peekskill 10566.

Filed Jan. 4.

Brown, Cecilia Andrea, et al.

Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $183,000 affecting property located at 620 Union Ave., Peekskill 10566. Filed Jan. 8.

Carter, Brian M., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $572,000 affecting property located at 424 Webster Ave., New Rochelle 10801. Filed Dec. 31.

Defreitas, Martin, et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $425,000 affecting property located at 179 Brookside Ave., Mount Vernon 10553. Filed Dec. 28.

Facts & Figures Galiani, Josh, et al. Filed by Wachovia Mortgage FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $431,000 affecting property located at 873 James St., Pelham 10803. Filed Dec. 31.

Scanlan, Dennis, et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $650,000 affecting property located at 144 Old Lake St., West Harrison 10604. Filed Dec. 28.

Garzia, Sarah, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $795,000 affecting property located at 2 Cherry Hill Circle, Ossining 10562. Filed Dec. 28.

The public administrator of Westchester County as administrator of the estate of Ida Tolisano who was the surviving spouse of Innocezno A. Tolisano, et al. Filed by U.S Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $667,500 affecting property located at 9 River Parkway, Briarcliff Manor 10510. Filed Jan. 4.

Havens, Greg R., et al. Filed by Citizens Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $680,000 affecting property located at 14 White Plains Road, Lot 3, Bronxville 10708. Filed Jan. 8.

McKinley, Dwayne, et al. Filed

by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $526,383 affecting property located at 122 N. Terrace, Mount Vernon 10550.

Filed Dec. 29.

Moundroukas, Steve, et al. Filed

by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $192,500 affecting property located at 1014 Main St., Peekskill 10566.

Filed Dec. 29.

Natal, Breanna, individually and as heir at law and next of kin of Lisa Natal, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $150,000 affecting property located at 203 Storer Ave., New Rochelle 10801.

Filed Dec. 30.

Ossining Land LLC, et al. Filed

by NH Ossining Lender LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $7.7 million affecting property located at 34 State St., and vacant land, James Street, Ossining. Filed Dec. 29.

Piarulli, Christopher P., 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 24 Greene Road, Shenorock 10587. Filed Jan. 4.

Washington, Louisa A., et al.

Filed by CIT Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $525,000 affecting property located at 5 Grant Ave., Peekskill 10566. Filed Jan. 5.

Watson, Robert L., et al. Filed

by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $213,750 affecting property located at 351 Parkway Homes Road, White Plains 10603. Filed Dec. 29.

MECHANIC’S LIENS Elmsford Venture LLC, as owner. $8,250 as claimed by Fateh Builders Inc. Property: in Greenburgh. Filed Jan. 7.

Hartley Park Towers LLC, as owner. $4,800 as claimed by Jencar Trucking Corp. Property: in Mount Vernon. Filed Jan. 7.

Willow Ridge Country Club Inc., as owner. $7,369 as claimed

by Michael Serio Inc., Bedford.

Property: in Harrison. Filed Jan. 7.

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

SOLE PROPRIETORSHIPS A. Green and Sons, 151 S. Seventh Ave., Apt. 108, Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Annie B. Green. Filed Aug. 3.

After Bath Luxury Line, 240 S. Seventh Ave., Apt. 1G, Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Cortney Scruggs.

Filed July 31.

Albosound and Security System, 591 Kimball Ave., Yonkers 10704, c/o Alban Neziri. Filed Aug. 3.

Bedford and New Canaan Magazine, 18 Dana Farm Road, Pound Ridge 10576, c/o Michael Kaplan.

Filed Aug. 3.

Black Wall Street Rise, 77 Riverdale Ave., White Plains 10607, c/o Sonja Brown. Filed Aug. 3.

Concert Boo, 58 Caryl Ave., Yonkers 10703, c/o Jenny Frias.

Filed July 31.

Fresh Air, 153 Westchester Ave., Port Chester 10573, c/o Marcos Charcopa. Filed July 31.

Guru Alkaline Herb Shop, 240 S. Seventh Ave., Apt. 1G, Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Cortney Scruggs.

Filed July 31.

Harley’s Auto Repair, 64 S. 11th Ave., Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Errol James Harley. Filed Aug. 3.

Internationally Planned Paper Co., 35 Lenox Ave., Apt. 2, White Plains 10603, c/o Shunta D. Street.

Filed Aug. 3.

J and S Wood Floors, 7 New Chalet Drive, Mohegan Lake 10547, c/o Juan J. Feliciano. Filed July 31.

Mar Real Estate Group, 39 Edgemere St., Pelham Manor 10803, c/o Marissa Medina. Filed July 31.

Mother’s Nectar Skin Care, 240 S. Seventh Ave., Apt. 1G, Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Cortney Scruggs.

Filed July 31.

Realness, 25 State St., Apt. C2, Ossining 10562, c/o Kyann Murray-Carr. Filed July 31.

Sawmill Auto Repair, 516 Sawmill River Road, Yonkers 10701, c/o Willian Rosado. Filed July 31.

Schooley Mitchell of Katonah, 7 Elmer Galloway Road, Katonah 10536, c/o Adam Schoenberg. Filed July 31.

Straightwork, 616 E. Lincoln Ave., Apt. C-31, Mount Vernon 10552, c/o Anthony Karonn Bell. Filed Aug. 3.

Talib Consulting, 531 E. Lincoln Ave., Mount Vernon 10552, c/o Bandele Talib Jr. Filed Aug. 3.

PATENTS Management systems for personal identifying data and methods relating thereto.

Patent no. 10,891,359 issued to Jennifer Donovan, et al. Assigned to Mastercard International, Purchase.

Providing online cardholder authentication services on behalf of issuers. Patent no.

10,891,622 issued to Peter Groarke, et al. Assigned to Mastercard International, Purchase.

Purchase and delivery system and method. Patent no. 10,891,683 issued to Regan Harmon, et al.

Assigned to Mastercard International, Purchase.

Systems and methods for biometric identity authentication. Patent no. 10,891,617 issued to Manoneet Kohli. Assigned to Mastercard International, Purchase.

Systems and methods for interactive decision-making. Patent no. 10,891,672 issued to Matthew Harris, et al. Assigned to Mastercard International, Purchase.

HUDSON VALLEY BUILDING LOANS Above $1 million Rockfield IZ LLC, Monroe, as owner. Lender: Northeast Community Bank, White Plains. Property: 75-77 Bakertown Road, Monroe 10950. Amount: $14 million. Filed Jan. 6.

S.B. Krausz Estates LLC, Monroe, as owner. Lender: Northeast Community Bank, White Plains.

Property: 7 Mountain Road, Monroe 10950. Amount: $1.9 million.

Filed Jan. 7.

Below $1 million 1-25 Enterprises LLC, Marlboro, as owner. Lender: Wallkill Valley Federal Savings and Loan Association, Walden. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $250,000.

Filed Jan. 6.

129 Montgomery Street LLC, et al, Newburgh, as owner. Lender: Salisbury Bank and Trust Co., Lakeville, Connecticut. Property: 129 Montgomery St., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $432,000. Filed Jan. 6.

Samko, Stephen, et al, Ellenville, as owner. Lender: M&T Bank, Buffalo. Property: 650 Briggs Highway, Ellenville 12428. Amount: $160,000. Filed Jan. 6.

Speedling, Daniel P., et al, as owner. Lender: Rondout Savings Bank, Kingston. Property: in Hyde Park. Amount: $400,000. Filed Jan. 8.

Use of a VEGF antagonist to treat angiogenic eye disorders.

Patent no. 10,888,601 issued to George Yancopoulos. Assigned to Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Tarrytown.

DEEDS Above $1 million 146 Seeley Road LLC, White Plains. Seller: Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies Inc., Millbrook.

Property: 140-146 Seeley Road, Union Vale. Amount: $2.2 million.

Filed Jan. 8.

211 Wallkill Realty LLC, Manhasset. Seller: F.E.S. Realty Company LLC, Manhasset. Property: in Wallkill. Amount: $4 million.

Filed Jan. 5.

882 QQHR LLC, New York City.

Seller: Nathaniel M. Zilkha, et al, Aspen, Colorado. Property: 882 Old Quaker Hill Road, Pawling 12564.

Amount: $1.9 million. Filed Jan. 7.

Anthony Road Associates LLC, Blauvelt. Seller: Danielle Associates LC, Brooklyn. Property: 2309 South Road, Poughkeepsie 12601.

Amount: $3.5 million. Filed Jan. 5.

Boyle, Boyle and DePuy LLC, Newburgh. Seller: James E. DePuy, et al, Middletown. Property: in Wawayanda. Amount: $1 million.

Filed Jan. 7.

Brewster Med Realty LLC, Great Neck. Seller: Dingle Ridge Plaza Inc., Brester. Property: 3839 Danbury Road, Brewster 10509.

Amount: $1.6 million. Filed Jan. 7.

Chatillon Realty Corp., Millbrook. Seller: Peckham Materials Corp., Brewster. Property: in Washington. Amount: $1.4 million.

Filed Jan. 7.

Lazy Neighbor Properties LLC, Amenia. Seller: Silo Ridge Ventures Property A LLC, Scottsdale, Arizona. Property: in Amenia. Amount: $3.9 million. Filed Jan. 5.

My Favorite Closet LLC, Millbrook. Seller: Vasant Dhar, Staatsburg. Property: in Milan. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed Jan. 6.

NML Farm LLC, Millbrook. Seller: Three Pine Hill LLC, New York City.

Property: in Northeast. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed Jan. 7.

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Facts & Figures S.B. Krausz Estates LLC, Monroe. Seller: Forest Estates 28 LLC, Suffern. Property: 7 Mountain Road, Monroe 10950. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Jan. 7.

All Mine of Orange Inc., Salisbury Mill. Seller: Highland Operating Ltd., Washingtonville.

Property: in New Windsor.

Amount: $628,000. Filed Jan. 7.

Terrapin Preserve LLC, Kerhonkson. Seller: Peter Dechar, Woodstock. Property: in Rochester.

Amount: $1.3 million. Filed Jan. 6.

Amore Group One LLC, New York City. Seller: U.S. Bank N.A. Property: 71 Taylor Road, Denning.

Amount: $378,000. Filed Jan. 6.

Below $1 million

AMP Cherry LLC, New Windsor.

Seller: Sandra Alemany, et al, New Windsor. Property: 2824 Cherry Tree Way, New Windsor. Amount: $427,000. Filed Jan. 4.

2808 Ry 28 Shokan New York LLC, Woodstock. Seller: Blockstreet Partners LLC, Mount Tremper. Property: in Olive. Amount: $212,000. Filed Jan. 7.

315 Fox Run Lane LLC, Stamford, Connecticut. Seller: Residenza 315 LLC, Brewster. Property: 315 Fox Run, Carmel 10512. Amount: $108,000. Filed Jan. 7.

48 McEwen LLC, New York City. Seller: James A. Curry, et al, Warwick. Property: 48 McEwen St., Warwick. Amount: $299,000.

Filed Jan. 7.

676 Broadway LLC, New Paltz.

Seller: Leprechaun Ventures Ltd., Ulster Park. Property: 676 Broadway/Route 9W, Esopus. Amount: $175,000. Filed Jan. 7.

7 Dutchess LLC, Hackensack, New Jersey. Seller: Barbara A. Dubraski, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $125,000.

Filed Jan. 5.

9 Dutchess LLC, Hackensack, New Jersey. Seller: Barbara A. Dubraski, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $150,000.

Filed Jan. 5.

Ackerman Holdings LLC, Red Hook. Seller: David Cohen, Red Hook. Property: 7370-7372 S. Broadway, Red Hook. Amount: $340,000. Filed Jan. 5.

Ahivim Inc., Monroe. Seller: Second Channel LLC, Monroe.

Property: 14 Corporate Drive, Central Valley 10917. Amount: $650,000. Filed Jan. 5.

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ARKKC Holding LLC, Red Hook.

Seller: Red Hook Officestar LLC, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Red Hook. Amount: $285,000. Filed Jan. 5.

BJ Middletown Properties LLC, Chester. Seller: Hun Hee Pasquini, Goshen. Property: in Middletown.

Amount: $370,000. Filed Jan. 5.

Brewster Med Realty LLC, Great Neck. Seller: G and N Realty LLC, Ridgefield, Ct. Property: 3845 Danbury Road, Brewster 10509.

Amount: $600,000. Filed Jan. 7.

CDG Ridgeview LLC, New York City. Seller: Laura Nelson, et al, Seaford. Property: in Rochester.

Amount: $375,000. Filed Jan. 8.

Church Street Millbrook LLC, Millbrook. Seller: Millbrook Offices LLC, Millbrook. Property: 160 Church St., Millbrook. Amount: $531,000. Filed Jan. 7.

Cingeo LLC, Walden. Seller: Diane E. Decker, Montgomery.

Property: 2270 Albany Post Road, Montgomery. Amount: $265,000.

Filed Jan. 8.

CNF Realty LLC, New Hampton.

Seller: Masten LLC, Montgomery.

Property: 429 Van Burenville Road, Wallkill. Amount: $85,000. Filed Jan. 5.

Dutchess RE LLC, New York City.

Seller: Betty E. Patten, Clinton Corners. Property: 1487 Hollow Road, Clinton Corners 12514. Amount: $349,000. Filed Jan. 7.

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East Lake Development LLC, Mahopac. Seller: Patterson Development Corp., et al, Mahopac.

Property: 20 Burton Farm Road, Patterson 12563. Amount: $60,000.

Filed Jan. 5.

FRS Holdings LLC, Harriman.

Seller: Roland Bloomer, Newburgh.

Property: 177 Riley Road, New Windsor. Amount: $62,100. Filed Jan. 5.

Gold Score Properties Inc., Washingtonville. Seller: Tanya Murray, Rhinebeck. Property: 29 Hooker Ave., Poughkeepsie.

Amount: $75,000. Filed Jan. 6.

IBAT Estates LLC, Brooklyn.

Seller: Mary Ann Zimmerman Filardi, New Windsor. Property: 101 Helms Hill Road, Blooming Grove.

Amount: $226,000. Filed Jan. 8.

JD Construction of Orange County Inc., Slate Hill. Seller: Leon A. Orzechowski, et al, Newburgh, Property: in Newburgh.

Amount: $136,000. Filed Jan. 5.

OHF LLC, New Hampton. Seller: Martin K. Davies, et al, Newton, Pemmsylvania. Property: 45 Soons Circle, Wawayanda. Amount: $175,000. Filed Jan. 5.

ABMG General Contracting Corp., Newburgh. $2,295 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Dec. 29.

Mokai Manufacturing Inc., Newburgh. $8,264 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Dec. 30.

Red Barn LLC, New York City.

Seller: The Sender Family Trust, High Falls. Property: 2142-2154 Lucas Turnpike, Marbletown.

Amount: $560,000. Filed Jan. 8.

Broadway Motors and Repairs Inc., Newburgh. $2,942 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Dec. 29.

Monroe Cafe and Ice Cream LLC, Highland Mills. $2,119 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Dec. 30.

SB Montgomery Realty LLC, Laconia, New Hampshire. Seller: Goodwill Properties LLC, Montgomery. Property: in Montgomery.

Amount: $750,000. Filed Jan. 5.

Carmine’s Italian Bakery Inc., Middletown. $804 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Dec. 29.

O.C.S.D. Inc., Monroe. $1,549 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 30.

Scatsy’s Real Properties LLC, Pine Bush. Seller: Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Property: 1289 Route 302, Crawford. Amount: $203,000. Filed Jan. 6.

CK ZR Group Corp., Walden. $1,416 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 30.

Orange County Premier Limo Inc., Westtown. $1,047 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Dec. 30.

E Mozo Enterprises Inc., Newburgh. $12,074 in favor of thenNew York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 29.

Squareoneusa Inc., Monroe. $1,076 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 29.

Florida Auto Tech Inc., Florida. $14,531 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 30.

Tacos Uriel LLC, Newburgh. $48,500 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed Dec. 31.

GE Design Studios, Highland Mills. $2,561 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 30.

Gia’s Deli Inc., New Hampton. $33,500 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed Dec. 31.

King’s Clean Sweep Service LLC, Middletown. $95,125 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Dec. 29.

Tele-Data Connections Inc., Highland Mills. $1,644 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Dec. 30.

L and C Deli Store, Newburgh. $507 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 30.

The Kosher Wine Cellar Inc., Monroe. $1,632 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 29.

5 L Enterprises Inc., Middletown. $2,487 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 29.

La Fonda Boricua Restaurant Corp., Middletown. $4,594 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Dec. 29.

Villa Venecia Inc., Washingtonville. $6,075 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 30.

A Thru Z Farms and Quality Topsoil Inc., Slate Hill. $341,784 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 30.

Maureen’s Deli and Catering Inc., Newburgh. $2,747 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Dec. 30.

Simoco LLC, Yorktown Heights.

Seller: Patricia Bracken-Borchert, Montgomery. Property: 1105 McIntosh Place, Newburgh. Amount: $92,000. Filed Jan. 4.

M and B Homes Inc., Milton. Seller: Maxine Swartz, et al, Marlboro.

Property: 79 Ridge Road, Marlboro.

Amount: $70,000. Filed Jan. 6.

Warren Building LLC, Stone Ridge. Seller: Robert Castaldo, et al, Long Island City. Property: in Marbletown. Amount: $115,000.

Filed Jan. 7.

M and J Real Estate Management LLC, Bayside. Seller: Sun Chun Chang, Fishkill. Property: 116 Maple Ave., Goshen 10924.

Amount: $200,000. Filed Jan. 7.

Waterside Venture Group LLC, New York City. Seller: Vanessa O.F. Reynolds, Brooklyn. Property: 6 Union Center Road, Esopus.

Amount: $362,500. Filed Jan. 6.

Mar Ret P2 LLC, Somerset, New Jersey. Seller: John N. Biasi, Highland Mills. Property: 7 Ironwood Drive, Woodbury. Amount: $295,000. Filed Jan. 5.

Wenzel Amusement and Vending Inc., Port Ewen. Seller: Richard J. Wenzel, Port Ewen. Property: in Esopus. Amount: $750,000. Filed Jan. 8.

N.D.G. Associates Inc., New City.

Seller: Jill Masloski, New Windsor.

Property: On the Green, 2 New Windsor. Amount: $83,000. Filed Jan. 6.

New Gen Construction Inc., Campbell Hall. Seller: Christopher Serotta, Warwick. Property: in Warwick. Amount: $90,000. Filed Jan. 5.

JUDGMENTS

Warwick Wine Garden LLC, Warwick. $10,529 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Dec. 29.

Zenta Trading Inc., Monroe. $1,239 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Dec. 29.

Facts & 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.

Amelio, Alfonso, et al. Filed by Real Estate Growth Fund LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $122,500 affecting property located at 17 Grant St., Middletown 10940. Filed Jan. 7.

Carbone Jr., Ralph R., et al. Filed

by The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $134,900 affecting property located at 24 S. Elm St., Beacon 12508. Filed Nov. Dec. 28.

Dubois Street LLC, et al. Filed by Normandy Capital Trust. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $165,750 affecting property located at 91 Dubois St., Newburgh 12550. Filed Jan. 7.

Erbaio Jr., Ralph A., et al. Filed

by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $128,000 affecting property located at 94 Barrett Hill Road, Carmel 10512. Filed Jan. 8.

Flores, Robert A., et al. Filed

by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $280,975 affecting property located at 18 Ben Lomond Drive, Middletown 10941. Filed Jan. 6.

Garcia, Eileen R., et al. Filed

by Ditech Financial LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $333,841 affecting property located at 73 Horton Road, Washingtonville 10992. Filed Jan. 5.

Kaur, Lackwinder, et al. Filed

by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $108,000 affecting property located at 42 Sheffield Drive, Middletown 10940.

Filed Dec. 30.

Mahin, Farzad, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $384,000 affecting property located at 3407 Route 208, Campbell Hall 10916. Filed Dec. 29.

Miller Sr., Matthew C., et al.

Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $207,000 affecting property located at 140 First St., Walden 12586. Filed Jan. 5.

Orange County commissioner of finance as administrator of the estate of Albert T. Kuchinsky, et al. Filed by CIT Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $406,125 affecting property located at 3 Mid Oaks Drive, Monroe 10950. Filed Dec. 31.

Ovensen, Jeanne, et al. Filed by Matthew Scopteuolo. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $190,000 affecting property located at 43 Weathervane Drive, Apt. 13, Washingtonville. Filed Dec. 31.

Potter, John W., as administrator of the estate of Bernadette A. Dominguez, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $87,300 affecting property located at 36 Poplar Lane, Wallkill 10940.

Filed Jan. 6.

Rollins Sr., James A., et al. Filed

by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $133,850 affecting property located at 62 Bedford Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed Dec. 29.

Schloemer, Michael, et al. Filed

by The Bank of New York Mellon.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $244,000 affecting property located at 9 Albert St., Middletown 10940. Filed Dec. 29.

Sprinkle, Jada Diana Poweel, as heir at law and next of kin to the estate of Vinnette A. Powell, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $198,400 affecting property located at 7 Weather Vane Way, Middletown 10940. Filed Dec. 31.

MECHANIC’S LIENS 27 Wayne Holdings LLC, as owner. $10,800 as claimed by MGP Painting Inc., Orangeburg. Property: 27 Wayne Ave., Highlands. Filed Dec. 21.

Anderson, Kevin, et al, as owner. $70,562 as claimed by Apex Contracting and Remodeling Solutions Inc., Tomkins Cove. Property: 31 Points of View, Warwick. Filed Dec. 29.

BGCN Landlord LLC, Newburgh, as owner. $151,539 as claimed

by Domus Port LLC, Newburgh.

Property: 74 Broadway, Newburgh 12550. Filed Dec. 28.

Henry, Bruno P., et al, as owner. $55,314 as claimed by Kool Temp Heating and Cooling Inc., Coxsackie. Property: 262 Morton Road, Rhinebeck. Filed Jan. 5.

Hudson Place at Lakeside LLC, as owner. $92,558 as claimed by Sweet Home Kitchen and Bath Inc., Central Islip. Property: 7 Lakeside Road, Newburgh. Filed Dec. 23.

Lam, Ling, as owner. $25,816 as claimed by Makan Construction LLC, Chester. Property: 27 Church St., Highland Falls 10928. Filed Dec. 18.

Lee Gardens Inc., as owner. $16,661 as claimed by CMG Interiors Inc., Monroe. Property: 18 Israel Zupnick Drive, Monroe 10950.

Filed Dec. 30.

Southgate Village, New Windsor, as owner. $73,750 as claimed by Price Right Paving Inc., Pine Bush.

Property: in New Windsor. Filed Jan. 6.

Statistical Analysis Inc., as owner. $4,033 as claimed by United Rentals North America Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina.

Property: 302 Water St., Newburgh.

Filed Dec. 18.

Stevens, Amy, as owner. $7,739 as claimed by Mellon Electric LLC, Pine Bush. Property: 282 Tinker St., Woodstock 12498. Filed Jan. 6.

CA Business Consulting, 90 N. Putt Corners Road, New Paltz 12561, c/o Celina Ackerman. Filed Jan. 6.

U.S. Bank Trust N.A., as owner. $4,091 as claimed by Backstage Management, Chestnut Ridge.

Property: 46-48 Beattie Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed Jan. 6.

Crossroads Solutions, 49 Alden Road, Monroe, c/o John Patrick Sherlock. Filed Dec. 4.

MSE Automotive Repair, 507 Union School Road, Middletown 10941, c/o Miguel Sanchez. Filed Dec. 2.

Dessi’s Cleaning Service, 42 Second Ave., Kingston 12401, c/o Melida Dessalines. Filed Jan. 5.

N.K. Sales, 3338 Route 207, Goshen 10924, c/o Nicolas Robert Karon.

Filed Dec. 3.

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

Divine Mental Health Treatment, 31 Connors Road, Middletown 10941, c/o Debra Mayers.

Filed Dec. 7.

RK Auto Supply, 21 Rondack Road, Middletown 10941, c/o Steven J. Riccobono. Filed Dec. 3.

PARTNERSHIPS

Do Dragao Gaming, 508 Drew Lane, Carmel 10512, c/o Gabriel Horowitz Vieira. Filed Jan. 5.

NEW BUSINESSES

Halcyon, 25 Halcyon Road, Gardiner 12525, c/o Robert Louisidis and Austin Powell. Filed Dec. 30.

HCE Services, 56 E. Chester St., Kingston 12401, c/o William Pugliese, Kevin Corte, and Daniel Hillary. Filed Dec. 30.

SOLE PROPRIETORSHIPS A Razor’s Edge, P.O. Box 444, Lake Katrine 12449, c/o Kimberly A. Mahoney. Filed Dec. 29.

Anjaluna Energy, 29 Sunset Drive, Patterson 12563, c/o Jessica Josephine Belardi. Filed Jan. 7.

Artwiz, 27 Dinev Road, Unit 102, Monroe 10950, c/o Jacob Jungreis.

Filed Dec. 7.

Backcountry RC, 20 Easy St., Hurley 12443, c/o Joseph Carpino III. Filed Jan. 7.

Bernadette Giordano Realtor, 2319 Whispering Hills Drive, Chester 10918, c/o Bernadette Giordano.

Filed Dec. 7.

Boncek and Daughters Fine Coffees and Teas, 96 Witchtree Road, Woodstock 12498, c/o Marianna Boncek. Filed Jan. 6.

Florida NY Farmers Market - Florida Chamber of Commerce, 161 Glenmere Ave., Florida 10921, c/o Jan Leonard Jansen.

Filed Dec. 9.

Haughian Family Farm, 825 South St., Highland 12528, c/o Jennifer Coddington. Filed Jan. 5.

Homes With Diana, 16 Hilltop Drive, Mahopac 10541, c/o Diana Carolina Karnow. Filed Dec. 29.

Hometown Enterprises, 784 Route 9W, Fort Montgomery 10922, c/o Rosangela Margarita Ramos Barroso. Filed Dec. 9.

Hudson Valley Woodcrafting, 18 Wawayanda Road, Warwick 10990, c/o Frank Charles Costantino. Filed Dec. 9.

Kay Group, 4 Zlotchev Way, No, 212, Monroe 10950, c/o Joseph Katz. Filed Dec. 9.

Malgorzata Oakes Studio, 60 Bert McCord Drive, Pine Bush 12566, c/o Malgorzata A Oakes.

Filed Dec. 29.

Matty’s Tree Service, 37 Arnold Drive, Woodstock 12498, c/o Matthew Trojak. Filed Dec. 29.

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MSC Engineering, 49 Gils Way, Saugerties 12477, c/o Ryan Morrison. Filed Jan. 7.

Roadside Prophet Productions, 61 Highland Ave., Middletown 10940, c/o Aric Friedman. Filed Dec. 3.

Rose Oceania Arts, 39 Ohayo Mountain Road, Woodstock 12498, c/o Pamela C. Stabile. Filed Jan. 7.

Somewhere Alley, 323 Wall St., Kingston 12401, c/o Dillon Wynne Egyes. Filed Jan. 5.

Southeast Junk Removal, 45 Peaceable hill Road, Brewster 10509, c/o Manuel Crisostomo Perez. Filed Jan. 8.

Sparkalicious Cleaning, 46 Patio Road, Middletown 10941, c/o Briana Kaufman. Filed Dec. 7.

The Law Office of James J. Rufo, 671 Route 17M, Monroe, c/o James J. Rufo. Filed Dec. 7.

The Spot Grill, 466 Broadway, Newburgh, c/o Edward V. Fryar.

Filed Dec. 9.

Walter Arms, 45 Birch St., Apt. 6I, Kingston 12401, c/o Walter F. Hendrick, IV. Filed Jan. 5.

Woodstock Field to Vase, 205 Reynolds Road, Woodstock 12498, c/o Deborah Tankard. Filed Jan. 4.

Yvee’s Pikliz, 191 Connors Road, Middletown 10941, c/o Yvrande Auguste-Dumay. Filed Dec. 8.

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Facts & Figures BUILDING PERMITS Commercial Exceptional Home Improvement, Trumbull, contractor for Ry’s Estate Corp. Rebuild brick wall and reset triple bay window. 2394 E. Main St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $3,300. Filed Nov. 4.

Jay Construction LLC, Fairfield, contractor for CRAB 101. Perform a tenant fit-out, from a Subway shop to Chinese seafood at 2835 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $32,000. Filed Nov. 25.

Lildharrie, Clarence, Greenwich, contractor for Clarence Lildharrie. Build a new pool house at 93 Cutler Road, Greenwich.

Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed Dec. 2020.

Lucas Papageorge, Bridgeport, contractor for 460 Bostwick LLC. Construct a rear addition for storage of equipment and supplies at 460 Bostwick Ave., Bridgeport.

Estimated cost: $266,000. Filed Nov. 2.

M&L Construction Inc., Bridgeport, contractor for 729 N. Washington Ave, LLC. Build a one-story warehouse and garage building at 729 N. Washington Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $300,000. Filed Nov. 19.

Mark IV, Bridgeport, contractor for MTM Family Partnership. Construct a shopping plaza consisting of a retail building with 12 tenant spaces at 1234-1256 Huntington Turnpike, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $1,050,000. Filed Nov. 18.

Miriam Tenecela, Bridgeport, contractor for Caroline Hess. Perform a tenant fit-out for nail salon at 1335 East Main St., Bridgeport.

Estimated cost: N/A. Filed Nov. 24.

MP Construction LLC, Trumbull, contractor for Maria Woodhouse. Perform a demolition of interior partitions and exterior facade as needed for new windows and doors. Build interior partitions for new layout, plumbing, HVAC, electrical, new finishes, millwork and new parking lot, play area, pathways and pads as needed at 142 Thompson St., Bridgeport.

Estimated cost: N/A. Filed Nov. 14.

PLAV Realty LLC, Bridgeport, contractor for PLAV Realty LLC. Renovate a rear tenant space from storage to business at 20 Bennett St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: N/A. Filed Nov. 20.

RSN Interiors LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Robert Warren.

Insulate electric, drywall, paint and plumbing at 990 Brooklawn Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $16,300. Filed Nov. 18.

RSN Interiors LLC, Norwalk, contractor for GHP 79 NEWCD LLC. Install hair wash sink at 79 E. Putnam Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $22,000. Filed Dec. 2020.

Shoreline Pools Inc., Stamford, contractor for Olivier Coureau.

Construct in-ground swimming pool and safety barrier at 427 Taconic Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $85,000. Filed Dec. 2020.

TKO Installations Inc., Waconda, Illinois, contractor for Chase Manhattan Bank. Add drive-up ATM to existing building at 1460 State St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: N/A. Filed Nov. 24.

TNT Construction, Trumbull, contractor for Justin Shon. Re-arrange of old shelving and install walk-in coolers and freezers at 500 Sylvan Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed Nov. 24.

TNT Construction, Trumbull, contractor for BVS 345 Huntington LLC. Perform tenant fit-out to expand into next space at 345 Huntington Turnpike, Bridgeport.

Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Nov. 24.

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

Questions and comments regarding this section should be directed to: Larry Miles c/o Westfair Communications Inc. 701 Westchester Ave, Suite 100 J White Plains, N.Y. 10604-3407 Phone: 694-3600 • Fax: 694-3699

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Transcend Wireless, Mahwah, New Jersey, contractor for Olivet Congregational Church. Install one battery cabinet, one antenna per sector and one hybrid cable per sector at 2102 Main St., Bridgeport.

Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed Nov. 20.

Turner Construction, Shelton, contractor for Wakeman Boys and Girls Club. Build a new boys and girls club building at 595 Madison Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $11,509,000. Filed Nov. 18.

Turner Construction, Shelton, contractor for The Bank of New York. Extend existing partition and install interior doors for Covid compliance at 10 Mason St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $75,000.

Filed Dec. 2020.

Zololis Drywall LLC, Bridgeport, contractor for Mains Marguerite.

Perform expansion into adjacent tenant space at 2376 - 2380 Main St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed Nov. 24.

Residential 115 Field Point Circle R.E. LLC, Greenwich, contractor for 115 Field Point Circle R.E. LLC. Renovate bathrooms at 115 Field Point Circle, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $1,000.

Filed Dec. 2020.

Garian Properties Maintenance, Milford, contractor for US Bank Trust NA. Install kitchen cabinets, countertops, replace windows, flooring, vanities and paint 10 Wynn Lane, Greenwich.

Estimated cost: $97,701. Filed Dec. 2020.

Gatehouse Partners LLC, Greenwich, contractor for John C. Gammage Jr. Renovate kitchen at 434 North St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $200,000. Filed Dec. 2020.

Jurac, Sime, Greenwich, contractor for Sime Jurac. Renovate bathrooms at 140 Field Point Road, Unit 28, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed Dec. 2020.

Kambeitz, Fred, Greenwich, contractor for Fred Kambeitz. Remove existing cedar shingles on entire roof and replace at 15 Sherwood Farm Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed Dec. 2020.

Kassnari Development LLC, Bridgeport, contractor for Andre Johnson. Perform drywall repairs, front-porch repairs and replace windows at 265-267 Bunnell St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Nov. 25.

Knox, Gina, Bridgeport, contractor for Gina Knox. Repair brick steps at porch pursuant to historically approved design at 93 Sterling Place, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $700. Filed Nov. 25.

Live Oak Contracting, Jacksonville, Florida, contractor for Canfield Partners. Construct foundation only for five-story building at 215 Alfred St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $240,000.

Filed Nov. 24.

Livingston Builders LLC, Greenwich, contractor for Christopher Nassa. Add breakfast room and replace deck at 19 Linwood Ave., Riverside. Estimated cost: $90,000.

Filed Dec. 2020.

Lucien Investors LLC, Bridgeport, contractor for Lucien Investors LLC. Convert four-family house to two family at 66-68 Crescent Place, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed Nov. 17.

Makula Construction LLC, Shelton, contractor for Maykel Teodoro. Build a new single-family dwelling at 96 Terrace Place, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $145,000. Filed Nov. 20.

Maranjo, Norwalk, contractor for Elvia Siguenza. Build deck and install door at 801 Clark St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $3,500.

Filed Nov. 2.

Millennials Roofing, Bridgeport, contractor for Danny Bull. Replace roof covering at 75-77 Jetland St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $6,400.

Filed Nov. 30.

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Millennials Roofing, Bridgeport, contractor for Pedro Vargas.

Replace roof covering at 38 Jones Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $7,200. Filed Nov. 16.

Posigen CT, Bridgeport, contractor for Angel Arroyo. Reinforce roof for solar panel installation at 66-68 Rose St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed Nov. 12.

Momentum Solar, East Berlin, contractor for Tyreese Byers.

Reinforce roof for solar panel installation at 591-593 Newfield Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $1,500.

Filed Nov. 30.

Prime management LLC, New Haven, contractor for Genoveva Diaz. Install ramp at 706 Merritt St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $4,000. Filed Nov. 12.

Moyan Henry, Waterbury, contractor for Eileen Claudio. Rebuild existing deck at 136 Dayton Road, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $10,500. Filed Nov. 2.

MZ Carpentry LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Holde Luke & Pelliccia Dia. Raise living room, relocate stairs and remove kitchen cabinets at 6 Brook Crossway, Greenwich.

Estimated cost: $120,000. Filed Dec. 2020.

Newfield Contracting, Stamford, contractor for Mary Gagen.

Renovate kitchen and bath using new doors and baseboard and construct new laundry closet at 2 Putnam Hill, Unit 4A, Greenwich.

Estimated cost: $32,000. Filed Dec. 2020.

PBL Construction, Sandy Hook, contractor for Manuel Allen.

Re-build deck at 81 Dover St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $7,000.

Filed Nov. 3.

Posigen CT, Bridgeport, contractor for Ivan McKinney. Reinforce roof for solar panel installation at 22-24 Victory St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed Nov. 30.

Posigen CT, Bridgeport, contractor for Nestor Nkwo. Reinforce roof for solar panel installation at 73-75 Eaton St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed Nov. 12.

Posigen CT, Bridgeport, contractor for Rosemary Wright. Reinforce roof for solar panel installation at 243-245 High Ridge Road, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $1,000.

Filed Nov. 12.

Pro Custom Solar / Momentum Solar, East Belin, contractor for Marina Alamina. Reinforce roof rafters for solar panel installation at 85 Ocean Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $1,500. Filed Nov. 25.

Pro Custom Solar, East Berlin, contractor for Mary Thomas.

Replace roof covering at 751 Cleveland Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $8,878. Filed Nov. 23.

Pro Custom Solar, East Berlin, contractor for Aracela Whittaker.

Replace roof covering at 151 Beverly Drive, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $9,646. Filed Nov. 23.

Pro Custom Solar, East Berlin, contractor for Jamie Vieira.

Reinforce roof framing for solar panels 315 Thorme St., Bridgeport.

Estimated cost: $1,500. Filed Nov. 3.

Rietano, Joe, Bridgeport, contractor for Joe Rietano. Construct a first-floor addition for a abathroom at 195 Thorme St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $14,000. Filed Nov. 24.

Rosales, Moises, New Canaan, contractor for Moises Rosales. Construct a dormer and full bathroom at 35 Lansing St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $8,000. Filed Nov. 19.

Segundo Pinta, Norwalk, contractor for Paulina Ramirez. Replace roof covering at 873 Hancock Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $16,000. Filed Nov. 30.

Southern New England Windows, Smithfield, Rhode Island, contractor for Brenda Dye. Replace eight windows at 220 Nautilus Road, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $13,412. Filed Nov. 25.

Facts & Figures Southern New England Window, Smithfield, Rhode Island, contractor for Lois Urena.

Replace patio door at 499 Ezra St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $5,274.

Filed Nov. 5.

Southern New England Windows, Smithfield, Rhode Island, contractor for Alethea Johnson-Cole. Replace three windows at 2090 North Ave., Bridgeport.

Estimated cost: $7,610. Filed Nov. 23.

Southern New England Windows, Smithfield, Rhode Island, contractor for Antonia Soto. Replace two windows at 580 Bishop Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $5,782. Filed Nov. 12.

Tiago Silva, Trumbull, contractor for Pro Tech Home LLC. Build a new two-family dwelling at 860866 Hancock Ave., Bridgeport.

Estimated cost: $90,000. Filed Nov. 3.

Tic-Tac General Contractor, Waterbury, contractor for Maria Cabrera. Build a shed at 69 Fifth St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $5,100.

Filed Nov. 30.

Torres, Elizabeth, Bridgeport, contractor for Elizabeth Torres.

Replace siding at 179 Hickory St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $4,000.

Filed Nov. 24.

Total Pool + Patio LLC, Sandy Hook, contractor for Brian Hopkins. Build in-ground pool at 154 Grover Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $85,000. Filed Nov. 20.

Trinity Solar Inc., Cheshire, contractor for Marsha Campbell.

Construct a structural reinforcement of roof framing for solar panels at 200 Earl Ave., Bridgeport.

Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed Nov. 10.

Varela, Maickel, Trumbull, contractor for Maickel Varela. Build a two-family dwelling at 78 Hanford Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed Nov. 25.

Villwell Builders LLC, Waterbury, contractor for Anthony Smith. Replace siding at 848 Reservoir Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed Nov. 20.

Vinyl Siding Company LLC, Stratford, contractor for Leonidas Amdriolas. Replace roof covering and sheathing at 432-434 Summit St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed Nov. 20.

COURT CASES Bridgeport Superior Court Arriago, Antonio, et al, Bridgeport. Filed by Mario Varela, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Fitzpatrick Mariano & Santos, Naugatuck.

Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate.

Case no. FBT-CV-20-6101334-S. Filed Oct. 27.

Espinoza-Vargas, Yonis A., et al, Bridgeport. Filed by Maynor Orlando Valle, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Miller & Morilla LLC, Stratford. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-206101906-S. Filed Nov. 20.

Gilbert, Ramon E., Bridgeport.

Filed by Domenic Cammarota, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Daly Weihing & Bodell, Bridgeport.

Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate.

Case no. FBT-CV-20-6101925-S. Filed Nov. 23.

National Interstate Insurance Co., Richfield, Ohio. Filed by Leondra James, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Moore O’Brien & Foti, Middlebury. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by an uninsured motorist.

The defendant is required to provide its policy, which contains provisions for uninsured motorist benefits for the plaintiff. The defendant has not paid compensation to the plaintiff for her injuries and losses. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBTCV-20-6101760-S. Filed Nov. 13.

Schulz, Isandra L., et al, Ridgefield. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society, as trustee for Upland Mortgage Loan Trust A, Anaheim, California. Plaintiff’s attorney: McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford. Action: The plaintiff was assigned the defendants’ mortgage who defaulted on the terms of the agreement and have failed to pay the plaintiff the amount due.

The plaintiff claims foreclosure of the mortgage, possession of the mortgage premises and monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBDCV-20-6037556-S. Filed Oct. 26.

Palmer, David, et al, Fairfield.

Filed by Stephen Garnett PPA, Booth Garnett, Cos Cob. Plaintiff’s attorney: Friedler & Friedler PC, New Haven. Action: The plaintiff was at the defendants’ premises when he was suddenly attacked by their dog and suffered injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-206101620-S. Filed Nov. 9.

Walbert, Andrew C., Brookfield.

Filed by Sikorsky Financial Credit Union Inc., Stratford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Tobin & Marohn, Meriden.

Action: The plaintiff is holder of an agreement of a loan extended to the defendant, in which the defendant promised to repay with interest. However, the defendant defaulted on the terms of the agreement and has failed to pay the plaintiff the amount due. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-206037031-S. Filed Sept. 2.

Danbury Superior Court Equity Pros LLC, Danbury. Filed

by Mixlaw, LLC Mix & Goldman, LLC, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Polivy Lowry & Clayton LLC, Hartford. Action: The plaintiff provided legal services to the defendant, which has neglected to pay the balance due the plaintiff. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate.

Case no. DBD-CV-20-6037146-S. Filed Sept. 14.

Knizeski, Henry, Ridgefield. Filed

by Citibank, NA, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Plaintiff’s attorney: Rubin & Rothman LLC, Islandia, New York.

Action: The plaintiff is a banking association, from which the defendant was issued a credit account and agreed to make payments for goods and services. The defendant failed to make payments. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages less than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs. Case no. DBDCV-20-6037148-S. Filed Sept. 14.

Stamford Superior Court Benefit Strategies Group LLC, et al, South Jordan, Utah. Filed

by Charles P. Eaton, Stamford.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff purchased a life insurance that was illegally assigned to the defendants without their consent or knowledge. The plaintiff seeks documentation and communication regarding the unauthorized assignment of the policies and current ownership. Case no. FSTCV-20-6049065-S. Filed Oct. 29.

Meyer, Loren M., aka Loren Meyer, et al, Darien. Filed by People’s United Bank NA, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Benanti & Associates, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff is the owner and holder of the defendant’s promissory note for which defendant agreed to pay monthly payments. The defendant failed to pay plaintiff the entire balance of the principal and interest due. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FSTCV-20-6049188-S. Filed Nov. 12.

Rodriguez Barillas, David E., et al, Stamford. Filed by David Berman, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: The Pickel Law Firm LLC, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate.

Case no. FST-CV-20-6049073-S. Filed Oct. 30.

Subtil, Guerline, Stamford. Filed

by Anthony Ribadeneira, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Berkowitz and Hanna LLC, Shelton. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FSTCV-20-6049239-S. Filed Nov. 13.

The town of Greenwich, et al, Greenwich. Filed by Richard Jacoby, Rye Brook, New York. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ventura Law, Danbury.

Action: The plaintiff was lawfully on the premises owned and controlled by the defendants when he was caused to slip due to the icy conditions. As a result, the plaintiff suffered injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate.

Case no. FST-CV-20-6049022-S. Filed Oct. 27.

BSTY LLC, Fairfield. Seller: Brent T. Kochuba and Jeannine Kochuba, Fairfield. Property: 1084 Fairfield Beach Road, Fairfield. Amount: $985,000. Filed Nov. 18.

Forehand II, Raymond J., Southport. Seller: M&T Bank, Williamsville, New York. Property: 146 Chelsea St., Fairfield. Amount: $530,900. Filed Nov. 19.

Hickey, Deirdre, Greenwich. Seller: Stonegroove LLC, Greenwich.

Property: 275 Round Hill Road, Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed Nov. 13.

Keogh, Adela, Stamford. Seller: 62 Sunrise Hill LLC, Norwalk. Property: 62 Sunrise Hill Road, Unit 16, Norwalk. Amount: $321,500. Filed Nov. 18.

LCX Blackrock LLC, Fairfield.

Seller: Brianne Hudak, Chandler, Arizona. Property: 1463 Black Rock Turnpike, Unit 12, Fairfield.

Amount: $315,000. Filed Nov. 17.

Mathews, Taylor A., Monroe.

Seller: J&S Renovations LLC, Trumbull. Property: 197 Riverview Circle, Fairfield. Amount: $474,100.

Filed Nov. 18.

Meadow Lane Connecticut LLC, Greenwich. Seller: James E. Gould, Greenwich. Property: 94 Pecksland Road, Lot B, Greenwich.

Amount: $1,685,000. Filed Nov. 12.

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Sanabria, Natalia P. and Juan Carlos Flores Zuniga, Fairfield.

Seller: 38 Sawyer Road LLC, Milford. Property: 38 Sawyer Road, Fairfield. Amount: $475,000. Filed Nov. 23.

296 Round Hill Road LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Christian Perry and Annette Perry, Greenwich.

Property: 296 Round Hill Road, Greenwich. Amount: N/A. Filed Nov. 13.

Spring Hill Avenue LLC, Westport. Seller: Nicholas T. Sproviero, Branford. Property: Unit 15, Grandview Condominium, Norwalk.

Amount: $220,000. Filed Nov. 17.

DEEDS

80 Otter Rock Drive LLC, New York, New York. Seller: Elizabeth D. Chickering and Howard A. Chickering, Greenwich. Property: 80 Otter Rock Drive, Greenwich.

Amount: $1. Filed Nov. 13.

Boltyansky, Steve and Anna Shmayenik, New York, New York Seller: CT PN LLC, Greenwich.

Property: 24 Licata Terrace, Greenwich. Amount: $1,260,000.

Filed Nov. 13.

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Residential Adwin, Jason, Fairfield. Seller: Elizabeth Gavern, Port Jefferson Station, New York. Property: 85 Cummings Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $699,000. Filed Nov. 20.

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Facts & Figures Alexander, Jordan L., New Haven. Seller: Christopher P. Santopietro and Silvia Santopietro, Norwalk. Property: 442 Main Ave., Unit A8, Norwalk. Amount: $485,000. Filed Nov. 17.

Crawford, Cynthia and Michael Crawford, Southport. Seller: John L. Garrison Jr. and Janet E. Garrison, Southport. Property: 211 Harbor Road, Fairfield. Amount: $3,200,000. Filed Nov. 18.

Alvarez, William, Fairfield. Seller: Christine Stefano, Fairfield. Property: 273 Pemburn Drive, Fairfield.

Amount: $451,000. Filed Nov. 23.

Deehan, Allison L. and Taylor C. Deehan, Brooklyn, New York.

Seller: Shew Wah Lee and Deborah Lua Lee, Southport. Property: 430 Mill Hill Terrace, Southport.

Amount: $980,000. Filed Nov. 18.

Araujo, Jennifer and Daniel A. Araujo, Fairfield. Seller: Gregory C. Daigle and Kathleen Daigle, Fairfield. Property: 219 Godfrey Road, Fairfield. Amount: $575,000.

Filed Nov. 17.

Barahona Ortega, Allan, Norwalk. Seller: Elizabeth Myer, Newtown. Property: 63 Camden St., Fairfield. Amount: $235,000.

Filed Nov. 20.

Billy, Taras, et al, Stamford.

Seller: Hassan A. Shakir, Darien.

Property: 23 Priscilla Road Norwalk. Amount: $480,000. Filed Nov. 18.

Cardillo, Sebastiano, Stamford.

Seller: Lee S. Robinson, Stamford.

Property: 24 Adams Ave., Unit 3, Stamford. Amount: $196,000. Filed Nov. 17.

Catalano, Joseph J. and Susan LaCorte, Weston. Seller: Anthony W. Anastasio Jr., Fairfield. Property: 159 Lalley Blvd., Fairfield. Amount: $918,000. Filed Nov. 23.

Cingari, Thomas F. and Suzanne M. Cingari, Stamford.

Seller: Paul Zummo, Stamford.

Property: 115 Ocean Drive West, Stamford. Amount: $2,300,000.

Filed Nov. 17.

Cortez, David, Stamford. Seller: Della M. Olsen, Stamford. Property: 39 Spinning Wheel Lane, Stamford.

Amount: $440,000. Filed Nov. 17.

Cosgriff, Stuart and Bevin Cosgriff, Fairfield. Seller: Margaret C. Baker, Fairfield. Property: 218 Verna Hill Road, Fairfield. Amount: $869,000. Filed Nov. 18.

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Gurciullo, Christopher and Lindsay B. Curciullo, Cos Cob. Seller: Lars N. Nielsen and Quan Feng, Cos Cob. Property: 480 Cognewaugh Road, Cos Cob. Amount: N/A/. Filed Nov. 13.

Hentnick, Nicole Mae and Dustin Max Lipka Helfgott, Norwalk. Seller: Ryan M. Harris, Norwalk. Property: 28 Deepwood Lane, Norwalk. Amount: $465,000.

Filed Nov. 18.

Hilts, John, Rowayton. Seller: Mireille Lemarchand, Fairfield.

Property: 25 W. Elm St., Unit 54, Greenwich. Amount: $520,000.

Filed Nov. 13.

Kaplan, David E. and Terri L. Stein, Greenwich. Seller: David E. Kaplan and Terri L. Stein, Greenwich. Property: 8 Hedgerow Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Nov. 13.

Kim, Teck Heng and Suk Fun Lau, Fairfield. Seller: Kazuhiro Iwasawa, Stamford. Property: 30 Glenbrook Road, Unit 3D, Stamford. Amount: $176,000. Filed Nov. 16.

Lee, Maria, Norwalk. Seller: Arthur Muller and Brett Muller, Norwalk. Property: 65 Wolfpit Ave., Unit 4D, Norwalk. Amount: $390,000. Filed Nov. 4.

Lorusso, Jason, Stamford. Seller: Penie G. Jarrett, Stamford. Property: 58 Ogden Road, Stamford.

Amount: $315,500. Filed Nov. 17.

Luther, Jenifer Honan, Norwalk.

Seller: Theodore A. White and Mary Ann H. White, Norwalk.

Property: 14 Tonetta Circle, Norwalk. Amount: $980,000. Filed Nov. 4.

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Maranan, Patricia G., Danbury.

Seller: Stephen N. Beggan and Krista Beggan, Norwalk. Property: 29 East Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $548,000. Filed Nov. 17.

Schaefer, James, New Canaan.

Seller: Bernard J. Bresnahan and Alison Bresnahan, Norwalk. Property: 2 Rowayton Ave., Norwalk.

Amount: $2,275,000. Filed Nov. 4.

Martinez-Anaya, Jirandy, Mamaroneck, New York. Seller: Ian A.M. Armstrong, Madison.

Property: 54 Whitmore Lane, Unit 3, Stamford. Amount: $283,000.

Filed Nov. 17.

Singh, Tilak, Milford. Seller: Gerardo Guzman and Enma V. Perez, Stamford. Property: 100 Pembroke Drive, Stamford. Amount: $385,000. Filed Nov. 17.

McClelland, Timothy Martin, Stamford. Seller: Eric A. Bergman and Amy Bergman, Stamford.

Property: 100 Hope St., Unit 36, Stamford. Amount: $428,500. Filed Nov. 17.

Melik, Elaine and Mehmet S. Melik, Norwalk. Seller: David Robledo and Paresa Robledo, Norwalk. Property: 58 Center Ave. Extension, Norwalk. Amount: $425,000. Filed Nov. 17.

Oster, Sandra L., Greenwich.

Seller: Sandra L. Oster, Greenwich.

Property: 24 Sawmill Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Nov. 13.

Rao, Genevra N. and Michael P. Rao, Old Greenwich. Seller: Robert Naylor, Austin, Texas. Property: 17 Manor Road, Old Greenwich.

Amount: $1,150,000. Filed Nov. 13.

Regan, Karen and Donovan Navas Cardona, Norwalk. Seller: Lois E. Mott, Norwalk. Property: 11 Waterbury Road, Norwalk.

Amount: $440,000. Filed Nov. 17.

Rizzo, Sara T., Danbury. Seller: Sonnu Jacob and Anila Jacob, Feasterville-Trevose, Pennsylvania.

Property: 71 Aiken St., Unit B12, Norwalk. Amount: $290,000. Filed Nov. 17.

Robinson, Howard and Laura Robinson, Southport. Seller: Linda Blackwell, Fairfield. Property: Unit G-2-12, Southport Woods Condominium, Fairfield. Amount: $450,000. Filed Nov. 18.

Ryan, Richard R. and Deborah K. Ryan, Stamford. Seller: Andres Aguirre, Stamford. Property: 241 Hamilton Ave., Unit 64, Stamford.

Amount: $259,900. Filed Nov. 17.

Sites, John Clifton and Lauren Marion Douglass, Darien.

Seller: John M. Lyons, Greenwich.

Property: 25 W. Elm St., Unit 65, Greenwich. Amount: $1,125,000.

Filed Nov. 12.

St. Pierre, Brooke, Stamford.

Seller: Karen Sussman and Allan H. Sussman, Stamford. Property: 38 Lantern Circle, Stamford. Amount: $555,000. Filed Nov. 18.

Statham, Emily and Gary Statham, Norwalk. Seller: Tava Auslan and Peter Auslan, Norwalk.

Property: 149 Water St., Unit 17, Norwalk. Amount: $185,000. Filed Nov. 17.

Sullins, Tyler Kayne and Rosa Adriana Cobos Chavez Sullins, Norwalk. Seller: Teresa Blaszkiewicz and Arthur Blaszkiewicz, Weston. Property: 267 W. Cedar St., Norwalk. Amount: $280,000.

Filed Nov. 17.

Telling, Mark E. and Heather S. Silver, Norwalk. Seller: Paul T. Keating and Kate A. Keating, Fairfield. Property: 383 Old Post Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1,400,000.

Filed Nov. 23.

Ttuska, Breana and Zachary Shapiro, New York, New York.

Seller: Frank Perazzini Jr. and Patricia Perazzini, Fairfield. Property: 21 Orchard Hill Drive, Fairfield.

Amount: $790,000. Filed Nov. 23.

Tudor, Elena, Minnetonka, Minnesota. Seller: Supriya Gundewar, Norwalk. Property: Unit 410, Foxboro Drive, Norwalk. Amount: $485,000. Filed Nov. 17.

Wong, Suzanne and Gregory S. Martin, Norwalk. Seller: Julie Ellen Schaut, Rye, New York. Property: 187 Dolphin Cove Quay, Stamford.

Amount: $1,610,000. Filed Nov. 16.

Yemets, Nataliya and Oleksandr Khilko, Stamford. Seller: Todd Dicine and June Dicine, Stamford.

Property: 83 Redmont Road, Stamford. Amount: $675,000. Filed Nov. 16.

Zenteno Herrera, Brenda Ivonne and Jorge M. Varon, Stamford. Seller: Elizabeth J. Reed, Fairfield. Property: 245 Sunnyridge Ave., Unit 32, Fairfield. Amount: $244,500. Filed Nov. 20.

JUDGMENTS Adams, Donald, Stamford. $74,931, in favor of Stamford Acquisition I LLC, Stamford, by Goldman Gruder & Woods LLC, Norwalk.

Property: 1 Southfield Ave., Unit 214, Stamford. Filed Dec. 7.

Araya, Michael C., Fairfield. $2,226, in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla, New York, by Schreiber Law LLC, Salem, New Hampshire. Property: 224 Roselle St., Fairfield. Filed Dec. 15.

Coello, Miguel, Fairfield. $2,156, in favor of Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, California, by Schreiber Law LLC, Salem, New Hampshire.

Property: 28 Alyssa Lane, Fairfield.

Filed Dec. 15.

DeJesus, Dorys, Norwalk. $3,238, in favor of Discover Bank, New Albany, Ohio, by Schreiber Law LLC, Salem, New Hampshire. Property: 56 Magnolia Ave., Norwalk. Filed Dec. 16.

Hudson, Larita G., Stamford. $6,460, in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla, New York, by Tobin & Marohn, Meriden. Property: 38 Barmore Drive West, Stamford.

Filed Dec. 7.

JeanBaptiste, Serge, Norwalk. $1,180, in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla, New York, by Tobin & Marohn, Meriden. Property: 26 Dorset Road, Norwalk. Filed Dec. 16.

Reyes, Glenny, Stamford. $5,925, in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla, New York, by Tobin & Marohn, Meriden. Property: 56 Bradley Place, Stamford. Filed Dec. 4.

West, Delcia F., Stamford. $1,282, in favor of Cavalry SPV I LLC, Valhalla, New York, by Tobin & Marohn, Meriden. Property: 73 Seaton Road, Stamford. Filed Dec. 11.

LIENS Federal Tax Liens Filed Alpha Blue Properties LLC, 123 Henry St., Greenwich. $2,783, civil proceeding tax. Filed Nov. 16.

Alpha Blue Properties LLC, 123 Henry St., Greenwich. $122, civil proceeding tax. Filed Nov. 16.

Cannavo, Joseph and E. Cameron-Cannavo, 700 Ocean Royale Way, Unit 903, Juno Beach, Florida. $36,397, civil proceeding tax. Filed Nov. 24.

Connecticut Realty Management LLC, 25 Grove Lane, Greenwich. $351, civil proceeding tax. Filed Nov. 19.

Derikrava, Jill R. and Michael E. Derikrava, 29 Butler St., Cos Cob. $188, civil proceeding tax. Filed Nov. 19.

Gaffney, Norman M., 684 Beach Road, Fairfield. $171,548, civil proceeding tax. Filed Nov. 23.

Gisby, Michael and Kathleen Gisby, 60 Puritan Road, Fairfield. $195,904, civil proceeding tax.

Filed Nov. 17.

Intrieri, Lawrence M., 41 Mianus View Terrace, Cos Cob. $7,417, civil proceeding tax. Filed Nov. 19.

Intrieri, Lawrence M., 41 Mianus View Terrace, Cos Cob. $290, civil proceeding tax. Filed Nov. 19.

Jesby, Holland C. and Misha T. Jesby, 31 Henderson Road, Fairfield. $7,050, civil proceeding tax. Filed Nov. 17.

Facts & Figures MECHANIC’S LIENS HPP-ThreeLLC, Stamford. Filed

by QSR Steel Corp. LLC, by The Law Office of Charles I. Miller.

Property: 900 Pacific St., Unit P3, Stamford. Amount: $288,706. Filed Dec. 15.

Ohls, Gilbert L. and Maureen M. Ohls, Greenwich. Filed by James Randall, by Daniel M. McCabe.

Property: 361 Stanwich Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1,786. Filed Dec. 28.

Two Boys Investments LLC, Wilton. Filed by Real Estate Management Consultants, by Joseph Constantini. Property: 1100 Banks North Road, Fairfield. Amount: $61,161. Filed Nov. 20.

LIS PENDENS 159 Grove Street LLC, Stamford.

Filed by Randall J. Carreira, New Preston, for JL Construction of New Milford LLC. Property: 159 Grove St., Stamford. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed Dec. 18.

210 Richards LLC, et al, Norwalk. Filed by the Law Offices of Keith K. Fuller, Enfield, for Advantage Capital LLC. Property: 6 Birchside Drive, Norwalk. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage.

Filed Dec. 9.

Byas, Addi, Stamford. Filed by Dolan Divorce Lawyers PLLC, New Haven, for Marie C. Byas. Property: 41 Hillcrest Ave., Stamford. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage.

Filed Dec. 24.

Gaita, Mary Ann, et al, Stamford.

Filed by John P. Regan, Stamford, for City of Stamford. Property: 5 Columbus Place, Unit A, Stamford.

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

Hatchl, Adair L., et al, Norwalk.

Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Cascade Funding Mortgage Trust 2018RM2. Property: 235 Rowayton Ave., Norwalk. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Dec. 23.

Medoit, Pierre, et al, Stamford.

Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, for First Fairlawn Condominium Inc. Property: 11 Revere Drive, Unit 19-F-2, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Dec. 21.

Cornell, Charles Nelson and Priscilla L. Brawley, Greenwich,

by Rory McGuinness. Lender: People’s United Bank NA, 850 Main St., Bridgeport. Property: 29 Montgomery Lane, Greenwich. Amount: $200,000. Filed Nov. 12.

Jagodzinski, James and Amanda Jagodzinski, Greenwich, by Michael J. Jones. Lender: Webster Bank NA, 145 Bank St., Waterbury.

Property: 48 Sheephill Road, Riverside. Amount: $550,000. Filed Nov. 10.

Robles, Eugene A. and Maria Violeta C. Robles, Stamford, by Jeanette Glazier. Lender: Quicken Loans LLC, 1050 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Michigan. Property: 35 Hampton Lane, Stamford. Amount: $353,000. Filed Nov. 16.

Paktinat, Patricia White, Norwalk. Filed by WM. Bradley Kellogg, Southport, for Reza M. Paktinat. Property: 34 Deepwood Lane, Norwalk. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed Dec. 8.

Del Carmine, Andrew and Rosaria Del Carmine, Greenwich,

by Vincent J. Freccia. Lender: United Wholesale Mortgage, 585 S. Boulevard East, Pontiac, Michigan.

Property: 7 Hines Lane, Riverside.

Amount: $420,000. Filed Nov. 10.

Kayumba, Peggy, Fairfield, by N/A. Lender: Lakeview Community Capital LLC, 507 Prudential Road, Suite 100B, Horsman, Pennsylvania. Property: 1261 Congress St., Fairfield. Amount: $499,021. Filed Nov. 13.

Sabena, Patricia, Fairfield,

by N/A. Lender: William Raveis Mortgage LLC, 7 Trap Falls Road Shelton. Property: 119 Field Point Drive, Unit 119, Fairfield. Amount: $569,800. Filed Nov. 12.

Sanders, Mitchell S., Norwalk.

Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Loancare LLC. Property: 45 First St., Norwalk.

Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed Dec. 7.

Scandizzo, Maria, et al, Stamford. Filed by Rosenberg & Rosenberg PC, West Hartford, for Hyde Park Condominium Association Inc. Property: 17 Northhill St., Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Dec. 28.

MORTGAGES Ansart, Victor, Greenwich, by Tom S. Ward. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 1111 Polaris Pkwy., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 27 Lockwood Road, Riverside.

Amount: $250,000. Filed Nov. 12.

Baruno, Gerald A. and Elizabeth A. Baruno, Greenwich, by Louis Pittocco. Lender: Guaranty Home Mortgage Corp., 316 Robert Rose Drive, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Property: 20 Riverside Lane, Riverside. Amount: $480,000.

Filed Nov. 10.

Christie, Jason W. and Jennifer Jean Christie, Stamford, by Antonio Faretta. Lender: Total Mortgage Services LLC, 185 Plains Road, Milford. Property: 103 Echo Hill Drive, Stamford. Amount: $456,000. Filed Nov. 16.

Cornelio, Philip and Susan A. Cornelio, Stamford, by Aaron Charney. Lender: Quicken Loans LLC, 1050 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Michigan. Property: 21 Brundage St., Stamford. Amount: $421,650.

Filed Nov. 16.

Exantus, Johnny, Fairfield, by William Zarzy. Lender: Finance of America Mortgage LLC, 300 Welsh Road, Bldg. 5, Suite A, Horsman, Pennsylvania. Property: 121 Knapps Highway, Unit D1, Fairfield.

Amount: $283,500. Filed Nov. 12.

Faenza, Matthew J. and Shannon L. Faenza, Stamford, by Dorian Arbelaez. Lender: Quicken Loans LLC, 1050 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Michigan. Property: 67 Highland Road, Stamford. Amount: $306,310. Filed Nov. 16.

Gagnon, Anne and William Gagnon, Norwalk, by Antonio Faretta. Lender: Total Mortgage Services LLC, 185 Plains Road, Milford. Property: 13 Barjune Road, Norwalk. Amount: $291,000. Filed Nov. 17.

Glenn, Leslie, Stamford, by Scott Rogalski. Lender: Ally Bank, 440 S. Church St., Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 34 Coachlamp Lane, Stamford. Amount: $399,190.

Filed Nov. 16.

Hitchman, Oneil and Shauntier N. Yates, Norwalk, by Pamela I. Baekey. Lender: Home Point Financial Corp., 9 Entin Road, Suite 200, Parsippany, New Jersey. Property: 34 Crown Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $346,000. Filed Nov. 17.

Irving, Walter M. and Eileen P. Irving, Stamford, by Jeanette Glazier. Lender: Citizens Bank NA, 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island. Property: 154 East Lane, Stamford. Amount: $485,000. Filed Nov. 16.

Kryzanski, Sharon M., Fairfield,

by Brian S. Cantor. Lender: Newtown Savings Bank, 39 Main St., Newtown. Property: 205 Aran Hill Road, Fairfield. Amount: $102,000.

Filed Nov. 10.

Lites, Isabella and Samuel Lites, Greenwich, by N/A. Lender: Bank of America NA, 101 S. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 14 Clark St., Old Greenwich.

Amount: $1,690,650. Filed Nov. 12.

MacDonald, Matthew F. and Patricia C. MacDonald, Stamford,

by Jeanne M. Frey. Lender: Quicken Loans LLC, 1050 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Michigan. Property: 122 Larkspur Road, Stamford. Amount: $419,120. Filed Nov. 16.

Maranan, Patricia G., Norwalk,

by Joseph A. Saffi. Lender: Mahopac Bank, 1441 Route 22, Brewster, New York. Property: 29 East Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $465,800. Filed Nov. 17.

McDonald, Robert and Marcie McDonald, Stamford, by Jeremiah N. Ollennu. Lender: Quicken Loans LLC, 1050 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Michigan. Property: 100 Westover Ave., Stamford. Amount: $600,000.

Filed Nov. 16.

Regan, Karen M. and Donovan Navas Cardona, Norwalk, by B.R. Kosowsky. Lender: Home Point Financial Corp., 9 Entin Road, Suite 200, Parsippany, New Jersey. Property: 11 Waterbury Road, Norwalk.

Amount: $349,600. Filed Nov. 17.

Santora, Anthony M., Norwalk,

by Mark P. Vessicchio. Lender: Caliber Home Loans Inc., 1525 S. Belt Line Road, Coppell, Texas.

Property: 1 Horizon Drive, Unit 17, Norwalk. Amount: $219,000. Filed Nov. 17.

Shanahan, Adam E., Fairfield,

by Sharon M. Jones. Lender: Guaranteed Rate Inc., 3940 N. Ravenswood, Chicago, Illinois.

Property: 150 Acorn Lane, Southport. Amount: $1,060,000. Filed Nov. 13.

Smith, Mark P. and Charlotte M. Smith, Fairfield, by Leah M. Parisi. Lender: Prosperity Home Mortgage LLC, 14501 George Carter Way, Suite 300, Chantilly, Virginia.

Property: 175 Wellington Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $846,000. Filed Nov. 10.

NEW BUSINESSES Cabrera’s Creative Home Improvement, 34 Ranson St., Stamford 06902, c/o Justo R. Cabrera Montenegro. Filed Dec. 8.

Green Professional Services Landscape, 92 Forest St., Apt. 3, Stamford 06901, c/o Freddy H. Bencomo. Filed Dec. 15.

LRJ Home Improvement LLC, 21 Perry St., Second floor, Stamford 06902, c/o Camey Lopez. Filed Dec. 15.

Ludlow Supply, 17-19 Cedar St., Stamford 06902, c/o Warehouse Wines and Liquors Corp. Filed Dec. 11.

McGriff InsuranceServices Inc., 707 Summer St., Stamford 06901, c/o Jordan Reaves. Filed Dec. 8.

Newfield Petro Corp., 582 Newfield Ave., Stamford 06905, c/o Saad Abutaha. Filed Dec. 21.

Piper Wellness Marketing, 313 Wildwood Road, Stamford 06903, c/o Nicole K. Piper. Filed Dec. 8.

Pro Wraps + Graphics LLC. 45 Cedar St., Unit 1, Stamford 06902, c/o William Cogan. Filed Dec. 11.

Ram-Riv Atlantic LLC, 217 Atlantic St., Stamford 06901, c/o Jessica Ramirez. Filed Dec. 15.

PATENTS Method and apparatus to limit wireless connectivity roaming of multifunction devices. Patent no. 10,893,460 issued to Dianne Colelli, et al. Assigned to Xerox, Norwalk.

System and computer program product for monitoring, controlling and surveilling portable laboratory reactor.

Patent no. 10,893,241 issued to Harry Latchman, et al. Assigned to Xerox, Norwalk.

System and method for attenuating the drying of ink from a printhead during periods of printer inactivity.

Patent no. 10,889,117 issued to Piotr Sokolowski, et al. Assigned to Xerox, Norwalk.

Voice echo suppression in engine order cancellation systems. Patent no. 10,891,936 issued to Kevin Bastyr, et al. Assigned to Harman International, Stamford.

In-vehicle noise cancellation adaptive filter divergence control. Patent no. 10,891,935 issued to Kevin Bastyr, et al. Assigned to Harman International, Stamford.

Haptic guidance system. Patent no. 10,890,975 issued to Joseph Verbeke, et al. Assigned to Harman International, Stamford.

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LEGAL NOTICES Notice of formation of Cultural King, LLC. Arts.

Of Org. filed with the SSNY on 08/17/20. Office: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against It may be serve. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 70 HAWTHORNE AVENUE, SUITE C1508, YONKERS, NY 10701, Purpose: Any Lawful purpose. #62737 Rudi’s Lens LLC. Filed 8/11/20 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 25 Wellesley Ave, Yonkers, NY 10705 Purpose: All lawful #62738 RTR Boutique LLC. Filed 7/22/20 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 119 Pondfield Road #978, Bronxville, NY 10708 Purpose: All lawful #62739 Mama’s Boy Floor Care LLC. Filed 7/7/20 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 1767 Central Park Ave Ste 116, Yonkers, NY 10710 Purpose: All lawful #62740 Lofts on Fifth, LLC. Filed 8/18/20 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 399 Knollwood Road, Suite 318, White Plains, NY 10603 Purpose: All lawful #62741 The Articles of Organization of From the Roots, LLC (The Company) were filed with the Secy of State (SSNY) on 03/09/2020. The office of the Company is located in Westchester County, NY. Kristen N. Gizzi Esq., PLLC has been designated as Agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served. The two managing members of the company are Caroline Woznuk-King and Megan O'Connor-Szatman both with an address of 141 Katonah Avenue, Katonah NY 10536. 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 Road, Yonkers NY 10701. The Company was formed for any lawful business purpose or purposes permitted under the NY LLC Act. #62742

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Notice of Formation of J.A.G. Auto Transport, LLC filed with SSNY on 12/09/20. Office location: 14 Maple Street, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to J.A.G. Auto Transport, LLC, 14 Maple Street, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62752

Stanaj Development LLC. Filed 9/23/20 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 35 Overkill Rd, New Rochelle, NY 10804 Purpose: All lawful #62743 Sunnyside Design LLC. Filed 8/21/20 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 3 Parkview Pl, Tuckahoe, NY 10707 Purpose: All lawful #62744

Rosedale Property LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 11/12/2020. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 603 Harrison Ave., Harrison, NY 10528.

General Purpose #62753

Taylor C West LLC. Filed 8/17/20 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 203 Horseshoe Circle, Ossining, NY 10562 Purpose: All lawful #62745 155 W 71st 2A LLC. Filed 8/12/20 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 770 Davenport Ave, New Rochelle, NY 10805 Purpose: All lawful #62746

Notice of Formation of (based) Goods, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State (NYSS) on 12/28/2020. Off. location: Westchester County.

The NYSS is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. Forward service of process to: 1767 Central Park Avenue, #402 Yonkers, NY 10710.

Purpose: to conduct any lawful business activity. #62755

Notice of Formation of JPeter Rental Property LLC filed with SSNY on November 9,2020. Office: Westchester County, NY. United States Corporation Agents, Inc. designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to LLC: 7014 13th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11228.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62748 23 S. Division Street Realty LLC. Filed 11/2/20 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 51 Central Ave, Ossining, NY 10562 Purpose: All lawful #62749 6 Main LLC. Filed 11/4/20 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 102 White Rd, Scarsdale, NY 10583 Purpose: All lawful #62750 Notice of Formation of Queen’s Resources LLC. filed with SSNY on 12/9/20. 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, P.O. Box 485, Yonkers, N.Y. 10703.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62751

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PostProJake, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 9/21/2020. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Jacob S Pippin, 34 Greenlawn Rd, Katonah, NY 10536. General Purpose #62756 Kelly Friends LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 9/04/2020. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to One Renaissance Square, White Plains, NY 10601. General Purpose. #62757

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Notice of Formation of Eldorado Court LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/22/2020. NY Office location: WESTCHESTER County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, 64 Eldorado Court, White Plains, New York 10603.

Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. #62758 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABIITY COMPANY. NAME: MELLGREN SOLUTIONS LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/17/2020. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as an agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 34 Hill and Dale Road, Cortlandt Manor, New York 10567. Term: Until (Perpetual); Purpose: For any lawful purpose. #62759 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: BeauxLion LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/30/2020. 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 the LLC, 18 Meadow Brook Road, Katonah, NY 10536.

Purpose: For any lawful purpose. #62760 NME Properties LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 9/18/2020.

Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Nicole Martucci, 290 Drake Ave, New Rochelle, NY 10805.

General Purpose #62761

El Rincon Colombiano LLC. Art of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/19/2020 Office: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 2303 Villa At The Woods Peekskill, NY 10566 Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #62762 King Elias Ambulette, LLC - Art of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/20/2017.

Office loc. Westchester County. Cert of Amendment filed with SSNY on 12/28/2020.

Name changed to King Elias At 76 Chestnut, LLC. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against LLC may be served and shall mail copy of any process to the LLC, 8 Park Avenue, Tarrytown, NY 10591. Purpose of LLC: all lawful activities #62764 Notice is hereby given that a license (license number pending) for beer, cider, liquor and/or wine, has been applied for

by Sabores De Mi Tierra Restaurant Inc to sell beer, cider, liquor and/or wine at retail in a restaurant under the ABC Law at 1562-68 Saint Nicholas Avenue New York, NY 10040 for on premises consumption. #62765

MEADOW SHOPPE LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 1/6/21. Office location: Westchester. SSNY has been desig. as an agent of the LLC upon whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to Nicole Schmidt, 5 Old Mamaroneck Rd., Apt 4L, White Plains, NY 10605.

General Purpose #62766

Notice of Formation of LKF Consulting Services, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/19/2020.

Office Location: Westchester County SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 104 Parkview Dr. Bronxville, NY 10708.Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62768

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME: SUPERIOR COLLISION, LLC. LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/24/2020. 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: Superior Collision, LLC., 3228 Albany Post Road, Buchanan, NY 10511, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #62767

Notice of Formation of WESTMONT REAL ESTATE CAPITAL LLC. Arts. of Org. files with Secy. Of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/19/19. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Marc Samwick, 709 Westchester Ave., Ste. 300, White Plains, NY 10604. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62769

Sealed bids will be received as set forth in Instructions to Bidders (https://www. dot.ny.gov/bids-and-lettings/construction-contractors/important-info) until 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, February 04, 2021 at the NYSDOT, Office of Contract Management, 50 Wolf Rd, 1st Floor, Suite 1CM, Albany, NY 12232 and will be publicly opened and read. Maps, Plans and Specifications may be seen at Electronic documents and Amendments which are posted to www.dot.ny.gov/doing-business/opportunities/ const-notices.

The New York State Department of Transportation, in accordance with the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation and Title 23 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 200, Title IV Program and Related Statutes, as amended, issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all who respond to a written Department solicitation, request for proposal or invitation for bid that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability/handicap and income status in consideration for an award.

BIDDERS SHOULD BE ADVISED THAT AWARD OF THESE CONTRACTS MAY BE CONTINGENT UPON THE PASSAGE OF A BUDGET APPROPRIATION BILL BY THE LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Please call (518)457-2124 if a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the letting.

Region 08: New York State Department of Transportation 4 Burnett Blvd., Poughkeepsie, NY, 12603 D264412, PIN 881363, FA Proj Z240-8813-633, Columbia, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Ulster, Westchester Cos., Bridge Washing/Deck Sealing NYSDOT Region 8, REGION-WIDE, Bid Deposit: 5% of Bid (~ $40,000.00), Goals: DBE: 3.00% D264425, PIN 881541, FA Proj Z0E1-8815-413, Westchester Co., 11.5 Miles of Asphalt Concrete Milling & Paving on Routes 9, 22, 120, 120A & 443 in the Towns of Greenburgh, Harrison, Mount Pleasant & North Castle & Villages of Harrison, Sleepy Hollow & Tarrytown, Night Time Work, No Plans, Bid Deposit: 5% of Bid (~ $750,000.00), Goals: DBE: 10.00%

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Thank You to the Business Community for Supporting ArtsWestchester This Year.

With your help, we have supported the following 120 arts organizations with grants.

Accent Dance NYC Actors Conservatory Theatre Afrikan Healing Circle Inc. Antonia Arts Arc Stages ArchForKids Arts and Culture Committee Asbury-Crestwood United Methodist Church Axial Theatre Ballet des AmĂŠriques School & Company Bedford Playhouse Bethany Arts Community Blue Door Art Center Bridgemusik Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts Chappaqua Orchestra Chiku Awali African Dance, Arts & Culture Clay Art Center CLC Foundation Clocktower Players Concordia Conservatory Copland House Dennis P. McHugh Piermont Public Library Downtown Music at Grace The Emelin Theatre for the Performing Arts Emotions Physical Theatre Fine Arts Orchestral Society of Yonkers Friends of Music Concerts The Friends of the North Castle Public Library Hamm & Clov Stage Company Hammond Museum Harrigan Educational & Cultural Center Haverstraw African American Connection Haverstraw RiverArts Fund Historic Hudson Valley

Hoff-Barthelson Music School Hudson Chorale Hudson Stage Company Hudson Valley MOCA Hudson Valley Writers' Center India Center of Westchester Jacob Burns Film Center Jazz Forum Arts Katonah Museum of Art Lagond Music School Little Radical Theatrics Lyndhurst, A National Trust for Historic Preservation Mamaroneck Artists Guild Manhattan Tap Mount Vernon Friends of Parks and Recreation Mount Vernon Public Library Music Conservatory of Westchester Neuberger Museum of Art New Era Creative Space New Rochelle Council on the Arts New Rochelle Opera New Westchester Symphony Orchestra Northern Star Quilters' Guild Nowodworski Foundation Nyack Library Ossining Documentary & Discussion Series Ossining Public Library Paramount Hudson Valley Arts Pelham Art Center The Picture House Regional Film Center PJS Jazz Society The Play Group Theater Pleasantville Music Theatre Peforming Arts Center at Purchase College Rehabilitation Through The Arts

The Revelators River River Writers Circle Rivertowns Art Council Rockland Arts Festival Committee Rockland County Choral Society Rockland Independent Living Center dba BRIDGES Rockso Ekkquinox Steelband Ruth Keeler Memorial Library The Rye Arts Center The Scarsdale Arts Council The Schoolhouse Theater & Arts Center Songcatchers Sound Shore Chorale of New Rochelle Steffi Nossen Dance Foundation Symphony of Westchester Taconic Opera Tarrytown Music Hall Rebecca Thomas - A Palo Seco Flamenco Company Tutti Bravi Productions Untermyer Performing Arts Council Urban Studio Unbound Wartburg Westchester Children's Chorus Westchester Children's Museum The Westchester Chordsmen Westchester Collaborative Theater The Westchester Italian Cultural Center Westchester Philharmonic Westchester Public Private Partnership for Aging Services White Plains Performing Arts Center YoFi Fest Yonkers Riverfront Library Youth Theatre Interactions

ArtsWestchester’s grants programs reach every community in Westchester County, providing support to artists and arts and cultural groups both large and small.

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