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FEBRUARY 25, 2019 VOL. 55, No. 8

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School of rock THE OWNER OF THE WHITE PLAINS LOCATION WAS FIRST A STUDENT

Jeff Silverman, owner of the White Plains School of Rock, sits near the school’s check-in desk. Photo by Ryan Deffenbaugh.

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eff Silverman opened the latest Westchester County location for the national music education franchise School of Rock in December at 242 Central Ave. in White Plains, but his interest in the franchise dates back to 2013. He had just left a career in the apparel industry and was looking to get back into music. Though he played guitar in high school he wanted to learn drums, so he stopped into the School of Rock near his home in

Bedford. He figured the school was just for kids, but they might be able to hook him up with an instructor for private lessons. “Lo and behold, they tell me they have an adult program where I’ll be placed with a private instructor and then put in a band,” Silverman recalled. “And then eventually you get to play out in a real, live venue.” To that, he said, “sign me up.” Today, he is the one signing people up. His school offers lessons for kids starting at age 5 through adults. School of Rock — founded in 1998

before the Jack Black film and 2015 Broadway show helped bring fame to the name — is a national franchise with more than 220 schools worldwide that teaches drums, guitar, bass, keys and vocals. Silverman spent more than three years at School of Rock in Bedford before ending his lessons and starting his own band, called Exit 5. You can find them playing bars and restaurants around northern Westchester. But beyond learning a new instrument, Silverman was looking for a new » SCHOOL

PAYLESS SHOESOURCE FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY; TO CLOSE STORES IN THE REGION BY PHIL HALL and BOB ROZYCKI phall@westfairinc.com bobr@westfairinc.com PAYLESS SHOESOURCE WORLDWIDE filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Feb. 18 following an announcement that it would be closing all of its 2,500 U.S. stores, including 20 in Fairfield County and the Westchester/Hudson Valley region. According to the filing

made in U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Eastern District of Missouri, the Topeka-based shoe retailer has between 50,000 and 100,000 creditors with the top 50 creditors having total unsecured claims of $79.6 million. The company has estimated assets of between $500 million and $1 billion, with estimated liabilities in the same monetary range. Store closings will begin at the end of March and » PAYLESS

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SUiTE TALK No shortage of challenges for Wayne Pesce, president of the Connecticut Food Association

arlier this month, news reports began to percolate that Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont was considering a 2 percent sales tax on groceries. The governor later insisted that the proposal was never seriously considered, but it put a rare spotlight on Connecticut’s grocery industry and its place within the state’s economy. In this edition of Suite Talk, Business Journal reporter Phil Hall speaks with Wayne Pesce, president of the Connecticut Food Association, the 260-member trade group representing the state’s grocery retailers and suppliers. What is the overall state of Connecticut’s grocery industry? “There are a lot of headwinds for brick-and-mortar retailers. What keeps a grocery retailer up at night? It would probably be labor costs and rent and energy costs — those are the big three. If you take a look at Connecticut, we have a new administration and a new progressive Democratic caucus that are looking at wage issues and wage mandates, so that’s something which could potentially affect our business. And there is the online retail factor — 11 percent of grocery sales will be online. If I am a retailer and I am seeing that competitive threat, that might keep me up at night. “Then, there is the outward migration problem we have in the state — it is the death of a brick-and-mortar retailer. We can manage the best we can through our supply chain and cost structure, and we have fixed costs on our rent and we can plan for electricity rate increases, but you can’t plan for losing consumers. And the folks that are leaving are our most

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wealthy residents — these are the ones that don’t count their change — and a lot of that is driven by policies. “We are cautiously optimistic over what we’ve seen in the last two years with the state kind of getting its tax-and-spend mentality in place. In the former governor’s first six years, we had two of the largest tax increases in state history. In his last two years, he didn’t raise taxes and he cut spending and we’re starting to see a slow turn of the ship. But the real key, not only for grocery retailers but businesses in Connecticut, is around predictability and stability. We need to be able to look into the future and know that if we can invest in infrastructure and invest in our businesses, we can get that done and not be surprised by things that may or may not happen to us.” There is a new push to increase Connecticut’s minimum wage. How is your association approaching this issue? “Gov. Lamont and many of the members of the progressive side of the Democratic caucus basically ran on that issue. From our perspective, I don’t think we can put our head in the sand and act as if we won’t see wage increases here in Connecticut. What we would hope for would be a phasing in of those that would make sense. For example, if you took the $10.10 minimum wage and went to $15, it is a 50 percent increase. Are you going to put a 50 percent increase on business over two years or over five years? That goes back to what I was talking about: stability, predictability and the ability to mitigate increased costs into the future. “I don’t want to say we’re

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own bags, but also provide an option for consumers that don’t.” But grocery stores aren’t the only ones that have single-use bags. Isn’t that unfair to target your industry? “I personally worked with Stamford and Norwalk on their plastic bag bills. And some of the things we mentioned to the folks in Stamford is that they only had grocery retailers — that’s not even capturing all of the bags. What about all of the other retail entities out there? If you are going to go after the bags, go after the bags. Let’s do this right.”

Wayne Pesce, president of the Connecticut Food Association, at his offices in West Hartford. Photo by Phil Hall.

resigned to the fact. Voters spoke, politicians have been elected and we’ll work with them. I think the governor has said all of the right things — he has a business background and understands what it will take to move Connecticut in the right direction, and that will involve listening to all sides.” How is staf�ing within the state’s grocery industry? “Sixty percent of our workforce is either management or labor union, and I think our average wage is well over $18 an hour in the typical store. We’re paying better than what would be considered a living wage. We also have a lot of disability and special-need employees.” How do brick-and-mortar retailers in the grocery industry compete against their digital competitors? “We expanded our food service lines with fresh bakery and produce offerings. That’s a place they are not

going to be as successful as we can be. We still get the foot traffic — people come in and visualize our products. People visit our stores on an average of two or three times a week, so it is an opportunity to talk to consumers. And we provide important environmental services: we collect almost 600 million bottles and cans a year through the redemption system. We also collect recycling of plastics at our stores. “There will always be a place for brick and mortar. We just have to learn to live with the new normal.” One of the state’s largest grocery retailers, Big Y, recently said it would phase out single-use plastic bags in its other stores. And several municipalities around the state are seeking to ban those bags. Where does your association stand on this issue? “We have been actively involved in this issue for four years. There are 12 to 15 communities in Connecticut that

are actively looking at some kind of an ordinance. “These bags are supposed to go back to the retailer. They are not for dog waste or food waste. They are not for the things people use them for. They are brought back and put into a bin at the store and recycled through Trex. What happens is that most folks throw them in their blue or yellow bin, thinking they’ve done the right thing. In reality, they’ve created a problem at the municipal recycling facility because these bags get into the system where they are heated and gum up the works. Every two to three hours, they have to stop the process so they can take the bags out. “We are working with the recycling community and environmental groups on this. We’ve been pushing multiuse bags — we’ve been giving them out. We support a policy at the state level that puts a fee on the bags and hopefully drives an 80 percent source reduction. We want folks to bring their

Connecticut is among the few states that prohibit the sale of wine in supermarkets. Do you see the state Legislature ending that prohibition in this session? “I don’t think you’ll see a bill introduced. This is an idea we’ve been floating around for a couple of years. Connecticut is puritanical and has antiquated alcohol legislation. “We have a protected industry of package-store owners. From our perspective, we view wine as a food pairing. We sell food and we want convenience for our consumers. We’ve done polling that shows almost seven in 10 consumers want to buy wine in grocery stores. We’ve done economic impact studies that show it would bring between $12 million and $15 million a year to the state. But there is no political will at the moment to get it done. “We will continue to work that, but not as a hard sell — there is no reason to be running up that hill. Sometimes, you have to be careful about winning a battle and not winning the war.”

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Antinozzi Associates takes on the challenges of architectural renovations BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

welve years ago, F. Michael Ayles got his initial look at what was going to become the future headquarters of Antinozzi Associates, an architecture and interiors agency. The company was not moving into a plush and modern office, but into a ballroom above Bridgeport’s Bijou Theatre that was built in 1910 but had not been used since the 1950s. “I first thought, are you serious, are we really going to move here?” recalled Ayles, principal for business development at Antinozzi. In retrospect, Ayles should not have been surprised. Antinozzi, which first opened in Derby in 1956 before relocating to Stratford, specializes in the renovations of schools, public housing and corporate space. The ballroom, in comparison to some of the firm’s projects, was a relatively easy endeavor. “Everything was painted black, so we stripped everything down and tried to make it as open as possible, not fill it up with walls or partitions,” Ayles continued. “We kept the original light fixtures in the center of the ceiling. We turned the former ballroom into an 11,000-square-foot, two-story, open-air workplace with a balcony of architects and interior designers surrounding the main floor studio that was once used for ballroom dancing.” Ayles admitted that renovating an existing space often involves more work than building a new structure from scratch. “If a school was built in 1910 or 1920, they were built like brick you-know-what houses,” Ayles explained. “They’re not going anywhere. But over time, as the population boomed, they were just kind of throwing up schools everywhere. It makes a lot of sense to renovate older schools, but it doesn’t make sense when you are trying to renovate something from the 1960s or 1970s that was thrown together with single-pane glass and hardly any insulation in the walls. You will see new schools replacing those built in the 1960s and 1970s, as opposed to the 1920s

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or 1930s, which have more historic value. You are going to see more renovations of those and a lot more animosity from the public if you try to tear them down.” The Antinozzi marketing material highlighting its school architecture and renovation projects includes the statement “School design starts with the student.” And while the Antinozzi designs have been acclaimed for their visual style — most notably at the four-level, 207,000-squarefoot Harding High School in Bridgeport, with its sweeping curved façade, which opened last September — Ayles noted that the firm’s focus is not on engineering flourishes, but inhabitant comfort. “You are designing for the end-user, so you have to get in the mind of the student and how the student is going to receive the school,” he observed. “Today’s schools are not institutionalized buildings. Everything is more open and collaborative and has the warmth and the security a student would expect. In certain size spaces and equipment, it is ultimately about providing a space that they feel comfortable in and want to go to. You don’t want to design a space where they are dreading to go. You are trying to attract people to be at the school. After all, a lot of public schools are losing their students to charter schools, private schools and

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Top: Warren Harding High School in Bridgeport, a project designed by the firm. Photo courtesy Antinozzi Associates. Bottom: F. Michael Ayles, principal for business development at Antinozzi Associates, at the company’s Bridgeport headquarters. Photo by Phil Hall.

technical schools.” Antinozzi opened a second office in Norwalk in 2012 to focus on its corporate work. Its most notable output in this sector involves a major regional bank. “We touch almost every single Webster Bank in Connecticut and New England,” Ayles said. “We came up with the prototype design of Webster’s blue tower.” While several of Antinozzi’s projects have received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, Ayles stated that the firm is not heavily focused in snagging LEED status for its projects. “We’re always incorporating sustainable materials,” he said. “When you get to high-performance

on public buildings where you are spending public money, you have to meet high energy codes. LEED is basically a certification you get from an organization that says, ‘You’re LEED-certified.’ That can cost anywhere from $40,000 to $70,000 to get. A lot of us would say. ‘It’s a certificate on your wall saying you meet sustainable requirements — if you want that credential, great.’ ” One area Antinozzi is not focused on is residential housing. Ayles has no regrets that the firm is absent from that market. “People always say, ‘You’re an architect — design my house,’ ” he says with a laugh. “We like to joke that dealing with a 12-person building committee can be just as difficult as dealing with a husband and wife over a house.”

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Stamford Town Center dealing with ‘evolution of retail’ as Stamford Town Center anymore,” said Christian Bangert, a Stamford-based managing director with commercial real estate firm Newmark Knight Frank. “Those brands are looking to be in the markets where their consumers are. The Saks consumer is more of a Greenwich consumer than a Stamford consumer.”

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ive retailers have recently left or plan to soon exit Stamford Town Center. The changes are not likely to end with that group. The turnover at the downtown mall shows the local impact of a sector hit by the ongoing march of e-commerce and a series of bankruptcies and closings. Constraints on many customers’ disposable incomes and competition from other shopping centers compound the challenges. But mall officials and a number of retail experts said “Class A” retail complexes such as Stamford Town Center are not about to be swept away like many of their lower-end counterparts. “It’s a lot easier to backfill the spaces in a Class A mall than in a Class B mall,” said Garrick Brown, vice president of Americas retail research for commercial real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield. “In retail, there are haves and have-nots. Class A malls are still the haves.”

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Each of the latest store closings at the mall reflects companywide struggles. J. Crew and Armani Exchange both closed on Jan. 27. In the past couple of years J. Crew’s parent company has shut down dozens of locations, including the one at the Danbury Fair mall. Armani Exchange’s parent company has shuttered a number of stores as part of a 2017 restructuring. The Walking Co.’s outlet went dark on Feb. 10. Its parent firm filed again for bankruptcy last year. The Ann Taylor storefront is set to close on Feb. 23. Its departure fits into a 2017 plan by its parent company to close up to 667 locations. And Gymboree’s outlet at the mall is also going out of business. The company is closing all of its stores, which include locations at Danbury Fair and the Westfield Trumbull mall. “It’s true that bankruptcies create vacancies,” Robert Taubman, the CEO, president and chairman of Stamford Town Center’s owner, Taubman Centers, said on a call with investment analysts. “But in high-quality real estate, they also create the opportunity to improve the merchandising of a center.”

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Shoppers use an escalator to go between shopping levels at the Stamford Town Center. Photo by Matthew Brown/Hearst Connecticut Media.

Taubman Centers owns the Stamford mall and 19 other major U.S. shopping centers. The firm reported 2018 revenues of about $640 million, up 2 percent from 2017. At the same time, it saw annual increases in key categories — including a 9 percent rise in tenant sales per square foot and a 4 percent uptick in rent per square foot. “We’re pleased with what we’ve accomplished operationally and strategically this year,” Robert Taubman said. In the past couple of years, however, Taubman Centers has faced questions about its management. Jonathan Litt, founder of Stamford-based hedge fund Land & Buildings — whose offices are coincidentally located next to the mall — was elected last year to the company’s board after a two-year campaign to reform the firm. Before his election, Litt had said Taubman was a business plagued by poor governance — and, in turn, underperforming earnings — but one that still owns quality properties. “The bottom line is Taubman owns an extraordinary portfolio of malls,” Litt said in an interview last year. “The future of the Taubman malls is bright — and it gets lost in the whole retail-real estate narrative. We’re quite excited about these assets and the markets they operate in.”

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While e-commerce has shaken brick-andmortar operations, it still accounts for a modest

share of retail revenues — about 10 percent in the third quarter of last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. But its growth is unrelenting: Digital third-quarter sales increased 14.5 percent yearover-year. Overall, third-quarter U.S. retail sales grew about 5 percent from a year ago. But many consumers’ finances have deteriorated. “Only 20 percent of consumers were better off in 2016 than they were in 2007, with precious little income left to spend on discretionary retail categories,” according to a study last year by professional-services firm Deloitte. Meanwhile, luxury retailers are consolidating their footprints. In 2014, Saks Fifth Avenue closed its department store at Stamford Town Center — replaced soon after by a lower-market Saks Off 5th outlet. The Saks Fifth Avenue and Saks Off 5th chains are both owned by Hudson’s Bay Co. Six miles west, Hudson’s Bay doubled down on its high-end offerings in downtown Greenwich. A Saks shoe shop opened at 20 E. Elm St. in October 2016. It was followed in February 2017 by a Saks clothing boutique and then in May 2017 by a Saks jewelry store, both at 200 Greenwich Ave. That trio joined Saks Fifth Avenue’s flagship Greenwich store, long established at 205 Greenwich Ave. “Some of the biggest names and luxury items aren’t going to be in malls such

Despite the closings, Stamford Town Center retains a number of other apparel retailers and other key assets. All three of its anchor spaces are filled — by Barnes & Noble, Macy’s and Saks Off 5th. But those mainstays have not dispelled growing questions about the mall’s long-term prospects. Rumors have percolated on social media about possible interest in the site from the University of Connecticut. UConn opened its first residence hall in the city in 2017 and it is further increasing its student housing. Taubman and UConn officials denied the speculation. Both parties told Hearst Connecticut Media that the university has no plans to lease or buy any of the mall property. The mall long ago diversified beyond retail. Its restaurant row on Tresser Boulevard replaced a Filene’s Basement department store. On the north side of the mall stands Bow Tie Cinemas’ long-standing Landmark 9 theater. “Class A malls have an ability to reinvent their centers,” Brown said. “We’re seeing a trend of them moving toward experiential concepts, including restaurants.” Stamford Town Center will soon have another peer in the area. The SoNo Collection mall is scheduled to open in October in Norwalk, off Interstate 95’s Exit 15. Its anchor tenants would include Bloomingdale’s and Nordstrom department stores. “Even with SoNo Collection opening, I don’t see Stamford Town Center going away,” said NKF’s Bangert. “We’re going to see it continue to change because we’re seeing an evolution of retail.” Paul Schott is a staff reporter for Hearst Connecticut Media. He can be reached at pschott@scni.com or 203-964-2236.

Bridgeport, Newburgh named among worst places to live BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

new data analysis published by 24/7 Wall St. placed Bridgeport and Newburgh in the 2019 rankings of the “50 Worst Cities to Live in America.” Bridgeport, which ranked 49th out of 50, was the sole New England city on the list.

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Bridgeport was faulted for its economic struggles — a 20.8 percent poverty rate and average household earnings of $44,841 a year — that are exacerbated by goods and services priced 30.8 percent higher than the national average. A weak job market — 9.3 percent of workers have been unemployed over the last five years — and a violent crime rate of 900 per 100,000 people solidified its placement on the list.

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In Orange County, Newburgh was the only city in New York to be included on the list. Despite a small population of 28,444, it is burdened with a violent crime rate of 1,236 reported incidents per 100,000 people, which is three times above the national average. The city’s poverty rate of 31.2 percent was also factored into its No. 37 ranking, with the city’s median household income of

$36,922 a year coming in more than $20,000 below the national median. The two cities were ranked far below the municipalit y dubbed the worst place to live in the country: Mendota, California, an 11,396-person metro with a 49.5 percent poverty rate and an average of 15.4 percent unemployment over the last five years, the highest of any U.S. city.

Ocasio-Cortez celebrates as Amazon’s 25,000 jobs leave NY GOV. LAMONT WANTED THE COMPANY TO CONSIDER CONNECTICUT BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

mazon announced that it is canceling its plans to open a new headquarters in the Long Island City neighborhood of New York and was not currently planning to reopen the search for another headquarters site. “We will proceed as planned in northern Virginia and Nashville, and we will continue to hire and grow across our 17 corporate offices and tech hubs in the U.S. and Canada,” said the company in a statement. “For Amazon, the commitment to build a new headquarters requires positive, collaborative relationships with state and local elected officials who will be supportive over the long-term. While polls show that 70 percent of New Yorkers support our plans and investment, a number of state and local politicians have made it clear that they oppose our presence and will not work with us to build the type of relationships that are required to go forward with the project we and many others envisioned in Long Island City.” Westchester and Fairfield counties offered potential sites for the Seattle-based e-commerce giant when it opened a competition in 2017 to find a new location for a second headquarters complex. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont made a public overture to Amazon to consider his state after a Feb. 8 report in the Washington Post cited anonymous sources claiming that Amazon was unhappy by opposition from some elected officials — including U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) — and community activists to their potential arrival in New York. Amazon promised to create 25,000 jobs and would have received $3 billion in city and state subsidies in a deal that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called “the largest economic development initiative that has ever been done by the city or the state or the city and the state, together.” Ocasio-Cortez took to Twitter to celebrate the news. “Anything is possible: today was the day a group of dedicated, everyday New Yorkers & their neighbors defeated Amazon’s corporate greed, its worker exploitation, and the power of the richest man in the world,” she tweeted. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio belittled Amazon’s departure. “You have to be tough to make it in New York City,” he wrote on Twitter. “We gave Amazon the opportunity to be a good neighbor and do business in the greatest city in the world. Instead of working with the community, Amazon threw away that opportunity.” But Cuomo reacted to the news by blaming Amazon’s decision on “a small group of politicians (who) put their own narrow, polit-

interests of the people of this state.” John Ravitz, vice president and chief operating officer of The Business Council of Westchester, noted that his organization planned to meet with Amazon officials to promote the county as a source of skilled professionals and housing for the planned development. “Beyond being a huge loss for the entire region, Amazon’s exit sets a terrible preceThe Children’s Village Jeremy Kohomban dent for other corporations looking to reloAlexandria 7.375” w Ocasio-Cortez x 7.125” h cate or expand here,” he said. “We do not 1-11-19 want to send the message to these companies that they are not welcome. This percepical interests above their community — which tion is something that we will now have to poll after poll showed overwhelmingly supwork even harder to dispel.” ported bringing Amazon to Long Island City Mike Oates, president and CEO of the — the state’s economic future and the best

Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp., pointed a finger at “short-sighted politicians (who) clearly did not understand the value of incentives that were performance based. This could have meant 25,000 high-quality jobs with an average salary of $150,000. This is like fumbling the football on the 1-yard line in the Super Bowl.” Mark Hamrick, senior economic analyst at Bankrate.com, warned that Amazon’s decision is an acute blow to the state. “New York state had already seen a decline in tax revenues late last year, thought linked to the decline in the stock market and the cap on federal income tax deductibility of state and local taxes, crimping the housing market,” said Hamrick.

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business venture by the time his lessons ended at School of Rock. His career had included time as a buyer for Target stores in Minneapolis and in imports in New York City. For about a decade he owned a hardware and home décor store in Chappaqua. But after selling the store and working for some time in a large marketing firm, he needed a change. He wanted something that would mix his retail and business background with his love for music. “Knowing the methodology of School of Rock, it became a no-brainer,” Silverman said. “I knew they were a franchise and the more I looked into it, the more I loved it.” The most important aspect of the school’s model, he said, is playing within a band. The school describes its lessons as “performance-based,” meaning that students learn music theory and techniques through playing songs, whether by Led Zeppelin or Pink Floyd. The school teaches “everything from Motown to

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many stores will remain open through the end of May, as it conducts liquidation sales in the U.S. and Canada. Canadian subsidiaries will also be seeking protection pursuant to the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Payless’ retail operations outside of North America, including its company-owned stores in Latin America, are separate entities and are not included in the Chapter 11 filing; the company will cease retail operations in Puerto Rico. “The challenges facing retailers today are well documented, and unfortunately Payless emerged from its prior reorganization ill-equipped to survive in today’s retail environment,” said Stephen Marotta, who was appointed chief restruc-

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metal, and AC/DC to Zappa,” Silverman said. Weekly lesson rehearsals eventually lead to a live show. “I’m telling you from experience there is nothing like being in a band,” Silverman said. “I could play the drums by myself and that’s fun, but if I hadn’t started playing with the band in School of Rock, I would have lost interest.” The band concept also helps younger students socialize, he said. “Playing in a group setting and then playing live does more than just teach kids music,” Silverman said. “It teaches self-esteem, self-confidence and it’s just a terrific experience.” His location joins Schools of Rock in Bedford and Mamaroneck in Westchester, among 14 in New York. In Fairfield County, there are Schools of Rock in Greenwich, New Canaan and Fairfield. The school has a rookies program for ages 5 through 8, Rock 101 for ages 8 to 12, a teenage “Performance” group plus adult courses. Silverman expects to draw students from within a 10to 15-minute drive — about

turing officer in January. “The prior proceedings left the company with too much remaining debt, too large a store footprint and a yet-to-be-realized systems and corporate overhead structure consolidation. As a consequence, despite our substantial efforts, we were ultimately unable to operate the North American retail and e-commerce operations on a sustainable basis.” The bankruptcy proceeding follows closely the closing of other major retailers’ stores, including Macy’s, Sears, Kmart and Charlotte Russe. “The liquidation of Payless Shoes is just one in a series of multihundred-unit retail chains shutting down,” said Howard Greenberg, president of Howard Properties Ltd. in White Plains. “It will affect landlords of major malls, suburban strip shopping centers and

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Jim Heffernan, music director for the White Plains School of Rock, works with students during a group lesson. Photo by Ryan Deffenbaugh.

as far as a parent might be willing to drive for an afterschool activity. School of Rock franchises require an initial investment between $169,000 and $400,000, according to company information. Last year, Forbes rated School of Rock as the second-best franchise to buy in the U.S. for its medium investment

category, between $150,000 and $500,000. The location on Central Avenue opens up the business to lots of traffic and visibility. The building’s three floors previously hosted a dental school, ambulance call center and an insurance brokerage. Silverman signed a lease for the building in 2018 and soundproofed

each of its individual rooms for lessons. As it grows out its client base, the School of Rock is sticking with using the first two floors. The third floor is used for storage and a rehearsal space for Silverman’s band. While the teenage group is typically the most popular, Silverman said his location launched with more sign-

ups in the adult and Rock 101 programs. The White Plains School of Rock employs seven instructors and is edging toward 60 students while looking to double that by next year. He says the building has capacity for about 200 students — including the third-floor space used by his band.

Payless is seeking authorization from the bankruptcy court to continue to honor gift cards and store credit until March 11 and to continue to allow returns and exchanges of applicable nonfinal sale purchases made prior to Feb. 17, until March 1.

Payless has discontinued its rewards programs and any outstanding merchandise coupons in North America, effective immediately. The discount shoe retailer said that it would cease accepting orders on its Payless.com e-commerce site. Payless had closed 673 stores in 2017 when it filed for bankruptcy protection. In Fairfield County, Payless has two stores in both the Stamford and Trumbull markets plus single-store outposts in Bridgeport, Danbury, Norwalk and Stratford. Across the border in New York, the Newburgh, White Plains and Yonkers markets each have two Payless stores, with single-store outposts in Mount Vernon, Nanuet, New Rochelle, Poughkeepsie and Yorktown Heights. Additional information regarding Payless’ Chapter 11 filing will be available at payless.com/restructure.

The Payless location at the Poughkeepsie Galleria. Photo by Glenn J. Kalinoski.

urban storefronts, including approximately 20 stores in the Westchester/Fairfield market. After downsizing by almost 700 stores during a previous bankruptcy, the remaining 2,100 stores will shutter due to a combination of competition from stronger players such as

DSW, Nordstrom Rack and others, as well as shopper preferences to shop for multiple items at the same time, rather than a single item in a one-product store. Shoppers want name brands and convenience, and Payless was apparently not providing either.”

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onstruction is set for 2020 on a senior living neighborhood at Purchase College, bringing a 15-year effort by the SUNY school toward its final steps. The estimated $320 million Broadview at Purchase College will be a 40-acre senior living neighborhood featuring 220 homes. The future manager of the community, Life Care Services, expects to start taking reservations soon for the residences. The homes will be available to people age 62 or older, split between 174 oneand two-bedroom apartments with underground reserved parking, and 46 two-bedroom villas with attached two-car garages. A quarter of the apartments, 44, have been designated for affordable living, representing the state-required 20 percent of all units. Qualified Westchester County residents will receive priority for 50 percent of the affordable residences, also keeping with state regulations. The college will work to integrate the community into its campus through a Learning Commons, which

would feature seminar rooms, performance and exhibition space, a computer lab and art studios. Other amenities will include multiple dining venues, a movie theater, pool, fitness center, spa and salon. College President Thomas J. Schwarz has overseen the senior living initiative since its outset in 2003. The effort to bring homes for Westchester’s seniors to the state college has required some legislative wrangling. A bill to allow the school to lease the land for the senior living campus first circulated in the state Legislature in the early 2000s before finally passing both houses in 2008. But the bill was vetoed by Gov. David Paterson, who said he wanted a more comprehensive approach to leasing SUNY land. It wasn’t until 2011 that a bill was signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to allow the school to lease about 40 acres to its nonprofit Purchase College Advancement Corp. The college nonprofit came forward with finalized plans in 2017, for which it has partnered with the Iowabased Life Care Services, the nation’s third-largest manager of senior living communities. LCS is developing the community in partnership with Harrison’s Senior Care Development.

The state legislation designates that 75 percent of the project’s proceeds go to scholarships at the college and 25 percent go to hiring full-time faculty. The Westchester County Local Development Corp. voted last year to issue tax-exempt revenue bond anticipation notes, estimated at $12 million but not exceeding $15 million, to pay costs of financing the first phase of a senior living facility. The college has state approval to build up to 385 units on campus, but the composition of any future units is not yet decided. Broadview will be on the southwest portion of the 500-acre campus. About 10 acres of the site will be dedicated as open space with trails and outdoor activity space for the residents and students. The legislation that allows for Broadview requires the school to designate 80 acres on another part of the campus as permanent open space. The general contractor for Broadview is WhitingTurner, which will oversee the project from its regional office in White Plains. HCM Design of Baltimore is the community’s architect and Merlino Design Partnership of King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, is the interior designer.

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Harrison limo company latest ride-share casualty BY BILL HELTZEL bheltzel@westfairinc.com

I Was Told Medicaid Could Take My Home and Life Savings If I Go Into A Nursing Home By Anthony J. Enea. Esq.

Harrison limo company is the latest casualty of stiff competition from the Uber and Lyft ride-sharing services. Accredited Limousine Service LLC filed for Chapter 11 protection Feb. 6 in federal bankruptcy court in White Plains. “The market share for livery car service has shifted substantially to Uber, Lyft and other on-demand, app-based services,” Accredited’s owner, Douglas Thornton, stated in an affidavit. He said revenues have declined sharply, cash flow is insufficient to pay all operating expenses and the company has fallen behind on state tax obligations. Accredited was founded in 2005, more than three years before Uber existed. It operates a fleet of 26 vehicles, including sedans, SUVs

and minibuses, and it has 27 full-time and five part-time employees. Last year it booked nearly $2.9 million in revenues, according to its financial statement, and $205,119 in net income. Accredited declared $663,575 in assets and $1,494,869 in liabilities. The fleet, its primary asset, is worth $612,300, but Accredited owes $516,143 in vehicle financing charges and another $617,071 to financial companies to cover “all assets” and credit

card debts. Last month the state issued $192,468 in tax warrants. Thornton said he believes that Chapter 11 protection will enable him to pay creditors more than if the company were forced into liquidation. While the action stops debt enforcement, he said, the company will seek new financing or investors or attempt to reorganize its financial affairs. The company is represented by attorney Douglas J. Pick of Pick & Zabicki LLP in Manhattan.

JLL snags broker team to expand in Westchester, Fairfield BY RYAN DEFFENBAUGH rdeffenbaugh@westfairinc.com

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LL has hired away an experienced team of brokers from Colliers International to help expand its presence in Westchester and Fairfield counties. Jones Lang LaSalle, an international real estate services firm, has hired Al Gutierrez as managing director, Ian Ceppos as executive vice president and Stephanie Coleman as vice president in its Stamford office. The team will report to Drew Saunders, the broker lead for JLL in Westchester and Fairfield counties. The team will guide an expansion of JLL’s tenant rep-

resentation and agency leasing services in Fairfield and Westchester. “Together, Al Gutierrez, Ian Ceppos and Stephanie Coleman bring a tremendous amount of local market expertise and industry knowledge, particularly in the areas of agency leasing, medical office buildings and investment sales,” said Saunders in a press release. “They also bring a welcomed energy and excitement to this market.” Gutierrez was most recently the executive managing director in Colliers’ Stamford office. Ceppos was senior managing director of that same office while Coleman was director. Gutierrez has 25 years of experience in the Westchester

and Fairfield commercial real estate markets while Ceppos and Coleman have been working in the region for 15 and 17 years, respectively. The team has completed agency leasing and tenant representation deals totaling more than 7 million square feet in both counties. A health care-focused unit within the broker team has completed more than 450,000 square feet in health care-related transactions. Gutierrez, Ceppos and Coleman were recognized in 2016 for their representation of Wine Enthusiast Cos. in its relocation to Valhalla. The transaction was named 2016 Westchester County Deal of the Year by the NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association.

On a regular basis, clients express to me their fear that if they ever need nursing home care and/or home care that the Medicaid program will take their home and life savings. While it is prudent for one to be concerned as to what will occur if one needs long term care, Medicaid does not immediately seize the Medicaid recipient’s home, its contents and his or her life savings upon eligibility for the Medicaid program. If one is both financially and medically (categorically) eligible for Medicaid, and Medicaid has provided services to the Medicaid recipient, (nursing home and/or home care) then in that event, Medicaid will have a claim/lien against the individuals “estate” at the time of his or her death. Under Federal and New York Law an “estate” of a deceased person includes: (a) all real and personal property and other assets included within the individual’s estate, as defined for purposes of state probate law; and (b) it may include, at the option of the state, any other real and personal property and other assets in which the individual had any legal title or interest at the time of death (to the extent of such interest), including such assets conveyed to a survivor, heir or assign of the deceased individual through joint tenancy, tenancy in common, survivorship, life estate, living trust, or other arrangement. New York, as permitted by federal law, has opted to limit the definition of one’s “estate” for Medicaid recovery purposes. Pursuant to Social Service Law § 369 (6) the “estate” is limited to one’s probate and/or intestate estate (when one dies without a Last Will). Thus, only assets that are in the decedent’s name alone at the time of death which do not have a named beneficiary, a rights of survivorship designation and/or payable on death or transfer on death are considered part of one’s “estate” for Medicaid recovery purposes. Additionally, Revocable and/or Irrevocable Trusts are not probate assets, thus, they are also not subject to estate recovery in New York. However, it should be noted that the transfer of one’s assets to an Irrevocable Trust will disqualify the Medicaid applicant

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and his or her spouse for nursing home Medicaid in New York, and create a 60-month (5 year) lookback period. Assets transferred to a Revocable Trust do not create said lookback period and are still counted as available resources for purposes of Medicaid eligibility. There is no look back for Medicaid home care when assets are transferred to an Irrevocable Trust in New York. Once the 5-year look-back period has passed, the assets in the Irrevocable Trust will no longer be available and countable resources for purposes of Medicaid eligibility and are no longer subject to Medicaid recovery. Finally with respect to the residence of a Medicaid recipient, under New York Social Service Law § 369 (2)(a)(ii) and 18 N.Y.C.R. §360-7.11 (a)(3)(ii); a Medicaid lien may not be placed on the residence if the residence is still occupied by the recipient, recipient’s spouse, child under 21 years of age, blind or disabled child of any age and/or a sibling who has an equity interest in the home and has resided in the home for one year prior to recipients admission to a medical institution. In conclusion, the most prudent course of action to avoid Medicaid recovery and/or liens is to be proactive and utilize an Irrevocable Medicaid Asset Protection Trust and asset protection measures before the need for long term care becomes a reality. *Anthony J. Enea, Esq. is a member of the firm of Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, LLP of White Plains, New York. His office is centrally located in White Plains and he has a home office in Somers, New York. He can be reached at (914) 948-1500.Mr. Enea is the Past Chair of the Elder Law Section of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA). Mr. Enea is the Past President and a founding member of the New York Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA). He is also a member of the Council of Advanced Practitioners of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Mr. Enea is the President of the Westchester Bar Foundation and a Past President of the Westchester County Bar Association. He is a lifelong Westchester County Resident. 245 Main Street, 5th Floor White Plains, New York 10601 www.esslawfirm.com (914) 948-1500

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Bronx woman to forfeit $1.1M in ‘forced posting’ debit card scheme BY BILL HELTZEL bheltzel@westfairinc.com

Bronx woman has agreed to forfeit more than $1.1 million in ill-gotten gains taken from merchants in Westchester and beyond, in a scheme that circumvented a security feature of the debit card payment system.

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The scheme took seconds to execute, up to months for merchants to discover and years for law enforcement to prosecute. Latoya Robinson pleaded guilty at a Jan. 29 arraignment in federal court in White Plains to wire fraud and conspiracy from 2013 through May 2018. She used a technique known as “forced posting” or “forcing the off.” When a debit card is swiped at a merchant’s card reader, a processing company routes the request to the customer’s debit card company and bank. If the account has sufficient funds, the bank authorizes the transaction. If the account does not have enough money, the card reader displays a denial message. The process takes a few seconds. But on some card readers the merchant can enter a code that overrides the denial message, allowing the merchant to call the bank and verify the customer’s identity. But even a phony code can be used to override the denial message. The thief, for instance, could say that she has been the victim of identity theft and needs to enter a pin code. When the fictitious code is entered, the card reader says the transaction has been authorized. The merchant doesn’t discover that the transaction is invalid until the processing company tallies the store’s revenues “days or even months later,” according to the criminal complaint filed in July by an FBI agent. Robinson and two accomplices are suspected of defrauding more than 30 merchants, mostly in Westchester and New York City, according to the complaint, but also in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. She targeted car dealers, jewelry stores, furniture stores and a liquor store. In May 2017, she made off with $32,000 in merchandise from a Yonkers jeweler. When the merchant was notified of the fraudulent transaction, the processing company said the store would have to take the loss. Robinson, 29, was arrested in July, as were suspected accomplices Dashawn Johnson, 25, of Manhattan, and Tanya Hatwood, 27, of the Bronx. At that time, the FBI attributed $735,000 in losses to Robinson, $203,000 to Johnson and $26,000 to Hatwood. All three were released on bail. Johnson was committed in November to a drug treatment and mental health facility for at least 90 days. Attorneys for Johnson and Hatwood have been discussing with the government the possibility of disposing their cases without trial, according to court records. Robinson, who is represented by Kerry Andrew Lawrence of Calhoun and Lawrence of White Plains, is scheduled for sentencing on May 10.

Contractor sues Sleepy Hollow officials in alleged bid rigging BY BILL HELTZEL bheltzel@westfairinc.com

Sleepy Hollow contractor has sued the village and its local development agency for $835,000, claiming that construction contracts were rigged. Karl Dibble sued the Sleepy Hollow Local Development Corp., past and current village officials and others connected to alleged schemes on Feb. 3 in Westchester Supreme Court. Public officials and influential people used the development agency, he states in the complaint, “as a political and economic weapon, to reward those who cooperated with, were friendly with or were economically connected with the public officials of the Village of Sleepy Hollow.” An attorney for the development agency put Dibble on notice last year, after the contractor complained to the village board of trustees. The agency, David Rothman of Harris Beach PLLC said in a July 17 letter, “is prepared to take all action necessary to address your behavior, enforce its legal rights and protect its business interests should you continue to make such disparaging and/or defamatory statements.” The village established the development agency in 2014 to take title to a 29-acre site that

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had been a parking lot at a former General Motors assembly plant. The site, next to the Metro-North Railroad tracks, is known as the East Parcel, and the agency has been working on plans to build a public works facility and a park there. Dibble traces his troubles to April 2017, when, he claims, he got into an argument with resident James McGovern. The complaint gives no details about the alleged argument. But Dibble claims McGovern threatened him and later asked John Leavy, a village trustee, and David Schroedel, a former trustee, chairman of the development agency and then a consultant for the agency, to stop awarding contracts to his companies. At that point, Dibble claims, Karl Dibble Inc. and his River Rock Supply Corp. stopped

getting village contracts. “Mr. Dibble’s frivolous lawsuit is without merit,” Schroedel said in an email, “and filled with false and defamatory statements.” Attempts to reach McGovern and Leavy for their versions of events failed. A month after the alleged argument, Dibble submitted a bid to stockpile fill on the East Parcel. His bid included options for one or two equipment operators, costing $1,125 or $2,250 per day. He claims that Schroedel passed his information to Andrew Cortese, who then submitted a bid with no detail about the number of operators and priced $50 less than Dibble’s two-operator option. Cortese Construction of Dobbs Ferry received the contract.

Cortese did not respond to an email asking for a response. In October 2017, the development agency issued a request for proposals for fill management services for the East Parcel. This time, the complaint states, a hard deadline was set and proposals were time-stamped. Dibble said he submitted a proposal about 15 minutes before the deadline, and his was the only bid so far. As he waited in the village hall, his complaint states, an agency employee left the building with his proposal and got into a car with a Cortese Construction employee. Five minutes after the bid deadline, he alleges, the Cortese employee entered the building and handed an envelope to Village Administrator Anthony Giaccio. Dibble said he protested, and although he submitted the only legitimate bid, no contract was awarded to anyone. Giaccio declined to comment on behalf of himself or the village because they had not been officially served with the lawsuit. Dibble also accuses village officials of interfering with his work for another contractor and for a private client. The complaint charges the village, public officials and others with interference with contracts, bid rigging and breach of contract.

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After hockey stardom and a championship, Richter turns to energy efficiency in his new venture BY RYAN DEFFENBAUGH rdeffenbaugh@westfairinc.com

rmonk’s BFranklin hopes to bring the Warby Parker model to LED light bulbs. The new company has a co-founder with a familiar name and pro-

fessional experience with lights of a different kind. For 15 years as goalie of the New York Rangers, Mike Richter hovered in the net with a light perched tauntingly on the glass just feet behind him at Madison Square Garden. As a member of the Rangers’ 1994 Stanley Cup championship team, Richter was quite

BFranklin co-founders Mike Richter, left, and Richard Hulme at the company's office in Armonk. Photo by Bob Rozycki.

good at keeping opposing teams from firing up that light by sneaking the puck past him. But Richter’s new goal is in some ways the opposite. He’d like to see the LED light bulbs from his company light up homes throughout the country. Richter avoids sports metaphors when discussing BFranklin. He and co-founder Richard Hulme keep the focus on a system they believe can help people save money and reduce their carbon footprint. “I’ve always been interested in sustainability across my life — pre-, during and post-hockey. This is something I care about,” Richter said. “Having finished my first career, I wanted to do something I believed in.” A Greenwich resident, Richter went back to school after retiring from hockey. He graduated from Yale University with a degree in ethics, politics and economics, with a concentration in environmental politics. BFranklin is one of multiple companies Richter is involved with focused on sustainable energy. Richter, Hulme and co-founders Konstantin Braun and Rob Krugel launched BFranklin last spring. Through the company’s website, BFranklin offers to send customers a free kit with 12 different types of LED light bulbs for a 30-day home test period. In that time, people can try out different types of bulbs.

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LED light bulbs, as BFranklin explains in company literature, use about 15 percent of the electricity of the more-common incandescent bulbs. Yet the incandescent bulb still dominates living rooms and porches. Federal data show that, at the end of 2017, just 27 percent of homes utilized LED light bulbs while only 1 percent used LED light bulbs exclusively. “There’s something that feels wrong about having this superior technology — this is not an experiment, we know what the things can do — yet it is not being used,” Richter said. The main hurdle, Hulme explains, is customer confusion and a lack of awareness. People are rarely conversant in the language of light bulbs. You’re more likely to just carry a burned-out bulb to the grocery store and hope to find a match. BFranklin’s “Try Light Kit” wants to put an end to that. “The kit solves two problems,” Hulme said. “It gets the light bulbs into people’s hands and helps them realize that this technology is something they could accept in their homes. And it enables them to pick the right bulbs for different applications throughout their home without having to know it’s called the BR40, or a G25, B11, or A19. We use simple labeling technology. The number 1.” The bulbs are marked 1 through 12, and the kit comes with a grid to write how many “1s”

“2s” and “3s” are needed to outfit a home. You can then order those bulbs from BFranklin’s website and send the kit back in a pre-paid package. The bulbs will cost more. Incandescent 60-watt bulbs can be purchased for as little as a buck, while the equivalent on BFranklin, “Lightbulb 1,” starts at $4. But Lightbulb 1 is far more energy efficient, and thus can pay you back quickly, Hulme notes. Just that single bulb, the company estimates, could save homeowners and renters $6 a year on electricity costs. That’s the economic argument. Hulme also argues the different options in the kit will help people find better lighting for each room of their home. The newest generation of LED bulbs — which have an average life span of 20 years — produce a warmer, softer light than their more Spartan predecessors. And there’s the environmental benefit. More efficient lighting means less electricity consumed, cutting down on an individual’s carbon footprint. The payback and easy installation is what made LED bulbs especially appealing to Richter. For people alarmed by reports forecasting the devastating impacts of climate change, LED lights offer a way to take action. “This is the single best place to start. It’s the ground floor,” Richter said. “It’s got the quickest payback and it is the easiest thing to talk about. We’re talking about screwing in a light bulb.” BFranklin is one of several efforts in improving energy efficiency from Richter. In 2007, he co-founded Environmental Capital Partners, a $100 million private equity fund focused on resource efficiency. In 2011, he created Healthy Planet Partners, a fund to finance and manage renewable energy for commercial buildings. He is also president of Brightcore Energy, which is focused on doing LED retrofits of commercial and industrial buildings. Hulme, of Pound Ridge, previously worked as a consultant to top global companies, including PricewaterhouseCoopers and IBM. BFranklin operates at an office in an Armonk corporate park. The name is a nod, in part, to Richter’s Philadelphia roots but also to honor the innovative nature of the Founding Father. Asked about the similarities between hockey and his new venture, Richter said, “the efficiency and the health aspect of this relates very much to what I used to do. Performance is eliminating waste in one way or another and that’s what we do. “We have produced over the last century an awful lot of greenhouse gases and an awful lot of pollution. What can the average person do? This is a way of doing something. It’s not about hugging trees. It is about living better, having a home that performs better and getting paid to do it in the process. There are no other options quite like it.” This story originally appeared in WAG magazine, the sister publication of the Westchester and Fairfield County Business Journals.

New GHP Office Realty energy storage system among largest in New York BY RYAN DEFFENBAUGH rdeffenbaugh@westfairinc.com

HP Office Realty has installed what it says is one of the largest energy storage systems in a commercial building in New York at its headquarters in Harrison. The company expects the system to save money and reduce its reliance on the grid during days of peak demand. The company — which is a division of Houlihan-Parnes Realtors LLC — announced Feb. 5 that it has completed installation of a 375-kilowatt battery storage system at its office at 4 W. Red Oak Lane. The project was funded through Con Edison’s Energy Effeciency program, the first of its kind

for the utility’s initiative, according to GHP Office Realty. “We are proud to lead New York’s real estate community in installing one of the largest energy storage systems in a commercial building in New York state,” said Andrew M. Greenspan, principal of GHP. “This battery storage system is a no-brainer for us as a commercial landlord, It reduces our energy bills, improves efficiency and power quality while reducing our carbon footprint.” GHP worked with Peak Power Inc., an energy services provider based in Toronto. The storage system uses artificial intelligence to store energy for use during times it predicts will have high demand for energy. The technology will help the company save money on energy costs

while also allowing the building to reduce the overall demand on peak days such as during extreme heat in the summer, GHP said. Vicki Kuo, director of energy efficiency for Con Edison, said the project “offers a glimpse into our clean energy future in which customers will have reliability and resiliency.” GHP also won the praise of Westchester County Executive George Latimer, who said in a statement released through the company that GHP is “both being a good local neighbor by decreasing the likelihood of outages and being a good global citizen by decreasing reliance on non-renewable energy sources.” GHP has acquired, financed, redeveloped, leased or managed more than 6 million square feet of office space in Westchester, Rockland, Fairfield and Bergen counties.

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Business Council of Fairfield County recognizes companies for health initiatives BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

mployers may be increasingly recognizing the importance of prudent approaches to the well-being of their workers, but there is plenty of work to be done. That was the main takeaway from The Business Council of Fairfield County’s Healthy Workplace Employer Recognition Program, held Feb. 14 at the Stamford Marriott Hotel & Spa. That businesses are paying more attention to the value of good health practices was symbolized by the oft-repeated fact that, over the past decade, the event has grown from a handful of participants and awards to one that this year featured hundreds of attendees and the recognition of more than 50 companies throughout New England. Following the awards, Business Council President and CEO Chris Bruhl hosted a panel discussion featuring John Capetanakis, vice president of total rewards and HR technology at Stamford’s Affinion Group; Liz Henderson, director of employee benefits at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield; and Tanya Kory, associate director of wellness and fitness at Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals in Ridgefield. Capetanakis said securing top management buyin and employee engagement on health initiatives is key to helping create and maintain healthy attitudes. Among Affinion’s latest activities in the health space is the “Journey to Well-Being Snooze Tools” program, launched last year, which provides guidance on tracking sleep patterns and establishing a relaxing bedtime routine, as well as a Snooze Toolsbranded eye pillow and sleep logs. “Poor sleep is a prob-

From left: Affinion Group’s John Capetanakis, Sacred Heart University’s Liz Henderson and Boehringer Ingelheim’s Tanya Kory during the panel discussion on mental and emotional health in the workplace. Photo by John Vecchiolla.

lem,” Capetanakis said, “but digging into it, we realized how serious a problem it is and how it can impact someone’s performance at work.” Poor sleep can lead to conditions such as heart disease and depression and can put the employee at a heightened risk of stroke, he noted. Henderson said risk factors among SHU staff and students include hypertension and depression. At BI, Kory said, the company had noted several years ago a rise in self-reported incidences of increasing stress as well as an uptick in insurance claims related to stress-related conditions. Not wanting to create a program with stigma words like “stress management” and “depression,” the pharma firm

launched the “Feel Your Happy” program, which in turn led to “Share Your Happy,” designed to provide tools for building a more secure, serene lifestyle. Awards were presented to companies that demonstrated significant wellness achievements in four categories, Platinum, Gold, Silver and Innovation, conferred on the basis of program components and outcomes. Those being recognized in the Platinum category were: Ability Beyond (Bethel); Affinion Group Inc. (Stamford); Aquarion Water Co. (Bridgeport); Bigelow Tea (Fairfield); Boehringer Ingelheim (Ridgefield); Charlotte Hungerford Hospital (Torrington); Chelsea Piers Connecticut (Stamford); Connecticut Distributors Inc. (Stratford); Crius Energy

(Norwalk); EBP Supply Solutions (Milford); Eversource Energy (Berlin); Harman International Industries (Stamford); Hubbell Inc. (Shelton); Mercuria Energy Trading Inc. (Greenwich); City of Milford; Mohegan Sun/ Mohegan Tribe (Uncasville); Neopost USA (Milford); Norwalk Community College; People's United Bank (Bridgeport); Pitney Bowes (Stamford); Quinnipiac University (Hamden); Sacred Heart University (Fairfield); Sikorsky (Stratford); Stew Leonard's (Norwalk); Tauck (Wilton); The SLAM Collaborative (Glastonbury); Town of Madison; Town of South Windsor; United Rentals (Stamford); Wheeler Clinic (Plainville); Yale New Haven Health System; and Yale University (New Haven). Gold category recipients were: American Heart

Association (Norwalk); Amity Regional School District No. 5 (Woodbridge); Benchmark Senior Living (Waltham, Massachusetts); blumshapiro (West Hartford); CBP (Stamford); CooperSurgical (Trumbull); Coppola & Sons Construction Co. (Stamford); Deutsch (New York City); Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits (Stamford); First County Bank (Stamford); Gault Family Companies (Westport); Grade A ShopRite (Norwalk); Masonicare (Wallingford); Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.) (New York City); Mystic Aquarium (Mystic); Preferred Brands International Inc. (Stamford); Stepping Stones Museum for Children (Norwalk); The Ashforth Company (Stamford); The Hospital for Special Care (New Britain); Webster Bank (Waterbury); and Weeden & Co. (Greenwich). Silver category honorees

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included Aircastle Advisor LLC (Stamford); Community Health and Wellness Center of Greater Torrington (Torrington); and Design Within Reach (Stamford). Innovation Awards, recognizing those who have created a novel approach or tool to address productivity or health issues in their organizations, were presented to Affinion Group and Boehringer Ingelheim. New to the Business Council’s recognition program this year was the Healthy Building category, recognizing companies that have prioritized health in the built environment. This year’s recipient was The Ashforth Company for its buildings at 707 Summer St. and 3001 Stamford Square in Stamford, and at Greenwich Plaza in Greenwich. FEBRUARY 25, 2019

THE LIST: Construction Companies CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES

westchester county Listed alphabetically.

FOR YOUR NEXT CORPORATE PARTY

Name Address Area code: 914, unless otherwise noted Website

Top local executive(s) Email address Year company established

A.F. & Sons LLC

Greg Filippone Owner corporate@af-sons.com 1990

Every aspect of residential renovation and maintenance

Richard J. Ahearn, Jed Holtzman Founders aconnolly@ahearnholtzman.com 1960

Preconstruction and construction for commercial projects, including construction management

American Petroleum Equipment & Construction Co.

Tony Rizzi, president; Jim Dollaway, vice president; Dan Carpenter, vice president tony@apecco.biz 2003

An environmental and construction company specializing in petroleum tank systems for commercial and residential

AVR Realty Co.

Allan V. Rose Owner and CEO 1975

Commercial and residential real estate planning and development

Michael Bacchetta COO aghimisian@baccbuilders.com 1984

High-end general contracting firm that does building alterations, renovations and infrastructure upgrades

Linda Blair Owner linda@blairinteriors.com 1995

National and international interior design services for residential, renovations, condo/co-op, restaurants and hospitality projects

Kevin Brenner Founder and president info@brennerbuilders.com N/A

Luxury residential construction and renovation services

Dominic Calgi Owner info@calgiconstruction.com 1919

Construction management, general construction, consulting and owner representation

Anthony Consigli, CEO, and Matthew Consigli, president 2009

Preconstruction, project delivery approaches, turnkey student housing, turnkey health care facilities, building information modeling and custom millwork

CRB Inc.

Chris R. Bisceglia President chris@crbinc.net 1994

Construction management, general contracting and building maintenance and service

Dennis Lounsbury Builders Inc.

Jeffrey Lounsbury President sdlbi@frontiernet.net 1972

Steel-structured, pre-engineered metal buildings and post-frame construction for projects, including churches, sports arenas, fire stations and car dealerships

Du-Ben Steel Buildings Inc.

Robert Stong President dubensteel@aol.com 1971

General contractor, pre-engineered steel buildings, and designing and building

529 Central Park Ave., No. 210, Scarsdale 10567 723-5699 • N/A

Ahearn-Holtzman Inc.

530 Willett Ave., Port Chester 10573 937-5995 • ahearnholtzman.com

63 Orange Ave., Walden 12586 845-778-5110 • apecco.biz

1 Executive Blvd., Yonkers, 10701 965-3990 • avrrealty.com

BACC Builders Inc.*

134 W. 29 St., Suite 604, New York 10001 212-233-5900 • baccbuilders.com

The Blair Interiors Group Ltd. 1 Chase Road, Scarsdale 10583 319-8422 • blairinteriorsgroup.com

Customizedideo graphics anitdievs capabil

Brenner Builders

362 Adams St., Bedford Hills 10507 242-4707 • brennerbuilders.com

Calgi Construction Co.

56 Lafayette Ave., Suite 350, White Plains 10603 666-9423 • calgiconstruction.com

Consigli Construction Management LLC

199 West Road, Suite 100, Pleasant Valley 12569 845-635-1800 • consigli.com

47 Purdy Ave., Port Chester 10573 698-6700 • crbinc.net

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2824 Route 17K, Bullville 10915 845-361-5524 • dennislounsburybuilders.com

24 Western Ave., Marlboro 12542 845-236-7900 • dubensteelbuildings.com

Lasberg Construction Associates Inc.

Lee Lasberg President 200 Business Park Drive, Suite 305, Armonk 10504 info@lasbergconstruction.com 1932 273-4266 • lasbergconstruction.com

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LeChase Construction

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Mancuso Construction & Remodeling Corp.

1 Labriola Court, Armonk, NY 10504 741-1212 • lechase.com

560 Route 9W, Tomkins Cove 10986 845-786-2073 • N/A

Mathews Park, 303 West Avenue • Norwalk, CT

Services offered

Preconstruction consulting, preliminary cost evaluation and budget and project management and administration for residential, commercial and industrial projects

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Meyer Contracting

12 Charles St., Pleasant Vall 845-635-1416 • meyercontra

Murphy Brothers C

416 Waverly Ave., Mamaron 777-5777 • murphybrothers.

The Palombo Grou

6030 Route 82, Stanfordville 845-868-1239 • thepalombog

Peak Construction

164 Old Route 9, Fishkill 125 282 Katonah Ave., Katonah 1 peakconstruction.biz

Piazza Inc.

3 W. Stevens Ave., Hawthor 741-4435 • piazzaincconstru

PTS Contracting

75 Virginia Road, White Plain 290-4166 • ptscontracting.co

Roc Mar Contracti

8 Sunset Place, Hawthorne 1 747-7685 • N/A

The Ruby Group

330 Route 17A, Goshen 109 845-651-3800 • rubygrp.com

Scully Constructio

141 Lafayette Ave., North W 682-8088 • scullycorp.com

Skanska USA Buil

350 Fifth Ave., New York, N. 917-438-4500 • usa.skanska

Storm King Group

720 Neelytown Road, Montg 845-457-5552 • skgi.net

Sunrise Building & Remodeling Inc.

510 N. State Road, Briarcliff 762-8453 • sunrisebuilding.c

Thalle Industries

51 Route 100, Briarcliff Mano 762-3415 • thalleindustries.c

William H. Goodrich, CEO and managing partner; William L. Mack, president; and Kyle L. Sayers, executive vice president and COO 1944

Full-service construction management and general construction

Verticon Construc

Michael O'Connor President mancusocorp@aol.com 1984

Construction for all phases of residential contracting, additions, remodeling and renovations

William A. Kelly &

24 Gilbert Street Extension, 845-774-8500 • verticon.net

87 Bedford Road, Katonah 1 232-3191 • wakellyco.com

This list is a sampling of construction companies that serve the region. If you would like to include your company in our ne please contact Peter Katz at pkatz@westfairinc.com. N/A = Not available. * Located in New York City but serves metropolit ** International parent organization, regional offices in many U.S. cities.

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CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES

WESTCHESTER COUNTY AND REGION

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 22 Listed alphabetically. Name Address Area code: 914, unless otherwise noted Website

Top local executive(s) Email address Year company established

A.F. & Sons LLC

Greg Filippone Owner corporate@af-sons.com 1990

529 Central Park Ave., No. 210, Scarsdale 10567 723-5699 • N/A

Oasis of Hope Gala

Richard J. Ahearn, Jed Holtzman Founders aconnolly@ahearnholtzman.com 1960

Ahearn-Holtzman Inc.

530 Willett Ave., Port Chester 10573 937-5995 • ahearnholtzman.com

Tony Rizzi, president; DINNER American AND Petroleum LIVE & SILENT AUCTION Equipment Jim Dollaway, vice president;

Services offered

Every aspect of residential renovation and maintenance

Preconstruction and construction for commercial projects, including construction management

12 Charles St., Pleasant Valley 12569 845-635-1416 • meyercontracting.com

Listed alphabetically.

63 Orange Ave., Walden 12586 845-778-5110 • apecco.biz

1 Executive Blvd., Yonkers, 10701 965-3990 • avrrealty.com

Allan V. Rose Owner and CEO 1975

Commercial and residential real estate planning and development

Michael Bacchetta COO aghimisian@baccbuilders.com 1984

High-end general contracting firm & Construction Piazza Inc. Co. that does building alterations, 63 Orange Ave., Walden 3 W. Stevens Ave.,12586 Hawthorne 10532 renovations and infrastructure 845-778-5110 • apecco.biz 741-4435 • piazzaincconstruction.com upgrades

BACC Builders Inc.*

The Blair Interiors Group Ltd.

Owner

1 Chase Road, Scarsdale 10583 linda@blairinteriors.com Proceeds from this event will provide services 319-8422 • blairinteriorsgroup.com 1995 for men, women and children in need in Westchester.

Kevin Brenner Founder and president info@brennerbuilders.com N/A

Brenner Builders

362 Adams St., Bedford Hills 10507 242-4707 • brennerbuilders.com

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The Palombo Group

A.F. & Sons LLC 6030 Route 82, Stanfordville 12581

529 Central Park Ave., No. 210, Scarsdale 10567 845-868-1239 • thepalombogroup.com 723-5699 • N/A

Peak Construction Co.

interior design services for residential, renovations, condo/co-op, restaurants and hospitality projects

Luxury residential construction and renovation services

56 Lafayette Ave., Suite 350, White Plains 10603 666-9423 • calgiconstruction.com

Dominic Calgi Owner info@calgiconstruction.com 1919

Construction management, general construction, consulting and owner representation

199 West Road, Suite 100, Pleasant Valley 12569 845-635-1800 • consigli.com

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47 Purdy Ave., Port Chester 10573 698-6700 • crbinc.net

Dennis Lounsbury Builders Inc. 2824 Route 17K, Bullville 10915 845-361-5524 • dennislounsburybuilders.com

Anthony Consigli, CEO, and Matthew Consigli, president 2009

Preconstruction, project delivery approaches, turnkey student housing, turnkey health care facilities, building information modeling and custom millwork

Chris R. Bisceglia President chris@crbinc.net 1994

Construction management, general contracting and building maintenance and service

Jeffrey Lounsbury President sdlbi@frontiernet.net 1972

Steel-structured, pre-engineered metal buildings and post-frame construction for projects, including churches, sports arenas, fire stations and car dealerships

Robert Stong President dubensteel@aol.com 1971

Du-Ben Steel Buildings Inc.

AVR Realty Co.

1 Executive Blvd., Yonkers, 10701 965-3990 • avrrealty.com

PTS Contracting

24 Western Ave., Marlboro 12542 845-236-7900 • dubensteelbuildings.com

BACC Builders Inc.*

134 W. 29 St., Suite 604, New York 10001 212-233-5900 • baccbuilders.com

Roc Mar Contracting Corp. 8 Sunset Place, Hawthorne 10532 747-7685 • N/A

1 Chase Road, Scarsdale 10583 319-8422 • blairinteriorsgroup.com

The Ruby Group

330 Route 17A, Goshen 10924 845-651-3800 • rubygrp.com

Brenner Builders

Lasberg Construction Associates Inc.

200 Business Park Drive, Suite 305, Armonk 10504 273-4266 • lasbergconstruction.com

LeChase Construction

1 Labriola Court, Armonk, NY 10504 741-1212 • lechase.com

For more information contact Mancuso Construction Remodeling Corp. Neale Muccio at 917-656-0780& 560 Route 9W, Tomkins Cove 10986 or nmuccio@westfairinc.com 845-786-2073 • N/A

Preconstruction Home remodeling and general Murphy Brothers and construction forcontractor for residential and

Contracting Inc.

Tony Rizzi, president; An environmental and Jim Dollaway, vice president; construction company Nick Piazza, president, The Palombo Group New construction6030 andRoute renovation Dan Carpenter, president 82, Stanfordville 12581 and vice John Piazza, vice specializing president in petroleum tank for commercial and residential tony@apecco.biz systems for commercial and 845-868-1239 • thepalombogroup.com stef@piazzabrothers.com 2003 residential projects

1982

917-438-4500 usa.skanska.com 199 West Road, Suite• 100, Pleasant Valley 12569 845-635-1800 • consigli.com

CRB Inc.

Storm King Group Inc.

47 Purdy Ave., Port Chester 10573 720 Neelytown 698-6700 • crbinc.net Road, Montgomery 12549

845-457-5552 • skgi.net

Sunrise Building & Remodeling Inc.

2824 Route 17K, Bullville 10915 845-361-5524 • dennislounsburybuilders.com

Associates Inc.

200 Business Park Drive, Suite 305, Armonk 10504 273-4266 • lasbergconstruction.com

William H. Goodrich, CEO and managing partner; William L. Mack, president; and Kyle L. Sayers, executive vice president and COO 1944

Full-service construction management and general construction

Michael O'Connor President mancusocorp@aol.com 1984

Construction for all phases of William A. Kelly & Co. Inc. residential contracting, additions, 87 Bedford Road, Katonah 10536 Mancuso remodeling and renovations 232-3191Construction • wakellyco.com

Linda Blair Owner linda@blairinteriors.com Pete Berman 1995

National and international interior design services for PTS Contracting Project management, general residential, renovations, 75 Virginia Road, White Plains 10603 condo/co-op, restaurants and contracting and consulting services 290-4166 • ptscontracting.com hospitality projects for developers, owners, landlords,

Alan Presi alan@ 2012

Kevin Brenner 2002 Founder and president info@brennerbuilders.com N/A

Luxury residential construction real estate and renovation services

Rocc Owne respo 1967

resposito@rocmar.net 1967

CEO info@rubycs.com

peakconstruction.biz

providing services for offices, retail, health care facilities and multifamily High-end general contracting firmconversions

commercial drywall and carpentry

tenants and investors active in residential and commercial Roc Mar Contracting Corp.

Jim Scully Jr., Brian A. Keating Principals

8 Sunset Place, Hawthorne 10532 747-7685 • N/A

General contracting, value engineering, preliminary

Paul Hewins

Construction management,

Jim S Princ jim@ 1972

General construction, construction Chris R. Bisceglia Brendan P. Darrow Construction management, Skanska USA Building ** President management and designing and general contracting and building President 350 Fifth Ave., New York, N.Y. 10118 chris@crbinc.net building, with specialties, including maintenance and service 917-438-4500 • usa.skanska.com brendan.darrow@skgi.net 1994 concrete, masonry/stone,

Paul H Presi Skan 2000

1980

carpentry and ceramic tile

Steel-structured, pre-engineered metal buildings and post-frame Residential construction, Storm King Group Inc. construction for projects, including additions renovations, 720and Neelytown Road, Montgomery 12549 including churches, sports 845-457-5552 • skgi.net arenas, fire stationsin-house and car carpentry, cabinet installation, framing, interior and sales@sunrisebuilding.com dealerships

Jeffrey Lounsbury President Eric Messer sdlbi@frontiernet.net President 1972

exterior trim work, siding, sheetrock and tile

1986

Robert Stong President dubensteel@aol.com 1971 Glenn Pacchiana

General contractor, pre-engineered steel buildings, and designing and building

Lee Lasberg President info@lasbergconstruction.com 1932

Preconstruction consulting, preliminary cost evaluation and budget and project management and administration for residential, commercial and industrial projects

President 1985

Alan R. Zuckerman President and CEO

Sunrise Building & Remodeling Inc.

510 N. State Road, Briarcliff Manor 10510 762-8453 • sunrisebuilding.com

Virgin and recycled aggregate and asphalt products, brownfield fill

Thalle Industries

51 Route 100, Briarcliff Manor 10510 762-3415 • thalleindustries.com

Owner

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Glenn Presi 1985

Alan Presi azuck 1993

general contracting,

wakelly@wakellyco.com pre-engineered metal buildings, Michael O'Connor Construction for allturnkey phases ofpackages William A. Kelly & Co. Inc. President 1932 residential contracting, additions, 87 Bedford Road, Katonah 10536 mancusocorp@aol.com remodeling and renovations 232-3191 • wakellyco.com 1984

** International parent organization, regional offices in many U.S. cities.

Brend Presi brend 1980

General contracting, consulting,

This list is a sampling of construction companies that serve the region. If you would like to include your company in our next list, please contact Peter Katz at pkatz@westfairinc.com. N/A = Not available. * Located in New York City but serves metropolitan area. This list is a sampling of construction companies that serve the region. If you would like to include your company in our next list, ** International parent organization, regional offices in many U.S. cities. please contact Peter Katz at pkatz@westfairinc.com. N/A = Not available. * Located in New York City but serves metropolitan area.

Pete CEO info@ 2002

Preconstruction, project delivery President design and building, public-private Anthony Consigli, CEO,and and CEO, approaches, turnkey student Scully Construction LLC Skanska USA Buildinghousing, Inc. turnkey health partnerships and141 Lafayette Ave., North White Plains 10603 Matthew Consigli, president care 2000 general contracting 2009 facilities, building information 682-8088 • scullycorp.com modeling and custom millwork

24 Gilbert Street Extension, Monroe 10950 azuckerman@verticon.net planning, designing and building William H. Goodrich, CEO 845-774-8500 • verticon.net 1993 and managing partner; Full-service construction LeChase Construction Verticon Construction Services William L. Mack, president; and management and general 1 Labriola Court, Armonk, NY 10504 24 Gilbert Street Extension, Monroe 10950 Kyle L. Sayers, executive vice construction 741-1212 • lechase.com 845-774-8500 • verticon.net president and COO Edward W. Kelly Construction management, 1944

560 Route 9W, Tomkins Cove 10986 845-786-2073 • N/A

Robe Owne amcc 2001

Nick and J stef@ 1982

Michael Bacchetta COO aghimisian@baccbuilders.com Rocco J. Esposito 1984 Owner

Verticon Construction Services

& Remodeling Corp.

Chris Owne micha 1979

Piazza Inc. that does building alterations, 3 W. Stevens Ave., Hawthorne 10532 renovations and infrastructure 741-4435 • piazzaincconstruction.com upgrades General contractor specializing in

President alan@ptscontracting.com 2012

510 N. State Road, Briarcliff Manor 10510 762-8453 • sunrisebuilding.com

Preconstruction consulting, 24 Western Ave., Marlboro 12542 preliminary cost evaluation and 845-236-7900 • dubensteelbuildings.com Thalle Industries budget and project management 51 Route 100, Briarcliff Manor 10510 and administration for residential, 762-3415 • thalleindustries.com commercial and industrial Lasberg Construction projects

Chris Owne kmck 1986

Bill M Presi info@ 1994

Dominic Calgi project budgets, project 141 Construction Lafayette Ave., North jim@scullycorp.com Construction management, Calgi Co.White Plains 10603Owner The Ruby Group administration and cost analysis 682-8088 • scullycorp.com general construction, consulting 56 Lafayette Ave., Suite 350, White Plains 10603 330 Route 17A, Goshen 10924 1972 info@calgiconstruction.com and commissioning and owner representation 666-9423 • calgiconstruction.com 845-651-3800 • rubygrp.com 1919

Skanska USA Building ** Consigli Construction 350 Fifth Ave., LLC New York, N.Y. 10118 Management

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Peak Construction Co. Commercial and residential 164 Old Route 9, Fishkill 12524 • 845-896-5496 real estate planningGeneral contracting and 282 Katonah Ave., Katonah 10536 • 277-7300 and development construction management firm

Allan V. Rose Owner and CEO Alan Briskman 1975

Scully Construction LLC

Du-Ben Steel Buildings Inc.

Lee Lasberg President info@lasbergconstruction.com 1932

Bill Metzger

Richard J. Ahearn, Jed Holtzman

75 Virginia Road, White Plains 10603 290-4166 • ptscontracting.com

Dennis Lounsbury Builders Inc. General contractor, pre-engineered steel buildings, and designing and building

Construction management

peakconstruction.biz

362 Adams St., Bedford Hills 10507 242-4707 • brennerbuilders.com

Consigli Construction Management LLC

Robert W. Palombo

Single-family homes, home renovation, light Name commercial, construction management, Address equestrian facilities Areaand code: 914, unless otherwise noted custom cabinetryWebsite

530 Willett Ave., Port Chester 10573 10536 • 277-7300 416 Waverly Ave., Mamaroneck 10543 info@peakconstruction.biz aconnolly@ahearnholtzman.com commercial projects, including 282 Katonah Ave., Katonah commercial projects 937-5995 • ahearnholtzman.com 777-5777 • murphybrothers.com 1994 1960 construction management

The Blair Interiors Group Ltd.

Calgi Construction Co.

Services offered

Greg Filippone Owner for commercial and residential, Meyer Contracting Corp. Owner Every aspect of residential amcclinton@thepalombogroup.com general contracting and designing 12 Charles St., Pleasant Valley 12569 corporate@af-sons.com renovation and maintenance 2001 and building 845-635-1416 • meyercontracting.com 1990

Ahearn-Holtzman Inc.12524 • 845-896-5496 164 Old Route 9, Fishkill Founders President

American Petroleum Equipment

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Christopher Murphy, Sean Murphy

Murphy Brothers Contracting Name TopInc. local executive(s) Services offered Owners Address Email address 416 Waverly Ave., Mamaroneck 10543 michael@murphybrothers.com Area777-5777 code: 914, unless otherwise noted Year company established • murphybrothers.com 1979 Website

An environmental and construction company specializing in petroleum tank systems for commercial and residential

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Top local executive(s) Email address Year company established

General contracting for Christian Meyer projects/markets, including CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES Owner commercial, education, green, kmckenna@meyerconstruction.com health care, historic, libraries, 1986 municipal, residential and seniors

Meyer Contracting Corp.

Dan Carpenter, vice president tony@apecco.biz 2003

& Construction Co.

Sales Collateral Direct Mail Postcards Business Cards Brochures Booklets Inserts Flyers Postcards Pocket Folders Table Tents Tickets with Numbering Posters Door Hangers

Name Address Area code: 914, unless otherwise noted Website

Edwa Owne wake 1932

Court: Sale or no sale, $486,000 broker commission case may continue BY BILL HELTZEL bheltzel@westfairinc.com

n appellate court has ruled that a dispute concerning a $486,000 real estate commission over a rejected offer for an apartment building used by Monroe College in New Rochelle may proceed. Westchester Supreme Court had dismissed a complaint filed by real estate broker Gjon Kalaj of Mount Vernon against 21 Fountain Place LLC and David A. Roth. The Second Appellate Division reversed the lower court ruling on Feb. 6. The 55-unit building at 21 Fountain Place was leased to Monroe College for student housing at $800,000 a year. Monroe was also responsible for paying the real estate taxes and operating expenses. Roth’s 21 Fountain Place LLC, an affiliate of Palladium Management in Manhattan, bought the property for $4,125,000 in 2012. In 2015, Roth was working on refinancing the debt, according to court records, but was also interested in selling the building. He wanted $13 million for the property, Kalaj states in an affidavit, but if Kalaj could get more than $12 million Roth would pay a $500,000 commission. Later, the commission was set at 4 percent. “Get me over 12,” Roth reportedly said in a telephone conversation with Kalaj, “and I’ll give you 4 points.” Roth wanted an all-cash, noncontingent deal. Kalaj claims he had three potential buyers, and two of them, LRE Management and Duke Properties, looked at the building. Duke offered $11.9 million. Roth countered at $12.6 million. Duke offered $12,150,000, no financing, $500,000 down payment, 45-day due diligence period and the closing 75 days after contract signing. Then Roth, according to Kalaj’s affidavit, “started to act weird and evasive.” Roth had discovered that Duke had arranged for 70 percent financing from the same bank that Roth was using to refinance its debt. Kalaj claims that Roth realized he could refinance for $8.5 million, more than double what he had paid for the property, keep the profits, keep the building and pay for the new debt with the rents. He claims that Roth then imposed unreasonable conditions to kill the deal and avoid paying the commission. Roth “had the right not to sell to the buyer produced by me,” Kalaj states in his lawsuit, “but they still owe me my commission.” Roth and his firm argued that there had been no “meeting of the minds” with Duke on the essential terms of the deal. They had not agreed on warranties or the due diligence period or the down payment.

21 Fountain Place

Kalaj also knew, Roth argued, he was trying to refinance and was not committed to selling. Ezra Dweck of Duke Properties supported Roth’s position. He says in an affidavit that he

knew about the refinancing and that there was a possibility it would not be sold. He submitted two letters of intent that were conditioned on reaching a mutually acceptable contract. The letters did not commit Duke to buying the property, and since no contract was drafted, Dweck said, “it cannot be said that there was a meeting of the minds.” He was not surprised when Roth decided to refinance instead of sell. “At that point,” Dweck said, “we simply walked away from the proposed transaction.” Kalaj argues that he was promised a commission for finding a buyer who was ready, willing and able to buy the property at the essential terms set by Roth and that

he had done so. Roth and his firm argue that the commission was due only if the property was sold, “which it was not.” Westchester Supreme Court Justice Mary H. Smith found Roth’s position persuasive. It appears that Kalaj put himself at risk, she said in her decision granting a motion to dismiss the complaint, because he knew that Palladium was also trying to refinance the building. But the appellate court found in reversing Smith’s decision that Roth and his firm had failed to establish an entitlement to dismissal. The evidence in the case, the justices ruled, reveals “a fundamental dispute about the terms of the oral brokerage agreement.”

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THE LIST: Construction Companies

CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES

FAIRFIELD COUNTY

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Listed alphabetically. Name Address Area code: 203, unless otherwise noted Website

Top local executive(s) Email address Year company established

A. P. Construction Co.

Andrew B. Ashforth President and CEO atank@apconst.com 1981

Construction management and general contracting for projects, including educational facilities, corporate interiors, health care, municipal facilities and selective residential properties

Gus Pappajohn President and CEO info@apappajohn.com 1992

Construction management, general contracting and preconstruction for high-end residential and commercial projects

Pavarini North East Construction Co.

Carl R. Kuehner III, Paul J. Kuehner info@bltoffice.com 1982

Private real estate company offering development, design and construction services

Pecora Brothers Inc.

Philip Clark Owner and founder info@clarisconstruction.com 1991

Architecture, engineering and commercial construction for projects and markets, including aviation, health care, education, industrial, interior and retail

Peter Schneider Builder Contractor Inc.

Ryan Moran, Joe Feinlieb Owners ryan@ctcoastal.com joe@ctcoastal.com 2003

Luxury residential and commercial construction

Salvatore Zarrella Principal member info@cmgbuilder.com NA

Full-service commercial and residential construction

Sylvan D. Pomerantz and Barbara A. Pomerantz Co-founders sylvan@csgroupct.com 2003

707 Summer St., Stamford 06901 359-4704 • apconst.com

A. Pappajohn Co.

66 Fort Point St., Norwalk 06855 523-0303 • apappajohn.com

Building and Land Technology Corp.

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

Claris Construction Inc.

53 Church Hill Road, Newtown 06470 364-9460 • clarisconstruction.com

Coastal Construction Group 1723 Post Road East, Westport 06880 984-6869 • ctcoastal.com

Construction Management Group LLC

Services

Top local executive(s) Email address Year company established

KBE Building Corp.

Michael Kolakowski, President and CEO akleban@kbebuilding.com 1959

Preconstruction, construction management, design-build and general contracting services

Robert W. Mullen, CEO 1896

New-building construction, renovations, expansions, infrastructure rehabilitation, modernization and interior fit-outs

Joseph Pecora jpecora@pecorabrothers.com 1995

New-home construction, room additions, kitchen and bath updates, home automation, property management and commercial construction

Peter Schneider and John Larson peter@peterschneiderbuilder.com 1984

Homes, additions and renovations

76 Batterson Park Road, Farmington 06032 860-284-7110 • kbebuilding.com

(A member of the Structure Tone Organization) 30 Oak St., Third floor, Stamford 06905 327-0100 • structuretone.com

70 Hamilton Ave., Greenwich 06830 863-9555 • pecorabrothers.com

106 Rockwell Road, Bethel 06801 743-5548 • peterschneiderbuilder.com

Phoenix Construction

P.O. Box 1033, Ridgefield 06877 914-490-7900 • phoenixconstructioncorp.com

Anthony Gulliaro President apgphoenix@aol.com

Services

Residential, commercial and environmental services, including hazardous material spills, site clean ups and mold remediation

Pine Creek Associates Inc.

Tom Wrabel pinecreek86@optonline.net 1986

Remodeling, additions, new-home construction, property management and general maintenance and repairs

Residential construction, additions, renovations, custom homes and commercial construction

RMS Companies

Randy Salvatore President and CEO 1995

General contracting and construction management for residential and commercial projects

Emilio Coppola info@coppolaandsons.com 1973

Commercial and residential construction, including renovations and home improvements

Schimenti Construction Co.

Matthew Schimenti President 1994

Construction management, preconstruction services, renovations and remodeling for commercial projects

George Pusser President cornerstone@cornerstonebuilders.com 1992

Luxury home builders and commercial construction

Sherman Building Design

Michael Carpanzo Major renovations, construction CEO and project manager and construction management michael@shermanbuildingdesign.com for residential projects 2009

Brian MacDonald President bmacdonald@dvnport.com 1983

Custom homebuilding and renovations for residential projects

Signature Construction Group Inc.

Daniel Tomai Founder, president and CEO dtomai@signatureconstruction.com 1990

Preconstruction and postconstruction services and general construction services

Domack Restoration LLC

Jason Domack jasond@domackroofing.com 1974

Commercial roofing and restoration, including tapered insulation and metal roof systems, roof drains, asphalt shingles, moisture detention and waterproofing

Eric Salvesen President sterlingassociates@earthlink.net 1996

New-home construction, additions and renovations

Falciglia Construction

Tom Falciglia tom@falcigliaconstruction.com 1995

General contracting, construction and project management and interior construction design for commercial and residential projects

Curtis Verdi Owner info@verdiconstruction.com 1997

Design build, engineered building, construction logistic, integrated project solutions

Michael E. McKelvy President and CEO info@gilbaneco.com 1873

Preconstruction, construction, fueling facilities construction and repair, facilities management, virtual design and disaster recovery and reconstruction

Anthony Gaglio Sr. Owner info@vikingconstruction.net 1991

Construction management, general contracting, design/build and preconstruction

Scott Hobbs Ian Hobbs Co-owners info@hobbsinc.com 1954

Residential general contractor for high-end custom homes, additions and renovations, including preconstruction, project management and continuing care

Bruce Wernert Owner build@wernert.com 1981

General contracting, construction management, designing, building and owner representation

Justin Shaw President info@jcsconstructiongroup.com 2007

Commercial management, general contracting, preconstruction services and millwork division for commercial and residential projects

J. Gary Langmuir President and CEO Mrichards@wohlsen.com 1890

Preconstruction, general construction, construction management, design-build, integrated product delivery/lean construction

JK Home Improvements LLC

John A Kozinsaki Owner johnk@jkhomeimprovements.com 1996

Full-service home remodeling, general contractor and home improvement

Worth Construction Co. Inc.

Michael Pontoriero President and treasurer worth@worthconstruction.com 1978

General construction, construction management, preconstruction, budgeting and engineering, value engineering, design and build

Karp Associates Inc.

Arnold M. Karp Founder inquiries@karpassociatesinc.com 1985

Renovations, custom homes, construction management, real estate consulting, project rescue and project management

Wright Building Co.

Chris Wright President info@wrightbuild.com 1985

Home building, renovations, additions and estate care

York Construction & Development

Nick Barile President nick@yorkdev.com 2000

Residential construction projects, including new custom homes, remodeling and renovations, general contractor and build management

58 Pine St., New Canaan 06840 966-3388 • cmgbuilders.com

Construction Solutions Group 17 Brinckerhoff Ave., Stamford 06905 595-9882 • theconstructionsolutionsgroup.com

Coppola & Sons Construction Co.

23 Keeler Ave., Norwalk 06854 359-1625 • coppolaandsons.com

CORNERSTONE Contracting 200 Pemberwick Road, Greenwich 06831 861-4200 • cornerstone-builders.com

Davenport Contracting Inc. 78 Harvard Ave., Stamford 06902 324-6308 • davenportcontracting.com

185 Charles St., Stratford 06615 502-2004 • domackroofing.com

6A Rock Ridge Court, New Fairfield 06812 948-7897 • falcigliaconstruction.com

Gilbane Building Co.

208A New London Turnpike, Glastonbury 06033 530-5156 • gilbaneco.com

Hobbs Inc.

27 Grove St., New Canaan 06840 966-0726 • hobbsinc.com

JCS Construction Group Inc. 9 W. Broad St., Stamford 06902 485-9612 • jcsconstructiongroup.com

3 Beau St., Norwalk 06850 984-8869 • jkhomeimprovements.net

16 Cross St., New Canaan 06840 972-3366 • karpassociatesinc.com

This list is a sampling of construction companies that are located in the region. If you would like to include our company in our next list. please contact Peter Katz at pkatz@westfairinc.com.

Name Address Area code: 203, unless otherwise noted Website

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80 Old Dam Road, Fairfield 06824 256-9300 • pinecreekassociates.com

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

650 Danbury Road, Ridgefield 06877 244-9100 • schimenti.com

14 Lily Pond Trail, New Milford 06776 860-354-4411 • shermanbuildingdesign.com

745 E. Main St., Stamford 06902 325-0628 • signatureconstruction.com

Sterling Associates LLC P.O. Box 766, Newtown 06470 426-0021 • sterlingassociatesllc.com

Verdi Construction Co. LLC

16 Taylor Ave., Bethel 06801 • 888-522-9880 400 Main St., Suite 813, Stamford 06901 • 504-8760 verdiconstruction.com

Viking Construction Inc. 1387 Seaview Ave., Bridgeport 06607 353-0260 • vikingconstruction.net

Wernert Construction Management LLP 76 Valley Road, Cos Cob 06807 869-1110 • wernert.com

Wohlsen Construction

2321 Whitney Ave., Suite 101, Hamden, 06518 800-573-0206 • wohlsenconstruction.com

24 Taylor Ave., Bethel 06801 797-8788 • worthconstruction.com

5 Myrtle St., Norwalk 06855 227-4134 • wrightbuildingcompany.com

210 Sound Beach Ave., Old Greenwich 06870 698-3460 • yorkdev.com

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Succession planning is the key to the survival of a family business BY ROBERT G. BRODY and KATHERINE M. BOGARD

n our third and final installment on labor, employment and benefits law issues unique to family businesses we discuss the importance of succession planning. A great obstacle for family businesses is passing the torch successfully from one generation to the next. To overcome this challenge, family businesses must engage in succession planning and recognize the special “people” aspect of this planning. While succession planning involves buy/sell agreements, estate planning, etc., it also involves taking into account the people and the family dynamic involved in transferring a business from one generation to the next. In many cases this is the most challenging issue. The following are some best practices the family business should not ignore. These steps need to be modified based on the size of the business and the complexity of the transition.

COMMUNICATE, COMMUNICATE, COMMUNICATE

Communication is vital in a family business because there may be misperceptions when transferring the business from one generation to the next. The second generation of family business employees may think they are ready to take over the reins and are going to be handed the keys to the kingdom any day now. The first generation may think these youngsters are not ready. These opposed perceptions are due to a fundamental breakdown in communication. The current owners of the business must communicate to the future leaders their exit plans and vision for the transition. Realistic assessments of talent (or lack

thereof) and how to improve such shortfalls, as well as how to accommodate the desires of the generation in control, must be openly discussed and addressed. The future leaders must communicate their expectations. If not out in the open, the assumed future leaders of the business will exit out of frustration that their day to lead may never come.

ENSURE COMPLIANCE AND BEST PRACTICES

Before you can transfer the company to the next generation you must have something of value to transfer. The company must be in compliance with all laws and best practices. If not, you are simply passing problems to the next generation. Worse yet, you may be transferring a business that simply can’t succeed into the future.

SOMEONE MUST OWN THE SUCCESSION PLANNING PROCESS

In a family business it makes the most sense for members of both generations to lead the succession planning effort. This assumes the older generation sees the need for the process and recognizes the time is right. Until this happens this process cannot progress. This planning should start with the leaders of both generations (assuming these people are clearly recognized). Having a smaller group makes it easier to lead a process like this. Meeting times should be formally set so the press of business doesn’t derail this process. Once a basic plan is set, meetings with all of the family members are needed to plan/discuss the steps needed to ensure a successful transition and agree upon a timetable. If needed, and the company can afford it, an outside mediator should be considered to help this process. These meetings also allow

each member of the family to relay expectations and concerns regarding the transition.

ENSURE THE NEXT GENERATION IS ADEQUATELY TRAINED TO LEAD

Most family businesses put off succession planning because it can lead to family drama. If one family member is chosen to be the next CEO, this means others were rejected. This creates family drama because the chosen one may be perceived as the favored child and this causes problems at home and at work. However, no matter who is chosen to lead the company into the next era, the leader must be adequately trained. We suggest requiring educational criteria and on-the-job training just as a nonfamily business would. In a perfect world, each family member would work outside of the family business before working inside. This gives the family member employee a broader and better perspective on how businesses run. Consider having each family member learn jobs in every department of the company. If family members have outside experience and intimately understand how the business is run, nonfamily members are more likely to respect the family members and see that they have “paid their dues.” These steps may be the best options for minimizing resentment from nonfamily members toward the family. Robert G. Brody is the founder and managing member of Brody and Associates, LLC, a management-side labor, employment and benefits law firm. He can be reached at rbrody@brodyandassociates. com or 203-454-0560. Katherine M. Bogard is an associate with Brody and Associates, LLC in Westport. She can be reached at kbogard@brodyandassociates. com or 203-454-0560.

For more information contact Maura Richards at mrichards@wohlsen.com 860-573-0206

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AsK Andi Managing cash ﬂow LAST MONTH WASN’T AS GOOD ON THE BOTTOM LINE AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN: FIVE PAY CYCLES, A WORKERS’ COMP REBATE HASN’T COME IN YET, HAD TO SPEND $8,000 FOR AN ENGINE REPAIR, ETC. ALL IT TAKES IS TWO OR THREE PRODUCTION GUYS MISSING ANY SIGNIFICANT TIME AND THERE GOES THE GOAL FOR LEFTOVER MONEY. YOU’VE PROBABLY HEARD ALL THIS BEFORE, BUT FOR US, IT’S ALWAYS A SURPRISE. THOUGHTS OF THE DAY: You can get a better handle on what’s likely to come up for cash flow disruptions. Focus on both expenses and income. Build a schedule for production that takes into account requirements for income and likely available workdays. Include some room for error in any plan. The worst that can happen is you’ll come out ahead. Look for expenses that recur annually or quarterly. Extra payrolls happen with regularity — usually twice a year, six months apart,

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if payroll cycles every two weeks, or four times/year, once every quarter, if payroll happens weekly. Accrue for extra payrolls by setting funds aside monthly. Look through the last two years of expenses to find patterns that seem to pop up and surprise you. Typical big disruptions include contract renewals with big deposits such as for insurance premiums. These usually recur every six or 12 months. Trade shows in different industries often have seasonality — they happen at the same time

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each year. Build these bulky expenses into a monthly plan and get prepared by setting aside funds monthly. Once you’ve figured out expenses it’s time to do some research on income. Many businesses have high and low periods during the year. Lay out income by month for several months and see if you can spot the highs and lows. In low-revenue months it’s usually harder to have money remaining and more likely you’ll come up short. Big-revenue months can

often result in low cash flow for two to four months as you deal with gaps between when you produce, invoice and when you can collect from customers based on their payment terms. Take a look at workload and do a plan by month. Figure out how much needs to be invoiced in order to have money remaining at the end of the month. Plan on losing a couple of workdays each month due to equipment going down. Figure out how many people workdays there are after deducting for holidays, sick, personal and vacation days. Divide revenue by net working days to get an average invoice goal/month. Plan for extra invoicing in order to build up cash

on hand and avoid getting caught short. If the invoice goal is $100, plan to invoice $110. If expected expenses are $60, plan on having enough income to handle $70 of expenses. If there is a big jump in revenue coming, remember that big jumps in revenue usually result in cash flow shortages of two to four months. Plan on boosting production three to four months ahead of that big revenue jump in order to build up cash flow ahead of when it will be needed. Think about how many additional customers are needed to reliably hit your revenue goals. Not sure how to figure out all of this? Give us a call. We’d be glad to help you get things on a successful track.

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Ruth Sutcliffe’s scent prompting tools look to augment Alzheimer’s and autism therapies BY PHILL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

uth Sutcliffe is a professional scent developer who has taken her olfactory-enticement skills to stellar heights. “I have 30-plus years of experience as a fragrance developer at Clairol and Coty,” she recalled. “I worked with a lot of celebrities, including Beyonce, Celine Dion and Katy Perry to develop perfumes for

them for the marketplace.” While Sutcliffe’s professional life was exciting and glamorous, she quietly shouldered challenges in her personal life. In 2016, her mother passed away from dementia-related causes. Sutcliffe’s mother-in-law was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, and Sutcliffe noticed that she only expressed a preference for sweet or salty foods since the onset of the disease. “I read that losing the sense of smell could

be an early indication of Alzheimer’s,” she continued. “I had one of those bingo, connect-the-dots moments: wouldn’t it be wonderful if I could stimulate my motherin-law’s smell so her sense of taste would come back? I am not a doctor, but it was a creative brainstorm that I had.” The Greenwich-based Sutcliffe, through her startup business, The Scent Guru Group LLC, began experimenting by creating small smell prompts that sim-

Ruth Sutcliffe, developer of new therapy tools based on scent prompting. Photo by Phil Hall.

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ulated the distinctive aromas of nature and the kitchen. She developed 60 scent prompts and narrowed the collection down to 12, then divided them evenly between the first and second editions of what became the Essential Awakenings Smell and Memory Kit.

“I have jasmine, cinnamon, pineapple, mint, chocolate and grass in the first edition,” said Sutcliffe. “And there is apple, lilac, vanilla, lavender, pine and popcorn in the second.” Essential Awakenings works by rolling the scent prompt onto flesh and having the patient try to identify the smell. Sutcliffe stated that using rollerballs was

more effective than spraying, adding that her products are “very safe for the skin — there is no alcohol in the formulations, and they were developed by perfumers I used to work with in the industry.” Each Essential Awakenings kit also comes with corresponding clue cards that can be used as a guide for this form of aro-

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matherapy, as well as for playing a "guessing game." Sutcliffe theorized that Essential Awakenings would be ideal at assisted living communities where residents could benefit from stimulating activity. “I started going into assisted living communities and started giving smelling sessions,” she said. “I cold-called Atrium Stamford in 2016 and asked the program director if I could come in. I had no idea what to expect.” What Sutcliffe discovered was that assisted living residents who experienced the scents began to recall memories related to specific scents. Sutcliffe noted how one resident responded to the scents by recounting her formative years in a valley in Switzerland. “You have to ask yourself, when was the last time she told that story?” she added. Over the past two-and-a-half years, Sutcliffe has conducted approximately 60 Essential Awakenings scent therapy sessions at schools and facilities in Fairfield County, Westchester County and New York City. She has made the product available for sale through her Scent Guru Group website and other e-commerce resources, including Amazon and The Alzheimer’s Store. Sutcliffe also realized that scent therapy could have therapeutic value as a communication tool for children with autism. “A former colleague at Coty has a son who is nonverbal autistic, and I called her up one day and she said to come down to her son’s school in Brooklyn and see how this works out with them,” she said. “There are various levels of autism, so I realized the need for visual cue cards. I put photos connected with the different smells and created a multiple-choice game of matching the smell prompt to picture. For nonverbal students, they had an almost perfect identification of matching cue cards with smell prompts. It was a tool to get them to communicate — and the verbal students had a great time, telling us how much they liked pizza or the smell of peaches or chocolate.” Based on this experience, Sutcliffe developed Mindscent as an educational tool for students on the autism spectrum. Mindscent includes 20 scent prompters and corresponding visual cue cards, and Sutcliffe is donating 10 percent of her sales in 2019 to the nonprofit Autism Speaks. She is also helping the local economy by having Mindscent assembled and packed by Abilis of Greenwich and Ability Beyond of Bethel. “I am not a medical professional. I am a professional in scent development,” she said. “Would a neurologist be doing this? I went in as a volunteer because I asked myself, ‘How can I help people in a very important and unique way?’ ”

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What employers need to know about specialty benefits BY TOM WIFFLER

mployers looking to reduce health care costs might consider eliminating specialty benefits such as vision, dental or disability. But there are compelling reasons why they should continue to offer or add these benefits — either paid for partly by the employer or as voluntary benefits, with premiums paid by employees. Many employees value specialty benefits (also known as ancillary benefits), and employers can offer them with little or no additional cost. In fact, a recent UnitedHealthcare survey found that 85 percent of employees said having vision and dental benefits is “important” during open enrollment, the time each fall when millions of Americans select or switch their health benefits for the coming year. Skipping specialty benefits covering vision, dental or disability could be a mistake, as integrating specialty benefits with medical coverage can help identify times when clinical intervention is needed as well as encourage healthier outcomes and more effectively manage medical costs. With growing evidence of a link between oral and eye health to overall health, as well as to an array of chronic medical conditions, offering specialty benefits may prove valuable to employers and employees. In addition, integrating specialty benefits with medical coverage can give employers additional information that helps enable proactive clinical interventions and consumer-engagement strategies, drawing on a wide range of data to help encourage a healthier workforce and more effectively

manage medical costs. Here is information about specialty benefits for employers and employees to consider:

VISION

The eyes are a window to overall health, revealing important information about a person’s well-being and, in some cases, helping detect a range of chronic conditions. In fact, eye exams can help detect and manage diabetes, multiple sclerosis, Crohn’s disease and others. Employees who are aware of and able to successfully manage chronic conditions can focus on their work, helping improve productivity and reducing the likelihood of sick days or disability leave.

DENTAL

Oral health plays a significant role in overall health, especially for people with certain chronic conditions, such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. A UnitedHealthcare study showed that people with certain chronic conditions who received appropriate dental care, including preventive services and the treatment of gum disease, had net medical costs that were on average $1,037 lower per year than those who received no dental care. A person with diabetes and periodontal disease who receives the recommended dental treatments or cleanings is at a lower risk of inflammation, which can help improve diabetes management and avoid costly complications.

FINANCIAL PROTECTION

Benefits such as disability, accident and critical illness coverage can help provide employees financial protection and additional support following a serious injury or

medical event, such as cancer, heart attack or stroke. Health plans that combine medical and specialty benefits have shown the ability to help reduce the duration of disability claims through improved management, offering plan participants additional support and information, including a case manager and exercise and nutrition advice. These additional resources mean employees may get back to health — and work — more quickly.

HEARING HEALTH

Hearing loss is a significant health issue for more than 48 million Americans, 60 percent of whom are still in the workforce or in school, according to the Hearing Loss Association of America. By helping employees obtain treatment for hearing loss, employers can help foster a healthier, more productive workforce and reduce the risk of employees developing a range of physical and mental health issues associated with hearing loss, including increased risk of falls, social isolation and dementia. Offering specialty benefits as part of an employee’s menu of benefit options may help maximize the effectiveness of a company’s health care dollars and, when offered alongside medical coverage, provide families with added peace of mind for both their health and financial protection. Employers that combine specialty and medical benefits may be able to reduce turnover, increase productivity and help build a culture of health. Tom Wiffler is the chief executive officer of UnitedHealthcare Specialty Benefits.

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Tackling the top employee health care challenges BY PHIL BOYLE

bout 150 million people in the U.S.— nearly half the population — receive their health care coverage through their employers, according to a recent report from the Kaiser Family Foundation. This is an expensive, complex arrangement for companies and the reality is that no matter what their specific industry, employers are also in the health care business. Many companies find this an uncomfortable fact, but one they are trying to address

in an economical and compassionate way. To gain a better understanding of how employers are approaching this responsibility, Zywave recently conducted its 2018 broker services survey and asked employers to name their top employee benefits challenges. Among all 400 survey respondents, managing health care costs continues to be the top challenge (68 percent), up 4 percent from last year. Helping employees become better consumers of health care came next (41 percent), followed by attracting and retaining employees (34 percent), keeping in compliance with regu-

lations (32 percent) and benefits administration and employee education (24 percent). Each of these areas presents its own complex set of problems, and all deserve close examination as companies seek creative solutions.

MANAGING HEALTH CARE COSTS

Health care costs have been increasing at an alarming rate for the past decade. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, the average annual premium for employer-sponsored health insurance in 2018 was $19,616 for family coverage. That was a 5 percent increase over

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2017, a 20 percent rise since 2013 and a startling 55 percent jump since 2008. Many factors are contributing to this rise, including consolidation of managed care companies; the political/regulatory environment; new medical technologies; and increased prescription drug costs. But two of the biggest drivers are an aging population prone to health problems and generally poor health among Americans who often suffer from preventable risk factors such as obesity and high blood pressure. To manage these costs, employers are trying a number of solutions. A few of these include: Using health care data to drive strategy. A Hewitt Associates survey found that employers cite using health care data to make strategic plan decisions as their top cost-cutting strategy. In fact, data is one of an organization’s greatest assets. Corralling and analyzing this data is critical to making better decisions and achieving better outcomes. Greater emphasis on consumer-driven plans. These consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs) typically involve a health reimbursement account (HRA) or health savings account (HSA). When CDHPs are offered in conjunction with proper education, employees can become smarter health care consumers, which can save both themselves and employers money. Promoting employee health and wellness. Many employers are creating comprehensive wellness programs, often targeting specific diseases, to improve employee health, lower health care costs and increase productivity. Increased employee cost sharing. Employers are frequently passing on more costs to employees or are restructuring their health plans, often by increasing deductibles, increasing out-of-pocket maximums and increasing employee cost sharing for out-of-network providers and brand-name prescription drugs. Strategic vendor management. More companies are aggressively evaluating their vendor relationships, replacing or eliminating vendors that do not produce measurable results and sometimes consolidating vendors for pricing power. The purpose of CDHPs is to educate employees about the true costs of medical services and hold them more responsible for their medical purchase decisions. The hope is that employees will become better health care consumers and use health care services more efficiently, which should eventually lessen the demand and cost of health care. One of the most common CDHPs pairs an HSA or HRA with a high-deductible insurance plan, which allows the employees to accumulate funds for health-related expenses. But

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hEALTh CARE CDHPs can only work when employers offer additional financial incentives and informational programs, such as preventive care services, wellness and disease management programs and cost and quality information. These tools provide employees with the information they need to make the best value-driven choices. While there’s no getting around genetics, studies have shown that workplace wellness programs can motivate employees to eat healthier, exercise more and stop smoking. These diet and exercise improvements can head off preventable conditions such as type 2 diabetes and other health issues associated with obesity and smoking.

ATTRACTING AND RETAINING EMPLOYEES

KEEPING IN COMPLIANCE AND UP TO DATE ON CHANGING LEGISLATION

Federal law imposes numerous requirements on the health coverage that employers provide. Many laws apply to all group health plans, regardless of the size of the employer, including the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) market reforms; HIPPA portability, privacy and security rules; Medicare Part D creditable coverage disclosures; mental health parity; and minimum hospital stay for newborns and mothers. However, large employers (generally defined as those having 50 or more employees) must also comply with the ACA’s employer shared responsibility rules, the ACA’s Form W-2 reporting rules and the Family and Medical Leave Act’s (FMLA) requirements. These requirements are made more complex by constant legislative debate and action. For example, the recent repeal of the

BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION AND EMPLOYEE EDUCATION

Benefits administration and employee education are huge challenges when, at many large companies, there could easily be just one HR person per 150 employees. But clear, consistent commu-

nication is vital, especially when introducing CDHPs. Employees are often skeptical about CDHPs for a variety of reasons, including concerns about higher out-ofpocket expenses, misinformation and lack of understanding or simple reluctance to switch from a traditional plan that seems to be working for them. To win over employees, communications should be more like a marketing campaign than a typical HR information campaign, utilizing handouts, emails, videos, face-to-face meetings and presentations. Handling all questions as efficiently as possible, through after-hours B:7.875” spousal webinars, for example, is keyT:7.375” to adoption and success.

LOOKING FORWARD

The complexity of health care is not going to abate and neither is the role of employers in the health care market. So it’s incumbent upon companies to tackle these issues head on to create the best, most affordable health care for their employees, while also curbing the rise in their own health care costs. Fortunately, there are proven strategies for all these challenges, and most companies have resources inside the company, as well as trusted advisors outside the company, that can help guide the way. Phil Boyle is director, employee benefits, at People’s United Insurance Agency. He can be reached at philip.boyle@peoples.com.

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In 2018, for the first time on record, there were more than 7 million unfilled jobs in the U.S., according to the Labor Department. This historically tight labor market is forcing businesses to fight hard to find and retain workers. Making matters worse is that employees are more inclined than ever to switch jobs. According to the Labor Department, 2.4 percent of Americans voluntarily left their positions in 2018, the highest rate since 2001. But one way that employers can turn some of these trends in their favor is by offering well-designed health care benefits. That means tailoring benefits to four distinct generations of workers — baby boomers, GenX, millennials and GenZ. Older workers care more about age-related conditions and long-term care insurance, while younger workers care more about maternity coverage, paternal leave and newer options such as pet insurance. To retain good employees of all generations, employers should survey them regularly to learn what is important to them and create benefits packages accordingly. When employers explain these benefits, they should also share total compensation statements to show the monetary value of those benefits.

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Good Things Westchester County VALENTINES FOR A CITY AND SCHOOLS

Laurence Smith

SMITH ON HEALTH CARE BOARD

Valentine’s Day boxes were placed throughout Peekskill.

Elan Goldwaser and Kathleen O’Connor, commissioner of Westchester County’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation.

TOWARD A HEALTHIER PARKS STAFF When the Westchester County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conservation held its annual staff conference recently at the Little Theater in the County Center in White Plains, a sports medicine specialist from NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville was asked to deliver the keynote address. The specialist, Elan Goldwaser, whose practice focuses on the management of complex musculoskeletal conditions affecting athletic participation, including chronic and acute injuries affecting the bones, joints, and muscles of pediatric and adult patients, provides medical services to high school, collegiate and professional athletes and is a former cross-country, track and field and swimming collegiate athlete. Goldwaser still runs marathons on occasion. His research spans multiple specialties such as concussion prevention and the use of biologic injections in injury recovery. Goldwaser’s keynote topic was “Masters of Our Own Health.” He discussed how daily exercise and good meal management can keep people living happier, healthier, longer and with less pain. About 300 people attended.

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Residents of Peekskill who didn’t have someone to be their valentine this past Valentine’s Day had the option of falling back on the city and its school system. The “Love Letters to Peekskill” campaign was organized by the Peekskill City School District (PCSD) to learn more about the feelings city residents hold for their city and the school system. Numerous Valentine’s Day collec-

tion boxes were placed at local establishments asking people to put in a card or note expressing their feelings. There were instructions, blank valentine cards, crayons and pens at each box. The Valentine’s Day effort to obtain feedback began inside the schools in 2017 in collaboration with the Peekskill Parent Teacher Organization. This year, as the school system prepares to

rebrand and give its logo an updated look, PCSD decided to extend the campaign out into the community to gather the thoughts of those outside of school buildings as well. “Just as popular brands have refreshed their look over the years, we wanted to breathe new life into our district’s image,” said Laura Belfiore, PCSD’s communication specialist.

TAKING CARE OF TEETH AT TOURO

The chairman of White Plains Hospital’s board of directors, Laurence Smith, has been appointed to serve on the board of the Healthcare Trustees of New York State (HTNYS), an affiliate of the Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS).HTNYS was established in 1981 to address a growing need for governance education for New York’s health care trustees and to provide them with new opportunities to participate in health care advocacy. HTNYS has contributed recommendations to many policy debates at the state and federal levels and has promoted policy positions on issues such as uncompensated care, nurse staffing ratios, medical malpractice issues, and state and national health care reform.Smith is now one of 25 trustees of HTNYS representing different types of hospitals, continuing care organizations and health systems from all regions across the state. Smith’s background includes leadership positions in finance with Horton Point, J.P. Morgan, Credit Suisse Asset Management and Third Wave Global. “Larry will bring a sincere passion for serving the community and a unique perspective of the health care environment to this role,” said Susan Fox, president and CEO of White Plains Hospital. “He will quickly have a meaningful impact on health care leaders across New York.”

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Personnel at Touro make a young patient comfortable with the idea of receiving a dental exam.

The Touro College of Dental Medicine in Valhalla recently hosted its annual “Give Kids a Smile Day.” The event was organized in partnership with the Ninth District Dental Association, based in Hawthorne. The association was formed in 1909 as the Ninth District Dental Society. It

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was renamed in 2002. Its more than 1,500 member dentists are from Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Rockland and Orange. Touro provided more than 60 children, ages 1 through 17, with free dental care and orthodontic consultations.

Families also enjoyed refreshments, entertainment, giveaways and activities promoting oral health. The event was held at Touro Dental Health, the 81-chair clinical training facility and full-service dental practice at the college.

Pawling resident Regan Andrews has joined Houlihan Lawrence’s Brewster office. She has been in the real estate business for seven years, most recently with Berkshire Hathaway Hudson Valley Properties in Pawling. Andrews holds real estate licenses in New York and Connecticut and is a member of the real estate associations in both states. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Fordham University. Houlihan Lawrence has 30 offices and more than 1,300 agents serving Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Columbia, Ulster and Orange counties in New York and Fairfield County in Connecticut.

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HONEYCUTT NOW AT FEEDING WESTCHESTER

EEKHOF NAMED TO SALES POST

Elmsford-based Feeding Westchester has announced the appointment of Matthew L. Honeycutt as its vice president for development. Honeycutt, who has more than 20 years of fundraising experience, was most recently with the Whitby School in Greenwich, Connecticut. He will oversee the dayto-day fundraising activities at Feeding Westchester and report directly to Leslie Gordon, president and CEO of the nonprofit. “He has created meaningful public-private partnerships for arts, academia and health and human service organizations and has a track record of success,” said Gordon. Honeycutt lives in Ridgefield, Connecticut. His bachelor’s and master’s degrees were earned at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

From left: Barry Geller, Tony Iraola, Dan Blum and Emil Nigro.

Entergy has donated $30,000 to Phelps Hospital in Sleepy Hollow for its Medical Emergency Preparedness Program. Entergy operates the Indian Point Energy Center. Phelps provides care for Entergy employees who might be injured while on the job and emergency decontamination treatment for anyone should there be a radiological incident at Indian Point.

Entergy has provided Phelps with training for the medical staff covering various aspects of radioactivity and its power plants. Barry Geller, chairman of emergency medicine at the hospital; Dan Blum, president of Phelps; and Emil Nigro, president of Phelps’ medical staff, accepted the $30,000 check. “Phelps Hospital and Entergy have

had a long and rewarding partnership spanning almost 30 years. In that time, Phelps has developed a world-class decontamination program utilizing stateof-the-art equipment and our physicians and staff are trained on the most up-todate techniques,” Blum said. Tony Iraola, senior emergency planner for Entergy, said that the company is proud to partner with Phelps.

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KEYBANK FOUNDATION DONATES $10K TO HOW

Hospice of Westchester (HOW) has received a $10,000 grant from KeyBank Foundation. The funds will support the organization’s home care services. “KeyBank Foundation has been a steadfast supporter of our organization for many years,” said Mary K. Spengler, CEO of HOW. “This grant will help us continue to provide quality and compassionate services to those in our care in the comfort of their own homes.” KeyBank Foundation is a nonprofit funded by KeyCorp. Through its civic programs, corporate contributions and volunteerism, the foundation supports organizations that make an impact in the communities served by the bank. HOW is located at 1025 Westchester Ave. in White Plains.

Students control a robot, which is manipulating white balls and yellow cubes.

Twenty-seven teams of students in grades 7 through 12 from across the Hudson Valley, Capital Region, and Adirondacks recently took part in a robotics competition at Pace University’s campus in Pleasantville. This was the 10th year for the robotics event originated by the nonprofit FIRST, which is based in Manchester, New Hampshire. FIRST is short for “For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology.” Rick Kline, associate professor at Pace’s Seidenberg School, said “Having a

competition like FIRST here at Pace is in keeping with our mission to train the next generation of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), computer and technology experts.’’ This year’s space-themed game was called “Rover Ruckus” and it involved robots the students had been designing, building and programming since the start of the school year. The 27 teams had advanced from a field of 60 teams participating in other competitions. The three winning teams at Pace

Xtant Medical Holdings Inc., which has its headquarters in Belgrade, Montana, has named Pound Ridge resident John Eekhof as its regional sales manager for the Northeast. Eekhof had been with medical products companies Stryker Spine and Medtronic. Eekhof has spent more than 25 years in the spine industry. He will be based in Pound Ridge. Xtant is a global medical technology company focused on surgical solutions for the treatment of spinal disorders.

were from Red Hook High School, Suffern Senior High School and the CCE Clinton County 4-H in Plattsburgh, New York. They’ll take part in the world championships held in Detroit in April. Local schools which had teams in the competition included Blind Brook High School, John Jay High School, Mamaroneck High School, Peekskill High School and Riverside Computer Design High School in Yonkers. Also sending a team was Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson in Pleasantville

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Vincent J. Zucchetto, a social worker at Cabrini of Westchester in Dobbs Ferry, recently was presented with the Dr. Mary Ann Quaranta Early Career Elder Adult Advocate Award during a conference on palliative care held at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx. Quaranta was a founder of the Collaborative for Palliative Care in Westchester and the New York state southern region. The collaborative bestows awards in her name to recognize distinguished community service. Quaranta’s daughter, Mary Beth Quaranta Morrissey, a health care attorney and researcher, presented the award to Zucchetto. “I created the award in my mother’s name and am honored to present it to Vincent as he exemplifies the qualities that my mother found so meaningful in social work practice,” she said. Sandi Schreier, Cabrini’s director of social services and Zucchetto’s supervisor, said, “He is a true advocate, always going out of his way to find out what matters most to the resident.”

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Good Things Fairﬁeld County CLEARVIEW COMPLETES ITS FIRST ESOP TRANSACTION Clearview Capital Fund III LP recently announced the merger of Wilson Orchard & Vineyard Supply LLC with Oregon Vineyard Supply (OVS). The transaction closed Dec. 20. Wilson is a provider of orchard and vineyard supplies and solutions with a more than 31-year history. It has developed a strong reputation as a value-added partner to growers of apples, grapes, cherries, hops and berries through its deep expertise in irrigation, trellising, netting and cloth solutions. Wilson operates out of 10 locations in Washington, Oregon, California and New York, and also services growers nationwide through its e-commerce platform, orchardvalleysupply.com. Oregon Vineyard Supply, better known as OVS, is a leading provider of vineyard and agricultural supplies, equipment and services with seven locations in Oregon and Washington. Founded in 1985, OVS had been ESOP-owned since 2008. Like Wilson, OVS has developed an excellent reputation over a history of more than 30 years serving growers of grapes, berries, nuts, hops and orchard fruit. “We have always admired OVS as a highly complementary player in our market and are thrilled to join forces with them and offer a broader array of solutions to our customers, becoming even more of a one-stop shop,” commented Joe Perry, Wilson’s CEO. “For example, OVS offers valuable agronomic solutions that we haven’t offered before. And its vineyard management division, Results Partners, is very highly regarded. On the other hand, OVS hasn’t offered irrigation products and solutions before so that is an offering we will be able to deliver to their customers. Our overlap is minimal but our opportunities are plenty.” “We are equally excited to be partnering up with Wilson,” added Matt Novak, OVS’ CEO. “Joe and I began talking about the possibility of merging early in 2018, and the more we spoke about it, the more obvious it became how complementary our two organizations are not only from a customer and product standpoint, but just as importantly from a cultural perspective. We both believe in providing the best possible solutions for our customers and developing an organization that our employees can grow and thrive in. This merger accomplishes all of the above.” The combined company will go to market as OVS, which will stand for Orchard & Vineyard Supply and will soon be introducing a new logo that recognizes the heritage of both businesses. The leadership and employees of both organizations will remain in place and the management teams of both Wilson and OVS will own substantial equity in the combined company alongside Clearview.

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HILLSIDE FOOD OUTREACH AND ARTHUR MURRAY DANCE Hillside Food Outreach will host its 11th annual Dancing With Our Stars on Saturday, March 30, at the Ethan Allen Inn to benefit its work in ending hunger in Westchester, Putnam and Fairfield counties. Hillside volunteers deliver healthy and nutritious foods to more than 2,000 men, woman and children in need. Dancing With Our Stars has raised more than $250,000 since its inception and the Arthur Murray of Danbury studio has been its longtime partner in this event. The event features nine members of the community who signed up for the event and take weekly dance lessons (donated by Arthur Murray of Danbury) for three months. They compete for online votes where friends, colleagues, neighbors and families can choose their favorite dancer at $10 a vote benefiting Hillside’s programs. Two champions will be named March 30. One will get the People’s Choice Award and the other will be named by the judges who vote that night. Each dancer (five women, four men) will be paired with an Arthur Murray instructor at the event. The community is invited to attend Dancing with Our Stars, which runs from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Tickets include danc-

ing and dinner. “We have partnered before with Hillside and last year’s Dancing With Our Stars raised $30,000 for them and we hope to top that number this year,” said Andy Cabell, owner of Arthur Murray of Danbury. “Hillside performs a much-needed job serving the community, helping seniors who often have to forgo medicine to afford food and assisting struggling families living paycheck to paycheck.” Based in Pleasantville, New York, and founded 20 years ago, Hillside’s team of volunteers delivers food to seniors and those in need, ill or incapacitated. In Fairfield County, they deliver from the Matrix Center in Danbury. Selly Vazquez of Brookfield will chair this year’s Dancing With Our Stars. Recruited to dance for the event a few years ago she was hooked and became a Hillside board member and got her husband and son to join. Together, the family raised almost $40,000 through the years. This year’s dancers include Fairfield’s Monika Popovicova, Hillside supporter; David Arconti Jr, state representative, Danbury; Paul DiNardo, Danbury Police Department, retired; Angela Wong, Danbury City Center

Manny Correia dances with pro Angelique Picart.

executive, Danbury; Suzanne Mercurio, Hillside volunteer, Danbury; Mary Anne Scrobe, fitness instructor, Yonkers; Victoria Drozdov, philanthropist and volunteer, Westchester; Carlo Covles, a pharmaceutical executive in New Jersey; and Will Wade, owner of Nissan City auto dealership, Port Chester, New York. For more, visit hillsidefoodoutreach.org.

SIMSBURY STUDENT NAMED CANDIDATE IN U.S. PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM Bronson Starsiak, a graduating senior at Simsbury High School, has been named one of more than 4,500 candidates in the 2019 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The candidates were selected from nearly 3.6 million students expected to graduate from U.S. high schools in 2019. Inclusion in the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, now in its 54th year, is one of the highest honors bestowed upon graduating high school seniors. Scholars are selected on the basis of superior academic and artistic achievements, leadership qualities, strong character and involvement in community and school activities. A panel of educators will review these submissions and select 600 semifinalists in early April. The Commission on Presidential Scholars, 32 eminent citizens appointed by the president, will select the finalists and the U.S. Department of Education will announce the Scholars in May. Starsiak has shown exemplary community service by co-founding a charity that helps fellow students. S.K.O.R.E., Students Keen on Recycling Equipment, is a nonprofit organization that collects new and gently used sports equipment and partners with underserved schools, teams, churches and communities to provide underserved students with the gear they need to participate in sports in order to promote health, self-esteem and collaboration. The son of Dr. Wanda Kirejczyk and Don Starsiak of Simsbury, he has previously been recognized for his charitable efforts by many state organizations.

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EXPANSION IN STATE BY HLW

HLW, a global architecture, interiors and planning firm, has announced a new location in Stamford. The firm’s new office will be the pilot location for HLW’s satellite office initiative, StudioGo. Located at 700 Canal St., the local presence will serve both current clientele in the area, including WWE and Charter Communications, as well as future clients. Joe Montalbano AIA, principal, will lead the Stamford office. With more than 25 years of experience in a wide range of project types, Montalbano is recognized for his ability to manage technically complex projects, demanding schedules and multiple project stakeholders. “The concept of StudioGo is about being scalable and adaptable so that we can truly accommodate our clients on a local level anywhere in the world. Stamford seemed like the obvious choice in location to launch the initiative because of our continued work both past and present in the area,” said Montalbano. HLW’s clients have included ESPN, Point 72 and Atlas Holdings in the greater Connecticut area. It is working with Charter Communications on its new office tower to be built in Stamford. The Stamford location will be the first HLW office to be based in a nontraditional space. Utilizing the coworking space at Serendipity Labs, HLW’s Stamford site offers a private area within a modern, collaborative environment “We have had a lot of exciting things happening recently between the upcoming move of our New York and Los Angeles offices and the recent relocation of our London office. We see the new location in Stamford as yet another opportunity to better serve our clients,” said Susan Boyle, managing partner. HLW is an international full-service planning, architecture and design firm that is building the future from skyscrapers to the workplaces of today’s most cutting-edge companies. Sustaining a practice for more than 130 years, HLW remains a strong, innovative and progressive organization with a diverse portfolio of projects from broadcast and media, financial corporations, technology, academic institutions and multifamily and mixed-use buildings.

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FAIRFIELD COUNTY’S GIVING DAY, JUST A FEW DAYS AWAY

NEW MEDICAL STAFF AT NORTHEAST MEDICAL GROUP Northeast Medical Group in Greenwich has announced the appointment of the following physicians to its active medical staff. These physicians are all affiliated with Greenwich Hospital. Both Northeast Medical Group and Greenwich Hospital are part of Yale New Haven Health. Anthony A. Alleva, MD, is board certified in internal medicine and provides primary care to patients at 90 S. Ridge St. in Rye Brook, New York. Alleva earned his medical degree from State University of New York Downstate in Brooklyn and completed his residency at Greenwich Hospital/ Yale School of Medicine. Gail Fennell, MD, has a concierge internal medicine practice with a focus on preventive health and wellness at 90 S. Ridge St. in Rye Book. Fennell is a graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in Farmington and completed her residency at Greenwich Hospital/Yale School of Medicine, where she served as chief resident. She has been recognized in the “top doctor” listings in Connecticut and New York publications and is a member of the American College of Physicians. Lisa Kurian, MD, is board certified in internal medicine and provides primary care to patients at two locations: 90 S. Ridge St., Rye Brook; and 327 Riverside Ave. in Westport. She earned her medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York and completed her residency at the University of Rochester Medical Center. She is a member of various professional societies, including the American College of Physicians. Francis Neeson, MD, is a board-certified and fellowship-trained cardiologist who sees patients at 90 S. Ridge St. in Rye Brook. He earned his medical degree from the New York University School of Medicine in New York and completed his residency and fellowship at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Bronx Municipal Hospital Center in the Bronx. Neeson has been recognized in the “top doctor” listings in Connecticut and New York publications. He is a member of various professional societies, including the American College of Cardiology.

Uniting the community to make a difference in the lives of our neighbors is the goal of Fairfield County’s Community Foundation’s Fairfield County’s Giving Day 2019. In just a few days, the region’s largest philanthropic event will take place. At the stroke of midnight on Feb. 28 and for the next 24 hours, 430 nonprofits throughout the region will be reaching out to Fairfield residents seeking to encourage donations, create awareness about the work they do and compete for more than $100,000 in cash prizes ranging from $1,000 to $20,000. Giving Day 2019 is celebrating its sixth year and has become an annual opportunity when a donation of as little as $10 benefits nonprofits across the region. The Foundation, with champion sponsor Bank of America and a host of partners and sponsors are Giving Day’s driving forces. “Fairfield County Giving Day is an incredible opportunity to unite our neighbors, colleagues and partners to benefit local nonprofits,” said Bill Tommins, southern Connecticut market president, Bank of America. “As a proud sponsor since its inception, Bank of America is committed to supporting hundreds of vital organizations that serve as the cornerstones of our communities.” As a result of the community’s enthusi-

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It’s time to give. Go to FCGives.org at midnight on Feb. 28 when Fairﬁeld County’s Giving Day begins and 430 nonproﬁts reach out to boost their funds and compete for more than $100,000 in cash prizes. Photo credit: Marilyn Roos.

asm and generosity over the past five years, Fairfield County Giving Day has raised nearly $6 million for more than 746 nonprofits. “We have only a few short days to go until Giving Day 2019. The countdown is on and it is thrilling. The Community Foundation, the incredible nonprofit participants, our outstanding partners and sponsors in the business and

media communities and all the individuals who care about our community and donate to their favorite causes make this day a whirlwind of possibilities,” said Juanita James, CEO and president, Fairfield County’s Community Foundation in Norwalk. Visit FCGives.org for information on how to participate.

SIOP GRANTS HUMANITARIAN AWARD John Scott, Ph.D., chief operating officer of Darien-based APTMetrics, has been honored with the Humanitarian Award from the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). The annual award is given in recognition of a SIOP member who has made sustained, significant and outstanding humanitarian contributions related to industrial-organizational (I-O) psychology. Scott has been a driving force in the pursuit, creation and development of a partnership between SIOP and the United Nations over the past decade. With SIOP’s special consultative status, SIOP can now provide direct support to the United Nations, particularly its 17 sustainable development goals, which include eradicating poverty, hunger and social inequalities through global efforts relating to increasing access to decent work and living wages. Scott was crucial to the development of the initial SIOP UN Team Charter and instrumental in the development of the UN team. A founding member of the Psychology Coalition at the United Nations (PCUN), he has authored and coauthored numerous articles and presentations on applying l-O expertise to UN mandates. His efforts and achievements have provided

The results of a recent national ranking system, Niche.com, named New Canaan Public Schools (NCPS) the No. 1 public school district in Connecticut and in the top 1 percent of public school districts in the U.S. for 2019. The ranking system gathers information from the U.S. Department of Education and over 60 million K-12 school reviews and survey responses, according to the methodology reported on its website. Besides naming it the top district in the state, Niche.com ranked New Canaan Public Schools No.1 for Best Places to Teach in Connecticut, No. 2 for Safest School Districts and No. 3 for Districts with the Best Teachers in Connecticut. Nationally, NCPS ranked in the top 1 percent for Best School Districts in the Country (No. 29 out of 10,758), and also in the top 1 percent nationally for Safest School Districts in America, Best Places to Teach in America and Districts with the Best Teachers in America. In other 2019 Niche.com rankings, New Canaan High School (NCHS) was named No.1 for Best College Prep Public School in Connecticut, No. 2 for Best Public High School in Connecticut and No. 3 for Best Public High School Teachers in Connecticut. Nationally, NCHS ranked in the top 1 percent for Best Public High Schools in the Country and in the top 2 percent nationally for both Best Public High School Teachers in America and Best College Prep Public High Schools in America. In 2019 Niche.com rankings, Saxe Middle School was named No. 2 Middle School in Connecticut and in the top 2 percent nationally as Best Public Middle School in America. All three NCPS elementary schools earned high marks in the 2019 Niche.com rankings.

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the means for SIOP members to engage directly in humanitarian efforts. Scott will be presented with the award at the 34th annual SIOP Conference, April 4-6 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Washington, D.C./National Harbor.

SIOP is an international professional organization with an annual membership of more than 10,000 I-O psychologists. Its mission is to enhance human well-being and performance in organizational and work settings by promoting the science, practice and teaching of I-O psychology.

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Facts & Figures BANKRUPTCIES New York New Generation Hair Design Corp., 924 Amsterdam Ave., New York 10025. Chapter 11, voluntary. Attorney: Irene M. Costello, White Plains. Filed Feb. 15. Case no. 1910481-shl. 13 LL Square Inc., 250 E. 14 St., New York 10003. Chapter 11, voluntary. Attorney: Gabriel Del Virginia, New York. Filed Feb. 14. Case no. 19-10471mew.

COURT CASES New York

Discovery Wines LLC. Filed by Alberto Rivera. Action: Americans with Disabilities Act – discrimination. Attorney for plaintiff: Francisco Ofir Castillo. Filed Feb. 14. Case no. 1:19-cv-01418-RA. HP Inc. Filed by Marion Kiler. Action: Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act. Attorney for plaintiff: C.K. Lee. Filed Feb. 14. Case no. 1:19-cv-01416. HSF New York Inc. Filed by Byron Breeze Jr. Action: federal question – other civil rights. Attorney for plaintiff: Nolan Keith Klein. Filed Feb. 15. Case no. 1:19-cv-01473-CM. Imagine Exhibitions Inc., et al. Filed by Hamilton Exhibition LLC. Action: diversity – fraud. Attorney for plaintiff: Jeffrey B. Korn. Filed Feb. 15. Case no. 1:19-cv-01479-LLS.

Alef Realty LLC, et al. Filed by Hugo Lopez. Action: Fair Labor Standards Act. Attorney for plaintiff: Abdul Karim Hassan. Filed Feb. 15. Case no. 1:19-cv-01456-AT.

McGettigan’s Management Services LLC, et al. Filed by Susan Payne. Action: equal rights under the law. Attorney for plaintiff: Kelly Lynn O’Connell. Filed Feb. 18. Case no. 1:19-cv-01517-DLC.

Beekman Towers Holdings LLC. Filed by Byron Breeze Jr. Action: federal question – other civil rights. Attorney for plaintiff: Nolan Keith Klein. Filed Feb. 15. Case no. 1:19-cv01476-LGS.

M&C Hotel Interests Inc. Filed by Jesus Gonzales. Action: federal question – other civil rights. Attorney for plaintiff: Nolan Keith Klein. Filed Feb. 15. Case no. 1:19-cv-01479NRB.

Blue Diamond Growers. Filed by Gilbert Travis Hernandez. Action: diversity action. Attorney for plaintiff: C.K. Lee. Filed Feb. 15. Case no. 1:19-cv-01467-DLC. Bonamar Corp., et al. Filed by Santander Bank N.A. Action: breach of contract. Attorney for plaintiff: Alyssa Lightner Poynor. Filed Feb. 18. Case no. 1:19-cv-01514. Dircksen & Talleyrand Inc., et al. Filed by Marcos Xique, et al. Action: FLSA – minimum wage. Attorney for plaintiffs: Galen Joseph Criscione. Filed Feb. 15. Case no. 1:19-cv-01472LGS.

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ON THE RECORD

Westchester BBC PH Kinzie LLC, et al. Filed by the trustees of the Unite Here Retirement Fund. Action: E.R.I.S.A. – withdrawal liability. Attorneys for plaintiff: Regina C. Hertzig and William Thomas Josem. Filed Feb. 14. Case no. 1:19-cv-01421-JGK. County of Westchester, et al. Filed by Keith Scott. Action: civil right denial of due process. Attorney for plaintiffs: Eric Daniel Feldman. Filed Feb. 14. Case no. 7:19-cv01417-KMK. Gannett Satellite Information Network LLC. Filed by Richard Harbus. Action: copyright infringement. Attorney for plaintiff: Richard Liebowitz. Filed Feb. 14. Case no. 1:19-cv-01446-VEC.

Sweetgreen Inc., et al. Filed by John A. Benedetto. Action: Americans with Disabilities Act – civil enforcement actions. Attorney for plaintiff: Ben-Zion Bradley Weitz. Filed Feb. 14. Case no. 1:19-cv-01436DAB. S&P Global Inc. Filed by William Callas, et al. Action: E.R.I.S.A. – civil enforcement of employee benefits. Attorney for plaintiffs: Parisis G. Filippatos. Filed Feb. 15. Case no. 1:19-cv-01478-DAB. The Laquila Group Inc. Filed by Lawrence Larson. Action: E.R.I.S.A.– civil enforcement of employee benefits. Attorney for plaintiff: Paul Kevin Brown. Filed Feb. 15. Case no. 1:19-cv-01457-LGS. Townsquare Media Inc. Filed by Steven Hirsch. Action: copyright infringement. Attorney for plaintiff: Richard Liebowitz. Filed Feb. 14. Case no. 1:19-cv-01444-PAE. 3H Service System Inc. Filed by Building Service 32BJ Health Fund, et al. Action: E.R.I.S.A.– civil enforcement of employee benefits. Attorney for plaintiffs: Samuel Bloom. Filed Feb. 14. Case no. 1:19-cv-01411ER.

Ellsworth-Temple Corp., Harrison. Seller: Gerald Consigliere, et al, Harrison. Property: 150 Rockwell St., Harrison. Amount: $485,000. Filed Feb. 14.

Point 62 LLC, et al, Mount Vernon. Seller: Robert D. Ryan, Cross River. Property: 27 Darwood Place, Mount Vernon. Amount: $302,000. Filed Feb. 13.

139A Montgomery Avenue LLC, Scarsdale. Seller: LEL Associates LLC, Scarsdale. Property: 139A Montgomery Ave., 139-A, Eastchester. Amount: $280,000. Filed Feb. 14.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: John Perone, Larchmont. Property: 20 South Lane, Somers. Amount: $550,510. Filed Feb. 11.

Ribeiros and Sons LLC, Tarrytown. Seller: Bank of America N.A. Property: 12 Everett Ave., Ossining. Amount: $231,000. Filed Feb. 12.

14 South Greeley LLC, West Harrison. Seller: GMS 14 South Greeley LLC, et al, Scarsdale. Property: 14 S. Greeley Ave., New Castle. Amount: $895,000. Filed Feb. 11. 1604 Lincoln Terrace LLC, Peekskill. Seller: Sean Barton, Garrison. Property: 1604 Lincoln Terrace, Peekskill. Amount: $51,372. Filed Feb. 14. 1700 Group LLC, Shirley. Seller: The Bank of New York Mellon. Property: 659 Locust St., Mount Vernon. Amount: $241,500. Filed Feb. 12.

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20 BL LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Ramapo Equity Partners, Monsey. Property: 20 Beech Lane, Greenburgh. Amount: $850,000. Filed Feb. 13.

215 West 1 Realty LLC, Mount Vernon. Seller: Robert S. Kana and John Akdikmen LLC, Hartsdale. Property: 215 W. First St., Mount Vernon. Amount: $1.6 million. Filed Feb. 15. st

New Tang Dynasty Television Inc. Filed by Steven Hirsch. Action: copyright infringement. Attorney for plaintiff: Richard Liebowitz. Filed Feb. 18. Case no. 1:19-cv-01500VSB.

1285 E Boston Post Road Realty Corp., Mamaroneck. Seller: John Decrescenzo, Mamaroneck. Property: 1285 Boston Post Road, Rye. Amount: $550,000. Filed Feb. 15.

Pells Point LLC, et al. Filed by Dennis Cruz. Action: federal question – air labor standards. Attorney for plaintiff: Galen Joseph Criscione. Filed Feb. 14. Case no. 1:19-cv01425-KPF.

Above $1 million

DGVJ Realty LLC, Scarsdale. Seller: Oceana Partners II LLC, Dobbs Ferry. Property: 40 Chestnut St., Suite C, Greenburgh. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Feb. 12.

27-29 Division Street Realty Company Inc., New Rochelle. Seller: Michele Cantiello, New Rochelle. Property: 262-264 Union Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $725,000. Filed Feb. 12. 32 S14th Avenue LLC, West Hempstead. Seller: Darryl M. Fields, et al, Atlanta, Georgia. Property: 32 S. 14th Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $230,000. Filed Feb. 11.

Lehini LLC, Goldens Bridge. Seller: Libby Kahn, New York City. Property: 11 Tucker Road, Bedford. Amount: $1.7 million. Filed Feb. 12.

440 Beechmont Corp., Bronx. Seller: Ruth Kadis Strauss, New Rochelle. Property: 440 Beechmont Drive, New Rochelle. Amount: $731,000. Filed Feb. 11.

N Broadway LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Saman B. Nemeh, et al, Yonkers. Property: 316 N. Broadway, Yonkers. Amount: $1 million. Filed Feb. 13.

63 Oak St Associates, Brooklyn. Seller: Galgano Real Estate II LLC, Purchase. Property: 63 Oak St., Yonkers. Amount: $910,000. Filed Feb. 11.

Sammy Properties Inc., New Rochelle. Seller: Peter Stringham, et al, Toronto, Canada. Property: 707 Taylors Lane, Rye. Amount: $4.7 million. Filed Feb. 13.

65 Magnolia Realty LLC, New Rochelle. Seller: Richard Kandel, Larchmont. Property: 65 Magnolia Ave., Mamaroneck. Amount: $995,000. Filed Feb. 13.

Below $1 million

ABL One LLC, Hoboken, New Jersey. Seller: Judith Reardon, Katonah. Property: 350 Prospect Ave., Mamaroneck. Amount: $452,117. Filed Feb. 12.

1 Landmark Square 223 LLC, Croton-on-Hudson. Seller: Gi Sok Park, Port Chester. Property: 1 Landmark Square, 223, Rye. Amount: $240,000. Filed Feb. 11.

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B. Hickey Enterprises Inc., Peekskill. Seller: Michael A. Americo, et al, Verplanck. Property: 507 Smith St., Peekskill. Amount: $360,000. Filed Feb. 14.

Gila Development Realty Corp., Pelham. Seller: Joan A. Condon, Pelham. Property: 136 Sixth Ave., Pelham. Amount: $400,000. Filed Feb. 14. Goshen Mortgage REO LLC, Chicago, Illinois. Seller: Andrew W. Buder, New Rochelle. Property: 95 Desmond Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $984,191. Filed Feb. 13. HSBC Bank USA N.A. Seller: Joan Iacono, Bronxville. Property: 21 Cheshire Lane, Yonkers. Amount: $569,361. Filed Feb. 15. J and Z Bronx Realty Corp., et al, Stormville. Seller: Joseph Lanzillotti, Harrison. Property: 42 Parsons St., Harrison. Amount: $895,000. Filed Feb. 14. K and S Investing LLC, Bedford. Seller: HSBC Bank USA N.A. Property: 63 Entrance Way, Somers. Amount: $262,000. Filed Feb. 14. Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC, Buffalo. Seller: John Perone, Larchmont. Property: 25 Bedford Ave., Bedford. Amount: $320,628. Filed Feb. 13. M&T Bank, Buffalo. Seller: Anthony Magardino, et al, Greenburgh. Property: 32 Andrea Lane, Greenburgh. Amount: $945,000. Filed Feb. 15. Noam Twenty Three LLC, New City. Seller: Rachel Allen, et al, Mount Vernon. Property: 418 S. Second Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $355,000. Filed Feb. 13. One Sterling Avenue LLC, Scarsdale. Seller: Sterling Avenue Aquisitions Corp., Brooklyn. Property: 1 Sterling Ave., White Plains. Amount: $510,000. Filed Feb. 12. P and G 1 LLC, Cortlandt Manor. Seller: Paula Brunelli, Thornwood. Property: 349 St. Johns Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $850,000. Filed Feb. 15. Palomino Construction LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Doris Brynin, Riverdale. Property: 45 Newkirk Road, Yonkers. Amount: $300,000. Filed Feb. 12.

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SDF Capital LLC, Mamaroneck. Seller: Vincent A. Forte, Millwood. Property: 72 Pheasant Run, New Castle. Amount: $360,000. Filed Feb. 13. Simplistic Holding LLC, White Plains. Seller: Rory J. McCann, et al, White Plains. Property: 171 N. Kensico Ave., White Plains. Amount: $80,000. Filed Feb. 13. The Bank of New York Mellon. Seller: Anthony L. Scott, et al, Scarsdale. Property: 16-3 Granada Crescent, Greenburgh. Amount: $601,592. Filed Feb. 13. The Village of Croton-on-Hudson, Croton-on-Hudson. Seller: Croton Point Realty Inc., Croton-on-Hudson. Property: 1 Croton Point Ave., Cortlandt. Amount: $16,700. Filed Feb. 14. U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Gary C. Carlson, et al, Burlington, Vermont. Property: 25 E. Kinnecutt, Pound Ridge. Amount: $675,138. Filed Feb. 14. U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Joseph J. Arena, White Plains. Property: 43 Mahopac Ave., Somers. Amount: $375,769. Filed Feb. 12. United Family Real Estate LLC, Ossining. Seller: Nationstar HECM Acquisition Trust 2017-2. Property: 2 Lakeview Road, North Salem. Amount: $220,000. Filed Feb. 13. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Christopher Meagher, White Plains. Property: 95 Horton Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $542,764. Filed Feb. 15. West Shore Enterprises LLC, Putnam Valley. Seller: Jesse Stackhouse, et al, Cortlandt Manor. Property: 5 Wilcox Lane, Cortlandt. Amount: $150,000. Filed Feb. 14.

FORECLOSURES ELMSFORD, 8 Beaver Hill Road. Single-family residence; lot size: .14 acres. Plaintiff: Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Plaintiff’s attorney: Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester. Defendant: Pearl Venezia. Referee: John Raniolo. Sale: Feb. 27, 10:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $436,401.

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Facts & Figures HARRISON, 8 Old Woods Drive. Single-family residence; lot size: 1.02 acres. Plaintiff: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA. Plaintiff’s attorney: Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester. Defendant: Violeta Dedvukaj. Referee: Leticia Azzu. Sale: March 4, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $4,448,952. MOUNT VERNON, 339 S. Sixth Ave. Single-family residence; lot size: .06 acres. Plaintiff: Wells Fargo Bank National Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss, Weisman & Gordon, 53 Gibson St., Bay Shore. Defendant: Robert Johnson Sr. Referee: Helene Greenberg. Sale: March 4, 9:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $213,066. PLEASANTVILLE, 107 Choate Lane. Single-family residence; lot size: .23 acres. Plaintiff: US Bank Trust National Association. Plaintiff’s attorney: Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester. Defendant: Saul Marks. Referee: Andrew Brotmann. Sale: Feb. 27, 10:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $980,964. PORT CHESTER, 374 King St. Single-family residence; lot size: .27 acres. Plaintiff: The. Bank of New York Mellon. Plaintiff’s attorney: Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, 175 Mile Crossing Blvd., Rochester. Defendant: Oscar Reyes. Referee: Christopher Bonante. Sale: Feb. 27, 11 a.m. Appoximate lien: $1,105,381. WHITE PLAINS, 55 Rathburn Ave. Single-family residence; lot size: 25x100. Plaintiff: Citibank NA. Plaintiff’s attorney: Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss, Weisman & Gordon, 53 Gibson St., Bay Shore. Defendant: Calixto Nahunis. Referee: Karl Scully. Sale: Feb. 28,10:30 a.m. Approximate lien: $553,504. WHITE PLAINS, 106 Smith Ave. Single-family residence; lot size: 66x198. Plaintiff: The Bank of New York Mellon. Plaintiff’s attorney: Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss, Weisman & Gordon, 53 Gibson St., Bay Shore. Defendant: Ann Pentenero. Referee: John Cuttridge. Sale: March 5, 9:15 a.m. Approximatelien: $682,011.

JUDGMENTS Maison Beauty Lounge Inc., White Plains. $49,905 in favor of GDC White Plains SPE LLC, White Plains. Filed Feb. 14. Norwich Yonkers LLC, Yonkers. $500 in favor of the city of Yonkers. Filed Feb. 11. Paradise Lanes Inc., Yonkers. $1,250 in favor of the city of Yonkers. Filed Feb. 11.

Plateau Painting Company Inc., White Plains. $105,109 in favor of Sherwin-Williams Co., Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Filed Feb. 14. RJ and J Landscaping and Construction Corp., Yonkers. $1,250 in favor of the city of Yonkers. Filed Feb. 11. TJJ Second Hand Clothing Inc., Yonkers. $500 in favor of the city of Yonkers. Filed Feb. 11. Vernon Rehab and Physical Therapy PC, Yonkers. $49,020 in favor of 984 Associates LLC, Hawthorne. Filed Feb. 14. Yonkers Auto Outlet Inc., Yonkers. $1,250 in favor of the city of Yonkers. Filed Feb. 11.

LIS PENDENS The following filings indicated a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect the title to the property listed. Borrani, Grace C., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $387,200 affecting property located at 542 Kimball Ave., Yonkers 10704. Filed Aug. 27. Campos, Janeth, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $406,250 affecting property located at 52 Soundview St., Port Chester 10573. Filed Aug. 28. Cianfaglione, Anne T., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $214,183 affecting property located at 52 Hemlock Circle, Peekskill 10566. Filed Aug. 29. Daniel, Hayden B., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $230,168 affecting property located at 611 Kissam Road, Unit 2, Peekskill 10566. Filed Aug. 29. Eyes of Mohr Ltd., et al. Filed by Citibank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $650,000 affecting property located at 446 Bedford Road, Pleasantville. Filed Aug. 29. Feldman, Andrew, et al. Filed by Everbank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $635,000 affecting property located at 9 Withington Road, Scarsdale 10583. Filed Aug. 23.

Floyd, Luticia, et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $289,950 affecting property located at 5 S. 14th Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed Aug. 24.

McGlathery, Andrew J., et al. Filed by Affinity Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $327,200 affecting property located at 31 Thurton Place, Yonkers. Filed Aug. 23.

Heirs and distributees of the estate of Barbara Pilnick, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $245,000 affecting property located at 25 Barker St., Unit 410, Mount Kisco 10549. Filed Aug. 28.

Pergola, Peter M., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $206,250 affecting property located at 3822 Old Jefferson Valley Road, Shrub Oak 10588. Filed Aug. 23.

Hohner, Michael G., et al. Filed by Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $424,286 affecting property located at 48 Woodland Road, Bedford Hills 10507. Filed Aug. 28.

Roberts, Renuka, et al. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $472,600 affecting property located at 39 Wingate Road, Yonkers 10705. Filed Aug. 27.

Johnson, Willie John, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $350,000 affecting property located at 106 W. Sidney Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed Aug. 29. Juke Properties LLC, et al. Filed by PS Funding Incorporated and Gauntlet Funding LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $357,500 affecting property located at 315 S. Seventh Ave., Mount Vernon 10550. Filed Aug. 23. Kehinde, Yvonne, et al. Filed by Caliber Home Loans Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $311,711 affecting property located at 23 Beekman Ave., Mount Vernon 10553. Filed Aug. 29. Leal, Bartolo, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $524,000 affecting property located at 24 Palmer Road, Yonkers 10701. Filed Aug. 28. Legato, Vincenzo, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $412,000 affecting property located at 11 Valley View Terrace, Mount Kisco 10549. Filed Aug. 29. Marshall-Harper, Lynette, as proposed executor and as heir of the estate of Anthony L. Inniss, et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $629,500 affecting property located at 31 Runyon Ave., Yonkers 10710. Filed Aug. 27. Matos, Jennifer P., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $142,865 affecting property located at 389 Fairview Ave., Yorktown Heights 10598. Filed Aug. 27.

Russo, Carl, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $521,553 affecting property located at 2 Donald Lane, Ossining 10562. Filed Aug. 29. Sang, Wing Chou, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $760,000 affecting property located at 150 Hart Ave., Yonkers 10704. Filed Aug. 27. Thorpe, Peter, et al. Filed by MidFirst Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $187,750 affecting property located at 11 Dobbs Ferry Road, White Plains 10607. Filed Aug. 27. Troy, Matthew W., et al. Filed by Bayview Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $125,000 affecting property located at 73 Bedford Banksville Road, Bedford 10506. Filed Aug. 29.

Mechanic’s Liens 77 South Moger Partners LLC, et al, as owner. $69,729 as claimed by ECI Contracting LLC, Mount Vernon. Property: in Mount Kisco. Filed Feb. 11. Danis F. Masonry Inc., as owner. $65,942 as claimed by Meireles Alcino, Ossining. Property: in Yonkers. Filed Feb. 14. Garcia, Homer X., as owner. $20,022 as claimed by Belfor USA Group Inc., North White Plains. Property: in Yorktown. Filed Feb. 11. Kahn, Shehada, et al, as owner. $1,394 as claimed by Friendlylawn Care Inc., Buchanan. Property: in Somers. Filed Feb. 14. Montefiore SS Holdings LLC, as owner. $39,475 as claimed by Herc Rentals Inc., Bronx. Property: in New Rochelle. Filed Feb. 14.

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One Point St Inc., as owner. $210,000 as claimed by PS and S Engineering PC. Property: in Yonkers. Filed Feb. 13.

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

Sole Proprietorships A. Moran Unlimited, 666 S. Seventh Ave., Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Andrew Morgan. Filed June 4. AIM Career Alternatives, 222 N. Fifth Ave., Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Jeffrey Phillip Bailey. Filed June 1.

JTC Sales, 15 Seneca Road, Ossining 10562, c/o Jonathan Crawford. Filed May 31. NYK Beauty, 370 Park Hill Ave., Yonkers 10705, c/o Ashley Hall. Filed June 5. Palisades Opera, 280 Bronxville Road, Apt. 2M, Bronxville 10708, c/o Ronni Lederman. Filed June 4. Promise D’s, 49 N. Broadway, Apt. 7F, Yonkers 10701, c/o Dorraine Nelson. Filed May 31. Romeo’s Wet Tongue, 23 E. Third St., Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Andrew Romeo Grant. Filed May 31. Tri County Softball, P.O. Box 8631, Pelham 10803, c/o Caitlin Nesi. Filed May 31.

Ana’s Child Care, 2829 Crompond Road, Yorktown Heights 10598, c/o Ana C. Kluk. Filed May 31.

White Plains Florist, 28 Westchester Ave., White Plains 10601, c/o Susana Moran Cuahuey. Filed May 31.

Black Multimedia Group, 471 E. Third St., Mount Vernon 10553, c/o Quiosha Michella Caldwell. Filed June 4.

PATENTS

Blex Beauty Salon and Spa, 16 Walnut St., New Rochelle 10801, c/o Alexcuis Burnett. Filed May 31. Champain Gang Entertainment, 33 William St., Mount Vernon 10552, c/o David Jones. Filed June 4. Essential Notary and Financial Services, 12 Alexander Place, Suite 2, Yonkers 10704, c/o Trenton Tate. Filed June 4. Four Brothers Taxi and Limo Service, 395 Hallocks Mill Road, Yorktown Heights 10598, c/o Luis Guzman Tapia. Filed June 1. Gifts Outside the Box, 39 Brookside Lane, Dobbs Ferry 10522, c/o Jessica H. Celona Simao. Filed June 1. Giovanni Gems, 525 Sixth Ave., Pelham 10803, c/o Nikki Giovanni Sampson. Filed June 4. Hardt Events and Styling, 157 Seward St., Buchanan 10511, c/o Leigh Eisenhardt. Filed May 31. Inti Casa Improvements, 10 Marble Place, Apt. 2, Ossining 10562, c/o Manuel Cochancela Palomeque. Filed May 31. Joseph Floors, 190 Henry St., Buchanan 10511, c/o Jose Luis Morocho Morocho. Filed June 5.

Adaptive multicontrol unitload balancing in a voice-overIP system. Patent no. 10,212,206 issued to Diaa Eldin Ali Mohamed Mahmoud Ali, Doha, Qatar; Hitham Ahmed Assem Aly Salama, Dublin, Ireland; Christian B. Kau, Los Altos, California; Patrick J. O’Sullivan, Dublin, Ireland. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Attracting and analyzing spam postings. Patent no. 10,212,175 issued to Matthias Seul, Kassel, Germany and Volker Vogeley, Bad Sooden-Allendorf, Germany. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Composite materials, including filled hollow-glass filaments. Patent no. 10,212,812 issued to Matthew S. Doyle, Chatfield, Minnesota; Joseph Kuczynski, North Port, Florida; Timothy J. Tofil, Rochester, Minnesota. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Context-based cloud security assurance system. Patent no. 10,212,190 issued to Nataraj Nagaratnam, Cary, North Carolina; Jeffrey Robert Hoy, Southern Pines, North Carolina; Sreekanth Ramakrishna Iyer, Bangalore, India; Sridhar R. Muppidi, Austin, Texas. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Facts & Figures Extending shrouding capability of hosting system. Patent no. 10,212,147 issued to Reinhard T. Buendgen, Tuebingen, Germany; Jeffrey A. Frey, New Paltz; Jeb R. Lintno, Manassas, Virgina; James A. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor, Ulster Park; William J. Rooney, Hopewell Junction; George C. Wilson, Austin, Texas. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Holographic visualization of microphone polar pattern and range. Patent no. 10,212,529 issued to Martin G. Keen, Cary, North Carolina; Adam Smye-Rumsby, Reading, Pennsylvania; Paul A. R. Frank, Berlin, Germany; Hernan A. Cunico, Holly Springs, North Carolina. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Identifying and controlling unwanted calls. Patent no. 10,212,279 issued to Geetha Adinarayan, Bangalore, India; Dinesh Radhakrishnan, Bangalore, India; Akshat Dixit, Bangalore, India; Gandhi Sivakumar, Bentleigh, Australia. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Implementing synchronization of state information between instances of an application as well as between different appliations in an efficient, scalable manner. Patent no. 10,212,228 issued to Curtiss J. Howard, Cary, North Carolina; Todd E. Kaplinger, Raleigh, North Carolina; William A. Nagy, New York. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Inferring social protocols guiding the use of portable devices. Patent no. 10,212,270 issued to Carlos Henrique Cadonha, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Marco Aurelio Stelmar Netto, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Vagner Figueredo de Santana, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Intelligently condensing transcript thread history into a single common reduced instance. Patent no. 10,212,116 issued to Corville O. Allen, Morrisville, North Carolina; Mario A. Maldari, Lyons, Colorado; Monica Senior, College Park, Georgia; Paul A. Smith, Cary, North Carolina. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Media list for travel. Patent no. 10,212,164 issued to Keyur D. Dalal, Johns Creek, Georgia; Galina Grunin, Briarcliff Manor; Rick A. Hamilton II, Charlottesville, Virginia; Alan W. Newman, New Orleans, Louisiana. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Method to increase serverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s density in datacenter. Patent no. 10,212,853 issued to Sebastien Bousseton, Saint-Jeannet, France and Arnaud Lund, Cagnes-sur-mer, France. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Notifying a user about a previous conversation. Patent no. 10,212,118 issued to Pamela A. Nesbitt, Ridgefield, Connecticut. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Providing data security with a token device. Patent no. 10,212,153 issued to Gregory R. Hintermeister, Rochester, Minnesota. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

HUDSON VALLEY BUILDING LOANS Above $1 million Schwimmer, Mendel, et al, Monroe, as owner. Lender: Sterling National Bank, Montebello. Property: 16, 18, and 20 Israel Zupnick Drive, Monroe 10950. Amount: $3.9 million. Filed Feb. 13.

Running software application with dynamic action delegation. Patent no. 10,212,221 issued to Claudio Marinelli, Rome, Italy; Luigi Pichetti, Rome, Italy; Alex Donatelli, Rome, Italy; Giovanni Lanfranchi, Rome, Italy. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Below $1 million

Synchronization of components in heterogenous systems. Patent no. 10,212,225 issued to Tom C. Chen, Markham, Canada; Steven Cooper, Pickering, Canada; Roger Pett, Toronto, Canada; Trong Truong, Markham, Canada. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Cuadra, Ricardo, et al, as owner. Lender: TD Bank N.A. Property: in Wappinger. Amount: $316,000. Filed Feb. 6.

Trustworthiness-verif ying DNS server for name resolution. Patent no. 10,212,123 issued to Aaron K. Baughman, Silver Spring, Maryland; Mauro Marzorati, Lutz, Florida; Gregory A. Porpora, New Fairfield, Connecticut. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk. Via stub elimination by disrupting plating. Patent no. 10,212,828 issude to Joseph Kuczynski, North Port, Florida; Bruce Chamberlin, Vestal; Scott B. King, Rochester, Minnesota; Matthew Kelly, Oakville, Canada. Assigned to International Business Machines Corp., Armonk.

Ajaayswindell Inc., Yonkers, as owner. Lender: Investor Lending USA, Greenville, South Carolina. Property: 235 Carpenter Ave., Newburgh 12550. Amount: $131,250. Filed Feb. 11.

Homes by LV LLC, Newburgh, as owner. Lender: RCN Capital LLC, South Windsor, Connecticut. Property: 40 Horton Ave., Middletown 10940. Amount: $35,100. Filed Feb. 11.

DEEDS Above $1 million AllSave Development LLC, Montebello. Seller: John Bach, Goshen. Property: 320 Mount Airy Road, New Winsor. Amount: $2 million. Filed Feb. 13. CircleGranchNY LLC, Astoria. Seller: Paul Lindsay, et al, Pine Plains. Property: 2054 Route 83, Pine Plains. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Feb. 8. Copart of Connecticut Inc., Dallas, Texas. Seller: 18 Route 17K LLC, Ridgewood. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $6.3 million. Filed Feb. 11. Joyful Farms LLC, Red Hook. Seller: Gary J. Munch, Sarasota, Florida. Property: in Milan. Amount: $1.1 million. Filed Feb. 8.

Below $1 million 11 South Street Goshen Corp., Bronx. Seller: William S. Binder, Milford, Connecticut. Property: in Goshen. Amount: $380,00. Filed Feb. 11. 15 Marc Corp., Monroe. Seller: MTGLQ Investors LP. Property: 15 Marc Terrace, Monroe 10950. Amount: $190,000. Filed Feb. 15.

Hudson River Housing Inc., as owner. Lender: Housing Trust Fund Corp. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $675,500. Filed Feb. 11.

23 Gilbert LLC, et al, Central Valley. Seller: Weistern Holdings LLC, Monroe. Property: 25 Gilbert Street Extension, Monroe. Amount: $950,000. Filed Feb. 13.

Mirer, Andrew, et al, as owner. Lender: M&T Bank. Property: in Milan. Amount: $700,000. Filed Feb. 14.

240 South Riverside Road LLC, New Paltz. Seller: William Heffernan, et al, Port Ewen. Property: in Lloyd. Amount: $465,000. Filed Feb. 12.

Mulligan, James M., Kingston, as owner. Lender: Homestead Funding Corp., Albany. Property: in Kingston. Amount: $151,165. Filed Feb. 13. New Nurzia Holding LLC, as owner. Lender: NYBDC Local Development Corp. Property: in Fishkill. Amount: $175,000. Filed Feb. 13. Norsdale LLC, Phoenicia, as owner. Lender: Sawyer Savings Bank, Saugerties. Property: 6300 Route 28, Phoenicia. Amount: $378,631 Filed Feb. 12. YMR USA LLC, as owner. Lender: Loan Funder LLC Series 6320. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $90,000. Filed Feb. 14.

2527 Route 17M LLC, Goshen. Seller: SMM Realty LLC, Goshen. Property: 2527 Route 17M, Goshen 10924. Amount: $375,000. Filed Feb. 15. 30 North Clover LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: South Clinton 61 LLC, Pleasantville. Property: 30 N. Clover St., Poughkeepsie. Amount: $40,500. Filed Feb. 8. 32 Cannon Street LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Masonic Temple Association, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $550,000. Filed Feb. 8. 361 Route 376 Realty LLC, Hopewell Junction. Seller: Richard Winzig, Hopewell Junction. Property: in East Fishkill. Amount: $265,000. Filed Feb. 13.

386 Route 17M LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: 386 Management LLC, Goshen. Property: 382-386 Route 17M, Monroe 10950. Amount: $750,000. Filed Feb. 11.

Benkard Properties LLC, Highland Mills. Seller: Grand Heights Real Estate Inc., Montgomery. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $118,000. Filed Feb. 15.

414 Route 292 Realty LLC, Holmes. Seller: 1970 LLC, Hopewell Junction. Property: 414 Route 292, Holmes 12531. Amount: $333,000. Filed Feb. 11.

BHNV Estates Corp., Spring Valley. Seller: Estates 2000 Ltd., Spring Valley. Property: 136 Linden Ave., Middletown 10940. Amount: $54,157. Filed Feb. 11.

45 First LLC, Monroe. Seller: Cheskey Schwartz, et al, Chester. Property: 45 First Ave., Woodbury 10930. Amount: $350,000. Filed Feb. 11.

Brookview Ventures LLC, Phoenicia. Seller: Barbara Walker, Kingston. Property: 40 Second Ave., Kingston. Amount: $147,500. Filed Feb. 11.

462 Liberty LLC, Astoria. Seller: Millpond Management Inc., et al, Cornwall-on-Hudson. Property: 462 Liberty St., Newburgh. Amount: $186,000. Filed Feb. 13. Al Twal LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Sarah E. Sholes, Poughkeepsie. Property: 227 Rhinecliff Road, Rhinebeck 12572. Amount: $120,000. Filed Feb. 13. AM Realty Capital LLC, Monroe. Seller: J and M Realty Group LLC, Monroe. Property: 298 Spring St., Monroe 10950. Amount: $375,000. Filed Feb. 14. AM Realty Capital LLC, Monroe. Seller: Lake House Developments Corp., Bronx. Property: 9 Boyd Road, Monroe 10950. Amount: $395,000. Filed Feb. 11. AM Realty Capital LLC, Monroe. Seller: Lake House Developments Corp., Harriman. Property: 312 Lake Shore Drive, Monroe 10950. Amount: $389,000. Filed Feb. 11. AM Realty Capital LLC, Monroe. Seller: MKJA Corp., Harriman. Property: 24 Merriewold Lane North, Monroe 10950. Amount: $400,000. Filed Feb. 11. AM Realty Capital LLC, Monroe. Seller: MKJA Corp., Harriman. Property: 2 Merriewold Lane South, Monroe 10950. Amount: $399,000. Filed Feb. 11. AM Realty Capital LLC, Monroe. Seller: MKJA Corp., Harriman. Property: 9 Winston Drive, Goshen 10924. Amount: $398,000. Filed Feb. 11. AM Realty Capital LLC, Monroe. Seller: MKJA Corp., Harriman. Property: 10 Half Hollow Turn, Monroe 10950. Amount: $397,500. Filed Feb. 11. Benkard Properties LLC, Highland Mills. Seller: Crest Vida Corp., Montgomery. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $107,000. Filed Feb. 15.

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C1RG Enterprises Ltd., Newburgh. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association. Property: 739 Route 42, Sparrow Bush 12780. Amount: $139,000. Filed Feb. 13. Cannon Street Collaborative Inc., Poughkeepsie. Seller: Malcolm B. Hammond, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $18,000. Filed Feb. 8. Cocchia, Patricia A., Cornwall-on-Hudson, as owner. Lender: The Bank of New York Mellon. Property: 38 Anthony St., Middletown 10940. Amount: $189,539. Filed Feb. 11. Dilan LLC, Middletown. Seller: City of Middletown. Property: 200-206 E. Main St., Middletown. Amount: $3,455. Filed Feb. 11. Dilan LLC, Middletown. Seller: City of Middletown. Property: 11 Lake Ave., Middletown. Amount: $44,406. Filed Feb. 11. Dilan LLC, Middletown. Seller: City of Middletown. Property: 84 Sprague Ave., Middletown. Amount: $80,058. Filed Feb. 11. Double R Capital Inc., Poughkeepsie. Seller: Chester Gordon, Poughkeepsie. Property: 90 Andrews Road, LaGrangeville 12540. Amount: $247,000. Filed Feb. 13. Double R Capital Inc., Poughkeepsie. Seller: Mid-Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $51,500. Filed Feb. 8. East Coast Investors International LLC, Monroe. Seller: Anthony Spivey, et al, Walden. Property: 3 Briarwood Crescent, Newburgh 12550. Amount: $105,600. Filed Feb. 13. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Seller: Nancy Schneider, Washingtonville. Property: 108 Guinea Hill Road, New Hampton 10958. Amount: $316,160. Filed Feb. 15.

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Facts & Figures Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Seller: Nando Plate, Kenza Lake. Property: 148 St. Andrews Road, Walden 12586. Amount: $339,508. Filed Feb. 11.

JAIK LLC, Middletown. Seller: Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Property: 217 Concord Lane, Middletown 10941. Amount: $67,500. Filed Feb. 13.

Nurzia Development Holding Corp., Fishkill. Seller: William Stymacks, et al, Fishkill. Property: 1354 Route 52, Fishkill 12524. Amount: $175,000. Filed Feb. 13.

Federal National Mortgage Association. Seller: Mark Starkman, New Windsor. Property: 284 Heritage Lane, Unit 2B, Monroe 10950. Amount: $207,630. Filed Feb. 14.

Jeff Bank, Jeffersonville. Seller: Arthur E. Seyler Sr., Pensacola, Florida. Property: in Deerpark. Amount: $49,018. Filed Feb. 15.

Rocket Group LLC, Walden. Seller: Haven Realty LLC, Highland. Property: 3443 Route 9W, Lloyd. Amount: $125,000. Filed Feb. 12.

JJI LLC, Thompson Ridge. Seller: Town of Crawford, Pine Bush. Property: in Crawford. Amount: $5,100. Filed Feb. 15.

Shang Zhi Xuan LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Reinaldo deJesus, et al, Esopus. Property: 1009 Cherry Hill Drive, Poughkeepsie 12603. Amount: $70,000. Filed Feb. 8.

Finished Product Property Solutions LLC, New Windsor. Seller: Fannie Mae. Property: 59 E. Green Road, Rock Tavern 12575. Amount: $119,000. Filed Feb. 13. Flower Holdings and Properties LLC, Monroe. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association. Property: 138 Lake Region Blvd., Monroe 10950. Amount: $218,000. Filed Feb. 15. FMG Panama Holdings LLC, Tarrytown. Seller: Sanford A. Bell, Larchmont. Property: in Milan. Amount: $625,000. Filed Feb. 8. Fortune Heights Manor LLC, Warwick. Seller: Patricia A. Morgan, Middletown. Property: 1 Fortune Road West, Unit 1H, Middletown 10941. Amount: $75,000. Filed Feb. 13. G and G Capital Venture LLC, Bronxville. Seller: Federal National Mortgage Association. Property: 311 River Road, Wallkill 12589. Amount: $208,500. Filed Feb. 13. Gemmati Properties LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Thomas G. Ahern, Pleasant Valley. Property: 242 Oak Bridge Road, East Fishkill 12533. Amount: $121,500. Filed Feb. 8. Gurudwara Hudson Valley Sikh Society, Middletown. Seller: Dunlap Brothers Post 692 Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Inc., Bullville. Property: 55 Carpenter Ave., Middletown 10940. Amount: $90,900. Filed Feb. 15. Holy Light Pentecostal Church Inc., Poughkeepsie. Seller: Joseph G. Montemarano Jr., et al, San Ramon, California. Property: 54 Noxon St., Poughkeepsie 12601. Amount: $150,000. Filed Feb. 8. Homes By LV LLC, Newburgh. Seller: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Property: in Middletown. Amount: $131,000. Filed Feb. 11. Horcones Valle LLC, Warwick. Seller: Gino Milazzo, et al, Tuxedo Park. Property: 30 Carpenter Place, Monroe 10950. Amount: $550,000. Filed Feb. 11.

Jopoulos LLC, Amenia. Seller: Mieczyslaw M. Haberstock, et al, Staatsburg. Property: 210 Mill St., Poughkeepsie. Amount: $200,000. Filed Feb. 8. JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Seller: Barry H. Friedman, Poughkeepsie. Property: 55 Manor Road, Red Hook 12571. Amount: $230,000. Filed Feb. 13. Keep It Realty Newburgh LLC, Newburgh. Seller: PJ Holdings LLC, Newburgh. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $100,000. Filed Feb. 11. KOL Yakov LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: U.S. Bank N.A. Property: 2 Echo Trail, Monroe 10950. Amount: $138,000. Filed Feb. 14. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., Morristown, New Jersey. Seller: Joseph McKane, Pine Bush. Property: 13 S. Shore Drive, Middletown 10940. Amount: $195,726. Filed Feb. 15. N.D.G. Associates Inc., New City. Seller: Joan Gaffney, New Windsor. Property: in New Windsor. Amount: $75,000. Filed Feb. 15. N.D.G. Associates Inc., New Windsor. Seller: Anthony Calabrese, Poughkeepsie. Property: in New Windsor. Amount: $80,000. Filed Feb. 14. New Hyde Park Investments LLC, Lake Mary, Florida. Seller: Ramsaq Realty Co., Commack. Property: 26 Boxwood Court, Hyde Park 12538. Amount: $100,000. Filed Feb. 8. New Nurzia Holding LLC, Fishkill. Seller: William Stymacks, et al, Fishkill. Property: 1348 Route 52, Fishkill 12524. Amount: $425,000. Filed Feb. 13. Northern Enterprise NY LLC, Cornwall-on-Hudson. Seller: Marcia Jacobowitz, Walden. Property: 24 Werner Heights, Florida 10921. Amount: $87,000. Filed Feb. 15.

Siegrist Properties LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: George E. Siegrist Jr., et al, Poughkeepsie. Property: 16 Taylor Ave., 15 and 17 Orchard Place, Poughkeepsie 12601. Amount: $110,500. Filed Feb. 11. T and M Real Estate Services LLC, Goshen. Seller: Ruth Ann Raines, Goshen. Property: in Goshen. Amount: $122,000. Filed Feb. 11. The Institute for Family Health, New York City. Seller: Bridgeford Realty Advisors LLC, Dallas, Texas. Property: in Kingston. Amount: $254,315. Filed Feb. 8. U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: Jason Sautter, Unionville. Property: 62 Marian Court, Warwick 10990. Amount: $372,877. Filed Feb. 13. U.S. Bank N.A. Seller: John Gifford, Poughkeepsie. Property: 20 White Farm Road, Wingdale 12594. Amount: $382,000. Filed Feb. 8. Vaishnavi Matha LLC, Highland. Seller: Rasnidhi Ratenial Sheth, et al, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Lloyd. Amount: $300,000. Filed Feb. 14. Velocity House Buyers LLC, et al, New Windsor. Seller: Luis Lema, Brockton, Massachusetts. Property: in Warwick. Amount: $10,000. Filed Feb. 13. Wayne’s World LLC, Central Valley. Seller: County of Orange, Goshen. Property: in Deerpark. Amount: $22,055. Filed Feb. 15. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Andrea Pawliczek, Montgomery. Property: 24 Avenue L, Deer Park 12739. Amount: $60,000. Filed Feb. 14. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Steven H. Klein, Poughkeepsie. Property: 10 Sean Drive, Hopewell Junction 12533. Amount: $392,500. Filed Feb. 13.

JUDGMENTS 360 GC Zone Inc., Middletown. $153 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 18. Accu-Tile Inc., Highland Mills. $831 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 19. American Gypsy Vintage, Goshen. $534 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 18. Amigos Green Taxi Inc., Middletown. $260 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 18. BM Drywall Inc., Middletown. $947 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 18. Come and Go Deli, Newburgh. $1,597 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 18.

Hawk’s Community Auto Sales Inc., Middletown. $19,406 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 18. IB and C Rental Properties, Kingston. $1,107 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 12. Jacobini Lawn and Snow Service, Clintondale. $1,001 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 12. L and C Deli Store, Newburgh. $363 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 18. Latinos American Grill Inc., Monroe. $2,888 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 19. LVDL Consulting Inc., Monroe. $350 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 19.

Donny Malone Auctions, Saugerties. $1,313 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 12.

Masi-Valenti Productions and Shows Inc., Pine Bush. $1,001 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 13.

Eats and Drinks Inc., New Paltz. $33,929 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 12.

McVenture of PJ LLC, Port Jervis. $106 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 19.

Envee Studios Inc., Tuxedo Park. $496 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 18.

Northeast Wholesale Turf, New Hampton. $8,517 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 19.

Envy Affordable Autos LLC, Marlboro. $1,704 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 12.

On the Road Again, Wallkill. $241 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 12.

Excel Auto Glass Corp., Kerhonkson. $18,163 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 12.

On Wall Street Inc., Kingston. $895 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 13.

GETM Enterprises Corp., Slate Hill. $755 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 18.

Partition Street Wine Shop Inc., Saugerties. $3,132 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 13.

Golden Customs Inc., Warwick. $1,676 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 18. H.S.E. 98 Grand Corp., Newburgh. $30,629 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 18.

R and R Lawns, Kingston. $1,689 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 12. Rhiannons Saltz of the Paltz, New Paltz. $147 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 12. SGH 1 LLC, Ellenville. $159 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 13.

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Spiritual Fem LLC, Kingston. $3,006 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 13. The Beverly Bar Inc., Kingston. $10,232 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 12. THT Green LLC, Middletown. $866 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 19. Tom Clare’s Automotive, Boiceville. $1,001 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 12. Twin Gable of Woodstock Hotel, Woodstock. $1,750 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 13. Uncle Willy’s Inc., Kingston. $1,431 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 13. Union Square Group Ltd., Pine Island. $100 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 19. Up-Scale Re-Sale LLC, Montgomery. $129 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Sept. 19. Wilmrose Properties LLC, Kingston. $533 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 13. Yobo Inc., Wallkill. $11,778 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 13.

LIS PENDENS The following filings indicated a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect the title to the property listed. Any unknown heirs, devisees, distributees, or successors in interest of the late Helen T. Reilly, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $312,550 affecting property located at 78 Rutgers Creek Road, Port Jervis 12771. Filed Jan. 10. Bel, Michael A. Jr., et al. Filed by Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $255,192 affecting property located at 72 Delaware Road, Newburgh 12550. Filed Dec. 28.

Facts & Figures Bjaelker, David S., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $75,000 affecting property located at 64 Ruby Road, Kingston 12401. Filed Feb. 12. Black, Sharon M., et al. Filed by Fareverse LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $465,000 affecting property located at 81 Sleepy Valley Road, Warwick 10990. Filed Dec. 28. Brown, Steven J., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $167,660 affecting property located at 5 Park Hill Drive, New Windsor 12553. Filed Dec. 31. Brown, Teresa R., et al. Filed by Ditech Financial LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $126,500 affecting property located at 30 S. Clinton St., Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Feb. 11. Browne, Everton, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $274,781 affecting property located at 1213 Dolsontown Road, Middletown 10940. Filed Jan. 10. Bullinger, Laura, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $188,552 affecting property located at 4 David St., Middletown 10940. Filed Jan. 9. Castro, Lorenzo, et al. Filed by Ditech Financial LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $114,500 affecting property located at 35 Carpenter Ave., Newburgh 12550. Filed Jan. 2. Chenaphun, Kietipong, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $163,435 affecting property located at 178 Front St., Port Jervis 12771. Filed Jan. 10. Crescimanno, Jerry A., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $313,500 affecting property located at 21 Burrow Drive, Highland Mills 10930. Filed Dec. 31. Cruz, Ildefonso, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $278,000 affecting property located at 96 Lybolt Road, Middletown 10940. Filed Jan. 9. Didato, Anthony Dean, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $1.2 million affecting property located at 18 Pray Lane, LaGrangeville 12540. Filed Feb. 12.

Estate of Stephen J. Sage, et al. Filed by Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $150,000 affecting property located at 88 Bone Hollow Road, Accord 12404. Filed Feb. 11. Euvino, Gabrielle A., et al. Filed by Bank of America N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $145,113 affecting property located at 4 Norbert Road, Hurley 12443. Filed Feb. 13. Famiglietti, Vicky J., et al. Filed by the State of New York Mortgage Agency. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $114,460 affecting property located at 33 Jarrold St., Kingston 12401. Filed Feb. 12. Fanuko, Tara M., as administrator of the estate of Marian Judy Humenn, et al. Filed by TIAA FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $81,750 affecting property located at 117 Orchard St., Walden 12586. Filed Jan. 2. Feller, Kimberly, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 1 Park Circle, Mount Marion 12456. Filed Feb. 8. Friedlander, Joel, et al. Filed by MB Financial Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $579,200 affecting property located at 33 Hudson Pointe, Monroe 10950. Filed Jan. 8. Gomez, Nicholas, et al. Filed by New Penn Financial LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $182,139 affecting property located at 5 Rolling Ridge Drive, Warwick 10990. Filed Jan. 3. Gonzalez, Richard Joseph, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $189,900 affecting property located at 559 Gregory Court, Building 6, Unit 604, Highland 12528. Filed Feb. 8. Grippo, Anthony, et al. Filed by ARCPE 1 LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $204,000 affecting property located at 88 Juniper Terrace, Tuxedo Park 10987. Filed Jan. 10. Hamaric, Rudolf, as heir and distributee of the estate of Vesna Hamaric, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $175,750 affecting property located at 387 Lakeshore Drive, Shawangunk 12566. Filed Feb. 14.

Inacio, Nelson, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $120,000 affecting property located at 99 Boniface Drive, Unit 9A, Crawford 12566. Filed Jan. 10.

Nelson, Lequita Ray, et al. Filed by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $150,000 affecting property located at 825 Route 52, Walden 12586. Filed Jan. 10.

Ross, Michael Jr., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $322,050 affecting property located at 6 Leo Lane, New Windsor 12553. Filed Jan. 3.

Kay, Glen S., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $280,000 affecting property located at 14 Hinchcliffe Drive, Newburgh 12550. Filed Jan. 3.

Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor, Cheryl, et al. Filed by Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $238,119 affecting property located at 53 Hill St., Walden 12586. Filed Dec. 31.

Santiago, Dennis, et al. Filed by PennyMac Loan Services LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $319,872 affecting property located at 15 Americana Blvd., Hopewell Junction 12533. Filed Feb. 8.

Knight, Horace Michael, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $175,000 affecting property located at 24 Spruce Peak Road, Middletown 10940. Filed Dec. 31.

Olsen, Joseph N., et al. Filed by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $216,000 affecting property located at 112 Bethlehem Road, New Windsor 12553. Filed Dec. 28.

Kovarnik, Joseph E., et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $295,000 affecting property located at 35 North St., Newburgh 12550. Filed Jan. 2.

Organ, John M., as administrator of the estate of Dennis M. Organ, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $316,000 affecting property located at 43 Points of View, Warwick 10990. Filed Dec. 31.

Simon, Myron O., et al. Filed by Citibank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 134 Delafield Lane, Unit 17B, Newburgh 12550. Filed Jan. 3.

Otero, Alice, et al. Filed by Freedom Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $222,724 affecting property located at 211 Dairy Lane, New Windsor 12553. Filed Jan. 7.

Skae, Robert R. III, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $88,718 affecting property located at 45 Liberty Street WH, Newburgh 12550. Filed Jan. 3.

Pasquale, William A., et al. Filed by Citibank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 245 Bull Road, Washingtonville 10992. Filed Jan. 10.

Sloane, Kathy, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $63,500 affecting property located at 82 High Meadow Road, Hardenburgh 12758. Filed Feb. 14.

Lettiere, Michael N., et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $229,347 affecting property located at 2317 Route 207, Campbell Hall 10916. Filed Jan. 4. LoPresti, Paul S., et al. Filed by Wachovia Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $141,900 affecting property located at 592 Granite Road, Kerhonkson 12446. Filed Feb. 14. Lynch, Jacqueline, individually and as executrix to the estate of Camille Larghi, et al. Filed by Federal National Mortgage Association. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $103,000 affecting property located at 8 Mountain View Drive, Warwick 10990. Filed Jan. 9. Maillet, Anthony, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $185,000 affecting property located at 63 Boehmler Road, Sparrow Bush 12780. Filed Dec. 31.

Pereira, Robert, et al. Filed by S and S Westchester Trading Company Ltd. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 13 Castle Court, Warwick. Filed Dec. 28. Realrov LLC, et al. Filed by Banc of America Funding Corporation 2007-1. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $94,250 affecting property located at 27 Tanager Road, Blooming Grove 10950. Filed Jan. 3.

Masopust, Michael F., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $223,284 affecting property located at 38 Dalfonso Road, Newburgh 12550. Filed Jan. 8.

Renker, Sharon, et al. Filed by Ditech Financial LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $123,587 affecting property located at 2 Cascade Trail, Monroe 10950. Filed Jan. 9.

May, Arthur, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $345,000 affecting property located at 704 Blooming Grove Turnpike, New Windsor 12553. Filed Dec. 31.

Richter, Walter W., et al. Filed by TD Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $135,000 affecting property located at 23 Sayer Road, Blooming Grove 10914. Filed Jan. 9.

Mowatt, Thomas R., et al. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $72,000 affecting property located at 100 Mill St., Wallkill 12589. Filed Jan. 9.

Rivera, Diana, et al. Filed by Ditech Financial LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $337,250 affecting property located at 585 Route 1, Warwick 10990. Filed Jan. 9.

Shaughnessy, John, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $158,000 affecting property located at 1264 Route 6, Port Jervis 12771. Filed Jan. 3.

Sutton, Donald, as executor of the estate of Norma S. Gerth, et al. Filed by Reverse Mortgage Solutions Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $480,000 affecting property located at 58 Cole Road, Pleasant Valley 12569. Filed Feb. 11. Temporary administrator to the estate of Lynn Wolfinger Mills, et al. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $196,326 affecting property located at 11 Horse Shoe Bend, New Windsor 12553. Filed Jan. 8. Tillery, Norman, et al. Filed by Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $278,489 affecting property located at 34 Circular Road, Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Feb. 8. Torres, Ramon, et al. Filed by Pennymac Loan Services LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $265,109 affecting property located at 75 Uhlig Road, Middletown 10940. Filed Jan. 9.

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Trzcinski, Christopher, as administrator and heir to the estate of Dorothy Trzcinski, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $348,000 affecting property located at 883 Pulaski Highway, Goshen 10924. Filed Dec. 31. Unknown heirs of the estate of Richard Rodas, et al. Filed by Wilmington Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 104 Wawayanda Ave., Middletown 10940. Filed Jan. 3. Vasta, Lucinda Marie, et al. Filed by M&T Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $100,000 affecting property located at 574 Old Mountain Road, Otisville 10963. Filed Jan. 4. Velasquez, David Vincent, et al. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $301,552 affecting property located at 1191 Bruyn Turnpike, Pine Bush 12566. Filed Feb. 8.

Mechanicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Liens DMK Development-Napanoch LLC, Norton Shores, Michigan, as owner. $77,366 as claimed by Morlyn Asphalt Corp., Cocheton. Property: in Wawarsing. Filed Feb. 12. Dover Greens, as owner. $22,658 as claimed by Omega Environmental Services Inc., River Edge, New Jersey. Property: 73 Wheeler Road, Wingdale 12594. Filed Feb. 14. Eckerson, Gary S., et al, as owner. $16,000 as claimed by Alpine Air Heating and Air Conditioning LLC, Florida. Property: 29 Laurel Circle, Goshen 10924. Filed Feb. 13. Gates, Thomas, et al, as owner. $11,632 as claimed by Greenspring Building Systems Inc., Woodstock. Property: 15 McGuire Lane, Rhinebeck. Filed Feb. 8. Goshen Development Company LLC, as owner. $13,000 as claimed by Alpine Air Heating and Air Conditioning LLC, Florida. Property: 12 Laurel Circle, Goshen 10924. Filed Feb. 13. Goshen Development Company LLC, as owner. $16,000 as claimed by Alpine Air Heating and Air Conditioning LLC, Florida. Property: 33 Laurel Circle, Goshen 10924. Filed Feb. 13.

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Facts & Figures Goshen Development Company LLC, as owner. $2,800 as claimed by Alpine Air Heating and Air Conditioning LLC, Florida. Property: 53 Laurel Circle, Goshen 10924. Filed Feb. 13.

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Goshen Development Company LLC, as owner. $3,000 as claimed by Alpine Air Heating and Air Conditioning LLC, Florida. Property: 10 Boxwood Road, Goshen 10924. Filed Feb. 13.

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Hopewell Sportsdome Ventures LLC, as owner. $40,228 as claimed by Chazen Engineering Land Surveying and Landscape Architecture Company DPC, Poughkeepsie. Property: 500 South Drive, East Fishkill. Filed Feb. 14.

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Nexamp 3 Holdings LLC, as owner. $30,000 as claimed by Wood Waste Reduction Services, Glenn Falls. Property: in Wappinger. Filed Feb. 8.

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Olivet University, as owner. $49,405 as claimed by Omega Environmental Services Inc., River Edge, New Jersey. Property: 181 Hutchinson Ave., Wingdale 12594. Filed Feb. 14. RWHPA LLC, as owner. $92,055 as claimed by Marjam Supply Company Inc., Farmingdale. Property: 1940 Route 52, Hopewell Junction. Filed Feb. 14.

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

Doing Business As Congregation Avnei Zedek, d.b.a. Vaad Sifrei Rabbeinu, 5 Sanz Court, Monroe 10950. Filed Jan. 7. Cubitac Corp., d.b.a. Cubitac Cabinetry, 48 Bakertown Road, Unit 208, Monroe 10950. Filed Jan. 7. Hidden Cellar Corp., d.b.a. Encore Restaurant, 1441 Route 9W, Marlboro 12542. Filed Feb. 13. Jcruz Ventures Inc., d.b.a. JP’s RV Repair, 8 Briarwood Lane, Walden 12586. Filed Jan. 7.

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MRD Tree Service Inc., d.b.a. Mike’s Tree Service, 1184 Hollow Road, Clinton Corners 12514. Filed Feb. 13.

Andy Wainwright Photographer, P.O. Box 278, Red Hook 12571, c/o Andrew G. Wainwright. Filed Feb. 11.

St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital, d.b.a. Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall, 70 Dubois St., Newburgh 12550. Filed Jan. 7.

Belladiel Boutique and Antiques, 3187 Route 28, Shokan 12481, c/o Elba Gabriela Escriba Mazariegos. Filed Feb. 11.

Teshonnell Inc., d.b.a. Communication Station, 1997 Route 17M, Suite 9, Goshen 10924. Filed Feb. 13.

Bonestell Painting, 23 Maple Lane, Kerhonkson 12446, c/o Michael J. Bonestell. Filed Feb. 8.

United Talmudical Academy of Kiryas Joel Inc., d.b.a. UTA of Kiryas Joel – Divrei Chaim, 12 Garfield Road, Monroe 10950. Filed Jan. 7.

Brad Fiore Photography, 154 Marcott Road, Kingston 12401, c/o Brad W. Fiore. Filed Feb. 13.

United Talmudical Academy of Kiryas Joel Inc., d.b.a. UTA of Kiryas Joel – Yismach Moshe, 22 Getzil Berger Blvd., Monroe 10950. Filed Jan. 7. United Talmudical Academy of Kiryas Joel Inc., d.b.a. UTA of Kiryas Joel – WP, 5 Rimenev Court, Monroe 10950. Filed Jan. 7. United Talmudical Academy of Kiryas Joel Inc., d.b.a. UTA of Kiryas Joel – Markowitz Girls, 5A Israel Zupnick Drive, Monroe 10950. Filed Jan. 7. United Talmudical Academy of Kiryas Joel Inc., d.b.a. UTA of Kiryas Joel – Paradise, 5 Israel Zupnik Drive, Monroe 10950. Filed Jan. 7. United Talmudical Academy of Kiryas Joel Inc., d.b.a. UTA of Kiryas Joel – Talmud Torah, 18 Getzil Berger Blvd., Monroe 10950. Filed Jan. 7. United Talmudical Academy of Kiryas Joel Inc., d.b.a. UTA of Kiryas Joel – Bais Rachel, 7 Israel Zupnik Drive, Monroe 10950. Filed Jan. 7. United Talmudical Academy of Kiryas Joel Inc., d.b.a. UTA of Kiryas Joel – Atzei Chaim, 13 Rimenev Court, Monroe 10950. Filed Jan. 7.

Sole Proprietorships Alex Mestizo, 2 Linda Drive, Newburgh 12550, c/o Alejandro Garcia Mestizo. Filed Feb. 8. Amazon Beauty Hair and Training Center, 624 Broadway, Kingston 12401, c/o Yanieka J. Yeno. Filed Feb. 14.

Café y Mas, 430 Main St., Rosendale 12472, c/o Dylan T. Walsh. Filed Feb. 12. Cagan Consulting, 22 Maiden Lane, Apt. 3, Kingston 12401, c/o David S. Cagan. Filed Feb. 14. Daniel Poole, 41 S. Ohioville Road, New Paltz 12561, c/o Daniel W. Poole-DiSalvo. Filed Feb. 14. G and A Tax Service, 8 Doris Court, Florida 10921, c/o Greg R. Anderson. Filed Jan. 7. Get Flawless By Ijala, 26 Red Barn Lane, Middletown 10940, c/o Ijala Wilson-Retriegue. Filed Jan. 7. Home Run Cleaning Services, 45 Birch St., No. 9B, Kingston 12401, c/o Dennis A. Woods. Filed Feb. 8. Jaye Anna Bulson, 2 Fox Run Road, Milton 12547, c/o Jaye A. Bulson. Filed Feb. 14. JW Consulting, 139 Heather Circle, Newburgh 12550, c/o Julius E. Williams. Filed Jan. 7. Low Key Brilliant, 163 Lake Drive, Newburgh 12550, c/o Caressa Louise Allen. Filed Jan. 7. Miranda Construction, 29 Carter St., Newburgh 12550, c/o Pablo Miranda Sanchez. Filed Feb. 8. Trapp Beauty, 173 Liberty St., Newburgh, c/o Javona Ricketts. Filed Jan. 7. Yadi’s Empanadas, 116 Hardenburgh Road, Ulster Park 12487, c/o Yadipza Derisse. Filed Feb. 12. Zehn Motor Sports, 1489 Route 44/55, Clintondale 12515, c/o Ilese Zehnacker. Filed Feb. 12.

Facts & Figures BUILDING PERMITS Commercial 274 Connecticut Avenue LLC., Norwalk, contractor for 274 Connecticut Avenue LLC. Change of ownership at 274 Connecticut Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed Jan. 23. Caceres, George A. and Aleyda T. Caceres, Norwalk, contractor for George A, Caceres. Change of ownership at 23 1/2 Bouton St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed Jan. 24. C-TEC Solar LLC., Norwalk, contractor for Edward P. Kostowski and Susan L. Kostowski. Install roof-mounted solar panels at 39 Gillies Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $79,533. Filed Jan. 18. DB1 Development Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Hillview Realty LLC. Repair fire damage at 212 Main St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Jan. 24. Fairfield County Investment Co., Norwalk, contractor for Fairfield County Investment Co.. Change of ownership at 235 Main Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed Jan. 14. Gilbane Building Co., Norwalk, contractor for 45 Glover Borrower LLC. Repair headquarters at 45 Glover Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $20,585,000. Filed Jan. 25. Glazer Group LLC., Norwalk, contractor for Glazer Group LLC. Renovate first-floor Country Store Café & Coffee Shop and three units upstairs at 193 Perry Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $250,000. Filed Jan. 14. Heidrea Communications LLC., Norwalk, contractor for Elmcrest Terrace Limited. Replace six antennas at 4 Elmcrest Terrace, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Jan. 16. 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: Bob Rozycki c/o Westfair Communications Inc. 701 Westchester Ave, Suite 100 J White Plains, N.Y. 10604-3407 Phone: 694-3600 • Fax: 694-3699

ON THE RECORD

Northeast 15-21 LLC., Norwalk, contractor for Northeast 15-21 LLC. Install wall at rear of restaurant at 21 N. Main St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed Jan. 25.

Bielicki, Mark S., Norwalk, contractor for Mark S. Bielicki. Repair structure in condominium at 119 Gregory Blvd., Unit 32, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $8,300. Filed Jan. 10.

Pro Custom Solar LLC., Norwalk, contractor for Jorge R. Curillo. Install roof- mounted solar panels at 11 Adamson Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $16,503. Filed Jan. 24.

Ceballo, Ronny, Norwalk, contractor for Ronny Ceballo. Raise existing concrete block wall at 37 East Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $300. Filed Jan. 16.

Sherman Alden O. Company Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Sherman Alden O. Company Inc. Install platform lift for rehabilitation gym at 24 Lois St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Jan. 25.

Conlin, Patricia T., Norwalk, contractor for Patricia T. Conlin. Make below-grade private swimming pool at 29 Glen Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $3,690. Filed Jan. 23.

Taiyanides, George, Norwalk, contractor for George Taiyanides. Install retaining wall and additional parking spaces at 363 Main Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $160,000. Filed Jan. 17. Tesla Energy Operations Inc., Norwalk, contractor for George A. Yarusavage and Collen. Install Tesla solar roof and energy storage system at 5 Coachman’s Cottage, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $68,203, Filed Jan. 10. Trinity Heating & Air Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Nancy Wakeman Smith. Install solar roof panels at 89 Newtown Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $18,900. Filed Jan. 8. Vivint Solar Developer LLC., Norwalk, contractor for Stephen M. Iannazzo and Kathleen Iannazzo. Install solar roof panels at 13 Winnipauk Drive, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $13,168. Filed Jan. 7. Vivint Solar Developer LLC., Norwalk, contractor for Oliver Lynn Wise. Install roof-mounted solar panels at 72 Roton Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $12,474. Filed Jan. 15. Vivint Solar Developer LLC., Norwalk, contractor for Hubert C. Smith and Dajar Smith. Install roof-mounted solar panels at 33 Avenue E., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $6,930. Filed Jan. 15. Vivint Solar Developer LLC., Norwalk, contractor for Quan Tai C. Install roof-mounted solar panels at 18 Kingsbury Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $30,492. Filed Jan. 15.

Residential Anthony Tomas Builders LLC., Norwalk, contractor for Anthony C. Tomas and Elise A. Construct a foundation for a garage, front porch and rear deck at 18 Tonetta Circle, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $13,000. Filed Jan. 10.

Connecticut Valley Homes of East Lyme, Norwalk, contractor for Betty Okrent. Construct a foundation for car garage, outdoor space and rear deck at 15 Deepwood Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed Jan. 10. Darien Pool LLC., Darien, contractor for Ronald Falcioni. Renovate kitchen, bathroom and master bathroom at 550 White Oak Shade Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $114,000. Filed Jan. 18. Double R A Construction Corp., Norwalk, contractor for Lorraine M. Congdon. Remove existing roof and install new roof at 22 Ledgewood Drive, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $14,750. Filed Jan. 16. Eby, Robert, Norwalk, contractor for Robert Eby. Renovate master bathroom at 21 Ledgebrook Drive, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Jan. 24. Eri Building and Design LLC., Norwalk, contractor for Steven Strom and Jean Strom. Reconfigure eating area and laundry room, alter closet and install new garage doors at 43 Highland Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $64,500. Filed Jan. 11. Eri Building and Design LLC., Norwalk, contractor for Steven and Jean Strom. Install roof over rear deck and over side garage door. Reconfigure new stairs to grade at 43 Highland Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $18,750. Filed Jan. 23. Erie Construction Mid-West Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Michael P. Heslin. Remove existing roof and install new roof at 24 Ambler Drive, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $8, 638. Filed Jan. 18. ETM Construction LLC., Norwalk, contractor for Kerry T. Baruth and Ruth M. Baruth. Renovate kitchen area and remove bearing wall at 9 Steepletop Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed Jan. 15.

Evolve Building Group LLC., Norwalk, contractor for Richard Krant and Dorothy Krant. Renovate kitchen and bathroom at 163 Rowayton Woods Drive, Unit 10163, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $87, 842. Filed Jan. 25. Gardella, Walter, Norwalk, contractor for Walter Gardella. Construct front porch with roof, renovate kitchen and bathroom, change heating system, add air handler and install AC Unit at 6 Butternut Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed Jan. 14. Home Depot USA Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Martha L. Murray and Yang Jung Shin. Remove exisiting roof and re-roof 5 Saint Mary’s Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $15,352. Filed Jan. 17. Johnson, Michael L. and Vanitha Johnson, Norwalk, contractor for Michael Johnson and Vanitha Johnson. Remove kitchen on second floor at 17 Melrose Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed Jan. 16. Krom, Gerry D., Norwalk, contractor for George Anderson. Remodel kitchen, bathrooms and install new windows at 18 Morehouse Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $26,400. Filed Jan. 22. Mathews, Dennis R., Norwalk, contractor for Emanuel and Lilian Donato-Santa. Remodel kitchen and bathroom and remove interior wall at 40 Burritt Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $35,000. Filed Jan. 10. Mullen William C., Norwalk, contractor for Man Zhang. Renovate kitchen, remove wall, change cabinets and add island at 41 Baxter Drive, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $14,000. Filed Jan. 25. NDXteriors Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Argue G. Soares and Luisa Soares. Remove exisiting roof and install new roof at 24 Crown Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $6,865. Filed Jan. 14. PA char’s Painting LLC., Norwalk, contractor for Barbara M. Rosett Revocable Trust. Renovate bathrooms and kitchen at 98 Ferris Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $42,000. Filed Jan. 15. Power Home Remodeling Group LLC., Norwalk, contractor for Anthony A. Scinto and Kathleen Scinto. Install new sliding glass doors at 15 Heritage Hill Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $6,000. Filed Jan. 23. Power Home Remodeling Group LLC., Norwalk, contractor for Jean Louise Stendahl. Remove existing roof and install new roof at 28 Grandview Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $18,954. Filed Jan. 23.

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Power Home Remodeling Group LLC., Norwalk, contractor for Nina P. Richardson. Install and replace windows and new trim at 4 McAllister Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $18,357. Filed Jan. 23. Reynolds Renovations LLC., Norwalk, contractor for Artisian Tile Construction LLC. Remodel kitchen, two bathrooms and add closets to second-floor bedroom at 27 MaCalister Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed Jan. 16. S&B Investments, Norwalk, contractor for S&B Investments. Renovate living room, dining room, office and kitchen and add a two-car garage at 156 Wolfpit Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Jan. 10. S&B Investments, Norwalk, contractor for S&B Investments. Build superstructure for two-car garage, renovate living room, dining room, office and kitchen at 156 Wolfpit Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $125,000. Filed Jan. 23. Simanavicius, Sanda, Norwalk, contractor for Sanda Simanavicius. Add rear deck with stairs to grade at 48 Shorefront Park, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed Jan. 22. Southconn Restorations LLC., Norwalk, contractor for Robert W. Little. Repair existing roof and re-roof; repair bedroom, master bedroom and add new drywall insulation at 61 Rampart Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $41,000. Filed Jan. 22. Soyland, John L. and Leslie Ann K., Norwalk, contractor for John L. Soyland. Install masonry stone at 25 Highbrook Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $7,000. Filed Jan. 17. Vinylume Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Kenneth G. Craw and Nancy Crow. Remove existing roof and re-roof detached garage and install new siding on house at 177 Chestnut Hill Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $61,000. Filed Jan. 25. Westview Electric LLC., Norwalk, contractor for Marvin Best Jr. and Emily Aguilar. Renovate kitchen, new cabinets and new kitchen island at 84 Benedict St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $13,664. Filed Jan. 10. Wilmar Home LLC., Norwalk, contractor for Wilmar Home LLC. Build superstructure for a one-car garage, four bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms, attic and basement, at 288 Strawberry Hill Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $185,000. Filed Jan. 11.

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COURT CASES Bridgeport Superior Court Jeter, Kizzy, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by U.S. Bank, National Association, New York. Plaintiff’s attorney: Marcus Law Firm, North Branford. Action: The plaintiff was assigned the defendants’ certificate of lien. The defendants defaulted and no tax has been paid. The plaintiff seeks foreclosure of the lien, possession of the premises, monetary damages less than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs. Case no. FBT-CV-19-6082021-S. Filed Dec. 28. Munshi, Mohmad S., et al., Trumbull. Filed by the town of Trumbull. Plaintiff’s attorney: Harlow Adams & Friedman PC, Milford. Action: The plaintiff asks the defendants for sewer-usage lien charges on the defendants’ premises. The defendants failed to make payments for the sewer-usage liens. The plaintiff claims foreclosure of the liens, possession of the premises, monetary damages less than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs. Case no. FBT-CV-19-6081817-S. Filed Dec. 18. Seak, Ricky, Stratford. Filed by Success Village Apartments Inc., Milford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Bender Anderson & Barba PC, North Haven. Action: The plaintiff provides assessment of common charges for the condominium. The defendant has failed to honor payments. The plaintiff claims foreclosure of his lien, possession of the premises and monetary damages than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs. Case no. FBT-CV-196081925-S. Filed Dec. 26.

Danbury Superior Court Fairchild, Robert, et al., Brookfield. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon f.k.a.The Bank of New York, Fairfield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Glass & Braus LLC, Fairfield. Action: The plaintiff was assigned the defendants’ mortgage. The defendants defaulted on the terms of the agreement and failed to pay the plaintiff the amount due. The plaintiff claims foreclosure of the mortgage, possession of the mortgage premises, monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief as the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-186029404-S. Filed Dec. 3.

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Facts & Figures Given, Lynne, et al., Sherman. Filed by Aline Lamour, Milford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ventura Law, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision caused by the defendants and sustained severe and painful personal injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief as the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-186029027-S. Filed Oct. 29. Progressive Casualty Insurance Company, et al., Hartford. Filed by Maria A. Rodriguez Morel, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ventura Law, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision caused by the defendants and sustained severe and painful personal injuries. The defendants have not paid compensation due 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 and further relief as the court deems appropriate. The defendants failed to provide proper supervision and failed to provide a safety harness to the plaintiff. Case no. DBD-CV196029718-S. Filed Jan. 4. Schultz, Elizabeth M., et al., Danbury. Filed by Credit Acceptance Corp., Southfield, Michigan. Plaintiff’s attorney: Nair & Levin Law Offices of PC, Bloomfield. Action: The plaintiff was assigned a retail installment contract of the defendants. The defendants did not pay any of the monthly installment payments due pursuant to the contract and defaulted on the contract. The plaintiff seeks attorney fees, monetary damages less than $15,000. Case no. DBD-CV-186028566-S. Filed Sep. 9.

Stamford Superior Court Cablevision of Litchfield Inc., Long Island City, New York. Filed by 587 Connecticut Storage LLC, Norwalk. Plaintiff’s attorney: Hinckley Allen & Snyder LLP, Hartford. Action: The plaintiff, a self-storage facility entered into a commercial access agreement with the defendant to provide communication services. The defendant agreed to indemnify the plaintiff for any damage caused in the installation, operation or upgrade of equipment. The defendant failed to install the equipment and damaged the premises of the plaintiff from the faulty and defective services performed by the defendant. As a result, plaintiff suffered damage to the premises and personal property of unit owners. The plaintiff seeks indemnification, monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief as the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-19-6039535-S. Filed Jan. 7. Kurdell, Emily, Pound Ridge, New York. Filed by Mark Murphy, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: The Reinken Law Firm, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision caused by the defendant and sustained severe and painful personal injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief as the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-19-6039479-S. Filed Jan. 2.

Miller, Robert D., et al., New Canaan. Filed by Colette M Lebrun, Norwalk. Plaintiff’s attorney: Zeldes Needle & Cooper, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision caused by the defendants and sustained severe and painful personal injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief as the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-19-6039486-S. Filed Jan. 3.

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Vincent Island Stamford LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Vincent Island, LLC, Greenwich. Property: Vincent Island, Stamford. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 2.

Dalokay, Can and Lauren Ogle, Fairfield. Seller: Robert J. O’Donnell Jr, and Carol Befanis O’Donnell, Bridgeport. Property: 3099 Joan Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $740,000. Filed Jan. 3.

Young Israel of Stamford Inc., Stamford. Seller: Robert L. Owens Sr., Fayetteville, North Carolina. Property: 63 Oaklawn Ave., Stamford. Amount: $470,000. Filed Jan. 9.

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BBB Investors LLC, Norwalk. Seller: Fairfield Opportunity Investors IV, Norwalk. Property: 5 Union Park, Norwalk. Amount: $1,065,000. Filed Jan. 2.

Lucas, Kimberly Y. and Tiffany D. Addison, Norwalk. Seller: Amrit Aryal and Rishi Aryal, Norwalk. Property: 35 Lakeview Drive, Norwalk. Amount: $397,000. Filed Jan. 2.

404 Taconic Road LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Lionshare Holdings LLC, Stamford. Property: 404 Taconic Road, Stamford. Amount: $10. Filed Jan. 2. Ash Holdings LLC, Bridgeport. Seller: U.S. Bank National Association, Coppell, Texas. Property: 49 Hillcrest Ave., Stamford. Amount: $378,000. Filed Jan. 7. Dawson, Grant M. and Gillian T. Dawson, Southport. Seller: 540 Warner Hill LLC, Southport. Property: 540 Warner Hill Road, Fairfield. Amount: $0. Filed Jan. 2.

Hong Dou LLC, Darien. Seller: Zhizhong Yang, Stamford. Property: 60 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit 606, Stamford. Amount: $125,000. Filed Jan. 10.

Analyst, Portfolio Implementation Engineering (Greenwich, CT): Develop portfolio construction & optimization computer applications in Scala & Python. Implement computer systems for hedging strategies across multiple asset classes & develop trade generation pipelines. Req’s Bachelor’s degr plus knowledge or experience in the following must have been gained through academic research and/or coursework: coding, debugging, and analytical skills; programming in Python and Java; web services; SQL; and Linux systems. Mail resume to: AQR Capital Management, LLC, ATTN: S. Rao, 2 Greenwich Plaza, 3rd Flr, Greenwich, CT 06830. Must Ref: D022.

Cicci, Jason and Eric Collins, Fairfield. Seller: David M. Sands and Chandra L. Sands, Fairfield. Property: 47 Orange St., Fairfield. Amount: $475,000. Filed Jan. 11.

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Gray, Jean F., Stamford. Seller: Richard S. Housel, West Caldwell, New Jersey. Property: 2539 Bedford St., Unit 35B, Stamford. Amount: $320,000. Filed Jan. 10.

Associate, AST Engineer (Greenwich, CT): Design & develop algorithmic trading computer systems for global equities, futures & Foreign Exchange (“FX”). Responsible for the efficient trade execution of investment strategies. Design, implement & evolve the algorithmic execution trading systems for optimal execution. Work with Java and C++; and scripting languages, including Python, Perl, Bash, and SQL. Develop software on the Linux OS. Req’s Bachelor’s degr plus 2 yrs exp. Mail resume to: AQR Capital Management, LLC, ATTN: S. Rao, 2 Greenwich Plaza, Greenwich, CT 06830. Must Ref: M013AQRCT.

Rowlantides LLC, Fairfield. Seller: MTGLQ Investors LP, Irvine, California. Property: 55 Orchard Hill Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $435,000. Filed Jan. 9.

Hong Dou LLC, Darien. Seller: Sunshine Management, LLC, Old Greenwich. Property: 60 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit 611, Stamford. Amount: $125,000. Filed Jan. 10. Incubator Associates, Fairfield. Seller: PRPG 49 John Street LLC, Stamford. Property: 61-63 John St., Southport. Amount: $3,112,500. Filed Jan. 15. Robertson Crossing LLC., Easton. Seller Robert J. Rotanz and Catherine M. Rotanz, Fairfield. Property: Unit 92 Woodfield Village Condominium, Fairfield. Amount: $375,000. Filed Jan. 4.

Adorno, Michelle, Fairfield. Seller: Gene Taylor and Joann Taylor, Fairfield. Property: 38 Coburn St., Fairfield. Amount: $320,000. Filed Jan. 11. Allard, Scott and Lisa Anne Lutz, Fairfield. Seller: Ronald E. Ferguson and Carol J. Ferguson, Fairfield. Property: 667 Burr St., Fairfield. Amount: $1,500,000. Filed Jan. 11. Brennan, Rachel and Benjamin Brennan, Fairfield. Seller: Andrew Yaun and Tiang Yaun, Bridgeport. Property: 340 Marlborough Terrace, Fairfield. Amount: $345,000. Filed Jan. 14. Bueno, Yury A. and Jaime Bueno, Port Chester, New York. Seller: Neil Caton and Elizabeth Caton, Cos Cob. Property: 39 Turn of River Road, Stamford. Amount: $455,000. Filed Jan. 4. Cassidy, Kieran and Elise K. Cassidy, Fairfield. Seller: Robert J. Moore and Christina Moore, Fairfield. Property: 44 Aspen Wood Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $850,000. Filed Jan. 8. Chang, Kevin and Abbie Cacopardo, Stamford. Seller: Joseph T. Murphy Jr. and Martha Reid Murphy, Fairfield. Property: 50 Canterbury Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $640,000. Filed Jan. 16. Chen, William and Hong Chen, Chappaqua, New York. Seller: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Property: 236 Seaton Road, No. 3, Stamford. Amount: $161,858. Filed Jan. 10.

Doubleday, Steven Jay and Elizabeth Erwin Doubleday, La Canada, California. Seller: Anne Ward Hadden, Fairfield. Property: 385 High St., Fairfield. Amount: $410,000. Filed Jan. 4. Ellis, Michael Steve and Caprice Session, Stamford. Seller: Mie Sato, Stamford. Property: 41 Wardwall St., Stamford. Amount: $435,000. Filed Jan. 7. English, John E. and Carolyn M. English, Stamford. Seller: Gail L. Beauchemin, Fairfield. Property: 18 Hurd St., Fairfield. Amount: $485,000. Filed Jan. 15. Faust, Vincent and Rosa Faust, Stamford. Seller: Joan L. Harrington, Stamford. Property: 60 Strawberry Hill Ave., Unit 209, Stamford. Amount: $140,000. Filed Jan. 11. Harnett, Matthew and Carre Bevilacqua, Fairfield. Seller: Westway Road LLC, Trumbull. Property: 481 Westway Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1,233,325. Filed Jan. 14. Hass, Brendhan and Christina Whittaker, Fairfield. Seller: Ellen M. Wayne, Fairfield. Property: 1680 Cross Highway, Fairfield. Amount: $735,000. Filed Jan. 7. Juriga, Matthew Daniel and Kathryn Koshuta Juriga, Southport. Seller: Clifford J. Snell and Elizabeth E. Snell. Fairfield. Property: 510 Mill Hill Road, Southport. Amount: $739,000. Filed Jan. 8. Kim, Nicole and Jamie Kim, Fairfield. Seller: Marcus Dierna, Fairfield. Property: 2PCS Falmouth Road, Fairfield. Amount: $10. Filed Jan. 4. Morse, Nicole, Stamford. Seller: Seth Needle and Kerry Aderman, Stamford. Property: 24 Mohegan Ave., Stamford. Amount: $395,000. Filed Jan. 8. Quinn, Patrick, Stamford. Seller: Mark D. Sullivan, Rolesville, North Carolina. Property: 49 Glenbrook Road, No.110, Stamford. Amount: $260,000. Filed Jan. 2.

Rauch, Danielle and Michael Rauch, Mamaroneck, New York. Seller: William Kenny and Dagmara Kenny, Stamford. Property: 1132 Hope St., Stamford. Amount: $450,000. Filed Jan. 7. Reenock, Christopher and Christine Reenock, Katonah, New York. Seller: SPA Inc., Fairfield. Property: 187 Mayweed Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1,065,000. Filed Jan. 11. Rizzardi, Richard A., Fairfield. Seller: Matthew E. Harnett and Carre Bevilacqua, Fairfield. Property: 50 Stone Ridge Way, No. 2E, Fairfield. Amount: $540,000. Filed Jan. 15. Rubin, Alex and Rachel Rubin, Stamford. Seller: Camelot Construction LLC, Stamford. Property: 20 Weed Hill Ave., Unit 53, Stamford. Amount: $335,500. Filed Jan. 4. Schwach, Andrea and Cheryl Ann Morgan, Stamford. Seller: John Chih Wang and Duangmanee Poomkokrak, Stamford. Property: 42 Merriman Road, Stamford. Amount: $510,000. Filed Jan. 7. Stellato, Erika, Fairfield. Seller: 304 Hunyadi LLC, Monroe. Property: 310 Hunyadi Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $558,500. Filed Jan. 4. Summers, Ruth Ann, Palm Beach, Florida. Seller: James P. Busterud, Southport. Property: 45 Southport Green, No.45, Southport. Amount: $972,500. Filed Jan. 4. Susan, Ryan M. and Brittany A. Donaldson, Stamford. Seller: Kevin M. Kilcullen and Rachel Frank Kilcullen, Stamford. Property: 1920 Shippan Ave., Stamford. Amount: $720,000. Filed Jan. 4. Taher, Abu and Mohammed S. Russell, Stamford. Seller: Elisabeth Stefanik, Stamford. Property: 94 Dean St., Stamford. Amount: $350,000. Filed Jan. 2. Vijay, Yanamadala and Vidya Puthenpura, Boston, Massachusetts. Seller: Rocco R. Mangiarano and Leonora Mangiarano, Stamford. Property: 77 Havemeyer Lane, Unit 98, Stamford. Amount: $965,000. Filed Jan. 8. Warburg, John P., Fairfield. Seller: Susan Palmieri, Fairfield. Property: 180 Spring House Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1,350,000. Filed Jan. 15. Wong, Erik, et al., Mahwah, New Jersey. Seller: Robert Papp, Stamford. Property: 35 W. Broad St., Unit 401, Stamford. Amount: $502,500. Filed Jan. 4.

Facts & Figures Zhang, Xiao and Paul L. Clep, Stamford. Seller: Howard W. Diamond and Eden D.S. Diamond, Fairfield. Property: 165 Pepperidge Circle, Fairfield. Amount: $505,000. Filed Jan. 14.

FORECLOSURES Best, Yolanda M., et al., Creditor: U.S. Bank National Association, Owensboro, Kentucky. Property: 158 Harmony St., Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Jan. 29. Carite, Mark, et al., Creditor: People’s United Bank, N.A. Property: 1001-1007 East Main St., Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Jan. 22. Legend, Marc, et al., Creditor: U.S. Bank Trust, N.A. Property: 240 Red Oak, Unit 2, Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Feb. 1. Miceli, Victor, et al., Creditor: The Bank Of New York Mellon Trust Company N.A. Property: 1500 Norman St., Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Jan. 14. Pinto, Jose E., et al., Creditor: Navy Federal Credit Union, Merrifield, Virginia. Property: 44 Wing St., Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Feb. 4. Rhinvil, Rose, Creditor: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Property: 677-679 William St., Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Feb. 1. Urbina, Richard, et al., Creditor: Cazenovia Creek Funding I LLC., New Orleans, Louisiana. Property: 184-188 Walnut St., Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Jan. 23. Veloz Batista, Robert, Creditor: Pingora Loan Servicing LLC. Property: 1081-1083 Noble Ave., Bridgeport. Mortgage default. Filed Jan. 17.

JUDGMENTS McGrath, Kevin, Norwalk. $1,465,000, in favor of Beth McGrath, Westport, by Law Offices of David C. Erdos LLC., Stamford. Property: 8 Woodland Road, Norwalk. Filed Dec. 20. Brandfellner, Alicia, Norwalk. $519, in favor of Danbury Hospital, Danbury, by Robert L. Peat, Danbury. Property: 66 County St., Norwalk. Filed Dec. 31. Cadiente, Amy Norwalk. $427, in favor of Neurosurgical Associates of Southwestern Connecticut PC., Norwalk, by Robert L. Peat, Danbury. Property: 52 Walter Ave., Norwalk. Filed Dec. 31.

Cogswell, Beverly, Norwalk. $2,206, in favor of Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC Norfolk, Virginia, by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 18 Spring Hill, Norwalk. Filed Jan. 22. Klein, Stacie, et al., Norwalk. $3,788, in favor of the Norwalk Hospital Association, Norwalk, by Lovejoy & Rimer PC, Norwalk. Property: 80 W. Rocks Road, Norwalk. Filed Jan. 11. Lors, Ketty, et al., Norwalk. $3,741, in favor of the Norwalk Hospital Association, Norwalk, by Lovejoy & Rimer PC, Norwalk. Property: 11 Grove St., Norwalk. Filed Jan. 2. Miller, Gary, et al., Norwalk. $8,073, in favor of the Norwalk Hospital Association, Norwalk, by Lovejoy & Rimer PC, Norwalk. Property: 90 Bouton St., Unit 2C, Norwalk. Filed Jan. 11. Tiktapanidis, Ioannis, Norwalk. $258,505, in favor of NKW MAX Acquisitions 1 LLC, Miami, Florida, by Neubert, Pepe & Monteith PC, New Haven. Property: 2 Byrd Road, Norwalk. Filed Jan. 28 Tilley, Jimmie, Norwalk. $1,005, in favor of Midland Funding LLC., San Diego, California, by the Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff PC, East Hartford. Property: 116 Lexington Ave., Norwalk. Filed Feb. 4.

LIENS Federal Tax Liens Filed Ali, Jose M., 101 Wording Ave., Bridgeport. $2,915, civil proceeding tax. Filed Feb. 5. Charlestin, Anita, 115 Marion St., No.117, Bridgeport. $14,036, civil proceeding tax. Filed Jan. 22. Connecticut Green Bank and MP Development Associates LLC, 305 Knowlton St., Bridgeport. $330,828, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Jan. 8. DeJesus, Richard and East Coast Auto Parts Inc., 63-C Mencel Circle, Bridgeport. $28,523, a tax debt on income earned. Filed Feb. 5. Elite Roofing, LLC., 615 W. Johnson Ave., Suite 202, Cheshire. $9,635, civil proceeding tax. Filed Jan. 17.

Mason, Murtha, 262 Deforest Ave., Bridgeport. $648, civil proceeding tax. Filed Jan. 28. Morales, Angela M., 471 Westfield Ave., Bridgeport. $570, civil proceeding tax. Filed Jan. 22. Polanco, Josefina, 148 Hanover St., Bridgeport. $13,713, civil proceeding tax. Filed Jan. 22. Prayer Tabernacle Church of Love Inc., 1243 Stratford Ave., Bridgeport. $18,400, civil proceeding tax. Filed Jan. 22. Usman, Malik, 376 Wood Ave., Bridgeport. $3,488, civil proceeding tax. Filed Jan. 22. Villanueva, William, 596 Brooks St., Bridgeport. $6,340, civil proceeding tax. Filed Feb. 5. Wright, Sam Dorothy, 340 Pleasant view Ave., Bridgeport. $4,282, civil proceeding tax. Filed Jan. 28.

LIS PENDENS Tyson, Shereda Y., et al., Norwalk. Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford. Ben Franklin Gardens Homeowners Association. Property: Unit 17B, Ben Franklin Gardens, Norwalk. Action: foreclose a lien held by plaintiff, a Connecticut nonstock corporation. Filed Jan. 23. 495 Hawley Avenue LLC., Bridgeport. Filed by Marguerite J. Felsenfeld. Benchmark Municipal Tax Services, LTD. Property: 495 Hawley Ave., Bridgeport. Action: foreclose tax liens against the owner. Filed Jan. 8. Blake, Jorrel S., Bridgeport. Filed by Chad A. Morrone. Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC. Property: 113117 Frank St., Bridgeport. Action: foreclosure of a mortgage from defendants to MERS. Filed Jan. 8. Diaz, Juan, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bendett & McHugh PC. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Property: 65 Ridgebrook Drive, Bridgeport. Action: foreclose a mortgage to MERS. Filed Jan. 8. Falco, Joan, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Property: 86A Abner Court, Bridgeport. Action: brought, inter alia, to foreclose a certain mortgage from the defendant. Filed Jan. 2.

Goncalves, Rogerio, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bendett & McHugh, PC. Wilmington Trust, National Association. Property: 245 Grandview Ave., Bridgeport. Action: brought to foreclose a mortgage to World Savings Bank FSB. Filed Jan. 10. Mendez, Victor, Bridgeport. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford. JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association. Property: 365-367 Brewster St., Bridgeport. Action: brought, inter alia, to foreclose a certain mortgage from the defendant. Filed Jan. 3. Nanja, Raymond, Bridgeport. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford. PennyMac Loan Services,LLC. Property: 555 Chopsey Hill Road, Bridgeport. Action: brought, inter alia, to foreclose a certain mortgage from the defendant. Filed Jan. 3. O’Rourke, Amy, et al., Norwalk. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Hartford. PNC Bank, National Association. Property: 1 Linden St., Unit C1, Norwalk. Action: brought, inter alia, to foreclose a certain mortgage from the defendant to National City Mortgage. Filed Feb. 11. Palmer, Claudette, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Property: 267 East Ave., Bridgeport. Action: brought, inter alia, to foreclose a certain mortgage from the defendant. Filed Jan. 8. Pink Palace, LLC., Bridgeport. Filed by Marguerite J. Felsenfeld. Cazenovia Creek Funding I LLC. Property: 25 Cartwright St., Bridgeport. Action: brought to foreclose tax liens against the owner. Filed Jan. 8. Ramos Jr., Gabriel, Bridgeport. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Property: 346 Harlem Ave., Bridgeport. Action: brought, inter alia, to foreclose a certain mortgage from the defendant. Filed Jan. 4. Rutherford, Thomas D., Norwalk. Filed by O’Connell, Atmore & Morris LLC, Hartford. Bayview Loan Servicing LLC. Property: 2 Fenwick Place, Norwalk. Action: claiming a foreclosure of a mortgage from defendants to MERS. Filed Feb. 11. Scipion, Brandt, et al., Norwalk. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford. U.S. Bank National Association. Property: 48 Lenox Ave., Norwalk. Action: brought, inter alia, to foreclose a certain mortgage from the defendant to MERS. Filed Jan. 25.

Teed, Sheila L., Norwalk. Filed by Glass and Braus LLC., Fairfield. Towed Point Mortgage Trust. Property: 303 Flax Hill Road, Norwalk. Action: foreclose a certain mortgage from the defendant to MERS. Filed Jan. 28.

Underhill, Mildred, by Marylou Weeks. Landlord: Success Village Apartments Inc., Bridgeport. Property: Apartment 24, Building 88, Bridgeport. Term: 35 years, commenced Jan. 25, 2019. Filed Jan. 28.

Washington, Anna, et al., Bridgeport. Filed by Bendett & McHugh PC. Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Property: 508 Peet St., Bridgeport. Action: foreclose a mortgage to MERS. Filed Jan. 10.

White, Ralph and Peta Gaye White, by Marylou Weeks. Landlord: Success Village Apartments Inc., Bridgeport. Property: Apartment 14, Building 23, Bridgeport. Term: 35 years, commenced Feb. 4, 2019. Filed Feb. 5.

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Bell, Crystal and Albert Bell Jr., by Marylou Weeks. Landlord: Success Village Apartments Inc., Bridgeport. Property: Apartment 61, Building 18, Bridgeport. Term: 35 years, commenced Jan. 25, 2019. Filed Jan. 28. Egriu, Hatiqe, by Marylou Weeks. Landlord: Success Village Apartments Inc., Bridgeport. Property: Apartment 18, Building 81, Bridgeport. Term: 35 years, commenced Feb. 4, 2019. Filed Feb. 7. Figueroa, Jose, by Marylou Weeks. Landlord: Success Village Apartments Inc., Bridgeport. Property: Apartment 23, Building 82, Bridgeport. Term: 35 years, commenced Jan. 23, 2019. Filed Jan. 25. Huynh, Nhung T., by Marylou Weeks. Landlord: Success Village Apartments Inc., Bridgeport. Property: Apartment 333, Building 47, Bridgeport. Term: 35 years, commenced Jan. 31, 2019. Filed Jan. 31. Le, Viet H., by Marylou Weeks. Landlord: Success Village Apartments Inc., Bridgeport. Property: Apartment 341, Building 48, Bridgeport. Term: 35 years, commenced Feb. 4, 2019. Filed Feb. 7. Mora, Angel E., by Marylou Weeks. Landlord: Success Village Apartments Inc., Bridgeport. Property: Apartment 113, Building 32, Bridgeport. Term: 35 years, commenced Feb. 11, 2019. Filed Feb. 11. Regis, Jean, by Marylou Weeks. Landlord: Success Village Apartments Inc., Bridgeport. Property: Apartment 16, Building 88, Bridgeport. Term: 35 years, commenced Feb. 12, 2019. Filed Feb. 12. Rosa-Rivera, Angel M., by Marylou Weeks. Landlord: Success Village Apartments Inc., Bridgeport. Property: Apartment 24, Building 79, Bridgeport. Term: 35 years, commenced Feb. 1, 2019. Filed Feb. 4.

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Addison, Tiffany, et al., Norwalk, by Eugene M. Kimmel. Lender: Kentucky Chartered Bank, 101 Winston Way, Suite D, Campbellsville, Kentucky. Property: 35 Lakeview Drive, Norwalk. Amount: $389,809. Filed Jan. 2. Agudelo, Camilo and Loubna Agudelo, Norwalk, by Jason Morytko. Lender: Quiken Loans Inc., 1050 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Michigan. Property: 40 Girard St., Norwalk. Amount: $453,100. Filed Jan. 3. Avrick, Marion L., Norwalk, by Michael S. Rosten. Lender: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems,Inc., P.O. Box 2026, Flint, Michigan. Property: 18 Pequot Drive, Norwalk. Amount: $997,500. Filed Jan. 2. Cappuccia, Nicandro and Mary Ann Cappuccia, Norwalk, by Laurie Anne Bathrick. Lender: Peoples United Bank, N.A. 850 Main St., Bridgeport. Property: 10 Waterbury Road, Norwalk. Amount: $400,000. Filed Jan. 2.

Product Researcher (Greenwich, CT): Incorporate research innovations generated from cross-functional research teams into portfolios. Evaluate research to assess financial product relevance & work with production teams to implement changes. Write code for financial analysis in programming languages including Python and Matlab. Work with VBA. Work with statistics, linear algebra, and portfolio theory. Conduct financial analysis for systematic investment strategies. Req’s Bachelor’s degr plus 2 yrs exp. Mail resume to: AQR Capital Management, LLC, ATTN: S. Rao, 2 Greenwich Plaza, Greenwich, CT 06830. Must Ref: M009AQRCT.

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Facts & Figures Carusone, Giuseppe, Westport, by Vittoria Lisanti Maccaro. Lender: Bankwell Bank, 208 Elm St., New Canaan. Property: 31 1/2 Center Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $25,000. Filed Jan. 2. De Guzman, Christopher C., Norwalk, by Jonathan A. Wetmore. Lender: Webster Bank N.A., 145 Bank St., Waterbury. Property: 115 Fillow St., Norwalk. Amount: $162,000. Filed Jan. 2. McKinney, John and Ryanne A. McKinney, Norwalk, by Robert J Yamin. Lender: Mutual Security Credit Union Inc., P.O. Box 2489, Shelton. Property: 35 France St., Norwalk. Amount: $396,000. Filed Jan. 3. Strong, David C., et al., Norwalk, by Daphne Downer. Lender: Fairfield County Bank, 150 Danbury Road, Ridgefield. Property: 32 Deerfield St., Norwalk. Amount: $146,000. Filed Jan. 2. That BBB Investors LLC, Fairfield, by Robert W. Conklin. Lender: Fairfield County Bank, 150 Danbury Road, Ridgefield. Property: 2 Van Zant St., Norwalk. Amount: $733,50. Filed Jan. 2. That VZ, LLC, Fairfield, by Robert W. Conklin. Lender: Fairfield County Bank, 150 Danbury Road, Ridgefield. Property: 4 Van Zant St., Norwalk. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 2. Vega, Taze and Carlos Vega, Norwalk, by Brown, Paindiris & Scott LLP. Lender: Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, 999 West St., Rocky Hill. Property: 45 Riverside Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $11,061. Filed Jan. 2. Williams, Anthony and Linda J. Williams, Norwalk, by Laurie Anne Bathrick. Lender: Peoples United Bank N.A. 850 Main St., Bridgeport. Property: 7 Peter St., Norwalk. Amount: $100,000. Filed Jan. 2.

NEW BUSINESSES Alejandra’s Salon and Barber Shop, 21A Bouton St., Norwalk 06854, c/o Santos H. Voley. Filed Jan. 11. Altice Technical Services, 28 Cross St., Norwalk 06851, c/o CSC Holdings LLC. Filed Jan. 3. Beta Buzz Music Publishing, 7 Scribner Ave., Norwalk 06854, c/o Carl Clay. Filed Jan. 18. Blue Sky Wellness Center LLC., 193 East Ave., Norwalk 06855, c/o Elkin Rodriguez. Filed Jan. 23.

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Damien Vega Athletics, 11Allen Road, Norwalk 06851, c/o Damien Vega. Filed Jan. 22.

Muse Advisors, 5 Cudlipp St., Norwalk 06853. c/o My Pocket CFO. Filed Jan. 15.

DeDiosNewYork, 3 June Bar Lane, Norwalk 06851, c/o Natalia DeDios. Filed Jan. 29.

New Beijing, 304 Main Ave., Unit 302 Norwalk 06851, c/o Taylor K. Feng. Filed Jan. 31.

Dross Couture, 267 W. Cedar St., Unit 5B, Norwalk 06854, c/o Kare Dross. Filed Jan. 18.

Organic Solutions, 304 Main Ave., Suite 363, Norwalk 06851, c/o Dennis DiBiasio. Filed Jan. 8.

Eliana Maillard Hair Salon, 515 West Ave., Norwalk 06850, c/o Eliana Maillard. Filed Jan. 15.

PT Fine Jewelry Designs, 239-D Westport Ave., Norwalk 06851, c/o Taman Lau. Filed Jan.29.

Flynn 2022, 27 Quintard Ave., Norwalk 06854, c/o John J. Flynn. Filed Jan. 24. Genie’s Barber Shop, 515 West Ave., Norwalk 06850, c/o Eugene Perez. Filed Jan. 8. Glitziest Jewels, 12B Podmore St., Norwalk 06854, c/o Donna V. Rogers-Jones. Filed Jan. 28. Green Soul Café 8 Main St., Norwalk 06850, c/o Kira Jordan. Filed Jan. 15. IRL Consulting, 63 Roton Ave., Norwalk 06853, c/o IRL Ventures LLC, DBA. Filed Jan. 23. Jason Pratt’s Construction, 12 Yost St., Norwalk 06854, c/o Jason Pratt. Filed Jan. 9. Jim Benincaso and Son’s Electrical Contractors, 15 Barnum Ave., Norwalk 06851, c/o James V. Benincaso. Filed Jan. 23. Joy’s Cleaning Services, 8 North Taylor Ave., Apt. 8A, Norwalk 06854, c/o Yoholis del Valle Hernandez Avila. Filed Jan. 23. Keller Law, 48 Calf Pasture Beach Road, Norwalk 06855, c/o Law Office of Robin P. Keller. Filed Jan. 8. Latino’s Driving School LLC, 270 Main Ave., Norwalk 06851, c/o Sonia Liliana Perez. Filed Jan. 31. Macri Parts & Service LLC, 371 Westport Ave., Norwalk 06851, c/o Miguel Morales. Filed Jan. 8. Mex Spot, 137 Connecticut Ave., Norwalk 06854, c/o Gabriel E. Arrieta. Filed Jan. 4. MK Hair Studio, 515 West Ave., Norwalk 06850, c/o Kari A. Kotulski, et al. Filed Jan. 8. MK Hair Studio, 515 West Ave., Norwalk 06850, c/o Michelle Amato. Filed Jan. 14.

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RNEI Real Estate, 144 East Ave., Suite 200, Norwalk 06851, c/o Mianus View Holdings, LLC. Filed Jan. 25. Tucci, 227 Wilson Ave., Norwalk 06854, c/o Kranos Diamond Sports, Inc. Filed Jan. 14. Uber Norwalk, 130 Lenox Ave., Unit 32, Norwalk 06906 c/o Vito Bochicchio Jr. Filed Jan. 18.

PATENTS Area luminaire. Patent no. D841,223 issued to Jason Duckworth, Simpsonville, South Carolina. Assigned to Hubbell Inc., Shelton. Baby bib. Patent no. D840,640 issued to Matthias Visser, Westport. Assigned to AB&C Company Inc., Westport. Chipless radio frequency identification (RFIT) for tamper evidence. Patent no. 10,210,488 issued to George A. Gibson, Fairport, New York; Wayne A. Buchar, Bloomfield, New York; John P. DiVicenzo, Fairport, New York; Brendan C. Casey, Webster, New York. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Color-tunable lighting device and method. Patent no. 10,212,779 issued to Joseph E. Herbst, Newberg, Oregon; Nicholas G. Preiser, Portland, Oregon; Ward Ramsdell, Hillsboro, Oregon. Assigned to Revolution Lighting Technologies Inc., Stamford. Detecting a folded page in a digital image of a scanned document. Patent no. 10,212,299 issued to Arindam Das, West Bengal, India and Ravindranath Mannuru, Andhra Pradesh, India. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Display screen with graphical user interface for a printing machine. Patent no. D841,043 issued to Gary D. Reece, Whittier, California; William Jang, Lakewood, California; Andrew Scott McVey, Redondo Beach, California. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Document scanner. Patent no. 10,212,304 issued to Michael John Wilser, Letchworth, United Kingdom; Sebastian Rodrigo de Echnaniz, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom; Paul Simon Golding, Cheshunt, United Kingdom; Benjamin Thomas Thurnell, Cheshunt, United Kingdom. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Electronic furniture systems with integrated internal speakers. Patent no. 10,212,519 issued to Shawn Nelson, Darien; David Underwood, Norwalk; Brian Kuchler, Stamford; David M. Cowan, Cornwall Bridge; Anthony Gallo, Fresh Meadows, New York. Assigned to The Lovesac Company, Stamford. Emergency vehicle alert system. Patent no. 10,210,756 issued to Srinath Arunachalam, West Jordan, Utah. Assigned to Harman International Industries Inc., Stamford.

Expansion coupler. Patent no. D840,948 issued to Lawrence J. Smith, Stamford. Assigned to Bridgeport Fittings Inc., Stratford. Headband with horn. Patent no. D841,240 issued to Dari Passarello, Westport. Assigned to Sparkly Soul Inc., Westport. Headband with leaves. Patent no. D841,239 issued to Dari Passarello, Westport. Assigned to Sparkly Soul Inc., Westport. Integrated lighting system and method. Patent no. 10,212,784 issued to Stuart Middleton-White, Austin, Texas; Gregory Smith, San Antonio, Texas; Robert Martin, Pflugerville, Texas; Thomas J. Hartnagel, Taylor, Texas; Theodore Eric Weber, Round Rock, Texas; Mike Crane, Round Rock, Texas; Terry Arbouw, Georgetown, Texas; Dawn R. Kack, Landrum, South Carolina; David J. Rector, Mauldin, South Carolina. Assigned to Hubbell Inc., Shelton.

Methods and systems for regulating service layer agreements for multiple cloud service requests. Patent no. 10,210,468 issued to Sujit Gujar, Bangalore, India; Tridib Mukherjee, Bangalore, India; Koustuv Dasgupta, Bangalore, India; Gueyoung Jung, Rochester, New York. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. Switch with nightlight. Patent no. D840,952 issued to Sorin Mortun, Irvington, New York. Assigned to Hubbell Inc., Shelton. System and method for automatically printing a translation of a document. Patent no. 10,209,928 issued to Rupali Sen, Bina Etawa, India; Richard Immanuel Mathews, Chennai, India. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk. System and method for detecting defects in an image. Patent no. 10,210,608 issued to Stuart Schweid, Pittsford, New York; Douglas R. Taylor, Webster, New York. Assigned to Xerox Corp., Norwalk.

Vice President, Portfolio Management (with Specialization) – Specializd Portfolio Mngr in futures & new ventures, focusing on quantitatve analysis, strategy dvlpmnt, & risk analysis w/ a deep understndg of the characteristcs & behavior of securities in the equities & futures mrkts. Reqs: Bach or hghr in Math, Operatns Rsrch, Economics, Comp Sci, Engnrg, or Physics & 2 yrs exp in job offrd or 2 yrs exp as VP, Rsrch, &/or Rsrch Mngr, &/or Sr. Quantitatve Rsrchr, &/or Quantitatve Rsrchr, or in similr positn(s) in quantitatve rsrch specific to alpha signal dvlpmnt in the finance or invstmnt industries. Skills: Bkgd in educ, traing or exp must incld Strong C++ programmg skills; excllnt optimizatns knwldge; proficiency in scriptg programmg languages, such as Python & R; excllnt statisticl analysis skills; excllnt applied math problm solvg capabilities. Less than 5% trvl req’d to co. sites for meetngs & traing, primarily in the US w/ some int’l trvl; no telecommutg benefit, no alt work or residnce locatn avail. WorldQuant, LLC, Old Greenwich, CT. Send resumes to Sandra.DiCairano@worldquant.com; ref job title & #214763 in subject line.

Vice President, Portfolio Management (with Specialization) – Dvlp & maintain statisticl arbitrage strategies for own portfolio; analyze alphas producd by rsrchrs & dvlp algorithms to combine the alphas into a portfolio generatg statisticlly significnt returns. Reqs: Bach in Comp Sci, Electricl Engnrg, Physics, Math, or Operatns Rsrch & 2 yrs exp in job offrd or 2 yrs exp as VP, Rsrch, &/or Sr. Quantitatve Rsrchr, &/or Quantitatve Rsrchr, or in similr positn(s) in equity mrkt rsrch &/or finance. Skills: Bkgd in educ, traing or exp must incld strong C++ & Python programmg skills; knwldge of mathematicl programmg, incldg convex optimizatn & dynamic programmg; proficiency in scriptg programmg languages, such as Python; & demnstrtd strong undrstndg of statistics, incldg regression analysis, hypothesis testg, & design of statisticl experimnts. WorldQuant, LLC, Old Greenwich, CT. Send resumes to Sandra.DiCairano@worldquant.com; ref job title & #214768 in subject line.

LEGAL NOTICES Notice of Formation of V & R Home Improvement LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 01/08/2019. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 302 Sherman Ave, Peekskill, NY 10566. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62006 NOTICE OF FORMATION of Simply Arranged LLC. Arts of Org filed with SSNY on 12/13/2018. Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 152 Heatherdell Road, Ardsley, NY 10502. Purpose: Any lawful act. #62007 Caroline Lasky, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 11/9/2018. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Courtney Gahr, 107 Union Ave., Harrison, NY 10603. General Purpose. #62008 NOTICE OF FORMATION of Clar(e)ification MAC, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Sec. of State (NYSS) 12/18/2018. Exist Date 1/1/2019. Office: Westchester Co. NYSS designated agent upon whom process may be served. NYSS shall mail process to the LLC at 9 William Puckey Drive, Cortlandt Manor, NY 10567. Purpose of LLC: Any lawful purpose. #62010 NOTICE OF FORMATION of perlmutter associates LLC. Arts of Org filed with SSNY on 1/03/2019. Westchester County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 727 Bedford Road, Bedford Corners New York, 01549. Purpose: Any lawful act. #62012 DonaLina LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 1/11/19. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 333 Main Street, Armonk, NY 10504. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #62013 Crowe Road LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 1/11/19. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 333 Main Street, Armonk, NY 10504. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #62014 LevelSix LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 1/11/19. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 333 Main Street, Armonk, NY 10504. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #62015

Notice of Formation of 14 SOUTH GREELEY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/16/18. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: One New King Street, Suite 201, West Harrison, NY 10604. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62016 Notice of formation of Northeastern American Restaurant Company LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 12/21/2018. Office loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 347 Central Park Ave Unit C Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #62017 Barrister Legal Search, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 11/7/2018. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 707 Westchester Ave., Ste. 411, White Plains, NY 10604. General Purpose. #62018 RJD3 Enterprises LLC. Filed 1/17/19 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 119 Pondfield Rd #978, Bronxville, NY 10708 Purpose: all lawful #62019 RJD9 Enterprises LLC. Filed 1/17/19 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 119 Pondfield Rd #978, Bronxville, NY 10708 Purpose: all lawful #62020 Leading Ethics LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 1/18/2019. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to BlumbergExcelsior Corporate Services, Inc., 16 Court St., 14TH Fl., Brooklyn ,NY 11241. General Purpose. #62022 Umbrella Investors LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 11/13/2018. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 731 Main St., New Rochelle, NY 10801. General Purpose. #62023 Tribal Towels LLC. filed on 01/14/2019 in Westchester County. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process may be served & shall mail process to registered agent, US Corp. Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Ave, Ste 202 Brooklyn, NY 11228. Principal bus. address of LLC is: 18 Richbell Road, White Plains NY, 10605. Purpose: all lawful #62024

Notice of Formation of Ninewoniv, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/24/19. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 11 Fisher Ct Apt 7E, White Plains, NY 10601. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62025 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company. Name: Calcagno Preservation MM LLC (ìLLCî). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on November 15, 2018. NY office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Calcagno Preservation MM LLC, c/o The Mulford Corporation, 1511 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers, New York 10710. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62026 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company. Name: Calcagno Preservation Partners LLC (ìLLCî). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on November 15, 2018. NY office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Calcagno Preservation Partners LLC, c/o The Mulford Corporation, 1511 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers, New York 10710. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62027 Notice of Formation of A & M 27, LLC. Principal office Westchester County. Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) designated as agent for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to 120 Hyatt Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10704. Articles of Organization of the LLC filed with the SSNY on 1/3/2019. Purpose: Any lawful act(s). #62029 Notice of Formation of 140 Winfred LLC. Principal office Westchester County. Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) designated as agent for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to 17 South MacQuesten Parkway, Mt. Vernon, NY 10550. Articles of Organization of the LLC filed with the SSNY on 1/3/2019. Purpose: Any lawful act(s). #62030

Geese Be Gone LLC Art. of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State on January 3, 2019. Office located in WESTCHESTER COUNTY. Secy. Of State designated as agent upon which process may be served. Secy. Of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him/her to: 10 BRIDLESIDE LANE NORTH SALEM, NY 10560 (the LLCís primary business location). LLC may engage in any lawful act or activity for which a limited liability company may be formed. #62031 Notice of Formation of K3 Media Collective LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/13/2018. 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, 2 Tall PInes Dr., Bedford Corners, NY 10549. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62032 Notice of Formation of Tristate Estates LLC. Art. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/23/19. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 222 Purchase St, Suite 195, Rye, NY 10580. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #62033 Notice of Formation of KO Fire Protection Engineering Services, PLLC. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/5/18. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the PLLC, 79 South Highland Avenue Apt. C6 Ossining, NY 10562. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62034 Notice of Formation of LLC: CJM INNOVATIVE MARKETING LLC , Articles Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/8/ 2018 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, 1251 Underhill Ave, Yorktown Hts., NY 10598. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62035 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF TALKTOME TECHLANGUAGE THERAPY PLLC. Arts of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/24/19. Office loc. Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the PLLC: MAYA FELDMAN 7 RANDY LN PLEASANTVILLE NY 10570 The principal business address of the PLLC is: 7 RANDY LN PLEASANTVILLE NY 10570 Purpose: any lawful act or activity #62041

Four Jax LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 11/21/2018. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to PO Box 264, Pleasantville, NY 10570. General Purpose. #62042

Tom Schirmacher Studio LLC. Art. of Org. filed 2/6/19. Office in Westchester Co. SSNY designated for service of process and shall mail to Reg. Agent: Thomas Law Firm, 175 Varick St, NY, NY 10014. Purpose: Any lawful activity #62049

Notice of Formation of Hairvine Salon LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 01/25/19. 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, 480 Main St, Armonk, NY, 10504. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62043

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME: SKINCARE BY KRISTEN A. EVANS LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/15/17. 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: Tony Braca, CPA, 700 Summer St, Suite 1K, Stamford, CT 06901. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #62050

Notice of Formation of Global Learning Unlimited, LLC. filed with SSNY on 9/16/18. Offc. Loc: 22 Leland Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10805. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the: Global Learning Unlimited, LLC, 22 Leland Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10805. Purpose any lawful purpose. #62044 Notice of formation of Cellar & Sawdust Contracting + Design, LLC. Articles of formation filed with New York Secretary of State (SSNY) on 1/14/19. Office located in Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent upon which process may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: 25 Rosehill Ave, Tarrytown, NY 10591, the principal business location of LLC. Purpose of business is any lawful act or activity. #62045 36 Haven Ave. Realty LLC. Filed 1/25/19 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 14 Senator Levy Drive, Suffern, NY 10901 Purpose: all lawful #62046 NOTICE OF FORMATION of CSRC LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/15/2018. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: CSRC LLC, 109 Appleby Drive, Bedford, NY 10506, principal business address. Purpose: any lawful activity. #62047 FMBJ608 LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 1/4/2019. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 112 Forest Ave., New Rochelle, NY 10804.General Purpose. #62048

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Notice of Formation of LUMINA LIFECARE LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/28/19. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Maura Milligan Newman, 114 Bellair Drive, Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62051 Notice of Formation of RIMBY LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/7/19. 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, 1 Bronxville Rd #6M, Bronxville, NY 10708. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62052 Notice of Formation of FiveSixty LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/9/19. 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 342, Yonkers, NY 10705. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62053 Notice of Formation of La Gitana, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with SSNY on 10/31/2018. Off. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 90 State Street, STE 700 Office 40. Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #62055 Notice is hereby given that an on-premise license, #TBA has been applied for by Lusardas Inc. to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on premises establishment. For on premises consumption under the ABC law at 6 Gramatan Avenue Mt. Vernon NY 10550. #62056

WCBJ

NRTL LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 2/8/2019. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 774 Post Rd., Ste. 210, Scarsdale, NY 10583.General Purpose. #62057 Seeds 4 Life LLC Filed 2/4/19 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: c/o Galgano & Sharp, 399 Knollwood Road, Suite 308, White Plains, NY 10603 Purpose: all lawful #62058 The Biomass Fund, LLC Filed 2/4/19 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: c/o Galgano & Sharp, 399 Knollwood Road, Suite 308, White Plains, NY 10603 Purpose: all lawful #62059 Notice is hereby given that a license (#TBA) for LIQUOR has been applied for by NATIONAL AMUSEMENTS, INC. at retail, in a MOVIE THEATER under the ABC Law at 19 MAMARONECK AVE WHITE PLAINS, NY 10601 for on-premises consumption. #62060 READERFUL LLC. Art. of Org. filed w/ SSNY 2/15/19. Office in Westchester Co. SSNY designated for service of process and shall mail to 44 Greenmeadow Rd, Pleasantville, NY 10570. Purpose: Any lawful activity #62061 Notice of Formation of 100 KIMBALL AVE LLC. Principal office Westchester County. Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) designated as agent for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to 100 Kimball Avenue Yonkers, NY 10704. Articles of Organization of the LLC filed with the SSNY on February 8, 2019. Purpose: Any lawful act(s). #62062 Notice of Formation of DePaola Development, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 01/25/19. 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, 51 Hillcrest Ave, Ardsley, NY 10502. Purpose: any lawful purpose. # 62040 K.A.R Styless Boutique, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 2/11/2019. 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, 98 North Evarts Avenue, Elmsford, NY 10523.Purpose: Any lawful purpose. # 62054

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Business Inc. New Senate Majority Leader Kicks Off Speaker Series

February 2019

BCW Data Exchange

Highest % of Public Transit Commuters 46.6%

44.4%

43.5%

Bronxville Larchmont Scarsdale

34.8%

33.5%

Pelham

Rye

Highest % of People who Work from Home 15.2% Pound Ridge

13.5%

11.9%

North Salem

Briarcliﬀ Manor

10.6% Lewisboro

10.1% Bedford

Busiest Metro-North Stations (Weekday Ridership) 11,898

6,079

4,773

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KEYBANK SPEAKER SERIES From left, BCW Chairman Anthony Justic; Westchester County Executive George Latimer; New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins; BCW President and CEO Marsha Gordon, KeyBank Senior Vice President Joseph Markey and BCW Executive Vice President and COO John Ravitz

he Business Council of Westchester’s KeyBank Speakers Series features some of today’s most important and interesting newsmakers and the latest program was no exception with New York State’s new Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins as the special guest.

The January 25th breakfast program at Tappan Hill in Tarrytown titled “New Year, New Era: Powerful Women” drew more than 250 people to hear StewartCousins talk about her impressive political career and outline changes ahead in Albany now that Democrats control both houses of the Legislature. Stewart-Cousins spoke with passion about new legislation that is being passed in the new session that she says will level the playing field for women and people of color. She also spoke about efforts to reduce taxes and

to keep businesses and residents from leaving New York State. “I have 14 women in my conference,’’ said Stewart Cousins. “That’s more than we’ve had in the chamber ever. You’re going to see a lot of history from us because we’re history makers. This is a historic time and we are a historic group and that’s why I hit the ground running. That’s why elections matter,” she said. Stewart-Cousins spoke about the obstacles her parents faced because of inequality. “I grew up in a time where women didn’t have options,’’ she said. “I mean you could be a nurse. You could be a teacher. You could be a secretary. I saw nobody who was in higher office. Nobody who looked like me.’’ She said that having women leaders and leaders of color will bring a new perspective to government.

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“This is a historic time and we are a historic group and that’s why I hit the ground running. That’s why elections matter.” ANDREA STEWART COUSINS State Senator

Stewart-Cousins said she also hoped that suburban concerns would be highlighted more now that she is majority leader. She said a lot of attention has been placed on New York City and its concerns and that as a suburban legislator she was more in tune with concerns like controlling taxes, economic development and the success of small businesses. “Because we understand that the ability to keep people in this great state depends on our building an economy that they can live and work and raise their families and have their families stay here, their children be able to stay here. And yes, even retire here,” StewartCousins said.

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