The Business Journals - Week of March 8, 2021 by Westfair Business Journal

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HOT FOR POT Lamont promises economic windfall from legalizing marijuana; Naysayers unconvinced BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

ov. Ned Lamont is making a fullcourt press to legalize recreational marijuana this year, saying that Connecticut is missing out on millions of dollars of revenue — a situation he says will grow worse as neighboring states push forward with their own legalization efforts. Massachusetts legalized the sale of recreational cannabis in 2016 — sales began in 2018 — and on Feb. 23, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed three bills paving the way for a recreational cannabis pro-

gram in that state. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been pushing for legalization for the past couple of years and during a January video conference, he said, “I think this should have been passed years ago. This year will give us the momentum to get it over the goal line.” “Now is the time,” Lamont said during his own video conference on Feb. 24, promising to legalize adult-use recreational marijuana “in a carefully regulated way with an emphasis on equity and justice.” The governor also disparaged the War on Drugs

and said that Prohibition — which legally banned the production, importation, transportation and sale of alcoholic beverages from 1920 to 1933 — didn’t work. “It created a lot of alcohol poisoning,” he said. “And Al Capone and the underground market took over for a period of time.” Lamont said a similar situation exists now, with black marketeers reaping untold millions from the sale of nonregulated substances. The governor’s Senate Bill 888, formally introduced on Feb. 22, would allow adults 21 and » HOT FOR POT

Chewy sues IBM in patent dogfight BY BILL HELTZEL bheltzel@westfairinc.com

nline retailer Chewy Inc. is taking on tech giant IBM like a tenacious Miniature Schnauzer challenging a powerful Rottweiler in a dogfight over how it uses its website to peddle pet products. Chewy, of Dania Beach, Florida, is trying to stave off a patent infringement lawsuit by attacking IBM first, characterizing the Armonk company as a troll. “IBM has an army of lawyers who try to patent just about anything and then aggressively seeks to license those

patents,” Chewy claims in a Feb. 15 lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court, Manhattan. Chewy said it has not violated any patents, but in challenging IBM it risks losing $83 million when it could have settled for $36 million. It is “widely accepted,” Chewy states, that IBM does not make or sell anything from thousands of patents it has obtained over the past 20 years. Instead, it demands that companies pay large royalty payments to avoid costly litigation. Companies that have heeled to IBM’s demands include Airbnb, Expedia, Groupon, Priceline and Twitter, according to the lawsuit, basically surren-

dering and paying IBM loads of money. The IBM corporate media relations office did not respond to an email asking for its side of the story. The standoff began in July when IBM sent Chewy CEO Sumit Singh a notice of infringement on four IBM patents. “IBM views your continued use of these inventions as a serious matter,” the letter states. And while IBM prefers a negotiated business resolution, it has been forced to sue companies like Amazon to resolve misuse of its patents. The patents, issued from 2004 to 2017, cover methods for present» CHEWY

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Where’s the beef? In that vending machine over there BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com

or Joshua Applestone, the vending machines that sell his meat products combine two distinct concepts: the Horn & Hardart Automats that used to dispense a plethora of prepared food items for breakfast, lunch and dinner along with Applestone’s vision for future food retailing when refrigerated machines in a multitude of locations will dispense fresh or frozen food products for shoppers at any time of day or night. Using vending machines to dispense freshly prepared and vacuum-sealed packages of various cuts of meat along with meat products allows Applestone to eliminate costs and time associated with offering one-on-one in-person service to customers. The machines are stocked daily, just as a butcher case would be in a store. Each item has a useby date or date by which it should be frozen for longer storage. Applestone, whose Applestone Meat Co. in Stone Ridge can be traced back to when he and his wife, Jessica, opened a butcher shop 14 years ago, has been specializing in sustainably sourced meats from area farmers for more than a decade. These include hormone-free and antibiotic-free beef, pork, lamb and chicken. Applestone’s newest shop with meat vending machines

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is at 735 White Plains Road in Eastchester and represents a geographic expansion from the company’s headquarters in Ulster County and second location in Hudson, Columbia County. “My favorite relative lives up the road from our Eastchester location, so I’ve been coming to the area for almost 30 years. I really like the area and I just felt it was a good fit,” Applestone told the Business Journal. He said he is now 51 and has fond memories of being taken to the automat in New York by his mother and grandfather. “It was such a magical place. The idea never escaped me. When I opened up Applestone I needed to come up with a way of reaching retail customers and still being able to maintain a butcher operation and keep prices low. The idea of doing something like the automat was a no-brainer for me. Ten years ago, I went to the original maker of those machines and had great conversations with them,” Applestone said. He said that unfortunately the automat vending systems wouldn’t do what he needed, so he set about the task of coming up with other machines that would. Made by the manufacturer Crane, the carousel-type machines offer the flexibility of allowing a different price for each item dispensed. “Vending has been around for a long time. It really depends on what you’re selling out of an autoFCBJ

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mated system that determines whether it’s groundbreaking or not,” Applestone said. “We’re butchers; we just don’t have a counter. We have a portion-controlled, weight-controlled item and we just put it in a self-serving mechanism.” Applestone said that cleanliness, minimal handling and speed in packaging are important features. He has two processing plants, one for raw products such as steaks and chops and one for processed items such as hot dogs, pork rolls and brown-and-serve meatballs. “I’m a specialty shop. All I do is meats so I make sure that everything is handled correctly, everything is very fresh and if I didn’t have the best things possible when it’s bought out of a machine, no one is coming back, no one is giving a machine a second shot,” Applestone said. He said that the best advertising for his products has been word-of-mouth and that customers come to his Hudson Valley locations from Connecticut. “We’re community-based. The reason I’m not opening up 100 stores is because it takes a lot of time to build trust in a community to understand what we’re doing. We really don’t sell meat; we sell trust,” Applestone said, adding that there’s a strong element of convenience to being able to buy vacuum-sealed fresh meat at any time. Applestone volunteered that

using the machines isn’t difficult but requires an ability to follow procedures. He has posted an instructional video on YouTube in addition to having point-of-purchase directions. “People do go shopping at our machines at 3 a.m. People do it all the time. We don’t live in a nineto-five society anymore. The idea that dinner is on the table at six is a joke,” Applestone said. “Meat has always been a foraging action. People like going out, finding it, bringing it home and cooking it. It’s primal. It’s different than buying a bunch of grapes. The machines enable people to maintain ultra-convenient moments and still get a really high-quality product, most likely higher quality than they were going to get elsewhere.” Applestone said that he has no ownership of the concept of vending machines dispensing specialty items, adding that the concept could be expanded to encompass the sale of other fresh items on an around-the-clock basis. “This is owned by the world. When I was a kid, my pop was saying, ‘Why would anyone want to go to an ATM? Why would anyone want to get money from a computer?’ Now ATMs are everywhere. The reason is because ATMs got owned by society; it wasn’t just one company,” Applestone said. “I picked the hardest thing possible to sell out of a machine. I don’t think this model is going anywhere but up.”

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Feds arrest suspect in Westchester elder fraud conspiracy and sweepstakes scam BY BILL HELTZEL bheltzel@westfairinc.com

he U.S. Attorney’s Office has uncovered a sweepstakes scam that stole $850,000 from at least 68 elderly victims across the country using companies and bank accounts in Westchester and elsewhere. Victor Robinson Osorio was arrested Feb. 23 and accused of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, making false statements, and structuring bank transactions to evade reporting requirements. Osorio, whose hometown was not disclosed, was denied bail and detained as a flight risk, according to the minutes of his initial appearance before Magistrate Judge Andrew E. Krause in federal court, White Plains. From 2016 to 2019, Osorio conspired to defraud elderly people in a telemarketing scheme, with “others known and unknown,” according to a criminal complaint. Osorio was a signatory on a bank account for KR Trading in White Plains, allegedly owned by a co-conspirator. He allegedly controlled JP Capital Group Inc. and V&S Multiservices, New Jersey, and V&A Wholesale Mobile Corp., the Bronx. The businesses used numerous bank accounts and check cashing services, including banks in White Plains and Yonkers. Conspirators allegedly called elderly people and said that they had won a sweepstakes or a lottery. But to receive their winnings, they had to pay taxes or fees. In no cases did anyone receive prize money. In 2018, for instance, an 86-year-old individual living in Massachusetts sent at least 10 bank checks totaling more than $480,000 to JP Capital for purported lottery winnings. Notes kept by the victim included a mention of KR Trading in White Plains and instructions to send payments to Hub Print & Copy in Fort Lee, New Jersey, where Osorio rented a mailbox. Calls placed on phones allegedly used by Osorio displayed “Internal Revenue,” “UBS Capital Inc.” and “American Sweepstakes Publisher” on the caller IDs. Investigators interviewed 15 elderly victims. Based on bank records, they believe at least 53 more people were defrauded. Osorio also applied for nine loans last year under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. He received two loans, for V&S Multiservices and V&A Wholesale Mobile Corp., totaling $43,000. Osorio allegedly lied on all nine loan applications, stating, for instance, that he had

no criminal record. Englewood Cliffs police arrested him for forgery and theft in 2019, according to the criminal complaint, and he is currently enrolled in a three-year pretrial intervention program. Osorio claimed that V&S had six employees and gross receipts of $280,000 before the Covid-19 pandemic, but did not submit required tax returns supporting those assertions. The feds also claim that Osorio structured two deposits and three withdrawals from an unidentified Westchester bank in 2017, to thwart the bank’s obligation to report

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State Rep. Meskers: CT must ‘hold the line’ this year on income, property, corporate taxes BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

axes of various types were on the mind of Connecticut state Rep. Stephen Meskers at a recent community and government affairs event hosted by the Greenwich Chamber of Commerce. The Democratic lawmaker, whose 150th District primarily encompasses the town’s shoreline, expressed his hopes that the state will “hold the line” on its income, property and corporate business taxes, which he said are for the most part low, relative to surrounding states. While Connecticut’s income tax rate of 6.99% is greater than Massachusetts’ 5%, it is significantly less than New York’s 8.82%. The Nutmeg State’s 2.14% property tax rate is greater than New York’s 1.72%, but less onerous than Massachusetts’ 2.25%, while its corporate business tax stands at 7.5%, compared with New York’s 6.5% and Massachusetts’ 8%. Even so, Meskers said at the Feb. 25 event, if Connecticut is to see its commercial real estate market grow as has its residential market during the pandemic, it

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must hold off on tax increases — working from Connecticut during at least for 2021. “The pressure the pandemic. in New York state, New York City, The legislation is particularly Massachusetts and even New important in the current workJersey to raise taxes is immense,” from-home atmosphere, Meskers he said. “I believe we are one of said. Such “convenience of the the relatively cheaper places to employer” rules are unfair when exist” in the area. people are not working at the The representative, who was elected to his second term in November, opined that Connecticut could probably afford to keep taxes where they are, due to its budget swinging from a $1 billion deficit to about a $400,000 surplus as a result of federal aid and tax receipts. Looking ahead, he said he was “pretty comfortable” that the “rainy day fund” can also play a part in keeping taxes flat, at least in the short term. Meskers is also part of a fight against Connecticut residents who work elsewhere, — Stephen Meskers paying at least a portion of their income tax bill to the state where they work. His prooffice — due to employer leniency, posed HB 6183, co-sponsored by offices being shut down or both Rep. Lucy Dathan (D-Norwalk — with New York taking what he and New Canaan), would permit called “a very aggressive stance” Connecticut residents and parton keeping the status quo. year residents to take credits for He cited Connecticut’s and tax paid to other states while New Jersey’s filing amicus briefs

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in a complaint filed last October in the U.S. Supreme Court by New Hampshire against Massachusetts. The Bay State is maintaining that income tax can be assessed on outof-state workers who are employed within Massachusetts — a position with which New Hampshire disagrees. Should the court rule in New Hampshire’s favor — a decision is not expected until at least the middle of next year — S&P Global Ratings recently wrote, the result could be “the reallocation of billions of income tax dollars between certain states. New York and Massachusetts, in particular, could potentially lose significant amounts of income tax, while New Jersey and Connecticut could gain revenue.” “What we’d like to see is (such workers) taxed once — and taxed in Connecticut, not New York,” Meskers said. Meanwhile, on March 1 the Connecticut Senate passed Senate Bill 873, which among other things holds that Connecticut residents who work in, and pay income taxes to, other states can get a credit for those taxes on

their Connecticut tax returns. That bill now heads to Gov. Ned Lamont, who is expected to sign it into law. Meskers added that straightening out the tangled tax web would further encourage businesses to come to Connecticut, including computer data centers, which many lawmakers believe will be a boon to municipalities’ bottom lines. That legislation, House Bill 6514, was passed by the House on Feb. 24 by a 133-13 majority. “Data centers are the backbone of the digital age,” Lamont said after the House’s approval, “and with this growing need we are witnessing a significant period of national growth to build these infrastructures and create the corresponding jobs that support their operations. “Connecticut needs to get in the game and bring this industry to our state,” Lamont continued. “This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to show the technology industry that Connecticut supports this sector and we welcome their development in our state.” That bill now also goes to the state Senate.

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he trend toward replacing office buildings with apartment buildings along the Platinum Mile in Westchester County continued March 1 when the owner of 701-777 Westchester Ave. sought a zoning change that would set the stage for the demolition of one building to allow the construction of a 5-story, 360-unit apartment building. Senlac Ridge Partners of Morristown, New Jersey, asked the White Plains Common Council to allow use of the Planned Campus Development Overlay zone at the office park. The 54.8-acre property is composed of multiple tax lots owned by separate but affiliated entities, according to the White Plains-based law firm McCullough, Goldberger & Staudt LLP, which represents the petitioner. The entities are: 701 Westchester Avenue Owner SPE LLC; 707/709 Westchester Avenue Owner SPE LLC; 711 Westchester Avenue Owner SPE LLC; and 777 Westchester Avenue Owner SPE LLC. Apartment developments have already risen or are planned at office parks along Westchester Avenue at 105 Corporate Park Drive, 1133 Westchester Ave. and 3 Westchester Park Drive. The petition to amend zoning was referred along with a master plan prepared by Minno & Wasko Architects and Planners, layout plans prepared by JMC Planning Engineering Landscape Architecture & Land Surveying PLLC and planning and fiscal studies prepared by AKRF Inc. to the city’s planning board, environmental officer and law department. Also among the items referred for consideration were a full environmental assessment form, as well as stormwater and traffic reports. Representatives of owner/developer Senlac Ridge Partners previously met with the Common Council at a work session to present preliminary concepts for the proposal. Giorgios Vlamis, a founding partner of Senlac Ridge Partners, said, “We are not optimistic about the post-pandemic future of the office building.” Seth Mandelbaum, managing partner of the law firm, said in a letter to White Plains Mayor Thomas Roach and members of the Common Council that the 162,995-squarefoot building at 701 Westchester Ave. is 49.5% occupied. During the work session, the council was told that the entire office park, containing 672,000 square feet in its five buildings, is 72% leased. “Due to an aging design and inefficient

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layout, the 701 Building has never achieved full occupancy,” Mandelbaum wrote in the letter. “This issue has been exacerbated by the ongoing trend in local markets away from traditional office space, particularly in the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, resulting in an outdated building and underutilized property.” Mandelbaum said that the proposed building would essentially take the same footprint as the office building. “Because the new multifamily structure will be located in largely the same area as the 701 building, it is not anticipated that there will be a significant change to the views of neighbors. In fact, it is anticipated that the development of a new attractive structure will be generally more visually appealing than an out-of-date office building,” Mandelbaum wrote. The council was told the building will include 21 studio apartments, 177 one-bedroom units and 182 two-bedroom units. Amenities would include a fitness center for residents, a business center, library and lounge spaces. During the March 1 meeting, Councilman John Martin said, “I hesitate to comment on referrals but the only comment I’ll make at this time on this referral is that I appreciate this type of creative thinking and planning on some reuses of some of these office parks that are being underutilized by offices right now.” Council President Nadine HuntRobinson pointed out that several issues were raised during the work session including meeting with members of the surrounding community early in the process. She said that they discussed including a dog park, making some of the impervious asphalt in the existing parking area more environmental friendly, including solar panels for generating electricity to be used in the building and promoting a live-workplay approach at the site to help reduce vehicular traffic and commuting.

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older to possess up to 1.5 ounces of cannabis and buy products from licensed stores, which could open as early as May 2022. Lamont has estimated that a legalized cannabis market could result in $3.6 million in revenue the first year and increase to roughly $97 million by fiscal year 2026. A UConn economist has said that Connecticut could reap up to $952 million over five years. Citing other states as examples — with Murphy’s action, there are now 14 that have legalized recreational marijuana — Lamont said, “We’re not an island unto our self. We’re going to learn from their lessons and do this in a thoughtful way.” While billed as a roundtable discussion, the Feb.24 event featured no one who dissented from Lamont’s views. State Rep. Mike D’Agostino (D-Hamden) touted the bill’s expungement of past marijuana-related records and convictions, either automatically or through petition, as a key part of its effort to level the playing field for traditionally lower-income persons. While regulation will control “who can sell, what they can sell and where they can sell,” D’Agostino said, “the governor is expanding the marketplace so you don’t need millions in capital to get into this market. “You want to create beverages, brownies, a delivery company?” he continued. “You can go ahead and do that.” Such reduced barriers to entry will make the situation more equitable, D’Agostino maintained. He also noted that an equity com-

municipalities would benefit from the 3% sales tax as well as a growth in local property taxes as marijuana-related businesses come to town. “There’s a lot of money to be made in this industry — and a lot of people who are ready to make money,” Florsheim said. No slam dunk Not everyone is in favor of the legislation — at least, not as written. Several speakers at a Feb. 26 public hearing before the Judiciary Committee expressed reservations about the so-called equity involved in SB 888. They maintained that the bill would give an unfair advantage to those businesses already involved in medical marijuana, which would presumably face fewer hurdles in adding recreational cannabis than would smaller entrepreneurs, particularly persons of color, who would be starting from scratch. “If we put equity applicants at the back of the line, I don’t think we can ever repair that,” said state Rep. Anne Hughes (D-Easton, Redding and Weston). “I don’t think we can catch up.” Minus assurances, Hughes indicated that she would vote against the bill. Jason Ortiz, president of the Minority Cannabis Business Association and an advocate of marijuana law reform, took to Facebook to call the roundtable “one of the most insulting displays of callous exploitation of black and brown suffering I have ever seen,” and argued that, rather than taking an equitable approach, the bill “creates a white only market for an indefinite period of time.” “This is not a final bill,” Lamont’s chief

of staff, Paul Mounds, said while addressing those concerns at the Feb. 26 Judiciary Committee hearing. “We want to sit at the table. We want you at the table.” State Senate Republican Leader Kevin Kelly (R-Stratford) was unavailable for comment on Lamont’s bill, but told Fox 61 last year that, “This is a thing we tell our children: ‘Just because somebody else is doing it doesn’t make it right.’ A lot of the narrative you hear from the majority is that because other states are doing it, we need to be doing it too. I think the answer to that is, ‘No.’” Fairfield First Selectwoman Brenda Kupchick (R) — who, like Kelly, opposed legalizing medical marijuana when she was a state representative — said the issue is “more complicated than meets the eye. “You have to keep in mind that it’s still illegal at the federal level,” Kupchick told the Business Journal. “Anyone who’s looking to get into this business is putting themselves in a situation where they potentially could lose everything” if the federal government decides to step in. The first selectwoman further said that legalization should not come down to what she called “a money grab,” but that it should be “looked at holistically.” Kupchick said she was unsure whether municipalities could legally refuse business owners looking to sell recreational marijuana from opening up shop. “They’d definitely have to go through zoning,” she said. “There’s no doubt that the public will come out and share their opinions on it, especially when it comes to their neighborhoods. “It’ll be a spirited debate,” she said.

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ing advertising, formatting web content, associating advertisements with search results and magnifying objects. Manhattan attorney Joshua L. Raskin responded on behalf of Chewy, stating that the claims are baseless and declining an invitation to discuss a resolution. IBM was not playing. It suggested that sitting out a meeting would cost Chewy more than $83 million in damages and royalties. But the tech company was willing to give Chewy a license for $36 million. “This offer expires Dec. 31, 2020,” the IBM letter purportedly stated. Raskin didn’t bite. He reiterated Chewy’s positions that it had not violated patents and would not attend a meeting. Refusing to engage in discussions, IBM snarled back, risked litigation and “enhanced damages for willful infringement.” Then Chewy tried to corner IBM. Waiting patiently until after the IBM deadline passed, Raskin wrote on Jan. 4,

mission would be created and tasked with creating entry-level licenses for small-business owners. Ultimately it will “decide where the revenue will go on the back-end,” he said. Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle Seagull noted that the state’s medical marijuana program, established in 2012, now serves about 50,000 patients, and that efforts would be made to preserve that sector. Product safety, limits of serving size and potency, child-resistant packaging and advertising limits would all be part of the recreational path going forward, she said. Michael Lawlor, a former representative for the 99th District (East Haven) and a criminal justice adviser to former Gov. Dannel Malloy, said that even though the state decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana in 2015, over 7,500 people were arrested and charged with some form of possession last year — roughly about 10% of total arrests in 2020. Removing those numbers from court rolls would “allow prosecutors and judges and police to focus on the higher-risk violent offenders,” Lawlor said. He described the bill as “the worst nightmare for organized crime,” noting that “among other things, they don’t pay taxes.” Lawlor described the legislation as being “as tightly written as I have ever seen.” Also speaking in favor of the bill were the Rev. Tommie Jackson of Stamford who said the expungement of marijuana-related charges would help those convicted to rebuild their lives in a productive way. Middletown Mayor Ben Florsheim said

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“None of those claims are valid.” Chewy was willing to discuss licensing, but only after IBM has responded adequately to Chewy’s position that no violation had occurred. “Until that time,” he stated, “Chewy does not see how such a discussion will be productive.” IBM stood its ground. “Triggered by Chewy’s refusal to engage in meaningful discussions to clarify points of contention,” the company replied, “IBM will be forced to take more aggressive measures.” Now underdog Chewy is looking for help. “Chewy is under reasonable apprehension that it will be sued by IBM for the alleged infringement of the asserted patents,” the complaint states. It is asking the court to declare that it has not infringed the IBM patents and to award Chew y costs, expenses and attorney fees incurred in the fight. WCBJ

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PROFITS & PASSIONS Elmsford florist brings flower power to senior care communities BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

he Buddhist scholar and historian Jack Kornfield once observed, “If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.” Oren Shapiro, president of Mrs. Bloom’s Direct, an Elmsfordbased importer and distributor of cut flowers, is putting that observation by using the power of flowers to help those facing severe life changes. Shapiro has launched PETALZ, a nationwide program that brings flowers to seniors living in long-term care communities. A portion of the proceeds from the program is channeled to the Alzheimer’s Association. For Shapiro, PETALZ is a culmination of his involvement in the floral industry. “I used to practice law in the city, but I wanted a better life,” he said. “I started in the flower business by importing flowers from all over the world and I wanted to incorporate a charitable gift back into all of the things that we do. That has been our mantra since I started the company back in 2003.” Shapiro initially pursued his altruistic goals through what he dubbed a “Friday flowers program,” where the tenants of Manhattan’s office towers would buy flowers from a lobby stand at the end of the working week and proceeds from the sales would go to the property owners’ favorite charity. He later created a mobile version of that to serve suburban office parks. Yet Shapiro also noted a void that was not being properly served. “One segment that nobody in the flower industry was really going after was the senior citizens, particularly the senior living communities, assisted living communities and memory care facilities,” he said. “And there is no program out if a family member wanted to get flowers to their loved ones — they’d have to either bring it or send it via one of the dot-coms.” PETALZ is aimed at the owners and operators of long-term care communities for seniors. For as little as $10 per week per resident, communities receive multiple units of flowers, all residents in the care communities receive a vase and each community receives complimentary flowers for their welcome area, cafeteria and other common areas. “Seniors can have fresh flowers in their rooms every single week for $60 a month per resident,” Shapiro said. “Compare that to around $80 to $85 for one arrangement of questionable quality sent via the dot-coms that are out there.” For the charitable aspect of the idea, Shapiro chose to donate 10% of the proceeds

to the Alzheimer’s Association. “I don’t have family members that suffer from it,” he said of the disease. “But I experienced the devastation firsthand with a dear neighbor and watched her go downhill — it was tragic to see her become this very lost soulSaw whoMill didn’t know who she was and TWB Club Beusman where shewwas.” 7.375” x 7.125” h Shapiro noted that while the Covid-19 1-18-21 pandemic continues to restrict the interaction between the residents of the care communities and their loved ones, the weekly gift of flowers can keep the connection between the residents and their socially distanced

Oren Shapiro, president of Mrs. Bloom’s Direct. Contributed photo.

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SUITE TALK Suite Talk: Lou Gianquinto, president of Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Connecticut

n Nov. 30, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield announced that Lou Gianquinto was named president of Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Connecticut. Gianquinto, a Connecticut native, had been serving as president of Missouri Care at the time of the announcement after previously holding industry positions in his home state at UnitedHealthcare and Oxford Health Plans. In this installment of Suite Talk, Business Journal Senior Enterprise Editor Phil Hall speaks with Gianquinto on his return to Connecticut and his new role at Anthem.

You’ve been on the job for three months. What have your first three months been like here in Connecticut? “I’m actually heading out tomorrow to drive to Connecticut — it’s taken a little while for the relocation to happen. I’ll be driving out tomorrow — I have a place in New Haven and I’m looking forward to finally getting on the ground with the team. “We have some good partnerships already in place in the state of Connecticut and I’m looking forward to advancing some of those, particularly in the area of value-based partnerships. We’ve got some good initial agreements with providers to start working together on outcomes improvement and how we can align incen-

tives together and drive better member experience. “I also firmly believe we have a better value proposition than our competitors. We have a realm of solutions that we call Anthem Whole Health Solutions that goes way beyond medical — it gets into pharmacy, dental, vision, life, disability, employee organization help, HR health. We can be the one-stop shop for our employer groups.” The state has generated controversy by deviating from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines in terms of the vaccine distribution. Are you coming to a state that’s in a good state of health? Or are there areas here where improvement could be helpful for the residents? “With the rollout of the vaccine, those decisions are up to the state and the public health officials and the governor. Our role in the state is to educate the members around what’s happening on the ground when it comes to either the pandemic or the vaccine rollout. “There’s a whole host of things we’re doing to provide support around the pandemic: We’ve got member education going on through social media, email campaigns and various methods that we’re using to inform members about the vaccine rollout as well as other public health information

around how to stay healthy. “Even before the pandemic, part of our portfolio was to communicate with members constantly about things they can do to continue to stay healthy. One of the first decisions I made was to donate $100,000 toward Foodshare, Connecticut Food Bank and some behavioral health organizations.” Prior to the pandemic, one of the major problems that I’ve heard from people regarding their health insurance was the cost of it. What is going to be your strategy to bring costs down? “The rising cost of health care is a dynamic, complex and comprehensive problem and we play a role in that. There are a number of things that we’re trying to do around the cost and we have seen some of those results this year — we’ve introduced some products that are about 15% lower on the small-group side and premiums. “For us, it’s a whole continuum of levers that we have to continuously push and pull on to make sure that we get to the right cost equation. We’ve got the ability at this point to start working much more together with a provider and end the days of the strictly fee-for-service payment. And once we do that, if we can come up with the right arrangements with the right partners in the state, we can start driving outcomes improvement.”

Lou Gianquinto, president of Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Connecticut. Contributed photo. Telehealth has been one of the more interesting developments of the past year. Is Anthem going to encourage telehealth in a post-pandemic period or are you going to encourage people to go back to the doctor’s office? “The pandemic broke down a lot of the barriers around telehealth. What we believe in the future is that telehealth and virtual care is going to be the answer to non emergency care. We have to wrap our arms around that, but we’ve got to make sure that it doesn’t lead to overutilization and we are doing things to make sure that that’s the case. But we certainly need to open that up as a point of access for our members.”

Homebuyer sues brokers for misrepresenting Cortlandt Manor property BY BILL HELTZEL bheltzel@westfairinc.com

illiam Cantlin III claims he insisted that any house he bought must be connected to a public sewer system. And that’s what he thought he got when he bought a house last year in Cortlandt Manor. He quickly discovered that the house was actually on a septic system and, worse, that the system had to be replaced. Cantlin sued Keller Williams Realty and broker Dennis Raffa, who represented him in the transaction, and River Edge Properties and broker Mary Gomes,

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who represented the seller, Feb. 24 in Westchester Supreme Court. Had he known about the septic system, Cantlin claims, he would not have bought the home. Neither Keller Williams Realty of Baldwin Place nor River Edge Properties of Ossining responded to emails requesting their sides of the story. Cantlin, of Rockaway Park, Queens, began shopping for a home in January 2020. A 1,106-square-foot house on Frederick Street in Cortlandt Manor seemed to fit the bill. It was built in 1954 and included three bedrooms and 1½ bathrooms. The homeowner disclosure statement WCBJ

indicated that the house was connected to a public sewer, according to the lawsuit, and that taxes included a sewage charge. Raffa knew that a public sewer connection was a prerequisite for any house he would consider buying and Gomes told him that the property was connected to a public sewer, Cantlin claims. Last May, Cantlin bought the house for $323,500, according to property records, from MAFA Real Estate of Cortlandt Manor. Cantlin quickly “became aware” that the property had a septic system that was not connected to a public sewer. Raffa paid $500 for an inspection and

the inspector determined that the septic system had to be replaced. Now Cantlin has to replace a “faulty septic system that should have been disclosed, inspected, repaired or replaced prior to purchase.” He accuses the brokers and their companies of failing to verify the accuracy of the property listing. He charges River Edge Properties and Gomes with negligent misrepresentation, and Keller Williams and Raffa with breach of fiduciary duty. He is demanding unspecified damages. White Plains attorney John W. Keegan Jr. represents Cantlin.

Micah Bennett’s Hudson Valley Concierge Service: From helping hand to award-winning business BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

ast November, Micah Bennett won the Innovator of the Year Award from the Think Dutchess Alliance for Business for his Poughkeepsie-based company Hudson Valley Concierge Service. But as Bennett recalled, the innovation for which he was honored had rather simple yet effective roots. “I started in 2011 and I saw there was a need for working with seniors and busy individuals in my community in Highland, New York,” he said. “At that time, I was just cutting the grass, taking out the garbage, walking the dog — I really didn’t know what to call these mundane tasks. “And then for a job,” he continued. “I was working at the Marriott Residence Inn as a front desk rep. I knew that once the client walks through those double doors, you have 30 seconds to make them smile and give them the best experience. I said to myself, ‘I think what I’m doing is called a concierge service’ — and that’s where we started.” Today, Hudson Valley Concierge Service has clients across Orange, Dutchess and

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Ulster counties. Bennett estimated that 60% of his clients are businesses and organizations and 40% are individuals, with services including personal and grocery shopping, house sitting, drug prescription deliveries, distribution of publications and flyers, and transportation to medical appointments, schools and airports. Bennett has a six-person team for his business, and he pointed out that he was the youngest person in the company. “I saw value of individuals that I could learn from,” he said. “I wanted to be around people who have a sponge mind and are willing to adjust, adapt and conform to the situation and know how to handle things presented in front of them. They don’t always need me — individuals like that are hard to come by.” But getting to that team was not easy — at one point, he had nine people and spent more time supervising his staff than handling other responsibilities. “I felt like I was babysitting at that point when I had nine,” he lamented. “And I said, ‘Why am I just hiring people?’ So, I took my time and after probably going through 40 or 50 interviews I found the people that are

on the team.” The Covid-19 pandemic has proven to be a challenge for Bennett’s business, and he estimated his peak of 300 clients has been “dialed down by 60%.” However, strong word of mouth has helped bring in new clients and many of those became clients after seeing Bennett’s team in action. “I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gotten a call from a senior housing complex where someone says, ‘Do you guys drive to the airport? Because I liked how you guys handled Ms. Johnson and opened the door for her.’” Over the years, Bennett has discontinued several services, including moving and house cleaning, because they did not fit into his business plan of getting work done within a 45- to 60-minute time frame. As a result of this focus, his company limits its delivery and personal transportation offerings to a 20-mile radius, although he is willing to go the extra mile if clients call in advance for longer distance trips. “If a client calls and says, ‘Micah, I’m in Albany and I need to get up to JFK,’ as long as they agreed to the price, I’m going to be right on time.”

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40 Under Forty goes virtual for 2021

Paul Amado, 34, business banking relationship manager at M&T Bank in Norwalk.

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Zahya Beall, 38, financial adviser with Edward Jones in Fairfield.

Kristina Lauren Capretti, 35, oncology clinical program director at Greenwich Hospital.

Peter Belbita, 37, CEO of Noble House Media Group in Darien.

Canio Carlucci, 32, principal of Carlucci Welding & Fabrication in Norwalk.

Gregory Bennici, 33, attorney with Robinson & Cole LLP in Stamford.

Kimberly Chamberlain, 39, district manager with Wells Fargo in Trumbull.

Valeria G. Bisceglia, 38, education and training programs adviser at the Connecticut Small Business Development Center in Bridgeport.

Sabrina Church, 27, director of business development and tourism, city of Norwalk.

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he 2021 Fairfield County 40 Under Forty event went virtual this year in honoring leading talent in the county’s business, nonprofit, government, education and medical communities. Presented by Westfair Communications, publisher of the Fairfield and Westchester County Business Journals, Wag magazine, the Westfaironline.com website and a host of digital newsletters, the event’s silver sponsor was the UConn School of Business. Bronze sponsors were Deloitte and Yale NewHaven Health and its Greenwich Hospital. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and restrictions on large gatherings, rather than a dinner and evening of honors attended by hundreds of well-wishers, this year’s event was presented online Feb. 25 and can be viewed at any time on Westfair’s YouTube channel at the following link: https://youtu.be/qD-CgIqYSWc. Honorees were asked to answer questions designed to reveal factors about themselves and their personality, business acumen, interests and sense of humor. The honorees were introduced in alphabetical order. In her closing remarks, Westfair’s Associate Publisher Anne Jordan noted that this was the 16th year for the event, which had been conceived by Westfair’s Barbara Hanlon. “Just think, 640 people have joined these lofty ranks of the 40 Under 40,” Jordan said. Partnering with Westfair for the event were the: Bridgeport Regional Business Council; Darien Chamber of Commerce; Fairfield Chamber of Commerce; Greater Danbury Chamber of Commerce; Greater Norwalk Chamber of Commerce; Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce; Greenwich Chamber of Commerce; Ridgefield Chamber of Commerce; Stamford Chamber of Commerce; Westport-Weston Chamber of Commerce; and Wilton Chamber of Commerce. Selection of the honorees was handled by judges Nelson Merchan, a business adviser with the Connecticut Small Business Development Center, and Nikki Wingate, associate professor of marketing at the University of Bridgeport.

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Razul Branch, 39, event manager and public art strategist at Magnacon 7 Enterprises in Bridgeport.

Lisa Marie Colonel, 33, director of development at The Palace Theatre in Stamford.

Delia Espinal, 34, community development manager for the Savings Bank of Danbury in Danbury.

Jeralyn Haber, 39, partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP in Stamford.

Allie Costanzo, 34, senior financial analyst with the John J. Brennan Construction Co. in Shelton.

Kristin Ferrarese, 33, executive chef and creative director at Fortuna’s Catering Co. in Bridgeport.

Mike Hanauer, 36, chief revenue officer at Skout Cybersecurity in Fairfield.

Jennifer DaSilva, 39, clinic director, Americares Free Clinic in Stamford.

Sean Flynn, 38, financial adviser at Essex Financial - The Southport Group in Southport.

Chelsea Kordiak, 32, executive director of the Stratford YMCA, a branch of the Central Connecticut Coast YMCA in Stratford.

John Dempsey, 32, photojournalist with News12 Connecticut in Stamford.

Maria Garcia, 39, attorney at MGOLaw LLC in Westport.

Patrik Kovac, 31, director of Clifton Larson Allen (CLA) in Shelton.

Patrick Dunleavey, 39, principal with CironeFriedberg LLP in Shelton.

Scott Gilbert, 39, lead designer for Black Bridge Motors LLC in Norwalk.

Inna Lazar, 34, doctor of optometry at Greenwich Eye Care in Greenwich. FCBJ

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Tina Mazzullo, 31, dual director of sales and marketing, Courtyard and Residence Inn Stamford Downtown in Stamford.

Kara Prunty, 33, acting director of health and human services for the city of Danbury.

Adam Swanson, 38, partner at McCarter & English LLP in Stamford.

Courtney McSherry, 35, director of digital marketing for Blue Buffalo in Wilton.

Vijay Rathna, 37, director of enterprise applications at Chateaux Software Development Inc. in Norwalk.

Tiffani Valentin, 37, assistant vice president, portfolio manager, First County Bank, Stamford.

Loni Richards, 36, CEO and president at Service After Service in Shelton.

Benedict Vetter, 30, director of membership, Greater Norwalk Chamber of Commerce in Norwalk.

Lindsey Shellman, 36, chief commercial officer, WIN, Web Integrated Network in Norwalk.

Marc Weber, 36, founder of OnTheMarc Catered Events in Stamford.

Travis Sluss, 36, founder and CEO of Macinspires in Greenwich.

Ari Yasgur, 40, principal of New England Investment Partners in Stamford.

Robert Moore, 35, director of community impact for Greenwich United Way in Greenwich.

Jasmin Morreale, 39, branch operations manager at Union Savings Bank and owner of Sal’z Pizza in Bethel and Newtown.

Taylor O’Brien, 27, public information officer for the city of Danbury.

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NY Fed shows household debt at $14.56 trillion; TD Bank sees economic strength BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com

n its latest report on U.S. household debt and credit, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found that there’s plenty of economic activity to keep banks busy lending and processing debt and credit card payments. “2020 ended with a substantial increase in new extensions of credit, driven by record highs of new mortgages and auto loan originations,” said Wilbert Van Der Klaauw, senior vice president at the New York Fed. “Notably, the overall median mortgage origination credit scores jumped up, reflecting a high share of refinances.” The report released on Feb. 17 by the Fed’s Center for Microeconomic

Data relied on figures from the Fed’s Consumer Credit Panel, which drew in part on material from the consumer credit firm Equifax. The report said that debt increased by $206 billion to $14.56 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2020, driven in part by a steep increase in mortgage originations. The total debt balance ended 2020 $414 billion higher than it was in 2019. Mortgage balances, representing the largest component of household debt, increased by $182 billion in the fourth quarter of 2020 to $10.04 trillion at the end of December. An analysis by Fed researchers noted that mortgage refinances tend to go to higher credit-score borrowers compared with purchase mortgages. This is because those who are refinancing already have a

mortgage that they’ve been repaying for some time and are building their credit history. The analysis stated, “Thus, this high volume of superprime mortgage originations suggests we are in the midst of another refinance boom.” While credit card balances increased by $12 billion over the quarter, they were $108 billion lower than they had been at the end of 2019, the largest year-overyear decline since these reports by the New York Fed began in 1999. The Fed said that the overall decline is consistent with continued weakness in consumer spending and revolving balance paydowns by card holders. Debts not related to housing increased by $37 billion during the fourth quarter of 2020 but still remained below where they had been at the end of 2019. FCBJ

Outstanding student loan debt stood at $1.56 trillion in the fourth quarter, a $9 billion increase from the third quarter. About 6.5% of aggregate student debt was more than 90 days delinquent or in default in the fourth quarter of 2020. As of late December, the share of outstanding debt that was in some stage of delinquency was 1.6 percentage points lower than the rate observed at the end of 2019 before the Covid-19 pandemic hit the U.S. About 121,000 consumers had a bankruptcy notation added to their credit reports, a decline from the previous quarter and a new 20-year low. The share of federal student loans and federally backed mortgages transitioning into delinquency both continued to fall, as a result of provisions 15

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Common Paycheck Protection Program myths debunked BY TYRÉ ROBINSON

hrough the first month of the 2021 version of the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), about half of the $284 billion allocated to the program this round have been secured by businesses impacted by the pandemic. That leaves a lot of money still on the table, with the federal program set to expire March 31. Many small-business owners are sitting on the sideline, having doubts about whether the program is right for them. They might not know if they qualify and they might have concerns about the process related to loan forgiveness. To help entice entrepreneurs to take the federal government’s offer to cover payroll expenses for three months, the Biden administration announced a plan to accept PPP loan applications only from businesses with 20 or fewer employees for two weeks, beginning Feb. 24. While the exclusive application period allows lenders to focus on the smallest of businesses, there still are a few myths about the program that continue to give small-business owners pause. Here are five myths about the PPP and some information that could help to clear up any misconceptions.

MYTH #1: The PPP is just for big businesses.

FACT: If you’re considering your first PPP loan and have fewer than 500 employees, you’re eligible for a PPP loan. In fact, even if you have no employees, the program may be available to you (see Myth #2). According to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), as of August 2020, 75% of businesses that have received PPP loans have nine or fewer employees. Furthermore, nine out of 10 loans have been for $150,000 or less.

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MYTH #2: I can only get the PPP if I have employees.

FACT: If you run a business, even as a sole proprietor or an independent contractor, you may be eligible to apply for a PPP loan. Meet with your business banker to discuss your options and eligibility. If your business has filed a 2019 or 2020 tax return (Form 1040 Schedule C for 2019 or 2020 for independent contractors), you can apply. Those without

employees will need to submit IRS Form 1040 Schedule C to report your net business income.

MYTH #3: My business probably won’t meet the credit and eligibility requirements.

FACT: If your business was in operation on Feb. 15, 2020, you have already met a key eligibility requirement. From there, you will need to provide documentation showing that you were in business and demonstrating payroll. Small-business owners may also worry that their credit status could keep them from getting a PPP loan. Although you will apply through a lender, there is no credit check requirement when applying for a PPP loan.

MYTH #4: If you have other SBA financial assistance, you can’t get a PPP loan.

FACT: Business owners can apply for the PPP and other SBA financial assistance (except for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant), such as the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and Section 7(a) loans. However, you can’t use your PPP funding and your EIDL loan for the same purpose (e.g. payroll). Note, I’m specifically talking about the EIDL loan, which must be repaid, not an EIDL advance. And, while each program has its own requirements, don’t let the idea of applying for one loan sway you from applying for the other. Now is the time to use all the resources available to you. Just make sure you follow the guidelines of each program and maintain your documentation on how you’re using each loan.

MYTH #5: The forgiveness process is complicated and won’t apply to my business.

FACT: The keys to loan forgiveness are understanding the requirements of the program and maintaining the appropriate documentation. First, full forgiveness of your PPP loan is not guaranteed. However, if you use the PPP loan proceeds as required by the PPP rules, your loan should be forgiven. If some or all your PPP loan cannot be forgiven, the terms of the loan are better than most at 1% APR for 60 months with payments deferred up to 10 months following the end of the » PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM

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in the federal government’s Covid-relief CARES Act designed to protect those facing foreclosure or loan collection during the pandemic. Balances on home equity lines of credit (HELOC) saw a $13 billion decline, the 16th consecutive decrease since the fourth quarter of 2016, bringing the outstanding balance to $349 billion. A separate survey by the New York Fed of consumer expectations found people believe it was easier to obtain credit in January 2021 than it was in January 2020. Expectations about future credit availability improved as well, with more respondents expecting it will be easier to obtain credit in the year ahead. The expectations survey found that slightly more people felt that interest rates on savings accounts will be higher in January of 2022 than they were in January 2021. There also was a perception that stock prices will be higher in January 2022 than in January 2021. A TD Economics report from TD Bank Group showed that personal income surged by 10% in January, on par with market expectations. The report largely attributed the strength to the increase in social benefits from federal economic stimulus checks and expanded unemployment insurance benefits from the Covid-relief act enacted at the end of 2020.

The TD Economics report said subtracting inflation and taxes, real disposable income rose by 11% on the month and 13.3% year over year. Personal spending rose by 2.4% in January, a hair below the 2.5% most observers had expected. Spending growth was led by goods, up 5.8%, with services up 0.7%. The increase in goods spending was broad-based with recreational goods and vehicles leading the way. In services, gains were led by food services and accommodation, with travel and tourism having been among the most battered areas during the pandemic. The TD Economics report found that rising income pushed the personal savings rate up to 20% last month, the level last seen in June 2020. The total amount of savings above the pre-pandemic level is now $2.5 trillion. TD Economics said that with solid growth in personal income and spending, concerns over inf lation have reached a fever pitch. Its report doesn’t point to inflation spiraling out of control but rather quotes Fed Chairman Jerome Powell as describing inflation as “soft” and reaffirming that it will not dissuade the Fed from continuing to support the economy. TD Economics concluded that the economic outlook is increasingly upbeat and that consumers are encouraged by the rollout of vaccines and their encouragement is reflected in their spending.

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chosen covered period. If you apply for forgiveness prior to the end of your deferment, the deferment ends when loan forgiveness is remitted by the SBA or, if the loan forgiveness is denied, when the decision is communicated. The SBA also recently released new guidance and forms to make forgiveness much simpler for loans under $150,000. Be sure to ask your banker about this or consult the SBA’s website prior to applying for forgiveness. The PPP may not be the answer for every business, but it is worth considering. Speak with your banker for additional information on SBA programs or consult your attorney, CPA or other adviser to help determine eligibility. This content is for informational purposes only. It is not designed or intended to provide financial, tax, legal, investment, accounting or other professional advice since such advice always requires consideration of individual circumstances. If professional advice is needed, the services of a professional advisor should be sought.

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| By Leonard Stekol CONTRIBUTING WRITER Creating a culture with staying power BY LEONARD STEKOL

n 1921, 14 business owners joined together to open a savings bank to serve their community in Ridgewood, New York. At that time, the residents and businesses of this Queens neighborhood had limited access to the financial services offered by New York City’s commercial banks. The savings bank’s founders envisioned a financial institution in which neighbors helped neighbors, creating more economic opportunities for the community. One hundred years later, Ridgewood Savings Bank continues to fulfill that very same mission, with the same enthusiasm they had when the Savings Bank of Ridgewood, as we were originally known, was founded. The unwavering focus on

our mission has proven to be successful and is one of the reasons that in January, Bankrate named Ridgewood Savings Bank as the 2021 Best Regional Bank in the nation. As we celebrate our 100th anniversary, we recognize the important role that our bank’s culture has played in our longevity. Many businesses strive to create a positive culture where employees live the organization’s values, but not all are successful. We hope that by sharing our experience, your organization can build and sustain a favorable culture over time as well. Here are several tips that we hope are helpful. Create a tradition. Ridgewood’s first five employees often worked side by side with the bank’s trust-

ees, who filled in as tellers or loan officers when needed. The trustees shared their vision of the bank with employees and led by example. They made it clear that Ridgewood’s priority was to serve the community. As the employees rose through the ranks, they carried those lessons with them. Consequently, they passed it on to new employees, in both word and deed. From “generation” to “generation” of employees, this cycle has continued uninterrupted. Our values are instilled in the 550-plus employees we have today. We list our “Value Proposition” in all of our offices as a constant reminder of our mission. These values emphasize customer service, stability, people development and community service.

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Invest in your employees. Ridgewood values every employee who internalizes our values through formal training and coaching by their managers and peers. Our employees, whether tellers or management trainees, learn that their job can be a stepping stone to greater responsibility. Many of the bank’s managers began their careers as tellers or trainees. That includes me. I started at Ridgewood in 1993 as a management trainee and was fortunate to have the opportunity to have risen through the ranks. There are many other management team members who have had similar journeys. We each live and reinforce the bank’s values every day, which creates a culture of loyalty and longevity. The average Ridgewood employee has been with the bank over 10 years. And our turnover rate is lower than that of our peers in the financial industry. Show real commitment to your mission. Ridgewood believes in “multiplying the good” by supporting local nonprofits in the community. We formalized the “Spirit of Ridgewood” program in 2004, to further empower employees to support local nonprofits. We strongly encourage employees to volunteer and propose various charities for the bank to support. In 2019, our last full year before the pandemic struck, 284 employees — more than half of our employees — spent 2,700 hours volunteering and donated $57,200 to charitable causes. The bank matched their donations and contributed an additional $669,000 in corporate giving. Do what you know you can do well. Ridgewood is a mutual savings bank with a mission to support our customers, communities and employees. These are in fact our stakeholders. As such, we strive to avoid unnecessary risk in order to preserve our institution long-term. We also strive simultaneously to provide a successful mixture of products and services that customers need and desire. We then actively seek to make them as convenient as possible to utilize by offering, for example, online banking together with our highly rated mobile app, voice banking with Alexa, and mobile wallets for smartphones and smartwatches. By emphasizing a customer-focused culture that: 1) remains true to our traditional values; 2) features digital banking tools and services customers’ desire in today’s marketplace; and 3) offers competitive rates on deposits and loans as well as free services and amenities, we make it easy for our employees to be proud of the bank they represent. They serve as wonderful ambassadors, introducing the next generation of Ridgewood employees to our culture of offering “Traditional Values with Modern Solutions.” Leonard Stekol is chairman, president, and CEO of Ridgewood Savings Bank. Stekol can be reached at lstekol@ridgewoodbank.com.

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Allied Property Group Inc. 116 Mason St., Second floor, Greenwich 06830 661-5800 • alliedpropertygp.com tom@alliedpropertygp.com Top local executive(s): Thomas Torelli Licensed agents and/or brokers: 3 Services: management services offered through Allied Property Management LLC Properties serviced: office, retail Angel Commercial LLC 2425 Post Road, Suite 303, Southport 06890 335-6600 • angelcommercial.com jangel@angelcommercial.com Top local executive(s): Jon Angel, Brett A. Sherman, Lester Fradkoff and Jacqueline Greenwood Licensed agents and/or brokers: 7 Services: acquisition, disposition, tenant representation, landlord representation and consulting Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial, land, multifamily

CBRE 201 Tresser Blvd., Suite 201, Stamford 06901 329-7900 • cbre.us/o/stamford/ robert.caruso@cbre.com Top local executive(s): Robert Caruso Licensed agents and/or brokers: 30 Services: asset services, capital markets, valuation and advisory services and project management Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial, land, multifamily

Colonial Realty 66 Fort Point St., Second floor, Norwalk 06855 367-4087 • colonialrealty.net info@colonialrealty.net Top local executive(s): David A. Flayhan, David S. Gorbach and Joel Hausman Licensed agents and/or brokers: 5 Services: office, industrial, retail and tenant representation and investment Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial, land

Choyce Peterson Inc. 383 Main Ave., Norwalk 06851 356-9600 • choycePeterson.com jhannigan@choycePeterson.com Top local executive(s): John P. Hannigan and Alan R. Peterson Licensed agents and/or brokers: 5 Services: tenant representation, investment sales and landlord representation Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial, land

Compass Real Estate 200 Greenwich Avenue, 3rd Floor, Greenwich 06830 343-0141 55 Greens Farms Road, Westport 06880 293-9715 compass.com konnor.miculcy@compass.com christopher.sax@compass.com Top local executive(s): NA Services: NA Properties serviced: NA

Austin McGuire REA 64 Wall St., Suite 401, Norwalk 06850 299-0101 • austinmcguire.com nmcguire@austinmcguire.com Top local executive(s): Nancy McGuire and Michael McGuire Licensed agents and/or brokers: 3 Services: commercial brokerage, tenant and buyer representation, repositioning and alternative use studies Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial, land, multifamily

Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT (Formerly Goodfellow Real Estate) 7 Old Sherman Turnpike, Suite 207, Danbury 06810 744-7025 • goodfellows.com todd.payne@cbcnrt.com Top local executive(s): Todd E. Payne and Joseph Wrinn Licensed agents and/or brokers: 10 Services: commercial sales, commercial leases and tenant representation Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial, land, multifamily

Avison Young MerrittView, 383 Main Ave., Sixth floor Norwalk 06851 614-1260 • avisonyoung.com sean.cahill@avisonyoung.com Top local executive(s): Sean Cahil Licensed agents and/or brokers: 8 Services: leasing and sales, appraisal, property management and consulting Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial, land, multifamily

Coldwell Banker Commercial Scalzo Group 2 Stony Hill Road, Bethel 06801 826-2464 • cbcworldwide.com mbrown@scalzogroup.com Top local executive(s): Tony DiCamillo Licensed agents and/or brokers: 21 Services: sales and marketing of commercial, industrial, land development sites and multifamily Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial, land, multifamily

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New England and Westchester Properties 860 N. Main Street Extension, Wallingford 06492 800-243-0380 bhhsNEproperties.com • bhhswestchester.com cadams@bhhsne.com Top local executive(s): Candace Adams Licensed agents and/or brokers: 1,800 Services: specializes in new homes and land services; also provides investment services Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial, land, multifamily

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Colliers International 1055 Washington Blvd., Eighth floor, Stamford 06901 324-0800 • colliers.com Jeffrey.Williams@colliers.com Top local executive(s): Jeffrey Williams Licensed agents and/or brokers: 2 Services: occupier, owner, investor services plus knowledge in specialized industries and product types such as law, technical facilities and health care Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial, land, multifamily

Cushman & Wakefield 107 Elm St., 4 Stamford Plaza, Eighth floor Stamford 06902 326-5830 • cushmanwakefield.com jim.fagan@cushwake.com Top local executive(s): Jim Fagan Licensed agents and/or brokers: 70 Services: agency leasing, tenant representation, valuation and advisory, global occupier services, capital markets, investment and asset management and asset services Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial, land, multifamily DVB Commercial Realty LLC 16 River St., Norwalk 06850 855-8050 • dvbrealty.com dvbre@optonline.net Top local executive(s): Robert J. Virgulak, John Zervos Licensed agents and/or brokers: 6 Services: commercial sales and leases, tenant representation, residential division Properties serviced: NA Empire State Realty Trust 300 First Stamford Place, Suite 210, Stamford 06902 353-5200 • empirestaterealtytrust.com jnewman@empirestaterealtytrust.com Top local executive(s): Jeffrey H. Newman Licensed agents and/or brokers: 100+ Services: accounting, construction, leasing and marketing, legal and property management Properties serviced: office, retail

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CUMMINGS & LOCKWOOD RECOGNIZED AS TIER 1 IN REAL ESTATE LAW Cummings & Lockwood’s Commercial Real Estate Group has been nationally recognized as Tier 1 in Real Estate Law by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®. We provide sophisticated legal counsel for clients’ varied real estate needs at the local, regional and national levels. Our attorneys have experience handling a range of real estate transactions, from real estate development, sales and acquisitions, joint ventures and portfolio transfers, to commercial and retail leasing, tax appeals, financing and litigation matters.

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HK Group 253 Riverside Ave., Westport 06880 454-8700 • hkgrp.com info@hkgrp.com Top local executive(s): Matthew F. Keefe Licensed agents and/or brokers: 8 Services: selling, leasing and investment sales Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial, land

National Resources 485 W. Putnam Ave., Greenwich 06830 661-0055 • nationalresources.com contact@nationalresources.com Top local executive(s): Joseph Cotter Licensed agents and/or brokers: NA Services: leasing, sales and property management Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial, multifamily

John D. Hastings Commercial Real Estate 245 Main St., Westport 06880 226-8325 • hastingsrealestate.com dthomas@johndhastings.com Top local executive(s): Dale Thomas and Peter Hastings Licensed agents and/or brokers: 6 Services: appraisal, consulting, leasing, property management and sales Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial, land, multifamily

Newmark Grubb Knight Frank 680 Washington Blvd., Eighth floor, Stamford 06901 531-3600 • ngkf.com jritman@ngkf.com Top local executive(s): James Ritman and Michael Cottle Licensed agents and/or brokers: 20 Services: tenant and landlord representation, property management,debt placement and global corporate services Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial, land, multifamily

Jones Lang LaSalle Americas 100 First Stamford Place, Suite 201, Stamford 06902 705-2220 • us.jll.com/en/locations/northeast paul.tortora@am.jll.com Top local executive(s): Paul Tortora Licensed agents and/or brokers: NA Services: consulting, leasing, project and development services Properties serviced: office, industrial, land Martin Caselli Real Estate 2874 Main St., Suite 2A, Stratford 06614 380-8762 • martinrealestate.org info@martinrealestate.org Top local executive(s): Raymond “Ray” Martin Licensed agents and/or brokers: 6 Services: property management, leasing, sales and consulting Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial, land, multifamily NAI Signature Group 3 Parklands Drive, Darien 06820 655-1414 • naisignaturegroup.com bgillon@signatureg.com Top local executive(s): Bob Gillon Licensed agents and/or brokers: NA Services: leasing, tenant representation, property management and financing Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial

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Pyramid Real Estate Group 20 Summer St., Suite 3-1, Stamford 06901 348-8566 • pyramidregroup.com info@pyramidregroup.com Top local executive(s): Michael Gray and Peter Gray Licensed agents and/or brokers: 22 Services: consulting, leasing, property management and sales Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial, land Rakow Commercial Realty Group Inc. 6 Landmark Square, Fourth floor, Stamford 06901 992-4632, ext. 13 • rakowgroup.com info@rakowgroup.com Top local executive(s): David Richman and Rick Rakow Licensed agents and/or brokers: 9 Services: representing tenants, buyers, landlords, sellers and investors Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial, land, multifamily

Saugatuck Commercial Real Estate LLC 9 Burr Road, Westport 06880 222-4190 • saugatuckcommercial.com info@saugatuckcommercial.com Top local executive(s): Penny P. Wickey and Daniel Neaton Licensed agents and/or brokers: 4 Services: representation for tenants, landlords, developers and investors; retail advisory services Properties serviced: office, retail, land, multifamily TRUE Commercial Real Estate 25 Sylvan Road South, Unit V, Westport 06880 744-7777 • truecre.com info@truecre.com Top local executive(s): Dominick Musilli and Adam Zeiberg Licensed agents and/or brokers: 6 Services: representation for retailers and property owners, real estate consulting, serves commercial development properties Properties serviced: retail, land Vidal Wettenstein LLC 719 Post Road East, Westport 06880 226-7101 • vidalwettenstein.com randy@vidalwettenstein.com Top local executive(s): Randy Vidal Licensed agents and/or brokers: 5 Services: office, industrial, retail, special use, sale, purchase, lease, sale-leaseback, sublease and general consultation Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial, land WFL Real Estate Services LLC 162 East Ave., Suite 1A, Norwalk 06851 604-1390 • wflrealestate.com bill@wflrealestate.com Top local executive(s): William Leopold Licensed agents and/or brokers: 4 Services: specializes in facility management by providing on-site personnel if needed Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial

Reckson (A division of SL Green Realty Corp.) 1 Landmark Square, Stamford 06901 363-2500 • reckson.slgreen.com Top local executive(s): John Barnes Licensed agents and/or brokers: 3 Services: leasing, property management, construction and architecture Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial, land

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Admiral Real Estate Services Corp. 62 Pondfield Road, Bronxville 10708 779-8200 • admiralrealestate.com jgordon@admiralrealestate.com Top local executive(s): Jonathan Gordon Licensed agents and/or brokers: 5 Services: tenant representation, agency leasing and investment sales Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial, land, multifamily Alan Zuckerman Real Estate 4 W. Red Oak Lane, Suite 105, White Plains 10604 755-4184 • zuckermanre.com alan@zuckermanre.com Top local executive(s): Alan Zuckerman Licensed agents and/or brokers: 1 Services: commercial real estate specialist Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial, land, multifamily Aries Deitch & Endelson Inc. 110 S. Central Ave., Hartsdale 10530 949-2800 • ade-re.com barryend@ade-re.com Top local executive(s): Charles “Barry” Endelson Licensed agents and/or brokers: 9 Services: appraisal, consulting, leasing, property management and sales Properties serviced: retail Austin Corporate Properties Inc. 31 Bonwit Road, Rye Brook 10573 690-0020 caustin@austincorpprop.com Top local executive(s): Carl Austin Licensed agents and/or brokers: 2 Services: corporate relocation consulting, property representation and sales Properties serviced: office, industrial, land, multifamily Choyce Peterson Inc. 800 Westchester Ave, Rye Brook 10573 422-5700 • choycePeterson.com jhannigan@choycePeterson.com Top local executive(s): John Hannigan and Alan R. Peterson Licensed agents and/or brokers: 5 Services: specializing in tenant representation Properties serviced: office, industrial, land

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Compass Real Estate 144 Larchmont Ave., Larchmont 10538 341-1561 1082 Wilmot Road, Scarsdale 10583 725-7737 2 Ashford Ave #1811, Dobbs Ferry 10522 27 S Greeley Ave, Chappaqua, NY 10514 238-0676 compass.com konnor.miculcy@compass.com christopher.sax@compass.com Top local executive(s): NA Services: NA Properties serviced: NA Cushman & Wakefield* 107 Elm St., 4 Stamford Plaza, Eighth floor Stamford, CT 06902 203-326-5830 • cushmanwakefield.com jim.fagan@cushwake.com Top local executive(s): Jim Fagan Licensed agents and/or brokers: 70 Services: agency leasing, tenant representation, valuation and advisory, global occupier services, capital markets, investment and asset management and asset services Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial, land, multifamily Diamond Properties 333 N. Bedford Road, Suite 145, Mount Kisco 10549 773-6249 • dpmgt.com info@diamondproperties.com Top local executive(s): Jim Diamond Licensed agents and/or brokers: 1 Services: property management, market repositioning and capital upgrades Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial, land GHP Office Realty 4 W. Red Oak Lane, Suite 200, White Plains 10604 642-9300 • ghpoffice.com andy@ghpoffice.com Top local executive(s): Andrew M. Greenspan and James J. Houlihan Licensed agents and/or brokers: 11 Services: construction management, leasing, property management and sales; firm also handles flex warehouse for properties serviced Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial, land, multifamily

Goldschmidt & Associates 1 Chase Road, Scarsdale 10583 723-1616 • ga-re.com eric@ga-re.com • pam@ga-re.com Top local executive(s): Eric Goldschmidt and Pam Bren Goldschmidt Licensed agents and/or brokers: 5 Services: retail, office and investment sales Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial, land, multifamily Greiner-Maltz Realty Advisors 800 Westchester Ave., Suite 638, Rye Brook 10573 821-5050 • greiner-maltz.com aschanzer@greiner-maltz.com Top local executive(s): Ayall Schanzer Licensed agents and/or brokers: 4 Services: properties serviced include medical leasing, subleasing and user and investment sales services and corporate relocation consulting Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial Harbour Commercial Real Estate Inc. 80 Business Park Drive Suite 102, Armonk 10504 273-1442 ken@Harbourcr.com Top local executive(s): Ken Harbour Licensed agents and/or brokers: 2 Services: quality boutique commercial firm with focus on leasing and user, developer and investment sales Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial, land, multifamily Heritage Realty Services LLC 67 Irving Place, New York 10003 212-674-2556 • heritagerealtyservices.com info@heritagerealtyservices.com Top local executive(s): George Constantin Licensed agents and/or brokers: 3 Services: acquisition and finance, design and construction management, property management, advisory services Properties serviced: office, retail

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COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE’S ECONOMIC RELEVANCE IS EVOLVING RAPIDLY

orced distancing imposed by Covid protocols have accelerated many emerging consumption and production trends that were already in motion prior to 2020, in the US and other economies. During the pandemic, trends that had been slowly gaining acceptance became a tsunami wave that has deeply impacted many aspects of our lives and most commercial real estate users. Extreme and sudden changes experienced in our daily habits, have sowed doubt among real estate users about the effectiveness and productivity of many forms of commercial real estate, in particular, office space and some retail formats. The inevitable questioning about the quantity, quality and very specific attributes of viable commercial real estate has gained force and will not go away. Owners, landlords, brokers and other commercial real estate stakeholders must confront these questions head-on. The pandemic has had a profound effect on corporate cultures and individual priorities. Companies have realized that business objectives can be accomplished in a more flexible operating environment if a culture of productivity and shared goals is preserved. Individuals have discovered the benefits and weaknesses of working from home as compared to a traditional work setting. Corporations and individuals are resetting their priorities with regards to location of work, length of commute and financial obligations vs. benefits that are attached to different decisions. The result of these important assessments and their impact on commercial real estate will begin to crystalize during 2021. There is already tangible evidence that Westchester is likely to benefit from companies and individuals re-evaluating their commitment to New York City’s urban core. Commercial real estate’s economic relevance and its unique role in aggregating, sheltering and encouraging commercial interactions will not evaporate, however it is evolving rapidly. Cloud-based and other technology have facilitated remote work and business transactions. Video conferencing and meetings, online purchases, direct delivery of goods and services, including traditional medical consultations are gaining in acceptance and effectiveness within ranges. Many traditional and defined tasks can be performed anywhere. Some highly creative functions even benefit from unstructured, free-flowing settings. However, unique and critical commercial transactions, across the economic spectrum, will continue to require face-to-face interactions, human collaboration, in person exchange of ideas and the appropriate real estate setting. Those divisions will continue to clarify in the coming decade. Commercial real estate owners increasingly face competition from non-real estate hubs where commercial transactions are now taking place. As such, owners, landlords and property managers have a challenge: their real estate must prove relevance, attract viable business concepts and resilient tenants. Owners have always sought these attributes in tenants. What has changed is that their real estate must compete harder to attract and retain the now-reduced real estate needs of successful tenants. In sum, an owner’s commercial real estate must be a competitive advantage to attract great tenants. Most importantly, landlords and tenants must, from now on, collaborate in more intensive partnerships to foster mutual success.

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FOR SALE | 1014 Route 311 | Patterson Listed by Tom LaPerch | $75,000

FOR LEASE | 4338 Katonah Avenue | Bronx Listed by Jared Stone | $3,500 Per Mo. MG + Util.

FOR LEASE | 13 Mill Street | Port Chester Listed by Bryan Lanza | $10,000 Per Month Gross

FOR LEASE | 17 Putnam Avenue | Port Chester Listed by Silvio Cangianni | $3,500 Per Mo. NNN

FOR LEASE | 75 Smith Avenue | Mount Kisco Listed by Abbye Suskin | $1,250 - $3,350 Per Month

FOR SALE | 160 & 164 Elm Avenue | Mount Vernon Listed by Jeffrey Landsman | $1,700,000

FOR SALE | 24 S. Fourth Avenue | Mount Vernon Listed by Daniel Hickey | $500,000

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FOR LEASE | 222 Lake Avenue | Yonkers Listed by Darren Lee | $25 - $35 PSF NNN

FOR LEASE | 30 Elm Place | Rye Listed by Mike Rackenberg | $50 PSF + 18% CAM

FOR LEASE | 20 Jones Street | New Rochelle Listed by Andy Grossman | Please call for pricing

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Houlihan Lawrence Commercial Group 800 Westchester Ave., Rye Brook 10573 220-4411 • houlihanlawrence.com tlaperch@hlcommercialgroup.com Top local executive(s): Thomas LaPerch, Steven Salomone and Garry Klein Licensed agents and/or brokers: 33 Services: office and industrial leasing, retail leasing, land acquisition and development, investment opportunities, municipal approvals and affiliate services Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial Houlihan-Parnes Properties 4 W. Red Oak Lane, Suite 200, White Plains 10604 694-4200 • hprealestate.com jjh@houlihanparnes.com jcoleman@HPRealEstate.com Top local executive(s): James J. Houlihan and James K. Coleman Licensed agents and/or brokers: 5 Services: property management, brokerage, co-op sales and private financing Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial Houlihan-Parnes Realtors 4 W. Red Oak Lane, White Plains 10604 694-6070 • houlihanparnes.com info@houlihanparnes.com Top local executive(s): James J. Houlihan Licensed agents and/or brokers: 17 Services: consulting, leasing, property management, finance and sales Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial, land, multifamily Howard Properties Ltd. 3 Barker Ave., Fourth floor, White Plains 10601 997-0300 • howprop.com howard@howprop.com Top local executive(s): Howard E. Greenberg Licensed agents and/or brokers: 1 Services: tenant and landlord representation, real estate strategy and consulting services Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial

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Laurence London & Co. LLC 333 Westchester Ave., White Plains 10604 922-2323 • londonllc.com laurence@londonllc.com Top local executive(s): Laurence London Licensed agents and/or brokers: 1 Services: tenant and landlord representation Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial, land Marcus & Millichap 50 Main St., Suite 925, White Plains 10606 220-9730 • marcusmillichap.com john.krueger@marcusmillichap.com Top local executive(s): John Krueger Licensed agents and/or brokers: 11 Services: real estate investment sales and research information and advisory services Properties serviced: retail McCarthy Associates 170 Hamilton Ave., White Plains 10601 948-8900 • mcoc.com john@mcoc.com Top local executive(s): John R. McCarthy Licensed agents and/or brokers: 5 Services: consulting, office leasing and sales Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial, land Newmark Grubb Knight Frank 800 Westchester Ave., Suite 706, Rye Brook 10573 881-1024 • ngkf.com gwalsh@ngkf.com Top local executive(s): Glenn Walsh Licensed agents and/or brokers: 8 Services: tenant and landlord representation, property disposition and investment services, global corporate services, debt placement and property valuation Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial, land, multifamily Perlmutter Properties Inc. 4 W. Red Oak Lane, Suite 105, White Plains 10604 686-8900 • perlmutterproperties.com info@perlmutterproperties.com Top local executive(s): David Perlmutter Licensed agents and/or brokers: 9 Services: offers services as a sub-agent for national real estate brokerage firms; handles subleases Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial, land, multifamily

Princeton Realty 75 Virginia Road, Second floor, White Plains 10603 747-5000 • princetonrealtygroup.com info@princetonrealtygroup.com Top local executive(s): Todd Albright Licensed agents and/or brokers: NA Services: headquarters relocation, tenant representation, warehousing, lease structuring, property management Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial, land Rakow Commercial Realty Group 10 New King St., Suite 212, White Plains 10604 215-7359 ext.13 • rakowgroup.com info@rakowgroup.com Top local executive(s): David Richman and Rick Rakow Licensed agents and/or brokers: 9 Services: representing tenants, buyers, landlords, sellers and investors Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial, land, multifamily Rand Commercial Services 222 Bloomingdale Road, Suite 114, White Plains 10605 946-8000 • randcommercial.com pauladler@randcommercial.com Top local executive(s): Paul Adler Licensed agents and/or brokers: 11 Services: expertise in commercial real estate development, land sales, condo conversion, investment and corporate relocation Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial, land, multifamily Reckson (A division of SL Green Realty Corp.) 1100 King St. Building 4, Rye Brook 10573 750-7200 • reckson.slgreen.com Top local executive(s): John Barnes Licensed agents and/or brokers: 3 Services: leasing, property management, construction and architecture Properties serviced: office, retail, land

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RM Friedland 440 Mamaroneck Ave., Suite 405, Harrison 10528 968-8500 • rmfriedland.com info@rmfriedland.com Top local executive(s): Sarah Jones-Matturo Licensed agents and/or brokers: 20 Services: owner/landlord representation, buyer/tenant representation and investor representation Properties serviced: office, industrial, land Robert Martin Company LLC 100 Clearbrook Road, Elmsford 10523 592-4800 • robertmartincompany.com info@rmcdev.com Top local executive(s): Timothy M. Jones Licensed agents and/or brokers: NA Services: acquiring, developing and managing investment properties Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial, land, multifamily Royal Properties Inc. 850 Bronx River Road, Suite 106, Bronxville 10708 237-3400 • royalpropertiesinc.com info@royalpropertiesinc.com Top local executive(s): Jeff Kintzer and David Landes Licensed agents and/or brokers: 8 Services: consulting, leasing, property management and sales Properties serviced: office, retail, land Senlac Ridge Partners 53 Maple Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960 973.898.1160 • senlacpartners.com info@senlacpartners.com Top local executive(s): Finn Wentworth, David Welsh, Giorgios Vlamis Licensed agents and/or brokers: NA Services: Senlac Ridge Partners is an entrepreneurial private equity firm targeting a broad range of investment opportunities spanning real estate and non-real estate assets and businesses. Silverman Realty Group Inc. 237 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains 10605 683-8000 • silvermanrealty.com info@silvermanrealty.com Top local executive(s): Leon Silverman Licensed agents and/or brokers: NA Services: property management and leasing services Properties serviced: office, retail, industrial * Company is not located in the area but serves the region.

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FEATURED CAPPELLI PROJECTS Centre at Huguenot | New Rochelle Centre at Huguenot is a two-tower development located at the corners of Centre Avenue and Huguenot Street. The first phase is a 28-story project featuring 285 dwelling units, 243 onsite parking spaces, and ground floor retail space. Amenities will feature an indoor pool, state-of-the-art fitness center and a golf simulator.

Scan QR Code below to view the full Cappelli Portfolio. 247 North Avenue | New Rochelle 247 North Avenue is a planned 28-story building adjacent to The Standard. Cappelli will demolish the existing building and create a 300unit high rise with blue glass curtain wall. The floor plates will shift in and out in five story sections to create a noticeable skyline feature. The building will feature 252 structured parking spaces, an indoor pool, yoga studio, game room, kitchen and resident lounge.

The Standard | 50 LeCount Place, New Rochelle The Standard features a 14-story tower containing 111 residential units at the site of the historic Standard Star building located at 50 LeCount Place. The building is approximately 87,000 square feet, including 4,000 square feet of ground floor retail space.

Church & Division | New Rochelle This two-phase mixed-use project will deliver a total of 742 residential units, 20,000 square feet of retail space and 675 structured parking spaces to Downtown New Rochelle. Phase I includes a 28-story high-rise with 352 apartments and 12,000 square feet of retail space.

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LRC Construction, LLC

Fuller Development Company, Inc. Cappelli is a full-service development and construction company led by a team of talented professionals whose combined breadth of experience includes all areas of real estate development and construction. Clear communication and proficient execution enable us to successfully acquire, finance, develop, build, market, and manage the most sophisticated projects.

Cappelli Organization | 7 Renaissance Square, 4th Floor, White Plains, NY 10601 | P: 914-769-6500 | www.CappelliOrg.com |

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The Ashforth Co. 707 Summer St., Fourth floor, Stamford 06901 359-8500 • ashforth.com info@ashforth.com Top local executive(s): H. Darrell Harvey, Andrew B. Ashforth Services: construction, property management and investments Year established: 1896 Berkshire Industrial Corp. 2 Parklawn Drive, Bethel 06801 743-7201 • berkshirecorporatepark.com info@berkshirecorporatepark.com Top local executive(s): Roy E. Steiner Services: full-design build, from land planning to construction management Year established: 1969 Building and Land Technology 1 Elmcroft Road, Suite 500, Stamford 06902 846-1900 • bltoffice.com info@bltoffice.com Top local executive(s): Carl R. Kuehner III, Ted Ferrarone Services: real estate development, investment, construction, management and ownership Year established: 1982 Collins Enterprises LLC 1455 E. Putnam Ave., Second floor Old Greenwich 06870 358-0004 • collins-llc.com info@collins-llc.com Top local executive(s): Arthur Collins and Dwight Collins Services: full-service real estate company, acquisitions, development, assets and property management, financing and consulting Year established: 1991 Empire State Realty Trust Metro Center, 1 Station Place, Stamford 06902 353-5200 • empirestaterealtytrust.com Top local executive(s): Anthony E. Malkin Services: leasing, marketing, construction, legal, accounting, asset and property management Year established: 1987

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National Resources 485 W. Putnam Ave., Greenwich 06830 661-0055 • nationalresources.com contact@nationalresources.com Top local executive(s): Joseph Cotter Services: development and management Year established: 1993 R.D. Scinto Inc. 1 Corporate Drive, Suite 100, Shelton 06484 929-6300 • scinto.com info@scinto.com Top local executive(s): Robert D. Scinto Services: site selection, acquisition, construction Year established: 1975 RMS Companies 1 Landmark Square, Stamford 06901 968-2313 • rms-companies.com patrick@RMS-Companies.com Top local executive(s): Randy Salvatore, Patrick Carino Services: real estate developer, UConn ResidencesStamford CT, City Crossing-New Haven CT, Stratus on Hudson-Yonkers NY; multi-family and hotels Year established: 1995 Spinnaker Real Estate Partners LLC 1 N. Water St., Suite 100, South Norwalk 06854 354-1547 • spinrep.com kimberly@spinrep.com Top local executive(s): Clayton Fowler, Kim Morque Services: acquisition, development and management, urban planning, engineering, design execution Year established: 1950 Stanley M. Seligson Properties 605 West Ave., Norwalk 06850 857-5600 • seligsonproperties.com Top local executive(s): Stanley M. Seligson, Michael G. Serrao Services: owner and manager of a portfolio in excess of one million square feet of residential, office, retail, medical and light industrial buildings Year established: 1979

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The Baker Companies 1 W. Red Oak Lane, White Plains 10604 461-9000 • thebakercompanies.com properties@thebakercompanies.com Top local executive(s): Mark Baker Services: acquisitions and development Year established: 1966 Cappelli Organization 7 Renaissance Square, Fourth floor White Plains 10601 769-6500 • icappelli.com Top local executive(s): Louis Cappelli, Bruce Berg Services: construction, development and asset management Year established: 1982 Covington Development LLC 322 Clock Tower Commons, Brewster 10509 845-279-9565 • covington-development.com info@covingtondevelopment.com Top local executive(s): Harold Lepler, Larry Nadel Services: full-development services Year established: 1980 Diamond Properties LLC 333 N. Bedford Road, Mount Kisco 10549 773-6249 • dpmgt.com info@diamondproperties.com Top local executive(s): Jim Diamond Services: site selection, acquisition,construction and management Year established: 1995 Ginsburg Development Companies, LLC 100 Summit Lake Drive, Suite 235, Valhalla 10595 747-3600 • gdcllc.com info@gdcllc.com Top local executive(s): Martin Ginsburg Services: construction, leasing, management and sales Year established: 1964 Lashins Development Corp. 80 Business Park Drive, Armonk 10504 273-5200 • lashinsrealtyservices.com Top local executive(s): Edward A. Lashins, Eric M. Lashins Services: development, construction, leasing and management Year established: 1944

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Mack-Cali Realty Corp.* 210 Hudson St., Suite 400, Jersey City, N.J. 07311 732-590-1010 • mack-cali.com info@mack-cali.com Top local executive(s): Michael J. DeMarco Services: owner, manager and developer of urban waterfront, transit-based office properties and luxury multifamily communities in the Northeast Year established: 1949 National Realty & Development Corp. 3 Manhattanville Road, Suite 202, Purchase 10577 694-4444 • nrdc.com nationalrealty@nrdc.com Top local executive(s): Robert C. Baker, John G. Orrico Services: NRDC portfolio comprised of 78 projects in 14 states, including large retail power centers, groceryanchored community shopping centers, residential communities and corporate/industrial business parks Year established: 1962 Robert Martin Company LLC 100 Clearbrook Road, Elmsford 10523 592-4800 • robertmartincompany.com info@rmcdev.com Top local executive(s): Timothy M. Jones, Greg A. Berger Services: development, acquisition and adaptive reuse Year established: 1957 RPW Group Inc. 800 Westchester Ave., Suite N601, Rye Brook 10573 285-1700 • rpwgroup.com info@rpwgroup.com Top local executive(s): Robert P. Weisz Services: ownership, management, general contracting, construction management Year established: 1979 Saber Real Estate Advisors LLC 80 Business Park Drive, Suite 104, Armonk 10504 250-0600 • saberfund.com berger@saberfund.com Top local executive(s): Martin G. Berger Services: acquisition, development, construction management, adaptive reuse, ownership and leasing Year established: NA

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Simone Development Cos. 1250 Waters Place, Bronx 10461 718-215-3000 • simdev.com Top local executive(s): Joseph Simone Services: commercial development and holding, residential development and sale Year established: 1960 Steven Wise Associates 46 Westchester Ave., Pound Ridge 10576 764-9433 steve@roe.co Top local executive(s): Steven Wise Services: real estate investment and development Year established: 2004 Westmont Land Ventures LLC 3 Barker Ave., Sixth floor, White Plains 10601 231-8080 marc@benchmarkpg.com Top local executive(s): Marc Samwick Services: acquisition, development and advisory services Year established: 2001 Westrock Development LLC 440 Mamaroneck Ave., Suite N-503, Harrison 10528 751-4000 • westrockdevelopment.com info@westrockdevelopment.com Top local executive(s): Jason Friedland Services: development and property rehabilitation Year established: 2001 William A. Kelly & Co. 87 Bedford Road, Katonah 10536 232-3191 • wakellyco.com wakelly@wakellyco.com Top local executive(s): Edward W. Kelly, Charity Kelly Services: construction management, general contracting, turnkey packages, design-build services, site work, excavation, construction Year established: 1933 * Company is not located in the area but serves the region.

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Good Things CONNECTICARE CENTERS RECEIVE INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION ConnectiCare, a leading Connecticut health plan based in Farmington, recently received three international awards for its ConnectiCare Center services at the 15th annual Stevie® Awards for Sales and Customer Service. More than 2,300 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry, across 51 nations, were considered in the competition. The ConnectiCare centers took home a gold award for Innovation in Customer Service, a silver award for Best Customer Satisfaction Survey, and a bronze award for Best Customer Engagement Initiative. This is the third year in a row that ConnectiCare received multiple Stevie® awards for customer service. ConnectiCare was recognized for the Covid-19 health and safety measures it implemented in each of its ConnectiCare centers and for its Peace of Mind and Comfort Call initiatives, which provide members with additional support during the pandemic. “We’re honored to be recognized for the efforts we made over the past year to support our members and are proud of our team for their dedication to excellence during this difficult time,” said Eric Galvin, president of ConnectiCare. A leading health plan in the state of Connecticut and part of EmblemHealth, ConnectiCare has a full range of products and services for businesses, municipalities, individuals and those who are Medicare-eligible.

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CHI CEO TO STEP DOWN After 30 years as CEO and Executive Director of Community Housing Innovations (CHI) Alexander Roberts will step down from those positions, but will remain on the CHI Board and work on strategic initiatives and advocacy to bring more resources to the agency. CHI is the largest provider of emergency housing on Long Island and one of the largest in Orange, Dutchess and Westchester counties. It also has provided more than $17 million in New York state down payment assistance and counseling to 750 first-time homebuyers in Westchester and on Long Island. Roberts started CHI in 1991 out of his house in Rye Brook and guided the nonprofit to its current position with 300 employees and a budget of $32 million. After a two-month search, CHI Board Chair Steve Gifford announced that the board has selected Ronald Rosado Abad of Peekskill to lead the agency, starting March 29. “Alec Roberts has been a giant in the field of suburban homelessness and

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affordable housing since founding the agency and his shoes will be difficult to fill,” said Gifford. “However, we are delighted to welcome Ron Abad, who brings a unique blend of experience and mission to the role.” Abad is currently serving as the senior vice president for Acacia Network Housing, one of New York City’s largest

providers of homeless services. Prior to that he served as the chief operating officer of Urban Pathways. He has also had extensive experience in government, serving as assistant commissioner of the New York City Department of Homeless Services from 2008-2015. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Howard University and a law degree from Boston College.

CONNECTICUT GOVERNOR HONORS AQUILINE DRONES’ CONTRIBUTIONS TO STATE ECONOMY Aquiline Drones was heralded as a shining example of Connecticut’s economic growth by Gov. Ned Lamont during his press conference Feb. 23 in Hartford. Aquiline Drones (AD) hosted the update on real estate, population and business at its penthouse headquarters located at 750 Main St. The drone enterprise, founded by Barry Alexander, recently opened the first drone manufacturing and assembly plant in Connecticut. Lamont began his remarks by saying, “If I was making anything today Barry, it would be drones.” He said “We’ve (Connecticut) done helicopters and planes and now we’re doing drones. The takeaway today is the state offers incentives as companies grow and hire. We make sure financing is available for companies that want to grow.” City of Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin also lauded AD for landing in Hartford while expressing concern about office vacancies in the city of Hartford and the need to attract “growing companies like Aquiline Drones and other startups to make Hartford a hub for innovation.” He believes “businesses in big cities like Boston or New York may assess their cost per square footage and find Hartford offers world-class

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Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, left, shares the podium with Barry Alexander, founder and chairman of Aquiline Drones, during a Feb. 23 press conference.

talent while saving an extraordinary amount of money on office space.” When asked why he chose downtown Hartford for Aquiline Drones, Alexander answered, “I have family here. I also started my aviation career in Connecticut – started flight training

to eventually become an airline pilot at Brainard Airport, next to downtown Hartford. I knew that opportunities abound. I wanted to capitalize on Connecticut’s rich aviation, aerospace and manufacturing ecosystem and build upon it.”

CARAMOOR’S NEW PRESIDENT AND CEO Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts in Katonah has announced the appointment of Edward J. Lewis III as president and CEO. Lewis, who will succeed interim CEO Nina Curley on May 1, has almost two decades of experience in performing arts leadership. He comes to Caramoor from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, where he currently serves as vice chancellor for advancement. “I am excited about the opportunity to bring together all of my experiences as a music student, professional musician, arts faculty member and arts administrator, as well as my passions for nature and history,” said Lewis. “I am thrilled to collaborate with a team of accomplished arts professionals and passionate advocates to build on Caramoor’s celebrated history.” He takes the helm as Caramoor continues to diversify its offerings through programming across the musical spectrum. Completed early last year, Caramoor’s highly successful Inspire capital campaign raised more than $40 million, quadrupling its endowment and enabling major investments in its estate. Previously, Lewis served at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is a professional violinist and a founding member of Baltimore’s Soulful Symphony and formerly a member of the Dallas Opera Orchestra and Dallas Chamber Orchestra, among other classical music groups

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PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL PLANS Intellectus Preparatory Charter School, a tuition-free public charter school whose purpose is to serve scholars in grades six through 12 residing in lower Westchester, particularly Yonkers and Mount Vernon, is planning to debut in 2022 with the goal of providing children with an equitable educational experience that will prepare them to compete academically, contribute socially and attain a pathway to college and career. “We learn not for school, but for life,’” said Kenyah Koonce-Miller, lead founder of the Intellectus Prep, and resident of Mount Vernon. “Our local area is in desperate need of visionary new public schools, such as Intellectus Prep, which connect the needs of the community to a high-quality educational offering. With our proposed charter school project, we hope to become a trusted partner for children and families in the com-

munity as soon as next year.” The only school of its kind to equally encourage students’ goals for enrollment in college, trade school or entrepreneurship following graduation, Intellectus Prep in Mount Vernon will empower scholars to choose a pathway that aligns with each child’s unique life passions. While Intellectus Preparatory Charter School is committed to welcome all scholars from across the New York region, admission preference will be granted to students who are based in Mount Vernon or Yonkers, those with learning or cognitive disabilities and all English-language learners. The enrollment of children in grades six and seven will be prioritized for Intellectus Prep’s initial school year, 2022-2023. For more information about Intellectus Preparatory Charter School, visit intellectusprep.org.

POPULAR STAMFORD ORGANIZATION CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY Boys & Girls Club of Stamford (BGCS) is hosting a virtual event titled International Women’s Day #ChooseToChallenge on March 8 at 7 p.m. For the event, BGCS sought exceptional women in leadership to demonstrate to their young girls how they can define their futures. BGCS CEO Rowena Track will moderate conversations with distinguished women leaders, including Indra Nooyi, former chairman and CEO of PepsiCo; Margaret Keane, CEO of Synchrony; Kathleen Silard, president and CEO of Stamford Health; Juanita James, president and CEO of Fairfield County Community Foundation. “I’m honored to moderate this extraor-

dinarily accomplished group of women,” said Track. “The powerful stories of their achievements, commitment to raising awareness about women’s equality and their efforts to accelerate gender parity will inspire others to join the theme of this year’s International Women’s Day. There is no cost for registration, but donations are encouraged to benefit more than 700 BGCS girls K-12. Register at http://bgcastamford.org/InternationalWomensDay21. Founded in 1927, the Boys & Girls Club of Stamford is a nonprofit organization that typically serves more than 550 Stamford youth daily and has a membership of 1,600 youth.

FEEDING WESTCHESTER INITIATES STRATEGIC BRAND EFFORTS

The marketing and communications department of Feeding Westchester in Elmsford has introduced two new developments, which include the appointment of Director of Marketing and Communications Jessie Meehan who will help lead the organization’s strategic brand efforts and will also be a member of the development leadership team; and the presentation of a new

mission statement and vision, which will be phased into Feeding Westchester’s future messaging and will be supported by an organizational rollout. The new mission is: We nourish our neighbors in the fight against hunger. The New Vision is: A community where all people have access to the food they need today and the fundamental resources to build a better tomorrow.

CORTLANDT MANOR RESIDENT NAMED TO NEW YORK BUSINESS’ NOTABLE BLACK LEADERS AND EXECUTIVES LIST Leslie Fields-Cruz, executive director of Black Public Media (BPM) and a resident of Cortlandt Manor, has been named to “Crain’s New York Business” 2021 Notable Black Leaders and Executives list. The list highlights Black businessmen and women working within the New York City metropolitan area who have impacted and helped the city in significant ways through their professional, civic and philanthropical work. As the head of BPM, a Harlem-based nonprofit dedicated to developing, funding and producing content by and about people throughout the African Diaspora, FieldsCruz has worked at the nexus of media and diversity for decades. “I’m honored to be included on this list with so many extraordinary professionals from different fields working to make permanent and positive change for Black communities and other people of color around the world,” Fields-Cruz said. A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and New York University, Fields-Cruz joined BPM — then known as the National Black Programming Con-

sortium — in 2001, overseeing the organization’s grantmaking to documentary programs slated for PBS. Her commitment to telling stories that show the fullness and complexity of Black life proved instrumental to the creation of BPM’s signature series “AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange.” Now entering its 13th season, the series, which brings documentary films about people from all corners of the modern African diaspora to U.S. audiences, remains the only public television series dedicated solely to showcasing the global Black experience. Fields-Cruz also served as co-executive producer for the Peabody Award-winning PBS documentary “180 Days: Inside an American High School.” She was named BPM’s third executive director in 2014. With her sights focused on lifting new voices in the media and filmmaking community, Fields-Cruz led BPM in the development of its 360 Incubator+ program, which has facilitated the mentoring and training of Black filmmakers, writers and other creatives since 2014. During the pandemic she established BPM’s Emergency

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Relief Fund, which disbursed $30,000 in immediate aid to BPM creatives who found themselves in desperate need. The fund has since become a permanent resource to assist BPM creatives facing emergencies brought on by health or natural disasters in the future. Under her leadership BPM has been named as a recipient of funding from Netflix to assist in the support of Black creatives.

BREAST CANCER SPECIALISTS JOIN HUDSON VALLEY HOSPITAL NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital in Cortlandt Manor has announced the addition of two NewYork-Presbyterian/ Columbia University Medical Center breast surgeons to its breast care team: Roshni Rao, M.D., and Stacy K. Ugras, M.D. Rao is the chief of the breast, melanoma and soft tissuesSurgery program at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center and the Vivian L. Milstein Associate Professor of Surgery. She is a skilled surgeon with expertise in the treatment of locally advanced and metastatic breast cancer. Her groundbreaking research has reported on the positive effects of exercise for patients with breast cancer preparing for surgery and the impact of ethnicity on the risk of triple-negative disease. Rao received her medical degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine and completed a general surgery residency at Baystate Medical Center/Tufts University School of Medicine, followed by a fellowship in breast surgical oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Ugras, assistant professor of surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia, is a fellowship-trained breast surgeon with ex-

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pertise in treating all aspects of benign and malignant breast disease. She received her medical degree from Weill Cornell Medicine and completed her residency in general surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. During her residency, she also completed a two-year research fellowship in surgical oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, followed by a clinical fellowship in breast surgical oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering. Patients in the Hudson Valley now have access to the full range of breast surgical

services offered by doctors from the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia. Founded in 1889, NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital serves residents throughout Westchester, Putnam and lower Dutchess counties. It is part of NewYork-Presbyterian’s health care system, which includes 10 hospital campuses across the Greater New York area. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is ranked No. 4 in the nation and No. 1 in New York by “U.S. News and World Report.”

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Good Things IONA WINS MOTHER CABRINI HEALTH FOUNDATION GRANT Iona College in New Rochelle was recently awarded a $500,000 Mother Cabrini Health Foundation grant for an innovative new training model that will help to improve and expand access to high-quality health services in New York’s most vulnerable communities. In developing the Iona Interprofessional Education (IPE) pilot program, Iona is preparing the next generation of nurses, educators, speech pathologists, mental health counselors, school psychologists, marriage and family therapists, social workers and occupational therapists – all of whom will have a direct impact on the individuals and communities they are trained to serve. “Covid-19 has only expedited the need for more collaborative and effective training of our health care professionals. The Iona Interprofessional Education pilot will be a catalyst for innovation, while also responding to a shortage of trained professionals with the skills needed to be effective in today’s workforce,” said Darrell P. Wheeler, Ph.D., Iona provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. “We are deeply grateful for the support off the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation. This critical funding will go a long way toward improving outcomes not only for our students, but for the individuals and communities they are trained to serve.” The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation is a private, nonprofit organization with the mission to improve the health and well-being of the most vulnerable New Yorkers. Msgr. Gregory Mustaciuolo, CEO of the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, said, “As we set our sights on 2021, we must address the health care disparities related to race and income that have only been heightened since the onset of the pandemic. We honor the legacy of Mother Cabrini by funding activities, programs and initiatives that help bridge gaps in health services, bolster the health outcomes of diverse communities and eliminate barriers to care.” With service, equity and entrepreneurship embedded throughout the curriculum, Iona has a proud legacy of preparing professionals with extensive training in innovative thinking, problem solving and empathy. Its new Bachelor of Science degree program in nursing includes a traditional four-year undergraduate program and an accelerated second-degree program that can be completed in 15 months.

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GDC, ARTSWESTCHESTER PARTNERING TO BRING MONUMENTAL SCULPTURE TO WHITE PLAINS One of Westchester’s most prominent business addresses – 50 Main Street – will soon be home to a monumental sculpture to be installed under the arches of the 15-story office tower owned and managed by Ginsburg Development Companies (GDC). Titled “Fragments of Something Bigger,” the sculpture will measure 17.7 feet in height and be made of polished stainless steel, which was selected for its ability to reflect light. The sculpture, which is currently being fabricated, will be set on a pedestal and surrounded by seating, all made from polished stainless steel. Installation is scheduled for this spring. The Bulgarian sculptor Georgi Minchev was selected through a competitive, international, open-call process managed by ArtsWestchester to create the sculpture. GDC and ArtsWestchester received submissions from 36 highly qualified sculptors. Three artists were designated as finalists and awarded an honorarium. In addition to Minchev, the other two finalists were David Provan of Cold Spring and Piero Manrique of Mamaroneck. “We are delighted to partner with ArtsWestchester in bringing exciting public artwork to our development in downtown White Plains. This remarkable sculpture is yet another example of our ongoing commitment to showcasing world-class artwork at our commercial and residential developments,” said GDC Principal Martin Ginsburg.

Rendering of monumental sculpture to be installed at 50 Main St. in White Plains.

“Our vision for White Plains is an exciting urban center where significant works of contemporary art punctuate the landscape and the built environment,” said ArtsWestchester CEO Janet Langsam while praising GDC for its commitment to the arts. Located at the gateway to downtown White Plains, 50 Main Street is a key component of GDC’s transformation of the former Westchester Financial Center into City Square, a new mixed-use center. In addition to the modernization of 50 Main Street, the project includes the transformation of the 1 Martine Ave. office building into 188 luxury rental apartments, new restaurant and retail space along Main Street and the creation of City Square

Park, a private open space on the roof deck of the parking garage that connects all buildings and features fountains, waterfalls, walking paths, a putting green and outdoor dining on a one-acre landscaped space. The focus on artwork will be carried throughout the entire project. Founded in 1964 by principal Martin Ginsburg, Ginsburg Development Companies is a premier residential developer in the northern suburbs of New York City. ArtsWestchester began in 1965 as a conversation among arts advocates and volunteers in a living room and has grown into New York state’s largest private, not-for-profit cultural-service organization.

21-DAY RACIAL EQUITY CHALLENGE United Way of Westchester and Putnam (UWWP) has teamed up with the YWCA White Plains and Central Westchester and YWCA Yonkers to launch the 21-Day Racial Equity and Social Justice Challenge for Westchester and the lower Hudson Valley. The challenge, which is part of a national movement to engage communities in anti-racist work, will begin Monday, March 1 and continues through Monday, March 29. There is no cost to participate in the self-guided challenge; community members may register in advance at WestchesterEquityChallenge.org or HudsonValleyEquityChallenge.org. “Eliminating racism has always been part of the YWCA’s mission: we’re not new to this but we are true to this. The 21-Day Challenge addresses personal, institutional and structural racism and will help individuals identify actions they could take to address racism,” said YWCA White Plains and Central Westchester’s CEO Maria Imperial. “Most importantly, the challenge is a way to fortify an anti-racism community here in Westchester County.” Participants receive a daily email/text directing them to 3 to 4 curated activities. Each day’s content focuses on a different topic and participants are encouraged to reflect on the information through a daily journal and discussion guide. “The challenge gives a voice to the voiceless and advocates for those at a disadvantage,” said YWCA Yonkers CEO Charlie Knight. At the end of the challenge, a virtual reflection event will be held from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. on March 29. Organizations and businesses interested in adding their name to the list of supporters helping to spread the word about the Racial Equity 21-Day Challenge should submit their form at WestchesterEquityChallenge.org/supporter.

UNITED WAY’S PREMIER EVENT Relying solely on income via sponsorship, digital journal ad sales and donations to raise funds, United Way of Westchester and Putnam’s annual Imagine Gala will take place virtually Thursday, March 25 from 6 to 7 p.m. Presented by PepsiCo, the event is free to attend. Every donation to the Imagine Gala will help United Way continue to provide critical services to families and children affected by the ongoing Covid-19 public health and economic crisis. The event will celebrate Entergy, Walter D. Hosp of Edgemont and Jeannette S. Warner of Scarsdale as its 2021 “Spirit of Caring” honorees. Entergy is being presented with the Corporate Citizenship Award for its support of schools and nonprofit health and human

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$9 million worth of essential goods, administered $1.7 million in grants to nonprofits in Westchester and Putnam, answered more than 114,000 calls for help through its 211 Helpline, and more than 725,000 families have benefitted from its Covid-19 Response and Recovery Efforts For more information, to become a

sponsor, donate or to register, visit UWWP.org/ 2021gala or contact Rebecca Snyder, director of special events and development at 914-9976700, ext.740, or rsnyder@uwwp.org. United Way of Westchester and Putnam is an anti-poverty organization dedicated to improving the lives of 45% of our neighbors who live in poverty or paycheck to paycheck

HOULIHAN LAWRENCE’S ANNUAL SALES AWARD WINNERS Houlihan Lawrence in Rye Brook has announced this year’s recipients of its annual Emerald Awards, an honor awarded only to the company’s top agents in recognition of exceptional sales results over the past calendar year. Individuals were recognized from across the firm’s offices in Westchester, Connecticut and the Hudson Valley. 2020 Emerald Award recipients by brokerage are as follows: Ardsley: James Mulvey Jr. Armonk: Amy Singer Bedford: Angela Kessel Brewster: Linda Finn Briarcliff: Susan Code Bronxville: Sheila Stoltz, Susan Kelty Law and Peter Segalla Chappaqua: Lauren Zaccaria Cold Spring: Melissa Carlton Croton-on-Hudson: Nancy Kennedy Darien: Janine Tienken Greenwich: Marie Young (BK) Bates, Julie Church, Lindsay Clauss Sheehy, Kristin De La Sierra, Gideon Fountain, Joanne Mancuso, Joy Metalios, Amanda Miller, Ellen Mosher and Barbara Wells LaGrange: Jennifer Amicucci, Nicole Boisvert, Lori Rheingold and Ryan Christophe Schwarz Larchmont: Pollena Forsman Millbrook: Andrew Gates New Rochelle: Rosetta Bulfamante Riverside: Linda Robinson Blackwell Rye: Christine Hazelton, Lisa Murphy and Joan O’Meara Scarsdale: Laura Miller Somers: Donna O’Connell White Plains: Biagio (Gino) Bello, David Calabrese, Tony Murphy and Heidi Oliver Yorktown - Jefferson Valley: John Kincart Houlihan Lawrence is a leading real estate brokerage serving New York City’s northern suburbs. Founded in Bronxville in 1888, the company is deeply committed to technological innovation. It has 30 offices and 1,300-plus agents serving Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Columbia, Ulster and Greene counties in New York and Fairfield, Litchfield counties in Connecticut.

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Dan Volz, MBA, vice president of Americas at Medtronic has just been named a Yale University Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) in NewHaven. In addition to his current role leading a commercial medical devices’ organization, Volz spent a decade in global portfolio strategy, including research and development and mergers and acquisitions. James Boyle, who leads the Office of Cooperative Research’s (OCR) Entrepreneur-in-Residence program, shared his perspective. “Engaging experts from enterprise firms who can better counsel faculty innovators and their recruited CEOs and help think about technology innovation and adoption at the enterprise level is becoming a larger part of Yale’s commercialization strategy. We see Dan Volz as a very important advisor for our medtech efforts moving forward.” At present, the Yale Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIRs) roster includes 62 industry professionals that specialize in various areas. Each has deep operational experience and has gone through the process of turning new technologies to new businesses. These experts act as an early “sounding board” for Yale innovators contemplating a new startup.

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Good Things ARTS GROUPS SEEK $1 MILLION RESCUE FUND Arts groups in Westchester and Rockland counties have asked state lawmakers to set aside $1 million in Covid-19 recovery funds for local artists and arts organizations devastated by the pandemic. “ReStart the Arts” in Westchester and Rockland Counties is an effort led by the Affiliate Committee of ArtsWestchester, a group of arts leaders who serve as ArtsWestchester board members. Any funds allocated by state lawmakers would be distributed by ArtsWestchester through a call for proposals focused on an organization’s needs to restart its in-person arts programs. The committee acknowledges that federal

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PPP and Shuttered Venue funding will help address payroll, leases and utility costs, but won’t revitalize the cultural sector programmatically. “The arts in Westchester preCovid produced a $172 million economic impact, in which 5,200 jobs were actualized,” according to ArtsWestchester CEO Janet Langsam, citing the 2017 “Arts & Economic Prosperity 5” report by Americans for the Arts. “Far from being a handout, the arts in Westchester return $25 million in taxes to state and local governments annually.” A 2020 survey completed by ArtsWestchester found that 87% of responding arts groups reported that they were not faring well through the pandemic.

SPEAKER AT HOLOCAUST & HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER The Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center in White Plains will host GenerationsForward speaker Debby Ziering on March 11 at 7 p.m. in a virtual program, which you can view from the safety and comfort of your home. The program is part of the center’s Memory Keepers series. Ziering is the daughter of two Holocaust survivors. Her father, Herman, was born in Kessel, Germany. Herman was a teenager when the Nazis invaded Germany. He survived the Riga Ghetto in Latvia and Kaiserwald Concentration Camp. Debby tells his story and how it impacted her life. The Ziering family story, as told by Debby, is also recounted in the Her-

man and Lea Ziering Archive Center at the Manhattan College Genocide and Multicultural Center in Riverdale. In addition to books and other resources, the archive includes artifacts from Herman’s work bringing Nazi war criminals to justice. Debby has a master’s degree in speech language pathology and co-teaches 8 th graders at SAR Academy in the Names Not Numbers© Program, an oral history film project, which enables students to interview Holocaust survivors about World War II and create a documentary. For more information and to receive the Zoom link, contact Millie Jasper at mjasper@hhrecny.org.

WATERSTONE SPONSORS VIRTUAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS Initiated last month, Waterstone on High Ridge in Stamford and Waterstone of Westchester in White Plains and will offer local seniors the opportunity to participate in free educational programs on a range of topics from healthy heart tips to healthy cooking lessons. Both Waterstones are planned senior living communities developed by owner and operator Epoch Senior Living and owner and developer National Development. Stamford Waterstone and will open this year and the White Plains facility in 2022. “What better way for Waterstone of Westchester and Waterstone of

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High Ridge to get to know local residents while also providing stimulating activities for seniors and others who are staying home during the pandemic. Our senior living communities are active, rewarding and engaging and we want to share this experience with everyone,’’ said Joanna Cormac Burt, Epoch chief operating officer. Waterstone of Westchester is Epoch’s first independent living community in New York state. It operates 12 senior living communities with four under development in the Northeast, including three in Fairfield County. FCBJ

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Leonard G. Townes has taken charge of the Westchester County Department of Social Services according to the Office of the County Executive. “Leonard’s experience has him ready to take this challenge head on and do it with the compassion it requires,” County Executive George Latimer said. Townes has served as deputy commissioner of the department — the county’s largest — since January 2018, when Latimer took office, and has worked for

Westchester County for 34 years, beginning his career as an eligibility examiner. A lifelong Westchester resident, he holds a Master of Public Administration degree from Pace University. “Our department’s mission each day will be to better the lives of the people we serve by providing the services that they rely on in an efficient manner,” Townes said. “I have worked at nearly every level of this department and understand how each level must interact with each other to accomplish this goal.”

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PROMOTION AT ULSTER SAVINGS BANK Gregg Jocelyn has been promoted to first vice president of IT services at Ulster Savings Bank’s Kingston headquarters. He has been with the bank since 1992. “Technology continues to be more important to our strategic future, which has increased Gregg’s responsibilities,” said Bill Calderara, bank president and CEO. “Under his leadership, not only has our technology improved but so has our security and controls, as measured by our outside audits and reviews.” Jocelyn of Port Ewen will continue to be responsible for the management of the bank’s information technology infrastruc-

ture, cybersecurity and technology initiatives throughout the organization. A graduate of Marist College with a Bachelor of Science degree, he holds a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) designation. He is also a member of the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) and continually advances his knowledge through CPE credits in the IT security field. Ulster Savings Bank is a mutual savings bank with assets of $1.041 billion, 14 branches and additional mortgage lending offices Orange, Dutchess and Westchester counties.

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NEW ENGLAND INVESTMENT PARTNERS EXPANDS TEAM New England Investment Partners (NEIP), a commercial real estate investment, management and development company based in Stamford, has welcomed Nate Pava to its team as acquisitions manager, focusing on the multifamily asset class. He will be responsible for overseeing multifamily acquisition deals throughout the United States. Pava comes to NEIP with

more than five years of experience in commercial real estate acquisitions and asset management. “Nate has a strong business acumen and understanding of the commercial real estate market with a focus in multifamily properties and portfolios” said Jon Marcus, principal at New England Investment Partners.

A graduate of Brandeis University with a degree in economics and business, Pava said, “I am extremely excited to be working with Jon Marcus, Ari Yasgur and the entire New England Investment Partners team. NEIP has a very impressive track record in commercial real estate and we are confident that we will replicate these successes in the multifamily sector….”

CLASSIC GREENWICH CLOTHIER SUPPORTS PARSONAGE COTTAGE Parsonage Cottage Senior Residence in Greenwich and classic American clothier J.McLaughlin are hosting a fund-raising event at the clothier’s Greenwich location March 5, 6 and 7. J.McLaughlin will donate 15% of all sales during this time period when Parsonage Cottage is mentioned during a sales transaction. Shoppers have the option of shopping in person at J.McLaughlin with safe Covid protocols in place or calling their orders into the store. Curbside pick-up,

home delivery and complimentary shipping are also available. “We are highly appreciative of the continued support J.McLaughlin,” said longtime Executive Director Penny Lore. J.McLaughlin Greenwich store manager Kristin Kidder said, “The culture of J.McLaughlin as a company is one of being good neighbors by giving back to the community. It’s at the core of our corporate mission. We are happy to be part of supporting such a trea-

sured community asset as Parsonage Cottage.” Parsonage Cottage Senior Residence provides a full spectrum of services and activities to enrich and enhance daily living and gives Greenwich residents the ability to age in the place they call home. J.McLaughlin is located at 55 E. Putnam Ave. in downtown Greenwich. Its store hours are: Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5 p.m.

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MOHAWK EXEC JOINS HVEDC Tom O›Connor, vice president of channel management for Mohawk Paper in Mohawk has joined the Advisory Board of Directors of the Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp. (HVEDC) in Poughkeepsie. “HVEDC looks forward to working with Tom and his team at Mohawk. They are a great example of a local business with ties to the region that is thriving and evolving with current challenges due to the pandemic. We applaud them and hope to bring their expertise to other businesses in the Hudson Valley,» said Mike Oates, president and CEO of HVEDC. O’Connor joined Mohawk in November 2009 in new business sales and emerging technologies. He was promoted in 2012, 2015 and in 2017, he was promoted to Mohawk vice president of sales operations. Prior to joining Mohawk, O’Connor worked with Lindenmeyr Munroe. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. As a fourth-generation family-owned business with 600 employees, Mohawk serves the creative needs of designers, brand-owners and printers in more than 60 countries. HVEDC is the leading economic development agency for the seven-county region of Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Rockland, Orange, Ulster and Sullivan counties.

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A $250,000 grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, a private, nonprofit organization with facilities in Westchester and New York City, to Tuesday’s Children, a nonprofit serving families impacted by terrorism, military conflict and mass violence, will increase its capacity to provide vital resilience-building programs to families and communities recovering from traumatic loss. Marking its 20th year of dedicated service since its founding in the wake

of Tuesday, Sept. 11th, 2001, Tuesday’s Children has provided long-term healing to more than 42,000 individuals. By supporting Tuesday’s Children through this grant, the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation is ensuring that families who have been heavily impacted by trauma and loss are connected to a nurturing community of support. Programming will be primarily New York-based and will also benefit families across the country through digital platforms. “With the growth of Tuesday’s Chil-

dren, and our expansion to serve Military Families of the Fallen, as well as the ongoing global pandemic, came a greater need for assistance,” said Terry Sears, executive director of Tuesday’s Children. “These grants demonstrate our continued commitment to support a wide range of organizations improving the health and well-being of New York’s most vulnerable,” said Alfred F. Kelly Jr., Visa CEO and chair of the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Board.

YONKERS ARTS LAUNCHES FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN FOR LATEST PARK REVITALIZATION Ray Wilcox and Yonkers Arts are launching a marketing blitz to create awareness behind the rollout of the ‘Art in the Park’ Initiative, a citywide fundraiser campaign to revitalize 10 parks and playgrounds in four years with beautiful art installations representing the communities they are located in. The purpose of the project; according to Adam Shultz, co-president of Yonkers Art is to collaboratively work with national and international artists of color to develop aesthetic solutions and create amazing art in these targeted community parks and playgrounds.

The Art in the Park Initiative addresses the challenges for those disconnected with the burgeoning art culture here in Yonkers in conjunction with lack of attention and maintenance of the local parks and playgrounds. “There’s a shared sentiment here in Yonkers among those in low-income communities of being disengaged with the arts, especially when the highest concentration of art galleries, murals and arts and culture institutions are located in downtown Yonkers,” said Wilcox, executive director of Yonkers Arts. “…For over a decade, Yonkers Arts

has been dedicated to promoting local art, artists and cultural organizations throughout the city of Yonkers. The Art in the Park Initiative will provide opportunities to bring the arts directly into some of the disregarded communities. Yonkers Arts believe in the important role that exposure to art plays in the communities and is constantly working to develop programs and opportunities that engage and inspire creatives of all ages. For more information on the Art in the Park Initative, visit artintheparkyonkers.org.

AIA ELEVATES CONNECTICUT ARCHITECT TO COLLEGE OF FELLOWS The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is elevating David Scott Parker from AIA Connecticut, to its College of Fellows, the AIA’s highest membership honor. The fellowship was developed to elevate architects who have achieved a standard of excellence in the profession and made a significant contribution to architecture and society on a national level. Architects who have been elevated to fellowship can be identified by the designation FAIA after their name. Parker and his experienced 20-member team share a passion for design and a desire to innovatively fuse traditional forms, vernacular styles and individual expression into every project. His residential and preservation work have received many honors, including the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Tony

Goldman Award; two New York Landmarks Conservancy Moses Preservation Awards; three Palladio Awards; two Institute of Classical Architecture & Art Stanford White Awards; and several AIA honors and citations in Connecticut, New York and New England. He is licensed in eight states and holds degrees from the University of Virginia as well as the Harvard Graduate School of Design. He contributes serves on the boards of numerous institutions and not-for-profit organizations, including Lyndhurst and the Merritt Parkway Conservancy, and he is a trustee of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Founded in 1857, The American Institute of Architects consistently works to create more valuable, healthy, secure and sustainable buildings, neighborhoods and communities. Through more than 200 state, local and inter-

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THE SUMMIT CLUB AT ARMONK NAMES GOLF DIRECTOR The new Summit Club at Armonk recently appointed PGA professional Colin Igoe of Larchmont as director of golf. Igoe, who most recently was director of golf and retail at Trump Golf Links Ferry Point in New York, has significant golf operations experience and proven leadership skills in training and motivating staff. “The Summit Club at Armonk is fortunate to have Colin as our director of golf,” said Jeffrey B. Mendell, managing partner. “He is talented, energetic, personable and enjoys a reputation as an exceptionally hands-on professional whose foremost concern is creating a relaxed and fun experience for all golfers. He is a perfect fit for our vision here at The Summit Club.” In addition to his time at Ferry Point, Igoe worked at the Bethpage Black Course and served as an assistant golf professional at New York’s Middle Bay Country Club. He earned an Associate of Arts degree in business and marketing at New York’s Nassau Community College and received training in golf management at the PGA of America facility in Port Saint Lucie, Florida.

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Facts & Figures U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURT White Plains & Poughkeepsie Local business cases, Feb. 24 – March 2 Spadafora & Son Inc., Middletown vs. Russell & Tara Dupper, Newburgh, 21-9009-CGM: Adversary proceeding in Dupper Chapter 7. Attorney: David B. Gilbert. BestLife Gifts LLC, Pine Bush, 21-35140-CGM: Ch. 7, assets $104,411, liabilities $264,055. Attorney: Richard Schisano. Platinum Touch Limousine Inc., Newburgh, 21-35141-CGM: Chapter 7, assets $0, liabilities $23,596. Attorney: Michelle L. Trier.

U.S. DISTRICT COURT White Plains Local business cases, Feb. 24 – March 2 Allison Leverick, Haddonfield, New Jersey, et al vs. Gateway Energy Services Corp., Montebello 21-cv-1642-CS: Class action, fraud. Attorney: Jonathan Shub. Ciara Salina vs. New York Life Insurance Co., White Plains, et al, 21-cv-1689-CS: Removal from Westchester Supreme Court, job discrimination. Attorney: Ashish Kapoor.

K.B. and parents, Travis County Texas, et al vs. International Business Machines, Armonk, et al, 21-cv-1737-NSR: Civil enforcement of employee benefits. Attorney: Jodi F. Bouer. Urethane Technology Company Inc., Newburgh vs. AMD Plastics, New Concord, Ohio, 21-cv-1745-PMH: Breach of contract. Attorney: Frederick C. Kelly. Lauren Cunningham, Sandy Springs, Georgia vs. USI Insurance Services, Valhalla, et al, 21-cv-1819: Class action, employee retirement. Attorney: Timothy L. Foster.

MECHANIC’S LIENS Conneally, Josephine, et al, as owner. $6,322 as claimed by F. Digiacomo and Sons Inc., Tuckahoe. Property: in Eastchester. Filed Feb. 17. Pleasantville Lofts LLC, as owner. $221,106 as claimed by Cornerstone Structures LLC, Elmsford. Property: in Mount Pleasant. Filed Feb. 17.

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PARTNERSHIPS Blaje, 17 Broadway, Ossining 10562, c/o Kayla Rotella-White and Dawan Rotella. Filed Aug. 25. C.T.W. Group, 617 Ridge St., Peekskill 10566, c/o Teyana Cowan and Deborah Walker. Filed Aug. 26.

SOLE PROPRIETORSHIPS 2020 High End Painters, 1 Beaufort Place, New Rochelle 10801, c/o Carlos Angulo. Filed Aug. 26.

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Aria Brand Consulting, 979 Main St., New Rochelle 10801, c/o Danielle Como. Filed Aug. 25. Endless Moments Photography, 509 Center Ave., Mamaroneck 10543, c/o Elissa Marie Telleria. Filed Aug. 26. G2G Home Improvement, 225 S. Sixth Ave., Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Murray Lee Oliver III. Filed Aug. 26.

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J A Brokerage, 20 E. Third St., Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Jacqueline Warner. Filed Aug. 26. Light and Power Electrical, 12 S. 15 Ave., Apt. 14, Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Clayton Clarke. Filed Aug. 24. Livfit Activewear, 14 Nosband Ave., Apt. 6J, White Plains 10605, c/o Olivia Janet Morgan. Filed Aug. 25. MH Percussion, 118 Bruce Ave., Mount Vernon 10552, c/o Matthew McCauley Hill. Filed Aug. 25. Michael D. Diffley, 940 Wynnewood Road, Pelham Manor 10803, c/o Michael B. Diffley. Filed Aug. 24. Number One Cleaning Place, 38 S. Bleeker St., Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Nelson Small. Filed Aug. 24. Paola G. Hidalgo, 39 Spruce St., Yonkers 10701, c/o Paola G. Hidalgo. Filed Aug. 26. Parra Casas, 117 Cooper Drive, Apt. 1B, New Rochelle 10801, c/o Roscio H. Parra. Filed Aug. 25. PMR GO!, 1133 Westchester Ave., White Plains 10601, c/o Joseph M. Seldin. Filed Aug. 26. RFL, 979 N. Broadway, White Plains 10603, c/o Andy Martinez. Filed Aug. 24. Silver Stone Collection, 34 Prospect St., Apt. B328, Yonkers 10701, c/o Travis Scott. Filed Aug. 24. Young Jedi Childcare, 351 Gramatan Ave., Mount Vernon 10552, c/o Jessica Maldonado. Filed Aug. 26.

PATENTS Beverage dispenser systems and methods. Patent no. 10,932,610 issued Maher Nachawati, et al. Assigned to PepsiCo, Purchase. Biometric authentication. Patent no. 10,936,706 issued to David Nowak, et al. Assigned to Mastercard International, Purchase. Cable management for enclosures. Patent no. 10,939,571 issued to Eric Eckberg, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Conformal doping for punchthrough stopper in fin field effect transistor devices. Patent no. 10,937,867 issued to Huiming Bu, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Data engagement for online content and social networks. Patent no. 10,938,881 issued to Heidi Lagares-Greenblatt, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Detection of user behavior deviation from defined user groups. Patent no. 10,938,845 issued to Matthew Elsner, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Diagnostic tests and methods for assessing safety, efficacy or outcome of allergen-specific immunotherapy (SIT). Patent no. 10,935,554 issued to George Yacopoulos, et al. Assigned to Regeneron, Tarrytown. Dispensing system and user interface. Patent no. 10,934,149 issued Stephen Lim, et al. Assigned to PepsiCo, Purchase. Leakage-free implantation-free ETSOI transistors. Patent no. 10,937,864 issued to Joel de Souza, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Methods for increasing lean body mass with resistance training and a GDF8 inhibitor that is an anti-GDF8 antibody. Patent no. 10,934,349 issued to Robert Pordy, et al. Assigned to Regeneron, Tarrytown. Nonhuman animals expressing humanized CD3 complex. Patent no. 10,932,455 issued to Kara Olson, et al. Assigned to Regeneron, Tarrytown. Processing command line templates for database queries. Patent no. 10,938,956 issued to Jordan Eliseo, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Revocable biometric-based keys for digital signing. Patent no. 10,938,572 issued to Matthew Hamann, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk. Sweetness enhancer. Patent no. 10,932,483 issued Thomas Lee, et al. Assigned to PepsiCo, Purchase.

HUDSON VALLEY JUDGMENTS Dast Realty Corp., Cragsmoor. $631 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 3.

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Duo Bistro Inc., Kingston. $656 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 3. Lis Bar LLC, Kingston. $22,316 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 3. Stonegate Bed and Breakfast Inc., Highland. $631 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 3. The Paving Company Inc., Stone Ridge. $508 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 3. Ver-Birr Corp., New Paltz. $592 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 3.

LIS PENDENS The following filings indicated a legal action has been initiated, the outcome of which may affect the title to the property listed. Facendo, Philip, et al. Filed by 1 Oak Richland LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 60 Scarsdale Road, Carmel 10512. Filed Feb. 9. Hartford, Zorro D., et al. Filed by CitiMortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $173,933 affecting property located at 38 Mayer Drive, Highland 12528. Filed Feb. 11. Klescht, Susan, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $176,700 affecting property located at 6 Kentview Drive, Carmel 10512. Filed Feb. 18. Lee, Maribeth, et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $75,025 affecting property located at 424 Mohonk Road, Marbletown 12440. Filed Feb. 3. Marigliano, Laurie, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $295,000 affecting property located at 495 E. Mountain Road North, Cold Spring 10516. Filed Feb. 4. O’Brien, Rita McSweeney, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $525,000 affecting property located at 296 Horsepound Road, Carmel 10512. Filed Feb. 4.

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MECHANIC’S LIENS Agrone, Arifi, et al, Brewster, as owner. $7,000 as claimed by Greivin Vargas, Poughkeepsie. Property: 69 Harvest Drive, Brewster 10509. Filed Feb. 18. Auringer, David, et al, as owner. $30,745 as claimed by Richers Electric Inc., Saugerties. Property: 83 Union Center Road, Ulster Park. Filed Feb. 4. Conover, Rita, as owner. $9,797 as claimed by Nugget Properties LLC, Saugerties. Property: 152 Esopus Creek Road, Saugerties 12477. Filed Feb. 19. Hotchandani Marrone and Rosenzweig LLC, as owner. $8,650 as claimed by Connecticut Laminates LLC, Brookfield, Connecticut. Property: 400 Westage Business Center Drive, Fishkill 12524. Filed Feb. 11. Morello, Fred, as owner. $810 as claimed by Daka Plumbing and Heating LLC, Wappingers Falls. Property: 2556 Route 55, Poughquag. Filed Feb. 8. Zachmann, Michael, et al, as owner. $58,195 as claimed by Samantha Bena Feery, Wingdale. Property: 6640 Route 55, Wingdale. Filed Feb. 9.

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Facts & Figures Kitchen Classy, 87 Carolyn Road East, Carmel 10512, c/o Luis Santana. Filed Feb. 8. Michael Nowakowski, 500 Bullet Hole Road, Mahopac 10541, c/o Michael Nowakowski. Filed Feb. 4. N and M Custom Gift Shop, 48 Aqueduct Road, Garrison 10524, c/o Marie A. Sanchez. Filed Feb. 19. New Hatch, 305 Lake Shore Drive, Putnam Valley 10579, c/o Jeff Croiter. Filed Feb. 12. Pyre and Ice Heating and Cooling, 3 Old Long Pond Road, Mahopac 10541, c/o Jaime Ramirez. Filed Feb. 3. RGP Publishing, 61 Colonel Enoch Drive, Carmel 10512, c/o Richard Gid Powers. Filed Feb. 3. Sam Lizzio Associates, 380 Boulevard, Kingston 12401, c/o Samie J. Lizzio. Filed Feb. 2. Stone Flower Wellness, 95 E. Mountain Road South, Cold Spring 10516, c/o Kathryn Selman. Filed Feb. 18. Weatherproof General Contracting, 18 Fox Trail, Mahopac 10541, c/o Derrick L. Walker. Filed Feb. 16. Writing My Heart Out Publications, 262 Oscawana Lake Road, Putnam Valley 10579, c/o Maria Delaney. Filed Feb. 17. Judgments Dast Realty Corp., Cragsmoor. $631 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 3. Duo Bistro Inc., Kingston. $656 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 3.

Ver-Birr Corp., New Paltz. $592 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 3.

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Lis Bar LLC, Kingston. $22,316 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 3.

Agrone, Arifi, et al, Brewster, as owner. $7,000 as claimed by Greivin Vargas, Poughkeepsie. Property: 69 Harvest Drive, Brewster 10509. Filed Feb. 18.

Stonegate Bed and Breakfast Inc., Highland. $631 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 3.

Auringer, David, et al, as owner. $30,745 as claimed by Richers Electric Inc., Saugerties. Property: 83 Union Center Road, Ulster Park. Filed Feb. 4.

The Paving Company Inc., Stone Ridge. $508 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 3.

Conover, Rita, as owner. $9,797 as claimed by Nugget Properties LLC, Saugerties. Property: 152 Esopus Creek Road, Saugerties 12477. Filed Feb. 19.

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Hotchandani Marrone and Rosenzweig LLC, as owner. $8,650 as claimed by Connecticut Laminates LLC, Brookfield, Connecticut. Property: 400 Westage Business Center Drive, Fishkill 12524. Filed Feb. 11. Morello, Fred, as owner. $810 as claimed by Daka Plumbing and Heating LLC, Wappingers Falls. Property: 2556 Route 55, Poughquag. Filed Feb. 8. Zachmann, Michael, et al, as owner. $58,195 as claimed by Samantha Bena Feery, Wingdale. Property: 6640 Route 55, Wingdale. Filed Feb. 9.

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RGP Publishing, 61 Colonel Enoch Drive, Carmel 10512, c/o Richard Gid Powers. Filed Feb. 3. Sam Lizzio Associates, 380 Boulevard, Kingston 12401, c/o Samie J. Lizzio. Filed Feb. 2. Stone Flower Wellness, 95 E. Mountain Road South, Cold Spring 10516, c/o Kathryn Selman. Filed Feb. 18. Weatherproof General Contracting, 18 Fox Trail, Mahopac 10541, c/o Derrick L. Walker. Filed Feb. 16. Writing My Heart Out Publications, 262 Oscawana Lake Road, Putnam Valley 10579, c/o Maria Delaney. Filed Feb. 17. Judgments Dast Realty Corp., Cragsmoor. $631 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 3. Duo Bistro Inc., Kingston. $656 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 3. Lis Bar LLC, Kingston. $22,316 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 3. Stonegate Bed and Breakfast Inc., Highland. $631 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 3. The Paving Company Inc., Stone Ridge. $508 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 3. Ver-Birr Corp., New Paltz. $592 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Feb. 3.

Klescht, Susan, et al. Filed by The Bank of New York Mellon. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $176,700 affecting property located at 6 Kentview Drive, Carmel 10512. Filed Feb. 18. Lee, Maribeth, et al. Filed by Green Tree Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $75,025 affecting property located at 424 Mohonk Road, Marbletown 12440. Filed Feb. 3. Marigliano, Laurie, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $295,000 affecting property located at 495 E. Mountain Road North, Cold Spring 10516. Filed Feb. 4. O’Brien, Rita McSweeney, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $525,000 affecting property located at 296 Horsepound Road, Carmel 10512. Filed Feb. 4.

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SOLE PROPRIETORSHIPS B and D Carpentry Services, 167 Lake Drive, Mahopac 10541, c/o Christopher Dietz. Filed Feb. 9. Brewster Service Station, 168 Main St., Brewster 10509, c/o Indira Diogun. Filed Feb. 9. Dahlquist Mechanical, 271 Tillson Lake Road, Wallkill 12589, c/o Thomas R. Dahlquist. Filed Feb. 2. Evo Land Development, 353 Main St., Apt. A, Nelsonville 10516, c/o Eric O. Vathke. Filed Feb. 5. GC Promo, 2802 Kings Way, Carmel 10512, c/o Gregory Gerard Cole Jr. Filed Feb. 10. Hamilton Mobile Auto Repair, 41 Echo Road, Carmel 10512, c/o Kevin J. Hamilton. Filed Feb. 18. Kitchen Classy, 87 Carolyn Road East, Carmel 10512, c/o Luis Santana. Filed Feb. 8. Michael Nowakowski, 500 Bullet Hole Road, Mahopac 10541, c/o Michael Nowakowski. Filed Feb. 4. N and M Custom Gift Shop, 48 Aqueduct Road, Garrison 10524, c/o Marie A. Sanchez. Filed Feb. 19. New Hatch, 305 Lake Shore Drive, Putnam Valley 10579, c/o Jeff Croiter. Filed Feb. 12. Pyre and Ice Heating and Cooling, 3 Old Long Pond Road, Mahopac 10541, c/o Jaime Ramirez. Filed Feb. 3. RGP Publishing, 61 Colonel Enoch Drive, Carmel 10512, c/o Richard Gid Powers. Filed Feb. 3. Sam Lizzio Associates, 380 Boulevard, Kingston 12401, c/o Samie J. Lizzio. Filed Feb. 2. Stone Flower Wellness, 95 E. Mountain Road South, Cold Spring 10516, c/o Kathryn Selman. Filed Feb. 18. Weatherproof General Contracting, 18 Fox Trail, Mahopac 10541, c/o Derrick L. Walker. Filed Feb. 16. Writing My Heart Out Publications, 262 Oscawana Lake Road, Putnam Valley 10579, c/o Maria Delaney. Filed Feb. 17.

Facts & Figures BUILDING PERMITS Commercial Briggs Elizabeth, et al, Greenwich, contractor for Elizabeth Briggs. Perform replacement alterations at 401 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $45,000. Filed January 2021. Grow with Us Daycare + PreSchool, Bridgeport, contractor for Paolo Bracaglia. Change of use to day care at 625 North Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $0.00. Filed Jan. 20. Haggerty Pools, Norwalk, contractor for Gary Stein. Construct in-ground swimming pool and required safety barrier at 13 Martin Dale, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $80,000. Filed January 2021. Henry and Gerety Inc., Fairfield, contractor for St. Vincents/Hartford Health Care. Install glass curtain wall system, concrete footings, roof patch, canopy and interior renovations to lobby at 2660 Main St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $400,000. Filed Jan. 20. Indian Field Plaza LLC, Greenwich, contractor for Indian Field Plaza LLC. Replace hair wash stations at 522 E. Putnam Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed January 2021. Lionetti, Michael, Stamford, contractor for Terence Goodwin. Construct in-ground swimming pool and required safety barrier at 28 Nearwater Lane, Riverside. Estimated cost: $125,000. Filed January 2021. Live Oak Contracting, Jacksonville, Florida, contractor for Canfield Partners. Build a foundation for a six-story building at 306 Canfield Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $1,000,000. Filed Jan. 15.

Live Oak Contracting, Jacksonville, Florida, contractor for Canfield Partners. Build six-story, mixed-use building with twothree- and one-dwelling units at 306 Canfield Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $19,303,800. Filed Jan. 11 Live Oak Contracting, Jacksonville, Florida, contractor for Canfield Partners. Build a five-story mixed-use building with 69 dwelling units at 215 Alfred St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $5,736,200. Filed Jan. 11 Nismark Construction, Milford, contractor for St. Vincent’s Medical Center. Perform interior renovations in a sterile processing department to accommodate new infrastructure and equipment at 2800 Main St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $2,737,915. Filed Jan. 12. Pereira, Antonio, Bridgeport contractor for self. Fit-up dance studio at 1415 North Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: N/A. Filed Jan. 28. Richards Corp., Terryville, contractor for Sikorsky Aircraft. Remove paint-spray booth and paint-mix room and patch and infill concrete floor at 1225 South Ave., Building 19, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $300,000. Filed Jan. 29. Richards Corp., Terryville, contractor for Sikorsky Aircraft. Improve egress of Building 19 by placing new concrete stairs at exit doors at 1225 South Ave. Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed Jan. 7. Rocker Concepts, Bridgeport contractor for B Becker Holding LLC. Add demising wall and accessible bathroom at 115 Brookfield Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed Jan. 15. Seaman Construction Inc., Rowayton, contractor for Magali Swanson. Perform replacement alterations at 134 Otter Rock Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $2,000. Filed January 2021.

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Swimm Pools Inc., Darien, contractor for George D’Angelo. Construct in-ground swimming pool and required safety barrier at 16 Center Road, Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed January 2021. Swimm Pools Inc., Darien, contractor for Nathaniel August. Construct in-ground swimming pool and required safety barrier at 180 Stanwich Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed January 2021. Transcend Wireless LLC, Mahwah, New Jersey, contractor for West Putnam Owner LLC. Replace and install new antennas and associated equipment at 411 W. Putnam Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed January 2021. Transcend Wireless, Mahwah, New Jersey, contractor for Olivet Congregational Church. Install one battery cabinet, one antenna per sector and one hybrid cable per sector at 2102 Main St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed Jan. 15. Transcend Wireless, Mahwah, New Jersey, contractor for University of Bridgeport. Upgrade and replace of equipment at existing telecommunication facility at 126 Park Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Jan. 15. Yanza Home Improvement LLC, North Branford, contractor for The Watermark. Perform alterations to unit at 3030 Park Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $42,000. Filed Jan. 11.

Residential 103 Mason Street LLC, Greenwich, contractor for 103 Mason Street LLC. Renovate two rest rooms and office room at 103 Mason St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed January 2021. AAA Bongiorno Carting, Stamford, contractor for Kotch Heath. Perform replacement alterations at 10 South Crossway, Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $25,600. Filed January 2021.

Arone, Michael and Natalie Arone, Greenwich, contractor for Michael Arone. Perform replacement alterations at 903 King St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $7,000. Filed January 2021.

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Hawthorne Development III LLC, Greenwich, contractor for Hawthorne Development III LLC. Construct new single-family dwelling at 54 Round Hill Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $2,000,000. Filed January 2021.

M&M Construction LLC, Wilton, contractor for Sharman & Hedaya Hadayati. Renovate kitchen, construct new walls for mudroom and relocation of powder room at 32 Griffith Road, Riverside. Estimated cost: $145,000. Filed January 2021.

Home Energy Repair LLC, Greenwich, contractor for Cho Hyun. Install a portico above the front door at 21 Westend Ave., Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $36,000. Filed January 2021.

M&M Construction LLC, Wilton, contractor for Nina Venkatesh. Renovate bathroom and construct walls for new laundry at 39 Crawford Terrace, Riverside. Estimated cost: $27,500. Filed January 2021.

Home Energy Repair LLC, Greenwich, contractor for Zhanna Rozenbaum. Remove existing roof and re-roof 70 Dandy Drive, Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $47,000. Filed January 2021.

Mao, Xuejun and Song J. Mao, Cos Cob, contractor for Xuejun Mao. Add second floor over the first floor at 16 Azalez Terrace, Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed January 2021.

JAG Building & Remodeling LLC, Fairfield, contractor for Luis Revilla-Munoz. Add walkin closet and office space at 10 Rainbow Drive, Riverside. Estimated cost: $88,000. Filed January 2021.

Marchini, Jonathan, Riverside, contractor for Jonathan Marchini. Renovate full baths and add new full bath at 22 Linwood Ave., Riverside. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed January 2021.

Jean, Yves, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Finish basement at 31 Astoria Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $5,000. Filed Jan. 25.

Martin, Jennifer, Bridgeport contractor for self. Replace windows at 721 Garfield, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $8,764. Filed Jan. 5.

Duffy Construction Inc., Stamford, contractor for Harborside Owner Corp. Renovate bathrooms, laundry room, bar, upgrade kitchen and install new windows at 680 Steamboat Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed January 2021.

Jimmy’s Home Improvements LLC, Cos Cob, contractor for Ideal Associates LLC. Remove sheetrock and vinyl floor and install engineered-wood floor at 60 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $18,000. Filed January 2021.

Melo Development LLC, Bridgeport, contractor for Melo K Holding D LLC. Remodel kitchen, bathroom, add new bathroom, construct alterations to third floor; replace interior doors, windows, sheetrock and insulation at 32 Dora Circle, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $28,000. Filed Jan. 20.

Earthlight Technologies LLC, Ellington, contractor for Carolyn H. Anderson. Install roof-mounted solar panels at 138 Clapboard Ridge Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $42,624. Filed January 2021.

JT Burke & Son, West Hartford, contractor for Pamela Holcomb. Perform roofing and siding at 1096 Sylvan Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $9,960. Filed Jan. 12.

Baker, Henry C., Greenwich, contractor for Henry C. Baker. Convert single-car garage to master bedroom suite at 47 Nicholas Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $79,000. Filed January 2021. Campbell, Scott C., Riverside, contractor for Scott C. Campbell. Perform replacement alterations at 23 Mary Lane, Riverside. Estimated cost: $1,000. Filed January 2021. DeRosa Builders, Cos Cob, contractor for Nelly Traisman. Perform replacement alterations at 1 Indian Chase Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed January 2021. Dostmann, Felix, Greenwich, contractor for Felix Dostmann. Update kitchen and bath and remove wall at 992 North St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed January 2021.

Finlay, Nancy E. and Michael Finlay, Greenwich, contractor for Nancy E. Finlay. Repair joist at 111 Halstead Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $1,380. Filed January 2021. Gonzalez, Ricardo, Riverside, contractor for Ricardo Gonzalez. Provide new hall bath, remodel rooms, replace windows and doors at 43 Druid Lane, Riverside. Estimated cost: $295,000. Filed January 2021.

Millennials Roofing, Bridgeport, contractor for Jose Perez. Replace roof covering at 37 Trowel St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $7,211. Filed Jan. 6.

JT Burke & Sons Inc., West Hartford, contractor for Arnold Dixon. Perform a siding replacement at 182 Glenbrook Road, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $14,000. Filed Jan. 12.

Millennials Roofing, Bridgeport, contractor for Sherwin Navarro. Replace roof covering at 495 Hawley Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $8,502. Filed Jan. 6.

Langner Renovations Alterations, Wilton, contractor for Edward T. Krumeich. Construct new deck at 16 Perryridge Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed January 2021.

Minasul Construction, Trumbull, contractor for Pro Tech Home LLC. Build a new single-family dwelling at 29 Infield St, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $145,000. Filed Jan. 12.

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Facts & Figures National Preservation & Maintenance LLC, Southbury, contractor for Federal Home Loan Mortgage. Perform kitchen and bathroom alterations at 832 Brewster St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $11,000. Filed Jan. 25. New Ridge Builders, Darien, contractor for Ann Lynn Markley. Perform replacement alterations at 2 Old Church Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $24,250. Filed January 2021. Olympic Construction LLC, Stamford, contractor for Vincent Gierer. Renovate bathrooms and install new plumbing at 10 Edgewood Drive, Unit 5A, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $55,000. Filed January 2021. RJYZ Bridgeport LLC, Bridgeport contractor for self. Construct one-story mercantile building at 1705 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $852,755. Filed Jan. 6. SB Builders LLC, Bridgeport, contractor for self. Build a new one-family dwelling at 15 Emra St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed Jan. 15. SLS Construction, Greenwich, contractor for 14 Cos Cob LLC. Remodel kitchen, bathrooms and construct new siding, new windows and new roof at 89 View St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $165,000. Filed Janiary 2021. Stonecrest Builders, Ridgefield, contractor for Helen D. Yeager. Construct a single-family home at 16 John St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $600,000. Filed January 2021. Tesla Energy, Rocky Hill, contractor for Alex Gitelman. Install roof-mounted solar panels at 45 Harding Road, Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $11,505. Filed January 2021. Tschantz Kelly Jeanne Trust, Greenwich, contractor for Tschantz Kelly Jeanne Trust. Renovate kitchen and perform cosmetic improvements at 77 Rockwood Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $200,000. Filed January 2021.

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Valiant Construction, Stamford, contractor for Matt and Catherine Watson. Expand and rebuild, deck and pergola at 7 Cottontail Road, Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $120,000. Filed January 2021. Vas Construction Group LLC, Wilton, contractor for Fred and Monique Christensen. Renovate existing floor and add second floor at 62 Winthrop Drive, Riverside. Estimated cost: $482,524. Filed January 2021.

COURT CASES Bridgeport Superior Court Conquest, Tatyiana, et al, Bridgeport. Filed by La’tia Commodore, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Bruce J. Corrigan Jr. Law Office, Westport. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBTCV-21-6103166-S. Filed Jan. 14.

Northeast Medical Group Inc., et al, Stratford. Filed by Diana Lemus, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Skiber Michael E. Law Office, Norwalk. Action: The plaintiff was contracted by the defendant to clean its facilities. The plaintiff was injured by a hypodermic needle that had punctured through a trash bag. The injuries suffered by the plaintiff were allegedly caused by the negligence of the defendant to exercise reasonable care. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-216103046-S. Filed Jan. 11.

Schultes, Adrian, et al, West Harrison, New York. Filed by Marc Cottini, New Fairfield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Patrick J. Filan Law Offices Of LLC, Fairfield. Action: The plaintiff was invited on the premises maintained and controlled by the defendant to perform repairs and improvements. While performing improvements, the plaintiff was caused to slip and fall on an accumulation of ice and snow. As a result, the plaintiff suffered injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBDCV-21-6038291-S. Filed Jan. 19.

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Halliday, Suzanne Marie, et al, Danbury. Filed by Frank Anthony Torres, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ventura Law, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBDCV-21-6038164-S. Filed Jan. 11.

Calapa, Nicholas M., Stamford. Filed by Capital One Bank NA, Richmond, Virginia. Plaintiff’s attorney: London & London, Newington. Action: The plaintiff is a banking association, which issued a credit account to the defendant who agreed to make payments for goods and services. The defendant failed to make payments. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-216049949-S. Filed Jan. 7.

Jacinthe, John M., Bridgeport. Filed by Juana Melendez, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Tortora Law Firm LLC, Fairfield. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBTCV-21-6103167-S. Filed Jan. 14.

Micol, Stacie Ann, et al, Naugatuck Filed by Angelica Cedeno, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ventura Law, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBDCV-21-6038290-S. Filed Jan. 19.

James, Jevaun, et al, Bridgeport. Filed by Jose Aleman, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Bradley Denkovich & Karayiannis PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-21-6103039-S. Filed Jan. 8.

New England Interiors LLC, Brookfield. Filed by Leonard Joudy, Brookfield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Jowdy & Jowdy PC, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff and defendant entered into an agreement wherein the defendant would provide labor and materials to remodel the plaintiff’s residence. The parties agreed on the cost, however the plaintiff noticed significant errors and deficiencies, which the defendant refused to correct. The defendant breached the contract and failed to complete the project. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBDCV-21-6038042-S. Filed Dec. 23.

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Deering Construction Inc., Norwalk. Filed by Charles Chinzi, Norwalk. Plaintiff’s attorney: Eddy & Associates PLLC, Westport. Action: The plaintiff, while walking on his property, was caused to trip on clumps of dirt and grass that were left by the defendant. The plaintiff sustained injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-21-6050141-S. Filed Jan. 25. Jain, Kevin, et al, Southport. Filed by Yvonne Marisa Defrancesco, Westport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Joseph George Colbert, Westport. Action: The plaintiff rented a premise owned by the defendant. The defendant doubled the rent for the second year and threatened to evict the plaintiff and start an eviction lawsuit. The defendant breached the lease contract and plaintiff suffered monetary damages. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FSTCV-21-6049399-S. Filed Nov. 27.

Parks, Hunter, et al, Norwalk. Filed by Marques Richardson, Norwalk. Plaintiff’s attorney: Michael Luke Riley, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FSTCV-21-6049966-S. Filed Jan. 8.

Smith, Kimberly and Mark Smith, Southport. Seller: Sound Vision Homes LLC, Fairfield. Property: 21 Middlebrook Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $606,000. Filed Jan. 21.

Surguladze, Saba, et al, Stamford. Filed by Miguel Machado-Echavarria, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Wofsey Rosen Kweskin & Kuriansky LLP, Stamford. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FSTCV-21-6049840-S. Filed Dec. 30.

Turzer, Rachel, Fairfield. Seller: Beachside Estates LLC, Fairfield. Property: 23 Beaumont St., Fairfield. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 19.

DEEDS Commercial 16 Belle Manor LLC, Greenwich. Seller: Gregory Carl Masone, Greenwich. Property: 150 Prospect St., Unit 16, Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed Jan. 12. 190SWD LLC, Bridgeport. Seller: Andrew D. Nicsaji, Southport. Property: 190 Southport Woods Drive, Southport. Amount: $345,000. Filed Jan. 22. Gingold, Jessica, Eastchester, New York. Seller: 59 Stanwich LLC, Greenwich. Property: 59 Stanwich Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1,260,000. Filed Jan. 11. Marshalko, Lisa, Bridgeport. Seller: 115 Davis Road LLC, Stamford. Property: 115 Davis Road, Fairfield. Amount: $694,000. Filed Jan. 19. Salguero Ramos, Evelyn M., Norwalk. Seller: H and P LLC, Norwalk. Property: 27 Marlin Drive, Norwalk. Amount: $410,000. Filed Jan. 14.

SRK Capital Partners LLC, Stamford. Seller: Steven Shepard, Riverside. Property: 77 Havemeyer Lane, Unit 53, Stamford. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 14.

Van Der Vord, Andrew and Nicola Van Der Vord, Harrison, New York. Seller: RS 125 Field Point Road LLC, Miami Beach, Florida. Property: 125 Field Point Road, Unit A6, Greenwich. Amount: $3,500,000. Filed Jan. 11.

Residential Ahmed, Hassan, Stamford. Seller: Mustaque Nabi, Stamford. Property: 33 Finney Lane, Stamford. Amount: $535,000. Filed Jan. 15. Angel, Paula Marcela and Miguel A. Angel, Stamford. Seller: Georgia Vlahakis, Stamford. Property: 17 Nelson St., Stamford. Amount: $487,000. Filed Jan. 15. Arias, Ivan and Yesenia Rodriguez-Andrade, Norwalk. Seller: Prince Hill LLC, Southport. Property: 7 Foursons Court, Norwalk. Amount: $455,000. Filed Jan. 19. Austin, William B. and Jacqueline B. Austin, Weston. Seller: Wyatt A. Gilmore and Lulu Han, Stevensville, Michigan. Property: 5 Elmcrest Terrace, Unit 3, Norwalk. Amount: $276,000. Filed Jan. 14. Beinfield, Elizabeth and Jennifer Friedman, Rowayton. Seller: Daniel C. Duchene and Lauren Defeo Duchene, Rowayton. Property: 23 Craw Ave., Rowayton. Amount: $1,150,000. Filed Jan. 14. Clark, Bridget and Joel Clark, Stamford. Seller: Hilary Ward and Todd Thibodeaux, Fairfield. Property: 121 Ann St., Fairfield. Amount: $999,000. Filed Jan. 19.

Facts & Figures Downey, Leslie, Fairfield. Seller: Graham T. Angelo and Karen Angelo, Fairfield. Property: 17 Meadowbrook Road, Fairfield. Amount: $285,000. Filed Jan. 20. Edwards, Devin and Kathleen Maloney, Fairfield. Seller: Van Kolton, Fairfield. Property: 193 Oakwood Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $500,000. Filed Jan. 19. Friedson, Ronald S., Westport. Seller: Joseph M. Formato, Fairfield. Property: 57 Rhode Island Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $295,000. Filed Jan. 20. Gebremedhin, Solomon, Westport. Seller: Hugo Campos, Norwalk. Property: 14 Lufberry Lane, Norwalk. Amount: $400,000. Filed Jan. 19. Giorlando, Anthony and Helen Giorlando, Nanuet, New York. Seller: Melanie M. Harding, Stamford. Property: 40 Riverside Ave., Unit 5, Stamford. Amount: $382,500. Filed Jan. 15. Gomez, Roni W. and Miriam Soto, Stamford. Seller: Roslyn Kelly, Stamford. Property: 45 Morris St., Stamford. Amount: $385,000. Filed Jan. 14. Gonzalez, Flor DeLucia and Silvia Rina Flores-Gonzalez, Yonkers, New York. Seller: Linda Kittell, Eden Mills, Vermont. Property: 42 Ardsley Road, Stamford. Amount: $441,000. Filed Jan. 15. Hayes, Michael James and Marie H. Hayes, Wilton. Seller: Canera Lee Pagano and Michael P. Pagano, Norwalk. Property: 3 Shorefront Park, Norwalk. Amount: $560,000. Filed Jan. 13. Isacoff, Meredith B., Greenwich. Seller: Oren K. Isacoff, Greenwich. Property: 1110 Lake Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 13. Levinson, Karin A., Los Angeles, California. Seller: Donald S. Tague and Patricia A. Tague, Fairfield. Property: 279 Sturges Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1,070,000. Filed Jan. 19.

Marcus, Matthew and Fara Marcus, Stamford. Seller: Piotr Brakoniecki and Elizabeth Brakoniecki, Stamford. Property: 126 Jonathan Drive, Stamford. Amount: $1,200,000. Filed Jan. 13. Martinez, Jennifer M., New Rochelle, New York. Seller: Jessica L. Santo and Frank Santo Jr., Norwalk. Property: 14 Lounsbury Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $588,000. Filed Jan. 13. McKensie, Marion Alexander, Norwalk. Seller: John Fales, Norwalk. Property: 16 Ann St., Unit 32, Norwalk. Amount: $280,000. Filed Jan. 14. Morello, Anthony C., Greenwich. Seller: Michael P. Morello, Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 19 Melrose Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $200,000. Filed Jan. 12. Nelson, Michael James and Taylor Nelson, Fairfield. Seller: Kyle Elliott and Nancy Jo Elliott, Fairfield. Property: 1537 Redding Road, Fairfield. Amount: $2,257,000. Filed Jan. 20. No, Mun Ho and Suk Chong No, Stamford. Seller: Thomas P. Cawley and Thomas J. Cawley, Greenwich. Property: 45 Ettl Lane, Unit 201, Greenwich. Amount: $640,000. Filed Jan. 14. Paniccia, Martha and Clifford Mollo, Stamford. Seller: Robert K. Nelson, Southbury. Property: 61 Crane Road, Stamford. Amount: $462,500. Filed Jan. 15. Penny, Mary K. and John W. Ribeiro, Stamford. Seller: Tobias Francis Bannon III, Oley, Pennsylvania. Property: 55 Woodland Place. Unit 1, Stamford. Amount: $325,000. Filed Jan. 13. Rowley, Diana, Valley Cottage, New York. Seller: Anthony M. Kim and Jennifer C. Kim, Westport. Property: 12 Riverwalk Lane, Norwalk. Amount: $689,000. Filed Jan. 19.

Selbach, Linda Susan, Greenwich. Seller: Irene D. Casey, Greenwich. Property: 4 Lafayette Court, Unit 3A, Greenwich. Amount: N/A. Filed Jan. 13. Senecal, Paul R. and Agnieska M. Fijalkowska, Stamford. Seller: Joseph L. Divestea, Ridgefield. Property: 1 Broad St., Unit 22G, Stamford. Amount: $770,000. Filed Jan. 15. Sicangco, Siegfrid M. and Katherine Sicangco, Stamford. Seller: Carla G. Rodriguez, Norwalk. Property: 37 East Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $605,000. Filed Jan. 13. Siguenza, Jorge O. and Diego M. Siguenza, Greenwich. Seller: Giovanna Repaci, Stamford. Property: 169 Pine St., Greenwich. Amount: $550,000. Filed Jan. 14. Spira, Bronwyn Anne and Mark Lieberman, Greenwich. Seller: David M. Platter and Sharon M. Platter, Greenwich. Property: 12 Stanwich Road, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Jan. 11. Steinberg, Leonard, New York, New York. Seller: Susan S. Hinrichs, Greenwich. Property: 9 Sound View Terrace, Greenwich. Amount: $1,150,000. Filed Jan. 12. Stephens, Cynthia, Ipswich, Massachusetts. Seller: John H. Kenaga and Michele M. Kenaga, Norwalk. Property: 3 Pequot Drive, Norwalk. Amount: $1,100,000. Filed Jan. 19. Taft-Gersten, AnaLisse and James Gersten, Greenwich. Seller: Jacqueline MacLeod and Brian Lippey, Greenwich. Property: 124 Havemeyer Place, Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed Jan. 12. Tam, Daniella and Jesse Ng, Stamford. Seller: Laurindo Pereira and Geomar Pereira, Monroe. Property: 546 Riverside Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $590,000. Filed Jan. 19.

Taylor, Kiley N. and Benjamin Bergin, Stamford. Seller: Brian Carroll and Amy Reger, Easton. Property: 52 Southport Ridge, Fairfield. Amount: $775,000. Filed Jan. 22.

Fernandez, Alberto, Norwalk. $14,412, in favor of Cuda & Associates LLC, Southington, by Mancini, Provenzano & Futtner LLC, Southington. Property: 29 Ponus Ave., Norwalk. Filed Feb. 3.

Theriot, Christopher L. and Irene C. Theriot, Greenwich. Seller: John I. Larkin, Greenwich. Property: 312 W. Lyon Farm Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $1,050,000. Filed Jan. 11.

Harrison, Peter F., Old Greenwich. $17,405, in favor of Bank of America NA, Charlotte, North Carolina, by Rubin & Rothman LLC, Islandia, New York. Property: 6 Hassake Road, Old Greenwich. Filed Feb. 12.

Venkatesh, Nina and Koji Inoue, Greenwich. Seller: Bruce J. Rose and Virginia E. Rose, Sheffield, Massachusetts. Property: 39 Crawford Terrace, Greenwich. Amount: $1,200,000. Filed Jan. 11. Walsh, Lauren and James Walsh, New York, New York. Seller: Robert Klein and Emily Klein, Stamford. Property: 210 Knickerbocker Ave., Stamford. Amount: $550,000. Filed Jan. 13. Wilson, James and Katherine Philbin, Shelton. Seller: Daniel Oehlsen and Susan Oehlsen, Fairfield. Property: 41 Ridgedale Road, Fairfield. Amount: $550,500. Filed Jan. 21. Withiam, Jack, Greenwich. Seller: Andrea Viscuso and Richard Sudock, Fairfield. Property: 190 Wilton Road, Fairfield. Amount: $825,000. Filed Jan. 21.

JUDGMENTS Carney, Gerard, Fairfield. $5,998, in favor of Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, California, by London & London, Newington. Property: 29 Alden St., Fairfield. Filed Feb. 12. DeJesus, Noel, Norwalk. $8,160, in favor of Midland Funding LLC, San Diego, California, by London & London, Newington. Property: 56 Magnolia Ave., Norwalk. Filed Feb. 12. Ermo, Todd H., Norwalk. $6,124, in favor of Capital One Bank NA, Richmond, Virginia, by London & London, Newington. Property: 15 Half Mile Road, Norwalk. Filed Feb. 12.

Long, Christopher, Stamford. $3,745, in favor of CACH LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada, by Law Offices of Steven Cohen LLC, Bronx, New York. Property: 236 Strawberry Hill Ave., Stamford. Filed Feb. 29. Maher, John K., Stamford. $17,851, in favor of Bank of America NA, Charlotte, North Carolina, by Rubin & Rothman LLC, Islandia, New York. Property: 191 Skyview Drive, Stamford. Filed Feb. 12. Makari, Leila S., Fairfield. $23,901, in favor of CACH LLC, Las Vegas, Nevada, by the Law Offices of Steven Cohen LLC, Bronx, New York. Property: 518 Romanock Road, Fairfield. Filed Feb. 3. Vuono, Andrew, Stamford. $3,117, in favor of Stamford Anesthesiology Services PC, Stamford, by Gambardella, Cipriano Gottlieb & Hathaway PC, Hamden. Property: 34 Ridgeway St., Stamford. Filed Feb. 16.

LIENS Federal Tax Liens Filed Arcuri, Eugene S. and Carolyn J. Arcuri, 34 Pemberwick Road, Greenwich. $2,665, civil proceeding tax. Filed Feb. 4. Edward Alexander LLC, 21 N. Water St., Greenwich. $614, civil proceeding tax. Filed Feb. 16. Esse, Todd W. and Terilyn Esse, 421 Sasco Hill Road, Fairfield. $28,171, civil proceeding tax. Filed Feb. 22.

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Feda, Kelly M. and Randall J. Feda, 12 Artic St., Greenwich. $5,446, civil proceeding tax. Filed Feb. 16. Fonesca, Luiz O., 615 Burroughs Road, Fairfield. $8,077, civil proceeding tax. Filed Feb. 22. Imbrogno, Robert and Anna Imbrogno, 168 Tuckahoe Lane, Fairfield. $8,059, civil proceeding tax. Filed Feb. 10. Loebardt, Herman and Ida Lobardt, 19 Le Grand Ave., Greenwich. $4,559, civil proceeding tax. Filed Feb. 16. Mantia, Melanie A., 11 Van Zant St., Unit 2, Norwalk. $4,189, civil proceeding tax. Filed Feb. 24. Mirko, Sucic, 18 Lyons Ave., Greenwich. $4,225, civil proceeding tax. Filed Feb. 16. Nalepka, Kevin and Florence K. Mauro, 16 Wessels Place, Greenwich. $3,553, civil proceeding tax. Filed Feb. 16. Pardo, Julio and Carla F. Pardo, 1 Trolley Place, Norwalk. $8,199, civil proceeding tax. Filed Feb. 22. Prentice, Richard M., 300 Flax Hill Road, Unit 12, Norwalk. $70,559, civil proceeding tax. Filed Feb. 24. Ritzzo, Michael and Gail Ritzzo, 13 White Birch Ridge, Weston. $4,994, civil proceeding tax. Filed Jan. 4. Town Hall Annex Corp., 40 Ritch Ave., Greenwich. $128, civil proceeding tax. Filed Feb. 16. White, Dora M., 8 Woodland Cottage, Norwalk. $1,474, civil proceeding tax. Filed Feb. 24.

LIS PENDENS Burns, Barry J., et al, Fairfield. Filed by Jacobs, Walker, Rice & Barry LLC, Manchester, for The Ridge Homeowner’s Association Inc. Property: 382 Brambly Hedge Circle, Unit 43, Fairfield. Action: Foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Feb. 3.

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Facts & Figures Caguana, Walter, Fairfield. Filed by Yumiko Caguana. Property: 170 Brentwood Ave., Fairfield. Action: Foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed Feb. 5. Gomez, Rodrigo S., Stamford. Filed by the Law Offices of Keith K. Fuller, Enfield, for Kondaur Capital LLC. Property: 26 Pershing Ave., Stamford. Action: Foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed Feb. 1. Neenan, John E., et al, Stamford. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for ARCPE 1 LLC. Property: 300 Broad St., Unit 104, Stamford. Action: Foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Feb. 5. Negron, Bertha F., et al, Stamford. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, Reliant Loan Servicing LLC. Property: 51 Maher Road, Stamford. Action: Foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Feb. 5. Nunez, Guido, et al, Norwalk. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Deutsche Bank National Trust Company. Property: 68 Clinton Ave., Norwalk. Action: Foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Feb. 22. Petuck, Stacy, et al, Greenwich. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for MEB Loan Trust IV. Property: 80 Doubling Road, Greenwich. Action: Foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Jan. 19. Riis, Mette, et al, Greenwich. Filed by Philip Russell LLC, Cos Cob, for Peter Hansen and Sarah Kencel. Property: 56 Wesskum Wood Road, Greenwich. Action: Foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Jan. 21. Robalino, Mariana, Stamford. Filed by the Law Offices of Peter V. Lathouris LLC, Stamford, for Emiliano Hidalgo. Property: 7891 Old Mill Lane, Stamford. Action: Foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed Feb. 4.

Troland, Lisa A., et al, Fairfield. Filed by McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce LLC, Hartford, for Wilmington Savings Fund Society. Property: 104 Florence Lane, Fairfield. Action: Foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Jan. 28. Vaughn, Carol, et al, Norwalk. Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, for The Wilson Point Property Owner’s Association Inc. Property: The Wilson Point, Norwalk. Action: Foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Feb. 8.

LEASES 1111Summer Street Venture LLC, by Oren Souberman. Landlord: AGW Summer LLC, Queens, New York. Property: 1111 and 1177 Summer St., Stamford. Term: 98 years, commenced Jan. 11, 2021. Filed Feb. 21. Erlanger, Meryl, by Edward Sinclair Jr. Landlord: The Indian Harbor House Owners Corp., Greenwich. Property: 630 Steamboat Road, Unit 2D North, Greenwich. Term: 38 years, commenced Feb. 19, 2021. Filed Feb. 22.

Conetta, Melanie and Kevin Leahy, Fairfield, by Aaron Charney. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 1111 Polaris Pkwy., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 281 James St., Fairfield. Amount: $239,200. Filed Jan. 12. Crisci, Michael and Marley T. Crisci, Stamford, by Seth J. Arnowitz. Lender: Plaza Home Mortgage Inc, 4655 Salisbury Road, Suite 250, Jacksonville, Florida. Property: 27 Lindstrom Road, Unit 8A, Stamford. Amount: $377,000. Filed Jan. 12. Dallas, Georgiana and Matthew Zimmer, Stamford, by John A. Cassone. Lender: CrossCountry Mortgage LLC, 6850 Miller Road, Brecksville, Ohio. Property: 309 Club Road, Stamford. Amount: $535,000. Filed Jan. 12. Duncan, Dwayne, Stamford, by Charlene M. Pederson. Lender: Total Mortgage Services LLC, 185 Plains Road, Milford. Property: 131 Bridge St., Stamford. Amount: $408,500. Filed Jan. 12.

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Esquivel, Susana, Norwalk, by Seth J. Arnowitz. Lender: Geneva Financial LLC, 3155 S. Price Road, Suite 105, Chandler, Arizona. Property: 17 Daphne Drive, Norwalk. Amount: $467,032. Filed Jan. 11.

Balduino, Michael T. and Kateri Healy, Fairfield, by Naveed A. Quraishi. Lender: CMG Mortgage Inc., 3160 Crow Canyon Road, Suite 400, San Ramon, California. Property: 73 Louvain St., Fairfield. Amount: $475,000. Filed Jan. 13.

Fedeli, Josh and Lauren Drysdale, Stamford, by Gerald M. Fox. Lender: Quicken Loans LLC, 1050 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Michigan. Property: 66 Mary Violet Road, Stamford. Amount: $601,450. Filed Jan. 11.

BG Holdings LLC and Maber Holdings LLC, Greenwich, by Jeremy E. Kaye. Lender: First Republic Bank, 111 Pine St, San Francisco, California. Property: 135 Doubling Road, Greenwich. Amount: $2,940,000. Filed Jan. 19.

Geiger, John Stephen and Melissa Alice Geiger, Fairfield, by Kirsten F. Bavosa. Lender: CBC National Bank Mortgage, 3010 Royal Boulevard South, Suite 230, Alpharetta, Georgia. Property: 3040 North St., Fairfield. Amount: $601,450. Filed Jan. 11.

Cappola, Frank R. and Jennifer Jose, Stamford, by Sarah Summons. Lender: KeyBank National Association, 127 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio. Property: 30 Butternut Place, Stamford. Amount: $491,000. Filed Jan. 13.

Gonzalez, Charles, Norwalk, by Seth J. Arnowitz. Lender: Savings Bank of Danbury, 220 Main St., Danbury. Property: 15 Perry Ave., Unit B1, Norwalk. Amount: $184,000. Filed Jan. 11.

Hoefer, David Lloyd, Norwalk, by Thomas B. Kane. Lender: CrossCountry Mortgage LLC, 6850 Miller Road, Brecksville, Ohio. Property: 2 Silvermine Road, Norwalk. Amount: $498,750. Filed Jan. 11.

Mutterperl, John, Greenwich, by Dina Tornheim. Lender: PennyMac Loan Services LLC, 3043 Townsgate Road, Suite 200, Westlake Village, California. Property: 15 Richmond Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $347,000. Filed Jan. 20.

Ivan, Stephen Mark and Victoria Haave, Norwalk, by Susan M. Ford. Lender: Loandepot.com LLC, 26642 Towne Centre Drive, Foothill Ranch, California. Property: 13 Arbor Drive, Norwalk. Amount: $303,200. Filed Jan. 11.

Peng, Song and Qiusha Shen, Greenwich, by James C. Tsui. Lender: Finance of America Mortgage LLC, 300 Welsh Road, Suite A, Horsham, Pennsylvania. Property: 96 Florence Road, Riverside. Amount: $598,000. Filed Jan. 21.

Juriga, Matthew Daniel and Kathryn Koshuta Juriga, Fairfield, by Margaret A. O’Neal. Lender: Stifel Chartered Bank, 12655 Olive Blvd., Suite 250, St. Louis, Missouri. Property: 510 Mill Hill Road, Southport. Amount: $589,000. Filed Jan. 13.

Petrone, Paul E., Greenwich, by Diane Inzitari. Lender: Bank of America NA, 101 South Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 60 Ivy St., Greenwich. Amount: $502,250. Filed Jan. 19.

Maciejewski, Matthew J. and Kimberly K. Maciejewski, Old Greenwich, by Anna Soave. Lender: People’s United Bank NA, 850 Main St., Bridgeport. Property: 9 Nimitz Place, Old Greenwich. Amount: $155,000. Filed Jan. 20. Mack, James and Katherine Mack, Greenwich, by Samuel D. Bush. Lender: Karem Peetz and David Peetz, 105 Brighton Ave., Spring Lake, New Jersey. Property: 71 Wildwood Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $1,662,500. Filed Jan. 21. Manganiello, Michael A. and Carolyn V. Manganiello, Stamford, by Joseph Biraglia. Lender: Norwich Commercial Group Inc., 38 Security Drive, Avon. Property: 17 Applebee Road, Stamford. Amount: $313,500. Filed Jan. 11. Mini, Daniella and Cesar Rabellino, Greenwich, by N/A. Lender: Prosperity Home Mortgage LLC, 14501 George Carter Way, Suite 300, Chantilly, Virginia. Property: 169 Lake Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $600,000. Filed Jan. 21.

Rockett, Charles J. and Serbesina Z. Thaci, Fairfield, by Kirsten E. Bennett. Lender: William Raveis Mortgage LLC, 7 Trap Falls Road, Shelton. Property: 497 Westport Turnpike, Fairfield. Amount: $228,000. Filed Jan. 11. Singh, Amandeep and Jai Kishan Singh, Norwalk, by Sandeep G. Harper. Lender: First County Bank, 117 Prospect St., Stamford. Property: 96 George Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $240,000. Filed Jan. 11. Smith, Patrick M. and Jody E. Lonergan, Norwalk, by Gerald M. Fox. Lender: Home Point Financial Corp., 9 Entin Road, Suite 200, Parsippany, New Jersey. Property: 46 Bartlett Ave., Norwalk. Amount: $424,800. Filed Jan. 11. Ward, Eileen, Fairfield, by Aaron Charney. Lender: Quicken Loans LLC, 1050 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Michigan. Property: 6 Southport Woods Drive, Southport. Amount: $161,000. Filed Jan. 12.

NEW BUSINESSES Anne Engej Health, 42 Quails Trail, Stamford 06903, c/o Anne Engel. Filed Jan. 26. Delicias de Mama Tere, 749 Atlantic St., Stamford 06902, c/o Angely Alisha Morataya Oliva. Filed Jan. 26. Delicias de Mama Tere, 749 Atlantic St., Stamford 06902, c/o Alisha Social Club LLC. Filed Jan. 26. Flutes and Foam, 401 Commons Park South, Unit 262, Stamford 06902, c/o Kate B. Lavigne. Filed Jan. 26. Honest Flowers, 48 Sanford Lane, Stamford 06905, c/o Honest Flowers. Filed Jan. 26. John W. Fryback, Independent Contractor, 40 Walter Lane, Stamford 06902, c/o John W. Fryback. Filed Jan. 27. Marino Enterprise, 280 Courtland Ave., Stamford 06906, c/o Eric R. Villalta. Filed Jan. 27.

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LEGAL NOTICES Christian Schreib Architect, PLLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 1/11/2021. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Christian P. Schreib, 657 Forest Ave., Rye, NY 10580. Purpose: Architecture #62779 Notice of Formation of Kotah's Cakes, LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 10/9/2020. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 342 Westchester Ave. Port Chester, NY 10573. Purpose: any lawful activity. #62780 Notice of Formation of Lighty Lockhart, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/04/2019. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 104 N. Lawn Ave. Elmsford NY, 10523. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62781 Notice of Formation of Pancake Punch LLC filed with SSNY on 11/18/20. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 100 Fisher Ave #506 White Plains, NY 10602. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62782

Sean's Lawn Care & Property Maintenance, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 12/28/20. Office: Westchester County. United States Corporations Agents, Inc. designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to United States Corporations Agents, Inc. at 714 13th Avenue, Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #62783 7 Victoria Lane LLC, Art. of Org. filed with SSNY 9/19/2019. NY office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent for process. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: c/o The LLC, 145 Westchester Ave., Tuckahoe, NY 10707. Any lawful act or activity. #62784 Notice of Formation of The DiMartino Group, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 12/28/2020. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The DiMartino Group LLC, 445 Tarrytown Rd. Suite 1160, White Plains, NY, 10607. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62785 Mako Apparel LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/06/20. 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, 125 King St., Chappaqua, NY. 10514. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #62786 Notice of Formation of Noop Innovations, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/10/21. 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, 188 Murray Avenue, Larchmont., NY 10538. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62787

Notice of Formation of Lady & The Plant LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/07/21. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Lady & The Plant LLC, 40 Smith Street, Chappaqua, NY 10514. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62788 Notice of Formation of Barone Highview LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/07/2021. Office location: Westchester County. Princ. Office of LLC: 20 Highview Avenue, Port Chester, NY 10573. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the address of its principle office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. #62789 BCS Cleaning Services LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 11/18/2020. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 50 Guion Pl., apt. 2E, New Rochelle, NY 10801. General Purpose #62790 Notice of Formation of F.L.Y. Fully Love Yourself, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/19/2020. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: United States Corporation Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Avenue, suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228 Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62791 Notice of Formation of Terra Ferma NY, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/1/21. Offc. Loc: Putnam Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, PO Box 124 Armonk NY 10504. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62792

Notice of Formation of NSCH Enterprise, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/28/21. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to NSCH Enterprise LLC, 9 West Prospect Avenue, Suite 210, Mt Vernon, New York 10550. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62794 Notice of Formation of SCM Real Estate Management, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/28/21. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to SCM Real Estate Management LLC, 9 W Prospect Ave., # 210, Mt Vernon, New York 10550. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62795 Notice of Formation of Home Makers NY LLC. Home Makers NY LLC (the “LLC”) filed Articles of Organization with the New York Department of State on 2/01/21. Office location: Westchester County. The New York Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and is directed to forward service of process to 77 Tunstall Rd, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: home restoration #62796 Hartsdale Optical, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 11/12/2020. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 14 Ashington Dr., Ossining, NY 10562. General Purpose. #62797

Notice of Formation of 115 West Lincoln LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/05/2016. Office location: Westchester County. Princ. Office of LLC: c/o Daniele Dimatteo 139 Valentine Street, Mt. Vernon, NY 10550. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the address of its principle office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. #62798 LHDVM, LLC. Filed 10/9/20 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 709 Bedford Road, Bedford Hills, NY 10507 Purpose: All lawful #62800 Brown Ave LLC. Filed 11/10/20 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 14 Brown Avenue, Rye, NY 10580 Purpose: All lawful #62801 68 Sherwood Drive Associates, LLC. Filed 9/16/20 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 399 Knollwood Road, Suite 318, White Plains, NY 10603 Purpose: All lawful #62802 37 Lamplight Street Associates, LLC. Filed 10/20/20 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 399 Knollwood Road, Suite 318, White Plains, NY 10603 Purpose: All lawful #62803

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LLC. NAME: BIANCA'S SUNSHINE LLC Articles of Organization were filed with NY Secy. Of State on 12/24/20 with existence on 12/28/20. 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 Theodore Mottola, 6 Saldi Lane, Valhalla, NY 10595, principal business location. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62804 Notice of Formation of TRAVEL TOGETHER WITH LIZ LLC, Art. of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/12/21. 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: 44a Black Spring Road, Pound Ridge, 10576. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. #62805 Taylor and Taylor Financial Services USA LLC, Appl for Auth filed with SSNY 1/21/2021. Office location: Westchester County. LLC formed in DE 4/28/17. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 411 Theodore Fremd Ave., Ste 206, Rye, NY 10580. DE address of LLC is c/o Capitol Services, Inc., 1675 S. State St., Ste. B, Dover, DE 19901. A copy of the Cert. of Form. on file with State of DE, Div.of Corp., 401 Federal St., Ste. 3, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62806

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Francesca's Property Management LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 2/9/2021. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 49 Fletcher Ave., Mt. Vernon, NY 10552. General Purpose #62807 Babaloo LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 12/3/2020. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 610 Esplanade, Pelham Manor, NY 10803. General Purpose #62808 Notice of Formation of SoTo Martinez Recoleta LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 01/20/2021. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. & shall mail process to 3 Oval Ct., Bronxville, NY 10708. Purpose: All lawful #62809 Notice of Formation of 1 Linkmusicgroup, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 2/23/21. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 1 Linkmusicgroup LLC, 243 So. 3rd Ave., #1A, Mt. Vernon, New York 10550. Purpose: any lawful Purpose. #62810

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