The Business Journals - Week of November 16

NOVEMBER 16, 2020 VOL. 56, No. 46

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POSITIVE SPINS

From left: Ray Dalio and Indra Nooyi.

Hybrid companies seen in Westchester’s future

Covid-19, China and Biden top issues at Greenwich Economic Forum

BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

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ovid-19, China and the new comm a n d e r- i n - c h i e f were the main topics at the third annual Greenwich Economic Forum, held virtually Nov. 9-11.

Speaking on Nov. 9, Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio cheered that day’s announcement that Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate was more than 90% effective in pre-

venting coronavirus in trial volunteers.

“One way or another, the virus will go away, I think,” he said. “Then we will go back to relative normal, we assume.”

Dalio further said the recent election was the latest proof that “The biggest problem is that we have the largest political divide and wealth divide in this country since the 1930s.”

And, as he did at last year’s forum, the Greenwich billionaire

warned that, should the current “political gap, opportunity gap and wealth gap” continue, a civil war could erupt.

“There’s a limitation to what people will give up,” he declared.

Dalio called the current moment analogous to 1933 and 1971: “We have quite a lot of debt and we’re funding that with the printing of money. The dollar has been weakening — but not unacceptably so.” » POSITIVE SPINS

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n effort begun a year ago by Robert Martin Co. (RMC) to attract new biotechnology and high-tech companies to its Westchester properties has resulted in a medical technology company from New York City taking 7,000 square feet of space at 12 Skyline Drive in its MidWestchester Executive Park in Hawthorne.

Laurence Gottlieb,

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who heads the RMC Bio1 initiative, told the Business Journal that additional prospects are in the pipeline.

Clarapath, which was founded in 2014 and has been at the New York Genome Center in the SoHo section of Manhattan, provides services in the field of histopathology, the microscopic study of diseased cells and tissues. It has developed a device to help automate the lab work that’s involved in examining tissue samples.

RMC launched its Bio1 initiative last October by naming Gottlieb as the company’s managing director for life sciences and health technologies. From February 2013 to May 2018, Gottlieb was president and CEO of the Hudson Valley Economic Development

Corp. (HVEDC). For more than three years before that he was director of economic development for Westchester County. His background also includes senior positions with public relations firms BursonMarsteller and Nicholas & Lence Communications.

Gottlieb told the Business Journal that back in 2010 when he was with Westchester’s Office of Economic Development and the economy was still recovering from the 200809 recession he noticed that one of the few industries that was hiring was the life sciences industry.

“I started meeting with as many executives as I could and I found out that they were not immune to what was happening in the recession, but that » HYBRID 11 good

Catch-22 for small theaters

Major studios sit on new releases until all venues open nationwide

BY PHIL HALL phall@westfairinc.com

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he film exhibition has faced existential threats throughout its history, according to Joe Meyers, director of programming for Greenwichbased Focus on French Cinema festival and a former film critic with the Connecticut Post. But Meyers warned that the ongoing threat posed by the Covid-19 pandemic has been the greatest challenge this industry ever faced.

“We are genuinely in a crisis period,” said Meyers in a recent presentation at The Y’s Women in Westport. “The movie theaters are still closed in New York and Los Angeles, which has meant distribution of major films has been severely curtailed because those two markets account for about 20% of the gross of any major studio film that’s released. So, as long as those two markets are closed, you’re not going to see many major films in the theaters that are open.”

The film exhibition landscape has faced continuous changes over the decades, first in the 1930s from the competition offered by radio and then in the 1950s with the rivalry created by television.

The rise of home video and cable television in the 1980s coupled with the shift from single-screen cinemas to multiplexes also created havoc, while the recent rise of streaming services is the latest assault on theater owners.

But through the years, Meyers observed, theaters have been able to survive and even thrive as Hollywood pivoted repeatedly with films that audiences wanted to experience. While theaters in many states (including Connecticut) have reopened, the continued closure of the New York City and Los Angeles markets created what he dubbed a “complete limbo in the movie industry, where no one really knows what the next step is going to be.”

As for the theaters that are operating, Meyers acknowledged business is far below the pre-pandemic levels.

“The Avon Theatre has reopened in Stamford and the BowTie in Greenwich is reopened,”

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Meyers said. “But business is not good because they’re not getting big movies. And it’s a chicken or the egg situation where the theaters aren’t going to thrive until new major studio releases come out, and the major studios don’t want to release their movies until all of the theaters in the country are reopened.”

Meyers noted that Warner Bros. tried to push for a return to normalcy with “Tenet,” a $200 million action-adventure epic directed

by Christopher Nolan and starring Robert Pattinson and John David Washington. The film’s opening was repeatedly delayed due to the pandemic, and Meyers was eager to see it when it finally arrived on the big screen in September. To his surprise, that enthusiasm was not shared by many of his friends and colleagues.

“What really interested me and kind of scared me in a way was when I posted on social media about going to see ‘Tenet’ in Greenwich and being thrilled to be back in a movie theater for the first time in six months,” he said. “Many people on my social media accounts criticized me and said that I was being deeply irresponsible to go to a movie, which showed me that a great portion of the public — even the moviegoing movie lovers — is afraid to go back to the movie theaters.

“I didn’t feel I was risking my life or anyone else’s by going there because they had really strong safety protocols in effect,” he said.

“I felt safe in that movie theater as I have on Metro-North going into New York City, or sitting in a restaurant with my friends outside having dinner with them closer to me than six feet. The fear of movie-going is something that we’re going to have to deal with, even when the theaters reopen.”

The “Tenet” release was not the domestic success that the studio hoped. Meyers pointed out that the film’s total domestic gross “was $40 million, which is terrible.” However, the film was rescued from financial ruin due to its popularity in Asian markets, particularly in China, where theaters have reopened. Meyers also stated that China’s imports of U.S. films FCBJ

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While the pandemic wreaked havoc on theaters, it has created an extremely positive impact on streaming services, and Meyers pointed out that a new dynamic in film distribution is starting to take root.

“Due to Covid, people have seen the value of streaming services and movies that would have opened in theaters have been released on these streaming services,” he said. “Disney decided to ditch its planned theatrical release of ‘Mulan’ and move on and put it on Disney+, and they announced recently their big Pixar movies are going to be on their streaming service in December. So, more is available on streaming than ever.”

But Disney’s migration to streaming services could further damage the livelihood of theater owners who rely on the studio’s family-friendly products.

“Movie theater operators losing the Disney movies are losing one of the major sources of their revenue, which is refreshments,” he said. “For theater operators, the rental of the movie generally means the theater operator is giving 90% of the ticket sales back to whoever produced the film.

Their real bread-and-butter is selling refreshments. And the thing about a Disney or Pixar movie is that parents are buying soda and popcorn and candy and spending way over the ticket price for

the refreshments that their kids want to eat. With Disney moving from theatrical to home, it is really a killing blow for theater managers because they see that as lost revenue on that fantastic family audience.”

For his tastes, Meyers complained that watching a film over a streaming service can become frustrating if the production fails to pique viewer interest almost immediately.

“If a movie doesn’t catch my interest in the first 10 or 15 minutes, I’ll switch over to another thing,” he said. “There are so many choices at any given time that you can’t make up your mind because it’s overwhelming. And that encourages this phenomenon of you watching 10 minutes of this or 10 minutes of that, or you just get frustrated with the whole thing and decide to watch ‘Real Housewives of New York.’”

What happens next for movie theaters? Meyers highlighted that many major productions scheduled for release in the latter part of 2020 have been pushed back into 2021, while other films in preproduction have been put on hold.

Of course, the uncertainty on how long it will take the pandemic to be eradicated is the key question to this industry’s future.

“We don’t know if a year from now if there will be movie theaters showing movies,” he lamented. “I just can’t forecast that. The very definition of moviegoing is frozen right now and, frankly, I don’t know what it will take for people to go back to movie theaters.”

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Rental crisis

RPW Group founder Robert Weisz says there’s a need for his apartment plans as well as for hundreds more

A rendering of the 200-unit apartment building.

BY PETER KATZ pkatz@westfairinc.com

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obert P. Weisz said his proposal to build a five-story 200-unit apartment building adjacent to his multitenant building at 800 Westchester Ave. is much needed today.

“We believe that Westchester is dramatically underserved on rental apartments that are modern, that are new, that are affordable. It definitely helps our businesses located in Westchester if some of the workforce that they need is able to live practically within walking distance,” Weisz, founder of the RPW Group, told the Business Journal.

The Harrison Planning Board recently accepted the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for his project that would be built in concert with Cleveland-based NRP Group.

“It’s going to be a very substantial investment in the town of Harrison. My guess right now is somewhere between $50 (million) and $75 million,” Weisz said. “We think it’s an unusual opportunity and we think that Westchester has a need for thousands and thousands of apartments. With

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the pandemic those needs have increased.”

He said, “There are several other office buildings, medical buildings, within a short radius.

People will be able to live here and have a superb experience of living in the suburbs in a beautiful setting and at the same time potentially walking to work.”

Weisz founded the RPW Group in 1980 and has a created a portfolio of commercial properties. It has joined with NRP Group to develop a 303-unit five-building apartment community that is now under construction on RPW’s 70-acre office site at 1133 Westchester Ave. in White Plains.

The NRP Group was founded in 1994 with a goal of developing and operating apartment communities. It has created more than 40,000 residential units in 16 states. It also manages more than 140 properties that encompass more than 21,000 units in various price ranges in 11 states.

The proposal to build on the long-vacant land on Webb Avenue in Harrison involves developing units in a mix of studios, one-bedrooms and two-bedrooms. There would be 32 studios, 78 one-bedroom units and 90 two-bedroom FCBJ

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apartments. The apartments would be above two levels of structured parking. There would be 289 parking spaces provided.

It’s estimated that rents would range from $2,150 to $3,700 a month.

The property has a history of being owned by some corporate giants, including Time Inc., CibaGeigy, Kraft General Foods and Philip Morris, though none decided to develop it.

The building would offer a suite of amenity spaces of approximately 7,500 square feet that would include a fitness center, a dog wash station and a rentable lounge and dining area for special events. An exterior courtyard and pool are also included in the design. There would be an outdoor terrace with gas-fired fire pits and grills.

There are plans for yoga and cooking classes for residents to be offered along with holiday parties and social events.

A community garden that would cover approximately 20,000 square feet is proposed and would be available for use by the public. There would be approximately 2,000 feet of public walking paths that interconnect

with the existing walking trails from the adjacent office property at 800 Westchester Ave. These trails would also provide access to the two Bee-Line bus stops along Westchester Avenue.

The 9.54-acre parcel of land on Webb Avenue is within the SB-0 “Special Business District.”

Multifamily residential uses are permitted subject to a Special Exception Use approval. The project site is adjacent to the Blind Brook watercourse. About 4.5 acres of the site would be kept as open space.

The DEIS stated there would be no adverse impacts to the environment and detailed plans for protecting vegetation, wildlife, the Blind Brook and handling stormwater runoff among other subjects.

The building would be LEED Silver and include the use of energy efficient materials, rooftop solar panels and on-site composting for residents. A shuttle service between the building and to the Port Chester Metro-North Railroad station would be offered.

“We think that preserving open space is very important in the equation of any new development. We like to consider our-

selves as responsible developers and what that means is taking into account the needs of our neighbors, the needs of the environment and the needs of the municipality where we are located,” Weisz said.

“People are going to be living in apartments yet be looking at woods,” he said. “At the same time, within five minutes they’ll be in downtown Harrison or in Rye Brook or White Plains.”

Weisz was very enthusiastic about the proposed community garden, referring to it as being akin to a small farm for residents in addition to being an educational tool for the community.

“The tenants would be able to grow their own vegetables.

We will have that also available to the schools and to the local neighbors,” Weisz said. “We want kind of a botanical garden where kids will come in and learn and residents can come down before dinner and get some tomatoes and lettuce and make their own salads.”

Weisz said that once the approval process is finished they’ll be ready to get shovels in the ground and the construction timetable would run about 24 months.

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Positive Spins—

The Republican Party’s presumed ongoing control of the U.S. Senate could help quell fears of a monolithic Democratic Party, which in January will hold both the presidency and a majority of the House of Representatives, he said. The economic challenges facing the country will thus “be dealt with in a less confrontational way,” he predicted.

Dalio touted China’s rise on the world’s economic stage, where per capita income has increased by 81% and life expectancy by about three years over the past decade, as a positive. Foreign investment in the Chinese market has gone from about 1% in 2015 to around 60% today, he said.

The presumed cooling down of the U.S.-China trade war under the pending Joe Biden administration, as well as a possible de-escalation in military spending in both countries, could bode well.

“There is a lot to argue about,” Dalio said, but “if there is mutual respect,” a high level of cooperation can be achieved.

Dalio, who said he has traveled to China regularly since 1984, said the country today very much embodies a quote attributed to the late leader of the Communist Party of China, Deng Xiaoping: “To be rich is glorious.”

Dalio also said that regulators in China, commonly viewed as unusually tough, are similar to those in the U.S. and elsewhere.

Even after China made good on its threat to suspend Ant Group’s record-breaking $37 billion public listing on Nov. 11, Dalio sounded a note of approval that same day at a virtual town hall conference.

“Ant is a whole new concept in terms of banking, and almost could replace or threaten the banking system in China. And it hasn’t yet been properly established in terms of regulatory review and the like.”

As for his pro-China stance, “People have accused me of being biased, naive and in some cases unpatriotic,” he said at the town hall. “I think I’m just being objective.”

Questioning unemployment figures

In his Nov. 10 keynote address, Carlyle Group co-founder and co-Executive Chairman David Rubenstein declared that “The U.S. is the best place in the world to invest in. Otherwise, it’s probably China.”

Rubenstein predicted that the U.S. will grow out of its current recession somewhere between the end of 2021 and the middle of 2022, “with the help of a lot of economic stimulus support” from the federal government.

The keys, he said, are getting people back to work, retraining workers where necessary and “making sure the (presumed) vaccine is working.”

He echoed Dalio’s concerns about income inequality — “Nobody has the answer to that.” And he bemoaned the fact that some 14% of U.S. adults are considered functionally illiterate.

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that the Republicans’ presumed continued post-election economy found participants control of the Senate will be an economic also reacting favorably to the Pfizer news. plus. “Over the last 50 years or so, GDP Even with the recent spike in Covid cases, does slightly better than when the govern“We don’t think we’ll go back to Marchment is all in one party.”

April levels,” said Jay Bryson, chief econoRubenstein further said that fears about mist at Wells Fargo. There is also “trementhe country going into a decidedly liberal dous pressure” for states not to go back into direction were unfounded, with wholesale full-lockdown mode anytime soon, he said. changes in the tax structure, health care Biden’s presumed multilateral and other areas unlikely. approach to financial markets and the cli“Joe Biden is not a flamethrower, he’s mate “will be beneficial for the U.S. and an accommodationist,” he said. “He’s far global economies,” said Catherine Mann, more to the left than Donald Trump, but global chief economist, Citi. That the presnot as much as Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth ident-elect has already announced the Warren would have been.” nation will rejoin the Paris Agreement will Minus the pandemic, or if anyone other provide further opportunities for U.S. comthan Biden had been the Democratic prespanies to compete in markets for green idential nominee, “Donald Trump would products and services. “A win/win for the have won overwhelmingly,” Rubenstein U.S. economy and the climate,” she said. said. Even with the lame duck president’s Competing with China in the tech tax issues, the Robert Mueller investigation market, however, is an issue that “is not and impeachment, Trump still received going away,” Mann said. Still, “trade discusmore than 72 million votes, he noted. sions can be more fruitful under Biden’s Rubenstein further said that Trump approach,” she said. could conceivably run again in 2024, given Bryson suggested that the U.S. could that he will then be turn to Europe and “say roughly the same age we need to do someas Biden is now. Either thing about China,” sayway, “I don’t think ing that a multilateral, The president he’s gone from public rather than bilateral, doesn’t have a bigger view,” given his milapproach to that counlions of Twitter followtry would appear more cheerleader right now ers and television and likely under Biden than than me. But it’s quickly radio opportunities, Trump. going to become ‘put Rubenstein said.

The panel generalup or shut up’” when Of Covid-19, ly agreed that Trump’s Rubenstein was less “regulatory legacy” it comes to presenting bullish. “The pandemic will likely “snap back” actual evidence of voter is not going to go away to what it was before fraud.­­ so quickly,” he predicthe took office. Mick — Mick Mulvaney, Trump’s former ed. While the Pfizer Mulvaney — Trump’s White House chief of staff vaccine will probably former White House soon be followed by chief of staff and similar treatments director of the Office from such companies of Management and as Merck, Moderna and Budget who is now the AstraZeneca, “It doesn’t necessarily mean U.S. special envoy for Northern Ireland — everyone is going to take it or have quick added that the general atmosphere will be access to it,” he said. “choppy — possibly very choppy — between Rubenstein predicted that it will probnow and Jan. 20,” when Biden is sworn in. ably take until the third or even fourth Mulvaney said that Trump would be quarter for everyone wanting to take the “better off leaving gracefully than under vaccine to do so. Whether a U.S.-produced some type of cloud.” vaccine will be limited to U.S. distribution As for the lame duck’s refusal so far to would be “not appropriate,” he added. concede the results of the election, “The The Carlyle Group executive further president doesn’t have a bigger cheerleadsaid that the stock market’s ongoing strong er right now than me,” Mulvaney said. “But performance in the face of Covid-19 is effecit’s quickly going to become ‘put up or shut tively masking the ills of such business secup’” when it comes to presenting actual tors as restaurants, sports and hospitality, evidence of voter fraud. “which obviously haven’t done as well.”

In a separate presentation, Jack Lew, The latest national unemployment secretary of the treasury during the Obama figure of about 8% is also misleading, administration and now a managing partRubenstein said, as it does not reflect those ner at private equity firm Lindsay Goldberg, who have “given up” on finding employsaid that until the pandemic is under conment in the current environment. In actutrol, “we can’t get back to normal. We have ality, he said, the national unemployment to keep our sense of what’s possible — even rate is probably “about 15% or so.” if a vaccine works. …We’re looking ahead to a long slog for the next year or two.”

‘Win/win for U.S. economy However, he said, Biden’s presumed and climate’ “return to normalcy” will have a calming A Nov. 9 panel discussion on the effect on the rest of the world, Lew said.

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“There’s a global sigh of relief that we’re back in control.”

He expressed hope that Congress will pass another sizable economic stimulus bill, possibly before Biden’s inauguration.

“Even a week before the election,” he said, “(Treasury Secretary Steve) Mnuchin and (Speaker of the House Nancy) Pelosi were awfully close” to an agreement.

The “startling number” of households on the edge of eviction and hunger, which negatively affects the housing, retail and food sectors, must be addressed sooner than later, Lew said. Otherwise, “businesses in underprivileged areas are not going to make it through a second wave.”

Lew also called for improvements to that nation’s infrastructure, which he said had been delayed by partisan rifts for too long. “That’s something we should be able to agree on,” he said.

‘Pandemic exposed the fault lines’

During a Nov. 11 discussion, Indra Nooyi and Dr. Albert Ko — co-chairs of the Reopen Connecticut Advisory Group — said that addressing social inequities is critical as the world continues to try and navigate the Covid-19 crisis.

“The pandemic exposed the fault lines,” said Ko, also a member of the Governor’s Covid-19 Vaccine Advisory Group. In addition to deficiencies in infrastructure and a lack of investment in public health both here and abroad, Ko said that “equity is the key lesson to come out of the pandemic,” given how underprivileged communities have been particularly hard hit.

“We tell everyone to wash their hands, but many places don’t have clean water,” said Nooyi, former CEO of PepsiCo and a member of Amazon’s board of directors.

She called for a global acceptance that the health crisis, climate change, and other challenges “are long-term societal issues, not political issues.

“We can’t afford to sweep these problems under the rug anymore,” she said.

“We know what the issues are and what we need to do,” saying that reliance on government to come up with solutions was not sufficient; instead, Nooyi said, companies, individuals and society at large must engage together.

All told, “Connecticut is doing well” with Covid, she said, though Ko warned that “the threat of a resurgence was always ever-present.”

And while both said they were pleased by the Pfizer announcement, Ko said it represented merely “a first step down a long road.” Production, storage and distribution of a viable vaccine in an equitable manner worldwide will be mandatory, he said, to control a virus that “knows no borders.

“It will take a while to get all the steps done,” he said, noting that any holes in the distribution and administration of the vaccine would be self-defeating. “‘Back to normal’ is not going to happen in the near future.”

Stamford’s Atlantic Station project building a community within a community

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ith development in downtown Stamford showing no signs of abating, the developers behind Atlantic Station are hard at work building a community within the community.

According to RXR Realty Vice President — Project Executive Joseph Graziose, expectations for the property at 355 Atlantic St. have altered since the three-building development was first conceived in 2016.

“From a demographics and target market standpoint, we didn’t necessarily anticipate the number of young families when we were in the design phase,” Graziose said.

“We were expecting young professionals and empty nesters.”

By the time Atlantic Station’s first tower, containing 325 residential units and 15,985 square feet of net rentable retail space, opened in April 2018, however, it was obvious that young families were indeed interested. That in turn led to RXR’s re-emphasis on making the property more of a multipurpose, family-friendly affair.

With a second residential tower of similar dimensions scheduled to open next March, Graziose noted that Atlantic Station’s third component — the former Stamford post office at 421 Atlantic St., redeveloped for retail — recently welcomed its first two tenants: Dogtopia, a canine daycare and boarding facility, which opened in July; and The Learning Experience (TLE), the national chain of preschool teaching centers, which opened earlier this month.

“We wanted to address what was missing for us in downtown and our development in particular,” Graziose said. “And that was the opportunity to extend what we offer outside the four walls of tenants’ homes.”

He reported that, as of Nov. 6 — a week before it formally opened ¬— TLE was already enrolled at 25% capacity. As for Dogtopia, RXR had anticipated that somewhere around 50% of tenants would own dogs; instead that figure is “well over 75%.”

Such offerings represent “a great way for residents to engage with the community and other renters,” Graziose said.

Another 30,000 square feet remain available in the building, he added, with hopes that a single company will take it as an office space.

As for the residential units, Graziose said that the first tower is 98% leased and 96.5% occupied — “the vacancy rate is mostly a factor of monthly turnover,” he said — and that pre-leasing activity at the second tower has been strong.

Further playing into Atlantic Station’s favor is that it is a block from I-95 and downtown’s Metro-North Railroad station.

The walkability of the area and its numer-

ous restaurants and retailers has helped build a community feel, Graziose said, as does the fact that the project’s three buildings are connected by a double-wide walkway, common driveway and a pair of 12,000-square-foot outdoor spaces for cooking, bocce, and ping-pong alongside a sizable swimming pool.

Having to pivot to social distancing was thus not the problem that it otherwise could have been, he said.

Graziose also noted that a higher-than-expected number of tenants and inquiries have come from New York City, as Covid19 continues to make its pres-

A special play area for youngsters was created to address the influx of young families moving into Atlantic Station.

ence felt. Unlike some observers, however, he predicted that, once the coronavirus fades, Atlantic Station and Stamford in general will not experience a reversal of the trend.

“A lot of people, young people in particular, are seeing Stamford as a good alternative to Manhattan,” he said. “They can be close to the train station and easily commute and there’s a higher quality of living here than maybe they’d expected, along with a little more space to live at a much more competitive price.

“I think this is a market that’s here to stay,” he said.

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Rockland-based Pfizer says its Covid-19 vaccine is more than 90% effective

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rugmaker Pfizer, which has its global vaccine research and development headquarters in Rockland County, announced on Nov. 9 that its Covid19 vaccine candidate was more than 90% effective in preventing coronavirus in trial volunteers.

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Today is a great day for science and humanity. The first set of results from our Phase 3 Covid-19 vaccine trial provides the initial evidence of our vaccine’s ability to prevent Covid-19, ­­ Pfizer Chairman — and CEO Dr. Albert Bourla said

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“We are reaching this critical milestone in our vaccine development program at a time when the world needs it most with infection rates setting new records, hospitals nearing over-capacity and economies struggling to reopen.”

Also the same day, President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team announced the formation of a coronavirus task force.

Coronavirus deaths reported in the U.S. have topped 237,000 according to Johns Hopkins University and Medicine. Global deaths attributed to Covid-19 were surpassing 1.3 million.

Pfizer developed the vaccine with BioNTech SE of Germany, whose co-founder and CEO Ugur Sahin said in a statement, “This is a victory for innovation, science and a global collaborative effort. When we embarked on this journey 10 months ago this is what we aspired to achieve.”

The Phase 3 clinical trial of BNT162b2 began on July 27 and has enrolled 43,538 participants to date, 38,955 of whom have received a second dose of the vaccine candidate as of Nov. 8, according to Pfizer.

About 42% of global participants and 30% of U.S. participants have racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds. The trial

is currently enrolling and is expected to continue through the final analysis when a total of 164 confirmed covid-19 cases have accrued, according to Pfizer.

Bourla said in an update posted on the company website: “It’s important to note that we cannot apply for FDA Emergency Use Authorization based on these efficacy results alone. More data on safety is also needed, and we are continuing to accumulate that safety data as part of our ongoing clinical study.

“We estimate that a median of two months of safety data following the second and final dose of the vaccine candidate — required by FDA’s guidance for potential Emergency Use Authorization — will be available by the third week of November.”

He said, “Efficacy, safety and consistent manufacturing are the three requirements that are needed before we are able to file for authorization.”

In addition, participants in the vaccine trial will continue to be monitored for longterm protection and safety for an additional two years after their second dose.

“Based on current projections we expect to produce globally up to 50 million vaccine doses in 2020 and up to 1.3 billion doses in 2021,” Bourla said.

Pfizer and BioNTech also plan to submit data from the full Phase 3 trial for scientific peer-review publication.

Rockland County Executive Ed Day said, “I am so proud of the work being done

by Pfizer right here in Rockland County.

This announcement is extremely promising for our country and the entire world, if the results hold up then the end of the coronavirus pandemic could be in sight.

In the meantime, please continue to social distance, wear masks if you can’t, wash your hands and stay home if you’re sick. We will get through this together.”

In Washington, D.C., Biden’s transition team said its Covid-19 advisory board is made up of:

CO-CHAIRS Dr. David Kessler Kessler is professor of pediatrics and epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of California at San Francisco. Kessler served as FDA commissioner from 1990 to 1997, appointed by President George H.W. Bush and reappointed by President Bill Clinton.

Dr. Vivek Murthy Murthy served as the 19th surgeon general of the United States from 2014-17. As the vice admiral of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, he commanded a uniformed service of 6,600 public » PFIZER 9 health officers globally.

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Pfizer— Michael Osterholm Osterholm is regents professor, McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair in Public Health and the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota.

Loyce Pace Pace is the executive director and president of Global Health Council.

Dr. Robert Rodriguez Rodriguez graduated from Harvard Medical School and currently serves as a professor of emergency medicine at the UCSF School of Medicine, where he works on the frontline in the emergency department and ICU of two major trauma centers.

Pfizer has its Rockland County site in Pearl River.

Photo courtesy Pfizer.

Dr. Eric Goosby Goosby is an internationally recognized expert on infectious diseases and professor of medicine at the UCSF School of Medicine. During the Clinton administration, Goosby was the founding director of the Ryan White CARE Act, the largest federally funded HIV/AIDS program.

Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith Nunez-Smith is an associate professor of internal medicine, public health, and management at Yale University and the associate dean for health equity research at the Yale School of Medicine. Her research focuses on promoting health and health care equity for structurally marginalized populations.

MEMBERS Dr. Luciana Borio Borio is vice president, technical staff at In-Q-Tel. Rick Bright Bright is an American immunologist, virologist and former public health official. He was the director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority from 2016 to 2020 and the deputy assistant secretary for preparedness and response at the Department of Health and Human Services.

Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel Emanuel is an oncologist and vice provost for global initiatives and chair of the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Atul Gawande Gawande is the Cyndy and John Fish Distinguished Professor of Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Samuel O. Thier Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, and professor of health policy and management at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Dr. Celine Gounder Gounder is a clinical assistant professor at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine and cares for patients at Bellevue Hospital Center.

Dr. Julie Morita Morita is executive vice president of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

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CONTRIBUTING WRITER | By Norman G. Grill

End-of-year businesses tax planning strategies, Part I

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number of year-end tax-planning strategies are available to business owners that can be used to reduce tax liability. Let’s take a look:

Deferring income

Businesses using the cash method of accounting can defer income into 2021 by delaying end-of-year invoices so that payment is not received until 2021. Businesses using the accrual method can defer income by postponing the delivery of goods or services until January 2021.

Purchase new business equipment

Bonus depreciation. Businesses are allowed to immediately deduct 100% of the cost of eligible property placed in service after Sept. 27, 2017, and before Jan. 1, 2023, after which it will be phased downward over a four-year period: 80% in 2023, 60% in 2024, 40% in 2025, and 20% in 2026.

Section 179 expensing. Businesses should take advantage of Section 179 expensing this year whenever possible. In 2020, businesses can elect to expense (deduct immediately) the entire cost of most new equipment up to a maximum of $1.04 million of the first $2.59 million of property placed in service by Dec. 31, 2020. Keep in mind that the Section 179 deduction cannot exceed net taxable business income. The deduction is phased out dollar for dollar on amounts exceeding the $2.59 million threshold and eliminated above amounts exceeding $3.63 million.

Computer or peripheral equipment placed in service after Dec. 31, 2017, are not included in listed property.

For property placed in service in taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 2017, taxpayers can elect to include certain improvements made to nonresidential real property after the date when the property was first placed in service.

Qualified improvement property means: 1. Any improvement to a building’s interior. However, improvements do not qualify if they are attributable to: • the enlargement of the building, • any elevator or escalator or, • the internal structural framework of the building.

2. Roofs, HVAC, fire protection systems, alarm systems and security systems.

Qualified property

Qualified property is defined as property that you placed in service during the tax year and used predominantly (more than 50 percent) in your trade or business.

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Property that is placed in service and then disposed of in that same tax year does not qualify, nor does property converted to personal use in the same tax year it is acquired.

Real estate qualified improvement property is eligible for immediate expensing, thanks to the CARES Act, which corrected an error in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Taxpayers are also able to amend 2018 tax returns, if necessary.

Timing for purchase of business equipment

You might be able to increase your tax benefit if you buy equipment at the right time. Here’s a simplified explanation: Conventions. The tax rules for depreciation include “conventions” or rules for figuring out how many months of depreciation you can claim. There are three types of conventions. To select the correct convention, you must know the type of property and when you placed the property in service.

• The half-year convention: This convention applies to all property except residential rental property, nonresidential real property and railroad gradings and tunnel bores (see mid-month convention below) unless the mid-quarter convention applies.

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All property that you begin using during the year is treated as “placed in service” (or “disposed of”) at the midpoint of the year.

This means that no matter when you begin using (or dispose of) the property, you treat it as if you began using it in the middle of the year. You buy a $70,000 piece of machinery on Dec. 15. If the half-year convention applies, you get one-half year of depreciation on that machine.

• The mid-quarter convention: Use the mid-quarter convention if the cost of equipment placed in service during the last three months of the tax year is more than 40 percent of the total cost of all property placed in service for the entire year. If the mid-quarter convention applies, the half-year rule does not apply, and you treat all equipment placed in service during the year as if it were placed in service at the midpoint of the quarter in which you began using it.

• The mid-month convention: This convention applies only to residential rental property, nonresidential real property and railroad gradings and tunnel bores.

It treats all property placed in service (or disposed of) during any month as placed in service (or disposed of) on the midpoint of that month.

Other year-end moves to take advantage of qualified business income deduction

Many business taxpayers — including owners of businesses operated through sole proprietorships, partnerships and S corporations, as well as trusts and estates — may be eligible for the qualified business income. This deduction is worth up to 20 percent of qualified business income from a qualified trade or business for tax years 2018 through 2025. Your taxable income must be under $163,300 ($326,600 for joint returns) in 2020 to take advantage of the deduction.

This column is for information only and should not be considered advice. Taxes are complicated and mistakes can be costly.

Consider consulting a tax professional for assistance.

Editor’s note: The second part of this column will appear in the Nov. 30 edition.

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

White Plains Nissan car lot sold for $11.95M

BY BILL HELTZEL bheltzel@westfairinc.com

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former car lot on Tarrytown Road in Greenburgh has been sold to Nissan for $11.95 million to partially cover a $41.2 million court judgment against White Plains Nissan and other companies once controlled by automotive magnate Gary Flom.

A court-appointed referee deeded the car lot Oct. 13 to Nissan.

Though the price was set at nearly $12 million, Nissan will pay nothing. Instead, under the terms of a U.S. District Court foreclosure judgment, the price was deducted from debts that Flom and his companies owe the automaker.

Flom, a native of Russia and a decorated U.S. Marines veteran, had built an impressive record as manager of Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover, Lexus, Mazda and Volvo dealerships.

In 2014, he formed BNF Partners NY, an umbrella company for new auto dealerships in Manhattan and Westchester, including Nissan of Mount Kisco and White Plains Nissan.

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research, good science in a way supersedes whatever is going on at the moment,” Gottlieb said. “I soon realized that we needed to place greater resources and greater attention on the life sciences industry.”

Gottlieb created an initiative that was called NY BioHud Valley and moved it over the HVEDC to make it a regional program.

Gottlieb said he had known Tim Jones and Greg Berger, the top executives at RMC, for many years and the subjects of the life sciences industry, health technologies and entrepreneurship had come up in various discussions.

“The challenge with the life sciences and medical device health technologies area is that it’s highly specialized. You have to understand the language, understand the requirements. When you start swimming in the stream more and more opportunities come about because you’re connecting into a network of people that are already connected,” Gottlieb said.

“Their needs are very different than just an office tenant,” Gottlieb said. “I told them back then that the vision will probably morph and evolve as the marketplace evolves because anything can happen to either accelerate the trend or disrupt the trend.

The fledging auto empire soon ran out of money and abandoned work on new Nissan and Infiniti dealerships on Manhattan’s West Side. According to court records, BNF Partners’ loans and franchise agreements were linked, meaning that if one deal defaulted, they all defaulted.

Nissan suspended financing for the Westchester franchises and demanded repayment of the loans.

Flom sued the automaker in 2017, claiming that Nissan had set up the Manhattan franchises to fail.

Nissan counterclaimed, arguing that Flom’s intertwined businesses had breached loan agreements.

The dealers were selling cars “out of trust,” according to court records. Instead of repaying Nissan for loans on the cars in stock, the dealerships were allegedly

pocketing the money when cars were sold.

Nissan could not release car titles to the buyers while it still held a financial interest in the vehicles; without the titles, the buyers could not register the cars with the state.

A federal judge in Manhattan, Katherine B. Forrest, ruled in Nissan’s favor in 2018, describing the case as a “straight-forward breach of contract claim.” She awarded Nissan $40.2 million.

Last year, Manhattan federal Judge Lorna G. Schofield ruled that Nissan was

entitled to a portion of that award — more than $14.3 million, for an unpaid loan, tax liens and rent payments that BNF had improperly received for the car lot at 450460 Tarrytown Road in Greenburgh.

Court-appointed referee Richard P. Haber got the assignment to foreclose on the property.

Though the showroom is now in disrepair, the old car lot still shows signs of its former use. Several Lexus autos, perhaps from Ray Catena Lexus up the street, line the front of the former Nissan dealership.

“In some respects, Covid has accelerated the trend of what we predicted, which was that companies would graduate out of smaller accelerator and incubator spaces in New York City and start looking for graduation space in the surrounding suburban areas. That’s what’s happening. That’s what I had written down in a business plan over a year ago.”

He said that companies leaving the incubator environment and moving out into the real world can find themselves facing much higher operating costs. Part of the issue is finding space that is flexible for use as offices, laboratories, manufacturing and distribution centers.

Gottlieb said that RMC concluded that 12 Skyline Drive would be a good building to offer first in its RMC Bio1 program because it had the plumbing, ceiling height, electrical service, high-speed internet and other factors that would make it relatively easy to do high-tech build-outs.

It also is in an area close to the North60 life sciences campus to be built on 60 acres of county land in Valhalla as well as Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Westchester Medical Center and New York Medical College with its incubator BioInc@NYMC. Gottlieb noted that RMC selected BAM Architecture Studio, which specializes in the

life sciences and health care fields, to collaborate on architectural aspects of the initiative.

“The reason we brought in BAM is we wanted a firm that had done this many times but also had done it here in Westchester County, so they understood the types of buildings that you tend to find in the county. They had done a lot of work for the types of clients that we would want and so we brought BAM in to help us clarify the vision of what could be done with the building,” Gottlieb said.

Gottlieb described himself as a futurist and sees tremendous growth opportunities for life sciences and health tech in Westchester with more than 80 such companies in the Hudson Valley.

“I’m always looking at the trend lines, trying to read the tea leaves of what direction we’re going. In my mind, many of the companies in the future for Robert Martin taking these flex/industrial spaces are going to be what I define as hybrid companies,” Gottlieb said.

He gave as an example a company that has developed a system to deliver drugs to resupply pharmacies and hospitals using drones or autonomous vehicles.

“You could categorize them as a medical or health technology company. You could categorize them as an aviation com-

pany because they’re in the drone business.

You could categorize them as a warehousing/delivery company. So really what they become is a hybrid company,” Gottlieb said.

“I can foresee in the future the vast majority of the companies that we’re serving through the Robert Martin portfolio are going to be hybrid companies that have a certain science, engineering, technology and digital component. The more we understand how these companies work and what their requirements are the more we can apply that to grow the portfolio and serve the tenants’ needs down the road.”

The remaining cars on the lot at the dealership. Photo by Bill Heltzel.

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What, me worry?

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was asked by the boss, “What do millennials care about and what are they reading?”

Well, there’s the pandemic, race relations, the election… a lot of worry.

I believe I’m not alone when I say we all need to take a chill pill after these past few weeks — am I right? Now that the election is over, we can all just relax and get that screen time that Apple so wonderful-

ly shares with us down a few percentiles. Here are a few of my tips to combat stress, not including memes, Twitter and the internet that have gotten me through this past week.

First, turn off your phone, TV and step away from the computer.

The more time we spend stressing and worrying, the worse both our physical and mental health will be. My first tip is cooking a full and hearty meal. Not a good cook? Even better. This takes your mind off

of what’s happening in the world and lets you focus on yourself and your family for however long it takes you. Plus, learning something new (such as how to cook or a new recipe) adds value and a new skill to your day. It’s a win-win.

My second tip is: Exercise.

I’m not saying to go out for a 10-mile run (but if you can, then definitely do that you bionic human you), I’m saying to go for a 20- to 30-minute stroll around the neighborhood, take the dog out on a small hike, or

follow my lead by running one minute at a time. Yes — a full 60 seconds. My goal is to run for a full minute followed by a few minutes of walking in between.

I do this maybe 10 times or so to get me back in the groove while blasting my favorite songs. This small effort breaks down the pressure to exercise for a long period of time into smaller victories. Hey, it’s better than nothing and with time you’ll get better.

I’m happy to report that after a few months, I can now

run for a full 30 minutes. Small victories are better than no victories and this “better than nothing” attitude will create better habits and consistency that you can repeat daily without even thinking about it. Let’s all try to be a better human, to ourselves and to each other. We can still worry, but let’s worry a little better.

Fatime Muriqi is marketing director with the Buisiness Journals. Her column will appear weekly.

Mayor says Stamford stays strong, as long as Covid is kept at bay

BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN kzimmerman@westfairinc.com

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hile Covid-19 has left Stamford bloodied, it remains unbowed — as long as proper coronavirus mitigation practices remain in place.

That was the overarching theme of Mayor David Martin’s “State of the City” address on Nov. 5, presented by the Stamford Chamber of Commerce at the downtown Marriott Residence Inn (and, of course, virtually).

With the city having officially recorded 4,381 Covid cases through Nov. 6 — second in the state only to Bridgeport, with 5,176 — Martin said that mitigation efforts largely had been successful until recently: Stamford has given out about 200,000 free masks and had recorded three deaths between July 1 and the beginning of October, and continues to add free tests for residents.

Beginning last month, however — as has much of the region, if not the country — Covid cases began to increase, with the result that Stamford requested from the state government a return to Phase 2 of reopening to cut down on exposures. Within a few days, Martin said, Gov. Ned Lamont has rolled the entire state back to “Phase 2.1.”

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ing people to wear masks and take other virus-preventative measures, the mayor said. “But this is serious — we’ve got to push this thing back.”

Otherwise, he predicted, the state will be forced to institute another lockdown, resulting in further economic setbacks.

“If we take care of the health, then we can reopen the economy stronger,” Martin declared.

As for Stamford’s economy, “our budget projections are being exceeded,” he said. As a way of addressing the “significant challenge” of Fiscal Year 2020-21, Mayor David Martin on the virtual State of the City address.

Martin noted that city operations are 3.4% below what In addition, the city’s Board of ment market in the city remains they were last year, due in part Education budget is 0.9% above healthy, Martin said, with an to an April decision for 32 city the prior year, while deferred tax unspecified number of Fortune employees to take a voluntary collection totals about $30 million.

1000 companies “considering pay reduction to 2018 salary All told, Stamford is looking moving to Stamford.” rates, along with an agreement to at an overall surplus of about $8 Another recent plus was the forgo annual raises; and a handmillion, Martin said, although late October acquisition of the ful of major city unions agreeing uncertainty on a number of fronts Stamford Town Center mall by to a wage freeze for FY 2019-20 — including the path that Covid Yaraghi Realty, part of the Port and a reopener for FY 2020-21 takes, as well as related questions Washington, New York-based furin exchange for no layoffs. Other about the availability of additionniture purveyor Safavieh, for an unions are still in negotiations, al federal and state aid and local estimated $20.15 million. Martin with additional layoffs possible; businesses’ recovery — remains noted that Macy’s, which still some 45 employees were let go strong. owns about 240,000 square feet in July.

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Yaraghi about future plans, and that the new owner has said it will keep Town Center as a shopping destination.

“In summary,” the mayor said, “I think we did one hell of a job battling back the coronavirus in the spring.

“But it’s back, and it’s growing,” he added. “We really all need to pay attention to those basic rules of wearing a mask, washing our hands, social distancing — and, heaven forbid, don’t go to some crazy party.”

Buyer of former Novartis complex sues title company for $57M

BY BILL HELTZEL bheltzel@westfairinc.com

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uffern Partners LLC, the buyer of the former Novartis pharmaceutical complex in Rockland County, is suing a title insurance company for $57 million for allegedly mishandling the sale.

Old Republic National Title Insurance Co. of Tampa has refused to acknowledge obligations under a title insurance policy, according to the complaint filed Oct. 23 in U.S. District Court, White Plains.

Old Republic did not immediately respond to an email asking for its side of the story.

Brooklyn-based Suffern bought the Novartis complex in 2017 from RS Old Mills Rd LLC, for $30 million. The 167-acre property includes offices, laboratories, a manufacturing area and a warehouse at 25 Old Mill Road in Suffern and Montebello.

Suffern Partners said it has paid Old Republic $1.5 million in premiums for a $30 million title insurance policy.

According to the lawsuit, Old Republic’s escrow agent, Riverside Abstract of Brooklyn, was supposed to collect and distribute funds from the sale and file and record all documents.

But that did not happen, according to a

lawsuit RS Old Mills Rd filed against Suffern Partners on April 15 in Rockland Supreme Court.

“Despite the passage of nearly three years,” the RS complaint states, Suffern Partners “has never paid … a single penny of this purchase price.”

Riverside is not named as a defendant in either lawsuit.

RS Old Mills Rd is demanding $30 million from Suffern Partners and return of the property.

Suffern Partners said the Rockland lawsuit has clouded the title, and now it is unable to lease, refinance or sell the property or get new title insurance.

It struck a deal in March to sell the Novartis complex for $55 million, but without title insurance the property is “nontransferable for all commercial purposes.”

Old Republic has refused to acknowledge its obligation to compensate Suffern for potential losses in the Rockland lawsuit, according to Suffern, or to defend Suffern against RS Old Mills Rd. Suffern is demanding more than $2 million in legal fees and $55 million in damages.

Suffern is represented by Hahn & Hessen law firm, Manhattan, and Lipsius-Benhaim Law, Kew Gardens.

Carrollwood condos calls Castle Hotel and Spa a nuisance

BY BILL HELTZEL bheltzel@westfairinc.com

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he historic Castle Hotel & Spa in Tarrytown promotes itself as a luxurious and tranquil retreat, but the neighboring Carrollwood condos claim it is a public nuisance.

The board of directors of the Carrollwood homeowners’ association sued the Castle Hotel & Spa for $250,000 on Oct. 26 in Westchester Supreme Court, claiming that stormwater runoff from a parking lot has created a sinkhole, eroded pavement and flooded Carrollwood’s grounds.

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

Castle Hotel & Spa has a commanding view of the Hudson River Valley from its high point at 400 Benedict Ave. It features 10 wooded acres, 31 guest rooms and suites, a health and fitness center, outdoor swimming pool, a wedding and events center and the award-winning Equus restaurant.

The resort’s parking lot had consisted partially of pavement and partially of gravel.

But when the Castle Hotel & Spa enlarged the lot, it allegedly repaved the entire space with nonporous material.

Now when it rains, according to the com-

plaint, an underground drain diverts stormwater from the hotel grounds to Carrollwood.

In some instances, floodwater allegedly restricts use of exterior stairways of the townhouses.

The homeowners’ association accuses the hotel of failures to construct the parking lot with porous pavement, install an underground retention system and increase drainage capacity.

Carrollwood charges the Castle with negligence, trespass and private nuisance. It is demanding $250,000 and a court order directing the hotel to fix the problem.

The Castle is owned and operated by Lenimentus NY and Sankara NY, affiliates of Hirakawa Corp., a Japanese conglomerate.

It was built from 1897 to 1910 by Howard Carroll, a newspaper correspondent, playwright, author and businessman. Carrollcliffe, as it was called, was styled as a Norman fortification, including a 75-foot tower.

In 1941, an investment firm bought it for its headquarters, and in the mid-1990s it was converted to a hotel.

Lenimentus bought the Castle in 2011 for $10.3 million from Elite Hotels of Greenwich.

Carrollwood is represented by Mount Kisco attorneys Steven E. Waldinger and Heather R. Gushue.

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Suite Talk Michael McGuire, CEO of UnitedHealthcare of New York

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ichael McGuire has been an extraordinarily busy man this year.

As the CEO of UnitedHealthcare of New York, he has been focused on his organization’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, which not only disrupted the economy but also redefined the delivery of health care to his membership.

In this edition of Suite Talk, Business Journal Senior Enterprise Editor Phil Hall spoke with McGuire on how he stayed ahead of the Covid-19 curve.

This has been quite an unprecedented year, for obvious reasons. How has your organization been holding up during this period?

“You’re right, it has been unprecedented times. As an organization, we quickly transitioned from working in the office to

working from home across the tristate area and the country. We transitioned pretty quickly and we kept our customers informed — there was a lot of information coming out around Covid, so we were sharing that with both our employer customers and our members.

“The feedback was that we gave folks a lot of good information around Covid … Here we are, seven to eight months later and we’ve continued to provide information. The feedback is very good — the information that we give is relevant, is actionable and easy to understand.

“And we continue to evolve.

We’re learning new things all the time.”

What are some of the new things you’ve been learning during this period?

“What we saw was that elective services were stopped at hospitals as they wanted to save space for Covid patients or potential Covid patients. Doctors’ offices were closed. So, we had resources called ‘virtual visits’ where you could do a doctor’s appointment online — through an iPhone, the internet, an iPad or your laptop — and you could do a face-to-face visit. And we had those capabilities — they really weren’t utilized — and what we quickly saw was our membership learned how to use it if you did have something that didn’t require you to go to an urgent center or an ER. “A lot of our provider partners got that capability, if they didn’t have it before and out of this came something that is a good tool for everybody — both the provider and the member, as it kept folks out of ERs if it wasn’t a true

emergency. It was something we learned quickly.”

There are fears there’s going to be a second Covid wave coming up as we get into the colder weather. How is your organization readying itself for the potential of a second viral assault?

“We are working with our provider systems to make sure they’re prepared. We’re not making projections — we’re not saying that we think there will be a second wave, but we want to make sure our members have access to care in any way that they can and we’ll keep communicating with them to make sure they’re accessing care at the right time in the right place, both now and if there is a second wave.”

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benefits. How has Covid impacted this and what is your organization doing to help its customers navigate open enrollment amid this pandemic?

“Now, more than ever, it’s important that members understand their benefits. They understand what they have access to and what plans they have. You find out all the information that’s out there and you want to make sure you take advantage of what your employer is offering: Do they have telehealth visits? How do you access them? Are there other plans that you can help save money, such as wellness programs and what are the incentives of those offerings?

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ment via digital platforms.

“We transitioned pretty quickly to using phone and video telehealth,” Hrabosky n 1980, Greenwich Hospital established said. “I think that the fact that psychiatry its Alcohol Recovery Center to help peoand behavioral health can be done very ple fighting an addiction to drinking. successfully in formats like Zoom enabled Over the years, this endeavor was renamed an easier transition. Because our program Addiction Recovery Center and its focus is a group-based program, it took a little was expanded to assist individuals trying to more time to transition and get everybody move away from opioid abuse.

Zoom-organized, but our patients have According to Joseph Flynn, a psychiresponded very well to it. atrist and the center’s medical director, “There are some, understandably, who the greatest change that this facility has missed that human-to-human contact that witnessed in the past 40 years is how occurs in a group room,” Hrabosky added. addiction is viewed by both doctors and “But they also value the benefit of not the wider society. having to go out into situations where they “One thing that has changed — and might feel uncomfortable due to Covid. there’s a long way to go in this — is that it’s Being able to receive the support in such a looked upon less as a character flaw or a time of isolation has been very successful.” moral weakness and accepted much more During the pandemic, the center has as a disease,” he said. seen an increased volume of inquiries “There was a lot of stigma attached to from individuals who’ve fallen into alcohol it, but I think with a lot of high-profile peoaddiction. One might imagine that the iniple being very public about their struggles tial lockdown protocols contributed to the with addiction and alcohol, it’s helping problem when liquor stores were deemed normalize it. an essential business and were allowed “I don’t think anyone chooses this — to remain open. Flynn admitted that he there are multiple factors that could be thought this decision was “ridiculous,” but genetic predispositions, combined with life he quickly changed his mind. experiences, that all combine to manifest “If someone is drinking heavily and this disease. But inherently, that’s the angle they don’t have access to alcohol and go that we come at it from now. Whereas in into acute withdrawal, that’s a potentially the past, I think it was viewed a little diflife-threatening situation,” he explained. ferently.”

“And no one was coming to the emergency Joshua Hrabosky, who is also a psychiroom, other than for Covid. On a secondatrist and the program director for outary analysis, it was actually a pretty good patient behavioral health, added that the thing — for some people, it might have kept “idea of relapse has evolved over the last 40 them alive.” years. Relapse is a reality and a very likely The center currently works with roughthing to happen. How we’ve approached ly 100 individuals who range in age from it, how we treat struggles with addiction — their early 20s to earlier 80s. Despite some which encapsulates relapse — evolved, so significant age differences, the center’s we come at it with a much more compasgroup session often generates cross-genersionate, understanding approach and help ational bonding experiences. patients try to experience and develop “It makes for a much richer experiself-compassion for themselves, as well.” ence,” Hrabosky said. “When there are a While the center has traditionally lot of younger folks with the older folks, focused on outpatient care, the Covid-19 sometimes the older folks can take them pandemic has forced the majority of its under their wing a little bit. It becomes a operations to shift entirely to off-site treatmuch more educational process.”

Looking ahead, the center is planning to increase its focus on individual psychotherapy and family therapy.

“Our focus is building on that to a much greater degree,” Hrabosky said. “By supporting the patients on an individual basis, they will be able to meet with an individual therapist to work on issues commonly associated with substance use, such as depression, anxiety and past trauma. That’s going to be a big Greenwich Hospital. Photo courtesy Noroton / Wikimedia Commons. focus in 2021.” phall@westfairinc.com

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Deciding How to Leave Money to Others

BY BERNARD A. KROOKS, ESQ., CERTIFIED ELDER LAW ATTORNEY

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ou have finally gotten around to focusing on your estate planning and have taken that first step by contacting an estate planning lawyer. Now you have to decide who gets what (or does not get) upon your demise. These are difficult decisions and are often complicated by the fact that you may not wish to leave your hard-earned assets to someone who may not be responsible with money or has different values than you. If you leave money to this person outright, they are free to do with it as they please. One possible solution might be a trust.

There are many different types of trusts and one size does not fit all. This is definitely not a form you want to download from the internet and plug into your estate plan.

Your particular trust must be drafted with specific provisions designed to meet your (and the beneficiary’s) needs. The only way to accomplish this is to have an in-depth discussion with your estate planning attorney to make sure he/she knows what your objectives are. Being able to tailor the trust to meet your particular needs is one of the primary benefits of utilizing a trust instead of leaving money outright to someone.

If you wish to protect the beneficiary from him/herself or from creditors, you might consider a spendthrift trust. It is usually a good idea for someone other than the beneficiary, such as another family member, a bank or other fiduciary, to be the trustee. The trust then spells out how the trustee is to use trust assets for the beneficiary. Whoever creates the trust can add as many specifics as he or she desires.

If you are the creator of the trust, consider: 1) how much freedom you want the trustee to have when making distributions, and 2) how much certainty you want the beneficiary to have for when funds might be available.

You can be very specific and allow the trustee to make distributions for purposes you specifically state in the trust document. Or, if you prefer, you can give the trustee some flexibility to pay for things that are not specifically stated in the trust but fall within the spirit of what you would have provided for if you were around to make these decisions. This allows the trustee to adapt to changing circumstances and be flexible, when appropriate. Another option is to place your complete faith in the trustee and allow the trustee to make decisions that the trustee believes are in the

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Bernard A. Krooks, Esq., is a founding partner of the law firm Littman Krooks LLP and is Chair of the firm’s Elder Law and Special Needs Department.

He was recently named 2021 “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers in America® for excellence in Elder Law and has been honored as one of the “Best Lawyers” in America since 2008. He was elected to the Estate Planning Hall of Fame by the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils (NAEPC). Krooks is immediate past Chair of the Elder Law Committee of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). He is also past Chair of the Elder Law and Special Needs Planning Group of the Real Property, Trust & Estate Law Section of the American Bar Association (ABA).

best interests of the beneficiary. In this scenario, the trustee would be empowered to make distributions, or not, in the trustee’s sole and unfettered discretion.

If you choose to give the trustee limited discretion, you may wish to consider other provisions which can help guide the trustee in making the right decision. For example, you might give the trustee the power to decline to make distributions if a beneficiary becomes involved with drugs, alcohol, or gambling. The trust could authorize that payments for emergency situations go directly to medical facilities, and not to the beneficiary.

These types of trusts typically include “spendthrift” language to further protect beneficiaries. By doing so, you should be able to protect the trust assets from the

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creditors of the beneficiary by prohibiting a beneficiary from using the trust as security for a loan or to satisfy debts.

If you like, you can also use trusts to promote values that are important to you.

For example, you might allow for distributions to pay for education, charitable work or other endeavors that you deem appropriate.

When speaking with your estate planning attorney, you want to make sure you discuss the amount of flexibility you wish your trustee to have. This will help avoid disputes and litigation after you are gone.

Drafting a trust to protect beneficiaries requires a careful balance of the trustee’s duty and the potential needs of the beneficiary to make sure that your intent is carried out.

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make a decision that’s right for your family.

The first question should ask is this: Is my primary care physician in the plan — and if not, you want to make sure they’re in the plan that you’re going to enroll in, because you want to maintain and establish that relationship as you go forward.”

UnitedHealthcare did a survey that found more than 78% of people said they’re prepared for open enrollment, yet previous research has shown that some people struggle to fully understand common health care terms and concepts, including plan premiums and deductibles. What can employers do to help their employees get a better grasp of health care literacy?

“You’re right, a lot of folks don’t quite understand all the ins and outs of insurance.

And it is difficult. So, you want to make sure that they do understand their benefits.

“We’ve tried to be very clear and make our communications simple to understand around what is the deductible and what is co-insurance. We’ve got printed information, we’ve got enrollment sites with that information, with short videos to help you understand it. Communication is probably the best way an employer can help their member employees — and our members — make a decision. The information is out there.

“One of the things that were very popular for years and years were the enrollment meetings. You go to an office, a representa-

tive says, ‘Okay, here’s open enrollment and here are your choices.’ And we have a little bit of a Q&A. But that opportunity has really been gone with Covid and folks working from home. But what we have transitioned to is doing those enrollment meetings via webinar or Zoom or Webex. So, we’re still getting in front of our members, just in a different fashion.

“Now more than ever. we want to make sure folks understand their benefits, make the right choice for their family, have a primary care physician and know how to access that primary care physician in the coming year.”

What is on UnitedHealthcare’s agenda for 2021?

“It is about how we continue to create high-quality products for our membership at different price points, based on their needs, while doing everything we can to keep the cost of health care under control. Healthier folks have less health care costs. We are helping people navigate the health care system, so our customer service reps help the members not just by answering a claim question, but by helping them navigate the delivery system.

“We continue to focus on high-quality programs, to make them as affordable as possible. And so that’s our goal every day when we get up. We continue to evolve in offering more wellness programs, continuing to educate our advocates so they can help members navigate this process, and we’re going to stay focused.”

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Good Things NYPA RECEIVES DEAL OF THE YEAR 2020 AWARD New York Power Authority (NYPA) in White Plains has won Deal of the Year 2020 in the Northeast region for NYPA’s April sale of more than $1.2 billion in bonds to finance capital expenditures related to the Power Authority’s transmission assets and other capital projects according to Bond Buyer. The bond sale — which included nearly $800 million dedicated as Green Bonds — directly supports the Power Authority in its transmission of clean energy throughout New York and the creation of the future digital grid while meeting the objectives of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), the most aggressive climate change law in the nation that mandates for New York to obtain 70% of its electricity from renewable sources.

NYPA’s inaugural green bond issuance represents the largest public power green bond transaction of all time, with $792 million certified as “Green” by Sustainalytics and ensures the continued operation of NYPA’s 2,675-megawatt Niagara Power Project, which meets close to 10% of the electric power needs in New York state through clean hydroelectricity.

Gil C. Quiniones, NYPA president and CEO, said, “This prestigious award from Bond Buyer recognizes the Power Authority for being a first-mover in the public power industry, highlighting the largest public power Green Bond transaction ever.

Even through the challenges of the pandemic, NYPA has remained aggressive in its pursuit of transforming New York state into a clean energy economy.”

NYPA is the largest state public power organization in the nation, operating 16 generating facilities and more than 1,400 circuit-miles of transmission lines. More than 80% of the electricity NYPA produces is clean renewable hydropower. NYPA uses no tax money or state credit. It finances its operations through the sale of bonds and revenues earned in large part through sales of electricity.

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CONNECTICUT MAN’S LOFTY DREAMS REALIZED

Maria M. Trusa

FORME CEO TO BE RECOGNIZED

BY UNITED WAY Timothy Demarest, left, and Aquiline Drones founder and CEO Barry Alexander.

Barry Alexander, CEO and founder of Aquiline Drones in Hartford, recently presented Timothy Demarest, an assembly worker from Meriden, with free tuition to the Aquiline Drones Flight to the Future online drone pilot training program so that he can launch a new career. Demarest, a lifelong drone enthusiast, will earn FAA Drone Pilot Certification and gain access to the Flight to the Future job dashboard in order to start his own inde-

pendent drone business.

“This is truly a gift from the heavens as I have always been fascinated with and appreciative of drones since childhood,” said Demarest, a 19-year-old manufacturing employee. “I own a hobby drone and actually created a video this past summer.

Thanks to Aquiline Drones, what has been a hobby can now become a viable career in a field that I love.”

The commercial drone sector is grow-

ing at a rate of 13.8% compounded annually and is expected to double by 2025 to more than $42 billion as they grow in popularity and realize more potential across countless industries. They are unrivaled in assessing and mitigating potential natural disasters and other forms of mayhem that could ultimately lead to loss of livelihood, property or even life, and are crucial to local, statewide, national and international border security.

LOCAL RESTAURANT DEVELOPS APPETIZER AND SUSHI ROLL TO FUNDRAISE FOR FOOD PANTRY Miku Sushi at 68 Greenwich Ave. in Greenwich has relaunched its popular nonprofit partnership campaign this month with the local food pantry, Neighbor to Neighbor. The restaurant’s co-owners K Dong and chef Steve Chen first connected with the organization in March when they delivered a food and supply donation.

“It’s important for us to be involved with the community,” said Dong. “We are grateful for the warm welcome we received when we opened last year and for the support we received during this year’s pandemic. Our goal is to pay it forward, promote the spirit of giving and also strengthen our relationship with our customers.”

Known for distributing clothing, supplies and food to at-risk families in the Greenwich area, Neighbor to Neighbor has focused solely on food assistance and has temporarily closed its clothing room due to the Covid pandemic.

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Neighbor. Anyone living in the Greenwich area with food insecurities should contact the Greenwich Department of Human Services 203-622-7793 for assistance with the food pantry program.

Neighbor to Neighbor is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 1975 and is the only food pantry in Greenwich and currently provides food assistance to

550-plus households in Greenwich each week, an almost 100% increase since early 2020.

The award-winning Miku Sushi restaurant offers a gourmet-style menu inspired by Japan cuisine. It has become a Greenwich attraction and is open seven days a week for lunch, dinner, takeout and on-site catering.

United Way of Westchester and Putnam an anti-poverty organization located at 336 Central Park Ave., White Plains, is hosting its annual “Take a Walk in Her Shoes” event virtually on Tuesday, Dec. 8 from 6-7 p.m.

Maria M. Trusa, CEO of Formé Medical Center and Urgent Care, will be recognized with the 2020 Women’s Leadership Council “Woman of Distinction Award” for her work in leading the charge to provide health care services to the community’s most vulnerable, uninsured residents.

An immigrant from the Dominican Republic, Trusa was the executive director of Scarsdale Medical Group where she worked for more than 26 years.

During her tenure, she transformed it from a six-physician and 35-employee practice to more than 45 physicians and over 200 employees. In September 2015, Trusa joined Formé Medical Center as its CEO. The event includes a panel discussion around the impact of diversity, equity, inclusion and women.

The Women’s Leadership Council Take a Walk in Her Shoes event is supported by M&T Bank, IBM and Pure Insurance, Con Edison and Ladle of Love.

The last date to RSVP is Tuesday, Dec. 1. For more information, to become a sponsor or to purchase a ticket, visit UWWP.org/wlcwine or contact Rebecca Snyder, director of special events and development at 914-997-6700, ext. 740, or rsnyder@uwwp.org.

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REALTOR® FOUNDATION PRESENTS DONATION TO HILLSIDE FOOD OUTREACH

Anthony J. Ruggiero

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LAW PARTNER ELECTED TO BOARD Adam Swanson of McCarter & English, which was founded in 1845 and is one of the oldest law firms in the U.S, was recently elected to the Board of Directors of the Fairfield County Bar Association (FCBA) in Connecticut.

A Stamford and New York City-based partner in the firm with more than 400 attorneys in offices in New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania, Swanson has been involved with the Fairfield County Bar Association since graduating from law school. He delivered his first CLE (continuing legal education) presentation Jan. 25, 2011, through the FCBA’s lunchtime CLE program. The organization strives to uphold the best traditions of the legal profession and to promote justice.

LIONS PEACE POSTER CONTEST WINNERS Astrid Masson from The FrenchAmerican School, Micah Deckinger from Rye Neck Middle School, and Daniel Chavez from Saints John & Paul School, have taken the first step to becoming an internationally recognized artist by winning the Larchmont Mamaroneck Lions local competition in the Lions International Peace Poster Contest as announced on Nov. 6.

An annual worldwide competition for children ages 11-13, the contest encouraged them to express their vision of world peace through art. This year’s theme was “Peace Through Service.”

The winning posters will advance through the district into the international competition, with the international winner announced at a United Nations event in the spring.

From left: Terri Crozier, HG Realtor Foundation Committee; Crystal Hawkins Syska, HGAR president elect; Anna LaRochelle, associate director, Hillside Food Outreach; James Riina, Hillside Outreach volunteer and Realtor; and Robert Shandley, HG Realtor Foundation Committee.

The Hudson Gateway Realtor® Foundation, the charitable arm of the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors®, recently presented a check for $2,000 to Hillside Food Outreach in Elmsford, which is working to end hunger among its most vulnerable neighbors in Westchester County. Hillside volunteers home-deliver healthy and nutritious foods to more than 1,600 men, woman and children, low-income people who, for a variety of reasons, are unable to access local pantries in Westchester.

“We serve the elderly who must

choose between medicine and food and families who are struggling to make ends meet. We also feed their children and those with health issues who need better nutrition and healthier food,” said Anna LaRochelle, associate director of Hillside Food Outreach. “The donation from the Hudson Gateway Realtor® Foundation will be used to purchase healthy food, which is delivered monthly to the individuals we serve.

Hillside Food Outreach was founded in 1997 in Westchester County by Kathleen Purdy, executive director. She

created the program in honor of her late grandmother whose kindness and lifelong charity prompted her desire to help others.

The Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors® is a not-for-profit trade association representing more than 13,000 real estate professionals doing business in Westchester, Putnam, Rockland and Orange counties, as well as the Bronx and Manhattan. It is the second largest Realtor ® Association in New York state and one of the largest in the country.

RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE’S MEAL PROGRAM Ronald McDonald House of the Greater Hudson Valley, located on the campus of the Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, is bringing back its Meals that Heal program after nearly seven months of Covid restrictions that kept its kitchen closed to volunteers. The program provides all families currently staying at Ronald McDonald House with two meals a day while they are caring for their sick or injured children. After being closed for a few months families are slowly being brought back into the House and their needs are growing for donated meals and volunteers to cook them.

According to Brittany Moretti, program operations manager in charge of Meals that Heal, “due to Covid regulations there is a call for help with meal donations in addition to the need for volunteers to come in again and prepare meals on site.” Interested volunteers are now welcomed back into the kitchen at Ronald McDonald House but some changes to the program needed to be instituted to keep everyone safe. Volunteer groups may now consist of up to two individuals at a time and volunteers must be over the age of 18.

The program requests that groups commit to a monthly meal schedule for a minimum of three months. Individuals must be the

BEACON CITY ADMINISTRATOR MOVES ON City Administrator, Anthony J. Ruggiero has accepted the position of assistant commissioner for administration with the Dutchess County Department of Behavioral and Community Health (DBCH) starting Feb. 1.

Ruggiero has served as Beacon city administrator since 2015. With a master’s degree in public administration and more than 24 years of experience, Ruggiero previously served as the city manager for the city of Peekskill and Putnam County’s commissioner of planning, development and public transportation. “…As city of Beacon administrator, Anthony has had a strong working relationship with the county, including DBCH, particularly as he helped guide the city of Beacon through the Covid-19 pandemic,” said Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro.

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same two people for all volunteer shifts and groups are asked to adhere to the updated safety protocols.

For people interested in volunteering but are still social distancing and don’t want to come into the kitchen there are still ways to get involved and support the meal program. A donation can be made on the Meals that Heal campaign page and people can pick a recipe for others to make in the House kitchen or pick a day to drop off a store- or restaurant-made meal for

the families. Either way people choose to support the program their donations will help to provide a warm meal for all families staying at the house.

All proceeds from Meals that Heal will support the mission of Ronald McDonald House: Keeping Families Together and Close to the Care and Resources They Need.

All donations made are 100% tax deductible. If you are interested in supporting Meals that Heal sign up at https://give.rmhghv.org/campaigns/5053-meals-that-heal.

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Good Things DENTAL MEDICINE COLLEGE OPENS CARE CLINIC Touro Dental Health, the 115-chair clinical training facility of the Touro College of Dental Medicine (TCDM) in Valhalla, has opened a new Complex Care Clinic to meet the needs of patients requiring more advanced dental treatment than can typically be provided by dental students. The clinic brings together TCDM faculty from multiple dental specialties, along with dental students, who use the latest tools and techniques in digital dentistry to efficiently educate and manage patients requiring complex implants, and restore their oral health.

Traditionally, complex dental care delivered in a private practice environment, requires dozens of steps and multiple appointments over the course of several months to years, with outside referrals and visits to a variety of specialists. Touro’s Complex Care Clinic provides these services under one roof, with a team of experienced oral health professionals working together using digital advancements in the field to save patients significant time and cost. Often, rather than charging a separate treatment fee for each specialist involved in the process, Touro Dental Health can offer affordable rates that only an educational institution can provide.

“Some dental cases are beyond the ability of the undergraduate dental student. The Complex Care Clinic allows us to provide the highest level of service to Touro Dental Health patients, while providing a significant observational opportunity for students to learn.” said Edward F. Farkas, D.D.S., M.A., vice dean at TCDM. Barbara Jurim, D.D.S., director of the Complex Care Clinic and assistant director of digital dentistry, leads the new clinic along with Alan Jurim, D.D.S., director of digital dentistry and a team of expert faculty, including oral surgeons, prosthodontics, periodontists, lab technicians and others involved in the treatment of complex cases. The Jurims, a brother-sister dental team, have conducted research and development on a revolutionary digital approach that eliminates several steps in the treatment process – steps that they say are susceptible to error.

TCDM is currently in the final stages of adding a digital laboratory to its 37,000-square-foot dental teaching practice, which will consolidate the school’s digital technologies into one place, including 3D printers, intraoral scanners, CAD/CAM technology and milling machines designed to cut crowns, bridges and more at high speeds.

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THE WITHERELL NAMED A 2020-21 BEST NURSING HOME

Emily Mason working in her New York studio,1996. Photograph by Rolf Gibbs.

‘SHE SWEEPS WITH MANY-COLORED BROOMS’

The Nathaniel Witherell.

The Nathaniel Witherell, a short-term rehabilitation and skilled nursing center located on 24 acres just two miles from downtown Greenwich, has been named a Best Nursing Home for 2020-21 by “U.S. News & World Report,” ranking among only 21% of skilled nursing facilities in the U.S. to receive the distinction. The Witherell earned Best Nursing Home status by achieving a rating of “High Performing,” the highest possible rating, for its long-

term care services. U.S. News gives the designation of Best Nursing Home only to those that satisfy its assessment of the appropriate use of key services and consistent performance in quality measures.

“We are very pleased that the exceptional person-centered care we deliver to support our senior residents is recognized through this ranking,” said John Mastronardi, executive director of The Nathaniel Witherell.

Also notable about the Witherell’s ranking is the quality of the Witherell’s nurse staffing measures, an important indication of quality care. Witherell nurses exceed both Connecticut and national averages for being available to residents and spending more time with residents each day.

For more about Nathaniel Witherell, call 203-618-4323 or visit nathanielwitherell.org.

WHITE PLAINS HOSPITAL’S NEW OUTPATIENT SURGERY CENTER

From left: Dr. Michael Schwartz, orthopedic surgeon; Dr. Andrew Casden, chief of orthopedic surgery and spine surgery; Dr. Jason Choi, anesthesiologist; Dr. Kaare Weber, director of surgery; Susan Fox, president and CEO; Leigh Anne McMahon, chief nursing officer; Dr. Michael Palumbo, chief medical officer; Jose Lam, vice president, clinical operations; and Joe Guarracino, CFO.

When the Covid-19 pandemic prompted a New York state halt on elective surgeries last March, White Plains Hospital (WPH) accelerated construction of its Ambulatory Surgery Center at Harrison to meet the growing demand for outpatient surgery.

The result is a 10,000-square-foot, cutting-edge surgical center offering access to same-day surgical procedures.

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A dedicated team of highly skilled, board-certified surgeons and anesthesiologists offer a wide range of minimally invasive procedures for orthopedics, sports medicine, otolaryngology (ENT) and plastic and cosmetic surgery.

“The addition of our new Ambulatory Surgery Center at Harrison underscores our commitment to enhancing the patient

experience by providing access to convenient, high-quality care for our community,” said Dr. Kaare Weber, director of surgery at White Plains Hospital….”

The Ambulatory Surgery Center opened in early-October at 226 Westchester Ave., Harrison, and is expected to see more than 2,100 cases in its first 12 months of operation.

Named for one the artist’s favorite Emily Dickinson poems, the new Bruce Museum exhibition “She Sweeps with Many-Colored Brooms: Paintings and Prints by Emily Mason” showcases the vibrant work of Emily Mason (1932- 2019). Characterized by brilliant hues laid down in thin layers of varying transparency, often superimposed in surprising color combinations, Mason’s work is the result of a rare alliance between spontaneity and premeditation.

On view in the Bruce Museum’s recently renovated main art gallery from Nov. 22 through March 21 this major new art exhibition highlights Mason’s earliest experiments in oil on paper and in printmaking from two decades of intense innovation in her career.

Born into a family with an artistic legacy that stretched back to early American history painter John Trumbull (1756-1843) and included her mother, the noted abstract painter Alice Trumbull Mason (1904-1971), Emily Mason carved out a nuanced artistic path of her own.

“Emily Mason’s greatest achievement is to have translated the language of Abstract Expressionism, which was always one of gesture and movement, into an abstraction of pure color composed in delicate veils and washes,” said Robert Wolterstorff, The Susan E. Lynch executive director and one of the organizers of the exhibition.

The Bruce Museum is hosting a Member Appreciation Weekend, Friday, Nov. 20 – Sunday, Nov. 22, with a members-only preview of the new exhibition on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 20-21. To make a reservation for time-ticketed admission to this limited- capacity preview or to join as a member, visit brucemuseum.org or call 203-869-0376, ext. 311.

Emily Mason (American, 1932-2019). Ask the East, 1968. Oil on paper. © 2020 Emily Mason Studio / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society New York.

STAMFORD LAW PRACTICE RANKED Halloran Sage’s Stamford area practice was ranked in “U.S. News & World Report” 2020 Best Law Firms.

It has also been named a 2021 Best Law Firm in 14 regional rankings by “U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®,” including a Metropolitan Tier 2 ranking for its tax law practice in the Stamford area. Rankings are assessed through client and lawyer evaluations and peer review from leading attorneys in their field Based in the firm’s Westport office, attorneys Leslie Grodd and Lewis Lerman were also selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2020, for tax law and personal injury litigation for defendants.

Halloran Sage’s taxation practice assists small and medium-size businesses and select individuals in connection with income, estate and gift tax planning.

Halloran Sage has a presence throughout Connecticut, with offices in Westport, New Haven, Hartford, Danbury, Middletown and New London, as well as a branch in Washington, D.C.

DOCTOR SPEARHEADS PREVENTION PROGRAM

ARC NEW YORK EMPLOYER RECOGNITION AWARD TO HAWTHORNE-BASED BUSINESS In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (October), The Arc Westchester honored one of its longtime employer partners Abb Optical Group/Digital Eye Lab Network with its New York Employer Recognition Award.

In 2016, Abb Optical Group/Digital Eye Lab Network joined The Arc Westchester’s group of more than 250 business partners.

It currently employees nine individuals supported by The Arc at its digital lab in Hawthorne. Each role is centered around technology, innovation and attention to detail.

The Arc New York Employer Recognition Award provides chapters with an opportunity to recognize an individual, corporation or business in New York state that has demonstrated outstanding support in providing services and job opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD).

“Our partnership with The Arc Westchester has proven to make good business sense for the company in so many ways,” said Robert Woythaler, director of production, Abb Optical Group/Digital Eye Lab Network.

“Our Arc employees are successful in their roles and they take their jobs seriously, but with a smile. They’re focused, compassionate and their work ethic has a positive impact on

From left: Robert Woythaler, director of production, ABB OPTICAL GROUP/DIGITAL EYE LAB Network; Joseph Frank, employee and participant in The Arc Westchester Employee Program; and Maria Varga, career supports coordinator, The Arc Westchester

our other 200 employees and overall workplace. I urge other businesses to recognize the benefits of an inclusive workforce. Not only for their bottom line, but for the impact it has on our community-at-large.”

The Arc Westchester, founded in 1949, is the largest agency in Westchester County supporting children, teens and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including individuals on the autism spectrum, and their families. The organization’s 850 employees provide more than 2,000 individuals throughout the county with a

broad range of innovative and effective programs and services designed to foster independence, productivity and participation in community life.

The mission of The Arc Westchester is to empower children, teens and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including individuals on the autism spectrum, to achieve their potential by strengthening families and encouraging personal choices, abilities and interests.

The Arc Westchester is a chapter of The Arc USA and The Arc New York.

LIONS AND SEDONA TEAM UP FOR STEM

New Rochelle resident and board-certified reproductive endocrinologist from RMA of Connecticut, Ilana Ressler, will, for the fifth consecutive year, spearhead the Pies for Prevention program to help promote ovarian cancer awareness. All proceeds from the sale of the pies will benefit Sharsheret.

Hebrew for chain, Sharsheret is the only national organization supporting Jewish women and families, of all backgrounds, facing breast and ovarian cancer.

This year marks the 12th annual Sharsheret Thanksgiving Bake Sale, where pies are baked in the community before Thanksgiving and then distributed to those who have purchased them.

Ressler, who treats women faced with breast and ovarian cancer on a daily basis through her four positions as a reproductive endocrinologist at RMA of Connecticut, launched the program in Westchester.

RMA of Connecticut is a leader in fertility care, specializing in a range of infertility treatments. It is Fairfield County’s largest fertility clinic and egg donation center.

Homemade pies are available for order on the Sharsheret website; the deadline to order is Thursday, Nov. 19th.

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

The Larchmont Mamaroneck Lions Club teamed up with Mamaroneck’s Sedona Taphouse’s September Mondays Dine Out for Charity in support of the STEM Co-op Summer Enrichment Camp. Following the Covid shutdown, Sedona restarted its full month of Mondays in support of local charities and service groups. For September, Sedona raised nearly $894. The Lions matched that

donation up to $1,000.

The STEM Alliance works to create a network of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) learning opportunities, with an emphasis on reaching underserved populations, including girls and low-income students. The Mamaroneck School District hires the STEM Alliance to lead its Co-Op Summer Enrichment program, the area’s only sum-

mer program for low-income children.

The Larchmont Mamaroneck Lions focus on supporting existing nonprofit and community service groups by bringing community service leaders together to determine needs, solutions and resources. They are part of Lions Clubs International, the world’s largest service organization of more than 1.5 million members.

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Facts & Figures U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURT White Plains & Poughkeepsie Local business cases, Nov. 4 - 10 Blitman Saratoga LLC, White Plains, 20-23177-RDD: Chapter 11, $5,857,288 assets, $2,755,584 liabilities.

Attorney: Kevin J. Nash.

Alexander Kaspar, Putnam Valley vs. S and S Stables, Valhalla, et al, 20-9044: CGM: Adversary proceeding in Kaspar Chapter 11.

Attorney: Matthew M. Cabrera.

CSC 4540, Manhattan vs. Vernon 4540 Realty, Larchmont, et al, 20-7020-RDD: Adversary proceeding in Vernon 4540 Realty Chapter 1.

Attorney: Joseph T. Moldovan.

Gina Vaccarino, doing business as Cake Artist, New Paltz, 20-36131-CGM: Chapter 7, $11,959 assets, $251,483 liabilities.

Attorney: Jason J. Kovacs.

U.S. District Court, White Plains Local business cases, Nov. 4 - 10 Levi Eisenberg, Pomona vs.

Cavalry Portfolio Services, Valhalla, 20-9284-CS: Fair Debt Collection Act. Attorney: Eliyahu R. Babad.

Frank Gaurino Sr., Dutchess County vs. Royal Carting Services Co., Hopewell Junction, 20-9297-PMH: Age discrimination.

Attorneys: Evan M. Foulke and Michael Ranis.

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

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

ON THE RECORD

Paulino Aguirre, et al, vs.

Gianfranco Pizzeria & Restaurant, North White Plains, 209311-NSR: Fair Labor Standards Act. Attorney: Nicola Ciliotta.

59-61 Nelson LLC, Harrison.

Seller: Marilyn Petrucelli Fava, Bedford Hills. Property: 59 Nelson Ave., Harrison. Amount: $625,000.

Filed Nov. 2.

Red Oak Lane LLC, Briarcliff Manor. Seller: Susan M. Fitzgerald, et al, Amawalk. Property: 39 Red Oak Lane, New Castle. Amount: $325,000. Filed Nov. 6.

Accounting Firm Search Associates Inc., Salt Point vs. Dean Nelson, Weston, Massachusetts 20-9371-PMH: Fraud.

Attorney David A. Sears.

59-61 Nelson LLC, Scarsdale. Seller: Melissa Christine Badalamente, Harrison. Property: 61 Nelson Ave., Harrison. Amount: $290,000. Filed Nov. 6.

Royce Realty LLC, Yonkers.

Seller: Pedro D. Goiricelaya, et al, Scarsdale. Property: 40 Springdale Road, Scarsdale. Amount: $840,000. Filed Nov. 6.

6 Main Elm LLC, Yorktown Heights. Seller: Par Realty LLC, Elmsford. Property: 6 W. Main St., Greenburgh. Amount: $899,000.

Filed Nov. 4.

Tzilly LLC, Larchmont. Seller: 142/144 North State Road LLC, Ossining. Property: 142-144 N. State Road, Ossining. Amount: $665,000. Filed Nov. 2.

DEEDS Above $1 million 100 Morton Street LLC, New York. Seller: Jill Nicholson Samuel, Bedford. Property: 252 Middle Patent Road, Bedford. Amount: $1.9 million. Filed Nov. 5.

622 Harrison Avenue LLC, Peekskill. Seller: Barbara Boyle, et al, Peekskill. Property: 630 Washington St., Peekskill. Amount: $950,000. Filed Nov. 5.

315 Mills Road LLC, Brewster.

Seller: Barbara Howard, et al, North Salem. Property: 315 Mills Pond, North Salem. Amount: $3 million.

Filed Nov. 6.

AMP Realty and Management LLC, Bronx. Seller: Frederick M. Singer, Yonkers. Property: 77 Sherman Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $270,000. Filed Nov. 6.

97 Brook LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Jinzhu Zhang, Scarsdale. Property: 97 Brookby Road, Scarsdale.

Amount: $1.6 million. Filed Nov. 6.

Angel Ralph LLC, Mount Vernon.

Seller: 728 Realty Partners LLC, Bronx. Property: 139 Fourth Avenue South, Mount Vernon.

Amount: $287,500. Filed Nov. 4.

American International Relocation Solutions LLC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Seller: Alexander Tomlin, et al, Rye. Property: 10 Brevoort Lane, Rye. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed Nov. 4.

Byram LLC, Armonk. Seller: Peter L. Flamm, et al, Armonk.

Property: 99 Byram Ridge Road, North Castle. Amount: $470,000.

Filed Nov. 2.

Bedford EMP Ownership LLC, Wilson, Wyoming. Seller: Mary Ann Orbe, Bedford. Property: 50 E. Middle Patent Road, North Castle.

Amount: $3.3 million. Filed Nov. 5.

Fernandez and Sons Inc., Port Chester. Seller: Antonio Latella, et al, Port Chester. Property: 24 Monroe Place, Rye. Amount: $900,000.

Filed Nov. 5.

KBJB Temp LLC, Mount Vernon.

Seller: 200 South 14th Street A LLC, et al, Scarsdale. Property: 202 14th Avenue South, Mount Vernon.

Amount: $3 million. Filed Nov. 6.

High Ridge Developers LLC, Hartsdale. Seller: 9 Jefferson Street LLC, Bedford. Property: 234-236 Gainsborg Ave., Harrison. Amount: $525,000. Filed Nov. 2.

Monroe Miller LLC, White Plains. Seller: Anne D. Hardy, et al, Lewisboro. Property: 122 E. Ridge Road, Lewisboro. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed Nov. 6.

MTGLQ Investors LP. Seller: A. David Boykin, et al, West Harrison.

Property: 20 Upland Ave., White Plains. Amount: $719,007. Filed Nov. 6.

PG Boyz LLC, White Plains. Seller: The Milton Zelekowitz Revocable Trust, et al. White Plains. Property: 10 Colonial Road, White Plains.

Amount: $1.6 million. Filed Nov. 6.

Nationwide Abstract LLC, Lakewood, New Jersey. Seller: Auerbach Law Group PC, White Plains.

Property: 21 Woodbrook Road, White Plains. Amount: $425,000.

Filed Nov. 2.

Below $1 million 142/144 North State Road LLC, Ossining. Seller: Benjamin Pope, et al, Ossining. Property: 29 Waller Ave., Ossining. Amount: $365,000.

Filed Nov. 6.

444-446 South Sixth LLC, New Rochelle. Seller: William R. Vogt, et al, Eastchester. Property: 444446 S. Sixth Ave., Mount Vernon.

Amount: $123,500. Filed Nov. 6.

Njoy 15 LLC, White Plains.

Seller: Richard G. Warren, et al, Larchmont. Property: 15 Audrey Lane, 24A, White Plains. Amount: $922,500. Filed Nov. 6.

Peekskill Bay LLC, Valhalla.

Seller: Helen Christian, Yorktown Heights. Property: 304 South St., Peekskill. Amount: $375,000. Filed Nov. 6.

JUDGMENTS 45 Tudor Restaurant LLC, New York City. $49,793 in favor of White Plains Coat and Apron Company Inc., Peekskill. Filed Nov. 6.

Children First Home Health Care Inc., Wyomissing, Pennsylvania. Seller: Covino Family Offices LLC, South Salem. Filed Nov. 6.

Mrs. Greens of 585 Hudson Inc., Irvington. $11,690 in favor of Wonderful Sales LLC, Los Angeles, California. Filed Nov. 5.

Overlook at West Hill LP, Ithaca. $39,498 in favor of Belford USA Group Inc., North White Plains.

Filed Nov. 6.

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

45 Bedford Road LLC, et al.

Filed by NCD Acquisitions LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $8.8 million affecting property located at 45 Bedford Road, Armonk 10504.

Filed Nov. 4.

Bronx Project 107 LLC, et al.

Filed by Normandy Capital. Trust.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $472,500 affecting property located at 39 Livingston Ave., Yonkers 10705.

Filed Nov. 3.

Dobbis, Richard B., et al. Filed

by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $750,000 affecting property located at 14 Spruce Hill Road, Armonk 10504.

Filed Nov. 6.

Heirs and distributees of the estate of Ralph Strauss, et al. Filed

by PHH Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $938,250 affecting property located at 16 Saddle Court, Bedford 10506. Filed Nov. 4.

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Hoffman, Peter M., et al. Filed

by HSBC Bank USA N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $1.2 million affecting property located at 65 Stonewall Circle, West Harrison 10604. Filed Nov. 2.

Murphy, Corinne M., individually and as trustee of the R and C Family Trust, et al. Filed

by Reverse Mortgage Solutions Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $742,500 affecting property located at 14 Fay Place, White Plains 10604. Filed Nov. 3.

Public administrator of Westchester County of the estate of Madeline M. Meier, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $502,500 affecting property located at 290 Locust Ave., Cortlandt Manor 10567. Filed Nov. 3.

Shaw, Leroy, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $436,000 affecting property located at 34 Elliot St., Mount Vernon 10553. Filed Nov. 4.

Strawder, James Jr., et al. Filed

by Citimortgage Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $200,000 affecting property located at 4-15 Granada Crescent, Apt. 15, White Plains 10603. Filed Nov. 3.

Travis, Althea M., et al. Filed by UMB Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 40 Pine Brook Drive, Larchmont 10538. Filed Nov. 3.

MECHANIC’S LIENS Hudson Courts Owners Inc., as owner. $6,856 as claimed by Becker Engineering PC. Property: in Yonkers. Filed Nov. 5.

UB Harrison LLC, as owner. $179,865 as claimed by Jacquelyn Fiske, Wayne, New Jersey. Property: in Harrison. Filed Nov. 5.

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

SOLE PROPRIETORSHIPS 7 Abloom, 171 Pearsall Drive, 4H, Mount Vernon 10552, c/o James Irick. Filed July 13.

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Adamas Landscaping, 62 Pratt St., New Rochelle 10801, c/o Marlon Martinez. Filed July 10.

Aisha Johnson, 70 W. Third St., Apt. 9E, Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Ashley Johnson. Filed July 9.

Armando Chavez and Sons Landscaping, 14 Madeleine Ave., New Rochelle 10801, c/o Armando Chavez. Filed July 9.

Ashley Johnson, 70 W. Third St., Apt. 9E, Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Ashley Johnson. Filed July 9.

Billy Ryans Remodeling, 86 Hunter St., Ossining 10562, c/o Willan Zhingri. Filed July 10.

Blissful Sity, 119 Pondfield Road, Suite 953, Bronxville 10708, c/o Bill Schwartz. Filed July 10.

Brothers and Sisters Keepers Family and Friends, 146 Rolling Way, Peekskill 10566, c/o Yvette Davis. Filed July 9.

Designed by Meka DIY and Custom Made Design, 1 Elinor Place, No. 3, Yonkers 10705, c/o Tamekia Lemus. Filed July 13.

Jonita Ingram Coley, 420 Warwick Ave., Mount Vernon 10553, c/o Jonita Ingram Coley. Filed July 9.

Juan Vicente Castillo, 70 Fourth St., New Rochelle 10801, c/o Juan Vicente Castillo. Filed July 13.

Kennedy Jakob Healthcare Management, 52 Primrose St., White Plains 10606, c/o Lisa S. Roberson. Filed July 9.

Kennedy Jakob Scrubs, 52 Primrose St., White Plains 10606, c/o Lisa S. Roberson. Filed July 9.

Laura Wakefield Architect, 73 High St., Hastings-onHudson 10706, c/o Laura Ruth Wakefield.

Filed July 9.

Mota Handy Man Services, 506 Locust St., Mount Vernon 10552, c/o Jose Oscar A. Mota. Filed July 10.

Muchbetter Enterprise, 110 S. 12th Ave., Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Robert Antoine. Filed July 10.

My Dzign Custom Print, 6W Third St., Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Rolland Carpentier. Filed July 9.

Salon Ricci 5, 43 S. Stone Ave., Elmsford 10523, c/o Richard Bednarczyk. Filed July 9.

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Facts & Figures Shoshis Stiches, 172 Frederick St., Cortlandt Manor 10567, c/o Susan Abrams. Filed July 10.

Special Lady VIP, 138 C Gramatan Ave., Mount Vernon 10550, c/o Rolland Carpentier.

Filed July 9.

Viola Stone, 12 Alexander Ave., Harrison 10528, c/o Scott Viola.

Filed July 9.

PATENTS Arbitration of multiple-thousands of flows for convergence enhanced ethernet. Patent no.

10,834,008 issued to Claude Basso, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Automated RFID reader detection. Patent no. 10,834,617 issued to Theodore Carraher, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Booting and dumping a confidential image on a trusted computer system. Patent no.

10,834,077 issued to Reinhard Buendgen, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Cooling methods for electronic components. Patent no.

10,834,852 issued to Aaron Cox, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Creating in-via routing with a light pipe. Patent no. 10,834,830 issued to Mark Jeanson, et al.

Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Data protection in a networked computing environment. Patent no. 10,834,108 issued to Gregory Boss, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Dynamic filtering of posted content. Patent no. 10,834,089 issued to Kelley Anders, et al.

Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Enhancing customer-service processing using data analytics and cognitive computing.

Patent no. 10,834,262 issued to Vijai Kalthur, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Human antibodies to Ebola virus glycoprotein. Patent no.10,829,544 issued to Christos Kyratsous, et al. Assigned to Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Tarrytown.

Locating a mobile device and notifying a user of the mobile device location. Patent no.

10,834,538 issued to Vincent Tkac, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Mobile device security policy based on authorized scopes.

Patent no. 10,834,133 issued to Simon Canning, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

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Method for a remote control of a radiation detection apparatus. Patent no. 10,834,306 issued to Marilyne Sousa, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Klemm, Travis, et al, Poughkeepsie, as owner. Lender: Ulster Savings Bank, Kingston. Property: 12 Falcon Drive, Lloyd 12528.

Amount: $500,000. Filed Nov. 2.

4 Phoenix LLC, Highland Mills.

Seller: Eliezer Ekstein, Monroe.

Property: 4 Phoenix Hill Road, Woodbury. Amount: $700,000.

Filed Nov. 6.

Gallo Ventures LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Pleasant View Subdivision LLC, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Lloyd. Amount: $55,000. Filed Nov. 2.

Methods and systems for improving device-to-device communications in a wireless network. Patent no. 10,834,769 issued to Gandhi Sivakumar, et al.

Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Kurtz, Christopher A., as owner.

Lender: Homestead Funding Corp.

Property: in Rhinebeck. Amount: $289,313. Filed Nov. 5.

915 Route 17K LLC, Morristown, New Jersey. Seller: Paul Skibitsky, et al, Montgomery. Property: in Montgomery. Amount: $12,500.

Filed Nov. 5.

Griffin Realty LLC, New York City. Seller: Guiseppe Cizzi, et al, Lake Ronkonkoma. Property: 145 Bennett Road, Wawarsing.

Amount: $69,500. Filed Nov. 5.

915 Route 17K LLC, Morristown, New Jersey. Seller: Paul Skibitsky, et al, Montgomery. Property: 915 and 917 Route 17K, Montgomery.

Amount: $550,000. Filed Nov. 5.

Insource East Properties Inc., Hauppauge. Seller: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Property: 15 Chestnut Ridge Road, Carmel 10541.

Amount: $205,000. Filed Nov. 4.

AMD Enterprises Ltd., Montgomery. Seller: Kathleen M. Bardin, Pine Bush. Property: 92 Railroad Ave., Montgomery. Amount: $180,000. Filed Nov. 4.

Jazz on Pine LLC, Monroe. Seller: The Bank of New York Mellon.

Property: 12 Pinehill Road, Tuxedo.

Amount: $480,000. Filed Nov. 5.

Prevention of majority attacks.

Patent no. 10,834,122 issued to Ching-Yun Chao, et al. Assigned to IBM, Armonk.

Use of a VEGF antagonist to treat angiogenic eye disorders.

Patent no.10,828,345 issued to George Yancopoulos. Assigned to Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Tarrytown.

Mills, David B., et al, Saugerties, as owner. Lender: The Bank of Greene County, Catskill. Property: in Saugerties. Amount: $200,000.

Filed Nov. 3.

Roanoke Properties New York Inc., Monroe, as owner. Lender: RCN Capital LLC, South Windsor, Connecticut. Property: 187 Robinson Ave., Newburgh 12550.

Amount: $17,000. Filed Nov. 4.

Tamarabros LLC, Brewster, as owner. Lender: Advest Short Duration Real Estate Fund I LLC, Newtown, Pennsylvia. Property: in Southeast. Amount: $857,500.

Filed Nov. 6.

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Congregation Tiv Leivov Inc., Monroe, as owner. Lender: Northeast Community Bank, White Plains. Property: 5 Garfield Road, Monroe 10950. Amount: $5 million.

Filed Nov. 5.

Jones, James, et al, West Park, as owner. Lender: Ulster Savings Bank, Kingston. Property: 35 Barry Drive, Esopus 12493. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed Nov. 4.

McKenley Hollow LLC, Shandaken, as owner. Lender: Walden Savings Bank, Montgomery. Property: 212-220 McKenley Hollow Road, Shandaken. Amount: $2 million.

Filed Nov. 5.

Below $1 million 1017 Creek Locks LLC, Rosendale, as owner. Lender: The Bank of Greene County, Catskill. Property: 1017 Creek Locks Road, Rosendale.

Amount: $138,750. Filed Nov. 3.

27 Eastdale Avenue LLC, as owner. Lender: M&T Bank. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $962,019.

Filed Nov. 2.

Badillo, George, et al, Newburgh, as owner. Lender: Ulster Savings Bank, Kingston. Property: Albany Post Road, Shawangunk 12589.

Amount: $200,000. Filed Nov. 2.

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CasaCuruba LLC, New York City.

Seller: Norman Buchbinder, et al, Woodstock. Property: 16 Juniper Lane, Woodstock. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Nov. 4.

Tim Goudarzi Partnership.

Seller: HSC Esopus LLC, Daphne, Alabama. Property: in Esopus.

Amount: $1.6 million. Filed Nov. 3.

Below $1 million 106-108 Main LLC, New Paltz.

Seller: Skytop Center LLC, New Paltz. Property: in New Paltz. Amount: $727,500. Filed Nov. 4.

11 Q Holdings LLC, New Windsor.

Seller: Thomas Curtin, et al, Waddell, Arizona. Property: 11 Quassaick Ave., New Windsor 12553.

Amount: $230,000. Filed Nov. 4.

19 Railroad Ave LLC, North Plainfield, New Jersey. Seller: Cartier Property Group LLC, Middletown. Property: in Port Jervis.

Amount: $10,500. Filed Nov. 6.

229 Liberty Street LLC, Newburgh. Seller: AB Properties of New York LLC, Newburgh. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $470,000.

Filed Nov. 4.

37 Orchard Lake LLC, Monroe.

Seller: James DeStefano, Monroe.

Property: 285 Oakland Ave., Monroe. Amount: $250,000. Filed Nov. 5.

B4 Holdings LLC, Newburgh.

Seller: Bruschetti Real Estate LLC, Walden. Property: Route 17K, Newburgh. Amount: $225,000.

Filed Nov. 6.

Bainbridge Oval LLC, Salt Point.

Seller: Monte Marder, M.D. PC, Amenia. Property: in Washington.

Amount: $340,000. Filed Nov. 4.

BGRS Relocation Inc., Scottsdale, Arizona. Seller: Christina Helmke, et al, Middletown. Property: 245 Brown Road, Wallkill, Amount: $288,000. Filed Nov. 2.

Bhakta Bandhav Mission Inc., Jamaica. Seller: Walenty Chrzaszcz, et al, East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Property: in Wawarsing. Amount: $400,000. Filed Nov. 3.

Canos First Step LLC, Kingston.

Seller: Cris Hendrick, et al, Red Hook. Property: 1079 Kings Highway, Saugerties. Amount: $270,000. Filed Nov. 5.

CloveBrook Farmers LLC, LaGrangeville. Seller: Deer Hollow Farm LLC, Poughquag. Property: 13 Route 216, Poughquag 12570.

Amount: $450,000. Filed Nov. 4.

Crystal Holding Equities Inc., Monroe. Seller: Henry Szala Jr., et al, Monroe. Property: 570 Clove Road, Blooming Grove. Amount: $1,000.

Filed Nov. 6.

D3 Fini Drive LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: NJO LLC, Stony Point.

Property: 33 Fini Drive, Middletown 10940. Amount: $175,000.

Filed Nov. 5.

D3 Fini Drive LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Olori-Fini Drive LLC, Nanuet. Property: 23 Fini Drive, Middletown 10940. Amount: $600,000. Filed Nov. 5.

Kodakrom LLC, New York City.

Seller: Mark Stapylton, et al, Pine Plains. Property: in Rhinebeck.

Amount: $998,000. Filed Nov. 4.

Lana Main Stop and Deli LLC, Mahopac. Seller: Michael A. Caso Jr., et al, Highland. Property: 2 Fieldstone Court, Lloyd. Amount: $590,000. Filed Nov. 4.

LMD Property Holdings LLC, Wappingers Falls. Seller: Roy E. Duncan, Fishkill. Property: in Fishkill. Amount: $60,000. Filed Nov. 4.

Manor Properties Redevelopment LLC, Brewster. Seller: U.S. Bank N.A. Property: 31 Larchmont Road, Carmel 10512. Amount: $111,500. Filed Nov. 5.

Mid Hudson Development Corp., Hopewell Junction. Seller: R.J.A. HLD Inc., Wappingers Falls.

Property: in Wappinger. Amount: $140,000. Filed Nov. 2.

MMW Eahal Realty LLC, Monroe. Seller: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Property: 45 E. Green Road, New Windsor.

Amount: $150,200. Filed Nov. 6.

Muriel’s Farm LLC, Tarrytown.

Seller: The Greens at Woodbury LLC, Central Valley. Property: 2580 Route 6, Wawayanda. Amount: $800,000. Filed Nov. 2.

Newburgh SHG 33 LLC, Great Neck. Seller: Said Salim, New Windsor. Property: 140 S. Clark St., Newburgh. Amount: $225,000.

Filed Nov. 5.

Nima Contracting Inc., New Windsor. Seller: Harold W. Buchner, et al, Poughkeepsie. Property: Rivercrest Lane, Marlborough.

Amount: $42,500. Filed Nov. 5.

Ocean Bay Park Hotel Associates Inc., New York City. Seller: Jennifer Friedman Roe, New Paltz.

Property: 3 Dogwood Hollow Road, New Paltz. Amount: $384,900.

Filed Nov. 3.

On-Spec Builders Corp., Gardiner. Seller: The Dembroski Family LLC, Plattekill. Property: in Plattekill. Amount: $50,000. Filed Nov. 3.

Psalm 27 LLC, et al, Wingdale.

Seller: Mitchell Barrett, et al, Wells, Vermont. Property: 3069 Route 22, Patterson 12563. Amount: $325,000. Filed Nov. 4.

Tamarabros LLC, Brewster. Seller: The County of Putnam, Carmel.

Property: 55-61 Main St., Brewster 10509. Amount: $910,000. Filed Nov. 6.

W.M. Schultz Construction Inc., Ballston Spa. Seller: Mark Leonard Ratner, Millbrook. Property: in Poughkeepsie. Amount: $205,000.

Filed Nov. 2.

Waldman Family Real Holding LLC, Alexandria, Virginia. Seller: Kenneth L. Douglas, Rhinebeck.

Property: in Rhinebeck. Amount: $355,000. Filed Nov. 2.

Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Seller: Frank Eppolito, et al, Lenexa, Kansas. Property: 15 Capital Drive, Blooming Grove. Amount: $170,571.

Filed Nov. 5.

Wilmington REO LLC, New York City. Seller: Linda Tompkins, Cornwall-on-Hudson. Property: 14 Buckingham Drive, Newburgh.

Amount: $6,000. Filed Nov. 2.

JUDGMENTS 3 Guys Pizza and Catering Inc., Highland. $9,551 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Nov. 2.

845 Exotic Pets, Middletown. $1,003 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 27.

Barry Doss Design, New Windsor. $524 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 27.

Broadway Motors and Repair Inc., Newburgh. $3,294 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Oct. 27.

Carpet Guys USA LLC, Newburgh. $5,559 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 27.

Facts & Figures Craig Toth’s Golf Shop LLC, Walden. $5,447 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 27.

PD Smythe Inc., Middletown. $23,203 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 27.

Crossley Development Corp., Newburgh. $648 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Oct. 27.

Priority’s Garage Inc., Middletown. $1,531 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 27.

David Shapiro Plumbing, Heating, and AC Inc., Newburgh. $586 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 27.

EDM Consultancy LLC, Newburgh. $10,500 in favor of the Workers’ Compensation Board of the State of New York, Albany. Filed Oct. 29.

EP Cleaning Service Corp., Cornwall-on-Hudson. $2,860 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 27.

Fetzer Electric LLC, Wallkill. $6,310 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 27.

FGCC Holding LLC, New Windsor. $644 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 27.

Fina’s Pizzeria Inc., Newburgh. $6,299 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 27.

Kenlex Distribution Inc., Kingston. $1,858 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Nov. 2.

L5L Solutions LLC, Goshen. $2,030 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 27.

Madmen Maintenance Corp., Newburgh. $1,668 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Oct. 27.

Mid-Valley Towing Inc., Middletown. $646 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 27.

MS Management and Construction LLC, Montgomery. $2,000 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 27.

Orange County Choppers Café Headquarters LLC, Newburgh. $604 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 27.

Pro Express Inc., Florida. $2,000 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 27.

Regal Silver LLC, Monroe. $44,719 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 27.

Richard Ostrander Inc., Wallkill. $455 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Nov. 2.

Robert Nodhurft Home Improvement, Washingtonville. $3,127 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 27.

Royal Radio Rentals Inc., Newburgh. $1,620 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 27.

Sam and Will International Corp., Middletown. $1,458 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Oct. 27.

Spectrum Auto Body, Florida. $18,351 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 27.

Stage 3 Autobody Corp., Warwick. $24,278 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 27.

SWJC Inc., Otisville. $471 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Oct. 27.

Tamia’s Auto Collision 1 Corp., Highland Mills. $528 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany.

Filed Oct. 27.

The Beverly Bar Inc., Kingston. $19,131 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Nov. 2.

Top Woods Realty Inc., Newburgh. $1,589 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 27.

Tri-State Technical Property Services LLC, Sparrow Bush. $3,127 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 27.

Wonder Nail, Washingtonville. $552 in favor of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Albany. Filed Oct. 27.

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

69 Lander Street LLC, et al.

Filed by Toorak Capital Partners LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $201,000 affecting property located at 69 and 79 Lander St., Newburgh. Filed Oct. 26.

Al-Gl Gorelitz LLC, et al. Filed

by Sharestates Investments LLC Series Bc2017-001507. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $280,000 affecting property located at 2 Gorlitz Court, No. 204, Monroe. Filed Oct. 26.

Anton, Patricia, et al. Filed by Blue Ledges Real Estate Inc. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $750,000 affecting property located at 7 Waterstone Road, Greenwood Lake. Filed Nov. 6.

Bernardo, Joseph G., et al. Filed

by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $26,249 affecting property located at 23 Ridge Road, Highland Mills 10930. Filed Oct. 27.

Caraway, George A., et al. Filed

by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $180,244 affecting property located at 308 Church St., Poughkeepsie 12601. Filed Nov. 4.

Connolly, Francis J., et al. Filed

by U.S. Bank Trust N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $89,255 affecting property located at 5200 Searsville Road, Pine Bush 12566. Filed Oct. 22.

Dimura, Michael, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $370,500 affecting property located at 11 Alloway Crest, Highland Mills 10930. Filed Oct. 30.

Elliott, Ida, et al. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $329,650 affecting property located at 7 Green Road, Monroe 10950. Filed Oct. 27.

Greer, Stuart C., et al. Filed

by Newrez LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 80 Buena Vista Terrace, Central Valley 10917. Filed Nov. 3.

Heirs and distributees of the estate of Lisa A. Cunningham, et al. Filed by Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $243,000 affecting property located at 308 Hammond Hill Road, Washington 12522. Filed Oct. 30.

Hogan, Jay F., et al. Filed by Simsons Ltd. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $150,000 affecting property located in Kingston. Filed Nov. 4.

Lebron, David M., et al. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society.

Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure an unspecified amount affecting property located at 65-67 Krystal Lane, Plattekill 12568. Filed Nov. 6.

Lynn Jr., David K., et al. Filed

by Sterling National Bank. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $124,800 affecting property located at 110 Route 22, Minisink 10933. Filed Oct. 28.

Santucci, Edward J. Jr., as executor, individually as heir-at-law to the estate of Edward J. Santiucci, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $348,000 affecting property located at 14 Van Cleft Ave., Newburgh 12550. Filed Nov. 2.

The heirs at large of the estate of Willie D. Rice, et al. Filed by U.S. Bank N.A. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $196,800 affecting property located at 19 Greenwood Drive, Newburgh 12550. Filed Oct. 30.

Hudson Highlands Co., 250 Carol Lane, Cold Spring 12524, c/o Gail Helen O’Donnell. Filed Nov. 4.

MECHANIC’S LIENS

Micah and Company Ltd., 2772 Lucas Ave., Accord 12404, c/o Micah George Davis. Filed Nov. 5.

Ryan, Michael D., et al, as owner. $4,405 as claimed by HC Landscaping Inc., Tuxedo Park.

Property: 43 Ontio Road, Tuxedo.

Filed Nov. 5.

NEW BUSINESSES

Orange County commissioner of finance as limited administrator of the estate of Maxine Rogers, et al. Filed by PHH Mortgage Corp. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $159,505 affecting property located at 33 Cindy Lane, Middletown 10941. Filed Oct. 23.

S and L Productions, 672 Ridgebury Road, Slate Hill 10973, c/o Shawna A. White and Lauren Marie Maresca. Filed Nov. 4.

Rollins, Clyde B., individually and as heir to the estate of Joyce F. Rollins, et al. Filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $427,500 affecting property located at 62 Delaware Road, Newburgh 12550. Filed Oct. 26.

Honey-Do Crew, 528 Mullock Road, Port Jervis 12771, c/o Joseph P. Straub III. Filed Nov. 6.

Hudson Valley Treats, 5 Rosenstock Road, Ellenville 12428, c/o Cory D. Logan. Filed Nov. 2.

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

Quoma, Thomas, et al. Filed

by Newrez LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $180,000 affecting property located at 39 East Ave., Walden 12586.

Filed Nov. 2.

Hilltop Acre Farm, 3468 Route 94, Chester 10918, c/o Mercedes C. Delia-Tartanian. Filed Nov. 6.

Vertucci, Edward C., et al. Filed by 1 Oak Harborview Fund 2019-1 LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $200,000 affecting property located at 24 Provost Place, Mahopac 10541.

Filed Nov. 6.

Morris, Alan L., et al. Filed by Community Loan Servicing LLC. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $161,029 affecting property located at 12 Utopian Train, Monroe 10950. Filed Oct. 30.

Ortiz, Andrew L., et al. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB. Action: seeks to foreclose on a mortgage to secure $164,250 affecting property located at 76 Sarah Lane, Middletown 10941.

Filed Nov. 3.

Fush and Gruts, 126 Liberty St., Apt. 2, Newburgh 12550, c/o D’Andre V. Washington. Filed Nov. 6.

PARTNERSHIPS

SOLE PROPRIETORSHIPS A and C Services, 595 Route 32, Highland Mills 10930, c/o Adrian Rojas-Avila. Filed Nov. 2.

Clay and Crystals, 39 Grand Ave., Apt. 2, Middletown 10940, c/o Tara Lynn Surace. Filed Nov. 4.

Curtis Jr Designs, 9 Ohara Road, Milton 12547, c/o Curtis Lee Barnhart Jr. Filed Nov. 4.

D’Andre Vezskushi Clothing, 126 Liberty St., Apt. 2, Newburgh 12550, c/o D’Andre V. Washington.

Filed Nov. 6.

Dig It, 72 Woodbine Drive, Mahopac 10541, c/o Richard Conforti.

Filed Nov. 6.

Kingston School of Ballet, 795 Broadway, Kingston 12401, c/o Melissa N. Bierstock. Filed Nov. 3.

Michelle Moore Designs, 7 Fairview Ave., Kingston 12401, c/o Michelle Lee Moore. Filed Nov. 5.

Mr. Fix It, 114 Valley View Drive, Newburgh 12550, c/o Brian Fernandez. Filed Nov. 4.

Platinum Music Palace, 71 Ulster Ave., Kingston 12402, c/o Hoshea Flores. Filed Nov. 5.

R.F. Detailing, 27 Old Postal Road, Cold Spring, c/o Robert W. Ferris.

Filed Nov. 4.

Rooted by Marc, 179 South St., Newburgh, c/o Jemika D. Hall. Filed Nov. 6.

Signatures with Asha, 308 Tondo Circle, Harriman 10926, c/o Asha Carnita Cummings. Filed Nov. 5.

Stokdal Abeen Street Antiques, 115 Abeel St., Kingston 12401, c/o Kaare Stokdal. Filed Nov. 3.

Swan Song Tattoo Co., 183 Burt St., Unit A, Saugerties 12477, c/o Joshua I. Palmer. Filed Nov. 2.

W.O.W. White Oak Woodstock, 442 Ohayo Mountain Road, Woodstock 12498, c/o Joseph Lessing Teitler. Filed Nov. 5.

Walter and Co., 20 Satmar Drive, Unit 201, Monroe 10950, c/o Yoel Walter. Filed Nov. 4.

Willows End Studio, 65 Canal St., Ellenville 12428, c/o Cheryl Mulhern. Filed Nov. 2.

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Facts & Figures BUILDING PERMITS Commercial Adow Pool Service LLC, Stamford, contractor for Steamboat Road. Build new private pool at 702 Steamboat Road, Greenwich.

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

Almeida, Emanuel, Somers, New York, contractor for Cutler Road LLC. Construct in-ground swimming pool, spa and required safety barrier at 86 Cutler Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $71,000. Filed Sept. 2020.

Beckwith’s Handling Equipment Services Inc., Bloomfield, contractor for Joseph Barone.

Install vertical reciprocating conveyers (VRC) to go from ground level to mezzanine at 480 Bunnell St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed Sept. 29.

Burning Tree Country Club, Greenwich, contractor for Burning Tree Country Club. Construct seasonal tennis structure over tennis courts at 120 Perkins Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $8,750.

Filed Sept. 2020.

Choushary, Shiraz, Bridgeport, contractor for Edward McClaire.

Repair garage at 1598 Capitol Ave., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $53,000. Filed Sept. 29.

Haggerty Pools, Norwalk, contractor for Erin E. Swanson. Construct in-ground swimming pool, spa and required safety barrier at 124 Pecksland Road, Greenwich.

Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed Sept. 2020.

Ocean North Pools LLC, Stamford, contractor for Jeffrey B. and Victoria Quake. Build new private pool at 52 Park Ave., Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $97,000.

Filed Sept. 2020.

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

Questions and comments regarding this section should be directed to:

Signature Pools, Norwalk, contractor for Hawthorne Development. Build new private pool at 27 Pecksland Road, Greenwich.

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

Advanced Roofing Company Inc., Wilton, contractor for Don and Linda M. Fritz. Remove existing roof and re-roof 300 N. Maple Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $39,000. Filed Sept. 2020.

Form Ltd., Greenwich, contractor for Lauren Mattson. Renovate master bathroom and bedroom at 14 Anderson Road, Greenwich.

Estimated cost: $164,000. Filed Sept. 2020.

McCauley, Sean, Stamford, contractor for Kristen and Klein Prohl.

Perform replacement alterations at 150 Bedford Road, Greenwich.

Estimated cost: $6,500. Filed Sept.

2020.

Transcend Wireless, Mahwah, New Jersey, contractor for Radio Communication Corp. Replace antennas, remote radio units and diplexers at 623 Pine St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $20,000.

Filed Sept. 29.

Barker, Eduardo, Old Greenwich, contractor for Eduardo Barker. Renovate master bathroom, laundry room construct new attic for storage at 13 Mortimer Drive, Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $65,000. Filed Sept. 2020.

Francis Development LLC, Old Greenwich, contractor for Christopher Musumeci. Build a new single-family dwelling at 27 Perkins Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $300,000. Filed Sept. 2020.

Northeast Tent Productions, Stamford, contractor for Katherine Deluca. Prepare for a private party at 7 Deluca Drive. Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $3,430. Filed Sept. 2020.

Transcend Wireless, Mahwah, New Jersey, contractor for Chaping & Bangs Co. Upgrade and replace equipment at telecommunication facility, 220 Evergreen St., Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $20,000.

Filed Sept. 29.

Better Built Basements LLC, Berlin, contractor for Gary J. and Maryann W. Ciccone. Remodel kitchen and dining room at 123 Bowman Drive, Greenwich.

Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed Sept. 2020.

Tribus Construction, Stamford, contractor for 777 W. Putnam Ave. Divide office on third floor, relocate a sink and add a partition at 777 W. Putnam Ave., Greenwich.

Estimated cost: $23,000. Filed Sept. 2020.

Blechner, Peter, Greenwich, contractor for David Dias Coelho.

Construct a new bathroom at 271 Valley Road, Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $16,000. Filed Sept. 2020.

UHC Construction, Northfield, Ohio, contractor for Thru-Way Shopping Center. Perform replacement alterations at 1239 E. Putnam Ave., Riverside. Estimated cost: $250,000. Filed Sept. 2020.

West Roach Construction Company Inc., Manchester, contractor for Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. Build a foundation and bridge crane system at 1210 South Ave., Bldg.

18, Bridgeport. Estimated cost: $370,000. Filed Sept. 29.

Residential 202 Shore Road LLC, Naples, Florida, contractor for 202 Shore Road LLC. Construct a new single-family dwelling at 202 Shore Road, Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $2,850,000. Filed Sept. 2020.

AAA Advantage Carting, Stamford, contractor for 10 Highland Place LLC. Perform replacement alterations at 10 Highland Place, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $17,800. Filed Sept. 2020.

Abbey Tent & Party Rentals, Fairfield, contractor for Greenwich Historic. Prepare for a private party at 47 Strickland Road, Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $2,500. Filed Sept. 2020.

Advanced Roofing Company Inc., Wilton, contractor for David C. Homan. Remove existing roof and re-roof 44 Wesskum Wood Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed Sept. 2020.

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

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Breglia, Richard, Riverside, contractor for Richard Breglia. Add a new one-car garage at 33 Sound Beach Ave., Riverside. Estimated cost: $250,000. Filed Sept. 2020.

Canedo G. C. Inc., Wilton, contractor for Catalina Zamorano. Add interior renovation at 19 St. Claire Ave., Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $300,000. Filed Sept. 2020.

Caspi, Joshua and Morga Caspi, Greenwich, contractor for Joshua and Morga Caspi. Perform replacement alterations at 18 Pinecroft Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $72,000. Filed Sept. 2020.

Classing Roofing Company Inc., Newtown, contractor for David and Miller J. Shapiro. Remove existing roof and re-roof 18 Benenson Drive, Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $41,300. Filed Sept. 2020.

Davenport Contracting Inc., Stamford, contractor for 78 Cedar Cliff Road LLC, Perform replacement alterations at 78 Cedar Cliff Road, Riverside. Estimated cost: $60,000. Filed Sept. 2020.

DeRosa Builders, Cos Cob, contractor for Brook Road ALLC. Remodel kitchen, master bedroom and laundry room at 16 Boulder Brook Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed Sept. 2020.

FLPW LLC, Port Chester, New York, contractor for Lauren G. Muse. Add mud room and home gym to the single-family dwelling at 18 Orchard Drive, Greenwich.

Estimated cost: $100,000. Filed Sept. 2020.

Greenleaf General Construction LLC, Stamford, contractor for Scott and Kate Harvey.

Renovate master bathroom at 24 Londonderry Drive, Greenwich.

Estimated cost: $22,000. Filed Sept. 2020.

Greenwich Milbank Group, Armonk, New York, contractor for 269 Milbank LLC. Construct new landscaping walls at 269 Milbank Ave., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed Sept. 2020.

Greenwich Tent Company, Bridgeport, contractor for John C. Hadjipateras. Prepare for a private party at 50 Cherry Valley Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $20,287. Filed Sept. 2020.

Kelemen, William and Blanca W. Keleman, Riverside, contractor for William and Blanca Kelemen. Remodel deck at 27 Griffith Road, Riverside. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed Sept. 2020.

Kennedy, Michael R., Greenwich, contractor for Michael R. Kennedy. Renovate kitchen and dining room at 17 Mallard Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $98,000. Filed Sept. 2020.

Northeast Tent Productions, Stamford, contractor for Indian Harbor Yacht Club Inc. Prepare for a private party at 710 Steamboat Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $2,400. Filed Sept. 2020.

Northeast Tent Productions, Stamford, contractor for Donald T. Pascal. Prepare for a private party at 404 N. Maple Ave., Greenwich.

Estimated cost: $6,480. Filed Sept.

2020.

Old World Construction LLC, Redding, contractor for Barbara Jean Belicka. Finish basement at 3 Cross Ridge Drive, Old Greenwich.

Estimated cost: $50,000. Filed Sept. 2020.

PK Contracting Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Michael Fincher.

Renovate kitchen with new cabinets and appliances at 1 Nedley Lane, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $35,000. Filed Sept. 2020.

Polidoro, Hope A., Riverside, contractor for Hope A. Polidoro.

Renovate kitchen, move sin and add stove at 120 Sheephill Road, Riverside. Estimated cost: $50,000.

Filed Sept. 2020.

Livingstone Builders LLC, Greenwich, contractor for Catherine Youngman. Renovate interior of first and second floors at 9 Ridge Road, Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $120,000. Filed Sept. 2020.

Rich Moore Construction LLC, Fairfield, contractor for The Common Condominium Association. Block drafts at the edge joist of the partition wall between units at 1465 E. Putnam Ave., Old Greenwich. Estimated cost: $750.

Filed Sept. 2020.

Maletz, Mark C., Cos Cob, contractor for Mark C. Maletz. Replace concrete front steps with new wooden deck at 77 Gregory Road Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $4,000.

Filed Sept. 2020.

Rychlik, Michael, Stamford, contractor for Tomaj Tome. Remove and replace deck and stairs at 86 Dingletown Road, Greenwich.

Estimated cost: $18,000. Filed Sept.

2020.

Marr, Richard and Sandra, Cos Cob, contractor for Richard and Sandra Marr. Add screen in porch to rear of dwelling at 11 Pin Oak Lane, Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Sept. 2020.

Sacripanti, Steve, Hawthorne, New York, contractor for Richard Carrington. Remove existing kitchen cabinets and replace. Remove partitions and build new master bathroom and closet at 21 Knollwood Drive, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $135,000. Filed Sept. 2020.

Matesevac, Joseph, Cos Cob, contractor for Irene C. Theriot.

Remodel kitchen, bathrooms with new cabinets at 52 Lafayette Place, Unit 4D, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $40,000. Filed Sept. 2020.

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Sardet, Charlotte and Hasku Len, Greenwich, contractor for Charlotte Sardet and Hasku Len. Install central HVAC for a room above garage and create a bathroom at 39 Indian Field Road, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Sept. 2020.

SLS Construction, Greenwich, contractor for Philip Catalano.

Perform replacement alterations at 45 Morgan Ave., Greenwich.

Estimated cost: $200,000. Filed Sept. 2020.

Sound Beach Partners LLC, Stamford, contractor for Jim Hoffman and Sabag Doron. Add one-story office and new closet at 63 John St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $110,000. Filed Sept. 2020.

Stamford Tent, Stamford, contractor for Fairview Country Club.

Prepare for a private party at 1241 King St., Greenwich. Estimated cost: $13,000. Filed Sept. 2020.

Stanley, Robert and Maureen Stanley, Riverside, contractor for Robert and Maureen Stanley.

Construct a new front porch at 87 Winthrop Drive, Riverside.

Estimated cost: $85,000. Filed Sept. 2020.

Turner Construction, Sheltoon, contractor for The Bruce Museum.

Construct new handicapped ramp at 1 Museum Drive, Greenwich.

Estimated cost: $250,000. Filed Sept. 2020.

Yarett, Ian, Greenwich, contractor for Ian Yarett. Construct a bathroom in basement at 7 Indian Pass, Greenwich. Estimated cost: $17,000. Filed Sept. 2020.

Your Solution LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Peter S. Kim. Repair deck by replacing rotting wood at 31 Lockwood Road, Greenwich.

Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Sept. 2020.

Zakhar, Theodore, Norwalk, contractor for Mary Ruth Allen. Remove existing roof and re-roof \ 64 Gregory Road, Cos Cob. Estimated cost: $9,030. Filed Sept. 2020.

Facts & Figures COURT CASES Bridgeport Superior Court Guimond, Virginia, Norwalk.

Filed by Elias Leon, Bridgeport.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Kerry Michael Gleason, New Heaven. Action: The plaintiff was struck by the defendant’s car. The collision was allegedly due to the negligence of the defendant. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate.

Case no. FBT-CV-20-6099536-S. Filed Aug. 24.

Lisk, Clarissa, Easton. Filed by Cynthia Casella-Kennard, Monroe.

Plaintiff’s attorney: Bradley Denkovich & Karayiannis PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe and painful personal injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-206099849-S. Filed Sept. 3.

Rizzitelli-Brunori, Carol, et al, Bridgeport. Filed by Hyginus Agu, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Bradley Denkovich & Karayiannis PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe and painful personal injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate.

Case no. FBT-CV-20-6099850-S. Filed Sept. 3.

Stern, Michael, Stamford. Filed

by Konstantinos Mavridis, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Bradley Denkovich & Karayiannis PC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe and painful personal injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate.

Case no. FBT-CV-20-6099848-S. Filed Sept. 3.

Tomlin, Maurice P., et al, Norwalk. Filed by Irene Zimmerman, Norwalk. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ventura Law, Danbury. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe and painful personal injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief as the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-206099852-S. Filed Sept. 3.

Danbury Superior Court 99 Federal Road LLC, et al, Danbury. Filed by Patricia Vesely, Brookfield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Trantolo and Trantolo LLC, Bridgeport. Action: The plaintiff was an invitee at the premises maintained and controlled by the defendants.

The plaintiff was walking on the sidewalk when she was caused to trip due to a change in height of the concrete panels of the sidewalk, thereby causing her to suffer injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate.

Case no. DBD-CV-20-6037202-S. Filed Sept. 17.

Diamond Resorts Centralized Services Company, et al, Las Vegas, Nevada. Filed by Luke E. Ramirez p.p.a. Luke I. Ramirez, Newtown. Plaintiff’s attorney: The Ment Law Group PC, Hartford.

Action: The plaintiff was an invite at the premises maintained, owned and controlled by the defendants. The plaintiff entered the shower, which didn’t have a proper nonslip mat and slipped on the shower floor, causing him to suffer painful injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate.

Case no. DBD-CV-20-6037034-S. Filed Sept. 2.

Fevrier Davis, Nicole, et al, Sherman. Filed by Judith Schmus, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Jackson O’Keefe LLP, Wethersfield.

Action: The plaintiff attended to the defendants’ personal training studio. The defendants instructed the plaintiff to do some exercises when she felt pain and after performed yoga without a mat.

The plaintiff suffered injuries due to the negligence of the defendants who failed to use reasonable care to demonstrate the appropriate technique. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate.

Case no. DBD-CV-20-6037300-S. Filed Sept. 25.

Larosa, Samuel, et al, New Fairfield. Filed by Legita Mendez, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Patrick William Frazier Jr, Hamden.

Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe and painful personal injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-206037272-S. Filed Sept. 23.

The Travelers Home and Marine Insurance Co., Hartford.

Filed by Albertha Johnson, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Mongelluzzo Brian J. Law Offices of LLC, Waterbury. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe and painful personal injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate.

Case no. DBD-CV-20-6037156-S. Filed Sept. 15.

Stamford Superior Court Conway, Taylor, Seymout, Tennessee. Filed by Nolvia Cruz, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Discala & Discala LLC, Norwalk.

Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe and painful personal injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-206048493-S. Filed Sept. 17.

Lieberman, Mark F., Westport. Filed by Jimmy Hendricks, Norwalk. Plaintiff’s attorney: The Pickel Law Firm LLC, Stamford.

Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe and painful personal injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-206048632-S. Filed Sept. 29.

Town of Greenwich. Filed by Birdies Restaurant II LLC, Cos Cob. Plaintiff’s attorney: Di Gioia Berger LLC, Orange. Action: The plaintiff submitted a bid to open a restaurant and defendant awarded the bid to the plaintiff.

The defendant renovated the kitchen and it caused delays for the plaintiff to operate. In addition, the new renovations diminish the plaintiff’s cooking capacity and defendant failed to maintain the air conditioning system in a manner that will allow the restaurant to keep the temperature at 70 degrees fahrenheit. The defendant breached the lease and plaintiff suffered damages. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-206048697-S. Filed Oct. 2.

Woodruff, Alice M., et al, Waterbury. Filed by Lashonda S. Davis-Cook, Staten Island, New York. Plaintiff’s attorney: Trantolo & Trantolo LLC, Waterbury. Action: The plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe and painful personal injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-206048733-S. Filed Oct. 6.

Wu, Bin C., et al, Ridgefield. Filed

by Jeffrey Evans, Wilton. Plaintiff’s attorney: Goff Law Group LLC, Hartford. Action: The plaintiff was hired by the defendant to take care of his dog at the his residence.

While at the plaintiff’s residence, the dog attacked another dog and when plaintiff intervened to stop the attack the defendant’s dog bit the plaintiff on his arm. The incident was allegedly caused by the negligence of the defendant for not training the dog properly and thereby posing a hazard to other people. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages in excess of $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief the court deems appropriate.

Case no. FST-CV-20-6048671-S. Filed Sept. 30.

DEEDS Commercial 390 San Miguel LLC, San Luis Obispo, California. Seller: Lawrence M. Chiappetta and Carol L. Chiappetta, Stamford. Property: 30 Abel Ave., Stamford. Amount: $723,000. Filed Sept. 21.

421 Broome Street LLC, Greenwich. Seller: North Court LLC, New York, New York. Property: 460 North St., Greenwich. Amount: $10 million. Filed Sept. 18.

7 West Rocks LLC, South Salem, New York. Seller: Charles R. Wetmore and Morgan C. Wetmore, Wilton. Property: 7 W. Rocks Road, Norwalk. Amount: $400,000. Filed Sept. 22.

Arturi, Perrin and Susan Voll-Arturi, Greenwich. Seller: Nancy Steinegger, Greenwich.

Property: 88 Indian Harbor Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $2,150,000.

Filed Sept. 16.

Finkelstein, Julia B. and James S. Rosoff, Old Greenwich. Seller: Guillermo M. Gomez and Valeria Pollak, Riverside. Property: 49 Lockwood Lane, Riverside.

Amount: $2,135,000. Filed Sept. 18.

Flynn, Ellen, New Rochelle, New York. Seller: Maura T. Sexton, Old Greenwich. Property: 1465 E. Putnam Ave., Old Greenwich. Amount: $317,000. Filed Sept. 16.

Harlow, Matthew R. and Holly Harlow, Riverside. Seller: Michael Dabrowski and Brooke Rice McClure, Riverside. Property: 6 Perkely Lane, Riverside. Amount: $3,695,000. Filed Sept. 16.

Houston, Corinne, Fairfield.

Seller: 1263 South Pine Creek Road LLC, Bodega Bay, California.

Property: 1263 S. Pine Creek Road, Fairfield. Amount: $435,000. Filed Sept. 16.

KJH Investments LLC, Greenwich. Seller: 79 Maple LLC, Greenwich. Property: 79 Maple Ave., Greenwich. Amount: $10.

Filed Sept. 17.

Linkner, Evan and Rita Linkner, Greenwich. Seller: Mark Goldberg and Karen Morstad Goldberg, Greenwich. Property: 10 Andrews Road, Greenwich. Amount: N/A. Filed Sept. 17.

Napolitano, Katherine Boule and Brian Joseph Napolitano, Westport. Seller: Lawrence Muldoon and Margaret Muldoon, Fairfield. Property: 24 Pilgrim Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $1,200,000.

Filed Sept. 17.

Parmon, Meredith Christa and David Kon Parmon, Stamford.

Seller: Thirty Edge Hill LLC, Fairfield. Property: 262 Putting Green Road, Fairfield. Amount: $585,000.

Filed Sept. 16.

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Sinica, Ariel and Catherine Astudillo, Norwalk. Seller: West Rocks LLC, Mamaroneck, New York. Property: 157 W. Rocks Road, Norwalk. Amount: $500,000. Filed Sept. 21.

SSI Hemlock LLC, Norwalk.

Seller: Stephen Gamble, Norwalk.

Property: 36 Hemlock Place.

Norwalk. Amount: $1,000,000.

Filed Sept. 22.

Tarantino, John, Cos Cob. Seller: CJ Real Estate LLC, Southport.

Property:7 River Road, Unit 308, Cos Cob. Amount: $547,500. Filed Sept. 18.

Residential Angotta, Chloe D., Stamford.

Seller: Michael Beloff and Deborah Beloff, Stamford. Property: 450 Valley Road, Cos Cob. Amount: $680,000. Filed Sept. 16.

Antar, Mark and Ashley Antar, Fairfield. Seller: Julia H. Walsh, Fairfield. Property: 2784 Sturges Highway, Fairfield. Amount: $799,000. Filed Sept. 17.

Archila, Elmer Danilo, Riverside. Seller: Leonel Macias and Yadira Macias, Norwalk. Property: 10 Arch St., Unit A1, Norwalk. Amount: $210,000. Filed Sept. 21.

Baysal, Banu, Miami, Florida.

Seller: Ozer Baysal, Miami, Florida.

Property: 1 Indian Knoll Place, Greenwich. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 16.

Brunbauer, Alexander and Brittany Brunbauer, San Francisco, California. Seller: Krista Brennan, Cos Cob. Property: 8 Tulip St., Cos Cob. Amount: $1. Filed Sept. 16.

Chavez-Martinez, Carmen L., Norwalk. Seller: Kimberly West and Brian West, Norwalk. Property: 7 Red Oak Lane, Norwalk. Amount: $555,000. Filed Sept. 21.

Croce, Alexandra Elizabeth and James Thomas Codella, Greenwich. Seller: Ericka Garcia and Angel Arce, Norwalk. Property: Unit 241, Rolling Ridge Condominium, Norwalk. Amount: $260,000.

Filed Sept. 21.

Fernandez, Francisco Alexei, Stamford. Seller: Marcelino Cabello, Stamford. Property: 48 Lockwood Ave., Stamford. Amount: $720,000. Filed Sept. 21.

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Facts & Figures Fraser, Erika Afton. Seller: Jennifer K. Peter and Andrew J. Marut, Greenwich. Property: 200 Overlook Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $2,212,500. Filed Sept. 16.

Garland-Haberkorn, Emily and Adam Haberkorn, Greenwich.

Seller: Elizabeth H.C. Low, Norwalk.

Property: 8 Elton Court, Norwalk.

Amount: $490,000. Filed Sept. 22.

Garrett, Gregory and Emily Garrett, Old Greenwich. Seller: Robert Gould and Alexis Gevanter, Greenwich. Property: 7 Ford Lane, Old Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed Sept. 16.

Giardullo, Danny and Lauren Cali, Mamaroneck, New York.

Seller: Richard D. Schibell, West Long Branch, New Jersey. Property: 1500 Hope St., Stamford. Amount: $745,000. Filed Sept. 22.

Gore, Gina and Kevin Gore, Stamford. Seller: Alison J. Malloy, Stamford. Property: 89 Mitchell St., Stamford. Amount: $1,227,000.

Filed Sept. 22.

Haile, Robert T. and Christine Maddox Haile, Brooklyn, New York. Seller: Calvin P. Morphy and Erin Morphy, Rowayton. Property: 6 Covewood Drive, Rowayton.

Amount: $1,050,000. Filed Sept. 21.

Homewood, Joshua R. and Virginia S. Homewood, Norwalk. Seller: Chalva Z. Tchkotoua, Stamford. Property: 2 Old Field Road, Norwalk. Amount: $915,000.

Filed Sept. 22.

Islam, Safiqul and Habiba Sharmin, Norwalk. Seller: Stephen J. Arenholz, Norwalk. Property: 1 Hillwood Place, Norwalk. Amount: $420,000. Filed Sept. 22.

Kartanowicz, Thomas J. and Tricia D. Khan, Forest Hills, New York. Seller: Cathleen C. Mahoney, Cos Cob. Property: 35 Cross Lane, Cos Cob. Amount: $820,000. Filed Sept. 16.

King, Melanie and Jeffrey Wiedmann, Stamford. Seller: Cassell B. Brooks and Donna-Marie D. Brooks, Stamford. Property: 121 Fourth St., Stamford. Amount: $425,000. Filed Sept. 22.

Klein, Arlene, Rye Brook, New York. Seller: Charles Baxter and Laura M. Marino, Stamford.

Property: 417 Ocean Drive West, Stamford. Amount: $2,235,000.

Filed Sept. 21.

Saltis, Christopher K. and Alexandra R. Saltis. Riverside. Seller: Matthew R. Harlow and Holly E. Harlow, Greenwich. Property: 22 Crescent Road, Riverside. Amount: $10. Filed Sept. 16.

Landau, Nikki and Peter Beaugard, Norwalk. Seller: Wendy F. Hazen and Stoddard Hazen, Norwalk. Property: 1 Twilight Place, Norwalk. Amount: $840,000. Filed Sept. 21.

Sandstrom, Eric and Lisa Sandstrom, Norwalk. Seller: Martha Patricia Fuentes De Iglesias, Norwalk. Property: 230 New Canaan Ave., Unit 5, Norwalk. Amount: $608,000. Filed Sept. 22.

Lathrop, Susan M., Stamford.

Seller: Lorelyn Gaylord. Norwalk.

Property: 30 Rowayton Woods Drive, Norwalk. Amount: $317,000.

Filed Sept. 21.

Sciglimpaglia, Daniel F., Stamford. Seller: Julia S. Chung, Stamford. Property: 2435 Bedford St., No. 1A, Stamford. Amount: $500,000. Filed Sept. 21.

Manion, Paul and Deena Rae Manion, Malibu, California.

Seller: Cadwallader Kelsey III, Greenwich. Property: 1037 North St., Greenwich. Amount: $695,000.

Filed Sept. 16.

Scott, James M. and Alexandra S. Scott, Greenwich. Seller: Fred A. Smith and Laurie W. Smith, Greenwich. Property: 418 Riversville Road, Greenwich. Amount: $3,100,000. Filed Sept. 16.

Martin, Christopher R. and Li Martin, Forest Hills, New York.

Seller: Craig Kanzel and Donna Kanzel, Fairfield. Property: 184 Woodridge Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $515,500. Filed Sept. 16.

Shapiro, Jane Mattson, Norwalk.

Seller: Mary Zeko and Edward Shukovsky, Stamford. Property: 10 Top Gallant Road, Stamford. Amount: $1,236,500. Filed Sept. 21.

Miller, David J. and Jillian Miller, Stamford. Seller: Susan J. Riley, Stamford. Property: 76 Wallacks Drive, Stamford. Amount: $2,925,000. Filed Sept. 21.

O’Donnell, Randolph and Elene Hagman, Fairfield. Seller: Kristin Rodriguez and Carlos Rodriguez, Rye, New York. Property: 36 Pansy Road, Fairfield. Amount: $560,000.

Filed Sept. 16.

Palermo, Linda and Heather Hamilton, Stamford. Seller: Donald P. Catlin, Fairfield. Property: 48 Highlawn Road, Fairfield. Amount: $519,000. Filed Sept. 16.

Paster, Brooke Stiver, Fairfield.

Seller: William C. Waldron and Maybette Z. Waldron, Southport.

Property: 120 High Meadow Road, Southport. Amount: $665,000.

Filed Sept. 16.

Perper, Mihail, Stamford. Seller: Rui Wu and Yuan Huo, Stamford.

Property: 88 Maple Tree Ave., Unit C, Stamford. Amount: $585,000.

Filed Sept. 22.

Quan, Michael A. and Melissa M. Quan, Shelton. Seller: Salil V. Pitkar, Fairfield. Property: 250 High St., Fairfield. Amount: $620,000.

Filed Sept. 15.

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Shapiro, Lael and Danielle Shapiro, Stamford. Seller: David Merl and Man Yee Merl, Stamford.

Property: 53 Sweet Briar Road, Stamford. Amount: $987,000. Filed Sept. 22.

Sweedler, David and Elora Sweedler, Fairfield. Seller: Amber Leykikh, Fairfield. Property: 279 Morehouse Lane, Fairfield.

Amount: $1,463,250. Filed Sept. 17.

Szymonik, Sebastian, Stratford.

Seller: Tina Parelli Silkoff and JoAnn Simonelli, Fairfield. Property: 60 Camden St., Fairfield. Amount: $280,000. Filed Sept. 17.

Ulloa, Amparito and Michelle Makarian, Fairfield. Seller: Violeta Shala, Monroe. Property: 795 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield. Amount: $495,000. Filed Sept. 15.

Vanderpool, Alison and Peter Vanderpool, Scarsdale, New York.

Seller: Lucille Allen, Fairfield. Property: 451 Midlock Road, Fairfield.

Amount: $1,337,500. Filed Sept. 15.

Williams, Gregory and Lucia Williams, Greenwich. Seller: Dana M. Noonan, Cos Cob. Property: 184 Cat Rock Road, Cos Cob. Amount: $1,565,000. Filed Sept. 16.

FORECLOSURES Caman, Marie. Creditor: JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association, Coral Gables, Florida.

Property: 17 Hadik Pkwy., Norwalk.

Mortgage default. Filed Oct. 16.

Cullinan, Patrick J., et al. Creditor: Citibank NA, Mount Laurel, New Jersey. Property: 17 Ermine St., Fairfield. Mortgage default. Filed Oct. 22.

Geronimos, Emmanuel C., et al. Creditor: JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association, San Diego, California. Property: 180 Round Hill Road, Greenwich. Mortgage default. Filed Oct. 19.

Lecomte, Denise A., et al. Creditor: Retained Realty Inc., New York, New York. Property: 1375 King St. Greenwich. Mortgage default. Filed Oct. 14.

Tarzia, Joseph, et al. Creditor: Wilmington Trust National Association. Property: 70 Cranbury Road, Norwalk. Mortgage default. Filed Oct. 15.

Works, Louise, Creditor: Wachovia Mortgage Loan Trust, Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Property: 54 Winding Lane, Norwalk.

Mortgage default. Filed Oct. 22.

LIENS Federal Tax Liens Filed 202 Shore Road LLC, 202 Shore Road, Old Greenwich. $18,150, civil proceeding tax. Filed Nov. 5.

35 Leonard Avenue LLC, 35 Leonard Ave., Riverside. $7,704, civil proceeding tax. Filed Nov. 5.

35 Leonard Avenue LLC, 35 Leonard Ave., Riverside. $302, civil proceeding tax. Filed Nov. 5.

Cat Rock Ventures LLC, 49 Indian Mill Road, Cos Cob. $10,605, civil proceeding tax. Filed Nov. 5.

Jagodzinski, James Jr. and Amanda Jagodzinski, 48 Sheephill Road, Riverside. $127, civil proceeding tax. Filed Nov. 2.

MacKay, Kevin DM, 11 Highview Ave., Old Greenwich. $7,149, civil proceeding tax. Filed Nov. 5.

Rothermel, Carol J., 253 E. Putnam Ave., Cos Cob. $687, civil proceeding tax. Filed Oct. 22.

Sheehey, Michael B.,11 Lafayette Cottage, Greenwich. $140, civil proceeding tax. Filed Nov. 5.

Szekrenyessy, Peter and Britta Szekrenyessy, 4 Orchard St., Cos Cob. $376, civil proceeding tax.

Filed Oct. 22.

Vignaud, Carlos, 26 Bayside Terrace, Riverside. $10,008, civil proceeding tax. Filed Nov. 5.

LIS PENDENS Bealer, Jason, Stamford. Filed

by Michael Richard Powers LLC, Stamford, for Erica Lecount.

Property: 121 Toms Road, Stamford.

Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed Oct. 23.

Callas, Ariadne, Stamford. Filed

by Pullman & Comley LLC, Bridgeport, for Palmer Hill Community Association Inc. Property: 77 Havemeyer Lane, No. 324, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed Oct. 29.

Chabad Lubavitch of Western and Southern New England Inc., et al, Stamford. Filed by Pullman & Comley LLC, Bridgeport, for Connecticut Community Bank NA. Property: 752-760 High Ridge Road, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Nov. 9.

Donovan, Darienne J., Stamford.

Filed by Halloran & Sage LLP, Hartford, for Webster Bank NA. Property: N/A. Stamford. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage.

Filed Nov. 3.

James, David A., et al, Stamford.

Filed by Ackerly & Ward, Stamford, for the Stamford Water Pollution Control Authority. Property: 73 Whitmore Lane, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage.

Filed Oct. 19.

Leonid Afanasyev & Leman Partners LLC, Stamford. Filed by the Law Office of Martin Mushkin LLC, Stamford, for Edward Karr.

Property: 1 Broad St., Unit PHD2, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendant’s mortgage. Filed Oct. 21.

Mardi, Patricia A., et al, Stamford. Filed by John P. Regan, Stamford, for the city of Stamford.

Property: Glenbrook Road, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage. Filed Nov. 4.

Wint, Conrad, et al, Stamford.

Filed by Bendett& McHugh PC, Farmington, for Wilmington Trust National Association. Property: 50 Carter Drive, Stamford. Action: foreclose defendants’ mortgage.

Filed Nov. 3.

MORTGAGES Adams, Greg and Emily Adams, Norwalk, by Sebastian D’Acunto.

Lender: Loandepot.com LLC, 26642 Towne Centre Drive, Foothill Ranch, California. Property: 33 Meeker Court, Norwalk. Amount: $1,040,000. Filed Oct. 5.

Aidinis, Richard M. and Deborah Aidinis, Greenwich,

by Kenneth Magura. Lender: TD Bank NA, 2035 Limestone Road, Wilmington, Delaware. Property: 37 Stanwich Road, Greenwich.

Amount: $200,000. Filed Oct. 6.

Bernstein, David S. and Linda A. Bernstein, Fairfield, by J. Brian Fatse. Lender: Bank of America NA, 101 S. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 101 Mill Hill Road, Southport. Amount: $420,000. Filed Oct. 2.

Blind, Irena, Fairfield, by Dina Tornhelm. Lender: US Bank National Association, 4801 Frederica St., Owensboro, Kentucky. Property: 100 Jessica Lane, Southport.

Amount: $1,172,000. Filed Oct. 1.

Chaparro, George A. and Sylvia Chaparro, Norwalk, by John M. Eichholz. Lender: Evolve Bank & Trust, 6070 Poplar Ave., Suite 200, Memphis, Tennesee. Property: 19 Tracy St., Norwalk. Amount: $218,600. Filed Oct. 2.

Ching, Christopher, Norwalk, by Eric J. Ciardello. Lender: Total Mortgage Services LLC, 185 Plains Road, Milford. Property: 4 Splitrock Road, Norwalk. Amount: $480,000. Filed Oct. 2.

Engle, Kathryn and Hector Guillen, Fairfield, by William V. Gambardella. Lender: Members Mortgage Company Inc., 90 Maple St., Stoneham, Massachusetts.

Property: 80 Spruce St., Southport.

Amount: $592,800. Filed Oct. 2.

Ferguson Jr., Wright and Kinsey B. Ferguson, Norwalk,

by Jonathan T. Hoffman. Lender: Home Point Financial Corp., 9 Entin Road, Suite 200, Parsippany, New Jersey. Property: 7 Bramble Lane, Norwalk. Amount: $519,332.

Filed Oct. 2.

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Facts & Figures Horgan, Timothy and Marion Horgan, Greenwich, by N/A. Lender: Ally Bank, 440 S. Church St., Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 434 Valley Road, Cos Cob. Amount: $577,803. Filed Oct. 6.

Hossain, Shazad, Stamford,

by Antoinette R. Kaine. Lender: Caliber Home Loans Inc., 1525 S. Belt Line Road, Coppell, Texas.

Property: 37 Greenwood Hill St., Stamford. Amount: $381,650. Filed Oct. 5.

Iweorah, Claudia and Hillary Amaechi. Norwalk, by David M. Greenberg. Lender: CrossCountry Mortgage LLC, 6850 Miller Road, Brecksville, Ohio. Property: 23 Poplar St., Norwalk. Amount: $324,000. Filed Oct. 2.

Kastner, Gina, Norwalk, by Jonathan T. Hoffman. Lender: Home Point Financial Corp., 9 Entin Road, Suite 200, Parsippany, New Jersey. Property: 11 Silent Grove Cottage, Norwalk. Amount: $418,500. Filed Oct. 2.

Laberge, Laura J., Stamford, by unreadable. Lender: Investors Bank, 249 Millburn Ave., Millburn, New Jersey. Property: 440 Hunting Ridge Road, Stamford. Amount: $510,000. Filed Oct. 5.

Meehan, Richard J., Fairfield, by Cheryl A. Rodriguez. Lender: Guaranteed Rate Affinity LLC, 1800 W. Larchmont Ave., Chicago, Illinois.

Property: 163 Alden St., Fairfield.

Amount: $458,000. Filed Oct. 5.

Petrone, Michael and Kendra S. Petrone, Greenwich, by Donald K. Bradford. Lender: Home Point Financial Corp., 9 Entin Road, Suite 200, Parsippany, New Jersey. Property: 4 Sayles St., Cos Cob. Amount: $572,000. Filed Oct. 5.

Powell, Alesha, Stamford, by Stephen J. Schelz. Lender: Cardinal Financial Company, 3701 Arco Corporate Drive, Suite 200, Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 171 Hemlock Drive, Stamford. Amount: $448,000. Filed Oct. 5.

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Rodriguez, Federico Emanuel and Carolina Laura Inon, Greenwich, by Edward F. Nemchek.

Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 1111 Polaris Pkwy., Columbus, Ohio. Property: 26 Bayside Terrace, Riverside. Amount: $1,256,000.

Filed Oct. 5.

Sandler, Morris A., Stamford,

by Michael Jon Barbarula. Lender: UBS Bank USA, 299 S. Main St., Suite 2275, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Property: 123 Harbor Drive, Unit 403, Stamford. Amount: $525,000.

Filed Oct. 5.

Schrag, Robert M. and Danielle M. Schrag, Stamford, by N/A. Lender: Guaranty Home Mortgage Corp., 316 Robert Rose Drive, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Property: 70 Strawberry Hill Ave., Stamford.

Amount: $216,000. Filed Oct. 5.

Seides, Theodore D. and Vanessa D. Schenck, Greenwich,

by Tom S. Ward Jr. Lender: First Republic Bank, 111 Pine St., San Francisco, California. Property: 7 Chieftans Road, Greenwich.

Amount: $2,257,500. Filed Oct. 6.

Elite Sports Development, 143 Fourth St., Stamford 06905, c/o Morgan Williams. Filed Oct. 1.

La Vista Bistro, 891 Cove Road, Stamford 06902, c/o Kosovar Hoti.

Filed Oct. 6.

Loor Custom Woodwork, 900 Hope St., Unit 3C, Stamford 06907, c/o Elvis Loor. Filed Oct. 6.

Moulton Insurance Agency, 6 Landmark Square, Fourth floor, Stamford 06901, c/o PCF Insurance Services of the West LLC. Filed Oct. 2.

Natalie Creative Co., 65 High Ridge Road, No. 498, Stamford 06905, c/o Natalie Hett. Filed Oct. 1.

Tumminello, Michael and Elizabeth Tumminello, Fairfield,

by Donald M. Wetmore. Lender: Loandepot.com LLC, 26642 Towne Centre Drive, Foothill Ranch, California. Property: 40 Lawrence Road, Fairfield. Amount: $523,600.

Filed Oct. 5.

Stacey’s Salon Suite LLC, 898 Hope St., Stamford 06907, c/o Stacey Buzzeo. Filed Oct. 5.

Willis, Sean L. and Patricia Moya, Fairfield, by Daniel E. Jacobs. Lender: Bank of America NA, 101 S. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 438-Wheeler Park Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $749,000. Filed Oct. 2.

The Law Office of Anthony Febles, 1 Bank St., Suite 402, Stamford 06901, c/o Anthony Febles.

Filed Oct. 2.

Wong, Richard C. and Virginia A. Wong, Stamford, by Michael Todd Taylor. Lender: Bank of America NA, 101 S. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 145 Davenport Farm Lane, Stamford.

Amount: $546,900. Filed Oct. 5.

Yudowitch, Michael and Stephanie Yudowitch, Greenwich, by Jeffrey Weiner. Lender: Loandepot. com LLC, 26642 Towne Centre Drive, Foothill Ranch, California.

Property: 14 Greenwich Hills Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $601,450.

Filed Oct. 5.

NEW BUSINESSES Colombia Jeans, 36 Hackett Circle North, Second floor, Stamford 06906, c/o Gloria Bermudez. Filed Oct. 1.

Stillmeadow Social Committee, 800 Stillwater Road, Stamford 06902, c/o Melissa Fano. Filed Oct. 6.

The Towne Parlor, 112 Bedford St., Stamford 06901, c/o John Gazzola. Filed Oct. 2.

PATENTS 3D printing support structures incorporating sacrificial materials. Patent no. 10,828,838 issued to Carolyn Moorlag, et al. Assigned to Xerox, Norwalk.

Enhanced taxi control for rigid rotors. Patent no. 10,831,193 issued to Nicholas Lappos, et al. Assigned to Sikorsky Aircraft, Stratford.

Printhead cap for attenuating the drying of ink from a printhead during periods of printer inactivity. Patent no. 10,828,901 issued to Douglas Gutberlet, et al.

Assigned to Xerox, Norwalk.

Cove Smoke Market, 841 Cove Road, Stamford 06902, c/o Azmi Hoque. Filed Oct. 2.

Systems and methods for intelligent copying of bound documents. Patent no. 10,827,093 issued to Saranraj Velayutham, et al. Assigned to Xerox, Norwalk.

Eagle Land Management, 36 Dads Lane, Stamford 06903, c/o J&M Preferred Services LLC. Filed Oct. 2.

Textile pretreatment for digital printing. Patent no. 10,828,910 issued to Naveen Chopra, et al.

Assigned to Xerox, Norwalk.

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LEGAL NOTICES Grand Homes Contracting LLC. Filed 3/3/20 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 7 Curtis Ln, Yonkers, NY 10710 Purpose: All lawful #62670 First Quality Sewer & Drain LLC. Filed 6/23/20 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 54 Villa Ave, Yonkers, NY 10704 Purpose: All lawful #62671 Aseal De USA LLC. Auth. Filed w/SSNY on 3/13/20. Office: Westchester Co. Formed in DE on 3/11/2020. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 67 Bellefair Road, Rye Brook, NY 10573. DE address: 3500 S Dupont Highway, Dover, DE 19901. Filed w/DE Sec. of State: 401 Federal St. #4, Dover, DE 19901.

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Notice of Formation of SUNSHINE786 LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 6/25/2020. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 29 Burhams Ave., Yonkers, NY 10701.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62678 Notice of Formation of H R BARBER SHOP LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 1/07/2020. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 139 CROTON AVE. OSSINING, NY 10562. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62679 Spatz Management LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/25/2020.

Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to PO Box 819, Harrison, NY 10528.

General Purpose. #62681 Calvert Properties LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/19/2020.

Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process Phillip A. Grimaldi Jr., 245 Saw Mill River Rd, Hawthorne, NY 10532. General Purpose. #62682 Cosmic Townhouse LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/6/2020.

Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to The LLC, 354 Mamaroneck Rd., Scarsdale, NY 10583.

General Purpose. #62683

Notice of Formation of DMKS HEYWARD LLC. Principal office Westchester County.

Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) designated as agent for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to Don O’Regan, 6 Smart Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10704. Articles of Organization of the LLC filed with the SSNY on January 14, 2020.

Purpose: Any lawful act(s). #62684 Notice of Formation of Hudson Technology Consulting Group LLC. Articles of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/05/20. Office location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to C/O Hudson Technology Consulting Group LLC, 516 Bellwood Avenue, Sleepy Hollow, New York 10591. Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

Latest date upon which LLC is to dissolve: No specific date #62685 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC). NAME: SIREN GEMS, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/09/20. 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: The LLC, 50 Waterside close, Eastchester, New York 10709, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #62686

Notice of Formation of Hibbert RE 2 LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 731/2020. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 90 Meucci Ave., Copiague, NY 11726.

Purpose: any lawful purpose. #62677

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Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC). Name: NSRS PROPERTIES LLC. Article of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/16/20. 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: Corporate Creations Network Inc.,15 North Mill Street. Nyack, NY 10960. The limited liability company is to be managed by: ONE OR MORE MEMBERS. The limited liability company shall begin upon filing of these Articles of Organization with the Department of State. #62688 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: Mount Hope Plaza LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on October 19, 2020.

N.Y. office location: Westchester County.

The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Mount Hope Plaza LLC, c/o Mount Hope Community Development Corporation, 65 Lake Street, White Plains, New York 10604. #62689 Notice of Formation of READ.WRITE.GROW! LLC. Arts. of Org. with SSNY on 7.24.2020.

Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process 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 or activity. #62690

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (LLC).

NAME: REALLY GOOD MUSIC, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 07/28/20.

Office location: Westchester County.

LegalZoom has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

LegalZoom shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 45 Lee Ave, Ossining NY 10562, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #62691 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: Andieís Eats LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on October 22, 2020. N.Y. office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Andieís Eats LLC, 1055 Saw Mill River Road, Suite 204, Ardsley, New York 10502. Purpose/ character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62692 Better Living Production LLC. Filed 8/4/20 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 258 Sommerville Place, Yonkers, NY 10703 Purpose: All lawful #62693 A J A Construction Co, LLC. Filed 8/18/20 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 745 Warren Ave, Thornwood, NY 10594 Purpose: All lawful #62694 A & I Restoration LLC. Filed 7/6/20 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 70 Yonkers Ave, Yonkers, NY 10704 Purpose: All lawful #62695 40 West 6th Street, LLC. Filed 8/18/20 Office: Westchester Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 399 Knollwood Road, Suite 318, White Plains, NY 10603 Purpose: All lawful #62696

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WU Dental, PLLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/27/2020. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Edmund WU, 971 57th St., Brooklyn, NY 11219. Purposes: Dentistry #62697

1302 Waring, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/6/2020. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 500 Mamaroneck Ave., Ste. 320, Harrison, NY 10528. General Purpose #62708

Notice of Formation of Ryddym, LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/20/20. 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, 116 Putnam Ave, Freeport, NY 11520.

Purpose: any lawful activity. #62699

Notice of Formation of Madison Family Holdings, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/20/2020. Office: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the Gary Schwartz, 4 New King Street Ste 120, White Plains, NY 10604.

Purpose: Any lawful activity. #62709

September2020, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/16/2020.

Cty: Westchester.

SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to BlumbergExcelsior Corporate Services, Inc., 16 Court St, 14th Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11241.

General Purpose #62700 Duevio LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/16/2020. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to BlumbergExcelsior Corporate Services, Inc., 16 Court St., 14th Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11241 .

General Purpose #62701 Notice of Formation of Nurture Brands LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/27/20. Office location: Westchester County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to Nurture Brands LLC, 2005 Palmer Avenue #1173, Larchmont, New York 10538. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #62704 Career Ready Coaching, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/14/2020.

Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Jeffrey S. Chapski, 723 Seney Ave., Mamaroneck, NY .

General Purpose #62705

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: Middlecrest Crossing Senior Apartments Investor LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on November 3, 2020. N.Y. office location: Westchester County.

The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Middlecrest Crossing Senior Apartments Investor LLC, 44 Warburton Avenue, 1st Floor, Yonkers, New York 10701. Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62713 Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (ìLLCî). Name: Green Joulez, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on November 3, 2020.

N.Y. office location: Westchester County.

The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to Green Joulez, LLC, 55 Corell Road, Scarsdale, New York 10583.

Purpose/character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #62714

LEGAL NOTICES STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF WESTCHESTER SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Index No. 60378/2019 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE FOR TRUMAN 2016 SC6 TITLE TRUST, Plaintiff, v.

LUCILLE P. POPE A/K/A LUCILLE P. JENKINS, COMMERCIAL CREDIT PLAN INC. OF GEORGETOWN, ANY UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, DISTRIBUTEES OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF THE LATE LINWOOD L. JENKINS, IF LIVING, AND IF ANY BE DEAD, ANY AND ALL PERSONS WHO ARE SPOUSES, WIDOWS, GRANTEES, MORTGAGEES, LIENORS, HEIRS, DEVISEES, DISTRIBUTEES, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF SUCH OF THEM AS MAY BE DEAD, AND THEIR SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, DISTRIBUTEES AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST, ALL OF WHOM AND WHOSE NAMES AND PLACES OF RESIDENCE ARE UNKNOWN TO PLAINTIFF, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE and JOHN DOE, Defendants.

To the above named Defendants: You are hereby summoned to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff's attorneys within thirty days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service, and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint.

NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property.

Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL REPORT - Notice is hereby given that the 2019 report for the year-ending December 31, 2019 of the Estelle & Seymour Cohn Foundation is available for inspection at its principal office, 509 Remsens Lane, Oyster Bay, New York 11771 during regular, business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days after the date of this publication. The Foundation’s principal manager is Paula Ann Hallman, Trustee, 516449-7772. AD# 62715 LRA Flooring LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/27/2020. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 220 West St., Harrison, NY 10528.

General Purpose #62716

Notice of Formation of Eldorado Court LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/22/2020. NY Office location: WESTCHESTER County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to The LLC, 64 Eldorado Court, White Plains, New York 10603. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity. #62717 Notice of formation EVA Properties Group, LLC; Art of Org files with SSNY on 10/19/2020.

Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, EVA Properties Group, LLC PO Box 3465 Mt. Vernon, NY 10553. #62718

753 BPR, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/3/2018. Cty: Westchester. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Northsight Capital Advisors, LLC, PO Box 756, Rye, NY 10580.

General Purpose #62720 Notice of Formation of 16 EMERSON STREET LLC. Principal office Westchester County.

Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) designated as agent for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to 17 South MacQuesten Parkway, Mt. Vernon, NY 10550. Articles of Organization of the LLC filed with the SSNY on October 14, 2020.

Purpose: Any lawful act(s). #62719

This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of Honorable Joan B. Lefkowitz, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, signed the 30th day of September, 2020 at White Plains, New York.

The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage on the following property: SBL No.: 165.50-2115-22 f/k/a 2-2115-22 & 22-2115-22 All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the building and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the City of Mt. Vernon, County of Westchester and State of New York, known and designated as the Southerly ten (10) feet of Lot No. 511 and all of Lots 512 and 513 in Block No. 14 on the certain map entitled "Map of Bailey Park, City of Mount Vernon, Westchester County, New York", made by Charles A. Hollister, Civil Engineer and Surveyor, dated October 17, 1925 and filed in the Register's Office of Westchester County, now County Clerk's Office, Division of Land Records, on November 6, 1925 as Map No. 2918 and more particularly bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the easterly side of Marion Avenue where the same is intersected by the dividing line between Lots 513 and 514 in Block 14 on said map, which point is 380 feet North of the intersection of the Northerly side of Lafayette Place and the Easterly side of Marion Avenue, as measured along the Easterly side of Marion Avenue; thence South 58° 00' East along the Northerly side of Lot 514, 101.25 feet to a point; thence North 25° 07' 10" East 50.36 feet to a point; thence North 58° 00' West along a line parallel with the Southerly side of Lot 510 on said map and always distant 10 feet therefrom 95.22 feet to the Easterly side of Marion Avenue and thence Southerly along the Easterly side of Marion Avenue, 50 feet to the point or place of beginning.

TOGETHER with and subject to agreement between Wartburg Orphans' Farm School of the Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Seller recorded in the office of the Clerk of Westchester County, Division of Land Records in Liber 7310 page 632 to the extent it now affects.

Subject to easements, covenants, and restriction of record.

These premises are also known as 67 Marion Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY 10552.

WOODS OVIATT GILMAN LLP Attorney for Plaintiff 500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604 # 62687

Sealed bids will be received as set forth in instructions to bidders until 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, December 03, 2020 at the NYSDOT, Contract Management Bureau, 50 Wolf Rd, 1st Floor, Suite 1CM, Albany, NY 12232 and will be publicly opened and read. Bids may also be submitted via the internet using www.bidx.com. A certified cashier’s check payable to the NYSDOT for the sum specified in the proposal or a bid bond, form CONR 391, representing 5% of the bid total, must accompany each bid. NYSDOT reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

Electronic documents and Amendments are posted to www.dot.ny.gov/doing-business/ opportunities/const-notices. The Contractor is responsible for ensuring that all Amendments are incorporated into its bid. To receive notification of Amendments via e-mail you must submit a request to be placed on the Planholders List at www.dot.ny.gov/doing-business/opportunities/const-planholder. Amendments may have been issued prior to your placement on the Planholders list.

NYS Finance Law restricts communication with NYSDOT on procurements and contact can only be made with designated persons. Contact with non-designated persons or other involved Agencies will be considered a serious matter and may result in disqualification.

Contact Robert Kitchen (518)457-2124.

Contracts with 0% Goals are generally single operation contracts, where subcontracting is not expected, and may present direct bidding opportunities for Small Business Firms, including, but not limited to D/W/MBEs. The New York State Department of Transportation, in accordance with the Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in Federally-assisted programs of the Department of Transportation and Title 23 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 200, Title IV Program and Related Statutes, as amended, issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all who respond to a written Department solicitation, request for proposal or invitation for bid that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability/handicap and income status in consideration for an award.

Please call (518)457-2124 if a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the letting.

Region 08: New York State Department of Transportation 4 Burnett Blvd., Poughkeepsie, NY, 12603 D264246, PIN 881318, FA Proj Z240-8813-183, Orange, Rockland, Westchester Cos., ADA Sidewalks & Ramps at Various Locations, Bid Deposit: 5% of Bid (~ $125,000.00), Goals: DBE: 10.00%

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