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County budget for 2026 signed into law By Peter Katz / pkatz@westfairinc.com

“This budget reflects the hard, necessary choices before us — a direct response to turmoil coming out of Washington.”

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Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins has signed into law the 2026 Westchester County Budget. The $2.5 billion dollar spending plan cuts almost all county department budgets by 8% while eliminating 180 positions, which amounts to about a 5% workforce reduction. The Board of Legislators cut the 5.27% tax increase that had been included in the budget originally submitted by Jenkins to an increase of 3.7%. There is a $34.5 million reduction in contracts, technical services and expenses. Overtime and hourly employee costs are cut by $11.6 million. Social services costs are trimmed by $4.5 million. There is a $2.6 million cut in what would be spent on materials and supplies. “The difficulties of 2025 will carry into 2026 and likely beyond, and this budget reflects the hard, necessary choices before us,” Jenkins said. “This

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The New York State Gaming Commission on Dec. 15 voted to award full-casino gaming licenses to Bally’s, Hard Rock and Resorts World. Bally’s plans to build a casino at Ferry Point in the Bronx. It’s where Donald Trump had a golf course on city property. Trump stands to receive a payment of about $115 million when Bally’s builds the casino at the site. Hard Rock would build near Citi Field in Queens. Resorts World would expand at the Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens. The Citi Field location would be on 50 acres of asphalt surrounding the stadium. "Since the day I bought the team, the community and Mets fans have made it clear to me that we can and should do better with the area around the ballpark," said Steve Cohen, owner of the New York Mets. "Now, we are going to be able to deliver the sports

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A mall is saved in downtown Stamford By Gary Larkin / glarkin@westfairinc.com

Stamford Town Center General Manager Dan Stolzenbach takes a "ride" on the Holiday Wish Express earlier this month. Photos by Gary Larkin

STAMFORD – When Dan Stolzenbach first arrived at the 761,000-square-foot Stamford Town Center in 2020, he was staring at a nearly empty food court, only three restaurants, the lack of big box retailers and a dearth of families walking around the mall. Five years later, the general manager is seeing the fruit of a new strategy that has basically saved the aging mall from extinction with an innovative twist that now attracts retailers and customers alike. “I got here 10 years ago,” said Stolzenbach, a Southport resident. “We had a lot of retail. We had some restaurants and some services. And that was basically our merchandising plan. Not much in the way of activities at all. “You fast forward and SoNo Collection opens (in October 2019). SoNo Collection wants to be a very high-end mall. It wants to get the Louis Vuittons and Guccis of the world. They don’t come. So, they are like, ‘What should we do?’ They come to Stamford and grab all our retailers. “Basically, they told all of our retailers, ‘Why don’t you come up to our mall? It’s anchored by Nordstrom and Bloomingdales. We’ll build you a brand new space and we’ll give you free rent for a couple of years.’” Stolzenbach is aware of the trending figures for malls nationwide. He knew they were not good. But he is forging ahead with a plan that will at least transform Stamford Town Center. And that started when a new owner bought the mall. Yaraghi Realty,

which owns Safavieh furniture store with a store in the mall, is that owner. According to Capitol One Shopping report in the winter of 2025, while nationally mall foot traffic is up over the shortterm (2.12% year-overyear), 25% of the nation’s 1,200 malls are expected to close by 2028. Nationwide, the busiest malls had 12% more foot traffic in 2022 than in 2019 (pre-pandemic) and a 95% occupancy rate. From 20162024, a net 18,730 mall stores closed, the report stated. As for Connecticut, mall foot traffic has been better over the past three years, according to the report. Foot traffic in Connecticut malls has a 3-year CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 4.29% as of March 2025. In August 2024 Connecticut mall foot traffic was up 6.74% year over year. In 2023 mall traffic was up only 5.26% and in 2022 it was up 6%. Of course, those were soon after the Covid epidemic ended, and businesses reopened. In early 2025, 1,540 shopping centers in Connecticut had an average 95.7% occupancy rate, according to Capitol One. Shopping center retail sales revenue represents 32.2% of Connecticut’s GDP. Not only did Stolzenbach have to fight off a new ritzy mall only miles away in South Norwalk, but he needed another attraction to increase the foot traffic. One of the first things he did when he arrived in Stamford was to take potential customers’ temperature for shopping at a local mall.

“Out of necessity, we changed the model — and when we became the first mall in America to sign a pickleball deal, we realized we were on to something.”

— Stolzenbach, general manager, Stamford Town Center

“It’s funny because back then everyone I would talk to out in the community would say, ‘Oh, I shop online now,’ he said. “So, when I went out again to the community, the same people who said they shop online now said they won’t shop there (Stamford Town Center) because there are no more retailers.” Within the past four years, the general manager realized he had change things up. That included bringing in activity-driven tenants that interest both youth and seniors. And just like that came such places as Pickleball America, Angel Land/Roller Land, a Haunted House for Halloween and Holiday Wish Express for Christmas. The mall also includes a New York Comedy Club. In addition to the more recognizable national brands such as Macy’s (an anchor), T-Mobile, AT&T, Amazon locker, Barnes & Noble, Foot Locker that make up the roster of 83 tenants at Stamford Town Center, the mall has a lot of “mom and pop” shops. Those include DXXDLE/Lil’ Canvas Kids, Digital Habitat, NOWHERE/ Vintage Museum, NOVOA NYC and Hey Stamford! and the Stamford Skate Shop. “What we have done, somewhat out of necessity, we kind of lucked out with Pickleball America,” Stolzenbach said. “We were the first mall in America to sign a pickleball deal. Now, you see them all over the place. We had some local guys who wanted to do it. That was the start of it all. We realized we were on to something.” Pickleball America, which was soon joined by Padel America, took up what was once Saks on Fifth – one of the anchors that left for SoNo Collection. “Simultaneously, what had been working with us was restaurants,”

The holiday lights tunnel that leads to the Christmas trees at the Holiday Wish Express in the Stamford Town Center.

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Stolzenbach added. “When new ownership bought the mall in 2020, and when I took over leasing, we only had three restaurants on the restaurant plaza.” Since then, he has leased space to Terra Gaucha, Puerto Villarta and Nan Xiang Soup Dumplings, which moved in this year. “We just signed a deal with a sushi bar (Shinjuku Station) that looks like a Japanese subway station,” he said. That restaurant is taking over what used to be Peter Chang’s. Inside the mall, food has been successful as well. “We turned one of our seating areas into a restaurant, La Picante,” Stolzenbach added. The fourth floor of the mall has been turned in the floor of lands, so to speak. There is Angel Land, which recently expanded and opened a roller rink. That same tenant wants to add a bowling alley. There is also Volta indoor soccer training.

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During the Christmas holiday season for the past four years, Ilario Altamura and his team have brought to life a Disney-type North Pole experience designed for children and adults. It gives customers a brief respite from the shopping with a visual display of lights, sounds and scenery that evokes a traditional Christmas. “We’re probably one of the biggest attractions in the Northeast right now,” Altamura said. “We have kept it up for four years. We put a tremendous amount of time, detail and work in this. That’s why it is one of the biggest attractions.” On a tour of the 20,000-squarefoot “experience” people are given a golden ticket for a train “ride” to the North Pole. That ride includes moving scenery behind the windows that gives the one illusion of traveling on a steam-powered train. Next stop is Santa’s workshop, a toy shop, glacier island complete with an ice sculpture, Mrs. Claus’ Gingerbread House Kitchen, Post Office, “Home Alone” and “Grinch” scenery, bakery and a nutcracker shop. There’s also a Holiday Wish Express store at the end of the ride. “It’s created all around the world. We bring it in. A lot of the Christmas stuff is from Denmark and Europe,” Altamura said. Tickets to Holiday Wish Express are available online at https://theholidaywish. com/ Prices range from $37.47 for children to $45.92 for adults.

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December 22, 2025

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Work on $61.8M I-95 rehab complete; $86.7M project continues By Peter Katz / pkatz@westfairinc.com stretch of I-95 in Westchester between Pelham Manor and Mamaroneck. In addition to repaving it includes the rehabilitation of 12 bridges. The project is expected to be completed by the end of 2026. “This significant investment in the New England Thruway is a major win for Westchester County residents, commuters, visitors and businesses who rely on I-95 every day,” Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins said. “As a vital thoroughfare that connects our county with New York City and surrounding regions, I-95 plays a critical role in our transportation system, and these repairs were both necessary and long overdue. By rehabilitating critical bridges and resurfacing this heavily traveled corridor, we are strengthening safety, improving reliability, and modernizing infrastructure.”

A project that included resurfacing a four-mile section of I-95 in part of Westchester and the Bronx and rehabilitating 11 bridges and ramps has been completed according to Gov. Kathy Hochul. The $61.8 million project is along a section of the roadway that is used by almost 120,000 vehicles every day. In addition, two aging pedestrian bridges over I-95 near Co-Op City in the Bronx were modernized.

“This investment strengthens safety and reliability on one of Westchester’s most critical corridors.”

The New York State Thruway Authority project began in Spring 2023 and involved pavement repairs and resurfacing of I-95’s northbound and southbound lanes. The new asphalt overlay has highly reflective pavement markings to enhance safety. Still underway is a separate $86.7 million project that was begun in April of this year along a five-mile

— Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins

Repaved portion of I-95.

Hochul said, “Anyone who has driven in and around New York City and Westchester knows that this highway is an essential corridor for the entire region, and this project will ensure it remains reliable for years to come.” According to Assemblymem-

ber Amy Paulin, “Many Westchester residents rely on I-95 every day, and know firsthand how critical this corridor is to our lives and economy. This investment delivers a smoother, safer ride, which I know that those who travel on this roadway will appreciate.”

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New neighbor challenges changes to historic Irvington mansion By Bill heltzel / bheltzel@westfairinc.com

Woodcliff Manor is set for redevelopment

An Irvington resident who opposes redevelopment of the historic Woodcliff Manor estate is asking a court to intervene. Jeremy Klausner accused village officials of violating a new zoning ordinance that is meant to protect historic properties, in a petition filed on Dec. 10 in Westchester Supreme Court. The proposed project "is not in keeping with the scenic character of the area," the petition states, "and it will have a significant visual impact, i.e., the existing 1850 red-brick mansion is being torn down and replaced with a boxy 50-unit apartment building and unpermitted child day care center." Woodcliff Manor, a 4-acre property on North Broadway, was the home of J.P. Morgan, the Gilded Age financier

who founded what ultimately become the JPMorgan Chase banking empire, and it was the birthplace of his son, banker J.P. Morgan Jr. In May 2024, Varma RE Development, of Morristown, New Jersey, submitted plans for building 57 apartments and a pre-school center for 176 children. Klausner, a litigator and real estate attorney in Morristown, bought a house directly across the street from Woodcliff Manor this past August. Klausner claims that the proposed project does not comport with a 2021 zoning law. Mixed-use residential, commercial and institutional uses are allowed but must maintain the scenic character of North Broadway and encourage preservation of historic sites. Stone walls along Broadway should not be removed or modi-

fied, for instance, unless absolutely necessary. Historic buildings should be maintained or adapted for reuse. The development should not create noise or traffic that clash with the harmony and character of neighboring properties. This project, Klausner alleges, "violates every aspect of the purpose of the [new zoning] district." A large section of the stone walls would be removed, more traffic would generate more noise, and the 1850 mansion would be torn down and replaced with an apartment building. Varma also plans to operate a Primrose Schools franchise. But while the new zoning allows schools, Klausner says, day care centers are not allowed. (Primrose describes the franchises as private preschools that offer programs for infants through kindergarten.) Klausner contends that if any part

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of the project is not permitted under village laws, the entire proposal fails. And despite repeated requests for 18 months, the village has not formally decided if the Primrose franchise qualifies as a school. But village officials are allegedly interpreting the franchise as a school, according to the petition, though "no official meeting was held and no official vote was taken." Klausner is asking the court to direct the village to formally determine whether the Primrose franchise is permitted. Village Administer Charles Hessler stated in an email that a determination is premature, but the village's building inspector "will render a decision at the appropriate time." Varma RE Development did not reply to a message asking for its side of the story.

December 22, 2025

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DECEMBER 22, 2025

WHY LOCAL JOURNALISM STILL MATTERS — NOW MORE THAN EVER BY CARYN MCBRIDE

tepping into this space feels like stepping back in time. When I began my news career straight out of college digital journalism was emerging, but stories mostly traveled at the speed of the printing press. At the Business Journal, an enterprising weekly, we’d often hold our collective breath and hope we wouldn’t get scooped by the giant daily. It wasn’t about ego – though I’ll admit it felt pretty good when our small newsroom uncovered stories overlooked in the cavernous halls of corporate media. And we did it often; our team produced an embarrassment of riches. Our publisher, Dee DelBello, encouraged creativity and innovation. Our purpose went beyond chasing headlines. Yes, we covered the who, what, and where, but we were driven by the “why.” Why a story mattered. Why it impacted our readers’ businesses, their lives. And more important than getting it first was always getting it right. These days, stories travel in an instant. While we may be better informed than ever, the noise can be deafening. Social media and smartphones provide a blur of endless feeds. There’s a fine line between knowledge and chaos. Sharp minds know the difference, and we need good people to keep the balance, particularly when it comes to reporting news and delivering information. We’re entitled to our own opinions, yes, but not our own facts. Many years have passed since I edited these news pages, but many of the issues important to our business community then are still relevant today. At a time of great progress, we find ourselves navigating economic uncertainty, political divisiveness, global instability, job insecurity and technological threats. News is cyclical. Remember the Great Recession, Tea Party revival, New York Uprising, financial bailouts, underemployment, the dot-com bubble and Y2K? Through it all, one constant remains: the enduring need for accurate, steady journalism. Back then – in the “olden days,” as my teenage daughter calls any era that predates the iPhone – commercial real estate ruled. Corporate campuses flourished and major companies such as IBM, Mastercard, Swiss Re and Morgan Stanley expanded in Westchester and throughout our region. The Platinum Mile seemed to stretch on forever, past the deteriorating pillars of the Tappan Zee Bridge… That’s all changed. The famed strip along I-287 has lost many of its corporate icons – Texaco, General Foods – and a new span crosses the Hudson. The corridor now hums with a vibrant mix of residential, office and retail space. Health care and life-sci-

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OUR PURPOSE WENT BEYOND CHASING HEADLINES. YES, WE COVERED THE WHO, WHAT, AND WHERE, BUT WE WERE DRIVEN BY THE “WHY.” WHY A STORY MATTERED. WHY IT IMPACTED OUR READERS’ BUSINESSES, THEIR LIVES. AND MORE IMPORTANT THAN GETTING IT FIRST WAS ALWAYS GETTING IT RIGHT.

ences sectors are thriving, and biotech powerhouses like Regeneron are making significant advancements in R&D and in the labor force. Demands are changing, workplaces are evolving and tech innovation is unleashing opportunities unimaginable a decade ago. Local news is essential. Now more than ever. The Business Journal has long been a force in the region – the voice of local business and a steadfast advocate for policies and programs that strengthen the economic landscape. Never afraid to push the envelope, the Journal was ahead of its time: championing diverse stories, hosting thought-provoking roundtables, producing online video interviews with the likes of Barbara Walters, Mayor Ed Koch, and Gov. Eliot Spitzer well before podcasts were in vogue, and reporting on trends long before they were trending. Many writers and editors have passed through the Business Journal’s newsroom. The masthead has been redesigned more than once. The publication has evolved, adapted and reinvented itself through the digital age. The fact that it stands strong today, when so many news outlets have shuttered, is a testament to the power of passion.

According to the AP, in the past 35 years, and especially since 2005, there’s been a staggering contraction in local news nationwide. More than 3,000 newspapers have closed, representing roughly a quarter to a third of all publications. Entire communities have been left in “news deserts,” lacking local coverage as digital disruption and economic pressures reshaped the industry. Just as “democracy dies in darkness,” misinformation thrives in a vacuum. I was picking up my daughter at school the other day, and one of her classmates walked over and asked me if AI is going to replace newspeople. True, more automation means the need for fewer people. It also means less accountability, limited insight and fewer watchdogs. Journalists may daydream, but chatbots hallucinate (OK, some bloggers and pundits seem to, also). As with most industries, AI can help news, provided it’s used judiciously. It’s great (with oversight) at mundane tasks like transcribing and sorting through large documents, freeing up time for thinking and actual reporting. There’s a nuance to reporting – it involves knowledge and judgment. Publishing requires leadership and thoughtful integration – qualities championed by Dee and the Business Journal team. “Will AI kill the intrepid news reporter?” I asked Jake, my chatbot. Short answer: No — but it will change the role of the intrepid news reporter. It will kill the lazy reporter. It will challenge the average reporter. Go on. AI can write, summarize, and synthesize — but it can’t witness. The danger isn’t that AI will replace journalists — it’s that newsrooms will try to use it instead of funding journalism. The future is hybrid — the reporter who uses AI becomes superpowered. The demand for trustworthy, local, human reporting is higher than ever. Honestly? Given your decades of watching the industry evolve — you know better than anyone: Journalism doesn’t die. It transforms. The brave ones always lead the next chapter. Congratulations to Dee and her team as they move the Business Journal into its next chapter. Caryn McBride is Vice President of Client Services at Co-Communications, an award-winning marketing, PR and design firm with offices in New York and Connecticut. McBride was a reporter, editor and associate publisher at the Business Journal from the mid-1990s through the 2000s. Reach her at cmcbride@cocommunications.com.

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A LIFE IN LOCAL BUSINESS JOURNALISM BY ALEX PHILIPPIDIS

used to call the Business Journal “the family business.” I would spend my days, nights, and weekends reporting and writing and editing 6!10 business news stories each week. Karen compiled the weekly lists, which we would often proof at the dining room table during dinner. We’d take car trips all over Westchester searching for store openings and closings I’d then write about. And our son PJ slept in the playpen we put together on the days Karen would work from the office. By the time he was in school, his first few visits to the Internet took place from my computer. Life blended with work, and work with life, during my 13 years at the paper. I joined in 1994 after finishing grad school with a public policy degree, and no job at which to apply all that knowledge. The Business Journal’s then-editor, Mills Korte, hired me after asking me how to say a certain four-letter word in Greek. I answered without $inching because I remembered that the New York Post once hired a reporter that way, so you might say I came prepared. Mills was one of several talented colleagues and editors I worked with, along with John Jordan, Caryn McBride, Don Dzikowski, B.Z. Khasru, Dan Strempel, Bob Rozycki, Jena Butterfield, Elizabeth Hlotyak, and Mary Prenon, to name a few. When the GM plant closed forever in Sleepy Hollow (then called North Tarrytown), Mary interviewed several of the laido% workers and shared the human toll of the shutdown with Business Journal readers. Liz covered a repair project on the old Tappan Zee Bridge by climbing up the span in a harness, then snapping some breathtaking photos. And John set a high standard for commercial and residential real estate coverage, including scoops, that he maintained for decades afterward. The 1990s and early 2000s saw Westchester transition from a mecca for corporate giants to a broader mix of businesses large and small. Marsha Gordon’s dynamic leadership revived the old County Chamber of Commerce, now the Business Council of Westchester, while The Westchester County Association expanded beyond its base of Platinum Mile corporate giants under Larry Dwyer and his successors, as well as the dear, late Richard Schaab, and the soon to retire Amy Allen. Among the corporate giants, IBM kept its headquarters in Armonk while MasterCard relocated its HQ from Manhattan to Purchase. Both companies $irted with Connecticut but stayed in Westchester after the county and New York state governments showered them with tax breaks and other economic incentives.

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THE BUSINESS JOURNAL’S 35TH ANNIVERSARY IS CAUSE TO CELEBRATE, AND REASON TO MOVE FORWARD. THANKS TO AL AND DEE DELBELLO FOR SAVING THE PAPER FROM EXTINCTION IN 1990, AND THANKS, DEE, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY YOU OFFERED ME TO LEARN HOW THE WESTCHESTER BUSINESS WORLD WORKED AND SHARE THAT KNOWLEDGE WITH READERS.

Those were Westchester victories in the “Border Wars” with Connecticut that dominated the news I’d cover back then. I needed, and was fortunate to receive, insights from economic development, real estate, and local government of&icials to &ill me in on all the details. On the real estate side, John McCarthy, Chris O’Callaghan, Frank Tomasulo, Glenn Walsh, and Carl Austin offered far more of their time and help than a dry recitation of square feet and lease deals. I also learned a lot about land use and development from RPW Group founder Robert P. Weisz and Lowell Schulman, the master developer who built much of the Platinum Mile between the 1960s and ‘80s. On the small business side, I had fun (but no free samples!) sorting out the wave of startups that brought craft brewed beer to Westchester, the most successful of which was Captain Lawrence Brewing Co., which started in Pleasantville before moving to its hip home in Greenburgh (Elmsford address). At the start of the Internet age, I covered a bunch of dotcoms, the biggest of which was an Irvington-based game site called iWon.com that was eventually acquired by Barry Diller’s IAC.

The dawn of the millennium saw Westchester’s cities embracing large-scale apartment or mixed-use projects, and the developers behind them. In 2004, when Louis Cappelli was developing Westchester’s first million-dollar apartments within City Center in downtown White Plains, he took on a partner named Donald Trump, and I was eager to find out why he joined the project. While Trump breezed through Q-and-A sessions with groups of reporters from Westchester and New York, I wanted an interview of my own. I emailed his assistant but got no response, despite following up every few weeks. Until one morning, as I returned from a Westchester County Association talk, I got a voicemail on my cell phone from Trump himself. How will I ever get past his handlers and connect, I wondered? I decided to call back and simply tell whoever I got on the other end that I was returning his call. Fortunately, she never asked who I was, and put me right through to him. The interview went well. He didn’t snap at me once, but he did o%er plenty of the bravado he’s known for, which I’ve also seen in numerous other developers. I was struck by how firmly he asserted that enough buyers would snap up condominium apartments at seven figure price tags to justify building a 34-story tower in White Plains. That proved to be correct, though many of those units would change hands several times as the economy soured in 2006!07, my last few months at the paper. (Seven months after January 6, apartment owners prevailed in getting Trump’s name removed from the building, now called The Tower at City Place). The Business Journal’s 35th anniversary is cause to celebrate, and reason to move forward. Thanks to Al and Dee DelBello for saving the paper from extinction in 1990, and thanks, Dee, for the opportunity you o%ered me to learn how the Westchester business world worked and share that knowledge with readers. I look forward to the Business Journal continuing to chronicle the people and businesses that generate business for Westchester in the face of all the changes in as Westchester, the state, the nation, and the world. Readers deserve no less. Alex Philippidis is Senior Business Editor at Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN), published by New Rochelle-based Mary Ann Liebert Inc., a Sage Company. Philippidis was a reporter and editor at the Business Journal from 1994 to 2007, and contributed articles through 2010 before joining Liebert and GEN in 2011.

DECEMBER 22, 2025

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UCONN NAMES FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENT BY ALEXANDER SOULE

he University of Connecticut appointed Susan Herbst president of the University of Connecticut, the first woman to hold the post in the university”s nearly 130-year history. Herbst, 48, replaces Michael Hogan, who left the job after just three years to become president of the University of Illinois. Herbst is executive vice chancellor and chief academic officer for the University System of Georgia, overseeing 35 public universities in Georgia. The system has more than 311,000 students, roughly 10,000 faculty members, and a budget of more than $6 billion a year. She has been with the Georgia system since 2007. In addition to teaching public policy at Georgia Tech, she is author of several books including a treatise on incivility in American politics titled “Rude Democracy,” published in September. Herbst assumes the UConn job in July, but said she will travel frequently to the state beginning in January to meet with interim president Philip Austin. “UConn is prospering as an institution and is on

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a strong upward trajectory; yet our future is not without challenges and obstacles, particularly as we head into a very difficult budget year, in which the state must overcome a large deficit,” said Larry McHugh, chairman of the UConn board

of trustees and head of the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce, in a statement released by UConn. “Knowing that, we sought a president who would be able to navigate through these challenging times and ensure that UConn remained on our path of excellence. We wanted our next president to be someone who could not only lead the university in the coming months and years, but who could also help lay the groundwork for the decades ahead.” There were more than 100 applications for the position; Herbst was one of three finalists considered by the 40-member search committee. “I’m very pleased with the choice,” said Dan Malloy, Connecticut”s incoming governor. “The university is a critical engine for the state”s economy and our work force. An invigorated UConn goes a long way to creating a more economically healthy Connecticut.” Herbst was previously provost and executive vice president for academic a%airs at SUNY Albany from 2005 to 2007, and also led the school for a year following the death of its president. She was

a longtime professor at Northwestern University before becoming liberal arts dean at Temple University from 2003 to 2005. She received her bachelor”s in political science from Duke University in 1984 and her Ph.D. in communication theory and research from the University of Southern California in 1989. Herbst was born in New York City and raised in the mid-Hudson Valley town of Peekskill, N.Y. At UConn she will be paid an annual salary of $500,000 a year, $145,000 of which will be paid by the UConn Foundation. UConn stated Herbst”s salary is less than Hogan’s 2007 starting salary of $550,000, in light of Connecticut”s troubled economy and the &inancial challenges on the horizon for both the state and the university. Herbst and her family will live in a home on the Storrs campus known as Oak Hill, which was built in 1940 to be the president’s residence on campus. She and her husband, Doug Hughes, have two children: Daniel Hughes, 16, and Becky Hughes, 15.

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Published on November 2011

BEAR MOUNTAIN INN REOPENS WITH A FLOURISH BY BOB ROZYCKI

losed for repairs in 2005, the iconic Bear Mountain Inn overlooking Hessian Lake in Rockland County appeared as if it might never reopen. But on Friday evening, Nov. 11, its doors opened to reveal a breathtaking renovation of the 1915 hand-hewn Adirondack style lodge, with much of its rustic looks intact” “brought up to 21st century amenities, including geothermal heating and cooling. The black-tie a%air drew people from around the state and around the globe whose families had taken part in the building of the original structure.( Former Gov. George Pataki was also on hand to help cut the ribbon on the project he suggested so long ago. Jim Hall, executive director of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission, said the total cost of the renovation was $15 million, cobbled together with a number of grants from the state, $2.5 million in private donations and another $1.5 million from Guest Services of Virginia, which has a 20-year contract with the commission to run Overlook Lodge and now, the inn itself. It features much of its original furnishings and $avor with a 225-seat

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catering facility and restaurant, separated by the huge second-$oor fireplace that remains as is. Hall says the hotel plans to be open in time for Christmas. The former first $oor is unrecognizable to people who may remember the maze of rooms and cafeteria-style tables that once filled it. The 1915 Cafe, complete with Adirondack-style furnishings, o%ers breakfasts and lunch, using local organic food and vegetables, wine from Brotherhood Winery in Washingtonville and beer from local breweries, along with pastries and breads from Rockland Bakery. Its gift shop, Bear Mountain Trading Co., offers everything from maps of the hiking trails to crafts by area artisans. The main $oor o%ers a smaller room for catering and parties, and there is a lounge for hotel guests. Anne Perkins Cabot, who resides in Cold Spring and New Zealand, was on hand to tour the refurbished facility, oohing and aahing over the new hotel rooms, with handcrafted furnishings that were the vision of her grandfather, George Perkins, one of the commission founders who helped brainstorm the original inn. “It”s really

Interior of the 1915 Cafe, featuring food and drink from the Hudson Valley.

Anne Perkins Cabot, right, whose grandfather was one of the original founders of the Palisades Park Interstate Commission and helped build the Bear Mountain Inn, enjoys the company of Frederick Osborn III, owner of Cat Rock in Cold Spring.

beautiful, with a lot of attention to keeping its rustic feeling intact.” Guest Services Inc., which renovated Overlook Lodge and stone cabins on the other side of Hessian Lake, will be responsible for the daily operations of the Bear Mountain Inn as well. “They”ve done a fabulous job in rebuilding the lodge and business,” Hall said. PCI Inc. of Oak Park, Ill., was general contractor on the project. Hall said the 1915 Cafe and gift shop are now open to the public. He expects the restaurant to be open by next spring.

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Published on October 2012

PEPSICO TO INVEST $243M IN PURCHASE HEADQUARTERS BY JOHN GOLDEN

epsiCo Inc. officials recently announced the global food and beverage giant will extend its 42-year commitment to Westchester County with an approximately $243 million investment in a major renovations project at its corporate headquarters in Purchase. The company’s decision, which will keep 1,100 jobs on its 152-acre Anderson Hill Road campus, came after PepsiCo officials considered relocation options in Connecticut, Texas and North Carolina. Scheduled to start in the first quarter of 2013, the 30-month project will employ about 500 construction workers a year, for a total of 1,250 jobs, said Kathy Alfano, PepsiCo director of economic development. Alfano told Westchester County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) officials that PepsiCo explored many alternatives to staying in Purchase, where it opened its 440,000-square-foot headquarters in 1970. To make the renovations project financially competitive with relocation o%ers outside New York, the company needed a sales tax exemption on project purchases and a property tax abatement, she said. The IDA board unanimously approved a straight-lease transaction with the company that allows for the sales tax exemption and a 15-year PILOT agreement that reduces the company’s annual payments in property taxes. County IDA Executive Director Eileen Mildenberger said the specific value of the sales tax exemption has not been determined. The property tax abatement will amount to “several million dollars,” she said. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the state will award $4 million in Excelsior tax credits to PepsiCo through Empire State Development for retaining jobs in Purchase. “This is about the biggest IDA project we’ve had in 10 years,” said Westchester County Director of Economic Development Laurence Gottlieb. He said county officials worked for about three years with PepsiCo officials to keep the company in Purchase. Town of Harrison officials in 2010 approved PepsiCo’s “Project Renew” master plan to improve its Purchase office space to accommodate future operations while maintaining its parklike natural setting and publicly accessible sculpture garden. PepsiCo officials at the time said there was no timetable for the planned three-phase project, which in the first phase will add a 15,000-squarefoot welcome center on Anderson Hill Road and a 45,000-sqaure-foot glass atrium at the center of PepsiCo’s interconnected office buildings. The project will involve major interior renovations to all seven office buildings on the campus, attorney Frank S. McCullough Jr. told IDA officials. McCullough’s White Plains firm, McCullough, Goldberger & Staudt L.L.P., has long represented

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PepsiCo in the county. “This is a recommitment to Westchester, Harrison and New York for this term of 15 years,” McCullough said. The project will upgrade the facility’s outdated technology and increase office space capacity by 15 percent. New building infrastructure is expected to reduce energy use by 22 percent, water use by 57 percent and greenhouse gas emissions by 57 percent. The “green” project is expected to meet silver-certification standards of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design program. Employees displaced during construction will work from swing space at PepsiCo’s bottling division headquarters in Somers and at an unan-

nounced location in lower Westchester. One location considered by PepsiCo officials is the former headquarters building of Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc. at 1111 Westchester Ave. in White Plains. In early 2011, PepsiCo’s bottling division, Pepsi Beverages Company, signed a five-year lease at One Pepsi Way in Somers that keeps the company’s headquarters and about 900 jobs in Westchester through 2015. The bottler expanded its space there by 50 percent and now fully occupies the nine-story, 540,000-square-foot building. In a message to PepsiCo employees, CEO Indra Nooyi said the $243 million investment will “create a modern headquarters for generations to come” that will foster innovation and help the

company keep and attract top talent. The Purchase campus “truly is a special place where we’ve enjoyed incredible successes and formed relationships that will last us a lifetime. It is this deep and personal foundation that allows us to launch an exciting new future here,” she said. Westchester County Executive Robert P. Astorino in a statement called the company’s decision “a sign of faith in the county’s future, a shot in the arm to the local economy and the extension of a 50-year relationship that’s been a model of civic-corporate partnerships.” IDA officials thanked PepsiCo with an early-morning toast. Cans of Pepsi were raised in place of $utes of champagne.

DECEMBER 22, 2025

Published on September 2013

NEW STAMFORD HOSPITAL UNDERWAY BY JENNIFER BISSELL

onstruction on the new $450 million Stamford Hospital is under way and on target to receive patients in two-plus years. Steel beams three stories high are in place for a quarter of the future footprint and construction on a new central utility plant is nearly complete. About 10 years in the making, the single-phase construction project is expected to finish by spring 2016. City and hospital representatives officially broke ground in May. “It’s amazing that this was something that just started out as an idea,” said Michael Smeriglio, executive director of facilities management for Stamford Hospital. “It’s really just phenomenal to be a part of it and see construction start.” Before putting on a hardhat and yellow construction vest over his suit, Smeriglio laughed as coworkers joked he’s spent his whole life working on the project. Original plans included a multiphase construction project that could have lasted as long as 15 years, as opposed to the current three-year plan. “I think it’s going to be good for the community,” Smeriglio said, re$ecting on the amount of detail going into the project plans. “They’re going to benefit immensely with the efficiencies of the building.”

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Once completed, the more than 640,000-square-foot building will stand adjacent to existing hospital buildings, some built as early as the turn of the 20th century. The 11-story, mostly glass building will double the size and number of rooms in the emergency department and provide all patients with private rooms and bathrooms. Hundreds of patients, employees and community members weighed in on the design, which follows nationally embraced patient-centered criteria. The new building will displace old parking spaces, which are now relocated along the perimeter of the hospital, said Paul Nylund, a Skanska construction project executive based in Parsippany, N.J. About 45 single-family houses were purchased and demolished to expand the campus by 50 percent, he said. “We’ve counted so many car spaces sometimes we see parking spaces as we go to sleep,” Nylund said with a pause. “One, two ” So far, Skanska workers have finished grading the hospital site for construction and are finishing e%orts to realign roads and reroute utilities from an existing boiler house to the new central utility plant. Construction on the power plant began August

2012 and is expected to finish this winter. After steam and water pipes are rerouted this fall, steelwork will begin on the building’s remaining footprint. About 140 people are currently working on the site. “I tell ya, there’s a lot of activity on this site,” Nylund said. “What’s paramount is that we keep the hospital going during construction without a hitch. So far we have.” Given the age of the buildings, Stanley Hunter, project director of the facility’s master plan, said

the new designs were more responsive to today’s health care industry. Larger surgical suites will accommodate the latest technology; the intensive care unit will expand; and all Heart and Vascular Institute services will be in a centralized location, as will be mother-child services. “There are a lot of things that are going to change how providers give care,” Hunter said. “It’s really responding to the needs of the city of Stamford and providing quality care to the community.”

DECEMBER 22, 2025

Published on May 2014

WOMEN’S PGA CHAMPIONSHIP DEBUTS IN WESTCHESTER IN 2015

estchester Country Club in Rye next year will host the first Women’s PGA Championship, where players will vie for shares of a $3.5 million purse. Sponsored by KPMG, an audit, tax and advisory firm, the major championship event will be June 8 through June 14 in 2015. The KPMG Women’s PGA Championship will continue the tradition of the 59-year-old LPGA Championship, which it replaces, PGA of America and LPGA officials said in an announcement Thursday. The event will be broadcast in partnership with NBC and Golf Channel. KPMG and golf officials said the new championship will coincide with a women’s leadership summit, the start of a new community initiative to develop, advance and empower women as leaders. Like the LPGA Championship, the PGA event will be rotated annually among prestigious courses in major metropolitan markets. Golf officials said the championship will be operated by the PGA of America in close collaboration with the LPGA. The LPGA Championship began in 1955, five

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years after the birth of the Ladies Professional Golf Association. John Veihmeyer, global chairman of KPMG, in a press release said his firm’s collaboration with the national golf associations and NBC “will not only bring women’s golf to new audiences ”“ it also creates opportunities to expand women’s leadership on and o% the course, empowering today’s women leaders and cultivating the next generation of female leaders.” At the Westchester Country Club, a championship field of 156 players will include the top eight finishers from the previous year’s LPGA Teaching & Club Professional National Championship. LPGA Commissioner Michael Whan said with the new partnership, the annual championship for women golfers “will now reach even greater levels of global exposure, player opportunities and community impact.” Molly Solomon, executive producer for Golf Channel, part of NBC Sports Group, in the announcement said NBC’s weekend coverage of the 2015 championship will include features Â(“that will showcase the role golf has in the business

world, the advancement of professional women and highlights from the women’s leadership summit and community initiative associated with this championship.” KPMG will spearhead the women’s leadership summit at the country club in Rye during the championship week, bringing together top women leaders in business, politics, sports

and society. KPMG officials said the sponsoring firm also will manage the ongoing community initiative to give women leaders the opportunity to cultivate the next generation of female leaders and equip them with leadership skills, networks and confidence through scholarships, training, and internship and mentoring programs.

DECEMBER 22, 2025

Published on June 2015

FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY OPENS RAFFERTY STADIUM BY LEIF SKODNICK

wenty-one years ago, when Gene Doris came to Fairfield University to take over as athletic director, the lacrosse team’s facilities were markedly di%erent than they are today. “We still had a $edgling program, playing on a field with boundaries set up on the day of the game, temporary bleachers, no lights and a portable scoreboard,” Doris said. The program has come a long way from those humble days, and with the opening this spring of Ra%erty Field, a new $10 million lacrosse-only facility, Fairfield’s program is an example of the growth of the sport across the country. Named for former Fairfield University trustee Lawrence Ra%erty, Class of ‘64, his daughter Kathleen Ra%erty Hay, Class of ‘03, and his son Michael Ra%erty, the stadium was designed by CannonDesign of New York City and built by Gilbane Construction on the site of Alumni Field. Doris said the stadium, which will seat 3,500, features an artificial playing surface, lights, bathrooms, concession stands, a press box and locker rooms. Most important, Doris said, is that it was built entirely with donor funds. “That’s why the dedication will be one of the

most significant dedications we’ve had at this university,” Doris told the Business Journal. “This project wasn’t bonded or financed in any way and it wouldn’t have been possible but for the generosity of our donors.” Over the past 15 years, the sport of lacrosse has seen a big rise in enrollment, according to a participation survey released by U.S. Lacrosse, the sport’s governing body. In 2003, U.S. Lacrosse recorded 301,560 registered players nationwide. Ten years later, in 2013, that number had risen to 746,859, a nearly 150 percent increase. That growth at the youth level has translated into the college game, with 60 new college programs starting play in 2013 and 39 more last year. “It’s really a sport that’s taken o%,” Doris said. “Just look at our roster”“ we’ve got kids from the West Coast.” Fairfield and other so-called “mid-major” conference schools hope to leverage lacrosse’s rising popularity into heightened attention and bigger revenues for their athletic departments. A unique combination of factors makes it possible for schools like Fairfield, which was ranked 18th in the country last season, to compete with big-

name schools. “It’s similar to what hockey brings, but at a significantly lower cost,” Doris said. He said that aside from the 12.6 athletic scholarships that the school o%ers to recruited student athletes, the major costs are uniforms, travel and coaching salaries. The Ra%erty Stadium project began as an idea about four years ago, and was soon identified by the trustees as a project that the school wanted to move forward on, Doris said. A facility like Ra%erty Stadium should( give Fairfield an edge in recruiting players to the school and fans to the program.

“Lacrosse has a very unique and passionate fan base,” Doris said, noting that some of the schools trustees are avid fans who attend both high school and college games every week during the season. Ultimately, though, Ra%erty Stadium will help build Fairfield’s profile as a school by raising the profile of its lacrosse program. “For schools like us, a mid-major, or Johns Hopkins, which is a Division III school that plays up in the Big Ten in lacrosse, to be able to compete against the Ohio States and Michigans is big,” Doris said. “It’s a level playing field we just can’t get in other sports, but in lacrosse, you have schools like ours that can win.”

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DECEMBER 22, 2025

Published on October 2016

MILLION AIR BREAKS GROUND AT WESTCHESTER COUNTY AIRPORT BY ALEESIA FORNI

illion Air, a Houston-based aviation company, broke ground on Monday on its fixed-base operation facilities at the Westchester County Airport. The company will invest $70 million in new infrastructure at the airport, including a 20,000-square-foot terminal, expanded 50,000-square-foot hangar and ramp facility upgrades. Construction on the hangar will takeÂ( 10 months, according to Allison Woolsey, marketing assistant at Million Air, and the fixed base operation will be under construction for 14 months. The project is expected to add about 170 jobs over the next two years. In May, the county Board of Legislators unanimously approved a 30-year ground lease agreement that allows Million Air to operate both a light aviation facility and a full-service heavy aircraft fixed-base operation. For the light aircraft portion, Million Air will pay the county a percentage of revenues that will

CEO Roger Woolsey; Rob Astorino; Harrison Mayor Ron Belmont; Jeff Mickler of Jacob White Construction; George Oros, chief of staff; Marsha Gordon, president of Business Council of Westchester and Deputy County Executive Kevin Plunkett at Million Air’s groundbreaking at Westchester County Airport.

increase every five years. Rent for the fixed-base operation will be $261,360 annually for a 6-acre area for the first 43 months and will then increase to $725,274 per year for a 9-acre area. The original lease, which was entered into in 1999, allowed Million Air to operate a light general aviation facility at the airport. Rent was roughly $60,000 per year.

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DECEMBER 22, 2025

Published on November 2017

XPO LOGISTICS: FAST GROWTH THROUGH ACQUISITIONS AND MANAGEMENT STYLE

romising to turn a $175 million-a-year company into a $5 billion one in just five years is a pretty audacious thing to do. That’s what XPO Logistics Chairman and CEO Bradley Jacobs did while speaking to a group of executives in 2012, shortly after gaining control of the Greenwich transportation and logistics company. Jacobs’ promise proved to be mistaken. It’s the kind of mistake that most would give their eyeteeth to make. Instead of $5 billion, XPO Logistics ended its fifth year under Jacobs’ leadership with revenues of $14.7 billion. According to XPO’s third-quarter results, released on Nov. 1, quarterly revenue was a record $3.89 billion, compared with $3.71 billion for the same period in 2016. XPO Logistics stands as the third-largest publicly traded U.S. logistics company, behind UPS and FedEx. How did Jacobs get it so wrong? “That’s a good question,” the 61-year-old Rhode Island native said with a laugh at XPO’s 5 American Lane headquarters. “We focused on building and maintaining a well-organized company with really great people, staying focused on our business plan and executing it well.” That plan involved making key acquisitions via what Jacobs called “reasonable deals,” and integrating them into XPO’s existing technology and sales culture. “It really all fell into place,” he said, “and it went faster than I’d originally thought.” NOT HIS FIRST RODEO Perhaps those quick results should come as no surprise. Jacobs” who in 2011 gained approximately 71 percent ownership of what was then called Express-1 through his Jacobs Private Equity LLC, which remains XPO’s largest shareholder ”” has founded five companies and led each of them to become a billion-dollar or multibillion-dollar concern. Over his career, he’s led teams that he estimates have completed about 250 cold starts and 500 acquisitions. In 1997, he founded United Rentals Inc. in Greenwich. Within 13 months it had become the world’s largest equipment rental company. Over the 10 years he ran it, the company reached $3.9 billion in revenue, with more than 700 branches and 13,000 employees. Jacobs left United Rentals in 2011 when the company merged with RSC Holdings Inc. In 1989, Jacobs founded United Waste Systems in Greenwich. The company had made more than 200 acquisitions by 1997, when he sold it to what is now Waste Management Inc. for $2.5 billion. Before his string of business successes in Greenwich, Jacobs in 1984 had founded an oil trading company, Hamilton Resources (UK) Ltd., growing it to annual revenues of approximately $1 billion by the time he quit the business and returned to the U.S. He had ventured into the oil industry as a 23-yearold in 1979, when he co-founded Amerex Oil Associates Inc., an oil brokerage, and served as its CEO

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BY KEVIN ZIMMERMAN until the New Jersey-based company was sold in 1983. By then its annual gross contract volume had grown to about $4.7 billion. “This isn’t my first rodeo,” Jacobs said at his office in Greenwich. THE LURE OF TRANSPORT LOGISTICS He was first attracted to the transportation logistics industry, he said, when he realized that it was the one common denominator in all of his previous businesses. “They were all to some degree about moving commodities from one place to another,” whether equipment, oil or waste. “Wherever you look, whether it’s health care, finance or aerospace and defense, transportation and logistics are a key part.” Acquisitions have played a large part in XPO Logistics’ growth. The world’s third-largest freight brokerage firm and provider of intermodal services and the largest provider of “last mile” logistics for heavy goods, the company grew in part through the 17 acquisitions closed to date under Jacobs’ stewardship. He said the majority of those deals were made to reshape XPO as a one-stop shop for supply chain services across various geographies and customer verticals. AMONG THE MOST NOTABLE ACQUISITIONS National Logistics Management, acquired in December 2013 for $87 million, making XPO (Logistics the largest manager of expedited shipments in North America. Pacer International Inc., the third-largest intermodal provider in North America and the leading provider of intermodal services between the U.S. and Mexico, acquired in March 2014 for about $335 million in cash and stock. French logistics group Norbert Dentressangle, a leading contract logistics provider in Europe and owner-operator of the largest truck $eet in Europe, acquired in June 2015 for $3.53 billion. Con-way Inc., the second largest less-than-truckload transport provider in North America, acquired in October 2015 for $3 billion. INTEGRATE, STAY HUMBLE Jacobs said his philosophy about acquisitions besides “choosing the right company” is to integrate it as much as possible within XPO, rather than simply gobble it up and ignore the possible consequences. “I’ve done a lot of acquisitions over the years and we have a management team in place that’s long in the tooth when it comes to acquisitions,” he said. “But I don’t ride in on a horse and say that I’ve got all the answers. There’s knowledge and relationships (at the existing companies) that are extremely valuable.” “There’s a sense of humility” that XPO strives to maintain with its acquisition targets. “We go in with an open mind, and try to respect all of our employees. We use our ears more than our mouths.” Today, XPO operates a network of more than 91,000 employees in nearly 1,500 locations in 32 countries. Of its 415 Connecticut employees, 119 are in Fairfield County, including 78 at the

XPO Logistics CEO Bradley Jacobs speaks at his Greenwich company’s October leadership summit. At left is XPO Logistics COO Troy Cooper.

34,000-square-foot Greenwich headquarters. MORE BUYS AHEAD FOR XPO LOGISTICS “Acquisitions are not in our life at the moment,” Jacobs told analysts during a February conference call. That has since changed. “The key phrase there was at the moment’,” he said with a smile. “Our management team is always figuring out the most important things to spend our time on, and then that becomes what we spend our time on.” With $665 million in newly raised cash, Jacobs said XPO could spend as much as $8 billion in acquisitions, though he doesn’t expect to close a deal until the first quarter of 2018 at the earliest. Jacobs said that mergers and acquisitions is “just one part of the story” at XPO, with technology also playing a major role. The company spends about $425 million each year on tech, he said, largely to di%erentiate it from competitors like UPS and FedEx. Examples include the use of drones for counting inventory, robots “working side by side” with product pickers to fill customer orders and predictive analytics software, which Jacobs called “our secret sauce.” “Can a delivery be made in days or weeks? The answer to that can result in shipping by plane, truck or rail,” all of which XPO provides. That capability has saved its customers “tens of millions of dollars,” Jacobs said. RIDING E-COMMERCE E-commerce is a growing factor in XPO’s growth. In its third-quarter results, the company reported the e-commerce and industrial sectors accounted for the largest gains in its North American revenue, which increased from $544.4 million in the third quarter of 2016 to $628.6 million this year. “We’re also number one in the U.S. in last-mile logistics for heavy goods,” Jacobs said, adding that XPO completed 13 million such deliveries last year. “Five or six years ago, people weren’t buying refrigerators, stoves, exercise equipment and furniture over the internet. That’s no longer the case, and we’re benefiting from it.”

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XPO is also girding for what its retail customers expect will be a record holiday season. Based on XPO’s predictive analytics and customer surveys, “We think they’re right,” Jacobs said, “so we’re hiring and training people and opening more fulfillment centers. Europe is the same way we’re hiring 6,000 in the United States and Canada, and 5,000 in Europe, primarily in France, the U.K. and Spain.” TEAMSTER LABOR TROUBLES Jacobs declined to comment on the company’s labor con$ict, which made news in late October when XPO withdrew recognition of the Teamsters union as the bargaining unit for 124 workers at its North Haven contract logistics operation. That move came after 73 workers petitioned the company to request that Teamsters Local 443 be removed as the workers’ representative. Typically, workers seeking to drop union representation vote to decertify the union rather than submit a petition to their employer. Teamsters spokesman Bret Caldwell said XPO Logistics workers and the Teamsters local in New Haven filed numerous unfair labor practices charges with the National Labor Relations Board before the workers’ petition was submitted to the company. XPO was accused of bad-faith bargaining and of inappropriate involvement by management in the decertification campaign, Caldwell said. “This is not a quick process,” the Teamsters spokesman said. “However, we anticipate winning these charges and the company being required by the government to return to the table.” ONE-YEAR PROJECTION Jacobs anticipates XPO being “bigger and more profitable” a year from now, increasing its full-year adjusted EBITDA from an expected $1.365 billion this year to at least $1.6 billion in 2018. “To achieve that growth, we just need to do two things, the same two things we’ve been doing for a while now. And that’s mid-single-digit organizational growth along with an expanded profit margin of 100 basis points, which we’ve achieved over each of the past three years,” Jacobs said.

DECEMBER 22, 2025

Published on March 2018

OPEN DOOR OPENS EXPANDED SLEEPY HOLLOW HEALTH CENTER BY ALEESIA FORNI

pen Door Family Medical Centers is now accepting patients at its new facility in Sleepy Hollow. The community health center opened the two-story, 12,500-square-foot facility at 300 N. Broadway earlier this month. “It took a long time,” said Lindsay Farrell, president and CEO of Open Door. “A very long time. This has been years in the making.” The building on North Broadway sat vacant for years, having previously served as a car dealership, a health club and the offices of a plumbing company. While( Open Door bought it in 2011, the organization’s move initially faced resistance from the village, with concerns ranging from traffic to parking issues. To remedy those concerns, Open Door’s plans included the construction of an adjacent ( covered parking garage along with a second, uncovered lot at 310 Broadway. “It’s exciting that we’re finally here now,” Farrell said. Open Door has been a part of the Sleepy Hollow community for more than 30 years, having operated a facility in the village since 1985, first at 54 Beekman Ave. and later a block away at 80 Beekman Ave. “We knew we weren’t going to be able to stay on

Beekman because the facility wasn’t big enough,” Farrell said. “I think this is the perfect location.” With the opening of the new facility, the 80 Beekman Ave. center will close its doors as those offices transition to North Broadway. The center, which will employ up to 40 people, will o%er a range of services, including primary care, family medicine and behavioral health care. Open Door Sleepy Hollow will feature 18 medical exam rooms, laboratories and counseling space. With the new facility, the organization will also expand its residency program partnership with Phelps Hospital Northwell Health. “I’m particularly pleased that the new Sleepy Hollow location expands the capabilities of our residency programs,” said Dr. Daren Wu, chief, medical officer at Open Door. “There is a critical shortage of primary care physicians in the United States, and yet we know just what a vital role they play in providing cost-e%ective, yet high-quality care. Operating out of this larger state-of-the-art facility will increase our reach and extend our positive impact in the surrounding communities.” The new location will also o%er educational programming areas for the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program, including a kitchen area that will be used for demonstrations by the

organization’s nutritionist. “We’ll be able to show people that eating well is really not that hard,” Farrell said. “There are ways they can manage it.” The facility also o%ers a dental care practice with four examination rooms on the ground $oor that is set to open in the coming weeks. “There’s a big demand for this,” Farrell said of the organization’s dental care practice, which operates facilities in Ossining, Port Chester and Brewster. “We can never keep up with the demand.” The opening comes just weeks after Farrell and other community health providers breathed a sigh of a relief when Congress passed a twoyear extension of the Community Health Centers Fund. The funding deadline originally expired on Sept. 30, leaving community health centers like Open Door with an uncertain future. The grant accounts for about 70 percent of the $6 million in federal funding that Open Door receives. “We were very relieved that we were in” the legislation, Farrell said. “Hopefully they’ll re-up it before it expires like it did this time.” Open Door, which(o%ers a sliding fee scale for those without health insurance, serves more than 55,000 patients each year throughout Westches-

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ter and Putnam counties. The new Sleepy Hollow location joins existing Open Door health centers in Brewster, Mamaroneck, Mount Kisco, Ossining and Port Chester, in addition to six school-based health centers and mobile dental services. With the doors of the Sleepy Hollow facility open to the public, the health center will now shift its focus to the north, with plans to open a dental practice in Saugerties. That office would mark the organization’s first foray outside of Westchester and Putnam counties. “We have the plans and we’ve submitted them to the state,” Farrell said. “I would be thrilled if that was open in 2018.”

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Published on December 2019

DEVELOPER DOWNSIZES PLANS FOR CENTRO LARCHMONT CONDO PROJECT BY PETER KATZ

ary Hirsch, chairman of Rye-based developer Elk Homes, has told the Larchmont Board of Trustees that Elk Chatsworth LP is revising its plans for a mixed-use project in the village. The original proposal was for a five-story, 26unit condo building to be known as Centro Larchmont. It was going to have 5,000 square feet of retail space. The plan called for it to be built on two parcels totaling about one-third acre. The parcels were at 108!114 Chatsworth Ave. and 65 Wendt Ave. “The project that we had been working hard with the village for nearly two years to bring to fruition is unfortunately not going to happen. We have lost the opportunity to acquire the Wendt Avenue property and so the project will be much smaller in scale than we had contemplated,” Hirsch told the Dec. 16 trustees’ meeting. The project had drawn some opposition from residents who said that it was too large. “We’ve come forward with a much simpler, smaller scale project that we hope you will be able to move forward with expeditiously, recognizing that we have tried to be a good partner with the village,” Hirsch said. He described the revised proposal as being confined to the Chatsworth Avenue property, with

about 2,500 square feet of retail on the ground $oor. The number of residential units would be cut back to 14, with one of them classified as a%ordable. There would be three full $oors of residential with additional residential on a smaller fourth $oor. The fourth $oor would be only about half the area of the other $oors. Hirsch described the fourth $oor as being set back at least 35 feet from Chatsworth Avenue “so it will be invisible to people walking along Chatsworth or in vehicles along Chatsworth, and it will be only 50 feet wide on the exposure facing Palmer Avenue as opposed to the 200-foot length we had in the original building; so it will be 75% smaller in exposure than we had originally projected.” Hirsch said that the project would include about 18 parking spaces. He said a few would incorporate automated car lifts. “Think of them as tandem parking spaces,” he said, pointing to the success he had using car lifts at a building he constructed in Pelham. Hirsch said that there is a need to replace the existing building on the site. “All the utilities of the building that we own on Chatsworth were removed over the summer and the building, which was otherwise in terrible

Gary Hirsch is planning to reduce the scope of his original project known a Centro Larchmont. Photo by Peter Katz.

condition, will now only further deteriorate as we enter into the winter and become an even more derelict building,” he said. “We need a plan to take that building down and replace it.” Hirsch said that all of the issues that might come up with respect to the new proposal were covered in reviewing the previous proposal. “What I ask you to do is two things. First, consult among yourselves if you need be, in whatever fashion you do that and give us guidance that this is a

project that you can support subject to a review of whatever documents you need to see and we’ll go ahead and draft and prepare new elevations, new site plans...but I don’t want to invest any more money in a project unless I know overtly and clearly that we have your support, at least provisionally.” His second request was that the board take whatever steps it can that are appropriate to expedite a review of a new zoning amendment “so we can move to site plan and hopefully construction.”

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BANKWELL SIGNS 10-YEAR LEASE FOR NEW CANAAN BUILDING AS ITS NEW HEADQUARTERS

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ankwell Financial Group has signed a 10-year lease for the entire 30,000-square-foot building at 258 Elm St. in New Canaan. Its subsidiary, Bankwell Bank, has 12 branches throughout Fairfield and New Haven counties. The building will serve as the financial group’s headquarters, which had been at 208 Elm St. The building at 258 Elm St. was acquired by an affiliate of New York City-based real estate advisory firm Besen Partners LLC in October 2019. The building had been the headquarters of Unimin Corp. for over 30 years. In May 2018, Unimin merged with Ohio-based Fairmount Santrol and became Covia Holdings Corp. It moved its operations to Ohio. The three-story office building is next to the Metro-North Railroad station. “While we had originally planned to subdivide for multiple tenants, the opportunity to lease the whole building to a single tenant as impressive as Bankwell was a change in strategy we were happy to make and an example of prudent investment management,” Daniel J. Steinberg, Besen Partners’ chief investment officer, said in a statement. “Bankwell is getting an excellent location for its headquarters in downtown New Canaan and in close proximity to public transportation,” Steinberg said. Bankwell CEO Chris Gruseke said in a statement, “We are excited at the prospect of gathering more than 100 employees together in our new corporate headquarters ”)With the addition of over 50 of our team members relocating to

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New Canaan, I am personally gratified to be part of a plan that will bring economic stimulus to our town. We are mindful that, despite our growth throughout Fairfield County and into New Haven County, our bank has its roots in New Canaan and would not enjoy the success we have today without the original support from our local community.” Avison Young’s Fairfield/Westchester office, led by principal and Managing Director Sean M. Cahill, marketed the property and was the sole broker in the transaction. Cahill said, “There was strong demand for a building of this quality and location and we are delighted that Bankwell is the exclusive tenant.” New York City Management, a Besen Partners affiliate that oversees more than 180 commercial and residential properties in the tristate region, will manage 258 Elm St.

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The former Sears building at the Cross County shopping Center will be the new home to a Target store and a satellite of Westchester Community College. Photo by Peter Katz

estchester Community College (WCC) has been granted approval to move classes into the third $oor of the former Sears store in the Cross County Shopping Center in Yonkers by the city’s Planning Board. Retailing giant Target plans to open up its first Yonkers store on the first and second $oors of the building. WCC would take approximately 34,785 square feet on the third $oor. WCC already holds classes at the Cross County Center in a facility known as Building 8, but the move to the former Sears store would allow more extensive operations. The former Sears store is known as Building 11 at the Cross County Center. “Westchester Community College has expressed interest in expanding its operations at the site. They’d like some bigger space than what they have currently. This would allow students that are coming and taking classes at Cross County Shopping Center to complete their entire Associates Degree without having to go to the Valhalla campus,” attorney Janet Giris of the White Plains law firm DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr LLP told the Yonkers Planning Board at its Sept. 9 meeting. “Currently they just don’t have the facilities to

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be able to o%er all of the classes that would be necessary.” Giris pointed out that the Cross County Center o%ers excellent access to public transportation as well as plenty of parking. “There are no changes being proposed to the exterior or to the site,” Giris said. She added that there would be signage identifying the college. Giris said that the proposal complies with requirements of the city codes that already allow college operations within shopping centers. She pointed out that the building is easily accessible from the Kimball Avenue side of the center and that there is ample parking in that section of the shopping center. Giris indicated that the number of students who would be accommodated at the proposed facility has not been determined. The city code does not allow dormitory or dining facilities at college satellite sites such as this and Giris pointed out that none(is proposed. The Planning Board determined there would be no significant adverse environmental impacts from the project and unanimously approved the site plan application. A separate sign permit will be needed from the city.

DECEMBER 22, 2025

Published on May 2022

CONNECTICUT’S INFRASTRUCTURE CONUNDRUM PERSISTS AMID RENEWED FOCUS

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uring the Connecticut Business & Industry Association’s (CBIA) recent 2022 economic update session held at the Trumbull Marriott, the watchword was arguably “infrastructure.” This was especially on display during the panel discussion titled “How Connecticut Should Spend Federal Infrastructure Funds.” Mark Boughton, commissioner of Connecticut’s Department of Revenue Services, moderated the discussion and was joined by Tom Santa, president and CEO of Santa Energy in Bridgeport; David DeMaio, president of the Pat Munger Construction Co. in Branford, and Tom Jensen, vice president of government a%airs for UPS. Boughton, a former Danbury mayor, explained that his role was both to provide a single point of contact in the government for concerned business leaders and to serve as the governor’s senior adviser on infrastructure matters.( “People think we just have cash rain down on us in Hartford for stu% like roads, bridges, broadband, trains, things like that —and that’s not really true,” Boughton said, explaining that while there are roughly $5 billion which the state can direct toward already existing programs, the part he found most exciting was the $580 billion earmarked for competitive grants. “That’s really where I think Connecticut will excel,” Boughton said. “But there’s a catch. The catch is we’ve got to be like Ricky Bobby in ‘Talladega Nights’ —if you ain’t first, you’re last. You have got to get those applications in fast.” Boughton then asked his interlocutors: “What does government need to get right to ensure that this bipartisan infrastructure law is transformative for generations to come? What do we need to get right?” “Road construction is obviously the low-hanging fruit,” answered DeMaio. “If you think about what really needs to happen is you need to add lanes. However, that’s an almost impossible undertaking if you look at the e%ort that would take. So, we need to bolster our freight railways. The infrastructure’s there but it needs to be updated.” DeMaio added that shifting significant amounts of freight from trucks to trains would benefit everybody remaining on the highway and would make for a generational change. DeMaio also said he would like to see improved utility infrastructure in currently underserved communities, like Guilford where the lack of a sanitary sewer has killed multiple development projects. Jensen agreed that adding lanes was unfeasible, but that interchanges between I!95 I!91, and I!84 could all be improved to provide increased “$uidity and velocity.”(

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“If you’re not trying to figure out capacity to the extent it’s possible,” Jensen said, “and I know it’s challenging in Connecticut, but if you’re not trying to figure out capacity, you’re planning to fail.” Watching changes to consumer behavior and a shift to an increasingly remote workforce are also necessary according to him. Santa echoed many of his colleagues’ statements but added that the state’s deep-water ports also needed investment. His business deals with shipping products on Connecticut waterways, which Santa called “dormant assets that really beg to, without a huge amount of money, be brought back to life.” Boughton also put the question to the panel of what businesses need to do right to ensure that transformative e%orts by the state have the maximum impact. Santa suggested that a “big picture” approach was necessary, that di%erent stake holders need to look at the costs and benefits to decisions outside of their immediate environment. He gave an example of a business opposing the reactivation of a rail line near its property despite the fact the small sacrifice of a minor daily disruption could greatly revitalize the local economy and provide with many more opportunities to do business. Jensen said that more of a focus on user pay for user benefit would help ensure infrastructure is funded as it is needed. He called the recent gas tax holiday a bad policy, stating it will lead to a hole in the state’s transportation budget, and he $oated the idea that paying for the use of highways through a means other than the gas tax will prove necessary as more commercial $eets and private cars are electrified. DeMaio’s response was that businesses need to embrace outside the box thinking and explore options such as incentivizing the use of public transit by employees to help bolster state e%orts to improve transportation more generally.

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DECEMBER 22, 2025

Published on September 2023

PORT CHESTER: UNITED HOSPITAL DEMOLITION UNDERWAY; DOWNTOWN BLOCK INCLUDING EMBASSY THEATRE EYED FOR DEMOLITION

he actual demolition of buildings at the United Hospital site at 406!408 Boston Post Road and 999 High St. in Port Chester has gotten underway following work to remediate site contamination. The steppedup activity at the highly-visible site near where I!287 and I!95 meet happens to come at the same time village officials are reviewing a separate proposal that involves the demolition for redevelopment of almost all of downtown block that includes the long-vacant Embassy Theatre. The hospital had opened in 1914 and remained in operation until 2005 when it was closed. Rose Associates and BedRock Real Estate Partners are creating a mixed-use development on the 15.45-acre site. “For many months we have been conducting site remediation. MoreÂ( recently we have begun to dismantle the existing structures,” Marc Ehrlich, chief investment officer at Rose Associates told the Business Journal. “This is a careful process that will take time especially considering that the site consists of numerous long-vacant buildings. We are pleased that the process is going forward as scheduled.” Among the buildings being taken down are an approximately 380,000-square-foot former hospital building, an approximately 25,500-squarefoot office building, a central boiler plant and four ancillary buildings and a 12-story, 133-unit apartment building located at 999 High St. that served as workforce housing for the hospital and was occupied until approximately 2017. Plans call for 775 multifamily rental apartments, 90 independent living apartments and 110 assisted living and memory care units, a 120key boutique hotel and more than 18,159 square feet of retail space. All of these uses are served by 1,020 parking spaces in garage, surface and on-street configurations. There would be about 179,070 square feet of useable open space. The residential units would include 144 studio apartments, 416 one-bedroom apartments, and 215 two-bedroom units. While representing the United Hospital redevelopment project during the approval process, Attorney Anthony B. Gio%re III of the White Plains-based law firm Cuddy & Feder made a point of explaining that Port Chester’s Comprehensive Plan adopted in December 2012 specified the village’s goals for redeveloping the site, which included “reactivating the United Hospital site as a mixed-use development comprising some combination of hotel/convention center, retail stores, restaurants, residential uses and community facilities.” Recently, Gio%re along with Attorney Lucia Chioccio of Cuddy & Feder have represented a developer planning a project for downtown Port Chester that would involve demolition of

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of most of a block where 10 buildings currently are located, including the Embassy Theatre. The new project is known as The Embassy. The site includes 128!156 North Main St. Developer Greystar, through GS Port Chester Owner LLC, is proposing to build a six-story mixed-use structure with 238 residential units and 278 o%-street parking spaces. The mix of apartments is 27 studios, 130 one-bedrooms, 80 two-bedrooms, and one three-bedroom. There would be 24 apartments priced as a%ordable housing. The building would have frontage of about 340 feet along North Main Street. The St Katherine Group of Port Chester is partnering in the project. Curt Lavalla, Port Chester’s Director of Planning and Economic Development, said, “This particular block of our downtown, North Main Street, is important and it is horizontal; you’re going to be walking along it for a whole block. I think we should discuss the existing width of the sidewalk. There should and must be opportunities for benches to sit down, bicycle racks as well as the street trees that are shown at the entrances to the stores.” Lavalla also pointed out that $ooding in downtown Port Chester can be an issue and must be addressed in planning for the new development. “Eight-thousand square feet of commercial space is also proposed along North Main Street,” Chioccio said. “Of that space, 3,600 square feet is lobby, a fitness center, co-working space and there is outdoor amenity space which includes an outdoor pool deck.” The site is approximately 1.27 acres and it is zoned for both residential and commercial uses. There have been offices, a carriage factory, a blacksmith, an auto paint and repair shop, an upholstery shop, restaurants, grocery stores, delis, hardware stores, a laundromat, beauty shops, an electronics store, a furniture store and a locksmith shop operating on the site since the late 1800s, along with the Embassy Theatre. The Embassy Theatre, designed by prominent theater architect Thomas Lamb opened in 1926 and had 1,591 seats. It presented vaudeville and switched to silent films and then talkies. For a short time in the late 1930s, the Embassy hosted live shows and then went back to showing movies. The owners of the Embassy and the owners of Port Chester’s Capitol Theatre, also designed by Thomas Lamb, competed to book the best films. The Embassy closed as a movie theater in the early 1980s. In 1986, it was reopened as a dance club but quickly closed. A Brownfield Cleanup Program Application for the site has been submitted to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. It identified various contamination such as from petroleum and metals that would need to be cleaned up before redevelopment could proceed.

Embassy Theatre and block to be redeveloped. Satellite photo via Google Maps.

Beginnings of United Hospital demolition. Photo by Peter Katz.

Another preliminary rendering of The Embassy in Port Chester.

Christopher Boone of Lessard Design said that when designing the proposed building an e%ort was made to capture some of the look of Port Chester’s past. “We started looking at historic or really Main Street details that exist today and began to rep-

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licate some of those details in the facade itself,” Boone said. “We started to bring in di%erent cornice elements, engage pilasters across the base, di%erent types of storefront and di%erent storefront configurations. We really lightened the building.”

DECEMBER 22, 2025

Published on September 2023

RMS COMPANY OPENS NEW FLAGSHIP PROPERTY IN DOWNTOWN STAMFORD BY JUSTIN MCGOWN

ribbon cutting on May 15 marked the grand opening of The Asher, one of the latest buildings to rise up over rapidly densifying Downtown Stamford. Located at 150 Broad Street, overlooking Landmark Square and around the corner from bar and eatery lined Bedford Street the 228-apartment complex both easy access to both Metro North and Stamford’s urban attractions and a large internal courtyard with a set of amenities that are designed to make a retreat from hustle and bustle possible. Amenities include a rooftop lounge and pool, an extensive suite of co-working and meeting spaces designed with the post-Covid professional’s $exible work schedule in mind, fitness facilities, a dog run, a sports simulator that can replicate both the fairway and the soccer pitch, grilling stations, a children’s entertainment section, and planned community events. “We are incredibly proud to unveil The Asher to the Stamford Community,” RMS Companies CEO Randy Salvatore told those gathered for the ceremony. “The Asher features unparalleled luxury amenities in close proximity to everything our incredible city has to o%er. We are overwhelmed by the Asher’s initial success with over 55% of the apartments leased since receiving our first certificate of occupancy three months ago.” “I think it says a lot about what’s happening in the city,” Salvatore said of the quick leasing, which had already filled the 19 below market rate units and many of the two-bedroom $oor plans. “It’s one thing for developers like myself to build a building, it’s another for people to want to live there and want to be part of the community.” He praised Mayor Caroline Simmons for shaping the city and spurring its growth, attracting people to fill the many new developments. “Stamford’s really, I think going in the right direction,” Salvatore said. “Obviously it has its challenges like any other city, but I firmly believe that either you’re moving forward or you’re moving back. There’s no staying the same.” Salvatore also confirmed a rumored plan by RMS to develop another Broad Street property, the Burlington Coat Factory site several blocks away on the corner of Sullivan Street. He said that specifics of the plan were still being developed but noted that it will likely be a mixed-use structure with both housing and retail, roughly similar in size to the seven story Asher and equipped with equivalent amenities. Salvatore extended thanks to First County and M&T Banks, the architects, engineers, and a construction team he noted overcame immense supply-chain challenges to complete the project. Stamford Mayor Caroline Simmons in turn

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Mayor Caroline Simmons and RMS Company CEO Randy Salvatore cut the ribbon at The Asher on May 15.

Salvatore talks about why he is excited to open the new property in Downtown Stamford.

thanked Salvatore for the continued investment. “I want to start by thanking Randy and the entire RMS team and the bankers and architects and construction team that brought this absolutely beautiful apartment building to our city which is going to add so much to the vibrancy of our downtown” Simmons said, noting she particularly admired the children’s center. She also thanked Salvatore and his team for assisting her in her work as mayor, building not only much needed housing but adding attractivelandscaping and improved sidewalks to contribute to the immediate area’s appeal.

Stamford Mayor Caroline Simmons and guests listen to Salvatore’s address.

While 45 percent of the building’s housing units are expected to lease quickly, the tenants of the office space moved in roughly a month before the ribbon cutting. RMS Company’s headquarters now occupy offices on the second $oor of The Asher. “We’ve been in Downtown Stamford for about 10 years,” Salvatore said. “We were across the street in Landmark [Square] and when the site became available, we knew we were going to build an apartment building. We just loved the location here; I think it’s the best location in Stamford, so we created a spot for ourselves.” “We knew we were going to build a special

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project here, so we wanted to be a part of it,” Salvatore said. The 8,000 square feet of office space works both “tactically” by positioning RMS near some of its latest properties, but also “strategically.” “This is our home base,” Salvatore, who grew up in Stamford declared. “It really is. There was never a thought about moving our offices but we’re developing throughout Connecticut, into Westchester, New Jersey. This is a great central hub and there’s just so many exciting things happening in Stamford and I’m fully bullish about the future.”

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NOTHING “FAKE” HERE COMMENTARY BY PETER KATZ

hen Westfair Communications acquired the Westchester County Business Journal and Fairfield County Business Journal, no one could have imagined that 35 years later freedom of the press and freedom of speech itself in the U. S. would be under the assault that we see today. Coupled with the on-going attack on fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution have been fundamental changes in the journalism landscape. Some journalistic stalwarts have changed their business models, or cut newsroom staffing and eliminated local editions. Some have shifted from being pillars of journalistic integrity to become partisan voices. Yet others have stopped publishing what their audiences need to know and instead report only what their audiences tell them they find palatable. It’s not pleasant to witness leaders of our nation try to undercut the news media with allegations that they’re reporting “fake” news. It’s even less pleasant to realize that millions of people believe the allegations and do not even think to ask for evidence that there’s any truth to the allegations. If there’s any consolation, though, it’s from knowing that there is nothing “fake” about our report-

ing here at Westfair’s Business Journals. Our role as a reliable news source continues to grow stronger every day. At Westfair’s Business Journals we are quite aware of what’s happening in journalism today, especially in Westchester and Fairfield. In our local communities, some newspapers have ceased publishing and others have ended their localized editions. News coverage by some local radio stations no longer exists and, in fact, neither do the stations. Internet forums by residents of many communities help fill communications gaps but may lack the kind of skilled moderators needed to separate fact from fiction. Rather than reacting by pulling back into a shell of our own, at Westfair’s Business Journals we’ve reacted by expanding our local news coverage, expanding the areas we serve to reach further into the Hudson Valley and state of Connecticut, and vastly expanding our audience through our weekly digital issues and the reach a%orded by our continuously updated website westfaironline.com. Once upon a time the publisher of a business newspaper may have made sure that the publication reported only business topics. Many people, including business owners, may have found the

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ZEISS, with a presence in White Plains, celebrates 100 years in the U.S. By Peter Katz / pkatz@westfairinc.com explore the distant red planet. "The development of ZEISS in the U.S. is a true success story. That’s why we’re quite proud to look back on the past 100 years and what we have achieved together,” said Andreas Pecher, president and CEO of ZEISS Group. ZEISS lenses have been used on the cameras of such renowned photographers as Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange, and fashion photographer Douglas Dubler. They’ve been honored with Academy Awards for their technical excellence and have been used to film countless award-winning motion pictures. They’re even found on the video cameras used by Westfair’s Westchester County Business Journal. “Looking back on 100 years in the U.S., our innovation has helped tell some of the most iconic stories in Hollywood,” said Jean Marc Bouchut, director of sales ZEISS North America Cinematography. “We are excited to inspire future generations of artists as they continue to push the boundaries of imaginative storytelling.” ZEISS Microscopy, also in White

“For a century, ZEISS has advanced the way Americans see the world.”

The international optical company ZEISS Group, which has its North American East Coast headquarters at One North Broadway in White Plains on Dec. 11 began celebrating 100 years of operation in the U.S. The company’s roots trace back to 1846 when, in Jena, Germany, Carl Zeiss opened a workshop specializing in optics and precision mechanical work.

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ZEISS’ U.S. operations began in Manhattan in 1925 and now have grown to include about 3,500 employees in more than 20 locations in the U.S. ZEISS is perhaps best known to the most people for its camera lenses, used not only by professionals but on consumer cameras as well. The company also offers a line of binoculars. In 1969, a ZEISS lens was on the camera used by the Apollo 11 astronauts to record the first manned landing on the moon. The company also supplies complete systems for planetariums, including digital and analog planetarium projectors. ZEISS technology was used to develop the Mars rover Perseverance, helping NASA further

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turing, including photolithography that is used to create integrated circuits. “For a century, ZEISS has advanced the way Americans see the world — from pioneering precision optics to redefining what’s possible in eye care,” said Gary Rosenblum, president and CEO of Carl Zeiss Vision USA. “Our innovations in vision technology have improved lives, empowered eye care professionals, and set new standards for optical quality and protection. As we celebrate 100 years in the U.S., we’re proud to continue shaping the future of vision with the same purpose and passion that brought us here.”

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Awards season sees Westchester in the movie and TV spotlight By Peter Katz / pkatz@westfairinc.com Choice categories in which Westchester productions were nominated include Best Motion Picture, Best Actor, Best Director and Best Screenplay. Especially notable is “Marty Supreme,” starring Timothée Chalamet and Gwyneth Paltrow. Scenes were shot at Playland and the Westchester County Center. Among the Critics Choice nominations the picture received were Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Director. It received Golden Globe nominations for Best Motion Picture, Best Screenplay, and Best Actor. The Netflix series “The Diplomat” filmed extensively at the Sundial Farm in Ossining, and received Critics Choice and Golden Globe nominations including Best Drama Series and Best Actress. The CBS series “Elsbeth” filmed at Westchester Community College, the

Movies and TV shows filmed at least partially in Westchester have garnered 31 nominations for 2026 Golden Globe and Critics Choice awards, which usually are emulated in nominations for the Academy Awards (Oscars), Screen Actors Guild Awards and Writers Guild Awards that are announced as the awards season gets into full swing. According to Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins, “Seeing 31 Golden Globe and Critics Choice nominations tied to productions filmed here in Westchester speaks volumes to the creative value our county brings to filmmakers. Our communities offer an incredible range of looks and on-theground support, making Westchester one of the most production-ready destinations in the region.” The Golden Globe and Critics

Michaelian Office Building in White Plains and Yonkers City Hall, among other locations and earned a Critics Choice nomination for best comedy series and an acting nomination. Scenes for the HBO Max series “The Gilded Age” were filmed in locations including Lyndhurst in Tarrytown, Manhattanville College in Purchase, and the Jacob Purdy House in White Plains. The Apple TV+ series “Severance” filmed scenes in Pleasantville, Trinity Lutheran Church in White Plains, and in wooded areas in the county. “We’re proud to see so many nominated productions choose Westchester as their backdrop,” said Natasha Caputo, director of tourism and film for the county. “Filmmakers trust our locations, landscapes and neighborhoods to elevate their stories, and these nominations reflect Westchester’s growing role in today’s entertainment landscape.” This past April the county released a report showing that film and TV

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production contributed $924.2 million in economic activity during 2024. The number of jobs supported by film and television activity in the county rose by 51%, climbing from 2,053 to 3,103. The industry generated $261.6 million in total wages, including $130.2 million in direct earnings. Production activity spanned 1,372 days across the county. Production also generated local revenues, including $2.6 million in sales tax and $3.2 million in lodging-related sales and occupancy taxes. The county and its municipalities collected an additional $1.8 million in permit and location fees. “Westchester has firmly established itself as a premier destination for production,” Jenkins said at the time of the report. “We remain dedicated to building even greater opportunities for our residents and small businesses in the years ahead. The future of film in Westchester is just getting started."

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Developer proposes more units for apartment project in Poughkeepsie By Peter Katz / pkatz@westfairinc.com

The developer 141 North Water Street LLC is proposing to expand the number of apartments in a proposed project for the 1.028-acre parcel it owns at 141 N. Water St. in Poughkeepsie. The revised project has an estimated cost of $19 million. According to Natalie Quinn of KARC Planning Consultants in Poughkeepsie, initial site plan approval for a 16-unit development was granted in Nov. 2018. This was followed by demolition of an existing building on the site. In Jan. 2021, the project received revised site plan approval to expand to 20 residential units with 40 parking spaces proposed within the same building footprint. Now, the developer wants to expand the project to include 56 apartments

in a five-story structure with 70 parking spaces. “The proposed 56-unit residential development is in a position to support water-related recreation along the Hudson River,” Quinn said. “The project will introduce new residents within walking distance of the city’s waterfront walkways and open spaces, increasing regular use and ensuring these resources remain active and well utilized. However, due to the project’s location on top of a bluff 40 feet above the shoreline, the property is not physically suited to provide water-related recreational uses. The project does not conflict with or restrict recreational access to the waterfront. Instead, it reinforces the investment in these amenities by providing a new residential base that will benefit from them and advance the goal of promot-

ing water-related recreation along the Hudson River.” Residential amenities would include a rooftop terrace, outdoor open space, and a gym. There would be one level of underground parking and more garage parking at ground level along with outdoor spaces. The apartments would be on floors two through five. There would be 11 studio apartments, 19 one-bedroom units and 26 two-bedroom apartments. Chargers for electric vehicles would be provided on each level of the parking garage, as well as within the parking spaces at the exterior of the building. There also would be bike storage on each level of the parking garage. Quinn said that the colors and materials that were selected for use in the building were designed to be in keeping with the historic waterfront in Poughkeepsie, while maintaining

a "forward-thinking approach" to the design. The terracotta panels selected for the building are similar in color and texture to brick, according to Quinn. The black window frames are in line with similar historic references throughout the city, as well as the adjacent brick structure directly to the south of the property. “Made from natural clay, terracotta is recyclable and eco-friendly, offering a lifespan that exceeds 50 years and making it a premium choice for a visually striking and environmentally responsible design,” Quinn said. “At the balconies and roof level aluminum panels provide an innovative screening solution that combines technical performance required for a railing with design sophistication. Made from 100% .... recyclable aluminum, these elements reinforce the project’s commitment to environmental responsibility where feasible.”

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NYS to spend $25.48M on Orange County business park site By Peter Katz / pkatz@westfairinc.com

New York state will be spending $25.48 million on the planned preparation of a former railroad switching yard for conversion into a business park according to a Dec. 12 announcement by Gov. Kathy Hochul. The former Maybrook Rail Yard in the Orange County Village of Maybrook is intended to be repurposed into a business park to be called Switchyard Terminal for Economic and Advanced Manufacturing Rail & Business Park. The funding is part of the state’s FAST NY program that has awarded more than $326 million to help create improvements and bring new jobs to 39 sites in the state. The Maybrook grant is due to fund infrastructure installation, improve-

ments and expansions including roads, water, sewer, and drainage at the former rail yard. The objective is to wind up with six building-pad sites that would attract new industries to the area. The sites for future construction would be accessible via a rail line running from Middletown, New Jersey, in addition to being reachable via local roads and highways. The entity Galaxy Limited LLC, which owns the former Maywood Rail Yard, in 2019 was awarded $600,000 in Empire State Development funds to prepare building sites on 80 acres of railside property that would support up to 850,000 square feet of commercial and industrial space and 1,500 jobs. Galaxy Limited Chairman Armand Pohan, in reacting to the Dec. 12 an-

nouncement said, “Our family has for many years had a presence in Orange County in the transportation and freight industries. Now through Governor Hochul’s leadership and the FAST NY program’s $25-million investment in the Galaxy property in Maybrook and Montgomery, we can redevelop a long-idle property into the Switchyard Terminal for manufacturing and other productive economic uses. We look forward to working with our public partners to bring this project to fruition quickly and successfully.” Village of Maybrook Mayor Dennis Leahy said, “For many years, the Maybrook Rail Yard has symbolized both great promise and missed opportunity. The state’s $25 million investment will redevelop this long-idle property… establishing shovel-ready sites that will attract innovative employers and expand economic opportunity for Maybrook and Orange County. With our infrastructure revitalized, the

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village is prepared to assume its role as a regional economic center.” Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus predicted that the new business park “will create high-quality, well-paying manufacturing jobs, revitalize a long-neglected property, and strengthen the local economy for generations. I’m glad to see some positive movement on this.” The Orange County Partnership helped get the state funding and the organization’s president and CEO Conor Eckert said, “Working alongside the Village of Maybrook, the County of Orange, Galaxy Limited and Empire State Development to secure this funding has been extraordinary. We are grateful to Governor Hochul and Empire State Development for their investment in Orange County. With FAST NY support, we are sending a clear message: Orange County and New York are open for business and ready to lead.”

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Feds demand sale of house to satisfy taxes By Bill heltzel / bheltzel@westfairinc.com

The federal government wants to force the sale of a New Rochelle house owned by an investment banker and a banking attorney who owe nearly $1.1 million in federal personal income taxes. U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton brought the lawsuit on Dec. 17 against Edward H. Fitzelle and Jane Croes, in U.S. District Court, White Plains, on behalf of the Internal Revenue Service. The lawsuit is based on six years of unpaid federal tax liens – 2 014 to 2018 and in 2023 – that the married couple allegedly failed to satisfy. The assessments include $614,581 in unpaid taxes and $476,910 in penalties, fees and interest. Fitzelle is the managing partner of Luntz, Suleiman & Associates, a New Rochelle investment banking firm. According to a LinkedIn profile, he finds buyers for media, education and training companies. Croes is a partner at Emmet, Marvin & Marvin, a Manhattan law firm where she specializes in banking and finance, commercial lending, and public finance. Despite IRS demands, the complaint states, the couple "failed, neglected, or refused to pay the full amount of the assessed liabilities." Federal tax liens may be applied against all property, including a house, according to the complaint. Now the government seeks to reduce its claim on the New Rochelle house to a court judgment that can facilitate a foreclosure. Fitzelle and Croes bought the house for $875,000 in 2000. The 4,338-square-foot, 5 bedroom, 4.5 bath colonial is on a half-acre lot on Lyncroft Road in the Wykagyl Park neighborhood. According to the Zillow online real estate marketplace, it is worth about $1.9 million. Three banks also may have claims on the house, according to the complaint, and New York tax warrants indicate that Fitzelle and Croes owe more than $406,000 in state taxes. Assistant prosecutor Jeremy M. Liss is asking the court to approve foreclosure and sale of the house, and to declare that no other claims against the property may be paid until "the IRS's claims are fully satisfied." Fitzelle and Croes did not reply to a message asking for their responses to the allegations.

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From left, municipal leaders, Chamber of Commerce President Maura Ruby, and the owners and managers of The Food Emporium cut the ribbon commemorating the grand opening. Photo courtesy of The Food Emporium

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Supermarket finally comes to downtown Brookfield By Pamela Brown

The Food Emporium opens 10,000-sq.ft store that features local products

Additionally, issues with refrigeration equipment led to delays. “The Food Emporium is a local community store focused on providing fresh and organic produce,” Hassen said. “We are known for our high-quality meat department with an on-site butcher who offers specialty cuts of meat and custom orders. We prepare fresh meats daily, and that includes our homemade sausages and stuffed chickens.” The aisles, shelves, and cases are brimming with a wide spectrum of food products, similar to items found in other conventional supermarkets. Although The Food Emporium doesn’t have a full-service bakery due to limited space, it does make some fresh baked goods on-site. According to Dembowksi, for years there’s been a demand for a grocery store on the north side of town. “The response from the residents has been very positive. This is evident from the 270 responses we received on the town’s Facebook page,” he said. A key attraction for shoppers is

BROOKFIELD – Local shoppers have a large, brand new food destination as the long-awaited Food Emporium recently opened on 731 Federal Road in the Town Center District. “This grocery store is a milestone in our efforts to revitalize Brookfield’s downtown in that it is the first grocery store in our downtown area,” said Greg Dembowski, project manager, Town of Brookfield. The 10,000-square-market celebrated its grand opening last month and on Dec. 20 will host a family-friendly event featuring a visit from Santa and special treats. The newly named Emporium Plaza is part of a town revitalization plan. The Food Emporium was slated to open in 2023, but various issues pushed back its opening. “Due to the Covid 19 pandemic, construction was delayed several years as well as a changing economic landscape that made construction prices rise dramatically,” store Manager Mike Hassen said.

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the market’s focus on organic and natural items. “We’re currently seeing a demand for these products,” he said. “We also carry a variety of local items made right here in the Danbury region. We’re huge supporters of local products and currently carry products from nine local businesses with several inquiries still being worked on.” Shoppers will find Brookfield’s own Stosh’s Kettle Corn and Candlewood Coffee; Arethusa Farms dairy products from Litchfield, Foxon Park soda of East Haven; Twin Pines Farms of Thomaston; Goatboy Soaps of New Milford; Ridge Runner Soaps of Torrington; Field Trip Jerky of Westport; and Fascia’s Chocolates of Waterbury. The building is mixed-use with 40 one-bedroom apartments located on the upper level. “Mixed use developments were written into our zoning regulation in 2018 for this very purpose – to provide professional, medical, shopping, and other retail business development in partnership with new multi-family housing,” he added. Dembowski believes it’s a great

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location because this grocery store is within walking distance of some of the new apartments and condominiums built downtown since 2015. “With the addition of about 1 ½ miles of sidewalk and 55 roadside parking spaces since 2017, residents are finding it easier to support businesses like the Food Emporium in our downtown,” he said. “Next summer we are planning to complete the next streetscape phase which will add 33 additional parking spaces, 1,200 feet of sidewalk and an upgrade to the crosswalk into the Food Emporium.” The Food Emporium is owned by Key Food Stores Co-op, Inc., a cooperative of independently owned supermarkets. It was purchased in November 2015 from A&P when it went bankrupt.

Achieving energy efficiency at the other end of the meter

Budderfly of Shelton is Al Subbloie’s vision of a demand-side virtual utility

Al Subbloie, founder and CEO of Budderfly in Shelton, shows some of the many monitors the company uses to measure the efficiency of clients' electric use. Photos by Gary Larkin This story has been updated to correct the amount of money Budderfly invested in OEM Controls.

pany Budderfly, which is located at 2 Traps Fall Road, Suite 300. He is CEO of the SHELTON – When renewable energy company. was growing in popularity in the mid“I was really building a to-late 2010s due to climate change demand-side virtual utility because I have this vision,” worries, Al Subbloie had his mind on a told the Westfair very different part of the energy model Subbloie Fairfield County Business – the meter. Journal. “There should be a company that owns these endpoints, like the technology. SHELTON – When renewable What’s an endpoint? It’s a HVAC energy was growing in popularity unit. We built everything on the in the mid-to-late 2010s due to other side of the meter.” climate change worries, Al Subbloie He explained that most energy had his mind on a very different customers – especially businesses – part of the energy model – the look at the monthly utility bill as just meter. one of those costs of doing business His thinking is that the meter in a state with among the highest utilities install at businesses and electric rates in the nation. With a residences is the one place where eflittle innovation, he saw a business ficient electric use can be measured. model where his company could In the case of high electric use busiliterally become the utility customer nesses such as fast-food restaurants for his clients. And by doing so he and manufacturers saving money could not only reduce his clients’ on one of its most costly overhead utility bills but make them run more items is essential for survival. efficiently. So, the economics major from “We created a model where we Trinity College in Hartford, decidoutsource it (measuring electricied what better way for a third-party ty usage),” he said “Outsourcing company to create a revenue stream means we take over the meter as the by helping companies cut out the customer of record, which you are alaverage 30% in wasted power. That lowed to do. The utility says, ‘Great, is the model that Subbloie deployed send me a deposit.’” in 2017 when he created the unique The best way for Subbloie to energy-as-a-service provider com-

“A negawatt is the watt you don’t have to use — and that’s where the real savings are.”

describe Budderfly’s mission is one word – negawatt, which is unit of saved energy. Budderfly prides itself on achieving a largen amount of negawatts for its customers and itself. Those are the units that can be sold back to the utilities when they are in need of some extra power. “It’s the watt you don’t have to use,” he said. “I asked myself the question, ‘Why?’ It came down to

friction. People don’t do it because to capture that 30% you have to do 25-50 different things. A lot of them are expensive, and to do that (the different things) you have to measure it.” Budderfly, which didn’t have its first customer until 2017, now is doing business in 50 states and 8,000 facilities today. In the first eight years, Subbloie said the company –

— Al Subbloie, CEO, Budderfly

From left, Olsi Johan, director of Supply Chain, Procurement, and Logistics at Budderfly, and company founder and CEO Al Subbloie in the company's Milford warehouse.

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“I was building a demandside virtual utility — a company that owns and manages everything on the other side of the meter, from HVAC to controls, so efficiency can actually be measured and delivered.”

— Al Subbloie, CEO, Budderfly

ture needed to operate warehouses, manufacturing plants and fast-food restaurants and universities. They even include thermostats that are linked to Budderfly headquarters.

CLIENT AND UTILITY RELATIONSHIPS

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with about $250 million in business – is the fastest growing company in the energy space in North America. For a third consecutive year, it was recognized as one of the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 companies. Among its customers are such franchises as McDonald’s Burger King, KFC and Subway. One of the newer and larger clients is OEM Control in Shelton. It also does business in the college and university sector, serving University of Connecticut, Union University and the educational space with Kumon, Otter Learning and the YMCA as customers. Budderfly has invested about $1.5 million+ at OEM in what Subbloie calls “stuff ” all related to making the four legs of the stool to make the industrial joystick controller maker’s plant more efficient.

er by using the utility data. We take a baseline of their use before we met them. We bill them with a rate passthrough, give them a discount. Then we buy them everything – HVACs, lighting, controls, all the toys.” Some of those toys include customized meters that measure the HVACs and other large industrial infrastruc-

“Budderfly is our energy-efficiency partner,” said Sam Simons, president, OEM Data Delivery. “They came in, evaluated our facility, and took on all the upgrades — everything from lighting to HVAC optimization to advanced monitoring. Like many manufacturers, we’re focused on designing products, shipping products, and taking care of customers. “That often means the facility itself becomes a lower priority and can become neglected. Budderfly steps in and handles that entire piece for us. They modernize the building, keep it running efficiently, and help us reduce energy costs without pulling our internal teams away from day-to-day operations.” While OEM signed on only months ago, financial savings is not the only thing driving their relationship with Budderfly. “We are midway through our implementation and expect excellent savings over time,” Simons said. “But for us, it’s not just about the financial savings. The new lighting alone has made a huge difference — our production floor and offices are brighter, clearer, and better for our employees.” Another key cog to Budderfly’s energy efficiency process is its relationship with the utility companies. In Connecticut, those include

United Illuminating and Eversource. Budderfly has worked with UI since 2022, according to a spokesperson. “Budderfly is an energy-as-a-service provider, meaning that they install, monitor, and manage energy efficiency upgrades and other resources primarily for small- to medium-sized businesses and their facilities,” said Sarah Wall Fliotsos, a UI spokesperson. “Upon determining the energy efficiency upgrades that businesses within the UI/SCG/CNG territory can implement, Budderfly then contacts our Conservation & Load Management team to apply for incentives for these upgrades.” Through a program called EnergizeCT, businesses and residences receive state government incentives by making upgrades that can be provided by companies like Budderfly.

BUDDERFLY’S FINANCIAL SUPPORT

To continue its climb to being the fastest growing energy-as-a-service provider, Budderfly has dipped into the debt finance and equity market. It has raised $500 million from multiple debt facilities from Nuveen Energy Infrastructure Credit and $500 million in an investment from Partners Group. “This milestone – surpassing $1 billion in capital – is more than just an achievement for our company–it’s clear validation of the importance of energy efficiency in the built environment,” Subbloie said. “Especially in today’s increasingly complex macro environment, businesses need resilient, market-driven solutions, and our model delivers just that: energy savings at zero cost.”

THE PROCESS

Subbloie described in layman terms how his company operates after they sign up a customer. “We take it (the meter) over and build a software billing system,” he said.” We send them a bill for the pow-

Budderfly CEO Al Subbloie pointing out the insulation used to wrap the company's Milford warehouse. He plans to complete the exterior renovations there this coming year.

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BUSINESS

Eye on Small Business — NaturalAnnie Essentials, Bridgeport By Jeremy Wayne / jwayne@westfairinc.com

“Growing up in Jamaica shaped me into someone who pays attention to the little details, how a scent can stop you in your tracks, shift your mood and bring back a whole memory,” Annya “Annie” White-Brown, founder of NaturalAnnie Essentials told Westfair’s Fairfield County Business Journal in a recent interview. “That’s why I create bold, vibrant fragrances and names, starting with my first candle, Island Vibes, inspired by the fruity, feel-good energy I grew up around.” The business is located in Bridgeport, where Brown came to live after her parents moved to the United States in 2006, and where she has lived ever since. When her daughter Tiffany was born with spina bifida and hydrocephalus, and later developed a severe skin breakout after multiple surgeries, Brown quickly found that prescribed medicine wasn’t working. It was then that she started creating her own “essential” preparations – homemade treatments that gave Tiffany – now 11 and thriving – significant relief. Before long, she was making a variety of products at home, and friends and family fell in love with them. “They encouraged me to sell them, and that’s how NaturalAnnie Essentials started,” Brown said. Asked how she turned her homespun enterprise into a viable commercial entity, Brown said she got certified in product formulation and aromatherapy, which, even though it was not a legal requirement, was important to her since she was selling skincare. She then “started small” by selling at pop-ups and on Etsy, to learn what customers liked and how online selling worked. “The biggest hurdles were figuring out pricing and consistency at scale,” she said, “and then getting all the proper business documentation in place, which I completed once the business proved viable.” Only after that did she launch the company’s official website. Brown operated NaturalAnnie Essentials out of her home until 2020, by which point she said she simply didn’t have the space or the capital to manufacture both skincare prod-

ucts and what had become NaturalAnnie’s signature soy candles in the way she wanted. The business is currently concentrated on the sale of candles, although Brown said she “absolutely” plans to reintroduce the skincare line “when the timing and capacity are right.” While she thinks that there is still “room for growth” in how Bridgeport supports small businesses, she added that she received a first grant from the city in 2021 and another in 2025 through the Bridgeport Regional Business Council (BRBC). “Outside of that,” Brown said, “we’ve been building NaturalAnnie Essentials primarily through our own hard work since 2015.” The crucial question for any startup is, of course, how to get product on to the shelves, and Brown’s experience, which she shared with us, was salutary. “I literally walked into a store, introduced myself and showed the owner my products. She loved them and agreed to carry our full line. A month later she closed the store without telling us and we never got our products back, but I kept going, kept pitching and eventually got on Faire (a wholesale platform), which helped us expand.” Indeed, she added, the platform has “opened the door to retailers far beyond our local area and helped us scale quickly into dozens of stores.” NaturalAnnie Essentials are now available in more than 1,000 stores across the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Ghana. Family-owned and operated, NaturalAnnie Essentials has a team of six. All the candles are handmade in the Bridgeport studio, which also serves as Connecticut's first candle bar, an open-to-the-public workshop where participants, individually or in groups, can make their own candles. The company is planning to relaunch its website in 2026, with a tighter focus on six signature scents. Brown said that she would be scaling back the candle collection and putting more energy into expanding the candle bar – one of her goals being eventually to franchise the popular candle-making experience.

“When prescribed medicine wasn’t helping my daughter, I started creating my own treatments at home — and that’s how NaturalAnnie Essentials began. Friends and family loved the products, and that inspired me to turn a personal solution into a business.” Annya "Annie" White-Brown, founder of NaturalAnnie Essentials in Bridgeport. Photographs courtesy NaturalAnnie Essentials.

— Annie Brown, founder, NaturalAnnie Essentials

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NaturalAnnie Essentials' first candle was Island Vibes, a tribute to Annya "Annie" White-Brown's native Jamaica. December 22, 2025

LIFESTYLE

Create your own winter containers By Melinda Myers

Add a bit of seasonal beauty to your front steps, window boxes and other outdoor spaces with winter containers. Fill them with greenery, berries, cones, baubles and more. You’ll find many of these items in your own backyard and more at your favorite garden retailer. Collect a few evergreen stems, interesting seedheads and pods, colorful stems and fruit and berry covered branches from your landscape. Plants you enjoy in the winter garden are good candidates to include. Many native plants make excellent additions to winter containers. Include berry-laden stems of plants like winterberry, dried flowers of smooth hydrangea, colorful stems of red twig dogwood, branches of paper bark birches and fruit from native crabapples, hawthorns and roses. Collect a few evergreen cones and harvest some stems topped with seedheads and pods from gardens and native plantings. Add some airy texture and motion to your winter containers with native and ornamental grasses. Leave them in their natural state or add some paint and glitter for a bit of bling.

Do not include invasive plants like phragmites, teasel and oriental bittersweet. These will drop seeds in your landscape and soon become a problem in your gardens and surrounding natural spaces. Convert one or two of your summer or fall containers into a winter display or start with an empty planter. Make sure the container you select can tolerate winter weather. Concrete, iron, metal, wood and fiberglass containers are best suited for year-round use. Even plastic pots will last for a few years when left outside and kept safe from damage by snow shovels and snow blowers. Make sure the pot has drainage holes to prevent waterlogged soil and water from overflowing the pot. Fill the container, up to an inch below the rim, with a well-drained potting mix, sand or topsoil. The soil helps hold the greenery, twigs and other materials in place and adds weight to keep the pot upright throughout the winter. Add a rock to the bottom of lightweight containers to prevent them from blowing over in the wind. Use a mix of evergreens to provide a variety of textures, various shades

Winter containers filled with greenery, colorful stems, cones, berries and more can brighten the landscape all winter long. Courtesy MelindaMyers.com.

of green and a backdrop for the items. Pine, spruce, arborvitae, boxwood and junipers may be growing in your landscape and most of these are available at garden centers. Spruce tips make it easy to create vertical accents in your containers. Select fresh greenery with pliable branches and firmly attached needles. Secure the stems by placing them at least 4 inches into the soil. Next, add the other materials you

purchased or collected from your landscape. Create vertical interest with colorful and fruit-laden stems and branches. Tuck in seedheads, pods, cones and colorful branches for added interest throughout the arrangement. Depending on your style, add artificial materials such as ribbon and outdoor ornaments. It’s your opportunity to be creative. Water thoroughly to remove air pockets and lock your ingredients in place. Keep the soil moist until the potting mix freezes to extend the beauty of your winter arrangement. If possible, set your planter in a sheltered location out of drying winter winds and sunlight to keep it looking good even longer. Once your container is complete, it’s time to relax and enjoy your favorite winter activities and celebrations. Melinda Myers has written more than 20 gardening books, including “The Midwest Gardener’s Handbook, Second Edition” and “Small Space Gardening.” She hosts “The Great Courses’” “How to Grow Anything” instant video and DVD series and the nationally-syndicated “Melinda’s Garden Moment” TV and radio program. Myers is a columnist and contributing editor for Birds & Blooms magazine. For more, visit here. https://www.melindamyers.com.

LIFESTYLE

DIY place markers for holiday gatherings By Melinda Myers

Make guests and family members feel special when serving up a holiday meal. Mark their places at the table with something they can take home and enjoy for the following days or weeks. Dress up each place setting with a small plant, fragrant herb or flower. Purchase one of the many miniature holiday plants available from your favorite florist or garden center. You can find miniature specimens of orchids, cyclamen, kalanchoes, poinsettias, azaleas and others. Just set each plant in its own terra cotta pot or decorative foil if you need to dress it up a bit. Add tags with the guests' names and send them home with plant care instructions. It will remind them of your gathering and provide weeks of added enjoyment.

Make it easy for you and each guest with low-maintenance Tillandsia air plants. These popular plants need indirect sunlight and a half hour weekly soak in tepid water to thrive. Set a plant on each plate or in a decorative glass, vase or container. Add a bit of holiday flair by placing each one in an open orb ornament or miniature terrarium. Include other small holiday items and top it with a ribbon. Give guests their own cut flower to enjoy and take home. All you need is a bouquet of flowers, a few floral water picks (water-filled tubes used by florists), greens and ribbon. Cut the flowers to the desired length and place them in a floral water pick. Tuck the bloom into a napkin set on each plate and add ribbon and perhaps a bit of

greens. Use any remaining blooms to fill containers in rooms and on tables throughout your home. Include a holiday favorite, the poinsettia, at each guest’s place setting. Simply cut the flowers off a potted poinsettia plant to the desired length. Place each bloom in a floral water pick tucked into a napkin or set it in a small bud vase with some greens. Try searing the cut end before placing it in water to help extend the life of the cut poinsettia. Send them home with your guests as a remembrance of your gathering. Consider purchasing and using small transplants or seeds of herbs to dress up the table. Set transplants in a small container you have on hand or purchase or create one. Paint, decoupage or dress up empty fruit and vegetable cans, wrap them in burlap

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and secure them with a ribbon or a foil wrap. Set a few seeds secured with a ribbon on or next to each plate. Your guests will enjoy growing and harvesting them in an indoor herb garden this winter or in their gardens and containers during the growing season. Use bits and pieces of greens from your Christmas tree, garland and wreaths. Arrange these in small containers or vases. Combine them with small berry-laden stems, cones, candy canes or colorful holiday picks. Gather a few evergreen twigs, add a fragrant cinnamon stick and secure everything with a ribbon. Keep it simple if time and energy are limited. Even a few sprigs of fragrant lavender tied together with a ribbon will help you create a memorable gathering.

GOVERNMENT

Lawler joins Republicans, others, blasting Trump’s comments on Rob Reiner By Peter Katz / pkatz@westfairinc.com

Rep. Mike Lawler

together that explored their relationship and Nick’s drug problems. In his internet message, Trump claimed that Reiner had a “massive, unyielding, and incurable affliction with a mind crippling disease known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME, sometimes referred to as TDS. He was known to have driven people CRAZY by his raging obsession with President Donald J. Trump, with his obvious paranoia reaching new heights as the Trump Administration surpassed all goals and expectations of greatness…” Trump called Reiner a “tortured and struggling, but once very talented director and comedy star.” Lawler reacted to what Trump said by saying, “This statement is wrong. Regardless of one’s political views, no one should be subjected to violence, let alone at the hands of their own son. It’s a horrible tragedy that should engen-

Republican Congressman Mike Lawler, who represents New York’s 17th Congressional District that includes part of Westchester and Rockland, has joined a growing chorus of Republican and other voices condemning what President Trump said in response to the news that actor and director Rob Reiner and his wife were murdered. With no evidence to back up his claim, Trump stated in an internet post that Reiner was killed because of his anti-Trump views. Trump also denigrated Reiner’s talents and heaped personal scorn on him in the internet post. Los Angeles police have taken into custody Reiner’s son Nick and were holding him on on murder charges with bail set at $4 million. Nick Reiner, age 32, has a history of drug abuse. A few years ago, Rob Reiner and Nick Reiner created a documentary

der sympathy and compassion from everyone in our country, period.” Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky said, “Regardless of how you felt about Rob Reiner, this is inappropriate and disrespectful discourse about a man who was just brutally murdered. I guess my elected GOP colleagues, the VP, and White House staff will just ignore it because they’re afraid? I challenge anyone to defend it.” Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, reacted to Trump’s statement by saying, “Rob Reiner and his wife were tragically killed at the hands of their own son, who reportedly had drug addiction and other issues, and their remaining children are left in serious mourning and heartbreak. This is a family tragedy, not about politics or political enemies. Many families deal with a family member with drug addiction and mental health issues. It’s incredibly difficult and should be met with empathy especially when it ends in murder.” Jenna Ellis, a conservative lawyer and former senior legal advisor for

Donald Trump's 2020 campaign said of Trump’s statement, “A man and his wife were murdered last night. This is NOT the appropriate response. The Right uniformly condemned political and celebratory responses to Charlie Kirk’s death. This is a horrible example from Trump (and surprising considering the two attempts on his own life) and should be condemned by everyone with any decency.” Fox News contributor Joe Concha called Trump’s comment “totally inappropriate.” Alex Stone, a MAGA commentator, said Trump should delete what he wrote. California Gov. Gavin Newsom said about Trump, “This is a sick man.” California Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren said, “Rob Reiner was a beloved Californian who always used his platform to make the world better. Donald Trump making light of him and his wife’s murders is a new low for this petty, hateful man. His party needs to condemn this.” Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy said of Trump, “He's just lost it.”

CONSTRUCTION

Rockland BOCES begins $47.9M capital project By Peter Katz / pkatz@westfairinc.com

“This financing lets Rockland BOCES modernize and expand access to specialized programs.”

— Chris D’Ambrese, Superintendent, Rockland BOCES

Construction of a $47.9 million project by Rockland BOCES has gotten underway on its West Nyack campus at 65 Parrott Road. The project includes construction of a new two-story building and the creation of additional classroom space at the existing Jesse J. Kaplan School. The plans call for four new classrooms to be outfitted at the Kaplan School following relocation of the existing Culinary Arts facility. The new 52,000 square foot building would be to support the current and future growth of BOCES’ Career and Technical Education (CTE) and STEM programs in West Nyack. In addition to state funds from the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY), funding is to be provided by the eight school districts

that are involved in Rockland BOCES. The Dormitory Authority issued $45,640,000 in bonds for the project. Rockland BOCES Superintendent Chris D’Ambrese said, “As an educational services agency that exists to support our component school districts, this financing enables Rockland BOCES to dramatically modernize and enhance educational opportunities for our school community. The bond proceeds reflect our ongoing commitment to meeting the evolving needs of our learners with new facilities designed to expand access to our highly specialized programs and services. We greatly value DASNY's partnership and support for the longterm growth of Rockland BOCES.” The new building would house Westfair Business Journal |

a commercial kitchen and a standard kitchen for the Career and Technical Education Center (CTE) Culinary Arts program along with two specialized Culinary Arts classrooms. There would be 15 STEM classrooms for continued growth of BOCES’ Hudson Valley P-TECH programs. The new building would have a 4,500-square-feet cafeteria with a storage area for tables and chairs. There also would be a 7,500-square-feet gymnasium with basketball courts and a fitness area. Rendering of cafeteria at new Rockland BOCES building. According to BOCES, its Hudson Valley P-TECH program has seen dramatic growth. It has been housed in the former Tappan Zee Elementary School since its launch. BOCES said that the construction of the new classrooms will allow program growth via learning space expansion

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and enhancement. The four new classrooms at the Kaplan School would help meet a growing demand from local school districts for services for students with special needs. BOCES educates students ages 5 to 22 with autism, cognitive and other disabilities and various medical issues. Robert Rodriguez, president of the Dormitory Authority said, “It’s our mission to build the future one project at a time, one community at a time. Through our partnership with Rockland BOCES we’re helping to deliver an amazing educational environment where students can gain the hands-on experience that translates directly to their meaningful careers. So, together we’re building not just a facility. We’re growing this community and we’re thrilled that we’re able to support this project.”

HEALTH CARE

Anonymous person to recommend $25M grant for Greenwich Hospital’s Smilow Cancer Hospital By Gary Larkin / glarkin@westfairinc.com

GREENWICH – An anonymous supporter intends to recommend a $25 million grant from their Donor Advised Fund toward the new Smilow Cancer Hospital at Greenwich Hospital honoring revered oncologist Dr. Dickerman Hollister Jr., the hospital announced Monday. This moment invites the community to come together to recognize Dr. Hollister by making a gift to the Smilow Cancer Hospital at Greenwich Hospital Building Fund. “This is a historic moment for Greenwich Hospital and gives our community an impactful opportunity to play a crucial role in the advancement of comprehensive world-class cancer care locally,” said Greenwich Hospital Board Chair W. Robert Berkley. “This gift, together with the philanthropic support of others, makes possible wider access to clinical research trials and an array of top oncology specialists in a multi-disciplinary

facility, close to home.” Greenwich Hospital President Robert Blenderman called the grant a tribute to a person who has done so much for the community. “A gift of this magnitude signals a strong belief in our hospital and vision for oncology care now and in the future,” Blenderman said. “Simultaneously, the grant pays an indelible tribute to one of our community’s most beloved physicians, whose career and dedication touched the lives of countless patients and their families.” Dr. Hollister, who retired in 2022, spent the entirety of his four-decade career caring for patients in and around Greenwich. He started a solo practice at Greenwich Hospital in 1981, and during his tenure as both chief of staff and head of Medical oncology, his signature personalized and insightful care helped shape Greenwich Hospital’s oncology program. Dr. Hollister has also advanced other areas

Greenwich Hospital oncologist Dr. Dickerman Hollister, Jr. Photo courtesy of Greenwich Hospital

of Greenwich health care, particularly in physician practice management and medical informatics. “Throughout my career it has been my greatest privilege to forge meaningful bonds with my patients and their families,” Dr. Hollister said. “A diagnosis of cancer is a profound moment in a person’s life. My colleagues and I recognized this, and were dedicated to pursuing every possible option for our patients. I am deeply honored to know that Greenwich Hospital’s commitment to advanced cancer care is permanently woven into the fabric of

our future through this gift.” Plans to expand Smilow Cancer Hospital at Greenwich Hospital brings the expertise and research of one of the world’s most respected and renowned academic research institutions – Yale Cancer Center – to the hospital’s patients. Renovations within Greenwich Hospital’s Olive and Thomas J. Watson Pavilion and the Sherman and Gloria H. Cohen Pavilion will make way for next-level cancer care, including infusion therapy, a multispecialty clinic, radiation oncology, breast cancer care and an inpatient unit. The new oncology campus allows for additional medical and surgical oncologists, expanded clinical trials and the most advanced cancer therapies available. “We are deeply grateful to the many donors whose generosity and leadership is making our shared vision for forward-facing cancer care a reality,” said Greenwich Hospital’s SVP and Chief Development Officer Noël Appel. “I invite the community to be part of this extraordinary moment.”

COURTS

Madoff trustee asks $87M be distributed to Ponzi scheme victims By Gary Larkin / glarkin@westfairinc.com

The trustee for the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC (BLMIS), filed a motion last week in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York seeking approval for an allocation of more than $123 million to the BLMIS Customer Fund and an authorization for another distribution of more than $87 million to victims. A hearing on the motion has been scheduled for Jan. 28, 2026, at 10 a.m. EST. The Town of Fairfield is among the 40,930 victims, many of whom included retirees and their retirement funds. The town was defrauded of nearly $3 million from the decades-long Ponzi

scheme operated by the late Bernie Madoff, who died in 2021. In 2013, the Town of Fairfield was awarded nearly $3 million by a Stamford Superior Court judge ruling in favor of the town’s claim against Tremont Partners Inc., an investment firm that indirectly invested money from the town’s retirement fund in the multi-billion-dollar Ponzi scheme – an overall loss to municipal pensions that topped $40 million. Fairfield First Selectman Christine Vitale would not comment on the latest distribution to the town. “With our next anticipated distribution, 1,531 accounts will be made whole,” said David Sheehan, Chief Counsel to the SIPA Trustee. “As

The late Bernie Madoff, who perpetrated a multi-billion-dollar Ponzi scheme against investors, including the Town of Fairfield's retirement funds. Photo courtesy of US Department of Justice

our global efforts continue, we look forward to future significant recoveries and distributions.” Irving Picard, trustee under the Securities Investor Protection Act. (SIPA), filed the motion on Dec. 11. “Our next expected distribution is another milestone in the global Madoff Recovery Initiative,” Picard said. “Despite the odds, our legal team, led by David Sheehan, and backed by SIPC, continues to achieve meaningful results on behalf of BLMIS customers with allowed claims.” When combined with the prior 16 distributions, the 17th distribution will equal 72.015% percent of each customer’s allowed claim amount, unless that claim has been fully satisfied. The aggregate amount distributed to eligible BLMIS customers will total approximately $14.67 billion, including approximately $850.4 million in

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advances committed by SIPC. As of Oct. 31, 2025, the SIPA Trustee has recovered or reached agreements to recover approximately $14.833 billion. The proposed distribution will be paid on claims relating to 767 BLMIS accounts and represents approximately 0.469% of their net equity claims, with an average payment amount of $114,553.90. Additional funds recovered between Oct. 31, 2025, and Jan. 31, 2026 will be distributed to BLMIS customers with allowed claims as set forth in the motion. No funds recovered in the Madoff Recovery Initiative are used to pay costs associated with the recovery. All trustee, legal, and accounting fees, as well as administrative expenses, are paid by SIPC.

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Banks

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Top Hospitals

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Top Colleges and Universities

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Women-Owned Businesses

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Ranked by enrollment

Ranked by Total Assets

Ranked by same day admissions

Ranked by acceptance rate

Top Law firms Fairfield County

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Top Law firms Westchester County

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Top Manufacturers

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Top Advertising and PR firms

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Top Private Schools Fairfield and Westchester Counties |

RANKED BY ENROLLMENT - COMPLETED BY Gary Larkin / glarkin@westfairinc.com - (973) 722-5642

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Rank

School

Enrollment

Student-toteacher ratio

Annual tuition

Grades

Gender

Head of school

GREENWICH COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

1,441

6:1

$57,680

Pre-K, K-12

Coed

Adam Rohdie

IONA PREP

1,174

3:1

$17,200

K-12

All Boys

Anthony Casella

BRUNSWICK SCHOOL

1,046

6:1

$55,750

Pre-K, K-12

All Boys

Thomas Philip

RYE COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

966

7:1

$55,600 $49,000 (PK)

Pre-K-12

Coed

Randall Dunn

HACKLEY SCHOOL

855

8:1

$51,725

K-12

Coed

Charles Franklin

GREENWICH ACADEMY

832

8:1

$54,800

K-12

All Girls

Margaret Hazlett

GREENS FARMS ACADEMY

750

9:1

$56,210

Pre-K, K-12

Coed

Bob Whelan

FRENCH-AMERICAN SCHOOL

744

7:1

$42,880 $36,245 (PK)

Pre-K-12

Coed

Melinda Bihn

THE URSULINE SCHOOL

721

11:1

$23,450

6-12

All Girls

Dr. Colleen Melnyk

KING SCHOOL

711

5:1

$54,900

K-12

Coed

Carol Maoz

THE MASTERS SCHOOL

669

7:1

$59,850

5-12

Coed

Laura Danforth

401 OLD CHURCH ROAD, GREENWICH CT 06830 (203) 863-5600

255 WILMOT ROAD, NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10804 (914) 632-0714

100 MAHER AVE. GREENWICH, CT 06830 (203) 625-5800

3 CEDAR ST RYE, NY 10580 (914) 967-1417

293 BENEDICT AVE TARRYTOWN, NY 10591 (914) 366-3642

200 N MAPLE AVE GREENWICH, CT 06830 (203) 625-8990

35 BEACHSIDE AVE WESTPORT, CT 06880 (203) 256-7511

320 E BOSTON POST RD MAMARONECK, NY 10543 (914) 250-0000

1354 NORTH AVE. NEW ROCHELLE 10804 (914) 636-3950

1450 NEWFIELD AVE STAMFORD, CT 06905 (203) 322-3496

49 CLINTON AVE DOBBS FERRY, NY 10522 (914) 479-6420

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School

Enrollment

Student-toteacher ratio

Annual tuition

Grades

Gender

Head of school

SACRED HEART GREENWICH

617

6:1

$45,400

Pre-K, K-12

All Girls

Michael Baber

ST. LUKE’S SCHOOL

586

7:1

$53,710

5-12

Coed

Mary Halpin Carter

JONN F. KENNEDY CATHOLIC PREPATORY SCHOOL

551

11:1

$11,525

9-12

Coed

Gregory Viceroy

MARIA REGINA HIGH SCHOOL

491

13:1

$12,850

9-12

All Girls

Maria Carozza-McCaffrey

CHRISTIAN HERITAGE SCHOOL

427

8:1

$20,795

K-12

Coed

Michael Dube

GERMAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL NEW YORK

415

7:1

$26,450

Pre-K, K-12

Coed

Volker Ovelgönne

IMMACULATE HIGH SCHOOL

383

11:1

$18,500

9-12

Coed

Wendy Neil

THE HARVEY SCHOOL

368

7:1

$52,680

6-12

Coed

William Knauer

WHITBY SCHOOL

327

5:1

$52,250

Pre-K, K-8

Coed

Jay Briar

WOOSTER SCHOOL

325

4:1

$47,400

5-12

Coed

Matt Byrnes

SCHOOL OF THE HOLY CHILD

300

7:1

$33,450

5-12

All Girls

Colleen Pettus

EF ACADEMY

260

5:1

$43,700

9-12

Coed

Sally Mingarelli

EAGLE HILL SCHOOL

235

3:1

$79,600

1-9

Coed

Gretchen Larkin

THE MONTFORT ACADEMY

168

8:1

$15,000

7-12

Coed

Richard Greco Jr.

1177 KING ST GREENWICH, CT 06831 203) 532-3534

377 N WILTON RD NEW CANAAN, CT 06840 (203) 966-5612

54 ROUTE 138, SOMERS, NY 10589 (914) 232-5061

500 W HARTSDALE AVE, HARTSDALE, NY 10530 (914) 761-3300

575 WHITE PLAINS RD TRUMBULL, CT 06611 (203) 261-6230

50 PARTRIDGE RD WHITE PLAINS, NY 10605 (914) 948-6513

73 SOUTHERN BLVD DANBURY, CT 06810 (203) 744-1510

260 JAY ST KATONAH, NY 10536 (914) 232-3161

969 LAKE AVE. GREENWICH 06831 (203) 302-3900

91 MIRY BROOK RD DANBURY, CT 06810 (203) 830-3916

2225 WESTCHESTER AVE RYE, NY 10580 (914) 967-5622

582 COLUMBUS AVE THORNWOOD, NY 10594 (914) 495-6056

45 GLENVILLE ROAD GREENWICH 06831 (203) 622-9240

125 E BIRCH ST MT. VERNON, NY 10552 (914) 699-7090

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STAMFORD 900 Summer Street Stamford, CT. 203.413.6101

GREENWICH 444 East Putnam Avenue Cos Cob, CT. 203.629.8400

WESTCHESTER 500 Westchester Avenue Port Chester, NY. 914.908.5444

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Rank

Bank name Address Branches Website Phone number

Top executive (s) Email address

Total Assets as of Q1 2025

Net income (loss) as of Q1 2025

Return on assets annualized (Q1-2025)

Return on equity annualized (Q1-2025)

Allowance for credit and loan losses (Q1-2025)

Year founded

J.P. Morgan Chase

Jamie Dimon, Chair and CEO jpmmhelp@jpmorgan.com

$4.36 trillion

$14 billion

1.4%

31% (CCB) 18% (CIB) 39% (AWM)

$24.3 billion

2000 (dates back to 1871 and 1799, respectively)

Bank of America

Brian Moynihan, Chair and CEO

$3.35 trillion

$7.4 billion

0.89%

10.36%

$13.25 billion

1904

HSBC

Lisa McGeough, President and CEO of US HSBC customerrelations@hsbc.com

$3.1 trillion

$8.3 billion

0.97%

17.9%

$876 million

1865

Citigroup (Citi Bank)

Jane Fraser, CEO support@citiprogram.org

$2.58 trillion

$4.1 billion

0.65%

$18.76 billion

1998 (formerly Citicorpand Travelers Group)

Wells Fargo

Charles Scharf, CEO and President www.wellsfargo.com

$1.9 trillion

$4.89 billion

1.03%

11.5%

$14.6 billion

1852

Capital One

Richard Fairbank, CEO alli.sherman@capitalone.com

$490 billion

$1.41 billion

1.14%

12.55%

$15.9 billion

1994

TD Bank

Leo Salom, President and CEO Customer.service@td.com

$372.8 billion

$2.79 billion

0.53%

16.3%

$4.25 million (Canadian)

1955

Citizens Bank

Bruce Van Saun, Chair and CEO www.citizensbank.com

$216.3 billion

$373 million

0.7%

9.6%

$153 million

1828 (started as High Street Bank in Providence, RI)

www.Jpmorganchase.com 383 Madison Ave. NY, NY 10017 (212) 270-6000

www.bankofamerica.com One Bryant Park NY, NY 10036 (800) 878-7878

www.us.hsbc.com 19 Post Road E. Westport, CT 06880 (877) 472-2249

www.citi.com 388 Greenwich St. NY, NY 10013 (888) 248-4226

www.wellsfargo.com Seagram Building 375 Park Ave. NY, NY 10152 (800) 935-5711

www.capitalone.com/ 530 N. Broadway White Plains NY 10603 (914) 761-9700

www.tdbank.com 101 S Ridge St, Rye Brook, NY 10573 (914) 939-142

www.citizensbank.com 53 Greenwich Ave. Greenwich, CT 06830 (203) 629-7986

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Net income (loss) as of Q1 2025

Return on assets annualized (Q1-2025)

Return on equity annualized (Q1-2025)

Allowance for credit and loan losses (Q1-2025)

Year founded

M&T Bank

Rene Jones, Chair and CEO custserv@peoples.com

$208 billion

$584 million

1.21%

12.5%

$130 million

1856 (dates back to Manufacturers and Traders Bank)

Key Corp.

Christopher Gorman, Chair and CEO Laura_J_Mimura@keybank.com

$186.34 billion

$369 million

(0.52%)

11.2%

$118 million

1825

Northern Trust

Michael O’Grady, Chair and CEO

$165 billion

$392 million

13%

$167 million

1889 (started in Chicago)

Flagstar Bank

Joseph Otting, Chair, President and CEO www.flagstar.com

$97.6 billion

$100 million

0.4%

5.61%

$35.61 million

1987

Webster Financial

John Ciulla, President and CEO ClientServicesSupport@websterbank.com

$80.28 billion

$226.9 million

1.15%

9.94%

$713.32 million

1935

Valley National Bank

Ira Robbins, Chair and CEO

$61.87 billion

$106.05 million

0.69%

5.69%

$578.2 million

1927

Customers Bank

Sam Sidhu, Chair and CEO

$22.4 billion

$9.5 million

0.23%

2.23%

$141 million

2009

Apple Bank

Steven Bush, Chair, President and CEO www.applebank.com

$17.5 billion

$32.28 million

$35,832

1863

Dime Community Bancorp

Stuart Lubow, President and CEO dimesupport@dime.com

$14.1 billion

$21.46 million

0.62%

6.04%

$9.6 million

1864

Ocean First

Christopher Maher, CEO cmaher@oceanfirst.com

$13.31 billion

$21.46 million

0.62%

4.85%

$5.3 million

1902

www.mtb.com 320 Mamaroneck Ave, White Plains, NY 10605 (914) 328-0565

www.key.com 56 Westchester Ave, Pound Ridge, NY 10576 (914) 764-4041

www.northerntrust.com 165 Mason St 1st Floor, Greenwich, CT 06830 (203) 863-1400

www.Flagstar.com 2320 Central Park Ave, Yonkers, NY 10710 (914) 961-0642

www.websterbank.com 200 Elm Street, Stamford,CT 06902 (800) 325-2424

www.valley.com 464 Mamaroneck Ave, White Plains, NY 10605 (914) 290-6330

www.customersbank.com 102 S Ridge St, Rye Brook, NY 10573 (914) 701-4005

www.Applebank.com 1289 Boston Post Road Larchmont, NY 10538 (914) 574-4790

www.dime.com 55 Church St. White Plains, NY 10601 1-800-321-DIME (3463)

www.oceanfirst.com 80 Garth Rd, Scarsdale, NY 10583 (888) 623-2633

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Top executive (s) Email address

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Net income (loss) as of Q1 2025

Return on assets annualized (Q1-2025)

Return on equity annualized (Q1-2025)

Allowance for credit and loan losses (Q1-2025)

Year founded

Beacon Bank (owned by Brookline Bancorp)

Paul Perrault, Chair and CEO of Brookline Bancorp info@brooklinebancorp.com

$11.5 billion

$19.1 million

0.68%

6.19%

$124.1 million

1871 (was Putnam County Savings Bank)

ConnectOne

Frank Sorrentino III support@cnob.com

$9.76 billion

$18.7 million

0.84%

8.25%

$82.4 million

2005

Tompkins Community Bank

David DeMilia Hudson Valley President and CEO customercare@tompkinsfinancial.com

$8.2 billion

$19.7 million

0.99%

10.96%

$61 million

1836

Ridgewood Savings Bank

Leonard Stekol, Chair, President and CEO custsuc@ridgewoodbank.com

$7.2 billion

$25.15 million

0.36%

$35.48 million

1921

Trustco Bank

Robert McCormick, Chair/President/CEO mhall@trustcobank.com

$6.34 billion

$14.27 million

0.93%

8.49%

$300,000

1902

Bankwell

Christopher Gruseke, President and CEO www.bankwell.com

$3.18 billion

$6.8 million

0.86%

10.16%

$463,000

2002

Union Savings Bank

Chelen Reyes, President and CEO www.unionsavings.com

$3.12 billion

$5.18 million

0.67%

$23.19 million

1866

First County Bank

Robert Granata, Chair and CEO businessbanking@firstcountybank.com

$2.28 billion

$1.18 million

1.98%

$17.99 million

1851

NorthEast Community Bancorp

Kenneth Martinek, Chair and CEO www.necb.com

$1.93 billion

$10.56 million

2.12%

14.8%

$5.1 million

1934

www.pcsb.com 150 US-6, Mahopac, NY 10541 (845) 628-1313

www.connectonebank.com 567 N Broadway, White Plains, NY 10603 (844) 266-2548

www.tompkinsbank.com 1441 NY-22, Brewster, NY 10509 (845) 278-1011

www.ridgewoodbank.com 670 McLean Ave, Yonkers, NY 10704 (914) 964-9820

www.trustcobank.com 220E E Hartsdale Ave, Hartsdale, NY 10530 (914) 722-2640

www.bankwell.com 258 Elm St. New Canaan, CT 06840 (203) 652-0166

www.unionsavings.com 226 Main St. Danbury, CT 06810 (203) 830-4200

www.Firstcountybank.com 117 Prospect St. Stamford, CT 06901 (203) 462-4407

www.necb.com 325 Hamilton Avenue, White Plains, NY, 10601 (914) 684-2500

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Total Assets as of Q1 2025

Net income (loss) as of Q1 2025

Return on assets annualized (Q1-2025)

Return on equity annualized (Q1-2025)

Allowance for credit and loan losses (Q1-2025)

Year founded

Newtown Savings Bank

Ken Weinstein, President and CEO. customerservice@nsbonline.com

$1.8 billion

$3.54 million

0.32%

$16.8 million

1855

Fairfield County Bank

David Schneider, CEO www.fairfieldcountybank.com

$1.76 billion

$1.78 million

$18.44 million

1871

Ives Bank

Martin Morgado, President and CEO REspinal@ivesbank.com

$1.63 billion

$3.28 million

$17.4 million

1849

Patriot National Bank

Steven Sugarman, President www.bankpatriot.com

$956.61 million

$1.32 million

$6.7 million

1999

First Bank of Greenwich

Frank Gaudio, President and CEO info@greenwichfirst.com

$817.49 million

$1.02 million

0.50%

$7.6 million

2006

DR Bank

Jason Hardgrave, CEO support@drbank.com

$711.65 million

$1.67 million

$4.5 million

2006 (formerly Darien Rowayton Bank)

The Milford Bank

Jorge Santiago, President and CEO www.milfordbank.com

$628.8 million

$1.02 million

$4.56 million

1872

Connecticut Community Bank

David Tralka, President and CEO www.ccbankonline.com

$585.63 million

$648,000

$3.45 million

1998 (includes Bank & Trust banks of Darien, Greenwich, Norwalk, Stamford, and Westport)

39 Main St, Newtown, Connecticut 06470 (203) 426-2563

www.fairfieldcountybank.com 150 Danbury Road P. O. Box 2050 Ridgefield, CT 06877-0950 (203) 431.7431

www.ivesbank.com 220 Main St., Danbury, CT 06811 (203) 744-8704

www.Bankpatriot.com 999 Bedford St, Stamford, CT 06905 (888) 728-7468

www.greenwichfirst.com 444 E Putnam Ave. Cos Cob, CT 06807 (203) 629-8400

drbank.com 1001 Post Rd, Darien, CT 06820 (203) 656-3500

www.milfordbank.com Jorge Santiago, President and CEO www.milfordbank.com $628.8 million $1.02 million NA NA $4.56 million 1872 3651 Main St, Stratford, CT 06614 (203) 386-9176

www.ccbankonline.com 605 West Avenue, 3rd Floor, Norwalk, Connecticut 06850 (203) 854-9244

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Hospital name/ Address/ Website / Phone number

Medical Director

Number of 2024 Same Day Admissions (Patient Days)

Number of 2024 Overnight Admissions (Discharges)

Number of employees

Gross Patient Revenue

Year founded

Yale New Haven Hospital

Dr. Alan Friedman, CMO

1,583,304

71,866

15,556

$12,246,868,000

1826

Bridgeport Hospital (Yale New Haven Health)

Dr. Victor Morris, CMO

399,272

25,041

3,417

$3,032,029,000

1878

Greenwich Hospital (Yale New Haven Health)

Dr. Karen Santucci

296,839

13,272

1,9015

$1,652,258,398

1903

Westchester Medical Center (includes Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital and other hospitals)

Dr. Renee Garrick

214,138

27,936

5,681 FT 331 PT

$10,589,374,000

1917

St. Vincent’s Medical Center (Hartford HealthCare)

Dr. Ryan O’Connell, VPMA for Fairfield region

171,664

14,873

1,025 FT 1,647 PT

$2,081,470,000

1903

Yale New Haven Hospital, Saint Raphael Campus

Dr. Dirk Johnson, Medical Director, Surgical Services

95,382

19,829

862

$1,343,588,000

1907

20 York St., New Haven 06510 www.ynnh.org (203) 688-4242

267 Grant St., Bridgeport 06610 www.Bridgeporthospital.org (203) 384-3000

5 Perryridge Road Greenwich, CT 06830 www.greenwichhospital.org/ (203) 863-3000

100 Woods Road, Valhalla 10950 Wmchealth.org (914) 493-7000

2800 Main St., Bridgeport 06606 Stvincents.org (203) 576-6000

1450 Chapel St, New Haven, CT 06511 www.ynhh.org/locations/ new-haven-1450chapel-street (203) 789-3000

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Hospital name/ Address/ Website / Phone number

Medical Director

Number of 2024 Same Day Admissions (Patient Days)

Number of 2024 Overnight Admissions (Discharges)

Number of employees

Gross Patient Revenue

Year founded

White Plains Hospital

Dr. Michael Palumbo

85,127 (Total ED visits)

67,166 (ED treat and release)

4,140 FT 1,396 PT

$4,022,092,000

1893

Danbury Hospital (Nuvance/Northwell Health)

Dr. Nader Okby

83,825

16,581

3,000

$2,806,984,748

1885

Stamford Hospital One Hospital Plaza

Dr. Craig Olin

73,966

13,497

3,900

$4,033,200,000

1896

Good Samaritan Hospital (WMC Health)

Dr. Andrew Pickens, JD, MBA

70,630

13,985

1,098 FT 336PT

$2,469,889,000

1902

NY Presbyterian/Westchester (formerly Lawrence) Hospital

Dr. Martha Lloyd

57,530

11,173

1,001-5,000

$966,891,000

1909

Montefiore Nyack Hospital

Dr. Jamil Rizqalla, DO, FACEP

55,443

10,323

1,500

$1,802,556,000

1895

Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall

Dr. Gina Del Savio, Sr. VP, CMO,

43,607

9,124

1,200

$1,389,693,000

1874

Norwalk Hospital (Nuvance/Northwell Health)

Dr. Amy Ahasic, medical director of pulmonary rehabilitation

41,709

8,788

1,695

$1,289,964,0009

1893

41 E. Post Road, White Plains 10601 www.wphospital.org (914) 681-0600

24 Hospital Avenue Danbury, CT 06810 www.nuvancehealth.org/location... (203) 739-7000

Stamford, CT 06902 www.stamfordhealth.org/locatio... (203) 276-1000

255 Lafayette Ave., Suffern 10901 (845) 368-5000 Wmchealth.org

55 Palmer Ave, Bronxville, 10708 www.nyp.org/westchester (914) 787-1000

160 N Midland Ave, Nyack, 10960 https://www.montefiorenyack.org/ (845) 348-2000

70 Dubois St, Newburgh, 12550 https://www.montefioreslc.org/ (845) 561-4400

34 Maple Street Norwalk, CT 06856 www.nuvancehealth.org/location... (203) 852-2000

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Medical Director

Number of 2024 Same Day Admissions (Patient Days)

Number of 2024 Overnight Admissions (Discharges)

Number of employees

Gross Patient Revenue

Year founded

Northwell/Phelps Memorial Hospital Center

Dr. Tobe Banc

38,292

6,608

1,700

$1,784,880,000

1955

NY Presbyterian/Hudson Valley Hospital

Dr. Bobby Janda, VP, Medical Affairs, CMO

37,425

7,651

1,300

$1,074,084,000

1889

St. John’s Riverside Hospital

Dr. Raffaele Milizia

37,019

4,981

2,206 (both locations)

$51,098,000

1869

MidHudson Regional Hospital (WMC Health)

Dr. Renee Garrick

34,600

5,805

1,024 FT 135 PT

$437,716,000

2014

Northwell/Northern Westchester Hospital

Sherri Sandel, DO, FACP

34,.440

8,792

1,001-5,000

$1,338,403,000

1916

Griffin Hospital

Dr. Frederick Browne, CMO and VP of Medical Affairs

30,996

6,883

3,000

$1,221,517,000

1909

Montefiore/ New Rochelle Hospital

Dr. Johnny Kwon

29,740

5,150

$552,623,000

1892

HealthAlliance Hospital (WMC Health)

Dr. Shankar Kurra

29,559

5,985

702 FT 121 PT

$980,330,000

2016

Hospital for Special Surgery Westchester

Dr. Brian Kelly, MBA

26,842

8,155

16,353

$3,522,594,000

1863

701 N Broadway, Sleepy Hollow, 10591 https://phelps.northwell.edu/ (914) 366-3000

1980 Crompond Rd, Cortlandt, 10567 https://www.nyp.org/hudsonvalley (914) 737-9000

(Park Care Pavilion) 2 Park Ave., Yonkers 10701 https://riversidehealth.org/ (914) 964-7300

241 North Road, Poughkeepsie 12601 Wmchealth.org (845) 483-5000

400 E Main St, Mt Kisco, 10549 https://nwh.northwell.edu/?utm_ source=provider_listing&utm_ medium=partner&utm_ campaign=yext (914) 666-1200

130 Division Street Derby, CT 06418 www.griffinhealth.org (203) 735-7421

16 Guion Pl, New Rochelle 10801 www.montefiorenewrochelle.org/ (914) 632-5000

105 Mary’s Ave., Kingston 12401 Wmchealth.org (845) 338-2500

1133 Westchester Ave, White Plains, NY 10605 (914) 821-9100

Connecticut

1 Blachley Rd, Stamford, CT 06902 203) 705-2400 https://www.hss.edu/

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Medical Director

Number of 2024 Same Day Admissions (Patient Days)

Number of 2024 Overnight Admissions (Discharges)

Number of employees

Gross Patient Revenue

Year founded

St. Joseph’s Medical Center

Dr. James Neuendorf

22,465

2,901

2,374

$586,000

1888

Bon Secours Community Hospital (WMC Health)

Dr. Andrew Pickens, JD, MBA

12,377

2,175

338 FT 85 PT

$558,650,000

1949

St. John’s Riverside Hospital (Andrus Pavilion)

Dr. Raffaele Milizia

8,893

1,837

2,206 (both locations)

$78,006,000

1959

St. Anthony Community Hospital (WMC Health)

Dr. Andrew Pickens, JD, MBA

7,950

1,702

181 FT 65 PT

$543,381,000

1916

Montefiore/Mount Vernon Hospital

Dr. Gary Ishkanian

5,752

1,544

500

$190,780,000

1891

Sharon Hospital (Nuvance/Northwell Health)

Dr. Ron Santos, Chief of Staff

3,887

1,009

201-500

$153,027,000

1909

St. Vincent’s Medical Center-Westport campus (Hartford HealthCare)

Dr. Andre Newfield

1,560

350

See St. Vincent’s Medical Center

1898

*Margaretville Hospital (WMC Health)

Dr. Shankar Kurra

60 FT 12 PT

1931

127 S Broadway, Yonkers,10701 https://www.saintjosephs.org/ (914) 378-7000

160 E. Main St., Port Jervis 12771 Wmchealth.org (845) 858-7000

967 N Broadway, Yonkers, 10701 https://riversidehealth.org/ (914) 964-4444

15 Maple Ave., Warwick 10990 Wmchealth.org (845) 986-3376

12 N 7th Ave, Mt Vernon, 10550 https://www. montefiorehealthsystem.org/ (914) 664-8000

50 Hospital Hill Road Sharon, CT 06069 (860) 364-4000 www.nuvancehealth.org/location...

47 Long Lots Road, Westport 06880 (203) 227-1251 Stvincents.org

42084 State Road 28, Margaretville 12455 Wmchealth.org (845) 586-2631

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College of University

Acceptance rate

Undergraduate Enrollment

Tuition (net price)

Location

President

Year founded

Yale University

6,818

$26,044

New Haven, CT

Maurie McInnis

1701

Vassar College

18%

2,444

$29,733

Poughkeepsie, NY

Elizabeth Bradley

1861

Fairfield University

33%

6,140

$47,630

Fairfield, CT

Marc Nemec

1942

Bard College

52%

2,453

$25,218

Annandale-on-Hudson

Leon Botstein

1860

Fordham University

54%

9,684

$45,368

Bronx, Harrison, NY

Tania Tetlow

1841

Sarah Lawrence College

59%

1,521

$43,571

Bronxville, NY

Cristle Collins

1926

Albertus Magnus College

64%

684

$30,179

New Haven, CT

Marc Camille

1925

Albertus Magnus College

65%

5,545

$40,106

Poughkeepsie, NY

Kevin Weinman

1929

Monroe University

66%

6,400

$11,476

New Rochelle, NY

Marc Jerome

1933

Sacred Heart University

68%

11,179

$46,165

Fairfield, CT

John Petillo

1963

www.yale.edu

www.vassar.edu

www.fairfield.edu

www.bard.edu

www.fordham.edu

www.sarahlawrence.edu

www.albertus.edu

www.monroeu.edu

www.sacredheart.edu

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College of University

Acceptance rate

Undergraduate Enrollment

Tuition (net price)

Location

President

Year founded

SUNY Purchase College

73%

3,193

$18,651

Purchase, NY

Milagros Pena

1967

Pace University

77%

8,223

$34,299

Pleasantville, NY

Marvin Krislov

1906

Quinnipiac University

77%

6,248

$39,632

Hamden, CT

Marie Hardin

1929

Dominican University New York

79%

1,089

$23,907

Orangeburg, NY

Manuel Martinez

1952

University of New Haven

81%

4,903

$34,201

West Haven, CT

Jens Frederiksen

1920

Southern Connecticut State University

81%

6,920

$19,870

New Haven, CT

Sandra Bulmer (interim)

1893

University of Bridgeport

82%

4,130

$26,064

Bridgeport, CT

Danielle Wilken

1927

St. Thomas Aquinas College

82%

1,859

$21,257

Sparkill, NY

Ken Daly

1952

Mount St. Mary College

83%

1,148

$24,588

Newburgh, NY

Robert Gervasi

1959

Western Conn. State University

84%

4,417

$16,527

Danbury, CT

Manchar Singh

1903

www.purchase.edu

www.pace.edu

www.qu.edu

www.duny.edu

www.newhaven.eduindex.php

www.southernct.edu

www.bridgeport.edu

Stac.edu

www.msmc.edu

www.wcsu.edu

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College of University

Acceptance rate

Undergraduate Enrollment

Tuition (net price)

Location

President

Year founded

Mercy University

85%

6,482

$16,776

Dobbs Ferry, NY

Susan Parish

1950

Manhattanville University

86%

1,244

$25,017

Purchase, NY

Frank Sanchez

1841

Iona University

91%

3,620

$28,557

New Rochelle, NY

Seamus Carey

1940

UConn Stamford

92%

2,250

$13,150

Stamford, CT

Jennifer Orlikoff

1951

College of Westchester

95%

891

$11,332

White Plains, NY

Karen Smith

1915

SUNY Westchester Community College

100%

10,072

$9,267

Valhalla, NY

Belinda Miles

1946

CT State Community College at Housatonic

100%

3,364

$12,148

Bridgeport, CT

Paul Brodie II

1966

CT State Community College at Norwalk

100%

4,069

$6,322

Norwalk, CT

David Levinson

1961

www.mercy.edu

www.mville.edu

www.iona.edu

Stamford.uconn.edu

www.cw.edu

www.sunywcc.edu

ctstate.edu/locations/housatonic

ctstate.edu/locations/norwalk

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President

Year company established

Business description

Amsterdam Hotel

Nancy Steinegger

2007

Hotel

Balancing Act Financials LLC

Anne Mochulsky and Aimee Roden, co-founders

2010

Bookkeeping and accounting firm

BCM Media

Brenda McKenna, founder and managing director

2013

Media planning and buying agency

Benay Enterprises Inc.

Dawn Reshen-Doty, CEO

1986

Administrative and bookkeeping services

BMW of Darien

Paula Callari

1967

Car dealership

Co-Communications Inc.

Stacey Cohen, president and CEO

1997

Public relations and marketing

COUTUREDossier

Yulia and Andrey Omelich, founders

2010

Boutique

Danika Communications

Anne Ryan

2001

Public relations and marketing agency

E.R. Becker Company Inc.

Ellie Becker

2007

Inbound marketing

Fairfield Marketing Group

Pam Johnson

1986

Direct-mail solutons provider for small and large businesses

Gilda Bonanno LLC

Gilda Bonanno, founder and owner

2006

Keynote speeches, presentation skills coaching, training in communication and leadership skills

Greenwich Medical Spa

Marria Pooya

2005

Specialized skin and body care using medically based treatments

19 Clarks Hill Ave., Stamford 06902 327-4300 • stamfordamsterdam.com sales@stamfordamsterdam.com

1074 Hope St., Suite 203 Stamford 06907 548-0223 • balancingactfinancials.com anne@balancingactfinancials.com

30 Old Kings Highway South Darien 06820 326-1477 • bcmmedia.biz bmckenna@bmcmedia.biz

30 Main St., Suite 303, Danbury 06810 744-6010 • benay.com info@benayei.com

140 Ledge Road, Darien 06820 656-1804 • bmwdarien.com

2 Forest Park Drive, Farmington 06032 860-676-4400 • cocommunications.com stacey@cocommunications.com

43 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich 06831 900-1600 • couturedossier.com info@couturedossier.com

15 E. Putnam Ave., No.386 Greenwich, CT 06830 661-3663 • danikapr.com ryan@danikapr.com

16 Betts Place, Norwalk 06855 852-8077 • erbeckercompany.com ellie@erbecker.com

830 Sport Hill Road, Easton 06612 261-5855, ext. 202 • fairfieldmarketing.com info@fairfieldmarketing.com

25 Old Kings Highway North Darien 06820 979-5117 • gildabonanno.com info@gildabonanno.com

1285 E. Putnam Ave., Riverside 06878 637-0662 • greenwichmedicalspa.com

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Year company established

Business description

Impact Personnel Inc.

Maryann Donovan, president

1989

Recruiting firm for temporary, temp-to-hire and full-time positions in the fields of sales, marketing, human resources and administrative

Innovative Display & Design

Donna Shea, founder and CEO

1986

Exhibits, event and branded-environment production company

The McIntyre Group

Michelle D’Amato, president

1986

Staffing agency

Nest of Southport

Elizabeth Santa

2002

Interior design, upholstery, windows

Nielsen’s Florist Garden Shop

Sandy Nielsen, general manager

1944

Florist

PCI Creative Group

Anne Chiapetta, principal

1985

Cross media marketing company utilizing multiple communication channels to help clients meet their goals

Pellicci’s Restaurant

Toni Lupinacci, owner

1947

Restaurant

The Ridgefield Playhouse

Allison Stockel, executive director

1983

A nonprofit theatre

Saugatuck Commercial Real Estate LLC

Penny P. Wickey, principal

2004

Full-service, commercial real estate brokerage firm representing tenants, landlords, developers, owners, investors, as well as buyers and sellers

TFI Envision Inc.

Elizabeth Ball, creative connector and president

1975

Marketing and design firm

Women’s Business

Fran Pastore, CEO and founder

1986

Entrepreneurial and financial training

1698 Post Road East, Westport 06680 866-2444 • impactpersonnel.com maryann@imactpersonnel.com

1452 Barnum Ave., Bridgeport 06610 800-858-9450 • innov-8.com

2 Enterprise Drive, Shelton 06484 956-2343 • themcintyregroup.com mdamato@themcintyregroup.com

362 Pequot Ave., Southport 06890 255-1734 • nestofsouthport.com esanta@nestofsouthport.com

1405 Post Road, Darien 06820 655-2541 • nielsensflorist.com nielsen@nielsensflorist.com

562 Glenbrook Road., Suite 2-301 Stamford 06906 327-0410 • pcigroup.net annec@pcigroup.net

96 Stillwater Ave., Stamford 06902 323-2542 • pelliccis.com tonilupinacci@hotmail.com

80 E. Ridge Road, Ridgefield 06877 438-5795 • ridgefieldplayhouse.org

9 Burr Road, Westport 06680 222-4190 • saugatuckcommercial.com pwickey@saugatuckcommercial.com

111 Westport Ave., Norwalk 06851 845-0700 • tfienvision.com liz@tfienvision.com

Development Council 184 Bedford St., Suite 201 Stamford 06901 353-1750 • ctwbdc.org info@ctwbdc.org

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Year company established

Business description

Allan M. Block Agency Inc.

JoAnne Murray, president and owner

1959

Personal and business insurance agency

Arch Street Communications Inc.

Nora Madonick

1992

Strategic communications and outreach firm serving federal and state agencies

Buzz Creators Inc.

Christina Rae, president

2009

Public relations, marketing and brand building

C&A Digital

Elena Rivera-Cheek

2011

Strategic Marketing and Communications

Co-Communications Inc.

Stacey Cohen, president and CEO

1997

Public relations and marketing

Eileen Fisher Inc.

Eileen Fisher

1986

Women’s apparel

The Flower Bar

Nancy White, owner

Florist offering individual or subscription orders for personal use, businesses and events

Formé Urgent Care and Wellness Center

Gina Cappelli, president

2000

Boutique urgent care and wellness cente

Fullerton Beck LLP

Eileen Fullerton, managing partner; Katrine Beck, founding partner/owner

2018

Law firm

GMG Public Relations, Inc.

Risa B. Hoag

1991

Public Relations/Marketing/Advertising

Madison Approach Staffing Inc.

Allison Madison

1988

Workforce solutions firm providing staffing, recruiting, training and consulting

24 S. Broadway, Tarrytown 10591 631-4353 • ambins.com jmurray@allanblockinsurance.com

31 Mamaroneck Ave., Suite 400 White Plains 10601 821-5100 • asc-pr.com nmadonick@asc-pr.com

400 Columbus Ave., Second floor Valhalla 10596 358-5080 • buzz-creators.com crae@buzz-creators.com

One North Broadway White Plains, NY 10601 914-607-7888 elenaracheek@cadigitalny.com

120 Bloomingdale Rd, Suite 305 White Plains, NY 10605 666-0066 • cocommunications.com stacey@cocommunications.com

2 Bridge St., Irvington 10533 591-5700 • eileenfisher.com onlinesupport@eileenfisher.com

11 Addison St., Larchmont 10538 834-4900 • the-flower-bar.com orders@the-flower-bar.com

7-11 S. Broadway, White Plains 10601 723-4900 • formeurgentcare.com

1 W. Red Oak Lane., White Plains 10604 305-3464• fullertonbeck.com kbeck@fullertonbeck.com

23 Blauvelt Street, Nanuet, NY 10954 996-8100 • gmgpr.com

7 Skyline Dr. Hawthorne 10532 428-4800 • madisonapproach.com info@madisonapproach.com

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Year company established

Business description

Mary Ann Liebert Inc., Publishers

Mary Ann Liebert

1980

Publishing firm serving the scientific, technical, medical and information fields

The New Crystal Restoration Enterprises Inc.

Lisa Cordasco, president

1960

A disaster response and property restoration company serving Westchester County

Penny Pincher Boutique

Melinda Arkin, owner

1985

Women’s luxury consignment

Rey Insurance Agency

Laura Rey Iannarelli, owner

1987

Independent insurance broker

Ruby Media Group

Kris Ruby

2009

Public relations and social media agency

Scalise & Hamilton PC

Deborah A. Scalise

Law firm

Silverman Realty Group Inc.

Bonnie Silverman

Commercial real estate development and management firm

Thompson & Bender

Elizabeth Bracken-Thompson, partner

1986

Advertising and marketing, public relations, creative and digital services, special events planning and promotion

Uovo Moderno

Marry Ann Hawley, owner and manager

2013

General gift store with items for the home as well as clothing and jewelry

Westfair Communications Inc.

Dee DelBello

1090

Publishing firm: Westchester and Fairfield County Business Journals, WAG magazine and associated websites

Women’s Enterprise

Anne M. Janiak, CEO and founder

1997

Entrepreneurial training programs and services

WOMENINBUSINESS.ORG

Toby Nadler, founder

National distinction for influential and successful women entrepreneurs, executives and professionals in all business sectors

140 Huguenot St., third floor New Rochelle 10801 740-2100 • liebertpub.com info@liebertpub.com

109 S. Regent St., Port Chester 10573 937-0500 • newcrystalrestoration.com lisa@crystalrestoration.com

184 Harris Road (Route 117 Bypass) Bedford Hills 10507 241-2134 • pennypincherboutique.com info@pennypincherboutique.com

219 N. Broadway, Sleepy Hollow 10591 631-7628 • reyinsurance.com service@reyinsurance.com

115 N. Broadway, White Plains 10603 268-8645 • rubymediagroup.com • krisruby.com kruby@rubymediagroup.com

670 White Plains Road Scarsdale, NY 10583 725-2801 • scaliseandhamiltonpc.com

237 Mamaroneck Ave. White Plains 10605 683-8000 • silvermanrealty.com info@silvermanrealty.com

1192 Pleasantville Road Briarcliff Manor 10510 762-1900 • thompson-bender.com liz@thompson-bender.com

156 Katonah Ave., Katonah 10536 401-9298 • uovomoderno.org sales@uovomoderno.com

4 Smith Ave., Suite 2 Mount Kisco, NY 10549 694-3600 • westfaironline.com • wagmag.com dee@westfairinc.com

Development Center Inc. 901 N. Broadway, Suite 23 White Plains 10603 948-6098 • wedcbiz.org ajaniak@wedcbiz.org

P.O. Box 277, Purchase 10977 288-9888 • womeninbusiness.org toby@womeninbusiness.org

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Principal(s) / email

Year founded

Number of attorneys (in Fairfield County)

Number of partners

Feature practices

Day Pitney LLP

Gregory Hayes, Managing Partner Michael Byrne, Partner, Exec. Committee member egentile@daypitney.com

1902

335 (40)

150

Corporate & Business Law Trusts And Estates/private Client Tax, Litigation, Real Estate Employment

Harris Beach Murtha

Christopher Jagel, COO Lisa Newfield, Stamford Office Operating partner info@harrisbeachmurtha.com

1856

260+ (11)

150+

Commercial Real Estate Health Care Intellectual Property Labor And Employment Trusts And Estates

Verill

Cheryl Johnson, Partner in Charge verrill@verill-law.com

1862

166 (14)

Business Law Commercial Litigation Real Estate Intellectual Property Family Law

Pullman & Comley

Lee Hoffman, Chair kcavanagh@pullcom.com

1919

95 (49)

Trusts And Estates Corporate Litigation

Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP

Rick Street, Managing Partner rstreet@carmodylaw.com

1900

85 (26)

Corporate & Business Litigation Real Estate, Land Use & Environmental Personal Injury Trusts, Estates & Fiduciary

Cummings & Lockwood

Laura Weintraub Beck, Chair and Managing Director lbeck@cl-law.com

1909

67 (37)

Private Clients Trusts And Estates Corporate And Finance Litigation And Arbitration Residential Commercial Real Estate

Cohen & Wolf

David A. Ball, Principal; Jacqueline F. Barbara, Principal; G. Kenneth Bernhard, Principal; Annmarie P. Briones, Principal; Jason A. Buchsbaum, Principal; Tatiana F. DaSilva, Principal; Richard J. DiMarco, Principal; David E. Dobin, Principal; Robyn H. Drucker, Principal; Ann L. Fowler-Cruz, Principal; Meghan K. Gallagher, Principal; Ari J. Hoffman, Principal and Managing Partner; Jocelyn B. Hurwitz, Principal; Stuart M. Katz, Principal; Mark A. Kirsch, Principal; David M. Levine, Principal; Neil R. Marcus, Principal; David M. Morosan, Principal; Joshua Pedreira, Principal; Rachel A. Pencu, Principal; Philip C. Pires, Principal; Richard Slavin, Principal; Greta E. Solomon, Principal; Patricia C. Sullivan, Principal; Matthew C. Susman, Principal; Luke T. Tashjian, Principal; Joseph G. Walsh, Principal; C. Christian Young, Principal vkirn@cohenandwolf.com

1951

51 (51)

Business & Corporate Employment Counseling Litigation Family Law Litigation, Dispute Resolution Real Estate

Martin LLP

Christopher Martin, Managing Partner aantonopoulos@martinllp.net

1996

11 (11)

Corporate Debt Finance Real Estate Litigation

FLB Law, PLC

Stephen Fogerty, Managing Partner Thomas Lambert, Managing Partner Eric Bernheim, Managing Partner bernheim@flb.com.

2021

11 (11)

Real Estate, Land Use Zoning, Litigation Dispute Resolution Corporate Business Transactions Family Law

Law Offices of Seth Arnowitz LLC

Seth Arnowitz, Member seth@ctattorney.com

1998

3 (3)

Residential Real Estate Foreclosure Defense Guardianship Conservatorships

daypitney.com One State Plaza 7th Fl 263 Tresser Blvd Stamford CT 06901 (203) 977-7300

harrisbeachmurtha.com 107 Elm St., Four Stamford Plaza 11th Fl, Stamford CT 06902 (203) 653-5400

verill-law.com 355 Riverside Ave. Westport CT 06880 (203) 222-0885

pullcom.com 850 Main St. Bridgeport CT 06601 (203) 330-2000

carmodylaw.com 1055 Washington Blvd. Stamford CT 06901 (203) 425-4200

carmodylaw.com Six Landmark Square Stamford CT 06901 lbeck@cl-law.com (203) 327-1700

cohenandwolf.com 1115 Broad St. Bridgeport CT 06604 (Also offices in Danbury and Westport) (203) 368-0211 (203) 792-2771 (203) 222-1034

martinllp.net 333 Ludlow St. Stamford CT 06902 (203) 973-5210

flb.law 33 Riverside Ave., 4th Fl Westport CT 06880 (203) 635-2200

ctattorney.com 1111 Summer St. Stamford CT 06905 195 Danbury Road Wilton CT 06897 (203) 348-7722

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Principal(s) / email

Year founded

Number of attorneys (in Fairfield County)

Number of partners

Feature practices

Jackson Lewis

Scott T. Baken (Principal), Jenifer M. Bologna (Principal), Isaac J. Burker (Principal), Susan M. Corcoran (Principal), Joseph J. DiPalma (Principal and co-leader of Jackson Lewis’ Practicing and Parenting resource group), Keith A. Dropkin (Principal), Susan D. Friedfel (Principal and co-leader of the firm’s Education & Collegiate Sports industry group), Robert J. Guidotti (Principal), Sean G. Hanagan (Principal), Michael R. Hekle (Principal), Edward V. Jeffrey (Principal), Richard D. Landau (Principal), Penny Ann Lieberman (Principal), William J. Manning (Principal), Joseph M. Martin (Principal), Rebecca M. McCloskey (Principal), Thomas P. McDonough (Principal), Otieno B. Ombok (Principal and co-leader of the Immigration practice group), Michelle E. Phillips (Principal), Joseph A. Saccomano, Jr. (Principal), Nadine T. Trinh (Principal), Monique Warren (Principal) and Matthew H. Woodard (Principal) joseph.saccomano@jacksonlewis.com

1958

1,109 (48)

485

Labor and Employment

Harris Beach Murtha

Christopher Jagel, COO Darius Chafizadeh, White Plains Office Managing Partner info@harrisbeachmurtha.com

1856

260+ (14)

150+

Appellate Business Litigation Mass Torts Industry-wide Litigation Municipalities, Local Agencies Public Finance Economic Development

Tully Rinckey PLC

Greg Rinckey, Managing Partner info@tullylegal.com

2004

80 (3)

Employment Family And Matrimonial Education

Dorf Nelson & Zauderer LLP

Jon Dorf, Esq., Managing Partner mandrieux@dorflaw.com

1992

50+ (30+)

Commercial Real Estate Land Use Labor, Employment Tax Family And Matrimonial

Cassin & Cassin

Michael Hurley, Managing Partner mhurley@cassinllp.com

1986

42 (20)

Commercial Real Estate Real Estate Finance Private Clients Trusts & Estate Residential Real Estate

Cuddy & Feder LLP

Anthony Gioffre III, Managing Partner asteinberger@cuddyfeder.com

1971

36 (31)

Energy Environmental Digital Infrastructure Land Use Zoning & Development Litigation Transactional Cannabis

Leason Ellis LLP

Yuval Marcus, Esq., Managing Partner Edward Ellis, Partner David Leason, Partner leason@leasonellis.com

2008

34 (34)

Intellectual Property Patent Prosecution Trademark Prosecution Trade Secrets Copyright

Fullerton Beck LLP

Eileen Fullerton, Co-founder and Managing Partner info@fullertonbeck.com

2018

26 (23)

Construction NY Labor Law General Iiability Medical Malpractice Nursing Home/ long-term Car

jacksonlewis.com 44 S. Broadway, 14th Fl White Plains NY 10601 (914) 872-8060

harrisbeachmurtha.com 445 Hamilton Ave. Suite 1206 White Plains NY 10601 (914) 663-1200

tullyrinckey.com 1 N. Lexington Ave., Suite 401 White Plains NY 10601 (914) 201-2222

dorflaw.com 555 Theodore Fremd Ave. Rye NY 10580 (914) 381-7600

cassinllp.com 2900 Westchester Ave. Purchase, NY 10577 (212) 972-6161

cuddyfeder.com 445 Hamilton Ave. White Plains, NY (914) 761-1300

leasonellis.com One Barker Ave. White Plains NY 10601 (914) 288-0022

fullertonbeck.com Four West Road Oak Lane Suite 203 White Plains NY 10604 (914) 305-8634

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Year founded

Number of attorneys (in Fairfield County)

Number of partners

Feature practices

DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkeher

Alfred Donnellan, Managing Partner Mark Weingarten, Partner Lee Wiederkehr, Partner Ann Carlson, Partner Heidi Winslow, Partner Janet Giris, Partner Peter Dawson, Partner info@ddw-law.com

1995

25 (25)

Real Estate Commercial Finance Corporate Law Commercial Land Use And Zoning

Zarin & Steinmetz LLP

David Steinmetz, Managing Partner; Michael Zarin, Brad Schwartz, David Cooper, Senior Partners dcooper@zarin-steinmetz.com

1997

17 (17)

Land Development Zoning And Land Use SEQRA Environmental Real Estate Business Transactions Eminent Domain

Yankwitt LLP

Russell Yankwitt, Founder & Managing Partner info@yankwitt.com

2009

15 (14)

Resolution Appellate Business Litigation Criminal Defense & Investigations Employment Litigation Last-minute Trial Team

McCullough, Goldberger & Staudt LLP

James Staudt, Senior Partner Seth Mandelbaum, Managing Partner sciaccia@mgslawyers.com

1985

11 (11)

Land Use Environmental Law Commercial Construction Personal Injury Appellate Municipal Law Transactional Real Estate Tax Certiorari Litigation Trusts & Estates Surrogate’s Court

Murtagh, Cossu, Venditti & Castro-Blanco LLP

John Murtagh, Managing Partner Denise Cossu, Partner David Vendetti, Partner James Castro-Blanco, Partner jmurtagh@mcvclaw.com

2000

10 (10)

Civil Litigation Personal Injury Wrongful Death Commercial Real Estate Municipal Discrimination Trusts & Estates

Kirby Aisner & Curley LLP

Dawn Kirby, Erica Aisner, Julie Curley dkirby@kacllp.com

2019

7 (7)

Corporate Restructuring/ Bankruptcy Individual Restructuring/ bankruptcy Commercial Real Estate Workouts

Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano LLP

Anthony Enea, Esq., Managing Partner a.enea@esslawfirm.com

2002

7 (7)

Wills, Trusts & Estates Elder Law/Medicaid Guardianship Article 81 and 17a

Denlea & Carton LLP

Jame Denlea, Jeffrey Carton dkacocha@denleacarton.com

2013

10 (10)

Commercial Health Care Personal Injury Class Action

ddw-law.com 360 Hamilton Ave. 10th Fl. White Plains NY 10601 (914) 681-0200

zarin-steinmetz.com 81 Main St. White Plains NY 10601 (914) 682-7800

yankwitt.com 140 Grand St., Suite 705 White Plains NY 10601 (914) 686-1500

mgslawyers.com 1311 Mamaroneck Ave., Suite 340 White Plains NY 10605 (914) 949-6400

mcvclaw.com 222 Bloomingdale Road, Suite 202 White Plains NY 10605 (914) 288-9595

kacllp.com 700 Post Road, Suite 237 Scarsdale NY 10583 914) 401-9500

esslawfirm.com 245 Main St. White Plains NY 10601 (914) 948-1500

denleacarton.com 2 Westchester Park Drive White Plains NY 10604 (914) 331-0100

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Year founded

Number of employees

Products manufactured

Public or private

PepsiCo

Ramon Laguarta (CEO) PepsiCoDMKSG@pepsico.com

1965

319,000 (worldwide) 10,000+(Westchester)

Pepsi Cola, Gatorade, Aquafina, Mountain Dew, Crush, Doritos, Frito-Lays, Lipton, Tropicana, Quaker Oats

Public

IBM

Arvind Krishna (CEO) ibm.office@ua.ibm.com

1911

293,400 (worldwide)

Analytics, software, IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, AI and ML, data storage, application development

Public

ABB Inc.

Morten Wierod (CEO of ABB) contact.center@us.abb.com

1988

110,000+ (worldwide)

Electrification and automation, including motion, process automoation, robotics and discrete automation

Public (parent company is Swedish and Swiss)

Amphenol

R. Adam Norwitt customerservice@amphenol-aio.com

1932

95,000 (worldwide)

Electronic connectors, cable assemblies, sensors, antenna solutions, raw cables, printed circuits

Public

Heineken USA

Maggie Timoney (CEO) consumeraffairs@heinekenusa.com

1933

85,000 (worldwide) 400+ (Westchester)

Beers: Heineken, Dos Equis, Red Stripe, Tecate, Amstel Light,

Public (subsidiary of Heineken N.V. of Netherlands)

Phillip Morris International-Americas Region and US Division

Stacey Kennedy (CEO) impact@pmi.com

1847 (England)

82,700 (worldwide)

Cigarette brands such as Marlboro, L&M, and Chesterfield, and smokefree products

Public

Boehringer Ingelheim USA

Brian Hilberdink (President) marcio.lasaro@boehringer-ingelheim. com

1885 (in Germany) 1971 (in Connecticut)

54,000 (worldwide) 1,900 (Connecticut)

Pharmaceuticals for animals and humans: Spiriva, Pradaxa, Jardiance, Actilyse, Aggrenox

Private

Henkel North America Consumer Goods HQ

Pernille Lind Olsen (President) info@ir.henkel.com

1876 (parent company is based in Germany)

47,150 (worldwide) 8,000 (North America)

All-free clear laundry detergent, Dial soap, Schwarzkopf hair care, and Loctite, Technomelt and Bonderite adhesives, sealants, and functional coatings

Public (subsidiary of Henkel)

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

Leonard Schleifer (CEO) global@regeneron.com

1988

28,506 (worldwide) 3,800+

Antibody-based therapies, eyecare medications, cardiovascular and metabolic drugs, infectious disease medications

Public

www.Pepsico.com 700 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase NY 10577 (914) 253-2000

www.ibm.com 1 Orchard Road Armonk NY 10504 (877) 426-6006

Force Measurement Product Group www.new.abb.com/us 24 Commerce Drive Danbury CT 06810

amphenol.com/ 358 Hall Ave. Wallingford CT 06492 (Also Danbury, Hamden, Bridgeport) (203) 265-8900

www.Theheinekencompany.com 360 Hamilton Ave. White Plains NY 10601 (914) 681-4100

www.pmi.com 677 Washington Blvd. Suite 1100 Stamford CT 06901 (203) 348-1350

www.boehringer-ingelheim.com/us 900 Ridgebury Road Ridgefield CT 06877 (203) 798-9988

www.henkel-northamerica.com/ 200 Elm St. Stamford CT 06902 (475) 210-0230

www.regeneron.com 777 Old Saw Mill River Road, Tarrytown NY 10591 (914) 847-7000

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Sikorsky Aircraft, a Lockheed Martin Co.

Paul Lemmo (President) ap-lifeport-enflite.helpdesk@lmco.com

1923

22,645 (worldwide) 8,000 (Connecticut)

Military aircraft, commercial aircraft, Sikorsky Innovations (hybrid-electric demonstrator, roto blown wing)

Public (subsidiary of Lockheed Martin)

Terex Corp.

Simon Meester (President and CEO) Derek.Everitt@terex.com

1933 (founded as Euclid Co.)

7,700 (worldwide) 3,200+ (North America)

Materials processing machinery, waste and recycling solutions, mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs), and equipment for the electric utility industry

Public

Crane Co.

Max Mitchell (President and CEO) investors@craneco.com

1855

7,000-7,500 (worldwide)

Aerospace and Electronics, Process Flow Technologies, Payment Merchandising Technologies, and Engineered Materials, serving industries like chemical, oil and gas, power, aerospace

Public

Danone North America

Dan Magliocco (President) NORAM.Suppliers@danone.com

1977 (WhiteWave Foods, Dean Foods, Danone in 2017)

3,800 (nationwide) 400+ (Westchester)

Oikos, Activia, Danimals, YoCrunch, DanActive, Silk milk, plant-based cheese

Public (subsidiary of Frenchbased Danone)

ASML US Inc.

Christophe Fouquet (President and CEO) investor.relations@asml.com

1974 (originally Perkin Elmer, Silicon Valley Group, ASML Wilton in 2001

3,000+ (worldwide) 1,600 (Fairfield County)

Lithography and inspection systems, metrology for the semiconductor industry

Public (subsidiary of ASML N.V.)

Timex Group USA Inc.

Tobias Reiss Schmidt (President, CEO) communications@timexgroup.com

1854 (formerly the Waterbury Clock Co.)

3,000+ (worldwide)

Designs, manufactures, and markets timepieces and jewelry globally

Private

www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/ capabilities/sikorsky.html 6900 Main St. Stratford CT 06614 (203) 386-4000

www.terex.com 301 Merritt 7 4th Fl. Norwalk CT 06851 203) 222-7170

www.craneco.com 100 First Stamford Place #300 Stamford CT 06902 (203) 363-7300

www.danonenorthamerica.com/ 1 Maple Ave. White Plains NY 10605 (303) 635-4000

www.asml.com/en/company/ about-asml/locations/wilton-ct 77 Danbury Road Wilton CT 06897 (203) 761-4000

www.timex.com 145 Woodward Ave. Norwalk CT (203) 346-5000 6 Armstrong Road Shelton CT 06484 (203) 346-5000

Paragon Medical

Will Boren (CEO) privacy@ametek.com

1991 (previously Lacey Manufacturing and Boston Endo Surgical Technologies) Purchased by Ametek

3,000+ (worldwide)

Implants, cases and trays, surgical instruments, spinal surgical knives

Public (subsidiary of Ametek)

Bigelow Tea

Cindi Bigelow (President, CEO)

1945

450 (nationwide)

Teas, including Black, green, herbal, oolong, chai, Constant Comment

Private

Domino Sugar Yonkers Refinery

Brian O’Malley

1901

300+

Baker’s sugar, light brown sugar, dark brown sugar, powdered sugar, granulated sugar, turbinado sugar

Private (owned by ASR Group)

www.paragonmedical.com/ about/bridgeport/ 1146 Barnum Ave. Bridgeport CT 06610 (203) 336-0121

www.bigelowtea.com 201 Black Rock Tpke. Fairfield CT 06825 (203) 334-1212

www.dominosugar.com/ 1 Federal St. Yonkers NY 10705 (914) 963-2400

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RANKED BY NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES Rank Company name, website, address, phone

Principal (s) email

Year founded

Number of employees

Products manufactured

Public or private

Metabolized Carbon Corp.

Frank Puentes (President and CEO) sales@metcar.com

1945

51-200

Engineered carbon graphite materials, specializing in solving challenging mechanical and industrial lubrication problems, such as bearing and ring seals

Private

Zierick Manufacturing of Mt. Kisco

Gretchen Zierick (CEO) contactus@zierick.com

1919

51-200

Mounting design for PCB-to-terminal retention, a harsh environment IDC, a mechanical hold-down that increases mounting integrity, solder-wicking prevention technologies, a circuit board parallel stacking system

Private

Zetroz Systems

George Lewis Jr. (President and CEO)

2009

Healing technology via Sustained Acoustic Medicine

Private

Chemlube International

Robert Nobel (President) rnobel@chemlube.com

1989

Blender and distributor of high quality finished lubricants and base oils

Private

Micromold Products

Justin Lukach (President and CEO) mpi@micromold.com

1954

Broad line of corrosion resistant plastic products: threaded pipe and fittings, compression fittings, strainers, valves, dip pipes and spargers

Private

NYSCO Products

Barry Kramer (Chief Executive) Info@NYSCO.com

1935

Design and manufactures custom and stock point of purchase displays

Private

Bantam Tools

Bre Pettis (CEO) support@bantamtools.com

2013 (rebranded Bantam Tools after starting out as Other Machine Co.)

11-50

Manufacturer of rapid prototyping tools and hardware products designed transform digital desktop manufacturing and make in-house prototyping accessible.

Private

Elcan Industries

Bob Grotto (President) info@elcanindustries.com

1993

11-50

Advanced screening and sieving technologies

Private

Marval Industries

Thomas Zimmerman (President) customerservice@marvalindustries.com

1956

11-50

Colorants, additives, compounds and resins for plastics industry

Private

Hubbell Inc.

Gerben Bakker (President and CEO) info@hubbell.com

1888

Wiring Device Manufacturing, Smart Meter Manufacturing, Building Lighting Control System Manufacturing and Smart Meter Manufacturing

Public

www.Metcar.com 19 S. Water St. Ossining NY 10562 (914) 941-3738

www.zierick.com 131 Radio Circle Mt. Kisco NY 10549 (914) 666-2911

www.zetroz.com 56 Quarry Road Trumbull CT 06611 (888) 202-9831

www.chemlube.com 500 Mamaroneck Ave. #308 Harrison NY 10528 (914) 381-5800

www.micromold.com 7 Odell Plaza #133 Yonkers NY 10701 (914) 969-2850

www.nysco.com 211 Saw Mill River Road Hawthorne NY 10532 (718) 792-9000

www.bantamtools.com 135 N. Water St. 417 Main St. Peekskill NY 10566 (347) 422-6826

www.elcanindustries.com 20 Marbledale Road Tuckahoe NY 10707 (914) 381-7500

www.marvalindustries.com 315 Hoyt Ave. Mamaroneck NY 10543 (914) 381-2400

www.Hubbell.com 40 Waterview Drive Shelton CT 06484 (203) 799-4100

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Top Advertising and PR Firms Fairfield and Westchester Counties |

RANKED BY ANNUAL BILLINGS - COMPLETED BY Gary Larkin / glarkin@westfairinc.com - (973) 722-5642 Rank

Company name/ Website

Address/ Phone / Email

Year founded

Number of employees Full time (part time)

Services

Specialties

Top clients

2024 Billings

Prosek Partners

1552 Post Road Fairfield, CT 06824 Jennifer Prosek jprosek@prosek.com (203) 254-1300

1990

350+

Media relations, thought leadership, social and digital media, public affairs, investor relations, financial communications,transaction services, crisis communications, professional services, and more.

M&A advisory asset and wealth mgmt

• • •

Citi Goldman Sachs Prudential

$50M$100M

Brand Behaviorists LLC

500 Post Road E., Floor2 Westport, CT 06880 Alyson Tardif hello@thebrandbehaviorists. com (203) 662-6600

1993

20 (3)

Content creation, brand management digital campaigns, strategic comms.

Spirits FMG CPG

• •

Diageo Swisher

$3M+

C&A Digital

1 N. Broadway, Suite 1401 White Plains, NY 10601 Elena Rivera-Cheek riveracheek@cadigitalny.com (914) 607-7888

2011

25 (3)

Public relations, event management, content creation, brand management, digital campaigns, strategic comms hospitals social media managemen.

Pharma Biotech Hospitals Healthcare Nonprofits

• • •

Pfizer Bayer Eversana

$3M+

CashmanKatz

76 Eastern Blvd. Glastonbury, CT 06033 Tony Cashman tonyc@cashmankatz.com (860) 652-0300

1992

24 (2)

Media planning & buying services, public relations, content creation, brand management, digital campaigns, strategic comms, social media mgmt.

Healthcare Financial services Government Travel Tourism Entertainment Nonprofit Senior living Manufacturing Education

• • •

CT DOT ECHN/ Waterbury Health Orthopedic Associates

$3M+

10 Matthews St., Fl 1 Goshen, NY 10924 Josh Sommers josh@focusmedia.com (845) 294-3342

2002

Media planning & buying service public relations, content creation, brand management, digital campaigns, strategic comms, social media mgmt.

Tourism Automotive Crisis mgmt Education

•

Healey Bros. Auto Group Orange County, NY Various energy cos.

$3M+

Harry - an Integrated Marking Agency

80 Business Park Drive, Suite 303 Armonk, NY 10504 Bob Knight hello@harry.marketing (914) 242-0010

1989

Media planning & buying service public relations, content creation, brand management, digital campaigns, strategic comms, social media mgmt.

Telecom Healthcare Nonprofit

• • • •

UTOPIA Fiber White Plains Hospital ENT & Allergy Associates

$3M+

Illumination PR

7 Rye Ridge Plaza Robyn Bordes robyn@illuminationpr.com (914) 843-1434

2008

8 (4)

Public relations, event mgmt, content creation, brand mgmt, digital campaigns, strategic comms social media mgmt.

Medical Health Wellness

• • •

Mike Sorrentino Dr. Shirazi HRC

$3M+

Makiaris Media

1111 Cromwell Ave. Rocky Hill, CT 06067 Donna Staples dstaples@makiarismedia.com (860) 854-6380

1987

13 (1)

Media planning & buying services, Digital campaigns.

Education Travel/tourism

• • • •

CT State Lottery Uconn Medical Univ. of South Carolina

$3M+

Mintz & Hoke

40 Tower Lane Avon, CT 06001 Ronald Perine ronp@mintz-hoke.com (860) 678-0473

1971

34 (3)

Media planning & buying service public relations, content creation, brand management, digital campaigns, strategic comms, social media mgmt.

Healthcare Insurance Financial services Entertainment

• • •

$3M+

•

Hartford Healthcare Access Health CT Fidelity

119 Pleasantville Road Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510 Elizabeth Bracken-Thompson elizabeth@thompson-bender. com (914) 762-1900

1986

Media planning & buying service public relations, content creation, brand management, digital campaigns, strategic comms, social media mgmt.

Healthcare Government agencies Municipalities Education Real estate Nonprofits Senior living Media

• • • • • •

City of Yonkers Westchester Community College Cappelli Organization

$3M+

prosek.com

thebrandbehaviorists.com

cadigitalny.com

cashmankatz.com

Focus Media

focusmediausa.com

harry.marketing

illuminationpr.com

makiarismedia.com

mintz-hoke.com

Thompson & Bender thompson-bender.com

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12 (5)

15 (2)

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Company name/ Website

Address/ Phone / Email

Year founded

Number of employees Full time (part time)

Services

Specialties

Top clients

2024 Billings

MSM Digital

505 White Plains Road, Suite 204 Tarrytown, NY 10591 Mario Mirabella mario@msmdigitalmedia.com (914) 909-5900

1999

15 (10)

Media planning & buying service public relations, content creation, brand management, digital campaigns, strategic comms, social media mgmt.

Professional services Law Medical Waste mgmt Energy Financial Advisory services

• • • •

Carleton Energy Consulting Arrow Waste Westchester Spine and Brain Surgery

$3M+

1997

5 (5)

Media planning & buying services, public relations, content creation, brand management, digital campaigns, strategic comms, social media mgmt.

Real estate Nonprofit Healthcare

• • • • • • •

Westchester County Office of Economic Development Orange Bank & Trust TitleVest

$2M-$3M

7 (8)

Media planning & buying service. Digital campaigns.

Food & beverage Retail Live events Toys Beauty Healthcare Property mgmt Industrial Insurance

• • • •

Bigelow Tea Edible Arrangements Pattern Insurance

$1M-$2M

msmdigitalmedia.com

•

Co-Communications

120 Bloomingdale Road, Suite 305 White Plains, NY 10605 Stacey Cohen dcyr@cocommunications.com (860) 652-0300

All Points Agency

15 Myrtle Ave. #8A Westport, CT 06880 Courtney Hiller team@allpoints.agency (203) 604-6526

Buzz Creators

400 Columbus Ave. #122 Valhalla, NY 10595 Christina Rae crae@buzz-creators.com (914) 358-5080

2009

6 (4)

Media planning & buying service public relations, content creation, brand management, digital campaigns, strategic comms, social media mgmt.

Health & wellness Real estate Construction Food & beverage Nonprofits Hospitality

• • • • •

Opum ProHEALTH Dental Volunteer New York

$1M-$2M

M Communications

48 Union St. Stamford, CT 06906 Thomas Lawlor sales@mccommunications. com (203) 348-2100

1991

4 (4)

Event mgmt.

Audio visual Government Fundraising galas Streaming services

• • •

Libraries Schools Streaming

$1M-$2M

GMG Public Relations

53 Hudson Ave. Suite 226 Nyack, NY 10960 Risa Hoag risa@gmgpr.com (845) 627-3000

1991

2 (3)

Media planning & buying service, public relations, content creation, brand management, digital campaigns, strategic commsa.

B2b, b2c Higher ed Real estate Retail Nonprofit Lifestyle

• • • •

Veolia Rockland CC American Christmas

$1M-$2M

Burns Communications Brand Strategy

313 Melville Ave. Fairfield Deborah Burns deborahburns communications@gmail.com (203) 257-3163

2007

Public relations, event management, strategic comms, brand management, social media mgmt.

Professional services Consumer products Healthcare

• •

Privately held agency

$100K$500K

Buzz Potential

62 Chestnut St. Tuckahoe, NY 10707 Michael Dardano mjdadano@gmail.com (914) 588-6752

2004

1 (2)

Media planning & buying service public relations, content creation, brand management, digital campaigns, strategic comms, social media mgmt.

Nonprofits Audio visual Construction Professional services

• • • • •

Nonprofits Audio visual Construction Professional s ervices

$100K$500K

Eleven Six Public Relations

25 W. 39th St. 9th Fl New York, NY 10018 Katie Barr Cornish info@elevensixpr.com (646) 325-5894

2013

10 (2)

Public relations, content creation, brand management, digital campaigns, strategic comms, social media mgmtevent mgmt.

Hospitality Wellness Food&beverage Nonprofit Arts

•

$1M-$2M

Ruby Media Group

115 N. Broadway White Plains, NY 10603 Kristen Ruby kruby@rubymediagroup.com (914) 252-3690

1 (2)

Media planning & buying service public relations, content creation, brand management, digital campaigns, strategic comms, social media mgmt.

Healthcare Medical Technology Ai Legal Professional services Real estate Corporate Enterprise b2b

•

cocommunications.com

allpointsagency.agency

buzz-creators.com

mcommunications.com

gmgpr.com

burnscommunications.com

linkedin.com/in/michael-j-dardano-09b6814

elevensixpr.com

rubymediagroup.com

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WESTCHESTER DEEDS

Above $1 million 241 South Broadway LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Lam Realty LLC, Yonkers. Property: 241 S. Broadway, Yonkers. Amount: $1.6 million. Filed Nov. 13. 25 S. Bedford Road LLC, Chappaqua. Seller: Chief Management Corp., Chappaqua. Property: 25 S. Bedford Road, New Castle. Amount: $2.1 million. Filed Nov. 12. Associated Real Property Holdings LLC, Greenwich, Connecticut. Seller: Courtney W. Monahan, South Rye. Property: 73 Park Drive South, Harrison. Amount: $7.2 million. Filed Nov. 14. Castaways Property Development LLC, Coral Gables, Florida. Seller: 401 Davenport Inc., Bridgeport, Connecticut. Property: 545A Davenport Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $5.4 million. Filed Nov. 13. Castaways Realty Corp., Greenwich, Connecticut. Seller: Thomas Gorziska, New Rochelle. Property: 545A Davenport Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $2.5 million. Filed Nov. 12. Clinton Cortlandt House LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Zerega Commerce Holding Corp., Bronx. Property: 97-99 Cortlandt St., Mount Pleasant. Amount: $1.2 million. Filed Nov. 12.

Cooper Real Estate Development LLC, Scarsdale. Seller: Elizabeth Ortof, Scarsdale. Property: 17 Highland Way, Scarsdale. Amount: $1.4 million. Filed Nov. 13. Lombana, Yaneth, Brooklyn. Seller: 563 E. Third LLC, Great Neck. Property: 563 E. Third St., Mount Vernon. Amount: $1 million. Filed Nov. 13. Mark A. Fowler Living Trust, White Plains. Seller: Five Corners Property Holdings NY LLC, New York. Property: 1 Christie Place 403w, Scarsdale. Amount: $1.8 million. Filed Nov. 14. West Side Equities NR LLC, Fort Lee, New Jersey. Seller: PH Huguenot RMR LLC, New Rochelle. Property: 80 Huguenot St., New Rochelle. Amount: $4 million. Filed Nov. 12. Xu Wenjie, Scarsdale. Seller: Shiromoto Company Ltd., Hiroshima, Japan. Property: 291 Blvd., Scarsdale. Amount: $1.3 million. Filed Nov. 13.

Below $1 million 10 Warren Street LLC, White Plains. Seller: Rose M. Bombace, White Plains. Property: 3 Terrace Ave., White Plains. Amount: $575,000. Filed Nov. 14. 22 Ridge Boulevard LLC, Mamaroneck. Seller: Khayyam J. Ponticello, Mamaroneck. Property: 527 Jefferson Ave., Rye Town. Amount: $575,000. Filed Nov. 13. 220 Dante LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Fabio Sarmiento, Tuckahoe. Property: 220 Dante Ave., Eastchester. Amount: $500,000. Filed Nov. 14.

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558 Locust LLC, Pelham. Seller: Diane L. Jansky, Brookfield, Connecticut. Property: 558 Locust Ave., Rye Town. Amount: $705,000. Filed Nov. 13. 57 Ridgewood Avenue LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Henry Kuznicki, Yonkers. Property: 57 Ridgewood Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $655,000. Filed Nov. 17.

8 Center Development Group LLC, Pound Ridge. Seller: 8 Center Street LLC, Brewster. Property: 8 Center St., Bedford. Amount: $850,000. Filed Nov. 12. Alchris LLC, Ossining. Seller: Velocity House Buyers LLC, Monroe. Property: 47 Stormy Town Road, Ossining. Amount: $585,000. Filed Nov. 13. Bruno, Pasquale, Mamaroneck. Seller: 115 Osborne Avenue LLC, New York. Property: 115 Osborne Ave., Rye Town. Amount: $700,000. Filed Nov. 12. Buja Real Estate Holdings Corp, Yonkers. Seller: Leka Lukic, Yonkers. Property: 20 Overhill Place, Yonkers. Amount: $999,000. Filed Nov. 13. Conte Realty LLC, Millsboro, Delaware. Seller: Linvic Corp., Croton-on-Hudson. Property: 204 Walnut St., Peekskill. Amount: $850,000. Filed Nov. 17. Darko, Vanessa, Bronx. Seller: 99 Lockwood Corp., White Plains. Property: 30 Fortfield Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $750,000. Filed Nov. 12. Encalada, Kattya L. A., Peekskill. Seller: Lukdeda LLC, Mahopac. Property: 22 Harper Ave., Cortlandt. Amount: $585,000. Filed Nov. 12. Giordano, Liborio, South Salem. Seller: 513 E. Heritage Hills LLC, Somers. Property: 513e Heritage Hills, Somers. Amount: $516,000. Filed Nov. 17. Joy Beyond Logic LLC, Bronx. Seller: Geraldine Nicola, New Rochelle. Property: 703 Pelham Road, No. 107, New Rochelle. Amount: $295,000. Filed Nov. 14. JS 210 Inc., Newburgh. Seller: FS 970 Realty LLC, Briarcliff Manor. Property: 970 N. Broadway, No. 210, Yonkers. Amount: $500,000. Filed Nov. 12. KPT LLC, Bronxville. Seller: Boulder Apartments LLC, Yonkers. Property: 1133 Midland Ave., 4C, Yonkers. Amount: $433,000. Filed Nov. 13.

Martos, Santiago, New Rochelle. Seller: Rubens Realty Associates LLC, Washingtonville. Property: 305 Union Ave., New Rochelle. Amount: $950,000. Filed Nov. 17. Matt-Simmons, Ljudie, New Rochelle. Seller: 4 Albert Realty LLC, Bronx. Property: 4 Albert Leonard Road, New Rochelle. Amount: $999,999. Filed Nov. 14. Rodriguez, Fanny, Yonkers. Seller: 129 Park Hill Corp., New York. Property: 129 Park Hill Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $700,000. Filed Nov. 13. Sarwar, Mohammad, West Nyack. Seller: AMS Estates LLC, Yonkers. Property: 2 Fairmount Ave., Yonkers. Amount: $925,000. Filed Nov. 17. Siapanides, Christos, West Harrison. Seller: Eretz Capital Investments LLC, White Plains. Property: 1 Lake St., 2J, White Plains. Amount: $335,000. Filed Nov. 12. Sunrise Duplex LLC, Harrison. Seller: James Defonce, Harrison. Property: 65 Ellsworth Ave., Harrison. Amount: $900,000. Filed Nov. 13. Supreme Homes LLC, Ossining. Seller: John G. Markham, Chappaqua. Property: 676 Hardscrabble Road, Mount Pleasant. Amount: $595,000. Filed Nov. 14. Trader Joes East Inc., Monrovia, California. Seller: 727 Equities LLC, New York. Property: 727 White Plains Road, Eastchester. Amount: $10. Filed Nov. 12. U.S. Bank Trust NA, Dallas, Texas. Seller: Anthony R. Tirone, White Plains. Property: 20 Rome Ave., Bedford. Amount: $725,000. Filed Nov. 12. Velocity House Buyers LLC, Walden. Seller: Cynthia M. Skopal, Ossining. Property: 47 Stormy Town Road, Ossining. Amount: $550,000. Filed Nov. 13. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB, Lansing, Michigan. Seller: Mark A. Siesel, White Plains. Property: 523 First Ave., Pelham. Amount: $563,000. Filed Nov. 12.

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Winning Bidz LLC, Yonkers. Seller: Barbara Lerman, Larchmont. Property: 445 Franklin Ave., Mount Vernon. Amount: $595,000. Filed Nov. 13. YY Orchard LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Fawzy Richard, Yonkers. Property: 92 Orchard St., Yonkers. Amount: $525,000. Filed Nov. 12.

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BOARD Frank Bueno Expediting LLC, Yonkers. Amount: $5,000.

JUDGMENTS Bashir, Amatul, Scarsdale. $5,858 in favor of Barclays Bank Delaware, Wilmington, Delaware. Filed Nov. 3. Bolden, Hallie Simone, New Rochelle. $3,163 in favor of Barclays Bank Delaware, Wilmington, Delaware. Filed Nov. 3. Boswell, Donna L., Ossining. $5,026 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed Nov. 6. Cepeda, Rene, Mount Vernon. $2,206 in favor of Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed Nov. 7.

The Tavern 32 Inc. d.b.a. Henry’s Bar & Grill, Bronxville. Amount: $10,000.

Clancy, Alan B., Port Chester. $7,202 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed Nov. 6.

Eat W Culinary Professionals Inc., New Rochelle. Amount: $21,000.

Colon, Tito, Yonkers. $4,526 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed Nov. 6.

J&R Wireless Multiservices Inc., Mount Vernon. Amount: $20,500.

Correa, Jesus, Crompond. $5,557 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed Nov. 7.

Doca’s Inc., Ossining. Amount: $4,000. Fiber Pro Network I LLC, Yonkers. Amount: $23,500. Tye Brands Group LLC, Peekskill. Amount: $21,000. Coral Seafood Restaurant 1 Inc., White Plains. Amount: $21,000. Mary Lee Nail Salon LLC, Ardsley Amount: $21,500. Rayva International LLC, Valhalla. Amount: $21,000. Rocco Cambareri, Mount Kisco. Amount: $500. Millers Honest Moving & Storage LLC, Rye. Amount: $23,000. NYC Maintenance Services LLC, New Rochelle. Amount: $21,000. Maple Leaf Books LLC d.b.a. Make Believe Books, Armonk. Amount: $20,500. Taylor-way Contractors LLC, Mamaroneck. Amount: $1,500.

Costley-Lodge, Claudette, Mount Vernon. $11,516 in favor of Capital One NA, Columbus, Ohio Filed Nov. 6. Dassan, Mohamed K., Dobbs Ferry. $2,814 in favor of Westchester Community College, Valhalla. Filed Oct. 29. Davis, Clemons Jhatia E., Yonkers. $11,691 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed Nov. 6. DeGloria, Nancy M., Yonkers. $10,997 in favor of Citibank NA, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed Nov. 6. Dejong, John M., Mount Kisco. $14,834 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed Nov. 6. Delisa, Jonathan, Port Chester. $10,103 in favor of Castro Steven, Norwalk, Connecticut. Filed Nov. 7. Eatmon, George G., White Plains. $25,904 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed Nov. 6.

WESTCHESTER COUNTY & HUDSON VALLEY Elphic, Makiah, Yonkers. $10,937 in favor of Barclays Bank Delaware, Wilmington, Delaware. Filed Nov. 3.

Holgate, Khaleel, Hartsdale. $5,074 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed Nov. 7.

Nuamah, Aaron, Mount Vernon. $3,286 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed Nov. 6.

Enders, Tyrese A., White Plains. $2,544 in favor of Westchester Community College, Valhalla. Filed Oct. 29.

Hopkins, Erik Damon, White Plains. $985 in favor of Westchester Community College, Valhalla. Filed Oct. 29.

O’Connor, Cian M., Yonkers. $3,059 in favor of Westchester Community College, Valhalla. Filed Oct. 28.

Fernandez, Richard, Mount Vernon. $2,717 in favor of Barclays Bank Delaware, Wilmington, Delaware. Filed Nov. 3.

Jokic, Dajana, Bedford. $10,066 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed Nov. 7.

Patino, Leslie, Sleepy Hollow. $3,405 in favor of Bank of America NA, Charlotte, North Carolina. Filed Nov. 7.

Kaiden, Steven, Scarsdale. $11,587 in favor of American Express National Bank, Filed Nov. 6.

Rodriguez, Carlos, Yonkers. $36,861 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed Nov. 6.

Lasley, Susan, Mount Vernon. $18,156 in favor of Bank of America NA, Charlotte, North Carolina. Filed Nov. 7.

Sintyl, Cinthia, Yonkers. $1,229 in favor of Westchester Community College, Valhalla. Filed Oct. 29.

Lockett, Nya L., Peekskill. $1,217 in favor of Westchester Community College, Valhalla. Filed Oct. 29.

Strand, Alexander Q., White Plains. $1,853 in favor of Westchester Community College, Valhalla. Filed Oct. 29.

Mako, Nicole M., New Rochelle. $5,724 in favor of Cavalry Spv I LLC, Greenwich, Connecticut. Filed Nov. 7.

Tompkins, Anthony M., Dobbs Ferry. $4,748 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed Nov. 7.

Maldonado, Deborah, Mohegan Lake. $11,772 in favor of Capital One NA, Columbus, Ohio Filed Nov. 7.

Trinidad, Diosmary P., Sleepy Hollow. $2,900 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed Nov. 7.

Melendez, Armanni, Mount Vernon. $2,956 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed Nov. 6.

Warner, Anwar, Yonkers. $4,691 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed Nov. 6.

Miranda, Alejandro C., Harrison. $4,940 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed Nov. 7.

Williams, Selina Stewart, Mount Vernon. $4,972 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed Nov. 6.

Graham, Isleen C., Bronx. $6,677 in favor of Westchester Community College, Valhalla. Filed Oct. 29. Guci, Angela, Yonkers. $11,843 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed Nov. 6. Guillen, Jose A., White Plains. $3,960 in favor of Barclays Bank Delaware, Wilmington, Delaware. Filed Nov. 3. Hall, Amaia, Yonkers. $18,158 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed Nov. 6. Harkins, Paul, Yorktown Heights. $7,261 in favor of Barclays Bank Delaware, Wilmington, Delaware. Filed Nov. 3. Harley, Lauren, Mount Vernon. $4,373 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed Nov. 7. Harley, Lauren, Mount Vernon. $3,975 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed Nov. 7. Harris, Akira L., Yonkers. $4,618 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed Nov. 7. Hawkins, Gail, Port Chester. $2,698 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed Nov. 6. Hernandez, Destiny, Yonkers. $1,988 in favor of Westchester Community College, Valhalla. Filed Oct. 29.

Moscoso, Michelle, Cortlandt Manor. $3,149 in favor of Westchester Community College, Valhalla. Filed Oct. 29. Neufville, Leona S., Mount Vernon. $3,187 in favor of Capital One NA, McLean, Virginia. Filed Nov. 7. Nieto, Eddy E., White Plains. $1,374 in favor of Westchester Community College, Valhalla. Filed Oct. 29.

LIS PENDENS Aerial Management Services Inc., as owner. Filed by Wilmington Savings Fund Society Trust. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $350,000 affecting property located at 97 Lorraine Ave., Mount Vernon. Filed Oct. 31.

Balcarcel, Floridalma, as owner. Filed by US Bank Trust NA. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $319,000 affecting property located at 140 Grant Ave., White Plains. Filed Oct. 23. Beecham Gemayel - administrator, as owner. Filed by Deutsche Bank National Trust. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $472,000 affecting property located at 154 Overlooks St., Mount Vernon. Filed Oct. 29. Board of Managers of The Boulevard Condominium, as owner. Filed by Mortgage Assets Management LLC. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $390,000 affecting property located at 455 S. Fourth Ave.., No.1, Mount Vernon. Filed Nov. 5. Bunting-Smith, Eve, as owner. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank NA. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $95,000 affecting property located at 125 Dobbs Ferry Road, White Plains. Filed Nov. 3. Castillo, Felix, as owner. Filed by US Bank NA Trust. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $444,000 affecting property located at 63 Lincoln Ave., White Plains. Filed Nov. 4. Citibank NA, as owner. Filed by Citimortgage Inc. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $300,000 affecting property located at 463 Beach Ave., Mamaroneck. Filed Oct. 31. Cosovic, Beka, as owner. Filed by Unity Bank. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $633,000 affecting property located at 58 Coolidge Ave., Yonkers. Filed Oct. 31. Cowan, Leonie, as owner. Filed by PHH Mortgage Corp. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $497,000 affecting property located at 100 Sherman Ave., White Plains. Filed Oct. 24.

DeMatteis, Meredith, as owner. Filed by Wells Fargo Bank NA. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $25,000 affecting property located at 186 Valentine St., Yonkers. Filed Nov. 5. Dwyer, Kevin R., as owner. Filed by Board of Managers of Hillcrest Park Condominium Group V Inc. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $2,800 affecting property located at 7H N. James St., Peekskill. Filed Nov. 6. Empire Merchants LLC, as owner. Filed by Freedom Mortgage Corp. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $631,000 affecting property located at 39 Sprain Valley Road, Scarsdale. Filed Oct. 30. Fabian Inc., as owner. Filed by US Bank Trust Company NA. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $318,000 affecting property located at 15 Saint Paul’s Place, Mount Vernon. Filed Oct. 24. Gennarelli, Evelyn S., as owner. Filed by US Alliance Federal Credit Union. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $339,000 affecting property located at 21 Coprock Road, Sleepy Hollow. Filed Oct. 30. Gibson, Thomas S., as owner. Filed by JPMorgan Chase Bank NA. Action: Foreclosure of a mortgage in the principal amount of $95,000 affecting property located at 24 Meadowlark Circle, Peekskill. Filed Nov. 3.

MECHANIC’S LIENS 350 Port Chester LLC, Rye. $36,272 In favor of Smedley Aerial Lifts LLC, Branford. Filed Nov. 7. 353 N. Bedford Road LLC, Mount Kisco. $15,425 In favor of Smedley Aerial Lifts LLC, Branford. Filed Nov. 7.

42 Daisies LLC, Bedford. $13,000 In favor of E&S Painting Inc., Brewster. Filed Nov. 10. Abatangelo, Gina, Greenburgh. $15,956 In favor of Turner Painting Service Inc., Norwalk, Connecticut. Filed Nov. 10. Avalon Yonkers Sun Sites LLC, Yonkers. $5,284 In favor of Celtic Building Supplies. Filed Nov. 13. Chester WP II LLC, White Plains. $2,307 In favor of Celtic Building Supplies Inc. Filed Nov. 13. Littman, Steve, Harrison. $58,026 In favor of Morano Landscape Garden Designs, Mamaroneck. Filed Nov. 13.

Sole Proprietorships Duncan Hoffman d.b.a. DH Lux Limo, 70 Arthur Court, Port Chester 10573. c/o Duncan W. Hoffman. Filed Nov. 13. E&J Cleaning Service, 81 Fletcher Ave., Mount Vernon 10552. c/o Aiana Bravo Martinez. Filed Nov. 10. Goodbooks AI, 70 Chester Place, Yonkers 10704. c/o Nicholas R. Trivino. Filed Nov. 7. Her New Beginning, 466 Dunham Ave., Mount Vernon 10553. c/o Deirdre Brisbano. Filed Nov. 17. Jamaica Hope, 100 Waring Place, No.1, Yonkers 10703. c/o Konan J. Athacou. Filed Nov. 12.

Mascarenhas, Maya, Hastings-on-Hudson. $19,750 In favor of J&E Hauling Inc., Yonkers. Filed Nov. 13.

JS & B Flooring, 172 Cortlandt St., No.1, Sleepy Hollow 10591. c/o Sergio R. Quituisaca. Filed Nov. 14.

Miller, Harold P., Greenburgh. $68,675 In favor of Quality Air Heating & Cooling, Spring Valley. Filed Nov. 10.

Just A Little Help, 15 S. Division St. No.1C, New Rochelle 10805. c/o Honey Leiladi. Filed Nov. 12.

RFMCH Huguenot Property Owner II, New Rochelle. $41,540 In favor of Clarence Trachtel Ltd. Filed Nov. 7. Rivertowns Square Regency LLC, Dobbs Ferry. $6,536 In favor of Joseph M. Nardozzi, New Rochelle. Filed Nov. 10. Wasserman, David, White Plains. $4,191 In favor of Rolling Stone Landscaping Ltd., West Harrison. Filed Nov. 7.

NEW BUSINESSES Partnerships Mark & Paul Home Improvements, 164 Linden St., Yonkers 10701. c/o Marcos Contreras and Pablo Rivera. Filed Nov. 14.

Kensico Kids Daycare, 13 Washington Place E., White Plains 10603. c/o Montserrat Frutos. Filed Nov. 7. Law Offices of David Skrilow, 440 Mamaroneck Ave., Harrison 10528. c/o David Skrilow. Filed Nov. 10. Learn & Play Home, 27 Gordon Ave., Briarcliff 10510. c/o Rosa A Rojas. Filed Nov. 17. Lingokids Daycare, 20 Lane St., Yonkers 10701. c/o Leslie Garcia. Filed Nov. 13. Mackenzie, Slp, 17 Fifth Ave., Apt. 10, Pelham 10803. c/o Rosa Veronica Kurtz. Filed Nov. 7. MCS Management & Consulting Solutions, 10 Romar Ave., White Plains 10605. c/o Marco Catalioto. Filed Nov. 14.

Palace Beauty Bar, 277 W. First St., Mount Vernon 10550. c/o Dwayne Hutchinson and Megan Patterson. Filed Nov. 10.

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WESTCHESTER COUNTY & HUDSON VALLEY MTZ Painting, 20 Lane St., Yonkers 10701. c/o Ulises Martinez. Filed Nov. 13. Mychael Lux Properties, 125 S. Second Ave. No. 2E, Mount Vernon 10550. c/o Mychael Williams. Filed Nov. 13. Nyctech, 100 Waring Place, No. 1, Yonkers 10703. c/o Konan J. Athacou. Filed Nov. 6. Peoplyx, 277 E. Grand St., Mount Vernon 10552. c/o Mark Macaulay. Filed Nov. 14. Ramirez Estate, 218 S. Third Ave., Apt. 3G, Mount Vernon 10550. c/o. Filed Nov. 13.

HUDSON VALLEY BUILDING LOANS

Above $1 million Chestnut Upstate Management LLC as owner. Lender: Northeast Community Bank. Property: 2 Walnut Place, Spring Valley. Amount: $2.3 million. Filed Oct. 17. Griff Construction LLC as owner. Lender: FRC VTX Assets LLC. Property: in Piermont. Amount: $1.5 million. Filed Oct. 14. Pennington Lots LLC, et al, as owner. Lender: Northeast Community Bank. Property: in Spring Valley. Amount: $3.3 million. Filed Oct. 9.

RCD Park LandOwner LLC as owner. Lender: FS Credit Originator LLC. Property: 625 Corporate Way, Valley Cottage. Amount: $3.5 million. Filed Oct. 7.

494 498 Main Street LLC, Scarsdale. Seller: 2 South Street LLC, Beacon. Property: 494-498 Main St., city of Beacon. Amount: $2.3 million. Filed Sept. 17.

Streicher, Moshe and Gisele Streicher as owner. Lender: TD Bank NA. Property: 4 Miriam Lane, Monsey. Amount: $2.5 million. Filed Sept. 29.

Ll REV-TPA Armenia Ave LLC, Scarsdale. Seller: Steinberg Warren, Rhinebeck. Property: 12 Chestnut St., Rhinebeck. Amount: $4.2 million. Filed Sept. 17.

Below $1 million 600 Route 52 LLC as owner. Lender: Loan Funder LLC Series 107246 Property: 600 Route 52, Carmel. Amount: $100,215. Filed Aug. 14. Hudson Valley Credit Union, as owner. Lender: Cabrera Sara Hernandez. Property: in Newburgh. Amount: $275,000. Filed Oct. 10. Kiavi Funding Inc., as owner. Lender: Mast Construction LLC. Property: 320 Walnut Ave., New Windsor. Amount: $248,000. Filed Oct. 9. Primelending, as owner. Lender: Rachel Heil. Property: 76 Iron Mountain Road, Warwick. Amount: $484,000. Filed Oct. 15. RBI Private Lending LLC as owner. Lender: 15 Old Farm Lane LLC. Property: 15 Old Farm Lane, Brewster. Amount: $127,000. Filed Sept. 18.

DEEDS Above $1 million 1162 US 9 Realty LLC, Morristown, New Jersey. Seller: Paramus, New Jersey. Poughkeepsie. Property: in Wappinger. Amount: $10 million. Filed Sept. 12.

133 Abbie Court LLC, Wappingers. Seller: Toll Northeast V Corp., Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. Property: Champlain Way, Fishkill. Amount: $3.5 million. Filed Sept. 16.

Below $1 million 119 Thompson Street LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: William Fennell, Poughkeepsie. Property: 119 Thompson St., city of Poughkeepsie. Amount: $146,500. Filed Sept. 12. 2 Princeton LLC, Hurley. Seller: Andrew Eugene Williams III, Rhinebeck. Property: in Red Hook. Amount: $400,000. Filed Sept. 9. 2TIMS Properties LLC, Wappingers. Seller: Charitable Adult Rides & Services Inc., San Diego, California. Property: in town of Poughkeepsie. Amount: $368,000. Filed Sept. 10. 782 Old Route 22 LLC, Carmel. Seller: Stone Resource Inc., Amenia. Property: 782 Old Route 22, Amenia. Amount: $325,000. Filed Sept. 10. 8 Bahret Avenue LLC, Pleasant Valley. Seller: Michael P. Roche, Poughkeepsie. Property: 8 Bahret Ave., town of Poughkeepsie. Amount: $136,500. Filed Sept. 15. Breeze Loop Trust, Palm Springs, California. Seller: River Ridge Associates LLC, Livingston, New Jersey. Property: in Hyde Park. Amount: $431,000. Filed Sept. 12. Douglas CPK LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Keep Hooping LLC, Poughkeepsie. Property: in city of Poughkeepsie. Amount: $85,000. Filed Sept. 10. Douro Habitat Empreendimentos Imobiliarios Sa, Portugal. Seller: Abd Stratford LLC, Poughkeepsie. Property: 3 Kensington Lane, town of Poughkeepsie. Amount: $550,000. Filed Sept. 5.

Douro Habitat Empreendimentos Imobiliarios Sa, Portugal. Seller: Abd Stratford LLC, Poughkeepsie. Property: 38 Dartmouth Drive, town of Poughkeepsie. Amount: $900,000. Filed Sept. 5. Dr. Marx Trust, Brooklyn. Seller: IFMH LLC, Kingston. Property: in Red Hook. Amount: $300,000. Filed Sept. 10. Dutchess County Poughkeepsie Land Bank Corp., Poughkeepsie. Seller: 60 Lincoln Avenue LLC, Newburgh. Property: in city of Poughkeepsie. Amount: $70,000. Filed Sept. 5. Edi376 LLC, Wappingers. Seller: Stephanie L. DeRose Morano, Wappingers. Property: 39 Hi View Road, Wappinger. Amount: $345,000. Filed Sept. 9. ESMR Capital LLC, Fishkill. Seller: Diocesan Missionary & Church Extension Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of New York. Property: in Wappinger. Amount: $112,000. Filed Sept. 5. ESMR Capital LLC, Fishkill. Seller: Gary M. Levine, Poughkeepsie. Property: in town of Poughkeepsie. Amount: $303,000. Filed Sept. 9. Gemmati Brothers Inc., Poughkeepsie. Seller: Briggs Station LLC, Poughkeepsie. Property: 271-273 Titusville Road, city of Poughkeepsie. Amount: $700,000. Filed Sept. 12. Hall, Charles William, Essex Junction. Seller: Toll Van Wyck LLC, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. Property: in Fishkill. Amount: $658,000. Filed Sept. 8. Hickman, Ramona, Poughkeepsie. Seller: River Ridge Associates LLC, Livingston, New Jersey. Property: in Hyde Park. Amount: $570,000. Filed Sept. 16. Hughes, Cyril, Nanuet. Seller: 36 Cottage Street LLC, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Fishkill. Amount: $800,000. Filed Sept. 11. Juarez, Luis, Bronx. Seller: Morrissa Estates LLC, Poughquag. Property: in city of Poughkeepsie. Amount: $355,000. Filed Sept. 15.

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Licursi, Alex Joseph, Long Island City. Seller: 129 South Beacon LLC, Beacon. Property: in city of Beacon. Amount: $830,000. Filed Sept. 11.

Silver, Gregory, New York. Seller: Upstate Modernist LLC, Rhinebeck. Property: 24 Boice Road, Milan. Amount: $425,000. Filed Sept. 8.

Lustig, Steven M., Williamsville. Seller: 25 Old Farm Road Development, LLC, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Red Hook. Amount: $85,000. Filed Sept. 11.

Stortini Development LLC, Rhinebeck. Seller: Malik Piya, Los Angeles, California. Property: in Milan. Amount: $235,000. Filed Sept. 12.

Mascali, Joseph, Sag Harbor. Seller: Den Outdoors LLC, Rhinebeck. Property: in Rhinebeck. Amount: $625,000. Filed Sept. 17. Morgenstern, Harris, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Castaldo Properties Inc., Poughkeepsie. Property: in town of Poughkeepsie. Amount: $374,000. Filed Sept. 11. Musante, Jason, Durham, North Carolina. Seller: Dutchess Reserve LLC, Rhinebeck. Property: in Clinton. Amount: $565,000. Filed Sept. 11. Next Gen Houses LLC, Poughkeepsie. Seller: Hudson Valley House Buyers LLC, LaGrangeville. Property: 651 Vassar Road, town of Poughkeepsie. Amount: $140,000. Filed Sept. 12. Northside Property Management LLC, Rhinebeck. Seller: Susan E. Piccoli, Hyde Park. Property: in town of Poughkeepsie. Amount: $106,000. Filed Sept. 10. Pelaez, Mariela Cordova, Dover, Seller: 398 Church Street Holdings LLC, Wappingers Falls. Property: in Washington. Amount: $390,000. Filed Sept. 5. Perez, Martina, Pleasant Valley. Seller: DH & SC LLC, Poughkeepsie. Property: in Pleasant Valley. Amount: $440,000. Filed Sept. 18. Roya Development LLC, Wappingers. Seller: Graeme L. Hardy, Boiceville. Property: in Hyde Park. Amount: $50,000. Filed Sept. 10. Royal Queen Estates LLC, Brooklyn. Seller: Blanche M. Haight, Poughkeepsie. Property: 150 Franklin St., city of Poughkeepsie. Amount: $325,000. Filed Sept. 9.

Suen, Cynthia, Potomac. Seller: CRE NYC Properties LLC, Mineola. Property: in city of Beacon. Amount: $599,000. Filed Sept. 8. Upstate Modernist LLC, Rhinebeck. Seller: Eleanor Celeste Aimone, Rhinebeck. Property: in Milan. Amount: $160,000. Filed Sept. 8. Villareal, Roberto D., Poughkeepsie. Seller: ABT Stratford LLC, Poughkeepsie. Property: 51 Dartmouth Drive, town of Poughkeepsie. Amount: $825,000. Filed Sept. 17. Wells Fargo Bank National Association, Mount Laurel, New Jersey. Seller: John Orgen. Property: in East Fishkill. Amount: $105,500. Filed Sept. 15.

JUDGMENTS AKL, Raouf, New Windsor. $11,985 in favor of Capital One, McLean, Virginia. Filed Oct. 14. Arnita, Shirley A., Middletown. $2,724 in favor of Discover Bank, Columbus, Ohio. Filed Oct. 15. Boyle, Kristen C. Sebesta, New Windsor. $13,087 in favor of Credit Acceptance Corp., Southfield, Michigan. Filed Oct. 8. Brown, Clifton, Highland Mills. $3,671 in favor of Capital One, McLean, Virginia. Filed Oct. 17. Brown, Ian, Campbell Hall. $3,824 in favor of Capital One, McLean, Virginia. Filed Oct. 15. Brunelle, Martha, Port Jervis. $6,089 in favor of Capital One, McLean, Virginia. Filed Oct. 15. Burnett, Mercian, Newburgh. $3,001 in favor of Discover Bank, Columbus, Ohio. Filed Oct. 15.

WESTCHESTER COUNTY & HUDSON VALLEY Bush, Carmen I., Middletown. $3,725 in favor of Capital One, McLean, Virginia. Filed Oct. 16.

Kane, Andrew M III, New Windsor. $18,599 in favor of Citibank, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed Oct. 10.

Calvente, Ivana M., Pine Bush. $1,461 in favor of Cavalry Spv I LLC, Greenwich, Connecticut. Filed Oct. 9.

Rezac, Errol, Middletown. $13,336 in favor of Capital One, McLean, Virginia. Filed Oct. 15.

Weiss, Zisha, Monroe. $4,131 in favor of Capital One, McLean, Virginia. Filed Oct. 8.

Kelly, Linda A., Pine Bush. $5,477 in favor of Capital One, McLean, Virginia. Filed Oct. 14.

Riggs, Ralph, Unionville. $3,700 in favor of Cavalry Spv I LLC, Greenwich, Connecticut. Filed Oct. 9.

Wilson, Mariah V., Middletown. $5,072 in favor of Capital One, McLean, Virginia. Filed Oct. 15.

Carter, Sudan, Middletown. $6,916 in favor of Capital One, McLean, Virginia. Filed Oct. 14.

Knight, Thomas, Middletown. $8,312 in favor of Discover Bank, Columbus, Ohio. Filed Oct. 15.

Rios, Joseph Nava, Newburgh. $2,834 in favor of Discover Bank, Columbus, Ohio. Filed Oct. 6.

Zambrano, Ariana, Newburgh. $1,199 in favor of Discover Bank, Columbus, Ohio. Filed Oct. 15.

Casanova, Linda, Port Jervis. $12,576 in favor of Crown Asset Management LLC, Duluth, Georgia. Filed Oct. 16.

Lasebny, Zachary, Middletown. $3,433 in favor of Discover Bank, Columbus, Ohio. Filed Oct. 6.

Scanzano, Anthony J., Newburgh. $3,992 in favor of Capital One, McLean, Virginia. Filed Oct. 14.

Zorrilla, Enrique, Maybrook. $6,832 in favor of Capital One, McLean, Virginia. Filed Oct. 17.

Curry, Beverly, Monroe. $1,490 in favor of Crown Asset Management LLC, Duluth, Georgia. Filed Oct. 17.

Leal, Cesar, Middletown. $5,564 in favor of Capital One, McLean, Virginia. Filed Oct. 15.

Sepulveda, Manuel, Middletown. $5,191 in favor of Discover Bank, Columbus, Ohio. Filed Oct. 15.

Ekstein, Bracha, Highland Mills. $5,751 in favor of Citizens Bank, Johnston, Rhode Island. Filed Oct. 17. Flores, Bridgette, Pine Bush. $18,761 in favor of Crown Asset Management LLC, Duluth, Georgia. Filed Oct. 7. Gonzalez, Melanie, Newburgh. $2,247 in favor of Discover Bank, Columbus, Ohio. Filed Oct. 15. Grijalba, Jonathan, Port Jervis. $3,112 in favor of Discover Bank, Columbus, Ohio. Filed Oct. 15. Gutierrez, Matthew, Walden. $3,646 in favor of Capital One, McLean, Virginia. Filed Oct. 15. Hart, Darius, New Windsor. $5,739 in favor of Crown Asset Management LLC, Duluth, Georgia. Filed Oct. 8. Hickey, Theresa, Montgomery. $8,564 in favor of Capital One, McLean, Virginia. Filed Oct. 14.

Mann, Dolores M., Port Jervis. $3,185 in favor of Citibank, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed Oct. 6. Masloski, Jill M., Newburgh. $1,800 in favor of Citibank, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed Oct. 15. McGrath, Denise E., Newburgh. $3,772 in favor of Discover Bank, Columbus, Ohio. Filed Oct. 15. Mejia, Jonathan, Newburgh. $1,246 in favor of Cavalry Spv I LLC, Greenwich, Connecticut. Filed Oct. 9. Mejia, Rene, Newburgh. $3,739 in favor of Discover Bank, Columbus, Ohio. Filed Oct. 6.

Soriano, Erika, Middletown. $2,102 in favor of Discover Bank, Columbus, Ohio. Filed Oct. 15.

MECHANIC’S LIENS

Toom, Nikki, Middletown. $4,812 in favor of Discover Bank, Columbus, Ohio. Filed Oct. 15.

79 Duelk LLC, as owner. $21,288 in favor of Scott Perri Landscaping Inc. Property: 79 Duelk Ave., Blooming Grove South. Filed Oct. 2.

Vanamburgh, Penny L., Newburgh. $3,805 in favor of Capital One, McLean, Virginia. Filed Oct. 14.

Barajas, Fidencio, as owner. $4,011 in favor of Tam Enterprises Inc. Property: in Goshen. Filed Sept. 24.

Vivanco, Micelina Z., Newburgh. $7,486 in favor of Citibank, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Filed Oct. 15.

Budget Newburgh LLC, as owner. $180,253 in favor of JL Construction Enterprises Inc. Property: 1420 Route 300, Newburgh. Filed Oct. 3.

Communities at New Windsor LLC, as owner. $2,964 in favor of Mike Fumarola Plumbing & Heating LLC. Property: 1101 Cornwall Court, New Windsor. Filed Sept. 30. IIP NY 1 LLC, as owner. $682,555 in favor of MDS HCV R Inc. Property: in Hamptonburgh. Filed Sept. 25. IIP NY 1 LLC, as owner. $29,285 in favor of R. Brewer Landscaping LLC. Property: 14 Hudson Crossing Drive, Hamptonburgh. Filed Sept. 25. Its Holdings BG LLC, as owner. $59,263 in favor of Salomone Redi Mix of NY LLC. Property: 700 NY-208, Monroe. Filed Oct. 3. IYH Estates LLC, as owner. $27,000 in favor of Supermarket Maven of NY LLC. Property: 5 Mangin Road, Blooming Grove. Filed Sept. 25. Smith, Donald M., as owner. $75,650 in favor of Louise Rabasco. Property: in Newburgh. Filed Oct. 6. YB Estate Holding LLC, as owner. $12,485 in favor of Frame Up NY. Property: 10 Glen Lane, Newburgh. Filed Oct. 2.

NEW BUSINESSES

Cibo E. Vino Il Fiume, 50 Front St., Newburgh 12550. c/o Kastrati Mentor. Filed Oct. 16.

Partnerships

Diasporatrends4u, 30 Delaware Road, Newburgh 12550. c/o Josephine Washington. Filed Oct. 9.

Cirones Chocolate Shop LLC, 30 Brotherhood Plaza, Washingtonville 10992. c/o Steven M. Cirone and Inda S. Muntu. Filed Oct. 21.

Sole Proprietorships 3d King Prints, 5 Church St., Greenwood Lake 10925. c/o Caric Spasoja. Filed Oct. 9. Aml Reiners, 39 Everett Road, Hamptonburg 109116. c/o Alea M. Lasaponara. Filed Oct. 14. Behind The Bridal, 43 Denton Lane, Warwick 10990. c/o Kaelyn Louise Score. Filed Oct. 17. Broccins Badges, 15 Harmony Drive, Salisbury Mills 12577. c/o Jeffrey Robert Morton. Filed Oct. 23. Business Logo Rugs, 40 Lawrence Ave., New Windsor 12553. c/o Diaz Jose Omar Rios. Filed Oct. 15.

Fairday, 203 Greycourt Road, Chester 1018. c/o Andrew S. Alter. Filed Oct. 14. High Definition of Services, 78 Kensington Manor, Middletown 10941. c/o Gaston Fernando Rodriguez. Filed Oct. 10. Plants With Artisanal Style, 388 Washington St., Newburgh 12550. c/o Marcela Liliana Aveiro. Filed Oct. 2. Sos Facility Group, 31 Fowler Ave., Newburgh 12550. c/o Simon Court Ojulo. Filed Oct. 7. Sos Tech, 45 North St., Newburgh 12550. c/o Simon Court Ojulo. Filed Oct. 7. Warwick Flight School, 49 Arbor Road, Campbell Hall 10916. c/o Matthew J. Rudzinski. Filed Oct. 2. Wonderway Chronicles, 604 Kayla Court, Newburgh 12550. c/o Steven Albert Colon. Filed Oct. 2.

Ngon, Martin, New Windsor. $11,110 in favor of Capital One, McLean, Virginia. Filed Oct. 14. Perez, Billy, Middletown. $2,736 in favor of Discover Bank, Columbus, Ohio. Filed Oct. 15.

Holtzer, Surie, Monroe. $11,981 in favor of Capital One, McLean, Virginia. Filed Oct. 14.

Polycarpe, Genie A., Newburgh. $3,984 in favor of Discover Bank, Columbus, Ohio. Filed Oct. 15.

Jackson, Kendreya, Harriman. $1,914 in favor of Crown Asset Management LLC, Duluth, Georgia. Filed Oct. 8.

Porgesz, Mordechai, Monroe. $22,138 in favor of Discover Bank, Columbus, Ohio. Filed Oct. 7.

Johnson, Kareem C., Newburgh. $6,773 in favor of Capital One, McLean, Virginia. Filed Oct. 14.

Ramirez, Jorge E., Newburgh. $2,813 in favor of Capital One, McLean, Virginia. Filed Oct. 15.

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BUILDING PERMITS

Commercial Barajas, Francisco J., New Rochelle, New York, contractor for MVP Real Estate Group LLC. Convert the 6-unit rooming house to a 2-unit apartment, adding 1 bathroom and 2 kitchens at 226 W. Main St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Oct. 6. Benalcazar, Andrea, Norwalk, contractor for Andrea Benalcazar. Renovate single-family residence at 152 Patrick Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed Oct. 7. Fairfieldwen LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Levy New Canaan Associates. Perform replacement alterations at 67 New Canaan Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $7,000. Filed Oct. 8. Feliciano, Maria, Norwalk, contractor for Maria Feliciano. Remove illegal basement at 9 Rainbow Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Oct. 8. Fornes, Christian, Stamford, contractor for Glendale Commerce Park Condominium Inc. Replace the 6’ chain link fence along the west side of the property abutting a residential property with an 8’ vinyl fence at 48 Union St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed Oct. 27.

Franks Home Improvement & Remodeling LLC, Trumbull, contractor for David Sonia. Remodel and rearrange the kitchen from previous dimensions and appearance on Sylvan Knoll Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed Nov. 19.

KL Masters Construction Company, Stamford, contractor for TR Broad LI LLC. Erect tower crane to work at 128 Broad Street in conjunction with building permit B-24-1462 at 130 Broad St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $725,000. Filed Oct. 28.

Frost, Steve, Stamford, contractor for Operation MLC LLC. Installed a 40/115 tent for annual holiday party on Dec. 6 at 280 Ocean Drive East, Stamford. Estimated cost: $3,000. Filed Nov. 18.

KMF Construction LLC, Stamford, contractor for Ten Washington RSK LLC. Perform replacement alterations at 1010 Washington Blvd., Stamford. Estimated cost: $102,302. Filed Nov. 3.

G.A. Castro Construction LLC, Stamford, contractor for Gina Gore. Replace siding and one window at 89 Mitchell St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $58,422. Filed Nov. 5.

MLM Home Improvement LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Robert and Carol Ann Marranzini. Remove existing roof and reroof 5 Katy Lane, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $12,495. Filed Oct. 6.

Gesualdi Construction Inc., Stamford, contractor for Estate of Thomas J. McDonald and Joseph J. Tooher. Alter existing synchrony tenant space on the first floor of building F at 777 Long Ridge Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $13,000. Filed Oct. 27. Home Depot USA Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Andrew D’Alessio. Remove and replace one window at 3 Parkview Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $1,960. Filed Oct. 6. JJ Riera Construction LLC, Clinton, contractor for BRDGPT RC Diocesan Corp. This project involves the partial renovation of bathrooms located on the third floor of 914 Newfield Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $30,000. Filed Oct. 3. Jeffrey Aselin, Stamford, contractor for Antonia and Christian Stroeh. Construct a retaining wall to protect the shoreline from erosion and to safeguard the existing house. This work was approved by the zoning board under CSPR 1079 on June 12 at 35 Rogers Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $176,500. Filed Oct. 6.

Jl Jamroga LLC, Stamford, contractor for 16 Jamroga LLC. Construct addition at the rear of the existing house on the first floor, and an addition on the second floor attached to the house at 20 Jamroga Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $20,000. Filed Oct. 10.

New England Masonry & Roofing Company, Norwalk, contractor for Washington Row Preservation. Remove existing roof and reroof 132 Washington St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $203,754. Filed Oct. 3. Rochlin, Scott, Norwalk, contractor for David F. Cotaling and Jeri L. Cohen. Renovate single-family residence at 199 Gregory Blvd., Unit D/1, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $150,000. Filed Oct. 3. Seci Construction Inc., Norwalk, contractor for 35 Fort Point Street LLC. Remove existing roof and reroof 42 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Oct. 6. Signature Exteriors LLC, Norwalk, contractor for David A. Nachman. Install in-ground pool at 10 Logan Place, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $110,000. Filed Oct. 7. Stone Ridge Excavation LLC, Norwalk, contractor for John Ernest Desrochers. Demolish single-family residence at 80 Highland Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $29,000. Filed Oct. 8. Zakhar, Theodore, Norwalk, contractor for John T. and Jacqueline Piro. Remove existing roof and reroof 15 Parallel St., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Oct. 9.

Residential Bankside Partners LLC, Norwalk, contractor for William P. and Mary Jo Fornshell. Construct addition for single-family residence at 38 Orchard Hill Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $192,000. Filed Oct. 7. C&H Restoration LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Christopher Ching. Remove existing deck and construct new deck at 4 Splitrock Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $74,000. Filed Oct. 8. CT Ferrara Contracting, Norwalk, contractor for James C. Reilly. Repair fire damage at 4 Tonetta Circle, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $250,000. Filed Oct. 6. Dean Construction Company Inc., Norwalk, contractor for Diana W. Clark. Create new bedroom, closet and full bathroom at 199 Highland Ave., Norwalk. Estimated cost: $65,000. Filed Oct. 9. Derylo, Adam, Norwalk, contractor for Adam Derylo. Replace all the windows and front door at 256 W. Rocks Road, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $15,000. Filed Oct. 6. H&J Roofing LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Peter T. and Sunghee Lee Dimauro. Remove existing roofing down to sheathing and install new roof with all required underlayments at 76 Ridge Brook Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $19,950. Filed Nov. 16. Hamilla, William, Bridgeport, contractor for Rocco J. and Tara Ferrajina. Strip and replace 25 squares of roofing at 31 Elaine Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $16,000. Filed Oct. 22. Hawley, Carmen D., Brookfield, contractor for Religious Order of Jehovahs Witnesses. Renovate two bathrooms, install pvc decking over the existing back concrete stoop and install a new attic pull down staircase at 124 Pepper Ridge Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $25,000. Filed Oct. 15.

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Hogan Construction Inc., Bridgeport, contractor for Jeffrey C. and Melissa C. Patterson. Perform replacement alterations at 65 Malibu Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $5,280. Filed Nov. 19.

Ion Solar Pros LLC, Middlebury, contractor for Jumaul and Sulure Rodney. Install roof- mounted solar panels at 479 Roxbury Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $68,970. Filed Nov. 3.

Home Depot USA Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, contractor for Danielle DeMattia. Remove and replace 8 windows, same size, no structural change at 44 Woodway Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $8,486. Filed Oct. 3.

Ion Solar Pros LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Mystic Trust. Install roof-top solar panels at 4 Mystic Court, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $75,000. Filed Oct. 8.

Home Depot USA Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, contractor for Leslie E. Bourdony. Remove and replace 2 windows, same size, no structural change at 24 Dartley St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $2,961. Filed Oct. 17. HTI Visions LLC, Yorktown Heights, New York, contractor for Connecticut Lot Build LLC. Construct single-family dwelling at 145 Cherry Hill Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $775,000. Filed Oct. 7. Iacono, Bruno, Norwalk, contractor for Aaron SarkodieMensah and Chelsea McConnell. Construct a new concrete/ gunite pool and spa with automatic cover. Existing fence modified to meet pool enclosure requirements at 40 Ralsey Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $110,000. Filed Oct. 27. Infinity Solar Systems LLC, Mahwah, New Jersey, contractor for Walter M. Young and Alice S.Knapp. Install roof-mounted solar panels at 61 Fifth St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $78,803. Filed Oct. 14. Infinity Solar Systems LLC, Mahwah, New Jersey, contractor for Walter M. Young and Alice S. Knapp. Rip and replace roof shingles at 61 Fifth St., Stamford. Estimated cost: $17,710. Filed Oct. 14. Infinity Solar Systems LLC, Mahwah, New Jersey, contractor for Roger Q. Kerr and Mary Ellen. Install roof-mounted solar panels at 96 Hemlock Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $24,992. Filed Oct. 15. Ion Solar Pros LLC, Middlebury, contractor for Greg and Kathiryn Werlinich. Install roof- mounted solar panels at 746 Riverbank Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $28,969. Filed Oct. 3.

JLP Pro Services LLC, Danbury, contractor for Anthony Arriaga and Hannah Fuller. Replace siding at 99 Woods End Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Nov. 5. JLP Pro Services LLC, Danbury, contractor for Shweta Ameya Shinde and Ameya Vilas Shinde. Remove existing roof and reroof 131 Haig Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $10,000. Filed Nov. 17. Johnny’s Construction Corp., Spring Valley, New York, contractor for Rachel Gross and Jake Rothman. Remove existing roof and reroof 416 Erskine Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $9,250. Filed Nov. 18. Joshua P. Simpson, Trumbull, contractor for Marcy F. Kurzman Revocable Trust. Install Generac Generator and propane tanks in rear of home at 53 Cypress Drive, Stamford. Estimated cost: $13,000. Filed Nov. 14. JP Carroll Roofing LLC, Bloomfield, contractor for Gregory Allen and Maria Baxter. Remove existing roof and reroof 64 Sleepy Hollow Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $23,043. Filed Nov. 7. JP Carroll Roofing LLC, Bloomfield, contractor for Joshua Feil and Virgina Solley. Remove existing roof and reroof 64 Merriebrook Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $10,223. Filed Nov. 18. JS Construction LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Michael Benedict. Remove and replace existing roofing system at 11 Maitland Road, Stamford. Estimated cost: $7,366. Filed Nov. 18.

Knight & Grabowski Construction LLC, Stamford, contractor for Peter Tolivaisa. Remodel existing sunroom and install new elevator and exterior improvements to make home accessible with ramps at 48 Eden Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $600,000. Filed Nov. 24. Lamont, Phillip, Stamford, contractor for Donald N. and Lenore Rich. Install Generac generator and storage tanks at 221 W. Haviland Lane, Stamford. Estimated cost: $13,000. Filed Oct. 10. Lang, Christopher J., Weston, contractor for Jonathon J. and Elizabeth Maureen Sanchez. Install in-ground fiberglass pool with an autocover, pool equipment and associated site work at 109 Weed Ave., Stamford. Estimated cost: $83,000. Filed Oct. 14. TWP Home LLC, Norwalk, contractor for Janet R. Woodard. Replace two slider windows into existing opening at 115 Fillow St., No. 75, Norwalk. Estimated cost: $5,147. Filed Oct. 9.

COURT CASES Bridgeport Superior Court Azcatl, Andres, et al, Bridgeport. Filed by William Duncan, Seymour. Plaintiff’s attorney: Moore O’Brien & Foti, Middlebury. Action: the plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks more than $15,000 in monetary damages exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV25-6153072-S. Filed Nov. 12.

L.j.f. Outdoor Maintenance LLC, et al, Fairfield. Filed by Jennifer M. Voight, Trumbull. Plaintiff’s attorney: Trantolo & Trantolo, Hartford. Action: the plaintiff was lawfully on the premises maintained by the defendant, when the plaintiff was attempting to traverse through the premises and fell into a hole dug into the ground by defendant. The plaintiff’s fall and resulting personal injuries and losses were allegedly caused by the negligence and carelessness of the defendants. The plaintiff seeks more than $15,000 in monetary damages exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-25-6153044-S. Filed Nov. 12. Owens, Renz & Lee Company Inc., et al, Hartford. Filed by Luz Del Carmen Betances, Bridgeport. Plaintiff’s attorney: Perkins & Associates, Woodbridge Action: the plaintiff was walking in the parking lot controlled and maintained by the defendants, when she was caused to slip and fall on an accumulation of ice and/or snow causing her to sustain the injuries. At all times mentioned herein, the plaintiff, was exercising due care. The fall was allegedly caused by the defendant’s negligence. The plaintiff seeks more than $15,000 in monetary damages exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV-25-6153106-S. Filed Nov. 12. Trumbull Shopping Center No.2 LLC, et al, Manchester. Filed by Joseph Kolenda, Fairfield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Moore O’Brien & Foti, Middlebury. Action: the plaintiff was lawfully on the subject premises controlled and maintained by the defendants when he was allegedly caused to fall due to the broken, crumbling and/or defective sidewalk/ walkway, thereby causing the plaintiff to suffer the injuries and losses. The plaintiff seeks more than $15,000 in monetary damages exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FBT-CV25-6153052-S. Filed Nov. 12.

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Bhattarai, Deeksha, Danbury. Filed by Michael Fennick, Danbury. Plaintiff’s attorney: Coyne Von Kuhn & Brady LLC, Shelton. Action: the plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks more than $15,000 in monetary damages exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-25-6056742-S. Filed Oct. 30.

121 Towne DE LLC, et al, Manchester. Filed by Courtney Hazelton, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: Shipman & Goodwin LLP, Hartford. Action: the plaintiff was injured at Stretch Lab when a hot water heater exploded due to alleged negligence by the defendant who controlled and maintained the property. As a result, the plaintiff suffered injuries. The plaintiff seeks more than $15,000 in monetary damages exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV25-6076456-S. Filed Oct. 7.

Chavarriaga, Martha, et al, Norwalk. Filed by Yonela P. Leon Cueto, Norwalk. Plaintiff’s attorney: Ventura and Ribeiro LLC, Danbury. Action: the plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendants and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks more than $15,000 exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV-25-6056638-S. Filed Oct. 24. Paredes, Anay, Danbury. Filed by Nilo Torres Morales, Brookfield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Matthew Julian Forrest, Wethersfield. Action: the plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks more than $15,000 in monetary damages exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV25-6056428-S. Filed Oct. 7. Tan, Leabkiang, New Canaan. Filed by Mary Catherine Besgen, Ridgefield. Plaintiff’s attorney: Randolph T. Lovallo, Ridgefield. Action: the plaintiff suffered a collision allegedly caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks more than $15,000 in monetary damages exclusive of interest and costs and such other further relief the court deems appropriate. Case no. DBD-CV25-6056506-S. Filed Oct. 14.

Alfaro-Contreras, Jairo G., Stamford. Filed by Siendia Fleuriot-petifa, Stamford. Plaintiff’s attorney: The Pickel Law Firm LLC, Stamford. Action: the plaintiff suffered a collision caused by the defendant and sustained severe damages and injuries. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief as the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-25-6076358-S. Filed Oct. 2. Uncommon Good Inc. Et Al, Greenwich. Filed by Juice Creative Group, LLC, Norwalk. Plaintiff’s attorney: Patrick D McCabe, Stamford. Action: the plaintiff brings this action for vexatious litigation under both common law and Connecticut General Statutes. The case arises from breach of contract and related claims asserted by defendant against plaintiff. The defendant has also asserted frivolous counterclaims against plaintiff in a related federal case. The plaintiff seeks monetary damages more than $15,000, exclusive of interest and costs and such other and further relief as the court deems appropriate. Case no. FST-CV-25-6076370-S. Filed Oct. 2.

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DEEDS Commercial 11 Dundee LLC, Stamford. Seller: Joseph T. Logan and Camille Woodbury, Stamford. Property: 11 Dundee Road, Stamford. Amount: $785,000. Filed Nov. 10. 450 Penfield LLC, Norwalk. Seller: JS Fairfield LLC, Ridgefield. Property: 450 Penfield Road, Fairfield. Amount: $3,100,000. Filed Nov. 18. 47 Larkin 4 + 5 LLC, Westport. Seller: M. Sottile LLC, Stamford. Property: 47 Larkin St., Units 4 and 5, Stamford. Amount: $500,000. Filed Nov. 13. 74 Westford Drive LLC, Fairfield. Seller: John Gustafson and Courtney Gustafson, Fairfield. Property: 74 Westford Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $1,000,000. Filed Nov. 17. Becker, Christopher L., Fairfield. Seller: 16 Chestnut Street LLC, Fairfield. Property: 16 Chestnut St., Fairfield. Amount: $250,000. Filed Nov. 21. Benison, Joanna and Giles Benison, Stamford. Seller: 19 Stone Fence Lane LLC, Stamford. Property: 19 Stone Fence Lane, Stamford. Amount: $2,375,000. Filed Nov. 10. Infinity Growth LLC, East Haven. Seller: Robert Wholey, Fairfield. Property: 633 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield. Amount: $320,000. Filed Nov. 19. McMahon, Kip William, Fairfield. Seller: 34 Ridgedale LLC, Monroe. Property: 34 Ridgedale Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1,699,000. Filed Nov. 19. Optima Facility Inc., Greenwich. Seller: Matthew D. Frohlich and Annemarie F. Kropf, Greenwich. Property: 11 Rockland Place, Greenwich. Amount: $970,000. Filed Nov. 5.

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Philipson, Carolyn and Jeremy Philipson, Fairfield. Seller: 242 Valleyview LLC, Monroe. Property: 242 Valleyview Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1,830,000. Filed Nov. 13.

Easterbrook, Mark and Charla Easterbrook, Darien. Seller: Thomas A. Conway and Mary R. Conway, Stamford. Property: 19 Thornwood Road, Stamford. Amount: $1. Filed Nov. 14.

Pinner LLC, Riverside. Seller: Urbane Capital LLC, Branford. Property: High Ridge Road, Stamford. Amount: $262,500. Filed Oct. 30.

Evangelista, Domenico, Stamford. Seller: Domenico Evangelista, Stamford. Property: 77 Havemeyer Lane, Unit 101, Stamford. Amount: $1. Filed Nov. 10.

Reynolds, Juliana and Kijak Anderson, New London, New Hampshire. Seller: 11 Orchard Place LLC, Port Chester, New York. Property: 11 Orchard Place, Unit B, Greenwich. Amount: $2,750,000. Filed Nov. 5. Shimunov, Arthur and Sharon Sachakov, Stamford. Seller: Connecticut Real Estate Ventures LLC, Stamford. Property: 11 Bel Aire Drive, Stamford. Amount: $890,000. Filed Oct. 30. Szeremeta, Brian and Angela Szeremeta, Wayland, Massachusetts. Seller: Sound Vision Group Millspaugh LLC, Fairfield. Property: 93 Millspaugh Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $1,940,000. Filed Nov. 7.

Residential Bartlett, Cathleen, Stamford. Seller: Cathleen M. Bartlett, Stamford. Property: 29 Bartlett Lane, Stamford. Amount: $10. Filed Nov. 12.

Gavey, Jack Peter and Mary Elizabeth Gavey, Stamford. Seller: John Thomas Donovan and Sara Mion Donovan, Fairfield. Property: 61 Dogwood Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $975,000. Filed Nov. 18. Gedney, William and Barbara Gedney, Stamford. Seller: Katherine W. Foote, Stamford. Property: 55 Gurley Road, Stamford. Amount: $10. Filed Nov. 14. Gotsch, Suzanne, Fairfield. Seller: Kenneth W. Ciuci and Donna Ciuci, Fairfield. Property: 214 Henry St., Fairfield. Amount: $1,050,000. Filed Nov. 20. Hardy, Steven C., Darien. Seller: Megan Fina and Michael Fina, Cos Cob. Property: 36 Middlebury St., Stamford. Amount: $10. Filed Nov. 10. Higgins, Mary Ellen and William John Higgins, Fairfield. Seller: Barbara Albert, Southport. Property: 60 Hulls Highway, Unit 60, Southport. Amount: $552,000. Filed Nov. 21.

Breuer, Allison G. Reis and Timothy K. Breuer, Darien. Seller: John Burnett, Fairfield. Property: 42 Green Knolls Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $820,000. Filed Nov. 20.

Hindle, Neil M. and Kimberly J. Hindle, Pelham, New York. Seller: Sana M. Carlton, Stamford. Property: 250 Saddle Hill Road, Stamford. Amount: $1,470,000. Filed Nov. 12.

Chalif, Karen and Justen Lopez, Larchmont, New York. Seller: Linda Nadin, Stamford. Property: 24 Old Orchard Lane, Stamford. Amount: $931,000. Filed Nov. 10.

Jarecke, Penelope, Fairfield. Seller: Jacqueline Nicole Reyes, Fairfield. Property: 271 Jeniford Road, Fairfield. Amount: $740,000. Filed Nov. 18.

De La Cruz, Rosemarie and Johnny Luciano, Stamford. Seller: Robert J. Costagliola, Stamford. Property: 52 Sachem Place, Stamford. Amount: $760,000. Filed Nov. 14.

Koci, Orion, Stamford. Seller: Juan M. Beltranena, Stamford. Property: 14 Maple Tree Ave., Unit 2, Stamford. Amount: $687,000. Filed Nov. 10. Kronenfeld, Mark and Sherry Kronenfeld, Greenwich. Seller: Philip Mintz, West Palm Beach, Florida. Property: 101 Perkins Road, Greenwich. Amount: $10. Filed Nov. 17.

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Lin, Su and Yuzhi He, Stamford. Seller: Alexis Schwach, Wilton. Property: 1900 Summer St., No.15, Stamford. Amount: $610,000. Filed Nov. 12. Longi, Austin and Joseph Longi, Stamford. Seller: Andrew Abt and Katelin L. Arrimour, Stamford. Property: 76 Plymouth Road, Stamford. Amount: $750,000. Filed Nov. 13. Lorys, Logan, Rye, New York. Seller: Miao Zhang, Stamford. Property: 102 Pine Hill Ave., Unit A2, Stamford. Amount: $525,000. Filed Nov. 12. Madison, Elizabeth Smith and Stephen Douglas Madison, Fairfield. Seller: John K. Kuhn and Margaret D. Kuhn, Fairfield. Property: 125 Mayweed Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1,600,000. Filed Nov. 21. McHale, Brandee R. and Joseph McHale, Glen Ridge, New Jersey. Seller: Pamela S. Karpen, Fairfield. Property: 634 S. Benson Road, Fairfield. Amount: $2,515,000. Filed Nov. 19. Ortiz, Nory, Stamford. Seller: Susan M. Parsons and Douglas S. Mihalik, New Britain. Property: 15 Wascussee Lane East, Stamford. Amount: $446,666. Filed Nov. 12. Pantschenko, Leonhard and Elizabeth Frances Pantschenko, Westport. Seller: Leonhard Pantschenko, Westport. Property: 495 Reef Road, Fairfield. Amount: $10. Filed Nov. 18. Richers, John and Valerie Ann Leff, Fairfield. Seller: Robert J. Schwarz and Candace C. Schwarz, Fairfield. Property: 109 Smith St., Fairfield. Amount: $2,495,000. Filed Nov. 21.

Scher, Buster, New York, New York. Seller: Amaya Scinto, Monroe. Property: 27 Bradley St., Fairfield. Amount: $635,000. Filed Nov. 17. Shtereva, Kristina E., Stamford. Seller: Saralyn C. Go and Dick Chen, Stamford. Property: 1611 Washington Blvd., Unit 27, Stamford. Amount: $575,000. Filed Nov. 12. Sikora, Lilian, Fairfield. Seller: Sonja S. Narcisse and Von M. Narcisse, Fairfield. Property: 327 Lucille St., Fairfield. Amount: $1,333,000. Filed Nov. 20. Socci, Paola and Lucian A. Tamburro, Stamford. Seller: Ronald Occhino and Barbara Occhino, Stamford. Property: 1913 High Ridge Road, Stamford. Amount: $589,000. Filed Nov. 14. Surynt, Nancy S., Deland, Florida. Seller: Jon Garrity, Fairfield. Property: 227 Autumn Ridge Road, Fairfield. Amount: $930,000. Filed Nov. 19. Tirado Jr., Lincoln, Fairfield. Seller: Lincoln Tirado Jr., Fairfield. Property: 51 Grandview Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1. Filed Nov. 21. Tracey, Andrew and Lisa Grigaliunas, Guilford. Seller: Jeremy Philipson and Carolyn Philipson, Fairfield. Property: 60 Winnepoge Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $902,000. Filed Nov. 19. Tuohy, John Matthew, Scottsdale, Arizona. Seller: John M. Tuohy, Scottsdale, Arizona. Property: 82 Smedley Road, Fairfield. Amount: $0. Filed Nov. 7. Tuozzoli, Evan and Gina Imperati, Fairfield. Seller: Patricia A. Howell, Fairfield. Property: 46 Middlebrook Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $811,000. Filed Nov. 7. Viswanadha, Shashank and Sujana Sunkara, Stamford. Seller: Kathleen C. Thompson, Stamford. Property: 26 Douglas Ave., Unit B, Stamford. Amount: $N/A. Filed Nov. 10.

Wallace, Jason and Ashley Mulhern, Stamford. Seller: Lisa Rae Borowik and Robert E. Whetsell, Stamford. Property: 455 Hope St., Unit 2F, Stamford. Amount: $541,000. Filed Nov. 6. Watts, Michael and Amanda Solivan, Stamford. Seller: Thomas Holleran and Christine Holleran, Fairfield. Property: 1346 Stratfield Road, Fairfield. Amount: $590,000. Filed Nov. 6. Yacubich, Michael Brian and Susan Marie Yacubich, Stamford. Seller: Sharon E. Thompson, Stamford. Property: 1204 Hope St., No. 7, Stamford. Amount: $610,000. Filed Nov. 13. Zheng, Sasha Yishu and Zhengwei Liang, Greenwich. Seller: Valentin Stobetskiy and Ketevan Rogava, Old Greenwich. Property: 2 Midbrook Lane, Old Greenwich. Amount: $2,575,000. Filed Nov. 10.

MORTGAGES 68 Orchard Drive LLC, Greenwich, by Veronica C. Staplefield. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 2500 Westfield Drive, First and second floors, Elgin, Illinois. Property: 68 Orchard Drive, Greenwich. Amount: $2,725,000. Filed Nov. 3. Achy-Brou, Aristide C. and Ijeoma E. Akunyili, Old Greenwich, by Jeremy E. Kaye. Lender: US Bank NA, 2800 Tamarack Road, Owensboro, Kentucky. Property: 60 Park Ave., Old Greenwich. Amount: $2,480,000. Filed Nov. 3. Adovasio, Luke and Marie Casey Pomeroy, Fairfield, by Leah M. Parisi. Lender: US Bank NA, 2800 Tamarack Road, Owensboro, Kentucky. Property: 222 Sunnieholme Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $2,437,500. Filed Oct. 31.

Alexander, Zachary Jordan and Jessica Ruth Mallory, Stamford, by Gary R. Khachian. Lender: M&T Bank, 1 M&T Plaza, Buffalo, New York. Property: 63 Downs Ave., Stamford. Amount: $675,000. Filed Oct. 27.

D’Elia, Alexandra E. and Massimo D’Elia, Fairfield, by Laura Cartagena. Lender: Bank of America NA, 100 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 59 Homeland St., Fairfield. Amount: $150,000. Filed Oct. 31.

Janof, Zachary A. and Alyssa S. Janof, Stamford, by William Zorzy. Lender: US Bank NA, 2800 Tamarack Road, Owensboro, Kentucky. Property: 21 Revonah Ave., Stamford. Amount: $722,500. Filed Oct. 31.

Allard, Matthew C. and Sara Allard, Riverside, by Tiago A. David. Lender: Citizens Bank NA, 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island. Property: 54 Wesskum Wood Road, Riverside. Amount: $1,000,000. Filed Nov. 3.

Dean, Zachary and Denise Graham, Stratford, by Andrew L. Wallach. Lender: US Bank NA, 2800 Tamarack Road, Owensboro, Kentucky. Property: 5 Random Road, Fairfield. Amount: $525,000. Filed Oct. 30.

Allen, Chasare, Stamford, by Christian W. Bujdud. Lender: Total Mortgage Services LLC, 185 Plains Road, Milford. Property: 91 Strawberry Hill Ave., Apt. 837, Stamford. Amount: $204,800. Filed Oct. 31.

Dowd, Brian F. and Carley R. Dowd, Stamford, by Alexander Zuluaga. Lender: Rocket Mortgage LLC, 1050 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Michigan. Property: 11 Fox Glen Drive, Stamford. Amount: $609,600. Filed Oct. 27.

Kornatka, Jacek and Stephanie Kucharski, Fairfield, by Jason J. Morytko. Lender: SoFi Bank NA, 2750 E. Cottonwood Pkwy, Suite 300, Cottonwood Heights, Utah. Property: 3743 Park Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $648,045. Filed Oct. 27.

Bartlett, Ryan and Kristen Bartlett, Fairfield, by Daniel E. Jacobs. Lender: US Bank NA, 2800 Tamarack Road, Owensboro, Kentucky. Property: 159 Blue Bell Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $650,000. Filed Oct. 31.

EA 1 Properties, Stamford, by John A. Cassone. Lender: M&T Bank, 1 M&T Plaza, Buffalo, New York. Property: 84 Scofield Ave., Stamford. Amount: $675,000. Filed Oct. 29.

Ciambriello, Gaetano, Trumbull, by Jeffrey M. Wasikewsik. Lender: ARC Home LLC, 224 Strawbridge Drive, Suite 200, Moorestown, New Jersey. Property: 1037 Fairfield Beach Road, Fairfield. Amount: $1,256,500. Filed Oct. 28. Cucinell, Regan, Fairfield, by Descera Daigle. Lender: US Bank NA, 2800 Tamarack Road, Owensboro, Kentucky. Property: 56 Nepas Road, Fairfield. Amount: $585,000. Filed Oct. 30. Curcio, Ryan and Alexandria D. Curcio, Fairfield, by Mark N. Clarke. Lender: Guild Mortgage Company LLC, 5887 Copley Drive, San Diego, California. Property: 60 Eleanor Terrace, Fairfield. Amount: $1,329,600. Filed Oct. 28.

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Friedman, Mark and Deborah Friedman, New York, New York, by Randie P. Paterno. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 2500 Westfield Drive, First and second floors, Elgin, Illinois. Property: 158 Davenport Drive, Stamford. Amount: $1,500,000. Filed Oct. 29. Gupta, Anubhav and Amrita Mohan, Riverside, by Maria C. Miller. Lender: Wells Fargo Bank NA, 3201 N. Fourth Ave., Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Property: 20 Old Orchard Road, Riverside. Amount: $913,000. Filed Nov. 4. Hecht, Michael W. and Lisa Hecht, Stamford, by Charles P. Abate. Lender: Citibank NA, 1000 Technology Drive, O’Fallon, Missouri. Property: 391 Sawmill Road, Stamford. Amount: $752,000. Filed Oct. 27.

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Elsner, Timothy and Aimee Elsner, Stamford, by Zhangzhu Howard. Lender: M&T Bank, 1 Fountain Plaza, Sixth floor, Buffalo, New York. Property: 87 W. Haviland Lane, Stamford. Amount: $400,000. Filed Oct. 30.

December 22, 2025

Lagrutta, Alyssa and Kevin Lagrutta, Stamford, by Shetal Nitin Malkan. Lender: Bank of America NA, 100 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 41 Dunn Court, Stamford. Amount: $93,000. Filed Oct. 31. Lizano-Quesada, Drake, Stamford, by Beth A. Grassette. Lender: Better Mortgage Corp., 1 World Trade Center, 80th floor, New York, New York. Property: 50 Courtland Ave., 27-A1, Stamford. Amount: $200,010. Filed Oct. 28. Lovett, Alicia, Fairfield, by Kathleen M. Dunn. Lender: CrossCountry Mortgage LLC, 2160 Superior Ave., Cleveland, Ohio. Property: 299 Marlborough Terrace, Fairfield. Amount: $296,000. Filed Oct. 29. Malone William F. and Diane D. Malone, Fairfield, by Robert E. Colapietro. Lender: Citizens Bank NA, 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island. Property: 80 Winton Road, Fairfield. Amount: $200,000. Filed Oct. 27. Marx, Ryan Asher and Lauren Marx, Brooklyn, New York, by Stephen J. Schelz. Lender: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 1111 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, Ohio. Property: 28 Third St., 44, Stamford. Amount: $401,250. Filed Oct. 31. Mathews, Marvin, Stamford, by Samantha Christopher. Lender: M&T Bank, 1 Fountain Plaza, Sixth floor, Buffalo, New York. Property: 24 Burr St., Stamford. Amount: $200,000. Filed Oct. 28.

Mirabile, Nicholas D. and Diane Mirabile, Fairfield, by Stacy Surgeon. Lender: Webster Bank NA, 1959 Summer St., Stamford. Property: 125 Sycamore Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $190,000. Filed Oct. 27. Nixon, Belinda, Stamford, by Alysia Hicks. Lender: Independence Home Loans LLC, 4343 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 100, Scotsdale, Arizona. Property: 11 Tuttle St., No. 6, Stamford. Amount: $215,000. Filed Oct. 30. Pulla, Marisa and Franklin Pulla-Alvarez, Fairfield, by Robert A. Pacelli Jr. Lender: Newtown Savings Bank, 39 Main St., Newtown. Property: 277 Tuckahoe Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $674,000. Filed Oct. 30. Qiu, Qiang and Qiu Wang, Redding, by Peter M. Johnson. Lender: Citibank NA, 1000 Technology Drive, O’Fallon, Missouri. Property: 24 Warsaw St., Fairfield. Amount: $610,000. Filed Oct. 30.

Sabato, Joanne, Riverside, by Robert E. Colapietro. Lender: TD Bank NA, 2035 Limestone Road, Wilmington, Delaware. Property: 10 Crescent Road, Riverside. Amount: $243,000. Filed Nov. 3. Schettino Sr., Joseph, Fairfield, by Mark McNally. Lender: Oaktree Funding Corp, 3133 W. Frye Road, No. 205, Chandler, Arizona. Property: 66-68 Campfield Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $300,000. Filed Oct. 28. Shimunov, Arthur and Sharon Sachakov, Glenbrook, by Seth J. Arnowitz. Lender: Rocket Mortgage LLC, 1050 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Michigan. Property: 11 Bel Aire Drive, Stamford. Amount: $667,500. Filed Oct. 30. Smith, Cheryl L., Fairfield, by Corinne M. Abbott. Lender: Union Home Mortgage Corp., 8241 Dow Circle W., Strongsville, Ohio. Property: 51 Villa Ave., Fairfield. Amount: $327,000. Filed Oct. 29.

Ransome, Jill A., Fairfield, by Nicola Corea. Lender: Rocket Mortgage LLC, 1050 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Michigan. Property: 56 Longdean Road, Fairfield. Amount: $754,200. Filed Oct. 27.

Sorge, Stefanie and Joshua Bass, New Canaan, by Wendy Sue Delales. Lender: Wells Fargo Bank NA, 3201 N. Fourth Ave., Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Property: 21 Lakeside Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $1,270,000. Filed Oct. 29.

Restivo, Matthew J. and Claudette B. Restivo, Stamford, by Adam J. Hirsch. Lender: CrossCountry Mortgage LLC, 2160 Superior Ave., Cleveland, Ohio. Property: 442 Pepper Ridge Road, Stamford. Amount: $960,000. Filed Oct. 30.

Stephan, Bryan Lee and Sarah Hamm Stephan, Fairfield, by Douglas I. Bayer. Lender: Citizens Bank NA, 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island. Property: 172 Sycamore Lane, Fairfield. Amount: $1,425,000. Filed Oct. 29.

Ross, Harriet A. and James Ross, Stamford, by Nicola Corea. Lender: Mutual of Omaha Mortgage Inc., 3131 Camino del Rio North, Suite 1100, San Diego, California. Property: 359 Haig Ave., Stamford. Amount: $396,825. Filed Oct. 29.

Storey, Courtney and Brian Storney, Stamford, by Robert A. Pacelli Jr. Lender: CrossCountry Mortgage LLC, 2160 Superior Ave., Cleveland, Ohio. Property: 11 Fairland St., Stamford. Amount: $557,500. Filed Oct. 29.

Russell, Chiharu and John Russell, Stamford, by Robert E. Colapietro. Lender: Navy Federal Credit Union, 820 Follin Lane SE, Vienna, Virginia. Property: 37 Longview Ave., Stamford. Amount: $30,000. Filed Oct. 28.

Sullivan, Collin Joseph and Jessica Sullivan, Southport, by Shetal Nitin Malkan. Lender: Bank of America NA, 101 S. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 370 Warner Hill Road, Southport. Amount: $1,491,200. Filed Oct. 31.

Torres, Allison J. and Christian Torres, Greenwich, by Shetal Nitin Malkan. Lender: Bank of America NA, 100 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 64 Loughlin Ave., Cos Cob. Amount: $300,000. Filed Oct. 20.

Weissman, Roy and Francine Weissman, Greenwich, by Robert B. Potash. Lender: US Bank NA, 2800 Tamarack Road, Owensboro, Kentucky. Property: 15 Glen Road, Greenwich. Amount: $995,000. Filed Oct. 20.

Zimmerman, Joel and Carly Zimmerman, Stamford, by Andrew L. Wallach. Lender: US Bank NA, 2800 Tamarack Road, Owensboro, Kentucky. Property: 165 Highview Ave., No. A, Stamford. Amount: $754,500. Filed Oct. 21.

Unnold, Robert M. and Therese Lee Unnold, Stamford, by Francisco Alberto Cabreja Pena. Lender: Citizens Bank NA, 1 Citizens Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island. Property: 52 Lanark Road, Stamford. Amount: $220,000. Filed Oct. 28.

You, Bi Da and Jessica Zheng, Stamford, by Alexander C. Zheng. Lender: Emporium TPO LLC, 3010 Gaylord Parkway, Suite 125, Frisco, Texas. Property: 29 Elm Tree Place, Stamford. Amount: $550,000. Filed Oct. 14.

Zimmermann, Elizabeth M., Cos Cob, by Shetal Nitin Malkan. Lender: Bank of America NA, 100 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 6 Robertson Lane, Unit 6, Cos Cob. Amount: $250,000. Filed Oct. 31.

Valle, Gustavo and Monica Valle, Riverside, by John M. Eichholz. Lender: Bank of America NA, 101 S. Tryon St., Charlotte, North Carolina. Property: 30 Nearwater Lane, Riverside. Amount: $1,569,300. Filed Oct. 21. Vallerie, Cheryl A. and Kevin C. Vallerie, Fairfield, by Kostantinos Kasparis. Lender: Union Savings Bank, 226 Main St., Danbury. Property: 272 Grandview Road, Fairfield. Amount: $150,000. Filed Oct. 15.

Zimmer, Sean and Francesca Zimmer, Tuckahoe, New York, by Amy S. Zabetakis. Lender: Morgan Stanley Private Bank NA, 4270 Ivy Pointe Blvd., Suite 400, Cincinnati, Ohio. Property: 108 Dogwood Court, Stamford. Amount: $900,000. Filed Oct. 15.

BK:ONE, 55 Crescent St., Stamford 06906, c/o BKonnection LLC. Filed Dec. 2. GFA International Holdings, 96 Cold Spring Road, Stamford 06905, c/o GFA International Holdings LLC. Filed Nov. 26.

Rockfort, 236 Greenwich Ave., Stamford 06902, c/o Adriana Rocafuerte. Filed Dec. 2. Sound Arts Gallery, 17 High St., Norwalk 06851, c/o Thomas J. Shelford. Filed Oct. 23.

HQrUS 162 Fifth St., Stamford 06905, c/o HQrUS LLC. Filed Nov. 25.

SWC Pharmacy, 24 Stevens St., Norwalk 06850, c/o Peter Cordeau. Filed Oct. 23.

LAC Impact Partners, 23 Lloyd Road, Norwalk 06850, c/o Benjamin Candea. Filed Oct. 30.

The Studio Beauty & Wellness, 36 Atlantic St., Stamford 06901, c/o The Studio Beauty & Wellness LLC. Filed Dec. 2.

NEW BUSINESSES

Oman’s Garden Center, 4 Holly St., Norwalk 06851, c/o Gina Oman. Filed Oct. 30.

Ally Wellness, 149 Water St., Suite 402, Norwalk 06854, c/o Blick Medical Allies Inc. Filed Nov. 25.

Public Image Painting, 29 Coldspring St., Apt. 1, Norwalk 06850, c/o Arturo Avila. Filed Oct. 30.

Vermont Escapes, 90 Westover Ave., Stamford 06902, c/o David Guthu. Filed Dec. 3.

Bagel Poppy, 1032 Hope St., Unit 3, Stamford 06907, c/o bagel poppy LLC. Filed Dec. 8.

Varga, Janine N. and James Patrick Giardini, Fairfield, by Douglas Seltzer. Lender: SoFi Bank NA, 2750 E. Cottonwood Pkwy., Suite 300, Cottonwood Heights, Utah. Property: 26 Campfield Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $100,000. Filed Oct. 28. Volodina, Iraida and Ricardo Sopin, Stamford, by Christian W. Bujdud. Lender: Guaranteed Rate Inc., 3940 N. Ravenswood Ave., Chicago, Illinois. Property: 7 Reynolds Ave., Stamford. Amount: $409,000. Filed Oct. 27. Vuto, Brandon, Brewster, New York, by Michael T. Nedder. Lender: Rocket Mortgage LLC, 1050 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Michigan. Property: 270 Oakwood Drive, Fairfield. Amount: $500,000. Filed Oct. 23. Weiss, Chad, Stamford, by Andrew L. Wallach. Lender: CrossCountry Mortgage LLC, 2160 Superior Ave., Cleveland, Ohio. Property: 55 Fieldstone Road, Stamford. Amount: $373,000. Filed Oct. 15.

Westfair Business Journal |

December 22, 2025

Legal Notices

Notice of Formation of Aging Adult Transitions LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the SSNY on 10/30/2025. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall send process to the LLC c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc. at 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawful purpose or business activity. #63913 NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 10/3/25 Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 33 Laurel Place, New Rochelle, NY 10801. Notice of Formation of VYMED CONSULTANCY LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Purpose: any lawful activity. #63915 Notice of Formation of 76 Pintard Avenue LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/28/2025. Office location: Westchester County. Princ. Office of LLC: c/o The LLC 98 Liberty Ave., New Rochelle, NY 10801. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the address of its principle office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. #63916 Notice of Formation of ESTESSEN LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 10/17/2025. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY design. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC,1 Steven Drive Unit 3, Ossining,NY,1056 Purpose: any lawful purpose #63919 Notice of Formation of SOUL SHINING WELLNESS LLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/20/2025. Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY design. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC,4 Meadow Street Harrison,NY,10528. Purpose: any lawful purpose #63920 Notice of Formation of ALLISON JACKSON, LCSW, PLLC. Articles of Organization filed with SSNY on 09/10/2025. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Allison Jackson, 14 Harwood Court, Suite 421, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #63921

I hereby certify that the annexed copy for RACHEL K. LIEBMAN, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR, PLLC, File Number 250521003816 has been compared with the original document in the custody of the Secretary of State and that the same is true copy of said original. #63922 Notice of Application for Authority to do business in New York of Sweet Rhythm, LLC (ìLLCî). Application for Authority filed with the Secretary of State (SSNY) on 11/12/25. LLC formed in Delaware (ìDEî) on 11/6/25. Office location is Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of such process to the LLC c/o Sweet Rhythm, LLC at 445 Hamilton Ave, Ste 700, White Plains, New York 10601. Office address in DE is 1013 Centre Road, Suite 403S, Wilmington, DE 19805. Copies of Certificate of Formation of LLC are on file and may be obtained from the Secretary of State of DE, 401 Federal Street, Suite 5 Dover, DE 19901. Purpose of business of LLC is any lawful act or activity. #63923 Notice of Formation GENREV, LLC filed with SSNY on 9/11/25. 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, 131 Hastings Ave Croton on Hudson, NY 10520. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #63924 Notice of Formation of Evoro Life LLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/13/2025. Office location: Westchester Cty. SSNY desig as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 132 Boulder Ridge Rd, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #63926 Name: Infinity Strategies Group LLC Date of Formation: September 1, 2025 County of Office: Westchester County, New York Principal Business Address: 255 Huguenot Street, Apt 913, New Rochelle, NY 10801 The New York Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the LLC for service of process. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process to: Infinity Strategies Group LLC, 255 Huguenot Street, Apt 913, New Rochelle, NY 10801 Purpose: Any lawful purpose #63927 Notice of Formation of JRB Therapy LCSW PLLC Art. Of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/25/2025 Offc. Loc: Westchester Cty. SSNY design. as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC,75 South Broadway 4th FL,#1018,White Plains,NY,10601 Purpose: any lawful purpose #63928

Notice of Formation of ALLISON JACKSON, LCSW, PLLC. Articles of Organization filed with SSNY on 09/10/2025. Office Location: Westchester County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Allison Jackson, 14 Harwood Court, Suite 421, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: any lawful purpose. #63929 NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 10/08/25 Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to:103 Harvard Rd. Scarsdale, NY 10583. Notice of Formation of Line29 LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Purpose: any lawful activity. #63931 NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 10/08/25 Office location: Westchester County. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to:103 Harvard Rd. Scarsdale, NY 10583. Notice of Formation of WorkStream AI LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Purpose: any lawful activity. #63932 Depot Hills Farm SF LLC. Filed with SSNY on 11/14/2025. Office: Westchester, SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: PO Box 36H, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Purpose: any lawful #63933 I hereby certify that the annexed copy for SPEED NETWORKING COLLABORATIVE, LLC, File Number 251210000823 has been compared with the original document in the custody of the Secretary of State and that the same is true copy of said original. #63934 Notice of Formation of 101 ROBERTSON AVE. R.E. LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/03/2025. Office location: Westchester County. Princ. Office of LLC: c/o The LLC 101 Robertson Ave. 2nd Fl., White Plains, NY 10606. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the address of its principle office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. #63935 NOTICE OF FORMATION OF FRED COX PRODUCTIONS, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/06/25. 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: FRED COX PRODUCTIONS, LLC, 2890 E. Lake Rd. Skaneateles, NY 13152, principal business location of the LLC. Purpose: any lawful business activity. #63936

NOTICE OF FORMATION of Monali Ghosh Art And Design LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/04/2025. Office location: Westchester County, NY. 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: 1718 Emma Lane, Mohegan Lake, NY 10547. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. #63938 Notice of formation of Limited Partnership. Name: Newburgh Green Apartments Limited Partnership, (ìLPî). Certificate of Limited Partnership filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on December 16, 2025. NY office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LP upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to c/o The Kearney Realty & Development Group Inc., 57 Route 6, Suite 207, Baldwin Place, New York 10505. The latest date upon which the LP shall dissolve is December 31, 2085 unless sooner dissolved by mutual consent of the partners or by operation of the law. Name/ address of each general partner available from SSNY. Purpose: any lawful activity. #63939

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company. Name: The Green Associates MGP, LLC (ìLLCî). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York (ìSSNYî) on December 9, 2025. NY office location: Westchester County. The SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The SSNY shall mail a copy of any process to c/o The Kearney Realty & Development Group Inc., 57 Route 6, Suite 207, Baldwin Place, NY 10505. Purpose/ character of LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. #63940 Notice of Application for Authority of Foreign Limited Liability Company to do business in New York. Name: NEAR EAST TRAVEL SERVICES, LLC (ìLLCî). Application for Authority filed with the New York Department of State (ìNYDOSî) on 10/31/2025. LLC formed in Washington (ìWAî) on 08/27/2025. Office location is Westchester County. Street address of principal business location of LLC is 245 Croton Dam Rd, Ossining, NY 105622108. NYDOS has been designated as agent of foreign LLC upon whom process against it may be served. NYDOS shall mail a copy of such process to the LLC c/o Corporation Service Company, 80 State Street, Albany, NY 12207 2543. LLC is not required to maintain an office in WA. Principal office address of LLC is 245 Croton Dam Rd, Ossining, NY 105622108. A copy of Certificate of Formation of LLC is filed with the Secretary of State of WA, PO Box 40234, Olympia, WA 985040234. Purpose of business of LLC is to provide personalized travel services to the near east and nearby territories. #63941

Notice of Formation of LLC Notice of Formation of LLC GrandGardensLotus LLC Articles of Organization filed with The Secretary of State of NY on Dec.2025 LLC Located in Westchester County The SSNY is designated agent of LLC whom process against it may be served. Post office address for The SSNY to mail Processes GrandGardensLotus LLC @490 South Broadway #4B Yonkers NY 10705 Certificate of Organization of LLC on File with The Secretary of State of NY (SSNY). Purpose: Any lawful act. #63937 Notice of Formation of Tapestry Collective LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 11/19/25. 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, New York 11228. Purpose: any lawful act or activity. #63942

Sealed bids will be received as set forth in instructions to bidders until 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, January 08, 2026 at the NYSDOT, Office of Contract Management, 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)4572124. 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/M/WBE’s and SDVOBs. 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 ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability/handicap and income status in consideration for an award. BIDDERS SHOULD BE ADVISED THAT AWARD OF THESE CONTRACTS MAY BE CONTINGENT UPON THE PASSAGE OF A BUDGET APPROPRIATION BILL BY THE LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Please call (518)457-2124 if a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the letting. Region 08: New York State Department of Transportation 4 Burnett Blvd., Poughkeepsie, NY, 12603 D265648, PIN 850224, FA Proj , Rockland Co., ROADWAY RESURFACING - Route 303, SH 8448, 5002, Towns of Clarkstown and Orangetown., Bid Deposit: 5% of Bid (~ $375,000.00), Goals: DBE: 0.00% D265617, PIN 881611, Columbia, Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Ulster, Westchester Cos., GEOTECH SOIL SUBSURFACE EXPLORATIONS REQUIREMENTS - Various Locations., Bid Deposit: 5% of Bid (~ $75,000.00), Goals: MBE: 4.00%, WBE: 8.00%, SDVOB: 0.00% D265649, PIN 881606, Orange, Rockland Cos., BIENNIAL MOWING - Palisades Interstate Parkway/ Route 6, Various Locations., Bid Deposit: 5% of Bid (~ $40,000.00), Goals: MBE: 4.00%, WBE: 8.00%, SDVOB: 0.00%