Business

   On Saturday, under sunny skies and in the warmest weather the South Fork has known in months, crowds descended on two-plus acres of beautifully landscaped grounds to experience a new beginning amid the rebirth of spring.

    With a move to the former Jos. A. Hren Nurseries at 530 Montauk Highway, Groundworks Landscaping Inc., founded in 2002 by Linda Silich, Kim Hren, and Andy Silich, has consolidated its business onto one site.

AMAGANSETT

M. Martin to Byck Designs, L.L.C., 75 Leeton Road, .17 acre, Feb. 7, $750,000.

D. Stanzione to K. Cornick and E. Hoffman, 90 Meeting House Lane, .51 acre, Feb. 1, $1,550,000.

M. Shafir to D.C.B. Trust, 18 Jacqueline Drive, .17 acre, Jan. 25, $2,850,000.

EAST HAMPTON

V. Randazzo to D. Catanzaro, 3 Wooded Oak Lane, .61 acre (vacant), Jan. 24, $400,000.

A. Marino Trust to R. and S. Bond, 83 Whooping Hollow Road (vacant), Jan. 29, $312,000.

EAST HAMPTON VILLAGE

Diners’ Coupon Book

    An opportunity to dine at 34 restaurants on the East End with a buy-one-entree-get-one-free discount is available via a coupon book, the sales of which benefit East End Hospice. Now in their 14th year, the fund-raising books have remained at a price of $100 and can be ordered online at eeh.org.

   The weather may not be an indication, but the calendar doesn’t lie. Summer is coming, and a hot summer rental market foreshadows the hotter days ahead.

EAST HAMPTON

R. Parsons to Woodbury L.L.C., 67 Floyd Street, 1 acre, Dec. 28, $1,170,000.

NORTH HAVEN

A., C., J., and D. Severance to AML Development, 4 Baldwin Drive, .62 acre (vacant), Jan. 28, $525,000.

SAG HARBOR

Internal Revenue Service Small Business Division to L. Biase, 50 Jermain Avenue, .27 acre, Jan. 25, $230,000.

SPRINGS

C. Delehanty to M. and D. Green, 57 Camberly Road, .43 acre, Nov. 21, $475,000.

   When you walk in the backdoor of Herb’s Market, whether on a perfect summer day or in the dead of winter, the smell of Thanksgiving permeates the air. It comes from the roasted stuffed chickens and famous fried chickens that are cooked daily at the Montauk market. Joe Ferraro, the new owner, doesn’t­ plan on changing a thing, except, perhaps, to add a few more precooked items.

AMAGANSETT

M. and D. Bruner to Hamptons Five-O, 15 Hedges Lane, .59 acre, Dec. 28, $2,538,000.

L. Otto-Rozsa to P. and A. Heinen, 53 Deerfield Lane, .3 acre, Dec. 31, $433,334.

BRIDGEHAMPTON NORTH

S. Moritz and I. and N. Brodsky to A. and P. Eckey, 21 Denise Street, .57 acre, Jan. 28, $625,000.

EAST HAMPTON

C. Lipomi (by executor) to N.W. Properties Inc., 68 Muir Boulevard, .58 acre, Jan. 25, $535,000.

J. Green to 49 Hedge Row Lane, 49 Hedge Row Lane, 1.15 acres, Jan. 25, $1,050,000.

EAST HAMPTON VILLAGE

   Lift Hampton in Wainscott, once a by-appointment-only personal training facility, will now be open daily as a full-service gym and is planning to expand later this spring.

AMAGANSETT

A. and N. Caputo to E. Crotty, 93 Mulford Lane, .15 acre, Dec. 28, $405,000.

P. Eames to Kensington Realty, 25 Handy Lane, .65 acre, Dec. 18, $235,000.

P. O’Connell (by executor) to Goode and Janowski-Goode, 110 Montauk Highway, 1.5 acres, Jan. 14, $1,200,000.

EAST HAMPTON

A. and H. Luchnick to E. Kaufman, 6 Sand Hill Lane, .92 acre, Dec. 19, $620,000.

J. and R. Sheehan to P. Johnson and R. O’Leary, 3 Spy Glass Lane, .57 acre, Jan. 23, $1,195,000.

EAST HAMPTON

A. Dupuis (by devisees) to T. Teeple, 27 North Hollow Drive, .92 acre, Jan. 16, $890,000.

D. Hand Jr. to P. DeStaebler and Martin, 20 Oyster Pond Lane, .47 acre, Dec. 14, $760,000.

D. and R. Bank to R. Gahagan, 20 Peters Path, .52 acre, Dec. 28, $800,000.

M. and K. Kotuk, Kraus, and White to A. Herrero, 145 Middle Highway, Dec. 31, $1,300,000.

M. Kotuk and N. and A. Kraus to A. Herrero, 147 Middle Highway, 2.3 acres, Dec. 31, $2,775,000.

EAST HAMPTON VILLAGE

    Bridgehampton National Bank’s Apple campaign culminated on Friday with the distribution of money to food pantries throughout the market the bank serves. At a ceremony at the bank’s main office in Bridgehampton, pantries in that hamlet, East Hampton, Southampton, Springs, and Sag Harbor each received a $1,000 check. Maureen’s Haven, which helps the homeless on the East End, received a check for $2,000.

Eiffel’s Back

    Marie Eiffel, a retailer of fine women’s and men’s clothing in Sag Harbor and on Shelter Island, has sent word that the winter hiatus has ended, and both stores will be open beginning this weekend.

A Princely Exclusive

    Prince of Scots, at 700 Montauk Highway in Water Mill, will host Gail Toma, a South Fork artist, on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Ms. Toma will show her watercolors, scarves, apparel, and furniture, and will offer personal consultations on style. She is available for commission work as well.

AMAGANSETT

C. and J. Whitmore and Jackson to A. Gribetz, 467 Further Lane, 1.19 acres, Dec. 12, $3,700,000.

Bistrian Land Corp. to Town of East Hampton, part of 114 Fresh Pond Road (vacant), Dec. 28, $635,000.

K. Bergeson to J. Bock, 10 Gilbert’s Path, .47 acre, Dec. 14, $1,680,000.

B. and S. Benzer to N. and M. Rosenberg, 168 Bluff Road, .55 acre, Oct. 19, $2,450,000.

R. DeMarco and C. Butler to R. Sacco and S. Dutcher, 11 Beach Avenue, .17 acre, Dec. 24, $1,300,000.

AMAGANSETT

A. Marshall to A. and K. Stewart, 62 Abrahams Landing Road, Dec. 28, $777,500.

N. Delman to S. and L. Hills, 18 Ashwood Court, 1.72 acres (vacant), Dec. 14, $680,000.

C.M. Phillips Trust to 252 Bluff Road L.L.C., 252 Bluff Road, .55 acre (vacant), Dec. 21, $1,250,000.

Winter Family Trust to 123 Atlantic Avenue, 123 Atlantic Avenue, .76 acre, Dec. 21, $2,950,000.

83 Atlantic Associates to 83 Atlantic Avenue, 83 Atlantic Avenue, 1.3 acres, Dec. 27, $2,600,000.

    “Stitch is just a place where you can do whatever you want,” Rose Dios, who owns the Southampton custom clothing and alterations shop, said during a fashion event she held there two weeks ago.

    “This dress makes me feel happy,” Nina Beaty, an art therapist with a studio up the street, said as Sara Vicquez, the shop’s manager, helped her to take it in for a perfect fit.

AMAGANSETT

L. Baker to Town of East Hampton, 427 Cranberry Hole Road, 1.2 acres (vacant), Dec. 13, $1,100,000.

M. Rosen Trust to N. Lowman, 47 Napeague Lane, .72 acre, Dec. 20, $2,400,000.

EAST HAMPTON

E. Marmon to A. and P. Tuohy, 25 Talkhouse Walk, Dec. 7, $835,000.

G. Bennett to K. Iwanowski, 39 Gould Street, .4 acre, Dec. 24, $1,275,000.

E. and P. McDonald Jr. to W. Langer, 1 Livery Lane, .77 acre, Dec. 20, $980,000.

T. and A. Sanfratello to J. and S. Hines, 17 Huntting Avenue, .12 acre, Dec. 17, $485,000.

    Frank Calvo, the new pharmacist at White’s Drug and Department Store in Montauk, said he’s a familiar face in a different setting. Mr. Calvo owned the East Hampton Pharmacy for eight years and the Bridgehampton Pharmacy for one year before the economy tanked and he was forced to sell.

    “It was very sad,” he said from his elevated post behind the registers at White’s, where he has a bird’s-eye view of all who enter the store.

AMAGANSETT

P. Campion to M. and R. Byrne, 212 Fresh Pond Road, .33 acre, Nov. 27, $2,401,000.

EAST HAMPTON

T. Miller to M. Nuti, 36 Oak View Highway, 1.02 acres, Nov. 20, $535,000.

19 Indian Hill Road to N. Gottesman, 19 Indian Hill Lane, .14 acre, Dec. 20, $1,340,000.

J. and C. Hren to 95 Skimhampton L.L.C., 95 Skimhampton Road, Dec. 13, $1,800,000.

M. and D. Derrig to 12 Wireless Road L.L.C., 12 Wireless Road, .52 acre, Dec. 10, $2,900,000.

NANBE L.L.C. to A. Kaufmann, 50 Oyster Shores Road, .6 acre, Nov. 16, $1,790,000.

AMAGANSETT

P. McBrien to L. Geduld, 72 Shore Road, .56 acre, Dec. 3, $4,350,000.

J. and J. D’Auria to P. and J. Walsh, 360 Town Lane, 2.11 acres, Dec. 7, $5,500,000.

EAST HAMPTON

D. Cullum to T. Nguyen and H. Kiew, 151 Three Mile Harbor Road, 1.27 acres, Dec. 4, $495,000.

Reutershan, Garde, to T. Cooper, 9 Cedar Court, .4 acre, Nov. 13, $525,000.

Club 34 L.L.C. to Forst and Silverblank, 20 Sulky Circle, .69 acre (vacant), Dec. 6, $415,000.

BRIDGEHAMPTON

T. Baldwin Jr. to J. and A. Archer, 27 Fair Hills Lane .97 acre, Oct. 11, $2,725,000.

EAST HAMPTON

D. and R. Fernandez (by referee) to Hudson City Savings, 11 Tub-Oarsman’s Road, July 19, $576,903.

Cook Lane Associates to A. and S. Jaros, 15 Peach Farm Lane (vacant), Nov. 30, $522,000.

M. Cullum Living Trust to D. and K. Seeherman, 11 Quarty Court, 1.58 acres (vacant), Dec. 3, $650,000.

M. Cullum Living Trust to D. and K. Seeherman, 12 Quarty Circle, 1.6 acres (vacant), Dec. 3, $650,000.

MONTAUK

    Jim Shelly made the difficult decision to leave the Sag Harbor Getty gas and service station because he had no choice, he said Monday. Being assigned a fuel supplier that charges just “three to five cents less than what Hess is pumping it for,” there is no way for an independent retailer to make money there, he said.

   Nicholas Lawler of Telemark in Wainscott is one of the few on the East End qualified to perform a home energy efficiency audit that follows national standards of the Building Performance Institute. The potential results of an audit are reduced energy costs through better performance, as well as improved comfort, safety, and air quality.

AMAGANSETT

Learsy, Ripps, and Edison to N. Kukrika and A. Lally, 12 Devon Road, .14 acre, Aug. 16, $850,000.

EAST HAMPTON

D. Drohan to E. Alvarez and V. Bermeo, 4 Boatsteerer’s Court, .14 acre, July 27, $260,000.

A. Goldstein to 187 BP Owners, 187 Bull Path, 2 acres (vacant), Sept. 24, $895,000.

250 Hands Creek Road to Trajan Partners L.L.C., 396 Hands Creek Road, 3 acres (vacant), Sept. 14, $849,000.

250 Hands Creek Road to Mulberry Partners L.L.C., 390 Hands Creek Road, 2.7 acres (vacant), Sept. 14, $895,000.

    East Hampton Physical Therapy is a new physical therapy office in Montauk run by Rachel Lys, formerly of the Montauk Playhouse. She opened it on Dec. 3 and the business is growing, but she wants to get the word out.

    The space is next door to the new offices of the Concerned Citizens of Montauk. Ms. Lys and her husband, David Lys, a personal trainer, transformed it, doing the work themselves to make it bright and airy.

AMAGANSETT

R. and C. Rifkind to G. Shanon and Cacucciolo, 131 Meeting House Lane, .83 acre, Nov. 8, $2,711,000.

438 Further Lane L.L.C. to 438 Further Lane East, 438 Further Lane, 2.9 acres (vacant), Nov. 26, $6,450,000.

EAST HAMPTON

J. Narvesen and M. Wolk to W. Rhind, W and R, 4 Sycamore Road, .46 acre, Nov. 13, $2,175,000.

E. and J. Pearce (by executor) to R. Bertrand and A. Ferren, 11 Pioneer Lane, .58 acre, Nov. 9, $545,000.

    Kelly Connaughton has been elected as the new president of the Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce for 2013. She is the president of the Sag Harbor American Music Festival, which has been a boon to the village’s residents, businesses, and musicians.

    Ms. Connaughton will replace Robert Evjen of the Douglas Elliman real estate company, who has served as president for the past eight years. Mr. Evjen will continue in an advisory capacity and serve as chairman of this year’s HarborFrost festival.

Boat Show Outing

    The Hampton Jitney has put together a package deal for those who would like to see the New York Boat Show at the Jacob Javits Center in Manhattan on Saturday. A bus will leave from the Jitney stop in East Hampton Village at 8:30 a.m., making stops in Bridgehampton and Southampton. The return trip departs at 5 p.m.

AMAGANSETT

V. Mnuchin to C. and C. Karides, 12 South Wood Court, 1.93 acres, Nov. 15, $3,445,000.

J. Johnson Trust to M. Frishberg, 21 Mako Lane, .17 acre, Sept. 19, $1,325,000.

EAST HAMPTON

E. Kolodny to P. Izaak, 9 Bull Path Close, 1.93 acres, May 8, $1,400,000.

M. and K. Baldridge to 2012 C.J.P. Hampton Trust, 63 Cove Hollow Road, .58 acre, Oct. 25, $925,000.

EAST HAMPTON VILLAGE

D. and J. Berger to R. and H. Cooper, 22 Jericho Road, 1 acre, Nov. 16, $3,850,000.

   The Federal Emergency Management Agency has extended to Jan. 28 the deadline for individuals to apply for financial assistance with physical losses due to Hurricane Sandy.

    On Long Island, the extension is open to people living in Suffolk, Nassau, and Queens. It is also open to those on Staten Island, in the Bronx, and in Kings, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester Counties. Registration is online at disasterassistance. gov or by phone at 800-621-3362.

   Working from her home in Sag Harbor, a local cafe, in her neighbors’ living room, or even on a street in the village, Christa Schleicher, an executive wellness coach with Isagenix International, says she’s made six figures a year for six consecutive years.