Business

After moving with her family to Sag Harbor from New York City last August, Patricia Assui Reed was planning to take some time to settle in to her new home before following through on her business idea: to open a retail store that sells clothing, housewares, and art created by women.

AMAGANSETT

A. Cohen and A. Hawker to Town of East Hampton, 34 Laurel Hill Lane, 1.76 acres (vacant), April 12, $950,000.

K. Wynne to 66 CHTD L.L.C., 66 Cross Highway to Devon, .9 acre (vacant), May 13, $750,000.

M. Seybert Trust to K. Picone Trust, 76 Scrimshaw Lane, 1.1 acres, Apr. 16, $1,300,000.

A. San Filippo to R. and M. St Jean, 10 Cliff Road, .28 acre, May 20, $1,957,000.

Beverly Bartfeld, an interior designer, has opened Indy Home, a furniture and accessories store, at 71 South Elmwood Avenue in Montauk. The shop features a curated collection of contemporary beach house-style furnishings, including couches, chairs, tabletop items, and throw pillows. The store is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Rebag, a store that buys and sells used luxury handbags, will open a pop-up shop at the Surf Lodge in Montauk from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. A raffle will be held for a Louis Vuitton bag.

The prices below have been calculated from the county transfer tax. Unless otherwise noted, the parcels contain structures.

Experts say certain household items should never be put into storage, and Abigail Cane agrees. Her list runs the gamut from antique furniture, white couches, and artwork down to old cellphones, slightly used candles, and clothes that don’t fit.

Paul J. Muñoz was trying to relax while recovering from hernia surgery at home in Springs recently when all he could hear was the sound of leaf blowers and mowers. “It was very loud and annoying. I thought there’s got to be a better way.”

AMAGANSETT

154 Cranberry Hole to J. Sun, 22 Pepperidge Lane, 1.9 acres, April 17, $4,100,000.

G. Basso and M. and J. Potter to Town of East Hampton, Stoney Hill Lane, 7.1 acres (vacant), April 26, $568,000.

G. Basso to Town of East Hampton, 4 and 6 Hamlin Lane, 4.3 acres (vacant), April 26, $2,982,000.

BRIDGEHAMPTON

R. and P. Lieberberg to Yankees 18 L.L.C., 748 Ocean Road, 3.77 acres, April 8, $8,933,333.

In May, for the fifth month in a row, revenues for the Peconic Bay Region Community Preservation Fund were down from the same period last year. Thus far in 2019, $29.42 million has been collected, compared to $40.53 million in 2018, Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. announced on Monday.

BRIDGEHAMPTON

T. Guldi and C. Poulos to 144 Mariner Associates, 128 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike, .52 acre, April 26, $1,055,000.

EAST HAMPTON 

B. Davis to J. Page III, 14 Roy­al Street, .63 acre, April 3, $2,225,000.

K. Kellinger and L. Hanson to J. Chilgren, 4 Woody Court, .99 acre, April 18, $995,000.

MONTAUK

Trunk Show

JZ Holden will have a trunk show featuring handmade silk kimonos, haori coats, and Victorian jewelry from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow at Salon Xavier in Sag Harbor.

Gift Shop Revamped

Gavin Menu and Kathryn Menu of The Express will share publishing duties at the merged entity, with the Press's publisher, Joseph Louchheim, giving up his position after a transition period. The merger will consist primarily of pooling editorial resources rather than dissolving into one paper, they said.

The East Hampton Chamber of Commerce is conducting its first survey of local business owners to better understand the challenges and benefits of running a commercial enterprise in East Hampton Town and Village. 

Surf Shop to Close

Lars Svanberg, the owner of Main Beach Surf and Sport, a fixture in Wainscott for 32 years, has announced he will be closing the store in late August, when the lease is up, and looking for a new East End location. Starting on Saturday, the store will hold a summer-long moving sale with 20 percent off all clothing.

Gucci Pops Up

AMAGANSETT

Xummertime L.L.C. to SGF Partners L.L.C., 117 Atlantic Avenue, .61 acre, April 10, $4,250,000.

BRIDGEHAMPTON

BCN Management L.L.C. to A. Kelman, 39 Corwith Avenue, .23 acre, April 25, $1,800,000.

2913 Montauk Highway to Town of Southampton, 2913 Montauk Highway, 5.59 acres (vacant), April 24, $2,500,000.

EAST HAMPTON 

The owners of Round Swamp Farm in East Hampton are hoping to build pitching and batting cages and two large food prep buildings on a vacant two-plus-acre lot on West Drive, near the farm.  

AMAGANSETT

East Hampton Housing Authority to Gansett Meadow Housing, 531 Montauk Highway, 4.65 acres, April 23, $4,100,000.

A. and I. Tepper to M. Perlmutter, 101 Meeting House Lane, .5 acre, April 12, $4,550,000.

EAST HAMPTON 

J.S. McLaughlin to C. Cargua and Leon, I, 49 Berryman Street, .55 acre (vacant), April 15, $410,000.

The East Hampton Chamber of Commerce and the East Hampton Aviation Association will hold a mixer from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the airport’s main terminal. Steven Ringel, the chamber’s executive director, will provide an update on pending projects such as the Aug. 17 East Hampton Village summer fair. 

A proposal from the owners of the Hero Beach Club in Montauk to convert one of three hotel room buildings into a 16-seat restaurant raised questions about how many parking spaces are legally owned by the hotel.

AMAGANSETT                  

A. Miller to WP Mako Lane L.L.C., 21 Mako Lane, .17 acre, March 20, $2,230,000.

A. Ciner to J. Kolber and K. Orozco, 121 Windmill Lane, .46 acre, April 11, $990,000.

D. Nelson (by executors) to 7 La Foret L.L.C., 7 La Foret Lane, 2.03 acres, April 15, $1,490,000.

 

BRIDGEHAMPTON

Almonds L.L.C. to Susan’s Illusion L.L.C., 1970 Montauk Highway, 1.09 acres, Jan. 24, $2,615,000.

 

EAST HAMPTON 

252 RMH Realty to R. and J. Halata, 31 Palma Terrace, .38 acre, Jan.

AMAGANSETT

15 Green Tree L.L.C. to P. and R. Kanter, 15 Green Tree Court, 2.06 acres, March 8, $6,166,000.

S. Goldart to Town of East Hampton, 25 and 35 La Foret Lane, 4.01 acres, March 28, $2,400,000.

BRIDGEHAMPTON

CVR First L.L.C. to D. Boutross, 23 Barn Lane, .84 acre, March 27, $3,300,000.

BMC Partners L.L.C. to Petrol Barn L.L.C., 3 Trademan’s Path, 1.09 acres, Feb. 27, $2,375,000.

EAST HAMPTON 

Wilmington Savings to B. Villa, 340 Three Mile Harbor Road, .73 acre, Feb. 20, $400,000.

GJ Ventures L.L.C. to C.

Amy Hammond, who recently started Glow Water, which produces three formulas of CBD tea, says an emerging market will soon become ubiquitous as people realize the benefits.

Donald Horowitz, the co-owner of Wittendale's Florist and Greenhouses on Newtown Lane, told the board he and about 12 other shopkeepers had met with Mr. Ringel to register their complaints about the fair.

An application from the owners of Bostwick’s Clambake and Catering Company in East Hampton, who are seeking permission to add storage structures to the Pantigo Road property, led to an examination of the current infractions of the zoning code at the site at a meeting of the town’s planning board on May 8.

AMAGANSETT        

Pandion L.L.C. to A. Cohen, 161 Marine Boulevard, .57 acre (vacant), April 2, $5,400,000.

 

BRIDGEHAMPTON

K. and J. Mance to Lumber Lane Ventures, 311 Lumber Lane, 1.98 acres, March 8, $1,875,000.

A. Hunt Trust to 90 Laurel Valley L.L.C., 42 Butter Lane, .33 acre, April 4, $1,010,000.

 

EAST HAMPTON

C. Manley to L. Heras, 5 Gor­don Street, .43 acre, Feb. 22, $693,600

D. Torr to 2 Ocean L.L.C., 2 Ocean Parkway East, .23 acre, March 21, $525,000.

B. Krupinski (by executor) to B.

Blumenfeld + Fleming, an advertising, marketing, and design firm in Montauk, has won seven platinum and nine gold awards in the international Hermes Creative Awards competition.

A proposal to demolish most of the existing structures at the Driftwood Resort, a nearly 70-year-old oceanfront hotel on the Napeague stretch, and redevelop the property in a more environmentally friendly manner was discussed at a meeting of the East Hampton Town Planning Board on May 1.

AMAGANSETT            

M. Cohn to E. and C. Fagan, 39 Wyandanch Lane, .52 acre, Jan. 10, $2,750,000.

BRIDGEHAMPTON

R. Miller to J. and J. Finestone, 18 Bridge Hill Lane, 1.07 acres, March 8, $1,850,000.

J. Mansfield Trust to M. Picozzi, 857 Ocean Road, .94 acre, March 28, $3,900,000.

EAST HAMPTON

R. and C. Antoneck to J. and G. Kudon, 3 White Pine Road, 1.9 acres, March 14, $1,312,500.

E. and D. Bucciarelli to D. Smith and R. Wallace, 21 Diane Drive, .86 acre, March 27, $2,300,000.

Oyster Holdings L.L.C. to Y. and D.

Bates Masi + Architects of East Hampton has won a National Housing Award from the American Institute of Architects for the second year in a row.

New at Roy Greenberg

Thomas Crouch has joined the office of Roy Greenberg Esq. as an associate. 

Prior to joining Mr. Greenberg’s East Hampton firm, Mr. Crouch represented plaintiffs in labor and employment litigation in New York City and Long Island at the Garden City firm of Borrelli & Associates, P.L.L.C. A graduate of the University of Georgia School of Law, he is licensed to practice in New York, Georgia, and South Carolina, as well as the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York in federal court. He completed a judicial clerkship for the Hon. Perry M.