Business

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.

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 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. 

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.  

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

AMAGANSETT

P. Solomon to E. Lubnina, 6 Phelan Court, 1.69 acres, March 8, $1,282,500.

R. and T. Schaefer to Wattiker and Carfrae, 10 Shore Road, .55 acre, Feb. 22, $3,900,000.

P. Goditsch to R. Greenberg and C. Kane, 68 Windmill Lane, .76 acre, Jan. 8, $600,000.

A. Jaffee to J. Vineis, 24 Wyandanch Lane, .23 acre, March 7, $1,630,000.

J. Weiller to J. and K. Wieland, 170 Marine Boulevard, .35 acre, March 13, $2,337,500.

 

BRIDGEHAMPTON

D and B Hampton Group to C. Adams and D.

BRIDGEHAMPTON         

CVR First L.L.C. to D. Schwartz and A. Jaffe, 83 Birchwood Lane, .73 acre, Sept. 7, $2,995,000.

D., D., and E. Atkins, Butter Construction, 504 Butter Lane, .92 acre, Sept. 14, $1,920,000.

EAST HAMPTON 

A. Weiss (by executor) to A. and E. Sanfilippo, 36 Hampton Place, .63 acre, Sept. 14, $1,450,000.

S. Glinski and T. Cheng to A. and J. Figueroa, 44 Woodpink Drive, .55 acre, Sept. 21, $830,000.

J. and A. Grzyb to J. Hollander and S. Ducoff, 141 Swamp Road, 2.2 acres, Aug. 2, $2,085,000.

Dennis Downes has joined the Adam Miller Group, a Bridgehampton law firm that focuses on real estate, land use, and criminal law. The firm, founded in 2007, advises and represents clients on acquisitions, sales, leasing, planning, zoning, and financing of residential and commercial real estate.

BRIDGEHAMPTON

Seem Realty I L.L.C. to Threegreens BH L.L.C., 1718 Montauk Highway, 1.15 acres (vacant), March 11, $918,500.

EAST HAMPTON

W. Allen and B. Leister to H. and M. Orme, 10 Bay Colony Court, .75 acre, March 1, $1,650,000.

S. and B. Zaheer to I. Bhandari and S. Jesina, 4 Phoebe Scoy’s Road, 2.2 acres, Feb. 17, $1,870,000.

MONTAUK

K. Bouse to D. and M. Rutkowski, 44 Kirk Avenue, .25 acre, Feb. 27, $710,000.

T. Mahl to L. Elsis, 13 Beech Hollow Court, .82 acre, Feb. 21, $1,862,000.

BRIDGEHAMPTON

102Co NY, L.L.C. to 103Co, L.L.C., 9 The Bridge, 5.47 acres (vacant), March 1, $1,035,416.

103Co, L.L.C. to 102Co NY, L.L.C., 6 Checkered Path, 3.12 acres (vacant), March 1, $983,645.

A. Harvey Trust to Kellis Pond L.L.C., 134 Kellis Pond Lane, .92 acre, Feb. 12, $2,600,000.

EAST HAMPTON

A. Rothbaum and Petersen to 9 Oyster Shores Road, 9 Oyster Shores Road, 1.16 acres, Feb. 9, $820,000.

D. and C. Thorp to A. Fusco III and Fiorello, 12 Prospect Boulevard, .67 acre, Feb. 19, $1,275,000.

The owners of Gurney’s Montauk Resort and Seawater Spa on Old Montauk Highway, who are developing the former Montauk Yacht Club into Gurney’s Star Island Resort and Marina, presented two site plans to the East Hampton Town Planning Board on March 27.

The Spur and the East Hampton Chamber of Commerce will hold a job fair for local employers looking for summer staff from noon to 5 p.m. on April 13 and 14 at the Spur East at 44 Three Mile Harbor Road, and at its sister location in Southampton.

AMAGANSETT

K. Law to 10 Hampton Lane L.L.C., 10 Hampton Lane, .5 acre, Jan. 18, $5,000,000.

BRIDGEHAMPTON

CVR First L.L.C. to Happy House 77 L.L.C., 77 Birchwood Lane, .77 acre, Jan. 31, $2,911,600.

J. Lewis Trust to E. Blitzer, 11 Alfie’s Way, .63 acre, Feb. 7, $1,549,000.

102Co NY L.L.C. to 103Co, L.L.C., 9 The Bridge, 5.47 acres (vacant), Feb. 28, $771,228.

101Co, L.L.C. to 103Co, L.L.C., 6 Checkered Path, 3.12 acres (vacant), Feb. 28, $799,957.

EAST HAMPTON

Was it fate that sent a reporter who had awoken to sharp lower back pain, and nagging worry about car trouble, to Hamptons Float in Water Mill?

A new food store will be opening soon at the former site of the Hampton Market Place on Race Lane in East Hampton Village.

AMAGANSETT

Fleetwood Realty L.L.C. to B. and E. Weinstein, 28 Central Avenue, .74 acre, Jan. 7, $3,010,000.

EAST HAMPTON

C. Barnett and C. Marra to Town of East Hampton, 143 Middle Highway, 3.97 acres (vacant), Nov. 20, $750,000.

A. Kophelm to P. and L. Hummer Trusts, 258 Montauk Highway, Unit 16, Jan. 30, $675,000.

MONTAUK

F. and W. Scholz to DJHP L.L.C., 27 Mulford Avenue, .26 acre, Feb. 4, $625,500.

Harrington Property Association and Gosman to MA-II L.L.C., 17 Soundview Drive, .4 acre, Nov. 6, $3,416,000.