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Awards For Architects

Awards For Architects

Two awards from the American Institute of Architects Long Island Chapter
By
Star Staff

    Stelle Lomont Rouhani Architects, a Bridgehampton firm, received two awards from the American Institute of Architects Long Island Chapter at a ceremony last month at Oheka Castle in Huntington.

    The firm earned an A.I.A. Excellence in Architecture “Archi” award for its renovation of The Studio, a retreat for a photographer and his family at Bluff Hollow in Montauk, and an A.I.A. Excellence in Architecture Commendation for Art Port, a free-standing pavilion in Water Mill created for an art dealer as an “arrival sequence” for the homeowners and their guests.

The Golden Eagle Reopens

The Golden Eagle Reopens

Nancy Rowan, an owner of the Golden Eagle, said the shop is settling in nicely to its new location on Newtown Lane in East Hampton.
Nancy Rowan, an owner of the Golden Eagle, said the shop is settling in nicely to its new location on Newtown Lane in East Hampton.
Durell Godfrey
All of the store’s employees, plus a new staffer, have moved with the business
By
Christopher Walsh

    The eagle has landed.

    After the surprising and unwelcome discovery in June that their lease at 14 Gingerbread Lane in East Hampton would not be renewed, Nancy and Tom Rowan, owners of the Golden Eagle, embarked on a search for a new location. Meanwhile, patrons of the local institution mourned the imminent loss of their go-to provider of fine art supplies, children’s art supplies and toys, and fun and unusual gifts. After a 30, then 50, then 75-percent-off sale, the store on Gingerbread Lane closed in mid-September.

    Happily, the owners’ search was successful, and the Golden Eagle is now open at 79 Newtown Lane, across the street from the East Hampton Middle School. All of the store’s employees, plus a new staffer, have moved with the business.

    The new space, at 800 square feet, represents a considerable downsizing of the Golden Eagle’s footprint, but there is a silver lining, Ms. Rowan said. “We went with this store because there is a big basement and a second floor,” she said, explaining that a search that had spanned Amagansett to Bridgehampton turned up only locations lacking storage or other usable space. “We’ve trimmed the fat and gotten rid of things that didn’t sell — whatever wasn’t selling at 75 percent off did not come with us. We’ve become incredibly organized. Although the space is much smaller, we’re carrying, for the most part, everything we had before.”

    One component that did not follow the business to Newtown Lane is the art instruction offered to adults and children at its Gingerbread Lane location. “Sadly, we can’t do classes right now,” Ms. Rowan said. For now, she said, “We’re going to take a year and focus on the store — that’s how we started in the last space. Once it is up and running and doing well we’re going to look into classes.”

    At the new location, however, the Golden Eagle offers significantly more gift items than before. Given its close proximity to the other retailers on Newtown Lane and Main Street, it is also a convenient location for gift-wrapping. “We’re excited for the upcoming Christmas season. It’s our favorite time and we love to wrap for people,” Ms. Rowan said. “People can come after they’ve shopped in the village, drop off their packages, and we wrap them for a small price.”

    A wall of the new location is dedicated to local professional artists, and Scott Hewett, Ms. Rowan said, recently brought his work for display. “This painting is massive,” she said, surveying the new space’s cathedral ceiling on Tuesday morning.

    The Golden Eagle is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. except Sunday, when it is open from 11 to 5.

    “We’re thrilled about it,” Ms. Rowan said. “It’s a new beginning for us.”

Recorded Deeds: 11.14.13

Recorded Deeds: 11.14.13

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

BRIDGEHAMPTON

Two Flowers L.L.C. to P. Wolfman, 67 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Turnpike, .93 acre, Sept. 6, $4,550,000.

C. Mead to R.W.R.P. L.L.C., 119 Newlight Lane, 3 acres, Aug. 27, $4,225,000.

S. Mirsky to R. and S. Tonyes, 408 Paul’s Lane, 1.76 acres, Sept. 6, $4,650,000.

Tonyes and 85 Jennifer to 85 Jennifer Lane L.L.C., 85 Jennifer Lane, 2.07 acres, Sept. 12, $6,600,000.

R. and J. Worsdale to Casa Bobby L.L.C., 80 Meadowlark Lane, .96 acre, Aug. 27, $3,750,000.

EAST HAMPTON

John W. W. Corp. to Below the Bridge Black, Lester Avenue, .58 acre (vacant), Sept. 11, $379,000.

John W. Whitmore Corp. to Below the Bridge Blue, 220 Springs Fireplace Road, .55 acre, Sept. 11, $379,000.

John W. W. Corp. to Below the Bridge Black, part of 23 Talmage Avenue, (vacant) Sept. 11, $493,000.

John W. Whitmore Corp. to Below the Bridge Blue, part of 220 Springs Fireplace, Sept. 11, $163,000.

John W. Whitmore Corp. to Below the Bridge Blue, 220 Springs Fireplace Road, 1.2 acres, Sept. 11, $761,000.

H.M.D.J. Corp. to Below the Bridge Gold, 2 Talmage Avenue, .55 acre (vacant), Sept. 11, $249,000.

H.M.D.J. Corp. to Below the Bridge Gold, 4 King Street, .1 acre (vacant), Sept. 11, $76,000.

R. Sisk Sr. and C. Sick to J. Bellofatto, 102 Three Mile Harbor Road, 1.65 acres, Sept. 12, $490,000.

Abel and Mohrfeld (by executor) to I. and C. MacDonald, 38 Floyd Street, .5 acre, Sept. 18, $1,100,000.

Forst and Silverblank to S. Newman and R. D’Angelo, 20 Sulky Circle, .69 acre, Sept. 13, $1,795,000.

J. Gott to J. Jennings, 6 Bearing East Road, 1 acre, Aug. 23, $570,000.

Ross Institute to S. and S. Ferrando, 8 Bay Colony Court, Aug. 8, $1,275,000.

J. and S. Lowe to A. Damani, 45 Ely Brook Road, 1.3 acres, Sept. 18, $1,850,000.

J. Heneveld to E. Giske and A. Washburn, 6 Powder Hill Lane, 1.37 acres, Sept. 11, $994,000.

K. White to R. Krishana and I. Fisher, 26 Augies Path, .92 acre, Sept. 9, $1,195,000.

Timber Lane Properties to I. Calsow, 6 Centre Way, .37 acre, Sept. 4, $899,000.

J. Santelli to N. Keys, 83 Oyster Shores Road, .61 acre, Sept. 5, $1,100,000.

D. Lipani (by referee) to U.S. Bank National, 40 Wheelock Walk, .51 acre, May 16, $463,502.

B. and J. Brownstein to J. and B. Balestrieri, 5 Cosdrew Lane, .58 acre, Sept. 12, $490,000.

R. and J. Killen to Mayday 68 L.L.C., 196 Cedar Street, 1.04 acres (vacant), Sept. 19, $2,000,000.

EAST HAMPTON VILLAGE

20 Georgica Close L.L.C. to P. Fishbein and K. Cline, 20 Georgica Close Road, 1.9 acres, July 29, $1,215,000.

22 Darby Lane Corp. to B.C. 15 L.L.C., 22 Darby Lane, 1.06 acres (vacant), Sept. 13, $3,000,000.

J. and R. Silver (by executor) to O.G.P. L.L.C., 40 La Forest Lane, 2.32 acres, Sept. 12, $10,000.,000.

MONTAUK

A. and R. Cassetta Trust to C. Senese and K. Angiulo, 317 Flamingo Avenue, .34 acre, Sept. 4, $600,000.

I. and G. Smith to P. Goldfarb Trust, 71 Kettle Hole Road, 1.33 acres, Sept. 10, $7,950,000.

K. McGeehan to Town of East Hampton, 30 East Lake Drive, .98 acre (vacant), Sept. 12, $60,000.

G. Ricciuti Trust to C. and J. Marinak, 23 Fort Pond Road, Unit 67, Sept. 12, $475,000.

I. Netcher to E. Pyne, 236 Edgemere Street, Unit 306, Sept. 16, $210,000.

M. Guarino to P. and M. Gregory, 12 Flagg Avenue, .17 acre, Sept. 19, $775,000.

W. Fuchs to R. and S. King, 18 South Duncan Drive, .43 acre (vacant), Sept. 12, $360,000.

NOYAC

J. and M. Murphy and O’Murchu to W. Halsey, 26 Long Beach Lane, .14 acre, July 31, $638,500.

C. Carmody (by executor) to H. and K. Godfrey, 15 Linda Lane, .46 acre, July 19, $480,000.

R. Pantina to D. Dynof, 336 Ruggs Path, 1.39 acres, Sept. 5, $1,850,000.

SAG HARBOR

M. Arena to R. and D. Capital Ventures, 20 Hempstead Street, .18 acre, Aug. 15, $500,000.

Main at Sag L.L.C. to N. Black, 330 Main Street, .17 acre, Aug. 9, $1,750,000.

SPRINGS

J. and J. Mackin to J. and M. Dekempe, 4 Winterberry Lane, .83 acre, Aug. 30, $760,000.

F. Gardiner to D. McKinney, 1 Clinton Street (vacant), Sept. 5, $325,000.

K. Bankowsky to A. Baudo, 78 Shadom Lane, .89 acre, Aug. 30, $855,000.

B. Borg to K. Majmudar, 32 Fairway Drive, 1.2 acres (vacant), Sept. 16, $250,000.

WATER MILL

C. Smith to Arnott/Raffo Inc., 511 Little Noyac Path, 2.5 acres (vacant), May 29, $650,000.

J. and K. McLauchlen III to 16 Deer Run L.L.C., 16 Deer Run, .99 acre (vacant), Aug. 26, $1,187,830.

La Brava Farm to C.E.M. Farm L.L.C., 1058 Deerfield Road, 32.69 acres, Sept. 17, $3,200,000.

Pierce Family Trust to Reilly Building Corp, 58 Strongs Lane, .99 acre, Sept. 11, $1,400,000.

Data provided by Suffolk Research Service of Southampton

Recorded Deeds: 11.21.13

Recorded Deeds: 11.21.13

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

BRIDGEHAMPTON

P. Geffen and K. Kessler to D. Lamb, 251 Lumber Lane, 1.31 acres, Sept. 25, $1,500,000.

K. Praetorius to A. Burke, 2284 Main Street, Unit 1, Sept. 18, $419,000.

FD HFZ Bridgehampton to 94 Highland Terrace, 94 Highland Terrace, 2.14 acres (vacant), Sept. 17, $7,000,000.

EAST HAMPTON

R. Dorment to W. and E. Tobin, 147 Cedar Street, 1.2 acres (vacant), Sept. 5, $1,200,000.

P. and S. Wunsch to P. Kuhn, 1 Irma Court, .6 acre, Sept. 17, $1,750,000.

J. Sylvester to P. Yager,  73 Springs-Fireplace Road, 1.5 acres, Sept. 23, $325,000.

A. and P. Allen to R. Carlivati and D. Rogel, 44 Spring Close Highway, .44 acre, Sept. 12, $799,000.

Tomellen Realty to N. and A. Morton, 33 Huckleberry Lane, 1.07 acres, Sept.06, $895,000.

P. and L. Levy to C. and I., Arrington, 6 Old School House Lane, 1.87 acre, Sept.03, $1,999,000.

F. Cohen to R. and M. Axel, 10 Bay View Avenue, .73 acre, Sept. 20, $850,000.

S. and C. Owen to C. Schreger, 4 Karin Drive, .71 acre, Sept. 23, $1,075,000.

L. Eastman and Diehl to 12SPR L.L.C., 12 South Pond Road, Aug. 27, $950,000.

R. Killen to Lilac 45 L.L.C., 198 Cedar Street, .92 acre (vacant), Sept. 19, $2,000,000.

R. Killen to Jezebel 21, L.L.C., 194 Cedar Street, Sept. 19, $2,000,000.

R. Killen to Lilac 45 L.L.C., Cedar Street, 5.18 acres (vacant), Sept. 19, $1,500,000.

EAST HAMPTON VILLAGE

N. Berk and E. Omedes to L. Petrucci, 132 Montauk Highway, 1 acre, Sept. 16, $1,595,000.

C. Humm Trust to R. Barreneche and K. White, 109 Buell Lane, .5 acre, Sept. 25, $1,050,000.

MONTAUK

M. and M. Gardner and Dimeglio to E. and P. Redin, 236 Edgemere Street, Unit 117, Aug. 29, $113,000.

NORTH HAVEN

P. and D. Harwood to S. Greenfield, 7 Cedar Avenue, .61 acre, Sept. 5, $1,250,000.

Sunset Trust II to S. and M. Hersch Trusts, 6 Fahys Road, 2.56 acres, Sept. 18, $10,000,000.

SAG HARBOR

T. and S. Culver to J. Behar, 72 High Street, .27 acre, Sept. 17, $2,025,000.

A. DeMarzo to A. Brown, 140 Bay Street, .45 acre, Sept. 20, $1,955,000.

B. Bronster to Schultzel and Inzerillo, 10 Ackerly Street, .42 acre, Sept. 20, $811,212.

J. Benfield and C. York to J. and E. Tallarico, 251 Redwood Road, .31 acre, Sept. 12, $680,000.

T. Greenawalt to J. and J. Kim, 8 Harrison Street, .3 acre, Sept. 16, $1,750,000.

SPRINGS

D. McDermott to V. Fox, 129 Tyrone Drive, .35 acre, July 2, $315,000.

P.L. Bealex Realty to M. Losinske, 74 Talmage Farm Lane, .97 acre, July 17, $585,000.

R. and M. Philipps to S., J., and C. Scheinerman, 4 Birdie Lane, .92 acre, Sept. 20, $1,185,000.

WATER MILL

Bela Trust to 302 Blank Lane L.L.C., 302 Blank Lane, 2.39 acres (vacant), Sept. 9, $2,000,000.

M. and D. Krauss to R. Faitell, 8 Millfarm Lane, .69 acre, Sept. 23, $1,780,000.

Data provided by Suffolk Research Service of Southampton

SCNB Shuts a Montauk Branch

SCNB Shuts a Montauk Branch

When Suffolk County National Bank closes its branch in Montauk’s harbor area, Mary Bridges, a teller there, will probably be transferred to the bank’s downtown Montauk branch.
When Suffolk County National Bank closes its branch in Montauk’s harbor area, Mary Bridges, a teller there, will probably be transferred to the bank’s downtown Montauk branch.
Janis Hewitt
The harbor branch is one of six that will be closing in order to increase efficiency in the entire branch system
By
Janis Hewitt

    The harbor branch of Suffolk County National Bank, on West Lake Drive in Montauk, will close for good on Feb. 14 at 3 p.m. All accounts from the bank will be automatically transferred to the branch on Montauk Highway in the downtown area of the hamlet.

    Frank Filipo, the executive operating officer of retail banking, said this week that the harbor branch is one of six that will be closing in order to increase efficiency in the entire branch system. The closing is part of a project that bank officials have been working on for months, he said.

    Employees of the harbor branch will be reassigned to other branches, but as to whether all of them will be accommodated, Mr. Filipo said, “At the moment, I can’t say for certain, but we hope to find places for them in other branches.”

    Those wishing to have their accounts transferred to a branch other than the one on Main Street in Montauk should call John McDonald, the branch manager of the downtown bank, at 668-5300.

    The harbor branch is in the Gaviola building, which is for sale and listed with local real estate brokers. A teller there said business has been very slow. She said the Suffolk County National Bank system is looking to spread west into Nassau County. A loan production office opened in Garden City on Nov. 4, according to the bank’s website, scnb.com.    

Recorded Deeds: 11.28.13

Recorded Deeds: 11.28.13

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

AMAGANSETT

B. Dilorenzo to G. Kandasamy and K. Rocco, 75 Mulford Lane, .29 acre, Aug. 19, $550,000.

F. and C. LaGrassa Trusts to S. Russell, 101 Schellinger Road, .76 acre, Sept. 30, $970,000.

Farrell Holding Co. to K.P.N.C. L.L.C., 107 Miankoma Lane, .68 acre, Sept. 23, $2,300,000.

J. and S. Giamatteo to M. and L. Green, 75 Treasure Island Drive, .15 acre, Sept. 20, $2,675,000.

BRIDGEHAMPTON

R. Hildreth and O’Donnell to Pavilion Investors I, 35 Halsey Street, .46 acre, Sept. 23, $900,000.

B.H. L.L.C. to West Pond Drive L.L.C., 32 West Pond Drive, 1.16 acres (vacant), Sept. 21, $3,100,000.

F.D. H.F.Z. Bridgehampton to Back Nine Hamptons, 102 Highland Terrace, 2.14 acres (vacant), Sept. 17, $6,750,000.

EAST HAMPTON

S. Grover to R. Smith, 10 Stokes Court, .7 acre, Sept. 23, $765,000.

R. and M. McGuire to Iluminus Property Holding, 76 Skimhampton Road, 2.2 acres, Aug. 9, $1,937,500.

Hoheb 2005 Trust to 106 Two Holes of Water, 106 Two Holes of Water Road, 2 acres (vacant), Sept. 26, $690,000.

A. Poto to R. and E. Lanigan, 6 Post Street, .54 acre, Sept. 30, $1,450,000.

EAST HAMPTON VILLAGE

T.C.L.G.C. L.L.C. to 44 Huntting Lane L.L.C., 44 Huntting Lane, 2.2 acres, Sept. 13, $8,250,000.

MONTAUK

H. and P. Balgley to M. Gibson and M. McManus, 35 Agnew Avenue, .17 acre, Sept. 20, $860,000.

Montauk Agency and Jettie to ED40 L.L.C., 40 Deforest Road and lots 15 and16, 5.01 acres, Oct. 1, $14,750,000.

Puleo, Dolce and Rachiele to F. Scibilia, 27 Roosevelt Road, .4 acre, Sept.03, $750,000.

R. Entenmann to 642 Old Montauk Highway, 642 Old Montauk Highway, 1 acre, Sept. 25, $7,375,000.

NORTH HAVEN

R. and M. Koerner to M. Di Prata, 23 North Harbor Drive, .7 acre, Sept. 6, $1,595,000.

NOYAC

B. Neuman to Jefferson and Bechtloff, 4571 Noyac Road, .43 acre, Sept. 4, $975,000.

M. Kuntzelmann (by executor) to 107 Highview Drive, 107 Highview Drive, .54 acre (vacant), Aug. 22, $435,000.

SAG HARBOR

D. Foulkes to S. and N. Lim, 29 Lincoln Street, .26 acre, Sept. 24, $605,000.

R. Diaz to J. and C. Sullo, 15 James Place, .55 acre, Sept. 24, $550,000.

J. and M. Ignatowich to R. Seltzer, 258 Redwood Road, .24 acre, Sept. 27, $1,750,000.

SAGAPONACK

376 Daniels Lane L.L.C. to 376 Sagaponack L.L.C., 376 Daniels Lane, 1.49 acres, Sept. 24, $15,500,000.

SPRINGS

T.  Ranno and I. Triano to S. Thompson, 24 Fanning Avenue, .14 acre, June 11, $310,000.

Teepee Town Holdings to A. and S. Gilbert, 56 Sherwood Lane, .43 acre, Sept. 20, $1,050,000.

New Sunshine Custom Builders to S. and T. Stelk, 231 Norfolk Drive, Sept. 13, $812,575.

M. Horwitz and S. Harris to W. Kuiper and B. Kursancew, 56 Hildreth Place, .45 acre, Oct. 3, $555,000.

Data provided by Suffolk Research Service of Southampton

Keeping Account 11.28.13

Keeping Account 11.28.13

Hudson City Savings Bank has promoted Jonathan Fogarty to branch manager of its Bridgehampton office. Mr. Fogarty, who was the assistant branch manager, lives in Greenport and has been with the bank for four years.
Hudson City Savings Bank has promoted Jonathan Fogarty to branch manager of its Bridgehampton office. Mr. Fogarty, who was the assistant branch manager, lives in Greenport and has been with the bank for four years.
Local business news
By
Star Staff

Gone Local Moves

    Gone Local Hampton Goods and Gallery, which vacated its location on Main Street in Amagansett at the end of September, is moving to 80 North Main Street in East Hampton. It will open tomorrow. Gone Local will be open Sunday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.

Jana Bennett Relocates

    Jana Bennett Interiors, which has long had a shop on Springs-Fireplace Road in East Hampton, is moving. As of Monday, the shop will be open at 251 Pantigo Road in East Hampton, behind Fleetwood and McMullan Architects.

Metro Goes Metro

    Metro Restaurant Marketing, a division of WordHampton Public Relations in Springs, has expanded its reach to the Baltimore area, where it has been retained by the Bagby Restaurant Group.

    The group owns Bagby Pizza Company, Ten Ten American Bistro, Cunningham’s, Cunningham’s Cafe and Bakery, and Fleet Street Kitchen, a modern farm-to-table restaurant that gets many of its ingredients from the group’s Cunningham Farms, north of Baltimore.

    WordHampton represents hospitality, real estate, and lifestyle businesses on Long Island, and its Metro Restaurant Group focuses on restaurants in the New York City area.

MarCom Awards a-Go-Go

    Blumenfeld + fleming, a marketing, advertising, and design firm based in Montauk, has won nine gold and seven platinum MarCom Awards in an international creative competition that recognizes achievement by marketing and communications professionals. With these latest ones, the firm has earned a total of 79 MarCom Awards.

    The platinum awards were received for a radio campaign for Suffolk County National Bank, a website for Smart Sport Surfacing, the writing and design of a print ad for McLoughlin Construction, the Fresh Hamptons restaurant website, and a BMW print ad. Gold awards were received for Suffolk County National Bank print and radio ads, the Whitmores Landscape Service website, WPPB’s logo, Smart Sports Surfacing’s business card, an e-mail blast for Audi, a print ad for Advantage Title, and the East Coast Power and Gas website.

    The firm also earned five honorable mentions for websites, print ads, and logo designs.

 

White’s, ‘an Icon,’ Is Getting a Makeover

White’s, ‘an Icon,’ Is Getting a Makeover

Under new ownership, the White’s team includes some new faces and some familiar ones — from left, Vesa Islami, Jessica Medina, Christina Keerd, Vincent Alibrandi, Diana Dolling-Ross, Dyana Nesbitt, and Megan Born.
Under new ownership, the White’s team includes some new faces and some familiar ones — from left, Vesa Islami, Jessica Medina, Christina Keerd, Vincent Alibrandi, Diana Dolling-Ross, Dyana Nesbitt, and Megan Born.
Carissa Katz
A venue of high-end beauty with a pharmacy
By
Carissa Katz

    White’s in East Hampton was sold in August, but longtime customers of both the pharmacy and cosmetics departments will be happy to learn that much of what they love about the store is expected to remain under the new ownership — including its pharmacist, Vincent Alibrandi.

    Mr. Alibrandi, the store’s former owner, was at his post on Nov. 8 as Diana Dolling-Ross, the marketing director for Nyco Chemists, which has similar shops in Brooklyn Heights and Dumbo, talked about plans for the store, which she called “an icon.”

    “White’s is legendary,” Ms. Dolling-Ross said.

    Nyco Chemists owns City Chemist in Brooklyn Heights and Bridge Apothecary in Dumbo, but Ms. Dolling-Ross’s first store, before she went into the corporate cosmetics field, was a pharmacy in suburban Bergen County, N.J., in a town not that different from East Hampton. “I know this customer,” she said. “I am this customer.” She and Nyco Chemists were particularly excited “when we got word it was possibly for sale.”

    What people can expect at White’s in the coming months, Ms. Dolling-Ross said, are additional beauty brands like Darphin and Smashbox. Already there are makeup artists and a licensed esthetician on staff. There are plans for a brow bar, and mini Clarins facials will be available at the counter. The pharmacy team is to remain intact.

    Some renovations are planned for the winter, with hopes for minimal interruptions in business. After that, the cosmetics and beauty part of the shop will have a different feel. “I don’t want people behind the counter,” Ms. Dolling-Ross said. “It’s very department store.”

    “We’ll have a loyalty program tailored for individual customers,” she said, and she will join with companies on promotions that make sense for the customer. Coming up on Dec. 12, White’s will have a free service day, offering customers brow shaping, makeup, and facials along with a gift bag as a pre-holiday thank-you.

    The store will also send out a beauty and health newsletter by e-mail, do “old-fashioned” mailings, and host health-and-wellness evenings.

    “I love this venue of high-end beauty with a pharmacy,” Ms. Dolling-Ross said. There is strong correlation, she said, between the prescription side of the business — helping people get better and stay healthy from the inside out — and the beauty side of the business — helping people feel good about themselves and be healthy from the outside in.

    “I want to educate the customer and the patient,” she said. “I like to educate and empower. . . . I want people to know we sell for them, we don’t sell at them.”

    To that end, she said, she is a “stickler for educating the staff on the products.”

    Ms. Dolling-Ross has worked in the cosmetics field for her entire career, including many years in the world of corporate cosmetics, and has been everything from “a stock girl to a buyer to a beauty writer,” but what she really likes, she said, is being able to connect with customers directly in a store like White’s or City Chemists, the two shops she is traveling between most these days.

    “I love my industry, but I saw there was something missing in the relationship of the woman behind the counter and the customer,” she said Friday at White’s. “We need to listen to what she needs, and what she can afford.”

    White’s has started offering at-home Estee Lauder, Clinique, and Bobbi Brown makeup demonstrations, not unlike, say, a Tupperware party. If $1,000 worth of product is sold, the host gets a $250 beauty basket; $2,000 means a $400 beauty basket and a 15-percent-off coupon in the shop. “Deluxe spa parties” are also on the menu, with facials, hand treatments, makeup and hairstyling lessons, and, for girls 9 to 17, there are age-appropriate Clinique birthday parties ranging in price from $35 to $55 per person that include facials, makeup lessons, hand treatments, nails, and fragrance samples.

    The store used to close on Sunday, but is now open seven days a week, with Sunday hours from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

 

Recorded Deeds 10.17.13

Recorded Deeds 10.17.13

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

AMAGANSETT

G. Elliott to Hispaniola Trust, 9 Shipwreck Drive, March 18, $2,200,000.

V. DeMai (by executor) to T. Kenniff and E. Record, 7 Schellinger Road, .49 acre, Aug. 12, $590,000.

J. Edwards II et al. to Lanes Contracting Ltd., 86 Meeting House Lane, March 12, $1,600,000.

BRIDGEHAMPTON

A. Goldin to R. Champagne Jr., 2595 Montauk Highway, .55 acre, Aug. 6, $1,230,000.

G. Atkins (by administrator) to K.L. Southampton L.L.C., 163 Hildreth Avenue, .54 acre, Aug. 13, $1,806,000

S. and R. Block to Bayonne Capital L.L.C., 70 Mid Ocean Drive, 1.4 acres, Aug. 15, $7,500,000.

EAST HAMPTON

J. Quenqua and A. Smith to M. and L. Stein, 14 Berryman Street, July 26, $729,000.

E. Petrie and W. Fleming to Notre Maison Inc., 7 West Drive, .46 acre (vacant), Aug. 13, $140,000.

G. Purcell to 11 Stokes L.L.C., 11 Stokes Court, .69 acre, Feb. 2, $110,000.

Claude Bonaire Inc. to C. and R. Tanenbaum, 84 Route 114, .27 acre, March 29, $475,000.

Finishline Homes Inc. to M. and C. Ruthberg, 30 Huntting Avenue, .58 acre, Aug. 09, $3,400,000.

S. Grant and C. Galesi to M. Cohn, 6 Chestnut Way, .65 acre, Aug. 12, $2,650,000.

I. Suder (by devisees) to A. Machu and D. Horowitz, 47 Huckleberry Lane, Aug. 20, $995,000.

R. and M. Brogan to W. Evans, 32 Oyster Pond Lane, June 19, $725,000.

A. Walker and C. Karides to J. Wilson, 21 Bull Path, 2.06 acres, July 12, $1,242,000.

Farrell Holding Co. to P. Regan, 11 Peach Farm Lane, July 11, $3,200,000.

EAST HAMPTON VILLAGE

Sea Grange L.L.C. to 29 Spaeth Lane, 29 Spaeth Lane, 2.74 acres, Aug. 26, $32,500,000.

MONTAUK

H. and M. Bailin to B. and J. Ivory, 39 North Farragut Road, .82 acre, Aug. 15, $850,000.

J. and T. Hull to C. and C. Irwin, 11 North Filmore Road, .46 acre, Aug. 5, $545,000.

T. and N. Gallagher to R. Hammer, 35 Gilbert Road, .61 acre (vacant), Aug. 13, $325,000.

K. Dietzen to S. and S. Finazzo, 1 South Fairmont Street, Aug. 16, $705,000.

R. and A. Bellohusen to D. Babkow, 84 and 88 Franklin Drive, .29 acre, Aug. 12, $945,000.

NOYAC

Disomma and Sherman Trust to 19 Cedar Point Lane, 19 Cedar Point Lane, 1.21 acres, Aug. 15, $425,000.

R. and D. Mays to B. and P. McGrath, 47 Ridge Road, .24 acre, Aug. 16, $520,000.

SAG HARBOR

J. Jackson to 81 L.I.A. L.L.C., 81 Long Island Avenue, .85 acre, July 23, $3,200,000.

D. Sherry to A. Grossman and R. Howe, 11 Howard Street, .4 acre, Aug. 12, $1,750,000.

Susman, S to Dawson, L, 165 Madison Street, .11 acre, Aug. 10, $1,300,000.

SAGAPONACK

Town of East Hampton to Town of Southampton, 3556 Montauk Highway, 38.9 acres, Aug. 16, $2,200,000.

SPRINGS

M. and H. Wolitzer to L. Nuter and P. Chagares, 31 Lincoln Avenue, July 3, $575,000

T. Praetorius to I., A., and S. Toledano, 75 Windward, .38 acre (vacant), Aug. 13, $360,000.

WATER MILL

J. and S. Steinke to M. Heron and N. Petkovich, 12 Uncle Leo’s Lane, .91 acre, Aug. 5, $1,840,501

Scuttle Hole Road Properties to T. and V. Schweitzer, 693 Scuttle Hole Road, 1.23 acres, July 24, $975,000

Data provided by Suffolk Research Service of Southampton

Roving ‘Spa’ Brings Treatments Home

Roving ‘Spa’ Brings Treatments Home

It’s not a bus yet, but Karen Clement’s Hamptons Organic Beauty Bus has been on the move since June.
It’s not a bus yet, but Karen Clement’s Hamptons Organic Beauty Bus has been on the move since June.
Morgan McGivern
The idea for the enterprise is to deliver beauty services directly to the client’s home
By
Debra Scott

    If you picture the Hamptons Organic Beauty Bus as a spa on wheels, you would be almost right. Conceived and operated by Karen Clement, a former model born in Grenada, the idea for the enterprise is to deliver beauty services directly to the client’s home. The “bus,” actually a converted Ford Windstar sedan, is painted with a purple live bar code that, if scanned with a cellphone, takes potential customers directly to Ms. Clement’s Web site. The vehicle is used for delivery only, and is filled with the white cotton robes, candles, bamboo fronds, shells, and other paraphernalia Ms. Clement uses to create a spa-like ambience wherever she goes.

    “We are the Hamptons’ first and only fully organic and mobile spa,” she said.

    It makes sense, after all, that it’s more relaxing to have a massage, let’s say, by the fire in your own bedroom than in an impersonal salon, or to get a mani-pedi by your pool. If you want to be pampered, why not do it at home? At least that’s the thinking behind Ms. Clement’s business, which she launched at the beginning of summer.

     Besides convenience, Ms. Clement claims that, what she calls her “green glam squad,” offers affordable prices, despite a $50 “travel and set up fee” — by allowing clients to avoid traffic, potential babysitting fees, and “high salon prices.” Certainly her summer clients didn’t appear to mind her prices, which range from a manicure at $35 to a 90-minute massage at $185.

    Her focus is on providing chemical-free treatments, including organic waxing and makeup application. She offers the usual beauty treatment along with other more esoteric procedures including “instant nail,” which she said is a “revolutionary nail polish strip application,” and “instant hair,” clip-on hair extensions.

    Ms. Clement does not perform any of the treatments herself, but rather “coordinates” a stable of licensed professionals such as Janet DiBartolo, a massage therapist, with more than 16 years of experience. Ms. DiBartolo also specializes in reflexology, into which she incorporates a deep foot massage.

    Her services are not just for summer clientele. “Now is the season for spray tans,” said Ms. Clement. She uses a botanically sourced Australian product made with cacao, “not available in the U.S.,” and works a lot of “tanning parties” or what she calls “girls’ nights in.”

    The business got off to a slowish start in June, but picked up dramatically in July and August, when she collaborated with a yacht company to provide “spa charters” for onboard facials and massages, to which she would add a healthy dose of organic wine.

    Now that it is wedding season, business continues apace. She is offering fall-winter discounts. For “black Friday” she is booked to accompany a bus of 50 women heading off to a mall in Connecticut for a day of shopping and luxury.

    Ms. Clement, who worked in retail in East Hampton at Biba and Malia Mills, and managed Salon Xavier in Sag Harbor before venturing out on her own, may not yet offer services in her own bus, but, she said, that is definitely in her future plans.