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The latest real estate transfers.

"I remember exactly what I was wearing, I remember exactly who was in the class, and I remember how hard I cried," said Colleen Saidman Yee of Yoga Shanti of the day in March 2020 when she closed her Sag Harbor yoga studio because of the pandemic. After barely surviving a 15-month shutdown, Yoga Shanti in Sag Harbor is seeking to regain its footing with new protocols designed to make students breathe easy about returning to group classes.

Andy Morris had already been biking forever when the pandemic hit, so it was only natural for him to ride even more over the past 15 months. And it made sense, too, that he would take his passion a step further by launching Electric Bikes A Go Go, a guided tour business that delivers Royal Dutch Gazelle e-bikes to pre-set locations.

AMAGANSETT

Erica R. Juneja to BTBK L.L.C., 66 Old Montauk Highway, Sept. 21, $4,995,000.

John Dellanoce to John Dunchick, 8 Old Station Place, Jan. 13, $6,750,000.

Peter and Stella Sichel to BAP Bluff L.L.C., 82 Bluff Road, Feb. 12, $2,800,000.

Top Neck Realty Inc to JAV 8 Estates L.L.C., 41 Oak Lane, Commercial, March 5, $4,000,000.

Rose A. Evangelista to Benjamin Liscio, 23 Deep Wood Lane, March 25, $1,775,000.

Sean P. Statuto to Bernard Whitman, 61 Albert’s Landing Road, April 23, $2,452,000.

Fifty years after opening at Gosman's Dock in Montauk in 1971, the Rumrunner Home furnishings store has remained an East End fixture by capitalizing on the area's population boom, and surviving skyrocketing rents, ever-changing design trends, and competition from national brands.

Fifty years after opening at Gosman’s Dock in Montauk in 1971, the Rumrunner Home furnishings store has remained an East End fixture by capitalizing on the area’s population boom, and surviving skyrocketing rents, ever-changing design trends, and competition from national brands.

Gucci, the iconic international fashion brand that needs little else by way of introduction, is opening a new storefront Friday at 17 Newtown Lane in East Hampton Village.

The latest real estate transfers.

AMAGANSETT

Robert Shaw to Andrea and Neil Strahl, 11 Southwood Court, March 8, $4,999,000.

Donna Francis to Janel A. Callon, 109 Meeting House Lane, March 13, $3,012,500.

BRIDGEHAMPTON

Nicole Goss to Fambam Holdings L.L.C., 63 Chester Street, Feb. 10, $1,760,000.

Bridgehampton Corral L.L.C. to 309 Narrow Lane L.L.C., 309 Narrow Lane (vacant), Feb. 12, $1,250,000.

Laura and Robert Glanville to Jonathan and Michelle Canarick, 874 Millstone Road, March 19, $2,050,000.

After more than 14 months of darkened screens and empty seats, the East Hampton movie theater will reopen on Friday, May 21, according to Manhattan Skyline, the company that leases the building to Regal Cinemas. 

Amagansett

Glenn Behr to Handy Lane L.L.C., 42 Handy Lane, Dec. 22, $1,570,000.

Annie and James Lansing to Jacqueline Judd, 74 Hampton Lane, Jan. 15, $4,508,000.

Northstar Trust to Town of East Hampton, 41 Arbor Path (vacant), Feb. 2, $2,000,000.

360 Cranberry Hole Road L.L.C. to Daniel Schmitz, 360 Cranberry Hole Road, Feb. 17, $3,985,000.

Jeffrey A. O’Brien to Marie and Michael Pope, 151 Bluff Road, March 19, $2,175,000.

Bridgehampton

It's a drop in the fishing bucket, but New York has begun to distribute $6.7 million in relief aid to the state's seafood, marine commercial, and for-hire fishing industries after excessive business losses due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In the coming weeks, award recipients will receive a letter accompanied by a check, based on reported economic loss experienced in 2020 compared to the previous five years.

The news on Monday of a "major reopening" of New York State came not a moment too soon for the South Fork's caterers and restaurateurs, for whom the pandemic represented an unprecedented disruption of business but who now must move swiftly to book and prepare for summer events while keeping an eye on state guidance that remains fluid.

A new cleaning service on the Circle, inns offering books for your bedside reading pleasure, and a new gym store.

From liquor stores to landscapers, East End businesses are scrambling to staff up for the summer as an increase in job opportunities, beefed-up unemployment benefits, limited seasonal work visas, and the high cost of living are making it hard to find employees. 

The latest real estate transfers.

Sales of single-family homes on the South Fork hit a record high in the first three months of the year as a surge in sales lured some who hadn't been planning to sell their houses to "seize the moment."

AMAGANSETT

James Polsky to Jonathan and Schuyler Levin, 28 Sarah’s Path, Nov. 20, $5,050,000.

Brent’s General Store, the popular deli and catering business in Amagansett, is on the market for an undisclosed amount, according to Hal Zwick, a Compass real estate agent, who holds the listing with his colleague Jeffrey Sztorc.

For the past 34 years, the store has been owned by Artie Seekamp and his longtime business partner, David Winthrop. Mr. Seekamp declined to be interviewed about the sale.

Home Health Care

Hamptons Inclusive Care, a new home health services company founded by Maka Nikachadze and Giorgi Adamashvili, has opened in Water Mill. The company’s home health professionals work with people with chronic illnesses, cognitive or physical disabilities, and terminal illnesses, as well as with people recovering at home from illness or injury or those who require assistance with everyday activities.

The week's real estate transfers.

AMAGANSETT

Mary Karoussos to Stonyhill L.L.C., 120 Stony Hill Road, Dec. 11, $1,927,476.

Glenn Behr to Handy Lane 6 L.L.C., 35 Handy Lane, Dec. 22, $1,675,000.

Outerbridge Associates Inc. to Handy Lane 7 L.L.C., 45 Handy Lane (vacant), Dec. 22, $1,675,000.

Glenn Behr to Handy Lane 2 L.L.C., 30 Handy Lane (vacant), Dec. 22, $1,570,000.

Laura Behr to Handy Lane 1 L.L.C., 24 Handy Lane, Dec. 22, $1,200,000.

BRIDGEHAMPTON

John A. Groody to STO 68 L.L.C., 68 Mecox Field Lane, Dec. 22, $6,100,000.

AMAGANSETT

Mulford Lane L.L.C. to Marina Zimina, 97 Mulford Lane, Sept. 18, $825,000.

Beowulf Capital L.L.C. to Cara and John Fry, 73 Gardiner Drive, Jan. 8, $1,875,000.

82 Beach L.L.C. to David and Kyra Barry, 82 Beach Avenue, Jan. 12, $2,200,000.

BRIDGEHAMPTON

John and Kathleen LoCovare to 808 Mecox Road L.L.C., 808 Mecox Road, Sept. 3, $4,500,000.

Adam and Andrea Taetle to Michelle and Sam Koeppel, 27 Grouse Drive, Dec. 10, $5,001,014.

East Hampton Point, the luxury resort and marina on five acres of Three Mile Harbor waterfront, has been purchased for just under $18 million by an investment group led by Heath Freeman, the president of the Alden Global Capital hedge fund and a Montauk resident.

The new owner of the Palm restaurant and Huntting Inn in East Hampton Village wants to add a pool with a hot tub, cabanas, and a patio to the property, and to renovate the building, which dates to 1699, to make it accessible to people with disabilities.

Khanh Sports, an athletic gear and equipment rental store in East Hampton Village that had been due to close in February because of a steep rent increase, will be sticking around for a few more years, Khanh Ngo, the owner, said.

Local catering companies are walking a dangerous edge. Another season like last year and some say they are sure to go out of business. That is the main point that they are trying to drive home with state lawmakers. And time is running out for them to take on work in the summer of 2021.

AMAGANSETT

Ama Ballenero L.L.C. to Ocean PSP L.L.C., 12 Whalers Lane, Dec. 14, $11,000,000.

BRIDGEHAMPTON

Sutton Farms L.L.C. to Sand and Snow L.L.C., 16 Highland Terrace, Sept. 30, $4,800,000.

EAST HAMPTON

7 Crooked Highway L.L.C. to Alexandra and Kyle Widrick, 7 Crooked Highway, Sept. 18, $3,278,060.

56 Miller Lane L.L.C. to Robert and Sarah Santangelo, 52 Indian Hill Road, Mar. 1, $2,995,000.

Stuart's Seafood Market, an Amagansett institution since 1955, is under new ownership, as Rashid Sulehri, the owner of Villa Italian Specialties in East Hampton, purchased the business earlier this month along with "all the business secrets including the recipes, and how they're successful and why they're successful." 

One great thing about hearing women talk about working in historically male-dominated professions is that it seems like the most natural thing in the world to them. As Women's History Month comes to a close, a ferry captain, train conductor, sound engineer, architect, landscaper, and auto repair business owner shared stories of life on the job.