Category: Long Island

Farmingville, NY According to Frederick Braun III, chairman of the Brookhaven Industrial Development Agency (IDA), Frank Trotta, a publisher, entrepreneur and lifelong resident of Bellport has been appointed to the IDA’s board of directors. Trotta is the owner of two publications, 50 Plus LifeStyles and Fire News. He also is a principal in a family-owned local real estate management company and is vice chairman of Suffolk Federal Credit Union. 

Mineola, NY According to Nassau County executive Laura Curran, the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) has appointed Danielle Oglesby as the agency’s deputy executive director. Oglesby, of Glen Head, has been chief operating officer at the LIU Global Institute at LIU Post in Brookville, which brings world and national leaders to the campus.

Melville, NY Bullard Law Group (BLG) has welcomed Jeanine Segall as the firm’s marketing and operations director and Matthew Baldassano as an associate attorney. Prior to BLG, Segall was the COO of Perception Media Group, an integrated marketing company that offered cross-media marketing. She is a veteran of both the legal and marketing profession. As marketing and operations director, she will be serving as the brand visionary and assuming the responsibility of their growth strategy. 

Plainview, NY Christine Schultz, EW Howell’s project assistant, was awarded this quarter’s Build Simply President’s Award. Schultz constantly represents the company in the best light. While working on multiple projects as a project assistant, she always goes above and beyond to help out whenever she can, truly defining the “Build Simply” values.

Queens, NY Associate John Bues of Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP was honored by Schneps Communications, publishers of the Courier chain of newspapers which includes the Long Island Press, as a King of Queens.

Lynbrook, NY Vanderbilt Realty completed a $1.5 million sale and two leases totaling 4,950 s/f. In the first deal, Joe Giordano of Vanderbilt Realty has negotiated the $1.5 million sale of 393 Sunrise Hwy. This mixed-use property consists of seven tenants who occupy both retail and office units. It is located directly across from the LIRR Lynbrook train station.

Long Island has long been one of the tri-state area’s most stable office markets and despite showing signs of softening during Q3 2018, there are still healthy indicators of strength.