Long Island

Bayport Funding appoints Bar-Mashiah as chairman and Kaufman as CEO

Great Neck, NY Bayport Funding has appointed new leadership roles for its executive team. CEO and co-founder Ami Bar-Mashiah will now serve as the firm’s chairman, and president Marcia Kaufman will serve as CEO.

Farrell Fritz promotes Armentano, Baer, Sluka, Vaccaro, and Zoupaniotis to partner

Uniondale, NY Farrell Fritz has promoted John Armentano, Azriel Baer, Peter Sluka, Lisa Vaccaro and Irene Zoupaniotis to partner. Armentano, a St. James resident, is a land use and municipal litigation attorney. He earned his J.D., summa

Brookhaven Industrial Development Agency closes on economic package for proposed Medford warehouse

Medford, NY Frederick Braun, chairman of the town of Brookhaven Industrial Development Agency (IDA) has closed on a package of economic incentives for a warehouse proposed by a New York City developer.

H2M architects + engineers acquires Crew Engineers Inc.

Melville, NY H2M architects + engineers (H2M) has completed the acquisition of Crew Engineers, Inc. After the acquisition, Crew’s team will continue to reside in the Butler, NJ office and will have a primary focu

CIBS releases the executive board for 2023-2024 with co-presidents

Melville, NY The Commercial Industrial Brokers Society of Long Island (CIBS) has released the list of executive board members for 2023 – 2024. For the first time in the association’s history, two members have been selected to serve as co-presidents

Nelson + Pope and Nelson Pope Voorhis promote Perrotta and Reiner to partner

Melville, NY Nelson + Pope (N+P) alongside their environmental affiliate Nelson Pope Voorhis (NPV) have promoted two leaders. John Perrotta, PE of N+P, and Brant Reiner of NPV have each been promoted to partner of their respective firm.

Island Associates negotiates five lease agreements totaling 14,512 s/f

Middle Island, NY Island Associates negotiated five lease agreements for retail and office space at various properties. The Guitar Shoppe entered a lease agreement for 1,800 s/f of retail space at 1293 Middle Country Rd. on a long-term lease. The Guitar Shoppe

Alberts appointed vice-chair of New York State Bar Association Trusts and Estates Law Section

Uniondale, NY Stephanie Alberts, partner and co-chair of the firm’s tax, trusts & estates practice group of Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP has been appointed as a vice-chair of the continuing legal education committee of the New York State Bar

P.W. Grosser Consulting hires three new associates and promotes six

Bohemia, NY P.W. Grosser Consulting, Inc. (PWGC) has hired three new associates for the engineering, environmental, environmental compliance and human resources division. Alejandro Zapata, project engineer at PWGC, has a wealth of experience in construction

Governor Hochul vetos legislation that would increase real estate taxes on condominiums and cooperatives - by Michael Schroder

On December 22, 2022, governor Hochul vetoed Senate Bill S5946B, which passed both the Assembly and the Senate by votes of 143-3 and 38-25 respectively.  The bill would have changed the valuation methodology mandated by state law for new condominiums and cooperatives