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FOR THE RECORD ABOUT THIS SECTION FOR THE RECORD is a weekly listing of information from the public record that on Oct. 9 for the renovation of Downtown Art and Alpha Omega Dance Theatre. There will be a mandatory prebid conference on Sept. 26 at 10 a.m. at the Downtown Art and Alpha Omega Dance Theatre, located at 70 E. Fourth St. Bid documents are available at www.nyc.gov/ddc and require a $35 deposit. Only a company check or a money order is accepted. For more information, contact Ben Perrone at (718) 391-2614. ● can help businesspeople in the New York area find opportunities, potential new clients and updates on competitors. To ask questions or get more information on this section, contact Crain’s research department at cnyb-research@crainsnewyork.com. The tenant represented itself in the deal. The landlord, the Moinian Group, was represented by Cushman & Wakefield Inc.’s Jonathan Fales, Myles Fennon, Andrew Sachs and Ben Shapiro. The asking rent was $56 per square foot. ● ● NEW IN TOWN Companies that would like to have details of openings published should submit descriptions following this format to ELaermer@crainsnewyork.com, with “New in Town” in the subject line. ● $50 million and estimated assets of $10,000,001 to $50 million. The creditors with the largest unsecured claims are WCC Builders, owed $950,000; Lazer Marble & Granite Corp., owed $180,000; and Koolrite Cooling Corp., owed $120,000. ● The Bat Haus 279 Starr St., Brooklyn The co-working space opened in Bushwick. The location will offer conference rooms and independent workspace for freelancers. Ristorante Rafele 29 Seventh Ave. South, Manhattan The restaurant opened in the West Village. The menu will feature classic Neapolitan fare. Teavana 1291 Lexington Ave., Manhattan The tea retailer opened on the Upper East Side. It is the first Manhattan location for the Atlanta-based company. Vince 980 Madison Ave., Manhattan The designer label opened a flagship store on the Upper East Side. It is its third location in Manhattan. Holsted Marketing Inc. 135 Madison Ave., Manhattan Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Aug. 28. The filing cites estimated liabilities of $1,000,001 to $10 million and estimated assets of $1,000,001 to $10 million. James G. Kennedy & Co. 215 E. 38th St., Manhattan Filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection on Aug. 28. The filing cites estimated liabilities of $10,000,001 to $50 million and estimated assets of $1,000,001 to $10 million. The creditors with the largest unsecured claims are Unity Electric Co., owed $2,311,916; Anderson Interior Contracting, owed $1,332,635; and Mehl Electric Co., owed $1,083,045. Mobile Expansion Group of Ditmars Inc. 31-13 Ditmars Blvd., Queens Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Aug. 31. The filing cites estimated liabilities of $0 to $50,000 and estimated assets of $0 to $50,000. SoHo Billiard Sports Center Inc. 298 Mulberry St., Manhattan Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Aug. 31. The filing cites estimated liabilities of $500,001 to $1 million and estimated assets of $50,001 to $100,000. The creditor with an unsecured claim is Chase, owed $42,841. Three on Two Fourteen 214 Richardson St., Brooklyn Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sept. 4. The filing cites estimated liabilities of $1,000,001 to $10 million and estimated assets of $1,000,001 to $10 million. The creditors with the largest unsecured claims are 189 Avec Moi, owed $2,000,000; Daniel Ben Susan, owed $400,000; and Rolen Sabat, owed $150,000. ● ● Department of Parks and Recreation Seeks competitive sealed bids by 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 2 for the reconstruction of the spray shower in the wading pool at the bathhouse in Sunset Park, located on Seventh Avenue, between 41st and 44th streets, Brooklyn. Bid documents are available for $25 in the blueprint room, Olmsted Center, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The fee is payable by company check or money order to the City of New York, Parks and Recreation. To make inquiries, contact Juan Alban at (718) 760-6771 or juan.alban@ parks.nyc.gov. Department of Education Seeks competitive sealed bids by 4 p.m. on Sept. 27 for the provision of an interactive Web-based learning module. To obtain bid documents or make inquiries, email vendorhotline@schools.nyc.gov or call (718) 935-2300. The bid opening date is Sept. 28 at 11 a.m. Housing Authority Seeks competitive sealed bids by 10:40 a.m. on Sept. 27 for the furnishing of digital video recording, or DVR, for closed-circuit television. To make inquiries or to obtain the bid documents, contact Atul Shah at (718) 707-5450 or at shaha@nycha.nyc.gov. Human Resources Administration Requests proposals by 2 p.m. on Oct. 2 for Jobs-Plus technical assistance and training. To make inquiries or to request bid documents, contact Thomas Harper at (212) 331-5828 or harpertha@ hra.nyc.gov. The Museum of Mathematics signed a lease for 4,000 square feet at 134 W. 26th St. The nonprofit will occupy an office space in the building. Both the tenant and the landlord, President Realty, were represented by Savitt Partners’ Hector Rodriguez. The asking rent was $36 per square foot. Charles P. Rogers signed a 10-year lease for 7,700 square feet at 26 W. 17th St. The bed and bedding store will occupy space on three floors. The tenant was represented by Cushman & Wakefield Inc.’s Michael Burgio, Michael Gambino and Alan Schmerzler. The landlord, the Winter Organization, was represented by Cushman & Wakefield’s Michael O’Neill and Gene Spiegelman. The asking rent was $275,000 per year. SL Green Realty Corp. (SLG) Stephen L. Green, chairman, exercised options on 147,000 shares of common stock at $28.10 between Aug. 9 and Aug. 10, in a transaction worth $4,130,700. During the same period, he sold 147,000 shares of common stock at prices ranging from $80.37 to $81.09, in a transaction worth $11,891,430. He now directly holds 28,453 shares. Estée Lauder Cos. (EL) Ronald S. Lauder, chairman of Clinique Laboratories, sold 2,000,000 shares of common stock at prices ranging from $59.68 to $60.76 between Aug. 22 and Aug. 29, in a transaction worth $119,964,248. He now directly holds 53,720 shares. Grat Remainder Trust sold 200,000 shares of common stock at prices ranging from $60.02 to $60.52 between Aug. 21 and Aug. 27, in a transaction worth $12,048,066. It now indirectly holds 928,666 shares. ● RETAIL ● ● GOODS AND SERVICES ● STOCK TRANSACTIONS Following are recent insider transactions at New York’s largest publicly held companies filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by executives and major shareholders. Listings are in order of transaction value. The information was obtained from Thomson Reuters. ● ● ● Ann Inc. (ANN) Katherine Lawther Krill, president, chief executive and director, exercised options on 476,767 shares of common stock at prices ranging from $19.58 to $30.12 between Aug. 17 and Aug. 21, in a transaction worth $11,825,664. During the same period, she sold 491,767 shares of common stock at prices ranging from $28.14 to $34.46 in a transaction worth $15,513,651. She now directly holds 286,011 shares. Forest Laboratories Inc. (FRX) Carl C. Icahn purchased 331,406 shares of common stock at prices ranging from $34.64 to $34.65 between Aug. 27 and Aug. 29, in a transaction worth $11,483,177. He now indirectly holds 30,198,900 shares. ● ● COMPANY MOVES Companies that would like to have details of recent moves published should submit descriptions following this format to ELaermer@crainsnewyork.com, with “Company Moves” in the subject line. ● Sirius XM Radio (SIRI) Liberty Interactive Corp. purchased 65,332,390 shares of common stock at prices ranging from $2.52 to $2.53 between Aug. 24 and Aug. 31, in a transaction worth $164,973,248. It now indirectly holds 522,199,008 shares. ● ● ● DEALS ROUNDUP SELLER/TARGET TRANSACTION SIZE (IN MILLIONS) BUYERS/INVESTORS TRANSACTION TYPE Broadway Technology 140 Broadway, Manhattan The financial technology services company moved its headquarters in the financial district. Its previous location was 11 Broadway. 16 Handles 178 Eighth Ave., 428 Third Ave., Manhattan The ice cream chain opened locations in Chelsea and Murray Hill. The company now has eight Manhattan stores. Blossom Du Jour 617 Ninth Ave., Manhattan The vegan fast-food chain opened a store on the West Side. Its other location is at 174 Ninth Ave. Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr 7 World Trade Center, Manhattan The law firm moved to the financial district. Its previous location was at 399 Park Ave. ● REAL ESTATE DEALS Companies that would like to have details of their recent transactions appear in these listings should email descriptions following this format to ELaermer@crainsnewyork .com, with “Real estate transaction” in the subject line, or enter them online at crainsnewyork.com/submitadeal. Deals are listed in order of square footage. Visium Asset Management $3,158.4 (Manhattan)/Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. American Realty Capital (Manhattan)/American Realty Capital Trust Inc. American International Group Inc. (Manhattan)/ AIA Group Ltd. Court Square Capital Partners (Manhattan)/ SGS International Inc. $2,863.9 Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. SB M&A Realty Income Corp. SB M&A ● $2,022.1 Not disclosed (4.91%) SB M&A $1,067.8 Onex Corp., management of SGS International Inc. ONGC Videsh Ltd. (unknown minority stake) Entertainment One Ltd. FB M&A ● COMMERCIAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES Following are selected contract opportunities recently announced by New York City agencies. To learn how to sell goods and services to city government, visit www.nyc.gov/selltonyc. For a searchable database of current procurement notices, visit www.nyc.gov/cityrecord. Listings are alphabetical by category and department. ● C+T International signed a lease for 18,500 square feet at 52-35 74th St. in Elmhurst, Queens. The manufacturer will occupy part of an industrial-use building. The tenant was represented by Kalmon Dolgin Affiliates’ Linda Wong. The landlord, Traditional Casket Corp., was represented by Kalmon Dolgin Affiliates’ Vincent Lopez and Jacques Wadler. The asking rent was undisclosed. ● ● Hess Corp. (Manhattan)/ $1,000.0 Azeri Chirag Guneshli Fields and Baku-Tbilisi Goldman Sachs Group $277.9 merchant banking division (Manhattan), Investissement Quebec investment/ Alliance Films Inc. Not disclosed/ KupiShoes Not disclosed/ KSW Inc. Anadarko Petroleum Corp./ Anadarko Petroleum Corp.’s Spyglass Hill unit, Catalina unit and midstream assets LLM Management Co./ Elizabeth Lange Undisclosed/Plaza 352 Shopping Center Undisclosed/ Pollen Inc. $80.0 $33.1 $21.0 SB M&A SB M&A J.P. Morgan Asset Management Inc. (Manhattan) The Related Cos. (Manhattan) Warren Resources Inc. (Manhattan) (unknown minority stake) GCI SB M&A SB M&A BANKRUPTCIES The following listings are selected from the most recent available filings by companies seeking bankruptcy protection in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Information was obtained from U.S. Bankruptcy Court records available on Public Access to Court Electronic Records. Listings are in alphabetical order. ● CONSTRUCTION SERVICES ● Emmons-Sheepshead Bay Development 3112-3144 Emmons Ave., Brooklyn Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Aug. 30. The filing cites estimated liabilities of $10,000,001 to Department of Environmental Protection Seeks competitive sealed bids by 11:30 a.m. on Oct. 9 for the replacement of the main sewage pumps and piping at the Bowery Bay Wastewater Treatment Plant in Queens. There is a bid document fee of $100. For more information or to obtain bid documents, contact Greg Hall at (718) 595-3236 or ghall@dep.nyc.gov. Department of Design and Construction Seeks competitive sealed bids by 2 p.m. LivePerson signed an eight-year lease for an additional 18,500 square feet at 475 10th Ave. The tech firm already occupies 18,500 square feet in the building. The tenant was represented by the Kaufman Organization’s Grant Greenspan and Michael Kaufman. The landlord, 530 Adler Realty, was represented by the Adler Group’s Kristin Fisher. The asking rent was $35 per square foot. $14.0 $12.4 $9.1 Cherokee Inc. Katz Properties (Manhattan) Union Square Ventures (Manhattan) SB M&A SB M&A GCI ● Media3 signed a seven-year lease for 7,300 square feet at 535 Fifth Ave. The tech company will occupy the 13th floor. ● Selected deals announced for the week ended Sept. 8 involving companies in metro New York. FB M&A: Financial buyer M&A represents a minority or majority acquisition of existing shares of a company with the participation of a financial buyer. GCI: Growth capital investment represents new money invested in a company for a minority stake. SB M&A: Strategic buyer M&A represents a minority or majority acquisition of existing shares of a company without the participation of a financial buyer. source: capitaliq September 17, 2012 | Crain’s New York Business | 17 http://www.nyc.gov/ddc http://www.crainsnewyork.com/submitadeal http://www.nyc.gov/selltonyc.For http://www.nyc.gov/cityrecord

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Crains New York - September 17, 2012

IN THE BOROUGHS
IN THE MARKETS
THE INSIDER
BUSINESS PEOPLE
OPINION
GREG DAVID
SMALL BUSINESS
REPORT: REAL ESTATE
THE LIST
REAL ESTATE DEALS
FOR THE RECORD
CLASSIFIEDS
NEW YORK, NEW YORK
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