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FOR THE RECORD
ABOUT THIS SECTION
FOR THE RECORD is a weekly listing of information from the public record that
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.
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.
●
The Grand
647 Grand St., Brooklyn
The restaurant opened in Williamsburg.
It has the same owners as Second
Chance Saloon, a bar located on the
same block.
●
Old School Brooklyn
520 Court St., Brooklyn
The restaurant opened in Carroll
Gardens. The menu features ItalianAmerican comfort food.
owed $54,000.
●
Dance New Amsterdam Inc.
280 Broadway, Manhattan
Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
protection on May 14. The filing cites
estimated liabilities of $1,000,001 to
$10 million and estimated assets of
$1,000,001 to $10 million.
●
Il Castello Lido Restaurant Inc.
101 City Island Ave., Bronx
Filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy
protection on June 3. The filing cites
estimated liabilities of $1,000,001 to
$10 million and estimated assets of $0 to
$50,000. The creditors with the largest
unsecured claims are TD Bank, owed
$694,491.34; Lycar Advisory Services,
owed $218,839.40; and White Sails
Seafood, owed $110,000.
●
Preserve24
175-177 E. Houston St., Manhattan
The rustic American restaurant opened
on the Lower East Side. It is housed
within an active art installation.
●
Species by the Thousands
171 S. Fourth St., Brooklyn
The artisan craft brand opened its first
brick-and-mortar store in
Williamsburg. The shop sells apparel,
jewelry and dry goods.
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.
●
Quad-C Funding
130 W. 42nd St., Manhattan
Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
protection on May 24. The filing cites
estimated liabilities of $1,000,001 to
$10 million and estimated assets of
$1,000,001 to $10 million.
●
Sound Shore Health System Inc.
130 W. 42nd St., Manhattan
Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
protection on May 29. The filing cites
estimated liabilities of $0 to $50,000 and
estimated assets of $0 to $50,000. The
creditors with the largest unsecured
claims are Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corp., owed $9,620,000; Allscripts
Healthcare, owed $6,671,180.17; and
1199 SEIU National Benefit, owed
$5,504,020.55.
●
The Immigrant Tap Room
341 E. Ninth St., Manhattan
The beer pub opened in the East
Village. It is the sister location to the
Immigrant wine bar next door.
●
Mark’s Bookkeeping Services
19 W. 21st St., Manhattan
The bookkeeping firm has expanded
and relocated in the Flatiron district. Its
previous address was 40 W. 24th St.
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.
●
Saint Laurent
80 Greene St., Manhattan
The designer fashion label opened a
location in SoHo. The flagship store is
the second retail shop for the brand.
The first is in the Plaza district, at 3 E.
57th St.
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.
●
434 West 154th Street Realty Inc.
434 W. 154th St., Manhattan
Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
protection on May 28. The filing cites
estimated liabilities of $0 to $50,000
and estimated assets of $0 to $50,000.
The creditors with the largest
unsecured claims are John Morris,
owed $1,750,000; Charles Tomaselli,
owed $120,000; and Leonard Lebanco,
CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
●
Department of Parks and Recreation
Seeks competitive sealed bids by 10:30
a.m. on June 26 for site preparation
including invasive-species removal and
the planting of new and replacement
trees in the Bronx and Queens. A prebid
conference is scheduled for 11:30 a.m.
on June 21 at the site. Bid documents are
available for a fee of $25, payable only by
company check or money order made
out to the City of New York, Parks and
Recreation, in the Blueprint Room,
Olmsted Center, Flushing Meadows
Corona Park, Queens, from 8 a.m. to 3
p.m. To make inquiries, contact Juan
Alban at (718) 760-6771 or
juan.alban@parks.nyc.gov.
Seeks competitive sealed bids by 10:30
a.m. on July 10 for the construction of a
comfort station in Leif Ericson Park,
bounded by West 66th and West 67th
streets and Eighth and Ninth avenues. A
prebid conference is scheduled for 11:30
a.m. on June 21 at the site. Bid
documents are available for a fee of $25,
payable only by company check or
money order made out to the City of
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New York, Parks and Recreation, in the
Blueprint Room, Olmsted Center,
Flushing Meadows Corona Park,
Queens, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. To make
inquiries, contact Juan Alban at (718)
760-6771 or juan.alban@parks.nyc.gov.
●
Housing Authority
Seeks competitive sealed bids by 10 a.m.
on June 28 for replacement of rear exit
doors and frames at Louis H. Pink
Houses. Bid documents are available for
a fee of $25, payable only by check or
money order made out to the New York
City Housing Authority. To make
inquiries or to obtain bid documents,
contact Vaughn Banks at (212) 3066727 or vaughn.banks@nycha.nyc.gov.
GOODS AND SERVICES
●
Department of Citywide Administrative
Services
Seeks competitive sealed bids by 10:30
a.m. on July 1 for electric water meters.
To obtain copies of bid documents,
contact Anna Wong at (212) 669-8610
or dcasdmssbids@dcas.nyc.gov. For
further information, contact Ian Yap at
(212) 386-0464 or iyap@dcas.nyc.gov.
●
Department of Parks and Recreation
Seeks competitive sealed bids by 2 p.m.
on June 24 for the block pruning of trees
in Queens. To make inquiries or to
obtain bid documents, contact Akihiko
Hirao at (212) 830-7971 or
akihiko.hirao@parks.nyc.gov.
Co. The asking rent was $100 per square
foot.
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.
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.
COMMERCIAL
Wood Witt Dealy & Sons Inc. signed
an expansion lease for 800 square feet at
110 W. 40th St. David Levy and Brett
Maslin of Adams & Co. represented the
tenant and the landlord, One Ten West
Fortieth Associates. The asking rent was
$48 per square foot.
●
Lanier Law Firm renewed and
expanded a lease for 18,000 square feet
at 126 E. 56th St. The firm was
represented by Ben Friedland and Silvio
Petriello of CBRE Group Inc. The
landlord, Pearlmark Real Estate
Partners, was represented by Harry Blair
and Sean Kearns of Cushman &
Wakefield. The asking rent was
undisclosed.
●
RETAIL
Flowers by Phillip signed a 10-year
lease for 2,300 square feet at 1311
Lexington Ave. The florist was
represented by J.P. Sutro of Lee &
Associates. The landlord, Cheshire
Group, was represented by Peter Braus
and Peter Levitan of Lee & Associates.
The asking rent was $250 per square
foot.
●
Four Seasons Frozen Yogurt signed a
10-year lease for 1,300 square feet at
1095 Second Ave. The shop was
represented by Global Opportunities
Realty. The landlord, Second Avenue
Properties, was represented by Peter
Braus and J.P. Sutro of Lee &
Associates. The asking rent was $113
per square foot.
●
Aisam Inc. signed a nine-year, 11month lease for 1,250 square feet at 463
Seventh Ave. The tenant and the
landlord, the Arsenal Co., were
represented by David Levy of Adams &
●
BlackRock Inc. (BLK)
Laurence D. Fink, chief executive, sold
52,616 shares of common stock at prices
ranging from $285.00 to $286.08 on
May 29, in a transaction worth
$4,822,266. He now directly holds
167,804 shares.
●
●
American Express Co. (AXP)
Kenneth I. Chenault, chairman and
chief executive, exercised options on
445,537 shares of common stock at
$45.77 on May 30, in a transaction
worth $20,391,338. On the same day, he
sold 471,808 shares of common stock at
prices ranging from $76.19 to $76.39, in
a transaction worth $36,029,208. He
now directly holds 851,667 shares.
Edward P. Gilligan, president, exercised
options on 415,648 shares of common
stock at prices ranging from $16.71 to
$51.87 on June 3, in a transaction
worth $17,032,128. On the same day,
he sold 415,646 shares of common
CBS Corp. (CBS)
Leslie Moonves, president and chief
executive, exercised options on 250,000
shares of common stock at $13.43
between June 3 and June 4, in a
transaction worth $3,357,500. During
the same period, he sold 250,000 shares
of common stock at prices ranging from
$48.88 to $49.79, in a transaction worth
$12,307,236. He now directly holds
1,902,280 shares.
●
Time Warner Inc. (TWC)
Jeffrey L. Bewkes, chairman and chief
executive, sold 205,681 shares of
common stock at $59.27 on May 29, in a
transaction worth $12,190,713. He now
directly holds 83,020 shares. Ⅲ
DEALS ROUNDUP
SELLER/TARGET
REAL ESTATE DEALS
stock at prices ranging from $76.01 to
$76.27, in a transaction worth
$14,999,519. He now directly holds
1,315,200 shares.
TRANSACTION SIZE
(IN MILLIONS)
Warburg Pincus
(Manhattan)/
Bausch & Lomb
Holdings Inc.
$12,022.0
BUYERS/INVESTORS
TRANSACTION TYPE
Valeant Pharmaceuticals
International Inc.
SB M&A
Arlon Group
(Manhattan),
California Public
Employees’ Retirement
System, Continental
Grain Co.
(Manhattan)/
Smithfield Foods Inc.
$7,134.0
Henan Shineway Group Co.
SB M&A
Huber Capital
Management,
The Vanguard Group
Inc./CapLease Inc.
$2,111.9
American Realty Capital
Properties Inc. (Manhattan)
SB M&A
Goldman Sachs
REIT, Meraas Capital/
General Motors Building
$1,400.0
The Sungate Trust (40%)
SB M&A
General Electric
Capital Corp./
General Electric Capital
Corp. portfolio of 471
net lease properties
$807.3
ARC Properties Operating
Partnership (Manhattan)
SB M&A
Caisse de Depot et
Placement du Quebec,
Fidelity Management
& Research Co., Salida
Capital Corp., Van
Eck Associates Corp.
(Manhattan)/
Rainy River Resources Ltd.
$370.3
New Gold Inc.
SB M&A
Ad Eundem Partners,
Brentwood Venture
Capital, CMEA Capital,
SAP Ventures, Wall
Street Technology Partners
(Manhattan)/
Apriso Corp.
$205.0
Dassault Systemes SA
SB M&A
Not disclosed/
Vincom Retail Co.
$200.0
Credit Suisse AG’s investment arm
Warburg Pincus (Manhattan)
GCI
J.C. Flowers & Co.
(Manhattan)/Cabot
Credit Management
Group Ltd.
$194.0
Encore Capital Group Inc. (50.1%)
SB M&A
SB M&A
Not disclosed/
Hutton Hotel
$73.6
Carey Watermark Investors Inc.
(Manhattan)
Not disclosed/
Roku Inc.
$60.0
British Sky Broadcasting Group plc,
Fidelity Investments, News Corp.
(Manhattan), The Hearst Corp.
(Manhattan)
Not disclosed/
Ocean Towers
Not disclosed/
Dering Hall
$35.6
Proto Property Services, The Community
Development Trust Inc. (Manhattan)
Lerer Ventures (Manhattan),
SoftBank Capital, Hearst Corp.
(Manhattan)
$1.4
GCI
SB M&A
GCI
Selected deals announced for the week ended June 1 involving companies in metro New York.
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
source: capitaliq
shares of a company without the participation of a financial buyer.
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