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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. ● Gas Bijoux 266 Elizabeth St., Manhattan The costume-jewelry maker opened in SoHo. It is the third and largest U.S. store for the brand. estimated liabilities of $0 to $50,000 and estimated assets of $0 to $50,000. The creditor with the largest unsecured claim is the estate of Joseph Fleming, Esq., owed $3,000. ● A.L. Burbank & Co. 317 Madison Ave., Manhattan Filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection on April 12. The filing cites estimated liabilities of $100,001 to $500,000 and estimated assets of $0 to $50,000. The creditor with the largest unsecured claim is Shipcentral Ltd., owed $290,000. ● The Green Building Center 36 W. 37th St., Manhattan The collective of architects, engineers, builders, finance groups, accountants and product vendors opened in the garment district. It is the first New York location for the company, which has an outpost in Lambertville, N.J. ● Isle of Skye 488 Driggs Ave., Brooklyn The bar opened in Williamsburg. The pub features more than 200 different bottles of Scotch. 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. ● Canali 625 Madison Ave., Manhattan The luxury menswear label opened a flagship on the Upper East Side. It is its second Manhattan location. The first is at 25 Broad St. in the financial district. ● Chop’t 11 W. 42nd St., Manhattan The salad chain opened a location in midtown. It is the 11th New York City store for the brand. ● Baytree Associates Inc. 40 Wall St., Manhattan Filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection on April 12. The filing cites estimated liabilities of $500,001 to $1 million and estimated assets of $0 to $50,000. ● Colonna Marble Corp. 1320 Garrison Ave., Bronx Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on April 15. The filing cites estimated liabilities of $500,001 to $1 million and estimated assets of $1,000,001 to $10 million. The creditors with the largest unsecured claims are Chase, owed $58,455.23, and Chase Cardmember Services, owed $22,307.74 and $14,872.79. ● Rag & Bone 425 W. 13th St., Manhattan The designer denim brand opened in the meatpacking district. It is the sixth store in New York for the company. ● School Construction Authority Seeks competitive sealed bids by 2 p.m. on May 6 for an electrical upgrade. To make inquiries or to obtain bid documents, contact Stacia Edwards at (718) 752-5849 or sedwards@ nycsca.org. ● Housing Authority Seeks competitive sealed bids by 10 a.m. on May 13 for gas piping replacement at Clason Point Gardens, Bronx. Bid documents are available for a fee of $25, payable only by certified check or money order, made out to New York City Housing Authority. To make inquiries or to obtain bid documents, contact Vaughn Banks at (212) 306-6727 or vaughn.banks@nycha.nyc.gov. GOODS AND SERVICES ● Department of Citywide Administrative Services Seeks competitive sealed bids by 10:30 a.m. on May 20 for rental of refuse containers. Bid documents can be downloaded from City Record Online at a856-internet.nyc.gov/ nycvendoronline/home.asp, or can be obtained by contacting vendor relations via email at dcasdmssbids@dcas.nyc.gov, or by phone at (212) 669-8610. To make inquiries, contact Harry Tian at (212) 386-0463 or htian@dcas.nyc.gov. Maelo Corp. dba El Tequilazo 43 W. 46th St., Manhattan Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on April 12. The filing cites estimated liabilities of $100,001 to $500,000 and estimated assets of $100,001 to $500,000. ● Sol Greenberg & Sons International Inc. 30 West 47th St., Manhattan Filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection on April 9. The filing cites estimated liabilities of $1,000,001 to $10 million and estimated assets of $0 to $50,000. 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. Economic Development Corp. Seeks public bids by 4 p.m. on May 15 for stone conservation at Prospect Cemetery in Jamaica, Queens. There will be a mandatory prebid meeting at 10 a.m. on April 30 at the project location, Prospect Cemetery, 94-14 159th St., Jamaica. Bid documents can be picked up at the Greater Jamaica Development Corp. for $50. To make inquiries, contact Dan Allen or Mark Nieves at (212) 243-7404. ● Health and Hospitals Corp. Requests proposals by 10 a.m. on May 21 for durable medical equipment, supplies and respiratory services. Bid documents are available at Cumberland Diagnostic and Treatment Center, 100 N. Portland Ave., Brooklyn, for a $25 fee, payable only by check or money order, made out to NYC Health and Hospitals Corp. To make inquiries or to obtain bid documents, contact Enid Rodriguez at (718) 260-7663 or enid.rodriguez@ woodhullhc.nychhc.org. REAL ESTATE DEALS ● TTS Staffing 37 W. 37th St., Manhattan The staffing company opened in the garment district. Its original location was at 60 E. 42nd St. in Grand Central. 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. ● Adair-Myers African American Museum 41 W. 96th St., Manhattan Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on April 15. The filing cites EverBank signed a sublease for 5,100 square feet at 780 Third Ave. The Florida-based bank will open its first New York location in a space previously occupied by Valley National Bank. The tenant was represented by Gerry Miovski and Arkady Smolyansky of CBRE Group Inc. The sublandlord, Valley National Bank, was represented by Richard Bernstein, Steve Braun and Theodora Livadiotis of Cassidy Turley. The asking rent was in the high $40s per square foot. ● AKA Strategy renewed its lease for 3,000 square feet at 51 E. 42nd St. The strategy-consulting firm was represented by Simon Landmann and Gerard Picco of DTZ. The landlord, SL Green Realty Corp., was represented in-house by Elaine Anazagasty, William Carr and Colleen Minde. The asking rent was in the $40s per square foot. ● RETAIL Urban Outfitters signed a 15-year lease for 21,000 square feet at 180 Broadway. The fashion retailer will take space on four floors: 6,000 square feet on the lower level, 1,500 square feet on the ground floor and 6,700 square feet on each of the second and third floors. The tenant was represented by Wade McDevitt and Stephen Plourde of the McDevitt Co. The landlord, SL Green Realty Corp., was represented in-house. The asking rent was undisclosed. ● Jodi’s Gym signed a 10-year lease for 6,300 feet at 244 E. 84th St. The gym will take retail space on the second floor. The tenant and the landlord, 1615 Corp., were represented by Gabe Isaacs of Lee & Associates. The asking rent was $41 per square foot. ● ● ● ● MP Taverna 31-29 Ditmars Blvd., Queens The Greek restaurant opened in Astoria. Other locations include Roslyn, L.I., and Irvington, N.Y. fee of $100. A prebid conference will take place at 10 a.m. on May 1 at 96-05 Horace Harding Expressway, Queens, second-floor conference room No. 1. There will be a scheduled site visit on May 3, with locations to be announced at the prebid conference. To make inquiries or to obtain bid documents, contact Greg Hall at (718) 595-3236 or g.hall@ dep.nyc.gov. CONSTRUCTION SERVICES ● Department of Design and Construction Seeks competitive sealed bids by 11 a.m. on May 22 for safe routes to transit, phase one, in the vicinity of various locations throughout the Bronx. Bid documents are available for a $35 deposit, payable by company check or money order only, at www.nyc.gov/buildnyc. For more information, contact Ben Perrone at (718) 391-2200. ● Department of Environmental Protection Seeks competitive sealed bids by 11:30 a.m. on May 9 for reconstruction of the dewatering conveyor-belt system at Wards Island, 26th Ward, Hunts Point and Bowery Bay wastewater treatment plants. Bid documents are available for a 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 MoPub signed a lease for 13,100 square feet at 386 Park Ave. South. The mobile advertising company will move into its new 12th-floor space in June. The tenant was represented by Tim Gibson of Cushman & Wakefield. The landlord, William Macklowe Co., was represented by Paul Amrich, Neil King, Kerry Powers and Ross Zimbalist of CBRE Group Inc. The asking rent was undisclosed. ● ranging from $101.53 to $103.02 between April 9 and April 16, in a transaction worth $61,462,000. He now indirectly holds 2,872,350 shares. ● American Express Co. (AXP) Louise M. Parent, executive vice president and general counsel, exercised options on 256,182 shares of common stock at prices ranging from $16.71 to $51.87 on April 19, in a transaction worth $10,429,918. On the same day, she sold 259,511 shares at prices ranging from $66.15 to $66.20, in a transaction worth $17,179,018. She now directly holds 85,046 shares. Thomas A. Schick, executive vice president, corporate and external affairs, exercised options on 115,000 shares of common stock at $51.87 on April 19, in a transaction worth $5,964,475. On the same day, he sold 115,000 shares at $65.40, in a transaction worth $7,521,000. He now directly holds 30,867 shares. ● Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY) Steven H. Temares, chief executive, exercised options on 241,978 shares of common stock at $38.77 between April 12 and April 19, in a transaction worth $9,380,277. During the same period, he sold 241,978 shares of common stock at prices ranging from $65.79 to $66.89, in a transaction worth $15,968,972. He now directly holds 552,318 shares. Matthew Fiorilli, senior vice president of stores, exercised options on 25,000 shares of common stock at $37.51 on April 12, in a transaction worth $937,750. On the same day, he sold 25,000 shares of common stock at $64.19, in a transaction worth $1,604,858. He now directly holds 131,641 shares. 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. ● C.R. Bard Inc. (BCR) G. Mason Morfit, director, sold 600,000 shares of common stock at prices Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. (HOT) Vasant M. Prabhu, vice chairman, chief financial officer and executive vice president, exercised options on 119,913 shares of common stock at prices ranging from $11.39 to $48.80 on April 11, in a transaction worth $4,355,243. On the same day, he sold 139,913 shares of common stock at $64, in a transaction worth $8,954,432. He now directly holds 156,033 shares. Ⅲ DEALS ROUNDUP SELLER/TARGET TRANSACTION SIZE (IN MILLIONS) AXA Equitable Financial Services (Manhattan)/ MONY Life Insurance Co. $1,056.0 BUYERS/INVESTORS TRANSACTION TYPE Protective Life Insurance Co. SB M&A Warburg Pincus/ Alliance Tire Group $625.0 Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (Manhattan) (75%) FB M&A Gabelli Funds, GAMCO Asset Management Inc., Towerview (Manhattan), FrontFour Capital Group (Manhattan)/Fisher Communications Inc. $360.2 Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. SB M&A Not disclosed/ Ridgebury Tankers Ltd. $205.7 Riverstone Holdings (Manhattan), management of Ridgebury Tankers Ltd. 504-514 West 34th Street $130.0 Corp. (Manhattan), 516 West 34th Street LLC (Manhattan)/existing global corporate headquarters of Coach Inc. Not disclosed/ ShanghaiMed Healthcare Inc. $100.0 Oxford Properties Group Inc., the Related Cos. (Manhattan) Government of Singapore Investment Corp. Pte Ltd., Goldman Sachs Group investment banking and securities investments (Manhattan) GCI SB M&A GCI Selected deals announced for the week ended April 13 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 April 29, 2013 | Crain’s New York Business | 19 http://a856-internet.nyc.gov/ http://www.nyc.gov/selltonyc.For http://www.nyc.gov/cityrecord http://www.crainsnewyork.com/ http://www.nyc.gov/buildnyc.For

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