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Kimberly A. Renzi Joins Coldwell Banker Residential of Connecticut and Westchester County

June 6, 2017

Coldwell Banker Residential of Connecticut and Westchester County reported recently that Yorktown Heights resident Kimberly A. Renzi has affiliated with the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office in Yorktown Heights. She has been an award winning full-time Associate Real Estate Broker for more than 17 years, a lifelong resident of Westchester County and former Principal Broker/Owner…

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Westchester Properties Scarsdale Welcomes Chalet Jiang

June 6, 2017

Chalet Jiang has joined the Scarsdale office of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Westchester Properties. The announcement was made by Mark Nadler, director of Westchester sales. Jiang has worked many years in the financial industry. She performed fund accounting for Millennium Partners, analyzed fund investments for institutional clients at Credit Suisse, and provided trade valuations and control…

Ahmed Nunez Joins Charles Rutenberg Realty Bronx

June 6, 2017

Ahmed Nunez has joined Charles Rutenberg Realty’s new Bronx office. Nunez is a graduate of John Jay College and obtained his real estate license in 2007 but was not very active due to the tough climate in real estate at that time. He took a position at WeFamily as a housing manager full time and…

Building Owners and Managers Association Honors Murphy Brothers Contracting

June 6, 2017

Manaroneck-based Murphy Brothers Contracting was honored at the 26th Annual Building Owners and Managers Association Hall of Honor Awards Dinner as the recipient of The Best of BOMA Westchester County's Signature Award in the category of “Re-Position/Re-Purpose Award” for Mamaroneck Self Storage. The 40,000-square-foot self-storage facility was designed by architect Kim Martelli and developed by…

Michelle Madaffari Joins Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage

May 17, 2017

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Connecticut and Westchester County reported recently that Michelle Madaffari has affiliated with its White Plains office. As an Associate Broker, Madaffari will provide residential real estate sales services in Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess counties. Madaffari has extensive experience in residential real estate sales. She has been a sales associate for…

Sheila Chesterman Vice President Rockland Sales Hudson United Insurance

May 11, 2017

Hudson United Insurance reported recently that Sheila Chesterman has attained the position of vice president of Rockland sales and will be leading property, casualty, and life insurance sales throughout Rockland County and parts of Westchester County for the firm. Chesterman has more than 13 years of experience as a licensed insurance broker.

Nancy Blaker Weber Joins BHG Rand Realty Nyack

May 11, 2017

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Rand Realty announced that Nancy Blaker Weber, one of the highest producing agents in the Rockland Rivertowns, has joined Rand’s Nyack and Piermont offices.

Margaret Colavita Joins Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Westchester Properties East Chester

May 11, 2017

Margaret Colavita has joined the Eastchester office of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Westchester Properties. The more than 40-year resident of Eastchester worked previously at Ragette Realtors and has been a multi-million dollar producer her entire career. She is on the board of directors of the Eastchester Tuckahoe Chamber of Commerce and is involved with The Community…

Green Team's Jennifer DiCostanzo Wins 1st Quarter Award

May 11, 2017

Green Team Associate Broker Jennifer DiCostanzo recently won the Green Team Home Selling System First Quarter Sales Leader Award. Last year DiCostanzo also received the Warwick-based real estate agency’s 2016 Annual Sales Leader Award. The long time Warwick resident has been in real estate for five years and is a consistent top producer.

Smith, Doci, Voorhees Join ERA Insite Realty

May 11, 2017

Karen Smith and Robert Doci have recently joined ERA Insite Realty’s Bronxville office, while Gary Voorhees has joined the Michael G. D’Onofrio team working from the brokerage firm’s headquarters office in White Plains, announced Lou Budetti, ERA Insite Realty’s principal broker. Smith is an industry veteran of 14 years. She has spent most of her…

Linda Clark 1st Quarter Dollar Volume Leader of Griffith Olivero Realtors

May 10, 2017

Griffith Olivero Realtors in Goshen has recognized Linda Clark as its dollar volume leader for the first quarter 2017. Clark is a lifelong resident of Orange County. Based in Goshen, she has been a Realtor since 1978. Clark served for several years on the then Orange County MLS Board and was president when it later…

Thomas LaPerch Recipient of John O. Cross Award

May 10, 2017

Houlihan Lawrence congratulated Thomas LaPerch, director of its commercial division, on his recent achievement as the recipient of the John O. Cross Award for Outstanding Planning Board Chairperson of the Year by the New York Planning Federation. LaPerch has been a member of the organization for a decade. After receiving many letters of recommendation based…

Jordie Wilk Joins Houlihan Lawrence

May 9, 2017

Houlihan Lawrence has announced the hiring of Jordie Wilk to its Armonk office. In 2016, Wilk was awarded the Five Star Agent Award from Westchester Magazine, which honors the top seven percent of Westchester real estate agents for outstanding client service. She is a member of the National Association of Realtors, the New York State…

Margo Bohlin Earns Top Agent Award with Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty

May 9, 2017

Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty reported recently that Margo Bohlin, an associate broker with the company’s New City office, has been ranked as the top agent in production by adjusted gross commission from Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate. “I’m grateful to have received this award from Sherry Chris, president and CEO of Better…

Michael J. Coulter New Chief Lending Officer Orange Bank & Trust Company

May 9, 2017

The Board of Directors and CEO Michael Gilfeather of Orange Bank & Trust Company announced recently that the bank has hired Michael J. Coulter as its new chief lending officer, succeeding Mary Ellen Rogulski, who is retiring. Coulter comes to Orange Bank & Trust most recently from Metropolitan Bank in Manhattan, where he held the…

Dan Walsh Joins Hudson Valley Economic Development Corporation’s of Directors

May 9, 2017

Dan Walsh, founding partner of the White Plains-based litigation firm Belowich & Walsh LLP, has joined the Hudson Valley Economic Development Corporation’s of Directors. "We're thrilled to welcome Dan to our Board," said Robert Levine, HVEDC Board Chair and Partner at Corrigan, Baker & Levine, LLC. "He is an exceptional attorney, business owner and is…

In Memoriam: Henry W. “Hank” Fries and Lawrence A. Savino

April 12, 2017

The Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors regrets to inform its membership of the recent passing of two longtime Realtors—Henry W. “Hank” Fries and Lawrence A. Savino. Fries passed away on April 7th at the age of 81. He served as president of the Westchester County Board of Realtors in 1990 and as president of the…

Rosario, Florencia, Piazza, Iannibelli and Greenland Join Keller Williams NY Realty

March 29, 2017

Angel RosarioAngel Rosario, Alheli Florencia, Mara Piazza, Joe Iannibelli and Hugh Greenland have recently joined Keller Williams NY Realty. After 35 years in the banking industry, Rosario has embarked on a new career in real estate sales. During his tenure as a Business Relationship Manager, he advised and negotiated with commercial clients on lending, product…

Samett and Vargas Join Ellis Sotheby’s International Realty Nyack

March 29, 2017

Ellis Sotheby’s International Realty of Nyack recently announced Amy (Musinger) Samett and Naomi Vargas have joined the firm as licensed real estate salespersons. A 40-year Rockland County resident, Samett was in the top 3% of the county’s real estate agents last year, the brokerage reported. Samett grew up in Blauvelt, raised her family in New…

Margaret Colavita Joins Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Westchester Properties Eastchester

March 29, 2017

Margaret Colavita has joined the Eastchester office of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Westchester Properties. Colavita, a more than 40-year resident of Eastchester and a resident of Lake Isle, worked previously at Ragette Realtors and has been a multi-million dollar producer her entire career.