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Chris Langone
Real Estate
MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- Music lovers, luxury seekers and early 20th-century architecture buffs take note. A newly listed Mount Vernon estate promises homeowners luxury and elegance with a historical twist.830 Gramatan Avenue in Mount Vernon was built in 1925 and features Georgian influence, which was adopted from England during the reigns of King George and popular in the American ...
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Chris Langone
Real Estate
BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Since its founding in 1920, Bronxville Real Estate became one of the leading names in Westchester real estate. However, as the firm expand its reach far beyond the geographic boundaries of Bronxville, the office realized it was time for a change.Previously known as Bronxville Real Estate, the nearly 100 year old firm has been rebranded as Park Sterling ...
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Chris Langone
Real Estate
BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Influenced by 19th century France and adapted to the American landscape, "French eclectic" is an architectural style all its own. Featuring oversized chimneys, tall, pitched roofs and stone or brick siding, these houses invoke a sturdy, old world elegance. Architect, Ruard Veltman, who has designed homes in North Carolina, California, Tennesee, among other ...
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Chris Langone
Lifestyle
BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- With the addition of several new listings to the real estate market in recent weeks, the spring weather isn't the only thing heating up in Bronxville. With the biggest selling season of the year approaching, Leah Caro, real estate agent with Bronxville Real Estate, is already noticing buyers emerge from the winter doldrums. As shoppers return to the market, she is ...
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Chris Langone
Real Estate
BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Luci Abruzzo, an associate broker for Bronxville Real Estate, has seen it all in her over 40 years of selling homes. While buyers and sellers have changed since she began working in real estate during the 1970's, Abruzzo always found ways to succeed. "Begining in real estate challenged me to try something different," said Abruzzo. "It was something new ...
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Chris Langone
Real Estate
BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Christina DiMinno, a real estate agent with Bronxville Real Estate, is one of only 37 individuals in New York State to have successfully completed the intensive requirements necessary to earn a Graduate, REALTOR® Institute (GRI) designation in 2016.By completing the 90 hours of rigorous study in specific real estate areas, and passing a test for each topic, DiMinno ...
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Tom Renner
Neighbors
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Peter Pozo finds driving and delivering items from the Kraft Mobile Food Pantry for the Food Bank for Westchester provides more than a welcome meal.Pozo feels the rig provides hope, solace, relief, dignity and encouragement. Five days a week, Pozo crawls into the truck and ventures far and wide throughout Westchester to deliver food to families who need it. ...
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Tom Renner
Real Estate
BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- George Root would appreciate the updates to the Bronxville home he built in 1928 at 15 Greenfield Avenue. He’d also likely be astonished at the detail the current owners took to renovate the classic Tudor.“They touched every inch of the house,’’ Bronxville Real Estate agent Tina Adams said of the current owners. “Everything has been either renovated or rebuilt using ...
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Tom Renner
Neighbors
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Most Westchester County families take for granted that they will have a bed to sleep in at night and a kitchen table to gather around for family meals.Kate Bialo, a Larchmont resident and founder of Furniture Sharehouse, knows that not every family has those basic necessities. Even better, her organization takes steps to address this issue, providing free ...
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Tom Renner
Neighbors
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Westchester Residential Opportunities has fought for housing equality for county residents since 1968. Nick Beilenson, the 79-year-old White Plains resident and founder of the organization, still enjoys getting people into the homes and the neighborhoods they deserve.“I hear about it second-hand now,’’ said Beilenson, who was the agency’s executive director ...