John Golden has a must-read article today in the Westchester County Business Journal, New takes on New Rochelle development

Golden talks with Mayor Noam Bramson, Development Commission Michael Freimuth, City Council Member Al Tarantino and Cappelli Enterprises spokesperson Joe Apicella.

The big news coming out of the article is that announced attention of Cappelli Enterprises to submit a scaled black for LeCount Square.

Talk of the Sound has been seeking comment from Cappelli Enterprises since last week.

Today we got an answer.

"The company has no comment at this time".

And so it ends, not with a bang but a whimper.

The City of New Rochelle confirmed this evening that the terms of the MOU Extension for the LeCount Square project granted to Cappelli Enterprises by the City Council in June 2010 have not been met. Asked if any documents had been submitted by Cappelli regarding the purchase of the U.S. Post Office building in downtown New Rochelle, City spokesperson Kathy Gilwit answered simply "no".

A few days earlier, the United States Post Office confirmed to Talk of the Sound that no discussions had taken place regarding the sale of the main New Rochelle Post Office. Workers were recently observed painting the interior of the building.

City Council Member Al Tarantino said he considered the deal dead and noted that there was little support on Council for considering any further extensions. for Capelli Enterprises.

Cappelli Enterprises officials were reportedly away on holiday but their PR firm expected to have a formal statement next week.

The Times Herald-Record is reporting that Louis Cappelli of Cappelli Enterprises has resigned from the company's board.

...the company announced that Concord owner Louis Cappelli resigned from the board in December to pursue other business interests. Cappelli was a one-time partner of Empire Resorts in a $1 billion resort plan at the Concord. The plans fell apart when the economy went sour.