Judy Syms has had a home based business in Long Branch since 1991 and her growing QuickBooks consulting business was in need of a new home.
In July of 2012, she and her husband, Ray Syms, found the dilapidated former home office of Dr. Jerome Lasky and his wife Beatrice Lasky, who raised their family in 3/4 of the house located at 489 Broadway in Long Branch.
Dr. Lasky also had his optometrist office and Mrs. Lasky is still well known in the area for the "The Monmouth Reading Room" which also started in the house.
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When Judy and Ray tried to describe the location of property they had purchased, so many people said "Oh, you bought the Lasky House" that they just started telling folks they bought the Lasky House. That name is now on the sign in front of the building.
The project started as a renovation of what was thought to be a 1920's house and, much to their surprise, it turned into a comprehensive rebuild of an 1850's house with several poorly done additions.
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Judy and Ray were lucky enough to be introduced to George Weston, of Weston Construction, who saw their vision for their new "home" based business and he and his team made their dream come true.
The result is a modern office building with charm and elegance, along with all the most advanced technology and comfort. On the first floor they now have a new state of the art office space for Proficient Accounting Solutions from which they provide QuickBooks consulting and bookkeeping services.
The Lasky House has also been updated to include a state of the art conference room for meeting needs. The 400 square foot meeting space includes seating for different configurations. A traditional boardroom style is an option as well as a classroom setting. There is also a refreshment area within the room, WiFi, and a 70” interactive super HD TV with sound system for computer presentations all while keeping the overall historic style and grandeur.
Once the Lasky House sign went up, the Lasky family reached out to Judy and Ray.
They have heard from Elliot Lasky, Judy Lasky Wilson and Carol Lasky who all grew up in the Lasky House. They have provided many stories and mementos from yesteryear.
Those, along with other artifacts they found on the site, are in a curio cabinet in the main entrance foyer to display some of the history to all who come to the building.
