FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Villano John L.
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/09/2017		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Sachem Capital Corp. [SACH]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O 23 LAUREL STREET		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman,co-CEO,CFO& Secretary
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

BRANFORD, CT 06405		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Shares, $.001 par value per share 1,085,000
D
 
Common Shares, $.001 par value per share 315,757
I
By Sachem Capital Partners, LLC (1) (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Villano John L.
C/O 23 LAUREL STREET
BRANFORD, CT 06405		   X   X   Chairman,co-CEO,CFO& Secretary  

Signatures

/s/ John L. Villano 02/14/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) On February 8, 2017, Sachem Capital Partners, LLC ("SCP") acquired 6,283,237 common shares (the "SCP Shares") of the issuer in an "Exchange" transaction as described in the Issuer's final prospectus dated February 9, 2017 (the "Prospectus"). JJV, LLC("JJV") is the manager of SCP and the reporting person is a managing member of JJV. All 6,283,237 common shares are expected to be distributed pro rata to the members of SCP in full liquidation of their membership interests in SCP, as soon as practicable after the consummation of the initial public offering contemplated by the Prospectus.
(2) Upon distribution of the SCP Shares, the reporting person will receive 68,223 common shares in exchange for his membership interest in SCP; the reporting person's spouse will receive 6,815 common shares; and JJV will receive 240,719 common shares (the "JJV Shares"). The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the JJV Shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the remaining SCP Shares.

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