- NewPoint Real Estate Capital LLC promoted Geraldine “Geri” Borger Urgo to president of agency lending. Borger Urgo, who played a key role in leading NewPoint’s acquisition by Franklin BSP Realty Trust, has since guided the integration process and helped shape NewPoint’s strategic direction.
- RIPCO Real Estate, a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm, announces the strategic expansion of its teams in Queens, Long Island, and Manhattan with the addition of new team members. The new hires include Thomas Tyne as director of investment sales, and Jack Rovner and Daniel Yeu as associates — both of whom will be based in RIPCO’s Queens office. Paul Karasaridis will join the Long Island office as an associate, and Amelia Kaplan will join the Manhattan office, also as an associate.
- Andover Properties, a leading investment firm specializing in alternative real estate asset classes,appointed Arad Yedidia as CFO. With more than 30 years of financial leadership experience, he most recetly served as CFO at East End Capital Partners.
- Morrison Cohen added Aaron Taishoff to the firm’s real estate practice in New York. He joins as a partner and will focus on a broad spectrum of commercial real estate transactions.
- First National Realty Partners (FNRP), a national private equity commercial real estate firm, has hired Jeff Kellams as director of leasing. In this role, Kellams will lead leasing initiatives across the firm’s retail portfolio, supporting FNRP’s mission to deliver exceptional value through targeted tenant strategies.
- The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) has named a decades-long leader in affordable housing, economic development and impact investing to spearhead its National Housing team. Valerie White, who has served as senior executive director at LISC New York since 2020, will now also oversee LISC’s national efforts to build on its $30.4 billion in affordable housing investments.
- Huntsman Architectural Group announces the promotion of three individuals to the position of Senior Associate and one individual to the position of Associate. Jamie Cavalier and Megan Pool have been promoted to senior associate in Chicago, while Oleg Lyamin has been promoted to senior assioctae in New York. Carlos Rodriguez has been promoted to associate in Chicago.
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