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New York People and Company News, Week of Feb. 27, 2026
- Allen Matkins added Jeannine M. Olmo to its Global Real Estate Group in New York. Olmo joins from Emmet, Marvin & Martin, LLP and focuses on complex real estate finance transactions. Her experience leading high-value, multi-asset transactions positions the office to better serve clients navigating tightening market conditions and regulatory changes in the New York CRE landscape, where capital structuring and refinancing remain critical to the market.
- Machine Investment Group (MIG), a real estate investment platform focused on opportunistic, distressed and special situations across the United States, announced that Charlie Leonard has joined the firm as Partner, Investments and Capital Formation. He will be responsible for helping develop MIG’s investment strategy and cultivating strategic capital partners for the firm’s investments. Before joining MIG, Leonard was co-head of the North America Transactions Group at Rockwood Capital, where he helped lead investment efforts across Rockwood’s equity platforms and served as a senior member of the Capital and Client Strategies team, working with a base of global institutional investors.
- The NHP Foundation (NHPF), a national not-for-profit provider of affordable housing, today announced several key appointments and expanded leadership roles within its board of trustees. Jeffrey Scruggs, managing director and former business unit leader of the Public Sector and Infrastructure Group within the Capital Solutions Group at Goldman Sachs, brings more than three decades of leadership in municipal finance to the board, while Adrianne Todman, CEO of the National Rental Home Council and former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, adds deep policy expertise and operational leadership. In addition, NHPF trustee Lisa Anastos, founding partner at TECHhood Ventures & Advisory, was appointed chair of external affairs.
- DeSimone engineer Dalibor Savović has been appointed to the Council on Vertical Urbanism (CVU) New York Chapter Board of Trustees. CVU was formerly known as the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. A longstanding member of the organization, Dalibor’s portfolio includes landmark projects such as City Tower 1 in Dubai and large-scale European mixed-use developments including Mindet 6 in Aarhus.
- NAI DiLeo-Bram & Co. (NAIDB) recently hosted its Annual Broker Celebration, where the firm announced its Top Producers for 2025 and honored outstanding achievements across four other categories. Leading the honors were Chris Galiano, managing director; Kyle Gerace, VP; and Robert V. DiLeo, associate VP; as the top three performers. NAIDB’s Special Recognition Award was presented to the father-daughter duo of VP Richard Goski and associate VP Catherine Goski-Vasquez, known as Team Goski. Associate Sweemit Goswami was named the Rising Star Award honoree, and the final Spotlight Award was presented to VP Jennifer Harrison.
- Batson Cook Development Company (“BCDC”), a commercial real estate investment firm, is seeking an Investment Analyst in Atlanta, GA. The analyst will support new development investments through financial modeling, underwriting, and market and property-level diligence. This role offers exposure to the full real estate development and investment lifecycle across a variety of asset classes. The ideal candidate will have 2+ years of relevant experience in real estate, private equity or capital markets along with advanced modeling skills. Executive search firm RETS Associates is handling the search. Inquiries and resumes can be sent to Mandy Haines at [email protected].
- Ladder Capital Corp., a leading, investment grade-rated commercial real estate finance REIT, has secured $675 million in new unsecured capital commitments. The capital commitments include a $400-million expansion of Ladder’s unsecured revolving credit facility capacity to $1.25 billion and a new unsecured delayed draw term loan facility that permits borrowings of up to $275 million. The revolving credit facility capacity increase fully exercises the facility’s “accordion” feature for revolving credit facilities.
- ◦People
