Category: Movers & Milestones

Washington, DC Nine developments from across the Americas have been selected as winners of the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI’s) 2026 ULI Americas Awards for Excellence.

Before commercial real estate. Before forty years of negotiating luxury retail deals across Manhattan. Before the boardrooms, the headlines, and the business world...there was music.

b>Manhattan, NY The Union Square Partnership (USP) released its 2026 Union Square Commercial Market Report, an annual analysis of the economic and real estate trends shaping the Union Square-14th St. District.

Bedminster, NJ Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp. and Peapack Private Bank & Trust have appointed Paul Kotronis as senior managing director, commercial real estate. In this role, Kotronis will support and expand the Bank’s Commercial Real Estate lending platform , drive relationship-based deposit growth, and further strengthen Peapack Private’s presence in the New York and New Jersey markets.  

Suffern, NY Ernst Valery, a real estate development executive, investor and educator, has been appointed to the board of trustees for Rockland Community College (RCC) by governor Kathy Hochul. Valery was appointed pursuant to New York State Education Law Section 6306 and will serve a term expiring June 30, 2029. He succeeds Susan Oelkers-Ramos, who recently resigned from the board.

Manhattan, NY Professional Women in Construction New York (PWC NY) has appointed Sevinc Yuksel, senior vice president of design & construction at Empire State Realty Trust, to its board of directors. Yuksel brings more than two decades of experience leading complex design, construction, and capital improvement projects across commercial, residential, healthcare, academic, laboratory, and aviation sectors.

Manhattan, NY Rosenberg & Estis, P.C. earned a Band 3 ranking in Real Estate Litigation in the 2026 edition of Chambers USA, one of the legal profession’s most respected and authoritative

Miami, FL eCore has appointed Andrea Mesis-Bruno as vice president of business development. Mesis-Bruno joins eCore with extensive experience building strategic partnerships and driving business

Binghamton, NY Visit Binghamton and the Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce have named Jim Reyen as its new vice president for tourism and director of Visit Binghamton.

Manhattan, NY Jonathan Mechanic, chairman of Fried Frank’s real estate department, has been elected to serve as the next chair of The Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY). Mechanic will succeed current chair

White Plains, NY The Westchester-Putnam Career Center Network (WPCCN) has taken a significant step forward in preparing the region’s workforce for careers in clean energy through a comprehensive staff

Rye Brook, NY The Business Council of Westchester’s executive vice president and chief operating officer John Ravitz, will retire effective December 31, 2026, after 15 years of service to the