New York People and Company News, Week of Nov. 21, 2025

• Chris Mazzola has joined Greystar as Managing Director of Development in the New York Metro region. In this position, Mazzola will oversee the expansion of Greystar’s development pipeline across New York, New Jersey and Southwest Connecticut. He brings more than 15 years of experience in real estate development and acquisitions across institutional and entrepreneurial platforms.  

Nick Lavin has joined Eastdil Secured as a director in the National Housing Group, led by Ryan Reid and Phil Brosseau. He will be responsible for leading the Florida multifamily practice while also supporting activity in the greater Sunbelt region. Lavin most recently served as a Senior Director at JLL Capital Markets, Americas, which he joined following JLL’s acquisition of HFF. 

National Healthcare Properties, Inc. appointed Andrew T. Babin as CFO and treasurer, following the resignation of Scott M. Lappetito, who has resigned to pursue other opportunities. Babin joins NHP from Medical Properties Trust, Inc., where he was most recently the head of financial strategy and investor relations. 

• Align, a global provider of technology infrastructure solutions, has appointed Lance Poole as VP of sales for data center solutions. Poole brings over 27 years of technology and data center sales experience to Align. Most recently, as VP at Digital Realty, he delivered hundreds of MW of data center capacity across five continents. 

• The Waterfront Alliance, a nonprofit dedicated to leading the way for thriving and resilient waterfronts, shorelines, and coastlines, announced that Julie Raskin will join the organization as its new president and CEO. Raskin brings extensive leadership experience across the nonprofit, public and private sectors, and a proven record of delivering transformative change in urban communities. 

• Violet PR, a New Jersey-based public relations agency specializing in economic development and real estate, has named Dan Johnson as account director. Johnson brings more than a decade of communications and marketing experience to his new role. 

• PEEK Properties, a developer of luxury-caliber, transit-oriented multifamily assets,  announced that its in-house entity PEEK Builders is formally expanding its ground-up multifamily development services. The company now offers single-source construction management, general contractor, project management and accounting services to investment entities, property owners and land development entities delivering New Jersey’s newest apartment buildings to market. 

• LoneTree Capital has made a strategic investment in Carson Living, a leading provider of integrated access control, remote doorman and resident engagement software for multifamily properties. The investment of capital and operational resources will enable Carson to drive continued product innovation, expand its national footprint, and enhance its ability to reach and support property owners and managers across the multifamily industry. 

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