New York People and Company News, Week of Feb. 6, 2026

11North Partners appointed Ekta Patel as COO. Based in the firm’s New York office, Patel joins 11North from Bain Capital Real Estate, where she played a significant role in charting the joint venture’s strategy and in its first investments. Before Bain Capital, she held key leadership roles at AEW and Brookfield, where she was responsible for operational strategy, portfolio management coordination, governance, and investor reporting across complex real estate platforms.

Clarion Partners announced that Tripp Braillard, SVP, Head of Defined Contribution Distribution, has been appointed Co-President of the Defined Contribution Real Estate Council (DCREC), a national organization dedicated to advancing the role of direct real estate in defined contribution retirement plans. Braillard and co-President Brandon Millen with Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation will help lead DCREC’s efforts to educate plan sponsors, consultants, policymakers, and investment professionals.

Western Alliance Bank announced that Ian Hawk has joined the company as New York market manager for the Note Finance Group, expanding the bank’s presence in one of the nation’s most competitive private credit hubs. He provides Western Alliance Bank’s differentiated leverage solutions to New York-based private credit platforms, offering clients nearly a decade of experience across public and private real estate, capital markets, origination and AI-driven financial analysis. Hawk joins Western Alliance from Lument and previously worked for Dwight Securities Management, Walker & Dunlop and Fitch Ratings.

Link Logistics, a leading operator of last-mile logistics real estate and warehouse properties, has made strategic leadership changes to advance its long-term growth trajectory. Glenn Wylie has been promoted to EVP, head of Asset Management, where he will oversee industrial Leasing, Property Management and Construction Management across all of Link Logistics’ U.S. regions. Jack Hennessey will transition to the newly created role of senior managing director, Industrial Outdoor Storage, overseeing Link Logistics’ growing portfolio in this asset class. Additionally, Bud Pharris has departed Link Logistics after leading the Company’s West Region for more than five years.

Telos Advisers, a national advisory firm specializing in complex transportation and infrastructure projects, announces that Stephen Gardner has joined the company as a Strategic Advisory Board Member. Gardner adds to an existing team of former transportation executives providing strategic advisory for complex infrastructure projects to public and private clients. Gardner most recently served as CEO of Amtrak.

U.S. Realty Advisors, LLC, a leading provider of structured real estate capital solutions, has delivered a customized structured financing to support L3Harris Technologies’ ongoing construction and expansion efforts. The $447-million financing was specifically tailored to L3Harris’ program timeline and procurement approach, enabling the company to retain its existing project team.

Dataplor, a leader in high-quality, global location intelligence, has launched an intuitive interface intended to enable organizations to visually explore, analyze, and act on the world’s most accurate global places (i.e. point-of-interest) and foot traffic data. Leveraged by alternative investment managers, commercial real estate, retail, consumer packaged goods, and quick service restaurants, the platform transforms Dataplor’s comprehensive dataset into an easy-to-use experience designed for teams of all technical levels, the company said.

Ease Capital, a technology-enabled multifamily lender and asset manager, has received a new strategic capital commitment from a leading global alternative asset manager, establishing a $500-million-plus dedicated pool of capital focused exclusively on multifamily bridge loans in the $5-million to $30-million size range. Ease’s new bridge loan program will support the acquisition and refinancing of transitional multifamily assets nationwide, with a focus on high-quality sponsors seeking predictable execution and transparency throughout the lending process.

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