New York People and Company News, Week of Oct. 17, 2025

Greystone announced that its Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Syndication Platform, Greystone Real Estate Capital, has added two seasoned executives to its team. Tara Neely joins as Director, Development Risk Management, while Matt Holmes joins as VP, Asset Management.

Marcus & Millichap Capital Corporation (MMCC) said that Jacob Kahn has joined the firm in its Manhattan office. In his new role, Jacob will focus on commercial debt and equity financing across all property types. He will work closely with Max Herzog and Marko Kazanjian, who joined MMCC in 2023 from JLL.

Brixmor Property Group Inc. announced that CEO that James M. Taylor Jr. is taking a temporary medical leave of absence. The company’s board of directors appointed president and COO Brian T. Finnegan to also serve as interim CEO until Taylor’s return.

Gibson Dunn announced today that Frank J. Mangiatordi has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Real Estate Practice Group. Mangiatordi has a broad real estate practice advising acquirers, sellers, joint venture partners, borrowers, lenders, landlords, tenants, developers, sponsors, and issuers on a wide range of transactions and financings across industries.

National economic and community development firm Fourth Economy has appointed Sally J. Guzik president. This transition comes as the company celebrates its 15th anniversary. Guzik joined Fourth Economy in 2021 as vice president, the same year it was acquired by global consultancy Steer.

LNL Capital, a provider of capital solutions to the net lease real estate sector, announced that Todd Stender has been appointed as managing director, supporting capital formation and investor relations initiatives. Stender was previously a senior director at Irvine Company, a private real estate investor, and a Managing Director at Wells Fargo Securities where he led the net lease equity REIT research team.

Mavik Capital Management, a multi-strategy investment firm with a flexible mandate focused on U.S. commercial real estate credit, appointed Timmy Davis, Former U.S. Ambassador to the State of Qatar, as a Senior Advisor. He will leverage his extensive geopolitical and capital markets expertise and global network to support the expansion of Mavik’s differentiated real estate credit investing platform.

Michael Zimmerman is joining Katz & Associates, expanding the firm’s Investment Sales business. He joins as SVP Investment Sales, where he’ll lead a team solely focused on the purchase and sales of retail properties. Over the past 20+ years, Zimmerman has arranged more than $1 billion in transactions.

Daylight Energy, the decentralized energy company that rewards and finances distributed power,announced $75 million in financing for a crypto-powered network to scale distributed energy. The raise includes $15 million in equity financing led by Framework Ventures, with participation from a16z crypto, Lerer Hippeau, M13, Room40 Ventures, EV3, Crucible Capital, Coinbase Ventures and Not Boring Capital, plus a $60-million project development facility led by Turtle Hill Capital.

Multidisciplinary design firm Spectorgroup has been selected to design the new Manhattan office of alternative asset manager MidOcean Partners. The 26,000-square-foot workplace will span the entire 10th floor of 31 W. 52nd St., an office tower owned by Paramount Group.

Jackson Belcher was recently hired by Montecito Medical Real Estate as a Vice President of Transactions in Nashville, TN. Established in 2006, Montecito Medical Real Estate is one of the largest privately held acquirers of medical real estate in the country. He will be managing all aspects of the real estate acquisition process for their healthcare-related assets, including medical office buildings and ambulatory surgery centers. Jackson was previously a Vice President, Investments and Development at Hall Capital. Executive search firm RETS Associates handled the search.

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