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**New York People and Company News – Week of Sept. 5, 2025**
Here’s a roundup of notable personnel moves and organizational updates across the real estate and energy industries in New York and beyond:
– **MONTICELLOAM, LLC**, a specialized multifamily and seniors housing bridge lending platform, has appointed Liam Sorensen as Senior Relationship Manager, Originations. Sorensen brings experience from previous roles at JLL and Capital One.
– **infinitSpace**, a flexible workspace provider, is expanding into North America and has brought on Andrea Pirrotti-Dranchak as its new Head of Real Estate for the Americas. A veteran with over 25 years of experience in more than 65 countries, Pirrotti-Dranchak will guide the company’s commercial strategy and build partnerships with commercial real estate landlords and asset managers.
– **Manhattan Skyline Management Corp** has hired Dennis Ovalle as Senior Vice President of Property Management and Operations—a newly created executive position. Ovalle will oversee operations across the firm’s multifamily portfolio. He previously served as SVP of Operations at Related Companies.
– **Slate Asset Management**, a global real estate and infrastructure investment manager, has named Neil Kaufman as Chief Administrative Officer. Based in the New York office, Kaufman previously held roles as Global Director of Human Resources and Assistant General Counsel at Soros Fund Management, and earlier, spent nearly 15 years with Goldman Sachs.
– **Convergent Energy and Power**, a leading provider of energy storage solutions in North America, has appointed Leandro Abreu as Chief Operating Officer. Abreu previously served as CEO of Prospera + Greener, where he led a strategic merger to form an ESG-focused energy platform centered on solar generation and carbon footprint reduction.
– Nearly 50 business and civic organizations have united to form the **Build More New York** coalition. The group supports job creation, infrastructure investment, and state-wide development by advocating for reform of New York’s outdated Scaffold Law. The coalition is backing Rep. Nick Langworthy’s Infrastructure Expansion Act, which would override the Scaffold Law for federally funded projects and accelerate construction of critical infrastructure, including housing, roads, bridges, tunnels, and schools.
Stay tuned for more updates on industry leadership changes and policy developments shaping the built environment and business landscape in New York.
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