**New York People and Company News: Week of May 30, 2025**
– SitusAMC, a strategic outsourcing, advisory, talent, and technology solutions provider to the real estate finance industry, has announced that Amanda Dugat, Managing Director and Head of Servicing & Asset Management, has been named Chair-Elect of the Commercial Real Estate Finance Council’s (CREFC) Servicers Forum. She will begin her one-year term in June 2025 and assume the role of Forum Chair in June 2026. Dugat is expected to play a pivotal role in guiding industry dialogue and policy development.
– JDC Power Systems, a leading integrator of electrical systems for data centers, has appointed John Raio as CEO. Raio previously served as CEO and founding member of Quality Uptime Services, a major independent provider in the critical power service sector.
– Robert J. DiLeo, principal and co-founder of NAI DiLeo-Bram & Co., founder of DiLeo Property Group, LLC, and trustee of the DiLeo Family Foundation, has received the 2025 NJBIZ Icon in Business Award. The recognition honors his extensive community engagement and entrepreneurial contributions to the commercial real estate industry in New Jersey.
– Altus Power, based in Stamford, Connecticut, has expanded its clean energy footprint with the acquisition of a 47.8-megawatt ground-mounted solar portfolio from Tortoise Capital Advisors. The deal comprises 15 solar projects across Kansas and New York. The acquisition further enhances Altus Power’s presence in New York, where its portfolio now surpasses 250 megawatts, making it the company’s top market.
– Balcony, a blockchain-based land record management company, has entered into a landmark five-year agreement with the Bergen County Clerk’s Office in New Jersey. The partnership aims to digitize and place 370,000 property deeds on the blockchain, representing approximately $240 billion in real estate value. This initiative, the largest of its kind in U.S. history, will affect New Jersey’s most populous county and is expected to bring increased transparency and efficiency to property records.
– Diamond Properties has been inducted into the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) of Westchester’s Hall of Honor. Celebrated during its 30th anniversary, the company was recognized for its innovation, revitalization efforts, and economic contributions to Westchester County and beyond.
