The 70 th Top Hat Awards

The Top Hat Award is a prestigious honor presented annually to an individual for lifetime achievement and dedication in the Credit Industry.

We are proud to recognize Melanie L. Cyganowski and Michael Stanley, who have reached new levels of achievement within our community. This year, we will celebrate their accomplishments with an award ceremony at New York Hilton & Towers.

Valente And Pepe Promoted To Svp At Firstservice Residential New York

FirstService Residential New York has promoted David Valente and Mark Pepe to senior vice president in the firm’s Manhattan Condo/Coop Property Management Division. Valente and Pepe will have executive oversight of a portfolio of condominium and cooperative properties and teams of property managers and assistant property managers.

Pepe, who joined the company in 2005, has executive oversight of a portfolio of properties that includes The Berkeley House, a 1940s co-op overlooking Central Park South; Car- negie Hill Tower, a 210-unit, condominium on Manhattan’s Upper East Side; The Landmark, a 36-story coop in Sutton Place and One Hanson Place in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.

A 17-year company veteran, Valente counts these buildings in his portfolio: Baccarat Residences, a condominium at 20 West 53rd St.; Cipriani Residences, 55 Wall St., a National Historic Landmark; the Grand Madison condo at 225 Fifth Ave.; 75 Wall St., a residential tower and Greenwich Club Residences, an Art Deco-style tower at 88 Greenwich St.

ROMER DEBBAS NAMES ALLEN, FELDMAN AND HELFER CO-MANAGERS

Boutique law firm Romer Debbas LLP has named firm partners Stephen W. Allen, Michael R. Feldman and Jonathan Helfer co-managers of the residential real estate department. New York City’s largest dedicated residential real estate practice, the department encompasses 20 professionals who handle all aspects of residential matters, many of which are for high-profile clients across the finance, business, sports and entertainment industries..

Allen has been practicing in the field of real estate for over 20 years, help - ing clients navigate often complicated purchase and sale transactions with proven experience and invaluable insights.

Feldman concentrates his practice on representing buyers, sellers and lending institutions in residential and commercial real estate transactions and is well versed in the areas of contract negotiation and due diligence. Helfer has handled and supervised thousands of transactions, from the most basic to the most complex residential and commercial deals over the past 15-plus years.