Just look around at other local banks and CUs.

We're looking to build something unique/contemporary with of course elements of the local area (mountain town).

Also try to attend your local REI networking groups and meetups. 

Quote from @LeRoi De-Souza: Go to BUILD YOUR TEAM at the top of your screen and you can search for other MEMBERS or LOCAL MEETUPS.

Does anyone know of useful meet-ups or events in New York City?

I'd recommend reaching out to a bunch of local lenders to tell them what you're looking for and your situation.

I've personally worked with a handful of "investor-friendly" lenders, primarily on DSCR loans in recent years, and each time I've run into significant delays, lack of transparency about the process, have been fed the requirements in a piecemeal fashion (every few days there's a new random request rather than having it all organized from the start), and have even run into lenders who were substantially misinformed about the real estate industry or the laws that govern it on both a local and federal level.I think there should be a better site to encourage accountability by tracking how long it actually takes each lender to close their loans on average, and what unexpected hurdles investors encounter when trying to work with them.I can't seem to find such a site.

Go to BUILD YOUR TEAM at the top of the screen and look for local investors or meetups in your area.

Search on meetup.com for local real estate meetup clubs in that area.You should be able to find quite a few.

@Balaji Vasudevan I recommend starting by going to local meetups, meet other people who were in your position, learn what they did and see what interests you.