Keller Williams’ Associate Leadership Counsel (ALC)

The Top 20% Producers Inspire, Motivate, Participate and Listen In 1986, Gary Keller and his first team of top producers, the Associate Leadership Council (ALC) lost seven of their agents. These agents didn’t have any particular beef with KW, they just wanted “better deals” and thought that other brokerages could give them better opportunities. Keller didn’t look at the... Read More

What’s Happening in New York and Manhattan

The Latest About Real Estate, The Economy, Technology and Other News We keep a close watch on what’s going on in Manhattan and I thought I’d share some news about what we’re hearing and reading about. Good News About Employment The New York Post reported recently that New York led the nation in job creation in April. According to the article, new jobs have resulted in the... Read More

Five Nine John Lofts at 59 John Street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan

Convenience galore in the Financial District! Five Nine John Lofts are 73 beautifully-renovated one, two and three-bedroom condos. The pre-war residential complex was built in the early 1900s and was once an office building. In 2006, with the help of designer Andres Escobar and architect Karl Fisher, Five Nine John Lofts was transformed to a modern and sophisticated living space... Read More

101 Warren Street in Tribeca

101 Warren Street, Tribeca NYC / Photography by SOM | © Eduard Hueber Tribeca’s gem of elegant and sophisticated luxury living was completed in 2009. 101 Warren brought transformation to a two-acre site in Lower Manhattan. There are 227 condominiums within this modernist building constructed of granite with oversized, rectangular windows in every unit. Taking a cue from the... Read More

The Lucida – New York’s First LEED Certified Condo in Manhattan’s Upper East Side

On 151 East 85th Street, an 18-story Manhattan Luxury apartment building stands out as a sleek, glassed environmentally-friendly group of sale and rental condominiums. Opened in 2009, The Lucida is the Upper East Side’s introduction to “smarter living.” Developed by Extell and designed by architects Cook + Fox, residents are in for a manhattan luxury lifestyle with the added... Read More

Selling your Home – How Important is Home Staging?

When you view a condo or home for sale, what’s your first impression? What things do you notice first? Is it clean? What color are the walls? Can I picture myself living here? Most of us determine very quickly whether something’s right or wrong for us. Buying a home can be a stressful process and a very emotional one as well. If you’ve got your property for sale, you’d... Read More

Trump World Tower at 845 United Nations Plaza–Oversized Luxury New York City Condominiums

Trump World Tower at 845 United Nations Plaza - Photography @ www.wirednewyork.com Mega Real Estate Giant, Donald Trump’s Residential Highrise of Luxury Living in Turtle Bay Donald Trump is known all over the world for his residential and commercial real estate projects, each being as richly lavish as the next. The Trump World Tower at 845 United Nations is certainly no exception... Read More

The Georgica–An Upper East Side Luxury Condominium That Combines Tranquility with Modern Design

The Georgica | 305 East 85th Street | Photography: @ www.georgicalife.com The Georgica, located on 305 East 85th Street, takes its name from an East Hampton lake, Georgica Pond. Located on a tree-lined street in Manhattan’s Upper East Side, its glassed design is meant to inspire the “shimmering” effect of its namesake with “sublime composition.” The building blends... Read More

Cassa Hotel and Residences-Midtown Manhattan’s Masterpiece of Luxury Apartment Living

Cassa Hotel and Residences, New York, NY / Photography by Evan Joseph Times Square, MOMA, Versace, Cartier, Ferragamo, Rockefeller Center and the Theatre District; all world-renown venues that define the hustle-bustle, excitement that defines New York City, are just steps away from the Cassa Hotel and Residences. This 166-unit hotel opened 57 residential condo units last year. Cassa... Read More

2011–A Promising Year Ahead

A Brief Look Back and a Welcome to What’s Ahead In just a few hours, we’ll welcome in a New Year. I’ve always liked the sound of that–a New Year. The term translates, to most of us, as new beginnings. The New Year brings an opportunity to look back and reflect on what we did right and what we could have done better. With that knowledge, we may resolve to take a chance,... Read More