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IN CONTRACT!!📍78 Amity Street, 3D • Last asking $2MJust because success isn’t linear, doesn’t mean it’s not possible. Th...
09/23/2026

IN CONTRACT!!📍78 Amity Street, 3D • Last asking $2M

Just because success isn’t linear, doesn’t mean it’s not possible. This one started in June as a rental listing. We received many applications, then the owner decided he’d prefer to sell. The only problem is the apartment was empty. Renters, having few options, will do whatever they can to make a space work. Buyers, on the other hand, will find any reason to talk themselves out of something 😂 Offers started coming in, but not for what we knew the apartment was worth. So we pivoted, creating a plan to sell for the highest possible price.

We had the property staged by the amazing Grande Properties LLC and took the calculated risk of then taking it OFF the public market (i.e., websites like Streeteasy). After a month “off market,” a listing’s “day count” on Streeteasy goes back to zero, which tends to reinvigorate interest. We kept showing while it was off market, as tools largely spearheaded by Compass allow off market properties to remain visible to nearly all NYC real estate agents. Everyone seeing it off market knew that they needed to move quickly and aggressively otherwise the listing would go “fully live” again after Labor Day.

We ALMOST sold it while off market, but stayed true to our plan to make the listing active post Labor Day. Pre-listing interest combined with a surge in new interest once the listing was visible on consumer websites like Streeteasy. The strategy worked perfectly. Less than 2 weeks after going “fully live,” we were in contract with a great all cash buyer represented by a serious agent. ✅

Know anyone thinking about selling or buying in Brooklyn or Manhattan? Want someone who will obsess about ways to make sure you achieve your goals? Let me know! I’m always here and happy to help!

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Last night was 9 years since we met ❤️ Forever grateful 🙏 Love you, Nirali, and the life we’re building together 😘
09/23/2026

Last night was 9 years since we met ❤️ Forever grateful 🙏 Love you, Nirali, and the life we’re building together 😘

It was awesome to hear the many insights shared by business- and NYC- icon Danny Meyer in his conversation with David We...
09/14/2026

It was awesome to hear the many insights shared by business- and NYC- icon Danny Meyer in his conversation with David Westin. Some highlights from the impressive, humble, and generous Danny Meyer:

▪️”Culture is the sum of the wanted behaviors that we celebrate and the unwanted behaviors that we tolerate.” Your culture is your brand, whether you think you have one or not. It’s how people feel when they think of you.

▪️Focusing on “what could go right”: They of course have people thinking about “what could go wrong” and those people are hugely important to the success of the company, but they do not run the company. Leaders need to think “what could go right” when making decisions about what to do and how to move forward.

▪️Hospitality vs service: He is convinced they are different things. Service is the technical delivery of a product. Hospitality is the emotional receipt of that product by the customer.

▪️”Hospitality is how we customize for a specific person.” In the age of AI (and the internet), it’s inexcusable for us not to know more about our guests so we can make their experience better. Never in history has there been more connectivity and access to information than now, but we have less human connection. If anything, the currency of hospitality is at an all time high. If you can take a picture, it can be copied. You cannot copy how someone feels. Businesses that can marry connectivity with true human connection will win.

Thank you so much as always to The Economic Club of New York and to David Westin for leading a fantastic conversation. Danny’s new book “What could possibly go right?” is scheduled to be released later this month. We were lucky to receive an advance copy and I cannot wait to get it started. It was great also to meet briefly Terry Lundgren, former Chairman and CEO of Macy’s!

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The newest data is in and the NYC market quickly downshifted last month after two prior months that were particularly bu...
09/12/2026

The newest data is in and the NYC market quickly downshifted last month after two prior months that were particularly busy.

Overall, it was the 3rd slowest August in 10 years. That said, it was very busy for homes asking $5M to $10M. Resales within that segment saw more signed contracts than any August in the past 10 years. It was the 4th busiest August in 10 years for homes asking $2M to $5M. Below $2M, it was particularly slow, possibly due to the sensitivity of buyers in that price range to recent increases in mortgage rates.

Leverage generally favored buyers, though the Upper West Side continued its hot streak with many segments strongly favoring sellers. Much of the Upper East Side also favors sellers. All price segments in both UWS and UES saw leverage shift toward sellers (though, even with this shift, some segments still favor buyers).

Things to keep an eye on:

1️⃣ Next week the Fed is scheduled to meet about their interest rate. Continuing elevated inflation and strong employment figures might nudge them toward increasing their rate, which could lead to higher mortgage rates. Maybe more important than whether the Fed increases its rate is what still-new Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh says or doesn’t say when announcing the raise. Many will be listening carefully for signals or clues how the Fed might continue to act in future meetings.

2️⃣ While the Fed’s decision on rates likely most directly impacts the sub-$2M market, we will continue to watch for clear signs whether the new pied-à-terre tax is impacting the $5M+ market. So far, contract activity has remained very strong for $5M-$10M (with no indication this is anything other than demand driven). The $10M+ market *has* seen slowed contract activity, though it’s early to know exactly what to make of this. The $10M+ market always has very few monthly transactions and last month wasn’t notably slow. We’ll need more months of data to see if it’s a real trend and whether it dings prices.

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📍158 East 95th Street, in lovely Carnegie Hill 🌳I cannot wait to share some of this home’s history with you.In the meant...
09/09/2026

📍158 East 95th Street, in lovely Carnegie Hill 🌳

I cannot wait to share some of this home’s history with you.

In the meantime, here are some pictures showing its period details, pristine condition, and fantastic outdoor space.

Currently set up as two floors of living and entertaining space below two floors of bedrooms. The grand double parlor has nearly 11’ ceilings, two carved marble fireplaces, and gets excellent light on both sides. Downstairs at the garden level is the eat-in chef’s kitchen, wet bar, powder room, formal dining room, two more fireplaces, and access to the home’s superb rear garden.

Above the parlor level is a primary bedroom suite fit for royalty. The ceilings are over 10’, the bedroom has its own fireplace and still makes a king bed look small, the massive dressing room is lined on both sides with floor-to-ceiling closets, and the bathroom has a shower, another fireplace, door-enclosed toilet room, and rear-garden-facing deep soaking tub. This floor is rounded out by an over-sized office that also works perfectly as a (4th) bedroom.

The top floor has 9’7” ceilings, two king-sized bedrooms, two full bathrooms (both with skylights), another office, and the home’s 7th fireplace.

Available for sale asking $6.995M

🌟 To see more of this house check out the video we posted yesterday!

09/08/2026

INTRODUCING📍158 East 95th Street 😍

This exquisite brownstone is filled with historic details and has the perfect blend of charm, quality, and modern comfort.

Seven fireplaces, original pocket shutters, high ceilings, sun-filled rooms, central air, an eat-in chef’s kitchen, and a beautifully manicured two-level backyard.

Reach out with any questions or to take a look!

Asking $6.995M

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Know anyone thinking about selling, buying, or renting a townhouse in Manhattan or Brooklyn?Let me know! I’m always here...
08/13/2026

Know anyone thinking about selling, buying, or renting a townhouse in Manhattan or Brooklyn?

Let me know! I’m always here and happy to help!

🌟 REMEMBER: median prices don’t tell the full story. Reach out if you’re curious how much YOUR home is worth or if you’re wondering how much your dream home might cost 🌟

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While overall leverage shifted from a “sellers market” to a “buyers market,” some locations are still in a “sellers mark...
08/12/2026

While overall leverage shifted from a “sellers market” to a “buyers market,” some locations are still in a “sellers market.” In some submarkets, the leverage enjoyed by sellers is especially strong.

In terms of the seasonally relative number of contracts signed, July was very similar to June: very strong. Only one July in the past ten years had more signed contracts than last month. It was the busiest July in at least ten years for resale homes asking between $2M and $10M.

Things to keep an eye on:

1️⃣ $10M+: After many consecutive strong months in a row, the number of $10M homes that went into contract was low. Not just for a July. The number was lower than we’ve seen in a long time. The last time the number was this low was September 2020.

2️⃣ Upper East and Upper West Sides $5M+: Last month, both regions saw tremendous jumps in signed contracts relative to same month last year, while inventory decreased, and price/square foot increased. Both areas have seen very strong numbers recently, both for signed contracts and leverage for sellers.

3️⃣ Pied-à-terre tax impact: It still remains early to know whether the recently passed pied-à-terre tax will negatively impact the market for the $5M+ homes it targets. It’s possible the PAT law is part of the reason for the low signed contracts number for homes above $10 million, but very early to know whether this slowness will continue and how directly connected it is to the new PAT law.

🤔 Wondering what’s happening in the part of the market most important to you?

🤔 How much your home is worth?

🤔 How much your dream home might cost?

🌟 ASK ME!!

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08/07/2026

The NYC Home of the Week is 78 Amity Street, 3D, in Cobble Hill 👇

Buyers often struggle to understand an empty apartment. Even if they love it, they spend too much time measuring for couches and beds and not enough just enjoying the space and imagining themselves living in it.

We JUST finished staging this home with the help of the amazing . I think it makes a tremendous difference and cannot wait to see how buyers react.

What do YOU think? Would you live here??

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