Citi Habitats announced that Joe Azar has re-joined the firm as the senior managing director of their East Village office, located at 37 Third Avenue.
Azar will lead the office’s agent recruiting and training program. In addition, he will be responsible for increasing this location’s revenue, and volume of exclusive sales and rental listings.
Azar was an agent at Citi Habitats for seven years. His first year in the business, he was named the firm’s “Rookie of the Year,” and he was consistently among the company’s top 25 producers in rentals and sales thereafter.
Most recently, he worked at TOWN Residential, where he was a leading agent at their Upper East Side office.
Prior to beginning his career in real estate, he graduated from Brooklyn College with a degree in Business Administration and Finance.
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With the opening of its newest office, TOWN West Village at 446 West 14th Street in the Meatpacking district, the company announced that Kristin Thomas has joined the organization as Sales Director.
Thomas leads the retail office along with industry veteran, leasing director Eric McCarthy, and the esteemed Wendy Maitland, senior managing director of sales.
In taking on the position at TOWN, Thomas has decided to close the luxury firm she had co-founded in 2010, Thomas & Ingram Real Estate, a boutique sales firm in Soho, where she had served as president & CEO for three years.
The majority of Thomas’ colleagues have decided to join her at TOWN West Village.
Thomas’ expertise covers a broad spectrum of the residential real estate industry, always catering to and focusing on the luxury market.
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WEICHERT, REALTORS® – The Franzese Group has announced that Realtor Boaz Ochakovsky has joined the company sales team.
A 25-year resident of Brooklyn, he will assist clients throughout Brooklyn. He is a member of The Brooklyn Board of Realtors.
Ochakovsky attended Baruch College and has a professional background in cargo and airline sales.
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Douglas Elliman Real Estate has welcomed two of Westchester’s top-producing real estate specialists Tory Miller and Debbie Goldenberg to the firm’s Chappaqua brokerage.
The two were formerly at Houlihan Lawrence and are now partnering together as the Miller Goldenberg Team at Douglas Elliman
Tory Miller is an award-winning real estate sales agent with an extensive knowledge of the local market.
Before selling real estate, she was a director of marketing for several Fortune 500 companies, including Unilever and The Limited.
She is a member of the Real Estate Buyers Agency Council (REBAC) and the Fairfield County (FCMLS) and Connecticut Multiple Listing Service (CMLS).
Debbie Goldenberg is accomplished in the world of real estate and has served a diverse clientele ranging from first-time home buyers to empty-nesters, as well as relocations, banks and corporations. A
As a Certified Home Stager, Goldenberg has prepared many homes in the area and sold them quickly.
Prior to real estate, she spent 15 years in fashion and design in New York City as head designer and design director for prominent handbag and accessories companies.
She holds a BA from Tulane University and underwent professional training in design at F.I.T
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Warburg Realty has announced Amber Cleary, Heather Mashburn and Thomas M. Rozboril have joined the firm as licensed real estate salespersons in the Tribeca office at 100 Hudson Street.
Stephen Ruben was named a licensed real estate salesperson in Warburg’s East Side Gallery office at 30 East 76th Street.
Amber Cleary specializes in the Downtown market.
Previously, she utilized her background in interior design and business at iconic furniture company Knoll, and then transitioned into her own corporate event company.
Heather Mashburn is a veteran of the banking industry. Originally from Atlanta, she worked as a licensed personal banker at Wells Fargo for many years before moving to New York City to pursue a career in real estate.
Thomas M. Rozboril, an Upstate New York native and longtime Brooklyn resident, joined Warburg after a successful career in fashion.
A former partner in New Squared Interior Design, he has access to a key group of highly qualified professionals including architects, contractors and interior designers for those clients looking to upgrade their property.
Stephen Ruben brings seasoned negotiating skills and eye for real estate to buyers, sellers, lessees and investors who require the counsel of an experienced adviser.
Previously, he ran a Canadian real estate law practice for more than 20 years.
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Houlihan Lawrence announced the return of Angela Lanni to the Yorktown Brokerage.
Lanni returns full time to real estate sales at the office at 703 East Main St. in Jefferson Valley, as an associate broker.
She has 22 years of real estate experience. Prior to her 12-year association with Houlihan Lawrence, Lanni marketed and sold in three of Cortlandt Manors major single family sub-divisions; Cortlandt Chase, Old Oaks at Blue Mountain and Cortlandt Estates. She represented local, regional and nationally-recognized builders during that time.
Additionally, she has expertise in site sales, team management, and project planning and has served as an advisor for newly proposed subdivisions in Northern Westchester and Putnam County areas.
Since her active return to the Northern Westchester real estate market of six months, Lanni already ranks #1 in dollar volume for the Cortlandt Manor area.
She is an Accredited Staging Professional.
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Better Homes and Gardens Rand Realty announced that Michelle Mingo will be joining the firm’s White Plains office as their newest licensed real estate salesperson.
Formerly of Dorothy Jensen Realty in White Plains, Mingo specializes in residential properties throughout Westchester and the Bronx.
She has been a licensed real estate salesperson in New York since 2005 and currently lives in White Plains.
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Douglas Elliman Real Estate announced that Stacy Miller has joined the company’s Westchester brokerage.
Miller’s in-depth knowledge of the local markets and longstanding connections will help to grow business for the company. She will be based of Elliman’s Armonk location.
In addition to being a licensed real estate salesperson, Miller is also a relocation services consultant providing home finding services, lease review, and negotiations for individuals and their families looking to relocate to the United States.
Miller is graduate of Cornell University.
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Deirdre De Risi has joined the CORE Group.
An agent for close to a decade who has helped sell over $300 million worth of real estate in the last two years alone, De Risi previously enjoyed a successful career at Douglas Elliman.
A New York resident for over 10 years, she has lived in neighborhoods including the Upper East Side, Chelsea, and now, the Upper West Side.
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