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L E T T E R F RO M THE EDITOR
DEAR READERS, WELCOME TO OUR HOLLYWOOD ISSUE. I think it’s fitting that I first met Lynn Forester de Rothschild at a screening, hosted by Tina Brown, for the Oscar-nominated film Joy about a working mother who ends up on top. Lynn’s story could also just as easily be a Hollywood movie. Here’s the synopsis: A single working mother becomes an incredibly successful entrepreneur, marries a handsome scion from an ancient family and, once her children are grown, dedicates herself to trying to make the world a better place by investing in socially responsible enterprises. That’s one movie I would be sure to watch and tell my friends about as well. We need leaders like this and I’m very proud to have Lynn on our April cover.
GABRIELA HERMAN
“Lynn’s story could also just as easily be a Hollywood movie.”
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Lynn Forester de Rothschild
Speaking of Hollywood stories, we once again bring you the story of Peggy Siegal’s incomparable Oscar diary. There is no one with more energy on either coast than Peggy. She gets right into the heart of what everyone is talking about during the Oscar race, and this year was no different. Follow Peggy through her Energizer Bunny– like romp through Hollywood. Another legend we have in the magazine is the story of Paul Sevigny, written by Bob Morris. Paul’s one of those lucky people with that rare talent for capturing the
zeitgeist. When he opened the Beatrice Inn in 2006, it heralded a different era for New York nightclubs. The moment of the super clubs of the ’80s and ’90s had passed and people were yearning for something more intimate and low-key. The Beatrice Inn had the winning combination of old-world touches and young, beautiful people. Paul’s current establishment, Paul’s Baby Grand has adhered to much the same formula. I think we all would love a little of Sevigny’s night magic on the Upper East Side. About time too! After all, the Upper East Side is enjoying a renaissance moment, and as any hipster will tell you, uptown is the new downtown. Enjoy the issue! Daisy Prince
Editor
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WE ARE HAPPY to be back in New York and are more than ready for spring to be upon us. We had a successful winter with AVENUE on the Beach in South Florida for our winter issues. It made sense to us to follow our readers as they migrated south in December, January, February and March and are pleased to report that the response exceeded our expectations. We are excited to share this month’s Hollywood issue and looking forward to next month’s art and jewelry coverage before heading out East for the summer with June, July, and August installments of AVENUE on the Beach. This month contains one of my favorite annual pictorials: our real estate shoot. This year our editors decided on “New York Frame of Mind” as the theme—each firm is featured as living art in elegant old vintage frames. The city’s most successful real estate executives and brokers joined us on set for three days, ready to bring these photos to life, and the process was just as fun as the results. We hope you enjoy the final product! I’m also pleased to report that we have been consistently welcoming new advertisers and partners. We thank them, along with our existing advertisers for their continued support. There has never been a better time to partner with our brand: we just launched our first weekly newsletter On the AVENUE, which covers all the latest New York happenings in between our monthly issues. Make sure you are always in the know by signing up on avenuemagazine.com. We have also had a flurry of successful events in NYC, Palm Beach and Miami and look forward to pulling out all the stops in NY in the Spring and the Hamptons in the summer. See you on the AVENUE! Kind Regards, Randi Schatz
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this page Lynn Forester de Rothschild photographed by Malú Alvarez. Styled by Emily Barnes. Hair and makeup by Vincent Roppatte of Saks Fifth Avenue. Fashion assistance by Kacey Bennett. Photo assistance by Erika Hokanson. All clothing and jewelry, Lynn’s own.
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OH, THE OSCARS! Peggy Siegal delivers yet another in-depth diary inside this year’s Academy Awards
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CHRONICLES Out and about in the AVENUE social scene
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What’s new in the life of nightclub guru Paul Sevigny
by bob morris
THE BIG PICTURE Luxury real estate leaders get into the “New York Frame of Mind”
SHE’S A LADY Lynn Forester de Rothschild talks to us about her main goals at this stage in life: to leave the world a little fairer and for more gender neutrality in the U.S. presidency
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ARTS CALENDAR
The newest exhibitions in the galleries of NYC
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New York’s young and prominent philanthropists were all gathered under the big whale to celebrate the American Museum of Natural History’s 2016 Winter Dance. Cullman Hall was where Harley Viera-Newton spun tunes while attendees such as Joyce Kwok, Alex Leung and Russell Grant danced the night away.
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The Frick Museum was lit up for Palladium Nights, the 17th Annual Young Fellows Ball. Guests included Carolina Herrera, daughters Patricia and Carolina, Nicky Hilton Rothschild and Emmy Rossum. Partygoers danced the night away under the glittering disco balls, all while snapping selfies next to the impressive decorative art.
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Notable New Yorkers including Thomas Campbell, Aby Rosen, Samantha Boardman and Jeff Koons, came together to toast to the opening of the Met Breuer, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new space dedicated to modern and contemporary art. Guests and artists alike mingled and viewed notable works from the 20th and 21st centuries. 1. Elisa Lipsky-Karasz 2. Russell Piccione, Sarah Hoover and Tom Sachs 3. Thomas and Phoebe Campbell 4. Donald Sultan 5. Aby Rosen, Samantha Boardman and Bob Colacello 6. Mark Francis and Sheena Wagstaff 7. Jeff Koons 8. Daniel Weiss and Andrew Gundlach 9. Steve and Christine Schwarzman
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Dear Lord of the Manner, Whenever I try to be a so-called gentleman and follow the rules embedded in me when Mother made me be a Knickerbocker Grey, I’m confounded when out on a date and women seem perplexed by my chivalry. When I hold out their chairs, they miss their cue and practically plop to the floor. It doesn’t stop there. At best, I receive a look of astonishment. More often than not, they act like I’m some freakish, walking anachronism. I thought I was one of the good guys. But instead it’s biting me in the ass. Or, excuse me, “arse” Signed, Sir Walter Wrongly c/o My Parents’ Place, 640 Park Avenue
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My Dear Raleigh, You are not alone. Women, particularly the younger they come, are utterly befuddled by the most basic of well-intended gestures. I know of one friend who claimed she found herself in a neck brace after being twisted as her date moved side to side in a valorous effort to shield her from a car (otherwise once known as a carriage) passing by and spraying her with a pot au feu of mud and horse dung. Suffice it to say it is not Dickensian England. Nor is it, sadly, the ’70s when feminism could be blamed as the root of the problem. Madeleine Albright aside, the issue has sadly taken a backseat. But keep it up, my good man. DO open the door for a woman before proceeding inside (revolving doors and elevators included: allow her to take the first spin around. And keep the chitchat when going up as innocuous and sotto voce as possible. One never knows). DO help her with her coat. DO pull a chair out for her, although if seated at, say, a banquette, give her the privilege of looking out (needless to say, none of the rules apply to the workplace, like the poor sap who couldn’t refrain from chair chivalry for a female work colleague in the conference room). Taxis can be a tad tricky. Most women don’t relish sliding across the seat and having their skirt all bunched beneath them. Upon opening the door, simply ask “You first?” Don’t lose faith. Do the right thing. Just don’t show up in your Knickerbocker Greys.’ Cos if you do, then she will have reasoned she’s out with Little Lord Fauntleroy. Steady on and chin up, including walking on the outside of the curb. Unless she shows a tendency to spit on the street. Then she’s definitely not for you. She’s more fit for a spittoon.
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Dear Lord of the Manner, I’ve suddenly found myself in the most delicious quandary! While having a hookup, our postcoital cigarette led to our discovering a friend in common. My best gal pal: my Grindr guy was merely familiar with her. But he was intimately in the know regarding the fact that her husband was having an affair with a woman he knows. What an adulterous rogue! I must tell her. I always thought the scoundrel pretty damn cute, but how dare he! That traitorous boy is going to find himself to be the two-timing butt of jokes and the object of scorn of every woman on the Upper East Side. Thank God I found out! After all, it takes one to know one. And gay men know. Signed, One Delighted Troublemaker Hell’s Kitchen, New York
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My Dear Tattletale, Won’t you boys ever learn? You just have to be the Queen of the Party. Your warped notion of being a woman’s best friend and confidant leads to the best of intentions “gang aft agley.” The same thinking applies to any close confidant, no matter your gender or sexual orientation. Please . . . don’t involve yourself in the marital intimacies of any couple. Cast aside your genuine empathy and her being cuckolded by her hubby. Aside from being the catalyst for
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ruining their marriage, you run the risk of losing your friend forever: What if they patch things up after your salacious intel? She will never again hold you in the same regard. It is no different than when a bachelor asks his best buddy whether he should ask some gal for her hand in marriage. Advise against it and he’ll forever be in the doghouse if the conflicted one decides to take the leap (even if the newlywed later claims otherwise). Zip it up! Let her find out for herself. And let us not forget: Mr. TK has all too often seen “GHs” (Girl Hags) project their own unhappiness with their love lives when it comes to advise and consent. Heed the advice of Mr. TK: Concentrate on your own amorous prospects instead. And leave the word-of-mouth to the gossipeuses gathered at Sant Ambroeus each morning. Be a yenta. Not a “nyet-a.”
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Dear Lord of the Manner, Recently I couldn’t make one of the most coveted private parties in New York (no matter that I’d broken not one but both of my legs). Now I’m persona non grata. Forever! I’ve been axed from the guest list (and, yes, they have little minions studiously checking off names at the front door with an iPad). Am I wrong? Or is this grossly unfair? And there’s not a thing I can do about it! (I even sent flowers in my stead.) It’s either show—or be a no-go for years to come. “Regret”-fully Me, Charles Street, New York
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Dear Party Pariah, There is some truth to your lament—and we are not referring to some precious screening and dinner by a picky publicist. The situation has regrettably heightened of late among those hostesses with the mostess because there are so few “must” private soirees in homes today. The numbers have dwindled, and so too has any sense of latitude among those who rule the roost. It’s a “take it or leave It” state of affairs. Of course, the impersonal nature of invitations via e-mail or (spare me) Paperless Post hasn’t aided your cause. How often does one receive an engraved invitation these days properly delivered in the post? C’est dommage. Hence, the heightened sense of “exclusivity” among the most popular of party givers. Mr. TK knows of one downtown costume soiree in which the hapless fellow sent a friend instead. (Then again, said impostor was dressed up as the Chiquita Banana and, ergo, incognito.) And the inexcusable tendency for people nowadays to be heinously lackadaisical when it comes to promptly RSVPing or, worse yet, not showing up at all after graciously accepting has made not being a “Yes-Man” as unforgivable as not showing up for your appointed tee time at the National. The best recourse is to stop with the tears and peel your self off the Aubusson. (So unseemly. Plus, tears discolor any fine rug.) Henceforth, stop obsessing over not being included at the “It” party. Time is precious. Far more than any party, my precious peacock. Groveling will get you nowhere. Be ever so nonchalant next time you cross paths with the host or hostess. And if you happen to have Raf Simons alongside you, all the better. ✦
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or anyone who has ever taken a stroll around the Great Lawn or picnicked on Sheep Meadow, the distinctive silhouette of the San Remo Apartments, each of its twin towers crowned with a circular-colonnaded Greek temple and a single lantern, is an iconic element of the Central Park West skyline. So the press was understandably abuzz last year when the owner of the penthouse triplex in the San Remo’s south tower, the actress Demi Moore, listed the apartment for sale—along with a two-bedroom, street-level maisonette—with the cloud-scraping price tag of $75 million. The New York Times called the penthouse “the crown jewel” of the landmarked building, while the Daily News cheekily declared that Ms. Moore was “looking for a decent proposal.” But for one New Yorker, Janet Cantor Gari, talk of the spectacular co-op triplex inspired a more personal response: nostalgia. Ms. Gari, now 88, is a daughter of the legendary radio and television singercomedian Eddie Cantor, and in the 1930s Ms. Gari and her family made their home in the south tower penthouse.
Indeed, it is probably safe to say that Janet, at age 7, achieved loftier heights at the San Remo than her famous father or Ms. Moore or even the actor Bruce Willis, to whom Ms. Moore was married when the couple purchased the apartment in 1990. Around 1934, young Janet slipped out a 28th-floor door to the roof with a spaniel that had been a gift from Al Jolson. Spotting some rungs running up the side of the building toward the temple, the young girl clambered up with cheerful abandon, nearly 400 feet above the street. After her nanny was summoned by a worker who happened to be repairing the light in the tower’s pinnacle, Janet, oblivious to the danger, even took one hand off the ladder to wave down at her terrified caregiver. “When I got to the bottom, she was hugging me and kissing me and crying,” Ms. Gari recalled in a phone interview. “And I’m thinking, ‘What’s the matter with her? She just saw me five minutes ago!’ That poor woman had nightmares for the rest of her life.” The San Remo, spanning the blockfront between 74th and 75th Streets, was the first twin-towered building in New York City and the
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the 26th and 27th floors. The 28th, where second skyline-defining apartment house on Mr. Cantor later kept his office, was a Central Park West designed by the architect concrete storage area.) Emery Roth. The first, the lordly, broadAt the time, the site of the former beamed Beresford, was built six blocks up Hotel Majestic, on Central Park West at 81st Street in 1929. Both highrises were between 71st and 72nd Streets, was a named for the hotels they replaced. yawning hole in the ground. But a stylish, Advertised as “the Aristocrat of Central twin-towered Art Deco apartment house, Park West” when it was completed in 1930, called the Majestic Apartments, soon rose the San Remo was a dramatic addition to a there. Among its residents was a little boy boulevard where private residences as well as named Dickie, Janet’s first-grade “boyfriend.” hotels were rapidly being torn down in favor Janet Cantor, daughter of entertainer Eddie CanAs Ms. Gari recalled in her memoir, The of soaring new apartment houses. tor, on the San Remo roof around 1936 with Bobby Cantor Buried Tales, the two children “It is an imposing and effective structure,” Breen, a performer on Mr. Cantor’s radio show. liked to climb to their respective roofs with intoned the New Yorker architecture critic T-Square. “In it the designer has followed what appears to be his binoculars and wave at each other. Although the towers of the San Remo appear from Central Park favorite architectural tradition, that of the Italian baroque, skillfully to be twins, the south tower extends farther west. As a result, its adapted to modern conditions.” Later that year, The New Yorker reported that a duplex, quite views are more expansive. When the owner of the penthouse duplex possibly one of the tower penthouses, rented for $21,000 a year and in the north tower—Bono, the lead singer of the band U2—looks boasted “more unbroken roof-terrace space than I remember seeing straight downtown, his view is blocked by the south tower. But the anywhere before, all paved with hewn-slate flags.” (The south tower views uptown from the western portion of Ms. Moore’s home and penthouse was called a duplex because the apartment comprised only terrace are unobstructed. 56 | AVENUE MAGAZINE • APRIL 2016
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By any measure, standing atop the south tower at the foot of its colonnaded temple—with the sister tower’s own temple just a stone’s throw away—is a rarefied experience. “Stepping out onto that deck surrounded by the elegant and powerful architecture always brings me to a place of pure awe with a giddy smile of amazement,” Ms. Moore said in an email. The south tower’s 1,500-square-foot terrace wraps nearly all the way around the building, and on a recent afternoon, even amid a torrential rainstorm, the views were breathtaking. To the south, one gazed over the gables and dormers of the Dakota to the curved Art Deco roof of the Majestic’s north tower. Behind it loomed the sharp-edged Time Warner Center. To the southeast and east, the high-rises of Central Park South and Fifth Avenue were on display, with the Plaza, Sherry-Netherland, and Pierre hotels elegantly anchoring the park’s southeastern corner. On the Upper East Side, the broad roof of the Metropolitan Museum of Art steamed picturesquely in the cold air. Up Central Park West, the view was a lush layering of fine old building silhouettes: the New-York Historical Society, the American Museum of Natural History, the Beresford, and the Art Deco Eldorado Apartments, designed by Margon & Holder in consultation with Emery Roth. The south tower duplexes of the San Remo were designed as “the most distinctive suites in the building,” according to architectural historian Steven Ruttenbaum. But today the penthouse is even grander. By the time Ms. Moore and Mr. Willis purchased the
apartment from Robert Stigwood, the producer of Saturday Night Fever, the south tower’s unfinished 28th floor had been renovated as a screening room/discotheque, complete with a mirrored disco ball. Ms. Moore and Mr. Willis redesigned that top floor as an entertainment room. “For us it was definitely a playroom,” said Ms. Moore, who has three children with Mr. Willis, from whom she was divorced in 2000. “With life-size stuffed animals to climb, hide-and-seek to be played, and movies to be watched—with a little big-screen football viewing on Sundays.” The couple renovated all of the now 17-room triplex in a tasteful Mission style. On the 26th floor, the service area is today more contemporary than the original layout, with a sprawling chef ’s kitchen created by the elimination of a maid’s room, said Adam D. Modlin, founder of the Modlin Group, Ms. Moore’s broker. A stairway leads upstairs from there, the setting for one of Ms. Gari’s most vivid memories of her enchanted San Remo childhood. Relegated during a 1930s party to the 27th floor, where the bedrooms were located, young Janet found herself peering down the pantry stairs in the hopes of catching a glimpse of Jimmy Cagney. Before she knew it, she was tumbling down the stone steps and landing at the bottom with a great, howling commotion. A short time later, while Janet was sniffling in bed about the great trauma she had endured, her parents came up to her room with none other than Mr. Cagney. “I was very serious and very polite,” Ms. Gari recalled. “He said, ‘Oh, you have such beautiful blue eyes.’ And I said, ‘Well, thank you, Mr. Cagney, but they’re green.’ ” ✦
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ROYALTY: LYNN FORESTER DE ROTHSCHILD
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ometime during the months after Hillary Clinton had stepped down as secretary of state and before she announced to the country that she would mount another run for president, Lynn Forester de Rothschild said this to her longtime friend: “I just want you to know I pray every night that I die before my children and after you are president.” De Rothschild pauses for a moment in recounting that story, then laughs her deep, throaty laugh. “But no pressure!” she says. We are speaking in the midst of the Democratic primary present, and all looks pretty good for Clinton securing the nomination. The rest of the saga is not yet history, but of course, both women are hoping fervently that history will be made in November. “Yes,” Forester de Rothschild confirms. “The first woman president…that really would be historic.” Relating this story in her trademark, perfectly tailored sleeveless dress and easy smile, Forester de Rothschild has managed to convey a lot about what is driving her these days in very few words. She has always been driven—how else would a self-described middle-class girl from the New Jersey suburbs have risen to such prominent heights?—but now she has stepped down as CEO of E.L. Rothschild, the family’s holding company, and finds that her priorities have shifted. While she still sits on a couple of boards—Estée Lauder and her beloved Economist—she is mostly devoting herself to two nonprofit pursuits these days. They are the Clinton campaign and a group she founded called the Coalition for Inclusive Capitalism. “I feel like I can now take the 30,000-foot view,” Lady de Rothschild says. “More than anything, I’d like to help restore the world I grew up in, where if you were middle class, worked hard and played by the rules, you could make it. That’s more important to me now than making a bit more money.” The world she grew up in as the only daughter among four children of a self-made, hardworking businessman father does seem to harken back to a Normal Rockwell past that has all but faded from view. An overachiever from a young age, Lynn Forester attended highly selective Pomona College in California, and then Columbia Law School. In between, she acquired her taste for (mostly Democratic) politics while volunteering for Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s campaign for the U.S. Senate. After practicing law for a few years, she went to work for telecom billionaire John Kluge, savvily building his wealth with strategic investments in the emerging telecom market, and then later went out on her own as an international telecom investor in partnership with Motorola. In 1995, she sold her stake in a company called TPI Communications International, Inc., to Motorola reportedly for a nine-figure sum. But she never lost her taste for politics, and was for a while married to New York City Council president Andrew Stein, with whom she has two sons, Jake, now 28, and Ben, now 30. Jake works in film, Ben in finance. “They are,” she says proudly, “the miracles of my life.” Her friendship with the Clintons dates back to the early ’90s, to Bill Clinton’s first campaign and administration. Lynn Forester was already a powerhouse Democratic fundraiser and played a small role in his administration. It was Henry Kissinger who introduced her in 1998 to Sir Evelyn de Rothschild at the Bilderberg Group conference, an annual confab of industry and political leaders, in Scotland. Two years later they were married, and Lynn Forester from Bergen County, New Jersey, became a bona fide Lady. Sir Evelyn and Lady de Rothschild spent part of their honeymoon in the White House, a stay during which Bill Clinton told the couple that Sir Evelyn was the first Brit to be so invited since Winston Churchill, a fun fact that made a lasting impression on the newlyweds. De Rothschild has been an ardent Hillary supporter ever since, and though she was bitterly disappointed when Obama took the nomination in 2008 and she very publicly decamped to John McCain, she’s never stopped being a Hillary person.
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hen she isn’t hitting the campaign trail hard for Clinton—spending weeks in South Carolina before the primary, for instance—Lady de Rothschild and Sir Evelyn divided their time between their apartments in New York and London, the Rothschild family’s historic country estate in England, and their gorgeous, homey, recently renovated compound in Martha’s Vineyard, an ideal setting for high-powered political fundraisers, among other functions. A powder room in the Martha’s Vineyard home is papered with covers from The Economist, a reminder of the publication where her heart lies, and from which she frequently tweets articles. Tall, slim, gracious, her blond hair always perfectly coiffed (by her dear friend and trusted Saks stylist Vincent Roppatte), Forester de Rothschild might be able to play the part of the trophy wife, but is, of course, the farthest thing from it, having earned her success very much on her own. And marriage to English nobility, as many have noted, did nothing to dampen her ambition. As Ariana Huffington once said about her, “It’s safe to say that there aren’t too many Rothschild marriages in which it’s unclear which party brings more to the table.” Still, she wears her accomplishments in business and politics lightly these days, and readily shares the fun fact that, just a few short years ago, she became the oldest NFL cheerleader for childhood favorites the Philadelphia Eagles. With arms that rival Michelle Obama’s for tone and a wardrobe that shows them off, she allows that these days she works outs regularly to maintain her fitness: 45 minutes on the elliptical machine no less than three times a week. Mental and physical stamina has always been a key component to her success. Back in 2007, she was asked to describe her work ethic in an interview with Portfolio magazine. “I am a 10- to 12-hour-a-day girl, because in my family, the world is divided into show horses, racehorses, and horses’ asses,” she quipped. “I was told, you know, I’m a racehorse, and I better be practicing if I’m going to be racing.” Now, that practiced racehorse is applying her stamina and smarts in the more public sphere. And as most people with strong political opinions tend to do, she not only extolls the virtues of her candidate, whom she firmly believes is a “change maker, not a change talker,” and a leader who practices “the art of the possible.” But Lady de Rothschild is acutely aware that American-style capitalism and its ties to widening inequality is a big issue in both the Democratic campaign for the presidency and the country as a whole, and that it needs fixing. Still, she adds, “We can’t throw the baby out with the bathwater. Socialism has already been tried, and it didn’t deliver the goods. We need to make capitalism more inclusive.” This belief fuels her other passionate pursuit these days as the founder of the Coalition for Inclusive Capitalism, the mission of which is to identify, encourage and invest in companies the world over that “take care of their people, their product and the planet,” de Rothschild says. The goal is creating prosperity for many, many more than the narrow one percent who have become so renowned today.
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“THE FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENT . . . THAT REALLY WOULD BE HISTORIC.”
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n a highly personal piece she wrote for the Daily Mail in 2012, De Rothschild wrote about her desire to rescue capitalism from greed and corruption. “Can a middle-class girl from nowhere ‘be good’ and make it the way I did? I seriously wonder if she even would want to try,” she wrote. “The bedrock of my view of the world was that economic success was available for those who are not born at the top of the ladder. But this is a difficult dream to believe in these days (that is why satirist George Carlin said: ‘They call it the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it’).” As strongly worded as that essay was, de Rothschild makes clear that some of the world’s richest people have also done an enormous amount of good. “What would we do without the Buffetts, the Gateses, the Forbeses and the Bloombergs and their philanthropy?” she asks rhetorically. She is not, as one financial publication scoffed, advocating that billionaires become Marxists. The Coalition for Inclusive Capitalism kicked off in London in 2014 at the Mansion House, with both Bill Clinton and IMF head Christine Lagarde giving speeches. “We are all here to discuss ‘Inclusive Capitalism’ and when Lynn sent me the theme, I thought only Lynn could convene such a room on such a theme,” Lagarde told the assembled luminaries. “So I can assure you Lynn, that in this initiative, the IMF will be on your side” A year later, it was Prince Charles’ turn to sing her praises. “I was most flattered, and surprised, to have been asked by Lady Rothschild to take part in this, the second Inclusive Capitalism Conference,” he said. “If today’s meeting is anything like the astonishing event Lynn organized last year, then I am sure it will provide much food for some badly needed, innovative thought.” “It’s a bit of a movement,” Lady de Rothschild says. “And it is bipartisan. As this becomes more mainstream, I firmly believe it will help political discourse.” She notes that conference participants include people from disparate parts of the political spectrum, from Sharan Burrow, the Australian labor leader, to Arthur Brooks, the president of the American Enterprise Institute. Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, delivered a letter from Pope Francis and rubbed shoulders with Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim. A third conference is planned for New York in October. Not bad for a middle-class girl from New Jersey whose main goals at this stage of life is leaving the world a little fairer for her kids and the U.S. presidency a little more gender neutral. ✦
Dress, Lynn’s own. 18-karat Gold Twisted Oval Link Bracelet, by Betteridge. Available at Betteridge, 239 Greenwich Ave, Greenwich, Connecticut, and betteridge.com.
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NEW Nightlife entrepreneur Paul Sevigny on the last days of the Beatrice Inn and why he wants to open his next club on the Upper East Side by Bob
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igh school meant (in addition to building a skateboard half-pipe ramp in the backyard and sticking up for his little sister with his fists when required) the Trinity-Pawling School and coming to New York City as much as possible. He hit CBGB and worked in a SoHo skateboard shop. At the College of Charleston, he majored in art but says he was only there for the championship sailing team. After graduating, he ended up working for the money manager Dana Giacchetto, who got in the news for bilking celebrity clients in 1999. A quick career change was in order, and bolstered by the record collection of his father (who died in 1995) he became a DJ. “Eight months ago I would never have thought of it,” he told the New York Observer in 2000, admitting it helped to have a famous sister because people hoped she’d show up at his events. In 2006 Sevigny renovated a basement
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restaurant in the West Village to open a speakeasy-like nightclub, the Beatrice Inn. The New York Times said it defined a moment the way Odeon did in the 1980s, and like Amy Sacco’s Bungalow 8, it became the toughest door in town. Uptowners and downtowners from the art, media and entertainment worlds flocked to get in and often did not. The appeal wasn’t just the living-room-like intimacy that Sevigny orchestrated. It was the chaotic dancing on the best little dance floor in the back of the place—gracefully separated like a rubber room from the bar and lounge in front. The music was vintage, funky and defiantly unconventional—less house, more Modest Mouse. Surrounded by genteel banquettes (often an Olsen twin was on one) the acoustics somehow allowed conversation. “It was the last place before phones and texting,” he says of the club, which was a victim of its own success when neighbors shut it down due to the late-night activity it
“I ALWAYS THOUGHT I’D BE ONE OF THOSE ECCENTRIC OLD EAST VILLAGE GUYS WITHOUT KIDS, AND I NEVER EXPECTED TO BE A FATHER, SO IT’S A TOTAL AND COMPLETELY DELIGHTFUL SURPRISE FOR ME, AND I LOVE IT.”—PAUL SEVIGNY brought to a quiet residential street. Sevigny feels that more than exclusivity the secret ingredient was a sense of discovery. “It was a place where people wanted to talk to each other,” he says. If the Beatrice had a timeless and classy style, the same can be said about Paul’s Baby Grand, which opened in 2013. Sevigny aimed to dazzle with a feminine decor. His sister designed the women’s uniforms to be more pretty than sexy, almost as if she would have worn them as a Mormon wife on HBO’s Big Love. He designed the men’s uniforms to be what he might wear: cream-colored double-breasted blazers and motley bow ties. He also installed Venetian chandeliers, drapes and tufted sofas. The custom wallpaper and tropical art by Josh Smith all suggest old school grandeur by way of Havana, Miami and Fisher Island. “I wanted to rip off Dorothy Draper, Kelly Wearstler and Bunny Williams to the point where the wrong people wouldn’t even like it,” he says. “And I wanted to design a place for girls because the guys will come anyway. The club just isn’t for everyone.” Tell that to the hordes that line up at the door and hope to get inside.
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fter finishing his dinner, he walks past a crowd of dressy young people, mostly in black and forced into the unpleasant position of looking like supplicants under the gaze of towering doormen in parkas. “People take nightlife so seriously,” he says. Inside, he checks his coat and greets staff (including a handsome, snowy-haired bartender who he says was 70 | AVENUE MAGAZINE • APRIL 2016
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Madonna’s first New York boyfriend) with the warmth of a merry uncle. He hugs his waitresses and busboys. He looks around the room and basks in the warm ambience that makes his complexion glow and blue eyes sparkle. “I only come in for a couple of days a week,” he says. “So when I do I better be happy to be here and able to greet everyone with a smile.” The truth is that being a husband, father and partner (in Naked Luxury Advertising) and getting out on one of the two boats he keeps in Darien, CT for fishing or up to the slopes for skiing tend to interest him at least as much as nightlife. He can talk about bone fishing for hours. “Although my wife prefers the city on weekends, so I have to compromise,” he says. Occasionally he still deejays. Sometimes he thinks about a new club. In Brooklyn perhaps? “No, I never talk about Brooklyn,” says Sevigny, who manages to be both hip, flip and formal all at once and finishes sentences
with a laugh as bracing as saltwater spray. “If you want to play shuffleboard like they do out there, then maybe you should just move to Austin.” Instead, he wants to open a small place on the Upper East Side, far more age appropriate and simpatico with his noblesse oblige demeanor and Paul Stuart suits. He would model it on intimate clubs in Europe to be so small that a maître d’ would function as a doorman. “It will be a very small place with very expensive drinks,” he says. Goodbye, Swifty’s—hello, Paul’s. ✦ APRIL 2016 • AVENUE MAGAZINE | 71
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fter a year of global trekking to discover, nurture, nudge, prognosticate and congratulate all Oscar-worthy films, come April I am left with the position of Monday morning quarterback. I began chasing talent at the Cannes Film Festival in May and ended with gaining entrance to Guy Oseary’s exclusive post-Oscar party on the floor of Alicia Vikander’s SUV in February. This is a tale of stamina, substance and insight into a contentious awards season and the tightest race in recent memory. With the Academy membership of 6,291 consisting of 91 percent whites, 76 percent males and 3 percent African Americans, the battle cry for diversity exploded on January 14 (Oscar nominations day) and hung over the race like an embarrassing black cloud. Swift promises were made to include members that reflect the population as the studios scrambled to media-train every contender to deal with #OscarsSoWhite. Before we get into the party hopping, here is a quick recap of some of the winners we cheered for. Warner Bros. Pictures’ Mad Max: Fury Road premiered at Cannes to a rapturous ovation for a visually spectacular joy ride of road rage that went on to win six technical Oscars, the most of Oscar night. A24’s winner Amy, about Amy Winehouse, also premiered at Cannes. Pigheaded, I insisted to superstitious director Asif Kapadia, “Everybody cries. You just won
the Oscar.” Since his previous documentary, Senna, failed to even get shortlisted, Asif spent months cringing every time he saw me. Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s The Revenant debuted at Thanksgiving and Leonardo DiCaprio was instantly anointed Best Actor on his fifth acting nomination. By New Year’s I was able to tell Leo at Larry Gagosian’s St. Barts house, “It’s time. It’s your time. You win this year.” As a campaigning aid, I taught Leo the vote-getting handshake. I grabbed his hand and elbow, looked deep into his eyes and whispered, “Thank you for seeing my film,” squeezing his hand and elbow simultaneously. It’s the double squeeze that sends chills. Not to digress, but I tried this handshake on a high-ranking government official at a Christmas lunch. He said, “Who taught you the double squeeze?” So, I know it works. Paramount’s December entry, The Big Short, the comedic explanation of the 2008 mortgage meltdown, scrambled to catch up. Writer/director Adam McKay approached every Academy outing as a madcap tenured professor from SNL University. After winning
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the Producer’s Guild top prize, this Plan B and Brad Pitt–produced film shot up to “dark horse/could be spoiler” contender for a threeway Oscar race for Best Picture. In Telluride, Brie Larson’s gut-wrenching performance as an abuse victim imprisoned in A24’s Room, directed by Lenny Abrahamson, shrieked Oscar. In real life, this natural beauty charmed the pants off every voter on a road show enlivened by a nine-year-old version of Bob Hope, her costar Jacob Tremblay, who was also escorted by his hot cop dad, Jason. In Venice, Focus Features premiered Tom Hooper’s The Danish Girl, where ex-ballerina and Swedish stunner Alicia Vikander went toe to toe with last year’s Oscar sensation Eddie Redmayne in 20 dresses. Disney brought Steven Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies to the New York Film Festival with three-time Tony winner Mark Rylance playing a Soviet spy. Rylance gave a brilliant performance that positioned him to win Best Supporting Actor. Then Creed opened in November with Sylvester Stallone as the beloved Rocky Balboa, 39 years later. After Sly received a standing ovation at the Brie Larson Golden Globes, I told him,
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“Sly, you won the Oscar. Don’t screw it up. You won.” His euphoria brought him to the Oscar red carpet, where Mark Rylance and Steven Spielberg congratulated him on his impending win. Then Mark won. This upset proved you can win an Oscar, performing Nice Fish onstage in a Brooklyn theater and never use the double squeeze handshake. We move on to mentions of the Oscar Week celebrations.
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23 I checked into the Sunset Tower Hotel, owned by Jeff Klein and home to Mark Ruffalo, Paul Dano, Emma Stone and Reese Witherspoon for the week. On my way to a meeting for Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender’s new film, The Light Between Oceans, I ran into Steven Spielberg. He told me he had read my recent New York Times Sunday Style profile. He “heard my voice and loved it.” Knees knocking, I emailed Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger, Jr., to share the close encounter. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24 Lifelong feminist Diane von Furstenberg and Universal Pictures’ chairman Donna Langley hosted the third annual Women’s Oscar Lunch. Thirty-three of the 51 female nominees showed up. Twenty-four percent of the Academy is women. Diane said: “There have to be more stories about women . . . told by women . . . and now Donna will make sure with her big studio that you are green lighted. Lots of green lights.” Media king Graydon Carter hosted an intimate dinner at the Chateau Marmont for Open Road’s Spotlight and the Boston Globe’s reporters. Jane Sarkin, Brian d’Arcy James and I arrived so early we sat on the empty pool patio, begging Brian to sing. Apparently, he only sings when he gets paid loads of money, like inside a Broadway theater. Graydon welcomed cowriter-director Tom McCarthy, cowriter Josh Singer, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams and Liev Schreiber, who anxiously analyzed their neck-and-neck race with The Revenant for Best Picture. I went to see Russell Simmons at his inaugural All Def Movie Awards, the #OscarsSoWhite corrective, hosted by Oscar host Chris Rock’s brother and look-alike, Tony Rock, at a dive called Lure in deepest Hollywood. This event honored actors of color and invented a new definition for
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25 I headed to an NPR radio interview in the morning. I am still astonished people listen to my predictions. I later stopped by the Gagosian Gallery as crowds of kids in hip black clothes jockeyed for position to study huge laserprinted canvases that depicted quintessential Angeleno settings, sourced on the Internet by artist Alex Israel. The show was sold out as major collectors snapped up billionaireaffordable art like movie posters. Dinner, hosted by Larry Gagosian, was served at Mr. Chow to Eva and Michael Chow, Elton John, Robbie Robertson, Adrien Brody, Jean Pigozzi, Diana Picasso, Andre Balazs, Richard Prince and collectors Eli Broad,
Dasha Zhukova, Maria Cate and Bill Bell Jr.,, and Blanchett Nicolas Berggruen, new father of twins. I dashed to Malibu to Ron Meyer’ss party for Graydon Carter in a clear tent overlooking the Pacific. I was lucky to be invited as the only token publicist (yes, a nod to diversity). I can tell you nothing except the obvious. Barbra Streisand, Tom Hanks, Martin Short, Sly Stallone, Les Moonves, Louise Grunwald and André Bishop were just a few floating past the endless delicious Nobu food stations. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH The Film Is Great reception at Fig & Olive was hosted by Eddie Redmayne, OBE, and British Consul General Chris O’Connor. Endearing funnyman James Corden was emcee. Eddie arrived with his mother, Patricia, who looks exactly like him in The Danish Girl, and wife, Hannah, who was five
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months pregnant. When asked the sex of the child, both parents announced, “Gender fluid.“ Dimitri Dimitrov, maître d’ of the Sunset Tower Hotel, gently guided me into his oh-sohot restaurant, where I fawned over Nick Pileggi, Meg Ryan, Martin Short, Jared Leto and director Michael Mann. Also dining were Jennifer Aniston, Sandra Bullock, Jason Bateman and Jennifer Lawrence (complete with a hovering bodyguard). Off to the United Talent Agency party hosted by Jim Berkus at his Spanish hacienda in Beverly Hills. I ended up at the kitchen table chatting with Ethan Coen and his costume designer girlfriend, Peggy Schmitzer, about how much I loved Hail, Caesar! Additional guests included Sandy Gallin, Jerry Bruckheimer, Jennifer Lopez, Seth Rogen and Judd Apatow.
Graydon Carter
“AT ONE POINT DIMINUTIVE IRMELIN TOYED WITH THE IDEA OF WEARING A TUXEDO TO THE OSCARS UNTIL I CONVINCED HER THAT BEING PHOTOGRAPHED NEXT TO HER TALL, HANDSOME SON (LEO) IN MATCHING OUTFITS WAS NOT THE WAY TO GO.”
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I stayed much later than expected at the UTA party, making me right on time for CAA. Then, since the road is impossibly narrow, only the powerful can bring their chauffeured car to the house. Entering the tent was like swimming against the current. Once inside I pretended I had been there all night and chatted up the three people I knew: Bennett Miller, Jared Leto and artist/director Harmony Korine. Harmony asked me for a ride home, and since I was too mortified to tell him I had just arrived, I said sure. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27 Barry Diller and Diane von Furstenberg hosted their annual lunch for Graydon Carter. Barry commandeered the day by greeting family friends of 30 years while barefoot in shorts, marching over Moroccan rugs and pillows and through picnic tables adorned with bright zinnias. The lunching titans included Norman Lear, Ovitz, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Mike Ovitz Gianopulos, Paul Allen and Jim Gianopulos Winfrey. Simon Curtis Oprah Winfrey fell into conversation with David Russell, and shortly after O. Russell we were sharing a picnic table with David, Bradley Cooper, Julianne Moore and Cooper Freundlich. At the next Bart Freundlich table was Bette Midler, Fran Lebowitz, Rupert Murdoch Lebowitz and fiancée (now wife) Jerry Hall, blinding us with her Hall ring. Jason Blum brought baby Roxy, who crawled under Barry’s feet. Next stop was the Giorgio Armani cocktail party for Leo at the Rodeo Drive store. Invitations stipulated no press, no cameras, no questions and Charlotte no selfies. Leo was ushered Rampling through the back door by large bodyguards. I chatted up Leo’s mom, Irmelin Indenbirken, only to find out she didn’t have a matching handbag for Oscar night, so I sent the store manager scurrying for a complementary purse. At one point diminutive Irmelin toyed with the idea of wearing a tuxedo to the Oscars until I convinced her that being photographed next to her tall, handsome son in matching outfits was not the way to go. I went on to Charles Finch and Chanel’s dinner at Madeo. Every girl was more beautiful than the next. This was one of the chicest dinners. Girl gazing consisted of Dakota Fanning, Dree Hemingway, Kristen Stewart, Rosie HuntingtonWhiteley and the nubile cast of Mustang.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28 Two hotel housekeepers poured me into my pink taffeta gown complete with a pink fox stole, sent by Monse designer Fernando Garcia, former assistant to Oscar de la Renta. I did the red carpet shuffle past security, inches away from Alicia Vikander’s’s family, posed as a relative and made my way to the interview area saved for nominees and loved ones. I found the most flattering ABC camera angle to afford my friends a clean background shot and kissed anyone for an hour. Chris Rock’s’s searingly funny opening monologue did exactly what comics are supposed to do: wrap the truth in irresistible jokes, making fun of everybody. So how did Spotlight triumph in the end? The film conveyed the most social significance and the most satisfying emotional experience. Story and sentiment won Best Picture. The Vanity Fair Oscar party has long been recognized as the toughest ticket in town, where a swirling hurricane of fame Jennifer erupted, showering the exalted with Lawrence attention. Every winner and nominee comes to show off their Oscar or drink away their bruised egos. Where else do icons Lady Gaga and Elton John hold court on a couch and uncoupling couple Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner closely converse? Meanwhile, Don Rickles was still insulting everyone from a wheelchair. At 1:00 a.m. Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender invited me to the second toughest ticket, Guy Oseary’s dancing ’til dawn party. If you are not on the original guest list you can arrive in an Oscar winner’s car. Friends of Alicia and Michael needed three SUVs. One block before Checkpoint Charlie we condensed into two vans, forcing myself and others to crouch on the floor, unseen. As we arrived at the security check flashlights scanned the interior, and our muffled giggles went unheard. I was terrified of being spotted by Guy Oseary,, who ejected me two years ago for the sin of being a publicist. I hid on the dark dance floor in iridescent pink until 4:00 a.m., surrounded by Oscar winners from the closing credits—a perfect end to a hotly contested Academy season. ✦ Michael Keaton
Matt Damon
Julianne Moore
Jacob Tremblay
Dita Von Teese and Zac Posen
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Siim M. Hanja, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker
Curtis W. Jackson, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker
Nadine Adamson, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker
Lisa Lippman, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker
Rudi Hanja, Licensed Associate Real Estate Salesperson
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Left to right from top: Gordon H. Hoppe, Executive Vice President Dan August Cordeiro, Senior Managing Director Melissa Ziweslin, Managing Director Kelly Kennedy Mack, President Tricia Hayes Cole, Executive Managing Director Beth Fisher, Senior Managing Director
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Jamie Reimer, Vice President of Design and Development, TOWN Marketing & Leasing Shlomi Reuveni, Managing Director, TOWN New Development Jonathan Butwin, Director of Commercial Sales and Leasing Elanna Jochimek, Vice President Operations, TOWN Marketing & Leasing
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DOUGLAS ELLIMAN Howard M. Lorber, Chairman Dottie Herman, President & CEO
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Left to right from top: Nataly Rothschild, of the Rothschild Team, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker, Engel & Völkers NYC Noel Berk, of the Mercedes/Berk Team, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker, Private Office Advisor, Engel & Völkers NYC Leslie Hirsch, of the Howard Morrel Team, Licensed Real Estate Salesperson, Engel & Völkers NYC Christine Miller Martin, of the Christine Miller Martin Team, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker, Private Office Advisor, Engel & Völkers NYC Stuart N. Siegel, President and CEO, Engel & Völkers New York Real Estate, LLC
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WARBURG REALTY Left to right from top: Brennan Zahler, Director of Sales, Tribeca Frederick Warburg Peters, President Charles Russell, Director of Sales, Upper East Side Jason Haber, Director of Sales, Upper West Side Clelia W. Peters, Director of Strategy and Innovation Camille Duvall, Director of Sales, Flatiron
Clelia W. Peters: Jewelry, courtesy of Carola Warburg Rothschild Natural pearl, onyx, and diamond earrings, gift from Walter N. Rothschild Diamond, sapphire, amethyst, and onyx brooch, gift from Felix Warburg
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Eddie Shapiro, President, CEO, Founder
Ryan Serhant, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker
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Left to right from top: Johnny Lal, Licensed Real Estate Salesperson Caroline Bass, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker Brian Morgan, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker
Victoria Rong Kennedy, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker
Alan Louie, Licensed Real Estate Salesperson
Alex Gandelman, Licensed Real Estate Salesperson
Angel Guzman, Licensed Real Estate Salesperson
Gary Malin, President of Citi Habitats
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Julian Berkeley, Managing Director of Sales, East Side Gene Martinez, Director of Sales and Business Development Patrick Brennan, Senior Managing Director of Sales, Brooklyn Gordon Golub, Senior Managing Director, Agent Development
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DOLLY LENZ REAL ESTATE Jenny Lenz Dolly Lenz, President Adam Vanderbrook
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MODLIN GROUP Adam Modlin, Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Barbara Fox, Licensed Real Estate Broker, President, Fox Residential Group, Inc.
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THE VILLANI GROUP Left to right from top: Jennifer Hajjar Alyson Arcara Rachel DeRossi Chris Mastromarino Terry Villani, President
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15 CPW - TERRACED PERFECTION
MINT TOWNHOUSE OFF PARK AVE
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15 Central Park West. High floor 3BR, 3.5 bath corner residence boasts a penthouse quality with 2,846SF, a coveted terrace on Central Park, soaring 12’8” ceilings & three exposures. $33M. WEB# 13091038. Lauren Elizabeth Bankart 212-588-5698
East 60’s/Park-Lex. Stunning 20’ triple mint townhouse. 5 stories. 8,200 +/- SF. Elevator. Charming garden + 2 terraces. Gracious layout. 7 bedrooms, 6.5 baths. 5 fireplaces. $24M. WEB# 13249546. John Burger 212-906-9274
50 CPS. With amazing Central Park views from sunrise to sunset, this stunning home stands atop the world-renowned RitzCarlton and exemplifies true luxury living. $23.5M. WEB# 13355434. Wendy L. Richardson 212-906-9257 Maria Serena Torresy 212-906-9317
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Upper East Side. Full floor 5-7BR, 5.5 bath Condo on the Upper East Side. Approx. 5,300SF & offers amazing space, tons of storage, central AC, WD. FS building w/ gym. $9.25M. WEB# 14337455. Wendy J. Sarasohn 212-906-9366 Jamie S. Joseph 212-906-9369 Tania K. Isacoff 212-906-9376
Flatiron. One-of-a-kind 3,287SF corner loft with 14’ ceilings & massive street-facing windows. 46’ great room, 3BR/conv 4, 4 baths, open kitchen. Luxury building w/ all amenities. $7.895M. WEB# 14040453. Susan L. Raanan 212-396-5871 Scott Harris 212-317-3674
78th and Park. Sprawling and renovated, this ultra-quiet 4BR, 4 bath home has 10’ ceilings, oversized windows, WBFP, chef’s EIK & central air. Full service Co-op. $6.5M. WEB# 14391067. Maria E. Daou 212-588-5613
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Upper East Side. Triple mint 5BR, 5.5 bath in luxury boutique FS Condo w/ gym, roof lounge & storage. Loft-like LR, open kitchen, floor-ceiling windows, 20’ balcony & laundry. $5.875M. WEB# 14366516. Daniella G. Schlisser 212-906-9348 Matthew D. Hughes 212-906-9351
East 83rd Street - 5th/Mad. Co-Excl. Stunning, sunlit 3BRs, 3.5 baths, open South views. 46’ LR, DR, BR/LIB & terrace expanse on lower floor, 2 huge BRs & baths above. Top FS Co-op, garage. $4.5M. WEB# 14341823. Fran J. Strauss 212-317-7785
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Upper West Side. Triple mint, modern 5BR, 5.5 bath, full floor PH w/ private parking & terraces. 4,500’ inside/3,000’ outdoors. Low monthlies. River views. FT doorman. $14.95M. WEB# 11626030. Lisa K. Lippman 212-588-5606 Gerard S. Moore 212-588-5608
Greenwich Village. 4,535 +/- SF, 36’ x 20’ LR, 16 windows, 5BR, 4.5 baths, high ceilings. Superb ESB views to the North and Western sunsets. FS Condo in prime GV locale. $11.5M. WEB# 13920232. Paula Del Nunzio 212-906-9207
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Central Park South. Mint 2BR, 3 bath duplex w/ stunning Central Park views. Open LR/ DR, chef’s kitchen, fully renovated with finest finishes. Master suite w/ dressing, spa bath. Full service. $6.495M. WEB# 14391239. Amanda Brainerd 212-452-4515 Simone Mailman 212-452-6209
Park Avenue/60’s. Impeccably renovated high floor front apt in premier FS Co-op. Reconfigured 9 into 7 rm. Expansive LR/ DR. Corner master, 3 additional bedrooms, 3 baths. CAC. WEIK. Gym. $6.45M. WEB# 14346959. Marjorie Hewett 212-906-9313
East 76th/Lexington. Bright, renovated 4BR, 3.5 bath Condo. Features 10’ ceilings, LR w/ Juliet balcony, grand DR, eat-in chef’s kitchen, central AC, WD & 24/7 doorman. $6.295M. WEB# 14281090. David E. Kornmeier 212-588-5642
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Upper East Side. A classic six with 2 corner bedrooms, 2 windowed baths, maid’s room and a grand windowed dining room. $3M. WEB# 12691475. Elaine Clayman 212-906-9353 Sara Beth Shrager 212-906-9315
Upper West Side. This beautiful 2BR, 1.5 bath home is located in a brownstone Condominium building and features a stunning fireplace, 12 foot ceilings and 2 terraces. $1.85M. WEB# 14236541. Kathryn Marie Johnson 212-317-7790 Paul Anand 212-452-6275
Tobias B. Schapiro
William ‘Doug’ Eichman
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our broker’s responsibility is to help you achieve your goals, whether it’s selling or buying a home: Their goal is to be successful in helping you achieve your goal. The best brokers’ most impressive qualities are knowledge, honesty, integrity and service orientation. Your broker should know their product and know the market. Professionalism is key. The best brokers know how to listen, present facts and connect the dots. They relate advantages and disadvantages in a credible and subjective way, and with great and very successful negotiating experience. They focus on what’s important to you. If a broker has developed a reputation as a specialist in a certain area, seek them out. Many very successful agents specialize in certain product such as high-end townhouses or condominiums, or cooperatives, or neighborhoods. To be trusted over the long term, your broker and their firm must do the right thing for you, and do their best at all times as a professional individual and as a firm, and provide the best service. ✦
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MANHATTAN SKYLINE VIEWS Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY Exclusive | 5 BR, 4 BATH $4,299,000 | Web#14393024 Jay K. Overbye 212.381.2247
SPACIOUS & ELEGANT HOME W/TERRACE Upper East Side, NYC Exclusive | 3 BR, 3.5 BATH $3,550,000 | Web#14485996 Leslie Bettison 212.381.3228
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Norwalk, CT
$11,900,000
Stone Georgian Manor on 2.88 acres of direct waterfront with panoramic views of the Long Island Sound. Also for rent: $35K monthly. MLS: 99131073 Darien Brokerage Eileen Murphy 203.321.6912
Rye, NY
$10,500,000
Spectacular 3 acre estate on golf course. Secluded property with pool, tennis and squash courts. 6 bedrooms, 6.3 baths. Walk to train. MLS: 4551162 Rye Brokerage Loretta Rapisardi 914.522.5347
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$6,970,000
9,500 sq. ft. country estate is situated in a exclusive enclave. 1,100 sq. ft. pool house. Wine cellar and gym. Additional 2.5 acres available. MLS: 4417038 Rye Brokerage Pat Hirsch 917.855.3604
New Canaan, CT
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Madison, CT
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Harrison, NY
$2,930,000
Darien, CT
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$2,500,000
Larchmont, NY
$2,200,000
Essex, CT
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Stamford, CT
$1,525,000
The best in new construction. 8,500 plus sq. ft. Gorgeous flat 2.06 landscaped acres. Room for pool and tennis. 1 hour to NYC. MLS: 99128793 New Canaan Brokerage Robert Blosio 203.249.7164
Exceptional bright renovated Tudor, oversized Marvin windows, custom cabinetry and moldings, 5 fireplaces, 5 bedrooms, 4.2 baths. MLS: 4604795 Rye Brokerage Christy Murphy 914.262.7123
Exquisitely renovated, charming 4-bedroom Colonial, 3 fireplaces, fabulous kitchen/family room with landscaped .34 acre property. MLS: 4550090 Larchmont Brokerage Cathy Fugazy 914.263.6902
Direct waterfront compound with guest house and pool on 1 acre plus in sought after private enclave. 200 plus feet of sandy beach. MLS: N10078109 Madison Brokerage Margaret Muir 203.738.0202
Stunning waterfront home with dock on Five Mile River. Carrara kitchen. Superb quality, low maintenance. MLS: 99096169 New Canaan Brokerage Rachel Walsh 203.912.5908
Cape Cod style home designed with an open floor plan and quality craftsmanship. On a private lot in the Borough of Fenwick. MLS: N10093065 Essex Brokerage Colette Harron 860.304.2391
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Impeccable west side Colonial set in private enclave close to village, schools, parkway and train. Extraordinary floor plan. MLS: 99126379 New Canaan Brokerage Toni-Ann Vittoria 203.984.1507
Architect designed custom home with water views offers more than 3 acres in a park-like private estate setting. MLS: N10105237 Madison Brokerage Margaret Muir 203.738.0202
Luxury awaits in North Stamford/Greenwich border. New construction. Colonial with Contemporary flair, custom details throughout. MLS: 99128014 Stamford Brokerage Sonya Mendez 203.814.8434
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7 EAST 96TH STREET | $23,000,000 Approximately 17,000 sq.ft. | WEB: 00110464 Louise C. Beit, 212.606.7703
HIGH FLOOR AT 730 PARK AVENUE | $22,000,000 10 RM/3 BR/4.5 BA | WEB: 00110556 Eva J. Mohr, 212.606.7736
737 PARK AVENUE, APT 16A | $12,000,000 7 RM/3 BR/4 BA | WEB: 00110450 Juliette R. Janssens, 212.606.7670 Allison B. Koffman, 212.606.7688
737 PARK AVENUE, APT 9/10G | $11,750,000 8 RM/3 BR/4.5 BA | WEB: 00110447 Juliette R. Janssens, 212.606.7670 Allison B. Koffman, 212.606.7688
880 FIFTH AVENUE, APT 9BC | $10,750,000 8 RM/4 BR/4.5 BA | WEB: 00110311 Harry Nasser, 212.400.8724 Lois Nasser, 212.606.7706
414 WASHINGTON STREET | $6,750,000 5 RM/3 BR/3 BA | WEB: 00110568 Gina Kuhlenkamp, 212.606.7610
515 PARK AVENUE, APT 4B | $6,270,000 5 RM/1 BR/2.5 BA | WEB: 00110563 Elizabeth L. Sample, 212.606.7685
160 WEST 66TH STREET | $4,800,000 5 RM/3 BR/2.5 BA | WEB: 00110638 Nikki Field, 212.606.7669 E. Helen Marcos, 212.606.7747
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Properties of the Month Luxurious Residences in Manhattan and the Hamptons
The Corcoran Group 4 LOCKWOOD LANE, EAST HAMPTON You’ve always dreamed about that charming oceanside cottage, awash in sea breezes, you’d buy in East Hampton just a few hundred yards from Main Beach, where lifeguards and facilities abound. Hopefully, the house would have been designed by a noted architect like the late Francis Fleetwood. Of course, you’d want at least 5 bedrooms so that you could invite all your friends for the weekend. Better hurry, as the price was just reduced, and besides, there aren’t many 4,500 SF +/- , 5-bedroom, 6-bath houses on an acre just off Ocean Avenue in East Hampton hanging around at the moment. $6.995M. WEB# 15743. Contact Gary DePersia @ 516.380.0538.
Halstead Property ELEGANT ENCLAVE Hidden behind a 19th-century Queen Anne facade, you’ll find this striking and sophisticated 5-story single family townhouse offering lofty proportions and a practical layout that is geared toward today’s modern lifestyle. Designed by BarlisWedlick Architects, this museum quality residence has recently undergone an extensive 2-year renovation and is guaranteed to please your senses with high ceilings, brilliant light and superb luxury finishes throughout. $10,225,000. WEB# 14485569. Contact Richard Orenstein @ 212.381.4248.
Brown Harris Stevens BEYOND MINT This 8,000 SF single family home, one of the finest contemporary townhomes on the Upper West Side, has received national designation as a Platinum Certified LEED Home and Passive Energy Certification. Built with six floors and a finished cellar, the home offers six bedrooms and six baths. The result at 25 West 88th Street is a masterpiece of design, detail, energy savings, quality of life and environment, which the new owners will benefit from for years to come. $18,995,000. WEB# 14447334. Contact Wolf Jakubowski @ 212.588.5630.
The Corcoran Group ON NORTH HAVEN’S GOLD COAST North Haven. 144´ of beachfront. 180º views and forever unchanging vistas. Currently almost 6,000 SF, 5 bedrooms and catwalk to the open bay beach. Minutes to Sag Harbor Village by car or boat. Co-Exclusive. $5.495M. WEB # 18488. Contact Mala Sander @ 917.902.7654.
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MAGNIFICENT MEDITERRANEAN OCEANFRONT Price Upon Request | Web: 0076855
DIRECT OCEANFRONT ESTATE $59,000,000 | Web: 0076849
STUNNING MIZNER OCEANFRONT $42,900,000 | Web: 0076748
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$3.5 M
MIDTOWN WEST WEB ID: 550137
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UPPER WEST SIDE 3 BR 2.5 BATH
WEB ID: 364523
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TERRY NAINI (917) 841-1826
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Making Strides With Alzheimer’s Treatment
AVENUE talks to Dr. Howard Fillit, Founding Executive Director and Chief Science Officer of the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) and recipient of the Rita Hayworth Award from the Alzheimer’s Association
“In the next three to five years, my hopes are that we will have a drug approved for Alzheimer’s disease that will modify the course of the illness, slow it down and hopefully prevent it.”
How has your research on Alzheimer’s changed over the years? Right now, there are more than one hundred clinical trials going on with Alzheimer’s disease, and our foundation has contributed in one way or another to more than 20 percent of those clinical trials. In the next three to five years, my hopes are that we will have a drug approved for Alzheimer’s disease that will modify the course of the illness, slow it down and hopefully prevent it. Also, repurposing studies, a much quicker way to obtain drugs for patients than through the typical FDA pathway, are something that has changed the course of our research. We take drugs that are approved, already on the market and prescribed by doctors for one purpose and we use them for other rational purposes. For example, thalidomide, which was used for pregnant women in the 1950s for their nausea, is today the leading drug on the market for multiple myeloma. We’re supporting a trial that would be repurposing a drug used for Parkinson’s for Alzheimer’s disease, same with ALS and diabetes.
products that people may have heard about for the treatment and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease, and information on lifestyle issues, such as exercise, obesity and smoking, and how they relate to Al zheimer’s disease. Social media provide a platform of education that we did not have years ago, and it’s accessible to everyone.
How have social media played a part in your research and the overall studies of Alzheimer’s? We have a website called cognitivevitality.org, which provides, among many other things, understandable scientific information about natural and supplemental
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Do you see medical technology rapidly advancing as well? Definitely. Back in 2012, our foundation was instrumental in helping develop what is now the first diagnostic
test ever approved by the FDA for Alzheimer’s. We can actually make the diagnosis using a PET scan, which is amazing. I use it all the time in my clinical practice to help people understand that when they come in with concerns, sometimes the diagnosis is Alzheimer’s, but oftentimes it is not, and that is incredibly reassuring news to receive. The test has enabled us for the first time to address prevention, and we have learned from scanning normal people in their 40s that Alzheimer’s doesn’t necessarily start when you’re old, it can start when you’re middle-aged. Tell us about this year’s Connoisseur’s Dinner on April 28. As you know, the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation presents the Connoisseur’s Dinner every year, and this year marks the 10th anniversary. We will be honoring Ronald S. Lauder, cofounder and cochairman of the ADDF for his leadership in support of Alzheimer’s research. I am very proud to be a part of this evening as it is a milestone year. What is the one item you never leave home without? I never leave home or the office without my schoolbag. It holds my journals, my articles, my papers—I love what I do and my work is always with me. ✦
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Exceptional 3BR, 3.5 Bth Hi Flr Duplex w Terrace 8 East 83rd Street. Fabulous skyline views south. Full service co-op on Central Park and Museum block. $4.5M. Web 14390242. Bahar Tavakolian 917.297.7067
Prewar Barbizon Condo, E 60s, Walk to the Park
20th Floor Beresford 8 Room Co-op
3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, 18 windows, 4 exposures. Views, quiet, renovation perfection. $5.35M. Web 14425055. Laurie Stolowitz 212.434.7094/Iris Klatsky 212.452.4401
New to market. Central Park & skyline views. LR with fireplace, DR, bar, chef's kitchen, office & laundry rm. 3BRs with en suite baths. $10.5M. Web 14395666. Kirk Henckels 212.452.4402
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17 east-facing windows; washer/dryer; gym; full service co-op building. $2.495M. Web 14313578. Julie Perlin 212.452.4373
LR, library/second BR, dining foyer, French doors, Reservoir views, kitchen with top appliances. Prewar full service co-op. $2.15M. Web 14313548. Katie Tozer 212.452.4436
High floor w open views, LR w French doors to terrace, DR w bar, renovated kit, staff/breakfast rm w bath. Full service co-op. $6.25M. Web 14353235. Shel Joblin 212.452.4405
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36 GRAMERCY PARK EAST APT 3N | $7,100,000 3 BEDS | 3 BA | 2085 sq ft | WebID 575368 CAROL FRIEDMAN 917.287.2308
173 RIVERSIDE DR APT 8B | $5,695,000 4 BEDS | 3.5 BA | 10500 sq ft | WebID 497329 CHRIS GONZALEZ 917.903.3356
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337 WEST 87TH ST - TOWNHOUSE | $12,995,000 6 BEDS | 9.5 BA | 8000 sq ft | WebID 556936
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10 WEST END AVE APT 30C | $4,400,000 3 BEDS | 2.5 BA | 1949 sq ft | WebID 539792 BRUCE MISHELL 212.714.0717
439 W 21ST ST TOWNHOUSE | $5,750,000 5 APTS | 7 BA | 4800 sq ft | WebID 35315 REGIS ROUMILA 646.325.7173
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Clockwise from upper left: 390 West End Avenue: This pristine pre-war residence at The Apthorp features grand scale entertaining spaces with eastern and western exposures. Offered at $6,049,000, Noel Berk 212-371-4065. 110 Central Park South: Spacious 5-bedroom residence on a private floor encompassing 5,000+ square feet with jaw dropping views of Central Park. Offered at $16,000,000, Howard Morrel 212-956-4823. 322 West 57th Street: Incredible Hudson River views and beautiful sunsets from this stunning 2-bedroom designer apartment. Offered at $2,925,000, Rothschild Team 646-757-2522. 15 Central Park West: Rare opportunity to own the only one-bedroom apartment at Fifteen Central Park West with direct Central Park views. Offered at $5,495,000, Noel Berk 212-371-4065. 215 Sullivan Street: Chic 2-bedroom residence in the most-talked-about new Greenwich Village luxury condominium featuring first class finishes and amenities. Offered at $4,300,000, Dolly Hertz 914-646-1885. Engel & Völkers New York City 430 Park Avenue · New York · NY 10022 · USA Phone +1-212-616-7600 nyc@evusa.com · nyc.evusa.com
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COVE HOLLOW East Hampton | $5,495,000 | This New Construction home on Cove Hollow Road is a collaboration between MAP Development, Fred Smith Architects and Nicole Fuller Interiors. At 4,500 sf on 3 levels, this 6-bedroom, 7.5-bath home is built to the highest standards. Gunite saltwater pool, spa, pool house with bath/outdoor shower. Web# H39086
MAGICAL WATERFRONT Sag Harbor | $6,500,000 | Boater’s dream, 175 ft of bulkheaded waterfront on Shelter Island Sound featuring a 150 ft deep water dock with power and water. 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, and 180 degree panoramic views including Mashomack Preserve, West Neck, Southold, and sunsets over Noyack Bay. Web# H21017
AMAGANSETT NORTH Amagansett | $2,595,000 | This charming Traditional is about a mile from Amagansett Village. 1.2 acres and a heated Gunite pool. Spacious interior with a chef’s eat-in kitchen and a dining room. The kitchen leads to a screened-in porch/sunroom with views of the yard and pool. Master bedroom and 4 guestrooms, as well as 4 and a half baths. Web# H71222
SHERRILL ROAD East Hampton | $4,595,000 | 4,500 sf on three levels. 6 bedrooms, 7.5 baths, Scavolini kitchen, open layout with floor-to-ceiling glass. 5 en suite bedrooms, media room, guest room/gym, custom Gunite saltwater pool and spa, Crestron Pyng home automation system and detached garage. Web# H20659
Artist Rendering
OCEAN PARKWAY East Hampton | $1,475,000 | Beautiful 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath cottage style Traditional built by Jack Forst. Open floor plan with a 3-sided fireplace that serves the kitchen, dining room and living room. Heated Gunite pool and spa with patio. First floor master bedroom, screened-in porch, hardwood floors, detached garage and walk-out basement. Web# H29223
EAST HAMPTON VILLAGE FRINGE East Hampton | $1,895,000 | 6-bedroom, 5.5-bath between Amagansett and East Hampton. 9 ft ceiling with cathedral living room, first floor master bedroom with 2 additional en suite bedrooms. Scavolini kitchen, Quartz countertops and Bosch appliances, 16 x 32 Gunite pool. 1.5-car detached garage. Web# H10379
CHRISTOPHER STEWART Lic. R.E. Salesperson
O: 631.329.9400 C: 917.744.2450 christopher.stewart@elliman.com ASKELLIMAN.COM
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Warburg Realty
CHARLES RUSSELL Director of Sales Licensed Real Estate Broker
WHAT DISTINGUISHES YOU FROM OTHERS IN YOUR FIELD? WHAT EXPERTISE/EXPERIENCE DO YOU BRING TO THE TABLE? I was mentored by and worked directly for the greatest industry leaders— Barbara Corcoran, Louise Sunshine, Howard Lorber, Elizabeth Stribling and now Frederick Peters. Based on this experience, I’ve developed The Russell Method, a proven strategy for luxury real estate brokers.
TELL US ABOUT A SHINING MOMENT IN YOUR PROFESSIONAL CAREER. Being named Rookie of the Year in 1992, just shortly after beginning in real estate—I sold the former Jack Astor apartment at 998 Fifth Avenue. Also, I led marketing and sales for 1000 Ocean in Boca Raton, Florida, the successful ground-up construction of the award-winning luxury condominium for the Blackstone Group.
WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT YOUR COMPANY? We have the best culture in town. I am proud to be at Warburg because the legacy and reputation is incredible and we are building the future of brokerage.
WHY A MANAGEMENT ROLE AFTER SO MANY YEARS AS A SUCCESSFUL BROKER? I have huge respect for my brokers and enjoy advising them, living and breathing alongside the work they do daily.
WHAT’S THE MOST EXCITING PART OF YOUR JOB? Serving, supporting and mentoring agents in creating incredible businesses, and getting deals done well.
HOW DO YOU SPEND YOUR FREE TIME? Work hard/play hard: downhill skiing, water-skiing, Hampton Classic jumping, kickboxing and travel.
“I am proud to be at Warburg because the legacy and reputation is incredible and we are building the future of brokerage.”
WARBURG REALTY 654 Madison Avenue #5 New York, NY 10065 O: 212.439.4503 E: crussell@warburgrealty.com W: warburgrealty.com
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THE LEADING MEN OF REAL ESTATE
The Corcoran Group
GARY DEPERSIA Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker
WHAT MOVIE TITLE WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOU AND/ OR YOUR WORK STYLE? Limitless.
WHAT’S THE MOST COMMON QUESTION YOU HEAR ABOUT THE HAMPTONS? Whenever I tell people that I live in the Hamptons, invariably the first question out of their mouths is “You mean full-time?” Many people not familiar with the Hamptons equate our area as merely a summer haven. The Hamptons are no longer just about the beach. We have become much more of a country getaway where people with busy lives elsewhere are investing more and more of their leisure time year-round. I think many people who have bought houses in the last 10 to 15 years are surprised themselves about how often they use them off-season. I believe part of the growing popularity of the Hamptons is that people justify their purchases since they will be using their houses not just for the three months or so of the summer but for many other times during the year.
WHAT DISTINGUISHES YOU FROM OTHERS IN YOUR FIELD? WHAT EXPERTISE/EXPERIENCE DO YOU BRING TO THE TABLE? More than 20 years of listing, selling and renting properties from Southampton to Montauk and from Sagaponack to Shelter Island makes for a broad view of a complex market. With three full-time assistants and several other people whom I outsource for my advertising, Internet, social media and PR, I am able to offer my clients and customers a very broad spectrum of services with continual coverage of all aspects of the real estate business.
“The Hamptons have become much more of a country getaway where people with busy lives elsewhere are investing more and more of their leisure time year-round.”
DID YOU HAVE ANOTHER PROFESSION PRIOR TO BEING IN REAL ESTATE? HOW HAS THAT PREPARED YOU, AND/OR GIVEN YOU AN EDGE, FOR SELLING REAL ESTATE? I had a textile brokering business in NYC. It seems like my whole life I have been brokering deals between buyers and sellers. Dealing with the very challenging and sometime aggressive mindset and personalities of the textile and garment industry created a very thick skin and have made problem solving in my real estate business far easier.
WHAT’S THE MOST EXCITING PART OF YOUR JOB? WHAT KEEPS YOU GOING EVERY DAY? The expansive nature of our market is inspiring. Imagine showing an oceanfront estate Monday on Quogue’s Dune Road and then Tuesday taking the ferry to Shelter Island to show a spectacular waterfront property. Then perhaps a drive out to Montauk on Wednesday morning to host an open house at my new oceanfront rental listing, followed by an afternoon showing of a spectacular three-acre estate I have on Ocean Road in Bridgehampton. The variety of properties and locations in the Hamptons is constant motivation in itself.
TELL US ABOUT A SHINING MOMENT IN YOUR PROFESSIONAL CAREER. At the end of last summer I introduced a gorgeous, fully furnished estate south of the highway with a broker open house. The wife of a couple looking for their own home in the Hamptons happened to wander in as she was biking by. After I took her on a tour of the house and property, her husband followed with a visit the next day. The following day they began a negotiation that resulted over time in a deal. Why so special? It’s not often we get to say we found our own buyer for one of our own exclusives the very first day it appears on the market!
TELL US SOMETHING ABOUT YOU THAT PEOPLE MIGHT BE SURPRISED TO LEARN. I’ve said this before but it bears repeating. When I first started in real estate it was almost a year and a half before I closed on my first sale. Now that I have been in the business for more than two decades I am often approached by new or would-be brokers for advice. I always tell them to make sure they do not quit before they give themselves a chance to be successful. Had I quit during that very trying first 18 months I might still be peddling fabric in the garment center.
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THE LEADING MEN OF REAL ESTATE
Douglas Elliman Real Estate
NOBLE BLACK
Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker
WHAT’S THE BEST PART ABOUT YOUR JOB? It’s hard to pick one area—I love it all. I love New York City—the architecture, the buildings, the people and the history. I love deal making, negotiating and representing a client. I love playing therapist, and helping clients through a very emotionally charged process. With real estate I get to have my hand in all these areas, and no two days are ever the same. And to top it all off, I am fortunate to have great clients and a great team of professionals with whom I work. I really do love my job.
WHAT DISTINGUISHES YOU FROM OTHERS IN YOUR FIELD? WHAT EXPERIENCE/EXPERTISE DO YOU BRING TO THE TABLE? I think I’m very approachable with clients and good in both the advisory role, working with them to protect and maximize their assets/investments, and also in the therapist role, working through the normal emotions of buying/selling. I’ve also assembled a top team in terms of background: former lawyers, Wall Street bankers and accountants who are also connected in everything from young parent/school groups to NYC nightlife. So we’re able to match personality and interests very well and offer service and professionalism that’s truly the best in the business.
DID YOU HAVE ANOTHER PROFESSION PRIOR TO BEING IN REAL ESTATE? HOW HAS THAT GIVEN YOU AN EDGE IN REAL ESTATE? I was a corporate attorney practicing securities law. While I can’t say the work was the most exciting, those years helped groom me professionally. Being a lawyer teaches you how to think, be thorough, work to find solutions to issues and communicate well with clients. It instilled in me a strong work ethic and the importance of great client service. These skills have served me well as a broker.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE BEST VALUES OUT THERE NOW? I’m very bullish on Tribeca. Our project at 111 Murray Street has been so successful. Buyers are blown away by the product—the views, finishes and amenities are spectacular at a fraction of the price per square foot of uptown properties.
“I love New York City— the architecture, the buildings, the people and the history. I love deal making, negotiating and representing a client.”
IN WHAT PROFESSION COULD YOU SEE YOURSELF OTHER THAN THIS ONE? AND WHY? When I was in law school, I thought about going into politics—I like people and like trying to make positive improvements in people’s lives. For better or worse, I think I’ve become a little disillusioned with that career path. Luckily I am happy professionally and while I love new challenges I know I can find them in my existing job . . . I don’t think I am doing anything else anytime soon!
DETAIL FOR US SOME OF THE NEW AND EXCITING LISTINGS/ PROJECTS YOU’RE CURRENTLY REPRESENTING? I am currently working on 111 Murray Street, which is incredibly exciting, as sales have been amazingly successful and it is just a truly beautiful project. I have a mix of exciting listings all over the city that each have their own special qualities. I have a stunning triplex penthouse at the Plaza that’s over-the-top! I have a whisper listing for $60M on Central Park West in one of the most prestigious buildings in New York, two sprawling apartments at One57, a 6,500-square-foot townhouse on the Upper West Side and two loft penthouses in Chelsea. I love working throughout the city.
DOUGLAS ELLIMAN REAL ESTATE 575 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10022 C: 347.526.3308 O: 212.909.8460 E: noble.black@elliman.com W: elliman.com
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THE LEADING MEN OF REAL ESTATE
Douglas Elliman Real Estate
CHRISTOPHER LEAVITT Director of Luxury Sales
DETAIL FOR US SOME OF THE NEW AND EXCITING LISTINGS/ PROJECTS YOU’RE CURRENTLY REPRESENTING. I am so lucky to be the director of sales for the Bristol Palm Beach, West Palm Beach’s newest five-star luxury condo building. Our sales have been epic this season, and we are very fortunate.
WHAT DISTINGUISHES YOU FROM OTHERS IN YOUR FIELD? WHAT EXPERTISE/EXPERIENCE DO YOU BRING TO THE TABLE? I have the good fortune of frequently appearing on Mornings with Maria on Fox Business and In the Loop with Betty Liu on Bloomberg TV. This forces me to be on top of everything real estate both locally and globally at all times. I never know what questions they or their panels are going to throw at me, so I need to know everything and be up on all current facts and trends.
WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE SOMEONE LOOKING TO BUY A HOME IN YOUR AREA NOW? Use an agent who knows what they are doing and has the “inside track”: many good properties never hit the market and are sold by “who you know.”
WHAT ARE THE QUALITIES YOU POSSESS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR SUCCESS IN THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY? I make every customer feel like they are my only customer, and I make everyone feel important. Hand me the most difficult demanding person, and I can defuse them and make them feel comfortable in minutes.
HOW AND WHEN DID YOU GET YOUR START IN REAL ESTATE? I started at 17 in this business, interning in Palm Beach for a wellknown top producer. I then went to college at USC in Los Angeles and then moved to NYC, where I sold real estate for 15 years before coming back to South Florida. My wide breadth of knowledge between these two feeder markets (NYC and South Florida) really distinguishes me from the rest.
WHAT’S THE MOST EXCITING PART OF YOUR JOB? WHAT KEEPS YOU GOING EVERY DAY? We are only as good as our last sale, so I have to keep reinventing myself each day. This pressure motivates me to be my best every day.
“We are only as good as our last sale, so I have to keep reinventing myself each day. This pressure motivates me to be my best every day.”
WHAT WORD, OR FEW WORDS, BEST DESCRIBE YOU PROFESSIONALLY? Patient, intensely committed and a doer.
TELL US ABOUT A SHINING MOMENT IN YOUR PROFESSIONAL CAREER: When I sold the most expensive condo in the history of Florida last year. I have since been outdone, so I have another milestone to create!
ANYTHING NEWSWORTHY TO SHARE WITH US? I was just named in the top five agents for Douglas Elliman in South Florida. The competition is getting fierce as we have so many new agents that have come over to our firm with incredible books and sales volume.
IN WHAT PROFESSION COULD YOU SEE YOURSELF, OTHER THAN YOUR PRESENT ONE? WHAT ATTRIBUTES DO YOU HAVE THAT WOULD MAKE YOU PARTICULARLY GOOD IN THAT FIELD? I think I would make a good detective or lawyer. A lawyer because I am relentless and won’t give in under any circumstances. A detective because I can see through everyone. You can’t get by me with fibbing or lying, I will catch you every time. We become so sensitive to people’s innuendos and behaviors and even gestures in this business that it becomes very easy to read people and see through them.
DOUGLAS ELLIMAN REAL ESTATE 340 Royal Poinciana Way Suite 318 Palm Beach, Fl 33480 C: 917.664.0720 E: cleavitt@elliman.com W: elliman.com/cleavitt
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Brown Harris Stevens of the Hamptons LLC
MARK J. BARON Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker
WHAT DISTINGUISHES YOU FROM OTHERS IN YOUR FIELD? WHAT EXPERIENCE DO YOU BRING TO THE TABLE? I have participated in more than a billion dollars in luxury sales and rentals over the last decade, with experience at all price points and properties located throughout the Hamptons. I have an unbelievable work ethic and excellent communication skills. Most important, I produce great results for both my buyers and sellers.
WHAT WORD, OR FEW WORDS, BEST DESCRIBE YOU PROFESSIONALLY? I am a perfectionist—I don’t accept mediocrity. My clients’ properties are always represented at the very highest level, with the best photography, the best print media and the best internet marketing.
DETAIL FOR US SOME OF THE NEW AND EXCITING LISTINGS/ PROJECTS YOU’RE CURRENTLY REPRESENTING. New construction continues to be in high demand, with turnkey and smart house technology being the two essential attributes.
“New construction continues to be in high demand with turnkey and smart house technology being the two essential attributes.”
WHAT ARE SOME SIMPLE THINGS A SELLER CAN DO TO MAKE A HOME SHOW BETTER? Less is usually more: remove clutter and make the home and property feel inviting. First impressions count.
WHAT ARE THE QUALITIES YOU POSSESS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR SUCCESS IN THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY? I provide the expertise and high level of professional service my clients expect. I have a reputation for being discreet and for producing results. I am always willing to go the extra mile for my clients.
HOW DO YOU SPEND YOUR FREE TIME? With my soul mate and wife of 20 years, sailing, scuba diving and enjoying the outdoors.
BROWN HARRIS STEVENS OF THE HAMPTONS LLC 2408 Main Street Bridgehampton, NY 11932 O: 631.537.4333 C: 631.800.1125 E: mbaron@bhshamptons.com W: bhshamptons.com
46 Masefield Close, Sagaponack, listed at $12,995,000.
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Brown Harris Stevens
CHRISTOPHER BURNSIDE Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker
IS THERE A MOVIE OR TELEVISION TITLE THAT SUMS UP YOUR PROFESSIONAL STYLE? Somewhere between Sons of Anarchy, Glengarry Glen Ross and Boiler Room is a professional style that represents loyalty, persistence and knowledge. All of which are necessary for being successful in real estate.
WHAT’S THE MOST UNUSUAL REQUEST(S) YOU’VE HAD TO ACCOMMODATE IN ORDER TO MAKE THE SALE? I will do whatever is necessary to make the deal. I find myself always doing something that people talk about. In January, I walked out into Mecox Bay to prove the water depth would accommodate a dock. I did not even think twice about it.
DID YOU HAVE ANOTHER PROFESSION PRIOR TO BEING IN REAL ESTATE? HOW HAS THAT PREPARED YOU, AND/ OR GIVEN YOU AN EDGE, FOR SELLING REAL ESTATE? Prior to real estate sales, I was working in the construction industry. I managed the daily, construction oversite, sales, finance and marketing. It was a natural transition into the brokerage, and I have become known for representing new construction and knowing where to find deals for development.
“Making deals and meeting new people keeps me going and makes it interesting. No two deals are alike.”
WHAT’S THE MOST EXCITING PART OF YOUR JOB? WHAT KEEPS YOU GOING EVERY DAY? Making deals and meeting new people keeps me going and makes it interesting. No two deals are alike.
HOW DO YOU SPEND YOUR FREE TIME? I love flying, waterskiing and boating. However, with a six-year-old daughter now in love with horses, I am adding horseback riding to the list.
BROWN HARRIS STEVENS 2408 Main Street Bridgehampton, NY 11932 C: 516.521.6007 O: 631.537.4320 E: cburnside@bhshamptons.com W: bhshamptons.com
DETAIL FOR US SOME OF THE NEW AND EXCITING LISTINGS/ PROJECTS YOU’RE CURRENTLY REPRESENTING. Two Trees Estates in Bridgehampton is an exciting project of 12 very custom homes located in the most beautiful area of Bridgehampton. All the homes are private and overlook acres of farmland, barns and pastures.
WHAT ARE SOME SIMPLE THINGS A SELLER CAN DO TO MAKE THEIR HOME SHOW BETTER? The sellers usually know what they have to do. The obvious inexpensive repairs, which include paint, fixing leaks or taking care of overgrown landscaping, is usually the first place to start. First impressions are the lasting ones.
Two Trees Country Estate, Bridgehampton. $9,450,000
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Saunders & Associates
JAY FLAGG
Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker
DETAIL FOR US SOME OF THE EXCITING LISTINGS YOU’RE CURRENTLY REPRESENTING? Currently, I have one of the best-valued oceanfront listings on the market. Located in a bucolic stretch of Water Mill, the property has 330 feet of ocean frontage and overlooks the length of Jule Pond. Built in 2006, the shingled house could not be duplicated today given the revised FEMA regulations.
WHAT DISTINGUISHES YOU FROM OTHERS IN YOUR FIELD? I am very detail-oriented, and a bit of a compulsive perfectionist. I listen carefully to my clients’ needs and know how to channel what they want. I think of myself as more of an advisor than a salesperson. I consider real estate an investment on which a customer should make money. I am a strong negotiator who looks out for my clients’ best interests. I tell it like it is, even when the truth is difficult to deal with. I have been a real estate agent for 31 years and am a licensed attorney. For me, relationships and credibility are of utmost importance.
WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO SOMEONE LOOKING TO BUY NOW? With the turbulence on Wall Street over the past few months, there are a few properties that have languished on the market and that now present compelling opportunities. One property that comes to mind is a two-acre parcel located at Olde Towne in Southampton Village, which is moments from the ocean, where one could build a substantial home with a pool and a tennis court.
WHAT IS THE BEST PART OF YOUR JOB? Being able to have a lucrative career while living in the most beautiful community I can think of. This is one of the few areas in the world where I can show a $30 million oceanfront estate at 3:00 p.m. and then swim in the ocean at 5:00 p.m.!
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE WAY TO SPEND YOUR FREE TIME? I am passionate about travel. I like to go to at least one new destination each year. This past year, I traveled to Berlin for the first time, an exciting and dynamic city. I also went to Fernando de Noronha, which is an archipelago of islands off the coast of Brazil.
SAUNDERS & ASSOCIATES “I consider real estate an investment on which a customer should make money. I am a strong negotiator who looks out for my clients’ best interests.”
14 Main Street Southampton, NY 11968 C: 516.768.0349 O: 631.876.5801 E: jflagg@saunders.com W: jayflagg.com
Left: Water Mill Oceanfront Splendor Right: Hip and Stylish in Southampton
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THE LEADING MEN OF REAL ESTATE
Brown Harris Stevens
BURT SAVITSKY Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker
WHAT IS YOUR BUSINESS PHILOSOPHY, AND WHAT IS ITS ORIGIN? “You never get a second chance to make a first impression.” This has always governed how I present myself and how I showcase the properties I represent.
WHAT QUALITIES BEST DESCRIBE YOU PROFESSIONALLY? Professional, creative, empathetic, discreet and respectful. I have an extremely servicing nature, always willing to go above and beyond for my customers and clients.
JONATHAN GRASSI
IS THERE A CONNECTION BETWEEN FASHION AND REAL ESTATE? My grandfather encouraged me to develop my sense of style when I was young. He would buy a new suit to celebrate the new year. When he couldn’t afford a suit, he would buy a new necktie—a tradition I carry on in his honor to this day. Style and presentation led me to one of my first jobs at what was one of the finest clothing stores in the country: Louis Boston. There I became friends with a salesman by the name of Joseph Abboud. He taught me about design and style and the importance of service. He went on to become an award-winning menswear designer who continues to excel in the industry. His ability to blend fabric, texture, pattern and color are parallel to the importance of styling and staging a property for sale. We remain close friends to this day. Additionally, my experience in the clothing business has helped me develop the innate ability to look at an apartment and see beyond what is and offer a sense of what it can be. I believe that this skill has helped to separate me from the pack. Clothing by Joseph Abboud. Photo taken at the Joseph Abboud Flagship, 424 Madison Avenue, New York City
“ ‘You never get a second chance to make a first impression.’ This has always governed how I present myself and how I showcase the properties I represent.”
BROWN HARRIS STEVENS 445 Park Avenue 11th Floor New York, NY 10022 C: 917.561.0925 O: 212.906.9337 E: bsavitsky@bhsusa.com W: BrownHarrisStevens.com APRIL 2016 • AVENUE MAGAZINE | 131
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Douglas Elliman Real Estate
ERIC FRIEDBERG Licensed Real Estate Salesperson
WHAT SETS YOU APART FROM YOUR COMPETITORS? I am an advocate for my clients in every way, and am interactive in their entire real estate experience. As a result, I have excelled in my profession, receiving a Platinum Circle Award in 2015 and achieving a respected reputation. With a previous background in city and state government as well as the private sector, I bring a distinct advantage and an insightful perspective to the real estate process. Creating solutions, overcoming obstacles, cutting red tape and getting the job done are truly my fortes.
TELL US ABOUT A LISTING THAT EXCITES YOU. I recently listed an expansive co-op apartment at 870 UN Plaza on the 27th floor, with awesome views of the United Nations and East River that are nothing short of spectacular. Fabulous floor-to-ceiling windows showcase unobstructed vistas, which are particularly impressive at night when the city lights meld together in the distance and twinkle gently over the East River, framed by the city’s majestic bridges. This magnificent home offers approximately 2,760 square feet of luxurious, impeccably designed living space with 2/3 bedrooms, grand entertaining areas and refined modern appointments.
“I am an advocate for my clients in every way, and am interactive in their entire real estate experience.”
WHAT DO YOU ENJOY IN YOUR SPARE TIME? Art has always been a passion of mine. My wife, Francine LeFrak, and I collect modern works, and we sit on the board of the Contemporary Arts Council of MoMA. Philanthropy is extremely important to us as well. We demonstrate this extensively through support of law enforcement charities, and as board members at the Lighthouse Guild for the Blind, the American Hospital Foundation in Paris, the American Friends of Versailles, and we support the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation for Spinal Cord Injury. World travel has also been integral in my life, enhancing my personal and professional relationships as well as my access to opportunities for my clients.
DOUGLAS ELLIMAN REAL ESTATE 575 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10022 O: 212.891.7000 E: eric.friedberg@elliman.com W: douglaselliman.com
ANDREW KIVACOFE
TO WHAT DO YOU ATTRIBUTE YOUR SUCCESS? Listening to my clients is a crucial part of my success, and the key to providing a superior level of service and results. I am fully attentive to and invested in my buyers’ and sellers’ needs, and strive to make them feel comfortable and confident throughout the real estate process, which can often be complex. My goal is to ease the stress by educating clients on all aspects of their transaction, and navigating them through the intricate market while anticipating and overcoming obstacles, to ensure a smooth experience. Respecting their valuable time, I work to understand their unique lifestyle requirements, and find best-suited properties quickly and efficiently, drawing on my seasoned market knowledge and vast network of contacts. Exceptional relationships and above-expectation sales performance are why my loyal clientele continually recommend me to others, which is the greatest compliment and measure of success.
Grand Entertaining Space at 870 UN Plaza, 27A
Breathtaking views from the 27th fl at 870 UN Plaza
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Douglas Elliman Real Estate
ENZO MORABITO Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker
IN WHAT PROFESSION COULD YOU SEE YOURSELF, OTHER THAN YOUR PRESENT ONE? Ever since I saw my first Fellini movie, I wanted to be a movie director! When I was a young boy, everyone laughed and talked me out of fulfilling this dream, and truthfully it’s my only regret in life! However, instead of winning that long-dreamed-of Academy Award, I accepted something even better recently—I joined the Rockettes onstage at Radio City Music Hall to accept a prestigious Douglas Elliman Ellie Award for heading the #1 Team in the Hamptons—for the sixth year running. When I think about it, my job leading the #1 Team in the Hamptons is like being a movie director because I get to orchestrate a whole cast of players in some very interesting and fulfilling real estate deals. I think Fellini would be proud!
WHAT DISTINGUISHES YOU FROM OTHERS IN YOUR FIELD? WHAT EXPERTISE/EXPERIENCE DO YOU BRING TO THE TABLE? I am the only broker in the Hamptons who is an expert in buying, selling and investing on BOTH sides of the Shinnecock Canal, thanks to an exceptional team of agents and brokers who have worked with me for years. Servicing real estate from Remsenburg to Montauk, they each bring a specialization to the team— from technology and advertising to public relations and construction, which allows us to provide an unparalleled level of service to our clients and customers. People often think of me as strictly a “listing broker.” However, thanks to the close associations we have built with Douglas Elliman’s top producers in Manhattan, Westchester, Long Island’s Gold Coast, Miami, L.A. and Aspen, there are no boundaries in the luxury market, and a high percentage of our business is on the buy side. DE’s strategic affiliation with Knight Frank Residential also affords us the ability to expose our most exclusive listings to buyers in Europe and Asia. There’s a reason Douglas Elliman is the largest brokerage firm, and I’m happy to be in this exclusive club.
“There’s a reason Douglas Elliman is the largest brokerage firm, and I’m happy to be in this exclusive club.”
DETAIL FOR US SOME OF THE NEW AND EXCITING LISTINGS/ PROJECTS YOU’RE CURRENTLY REPRESENTING. I’m very excited to be involved with Rechler Equity Partners in the Douglas Elliman marketing of “the Boathouse”—37 new luxury townhouses to be built on approximately 4.5 acres along the eastern bank of the Shinnecock Canal. We’re also representing an amazing new modern home on nearly four acres on the ocean in Quogue.
Designed by top architect Stuart Disston and constructed by George Vickers, it’s one of the most beautiful homes I’ve ever seen and, at an asking price of $30 million, will set a new oceanfront sales record west of the Shinnecock Canal. East of the Shinnecock Canal, we’re currently involved in two exciting preconstruction projects located on two of the most prestigious streets in the Hamptons: Fowler Lane and Gin Lane in Southampton.
TELL US SOMETHING ABOUT YOU THAT PEOPLE MAY BE SURPRISED TO LEARN? Today, top colleges are offering bachelor’s and master’s degrees in real estate;, however, most real estate professionals who have been in the business a while come into it from very different backgrounds. People are always surprised to learn that I was a lifeguard at Great Gun and Davis Park beaches on Fire Island, as well as a high school art teacher and a partner in Summers Beach Club on Dune Road. I was also born in Italy and speak fluent Italian.
DOUGLAS ELLIMAN REAL ESTATE 2488 Main Street Bridgehampton, NY 11932 C: 516.695.3433 O: 631.537.6519, 631.898.2203 E: enzo.morabito@elliman.com W: elliman.com
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Klemm Real Estate
PETER KLEMM Broker
WHAT DISTINGUISHES YOU FROM OTHERS IN YOUR FIELD? Real estate is both a lifestyle and a fulltime profession for me. This is a family business that I live, eat and breathe, and I love doing it. Now 44 years old, I am the #1 agent in Litchfield County. For the past several years, I’ve been consistently ranked among the top five agents in Connecticut, and I’m the only agent in Litchfield County to be among the nation’s top 250 agents nationwide based on my annual sales volume, as published by the Wall Street Journal.
WHAT ARE THE BEST VALUES IN YOUR AREA? Values abound throughout our entire county, and smaller towns in southern Litchfield County is where the smart money is focused—this is comparable to St. Barts in the early 1980s, and yet it’s only a 90-minute drive to Manhattan.
TO WHAT LENGTHS HAVE YOU GONE TO MAKE A SALE? While on vacation on the Friday of New Year’s weekend, a desperate client sought my help by telling me he had leveraged himself to purchase a major hotel at a below-market price but was unable to close as promised when his financing fell through at the eleventh hour. He borrowed additional hard money to buy himself three more days to close but feared he would lose both his multimillion deposit and house if he couldn’t close the following week. I cancelled my entire holiday weekend and proceeded to work round the clock calling every investor I knew— we closed on the following Tuesday.
WHAT EXPERIENCE DO YOU BRING TO THE TABLE? I have personally sold more than $700 million in Litchfield County real estate. I’ve sold the highest sale of the year countywide in 4 of the past 5 years, not to mention the third highest sale in Litchfield County history. I am proud that my family has exclusively represented 13 of the top 20 sales in Litchfield County history. This is home for me: I love it, and I intend to make my parents proud and serve my clients for the long run.
DID YOU HAVE ANOTHER PROFESSION PRIOR TO BEING IN REAL ESTATE? I grew up in Washington, Connecticut, then attended American University in Washington, D.C., and upon graduating with a degree in finance moved to New York City to work as an analyst for a hedge fund, where I honed my analytical skills. I ultimately returned home to Litchfield County to help grow my family business and enjoy its quality of life, proximity to New York City and year-round beauty.
“My real estate career affords me both an extraordinary amount of freedom and the ability to network and meet fabulous people.”
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE INDUSTRY YOU REALLY ADMIRE? I greatly admire my mother, who is my mentor. She’s the reigning queen of Litchfield County real estate. She’s genuinely a people person and a force of nature who’s sold more than $2 billion in Litchfield County real estate during her amazing career.
WHAT’S THE BEST PART ABOUT YOUR JOB? My real estate career affords me both an extraordinary amount of freedom and the ability to network and meet fabulous people.
WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE WAY TO SPEND YOUR FREE TIME? I enjoy spending time with my wife and three young daughters.
KLEMM REAL ESTATE 6 Titus Road Washington Depot, CT 06794 C: 917.864.4940 O: 860.868.7313 E: peterklemm@msn.com W: klemmrealestate.com
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Compass
EUGENE LITVAK Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker
WHAT DISTINGUISHES YOU FROM OTHERS IN YOUR FIELD? WHAT EXPERTISE/EXPERIENCE DO YOU BRING TO THE TABLE? I truly value relationships and I’m not afraid to invest in my business. I employ a Director of Operations, Executive Assistant, Graphic Designer + Data Specialist, and a Head of Client Care - we also have 4 outstanding agents. I’m a constant student of life and always looking to learn from the best. Topics such as psychology, negotiating, human behaviors, patterns, markets, and economics are among a few I study. I take in as much as possible to be most effective for my clients. It’s not hard to work all the time when it never really feels like work.
HOW DO YOU SPEND YOUR FREE TIME? I love sports and spend as much time in the gym as possible. I train Muay Thai (Thai kickboxing) at least 3 times per week and on the off-days, I’m playing basketball. Actually, I just tried hot yoga for the first time! Nothing could have prepared me for that and I have so much respect for the Yogi’s out there. I’m going to start to incorporate it into my routine - I loved it!
DETAIL FOR US SOME OF THE NEW AND EXCITING LISTINGS/ PROJECTS YOU’RE CURRENTLY REPRESENTING. We are currently marketing a gorgeous $11MM 5BD/4BA townhouse at the famed 150 Charles Street in the West Village. We’re also getting ready to launch 7 exciting new listings ranging from studios to 3BDs from $799K to $3MM. Lastly, we’ll be launching sales for our boutique, condo new development in Park Slope this summer and are actively working with several developers on design, marketing/strategy and pricing of multiple other projects.
“I find no greater joy than being able to clear out the ‘noise’ for my clients and provide them with the necessary information to make sure they are making the right, well-informed choices.”
COMPASS 90 Fifth Avenue 3rd Floor New York, NY 10011 136 North 10th Street Brooklyn, NY 11249 C: 347.254.5606 E: elitvak@compass.com W: thelitvakteam.com
The EDGE 34 North 7th Street, PH2C Williamsburg, NY Sold: $3,812,000 Record PPSF and Most Expensive Penthouse Sale in the Building
ANYTHING NEWSWORTHY TO SHARE WITH US? The Litvak Team sold $61MM of real estate in 2015 - a personal best. A staggering $12MM of that was sold in October 2015 alone. I live at The Edge (Williamsburg’s Premier Condo) and sold $26MM of real estate in the building last year. I also represented 33% of transactions that took place in the building and set the record for most expensive penthouse sale. We completed just under 300 transactions (rental and sale). Overall, it’s a year I’m proud of and I’m so grateful to my team for their constant contributions and relentless efforts.
WHAT’S THE MOST EXCITING PART OF YOUR JOB? WHAT KEEPS YOU GOING EVERY DAY? The NYC market is complex. Most people think they know what’s going on, but unless you’re living, and breathing real estate, that’s impossible. Things change by the minute. Because of this, many people are left feeling lost, frustrated and confused during one of the most important decisions of their lives. I find no greater joy than being able to clear out the “noise” for my clients and provide them with the necessary information to make sure they are making the right, well-informed choices. APRIL 2016 • AVENUE MAGAZINE | 135
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Nest Seekers International
ROBERT JAMES CANBERG Licensed Real Estate Agent
AND YOUR COMPANY? Amazing! While everyone knows that Nest Seekers International Realty is the fastest growing company for many reasons, what they may not know is that this company truly understands that my clients are real people, that they are not just statistics, that it’s not all about the graphs and numbers. They understand the real needs and concerns my clients may have, and when you couple a modern mindset to this type of thinking, along with innovative and out-of-the-box thinking, it makes a perfect recipe for success. This is just one of the many reasons why I have been able to do so many great things for so many of my clients. When I need something, it’s done and never questioned, and I love that. It makes for a very happy marriage. WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT YOU? Other than having the extensive knowledge required in the industry, it is my passion. I have a passion for people and a passion to be of service. It is that simple. I love helping people and making a difference—it is what drives me. In regard to my real estate business this works extremely well, because it allows me to completely separate myself from the outcome, allowing me to focus completely on my clients’ needs. That to me is everything, always putting my clients first above anything else, and getting them in the right position to strike. Once you’ve done that, success usually follows.
39 Quaquanantuck Lane, Quogue, NY, asking $3,350,000.
“When you realize you have made an impact and a positive difference for your client, and you were able to help them and they then come back to you singing your praises, it is truly the best feeling in the world.”
WHAT ARE THE BEST WORDS TO DESCRIBE YOU? A true professional, honest and extremely determined
239 Oneck Lane, Westhampton Beach, NY, sold $6,500,000.
WHAT IS THE BEST PART OF YOUR JOB? The people! It’s about creating new relationships with them, solving problems and connecting, guiding them, advising them and getting them where they need to go. When you realize you have made an impact and a positive difference for your client, and you were able to help them and they then come back to you singing your praises, it is truly the best feeling in the world. That is a very special feeling to me. I feel privileged and very appreciative to have such opportunities, not to mention the fact that I get to work out here in one of the most beautiful places on the planet, the Hamptons. Is there anything better than that?
NEST SEEKERS INTERNATIONAL 2415 Montauk Highway Bridgehampton, NY 11932 C: 631.816.0998 E: robertc@nestseekers.com W: nestseekers.com
116 Meeting House Lane, Southampton, NY, sold $5,600,000.
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Compass
ROBERT BELL ANGEL RAMIREZ CHRIS RITCHEY Licensed Real Estate Salespeople
WHAT SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE DOES YOUR TEAM BRING TO THE TABLE? We are fortunate that our skills overlap with our personal passions. Chris has a keen eye for design that is reflected in his beautiful staging and marketing. Robert has an encyclopedic knowledge of the city and an appreciation for analytics. Angel is a savvy negotiator and the closer for the team. We lean on each other’s strengths, and our combined efforts allow for optimal advertising and global exposure for listings. We create a personality for our clients’ properties and curate a lifestyle that is communicated through our marketing. We want to capture buyers’ emotions and pair that with smart pricing to achieve optimal sale price.
IS THERE A STORY BEHIND HOW YOUR PROFESSIONAL PARTNERSHIP CAME TO BE? It was a fun blending of chance encounters and previous friendships that coalesced around our team leader, Cindy Scholz. Chris and Cindy have been friends for more than 10 years, and she brought him into the real estate industry. Both Robert and Angel worked in close proximity to Cindy, and very quickly they began to collaborate on projects together. Building a team was the next obvious step.
“Compass provides the perfect environment for us to connect with other industry-leading agents and our award-winning marketing and design teams.”
HOW DO YOUR COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS BENEFIT YOUR CLIENTS? Collaboration is the guiding principle of our team. All three of us working together allow our clients to benefit from our different skill sets. Our team manager, Brandon Abelard, helps to organize the many projects we are engaged in, which allows us to fully focus on our clients. Compass provides the perfect environment for us to con-
nect with other industry-leading agents and our award-winning marketing and design teams. Our Compass engineers have designed a proprietary suite of real estate tools that include Listing Presentation, Valuation and Listing Strategy, which reduce time-consuming tasks and increase our efficiency. When working with one of us, you are benefiting from the combined expertise of the entire Scholz team, powered by Compass.
WHAT PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT(S) IS YOUR TEAM MOST PROUD OF? We have recently repositioned a $700 million portfolio that in less than a year is now valued at more than $1 billion. We are most proud that the core of our business is our relationships with our individual clients, who continue to put their trust in us to advise them on their rentals, sales and investments. We have represented our clients from the penthouses of uptown and the lofts of downtown, to the brownstones of Brooklyn and the shores of the Hamptons.
COMPASS 90 Fifth Avenue, 3rd Floor New York, NY 10011 O: 212.913.9058 E: scholzteam@compass.com W: compass.com
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Town & Country Real Estate
BILL STOECKER Licensed Real Estate Salesperson
WHAT ARE THE QUALITIES YOU POSSESS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR SUCCESS IN THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY? First, a very strong work ethic. A career in real estate doesn’t have normal working hours. A regular week is seven-days. Thanks to my iPhone, iPad and laptop, I can take a lot of my work with me when I travel and never be out of touch. Other than that, I am always available. My clients have to know that I am accessible and ready to go when they are. Then there’s patience. Real estate transactions are notoriously complex and almost always somewhat emotional. It wouldn’t be possible to do this job well without patience.
WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE SOMEONE LOOKING TO BUY A HOME IN YOUR AREA NOW? It seems obvious, but “don’t wait.” This is a strong, healthy market, and waiting becomes expensive. Sometimes I remind people not to sacrifice the good for the perfect. In other words, you will be better off in the long run having invested your money in this market sooner rather than later. Once you’re here, your initial purchase or investment likely won’t be your last.
DID YOU HAVE ANOTHER PROFESSION PRIOR TO BEING IN REAL ESTATE? HOW HAS THAT PREPARED YOU, AND/ OR GIVEN YOU AN EDGE, FOR SELLING REAL ESTATE? I started out as a stockbroker in New York in the 1980s and soon moved to the Middle East, where I managed an office for E.F. Hutton. I spent years in the Gulf States before relocating to London, where I continued my banking career. A deep understanding of financial markets, underlying systems and mortgages, not to mention the concepts involved in pricing, bidding, negotiation and reaching agreements, are all essential to successfully navigating the high-end real estate market here in the Hamptons.
“Real estate transactions are notoriously complex and almost always somewhat emotional. It wouldn’t be possible to do this job well without patience.”
WHAT ARE SOME SIMPLE THINGS A SELLER CAN DO TO MAKE THEIR HOME SHOW BETTER? You have to get rid of your stuff. You have to make your home look as neutral and impersonal as possible. What looks warm and cozy to you looks cluttered and off-putting to a looker. Hide it, give it away, throw it away. Whatever you have to do to “lighten up the room.” Shelves shouldn’t be stuffed and closets should be almost empty . . . they look bigger. People want to see the property, not your stuff.
TOWN & COUNTRY REAL ESTATE 46 Main Street East Hampton, NY 11937 C: 516.818.4904 O: 631.324.8080, ext. 220 E: bstoecker@ townandcountryhamptons.com W: townandcountryhamptons.com East Hampton Modern Artists Retreat, $1,350,000
East Hampton Compound on 13 acres, $6,495,000
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Compass
COX + CO
Licensed Real Estate Brokers
“Finding the right members for a truly great team can be a challenge, so having a dynamic combination is crucial.”
WHAT ARE THE QUALITIES YOUR TEAM POSSESSES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO ITS SUCCESS? James Cox: Finding the right members for a truly great team can be a challenge, so having a dynamic combination is crucial. Frank Giordano, Chad Maltby and I are similarly dedicated to our work, in that real estate is our life—not just a job. We are constantly connecting with our clients, and are so attentive to e-mails that sometimes they’ll get a response from two of us simultaneously! We take pride in taking care of our customers who trust that we are on top of our game around the clock; we’re constantly tossing ideas around, brainstorming new ways to market our properties and to serve and cater to our clients. For example, we recently sent out poster-size invitations to an open house party. An invitation like that is impossible to ignore.
DID ANY OF MEMBERS OF THE TEAM HAVE ANOTHER PROFESSION PRIOR TO REAL ESTATE? IF SO, HOW HAS THAT PREPARED HIM FOR SELLING REAL ESTATE? JC: Both Frank and I worked in the service industry, and our passion for taking care of our customers goes above and beyond normal expectations: it is something we’ve carried into real estate. My experiences in luxury hotels really translated to ensuring everyone is taken care of in a five-star way. Between our combined abilities, we provide a seamless client experience, sometimes even before someone realizes they want to put their home on the market. People trust us to be honest, and also to work our magic to transform their properties and market them creatively to maximize their appeal. We are truly a full-service global real estate team.
COMPASS 90 Fifth Avenue, 3rd Floor New York, NY 10011 C: 917.420.0380 O: 347.308.6009 E: james@compass.com W: compass.com
WHAT PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT IS YOUR TEAM MOST PROUD OF? JC: Last year, we were hired by a foreign seller for their high-end $19 million apartment in One57 by the end of 2015—but we had less than 45 days to list and sell the property, with the caveat that if we couldn’t deliver, the whole deal was off. So we created beautiful custom marketing pieces that echoed the architectural themes of the building and really showcased the apartment, and we were able to close the sale before the deadline. We were proud of our efforts (including a swank martini and oyster party) to attract the right people to the property, and it paid off.
Bright and airy space in modern boutique Tribeca condo. $2.495 million
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Sotheby’s International Realty
JONATHAN SMITH Licensed Salesperson
ANY BIG SALES OR IMPRESSIVE MILESTONES TO SHARE WITH US? Michael and I represented more than $50 million in Hamptons listings last year. We were privileged to exclusively represent an elegant $17 million Southampton Village property, which was the highest priced non-waterfront sale in the estate section in 2015.
WHAT DISTINGUISHES YOU IN YOUR FIELD? WHAT EXPERIENCE/ EXPERTISE DO YOU BRING TO THE TABLE? It is my belief that success comes when you love what you do, and I have been passionate about real estate for a long time. I became a real estate agent because I love working directly with customers and clients to help them achieve their real estate and lifestyle goals. I work very closely with my friend and colleague, Michael Conroy, who has more than 14 years of experience in Southampton real estate and has a deep knowledge of the market and the nuances of the business. To his sophistication, I add my own energy, enthusiasm and marketing background. Our affiliation offers a unique combination of experience, institutional knowledge, marketing expertise and negotiating prowess—all for the benefit of our clients and customers. WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT YOU/ YOUR COMPANY? Sotheby’s International Realty is the only truly global luxury real estate brand, and that is essential to our success. Our customers and clients are both domestic and international, and they expect the very best from us, not just in the Hamptons but everywhere they call home. Michael and I have a network of relationships with leading agents in more than 63 countries, and we can be of assistance to our clients and customers whether it be in Southampton or in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
WHAT FEW WORDS BEST DESCRIBE YOU? Supreme excellence coupled with unparalleled humility?
DETAIL FOR US SOME OF THE EXCITING LISTINGS YOU ARE CURRENTLY REPRESENTING? We represent a waterfront property in the Village of Dering Harbor with breathtaking 270-degree views, offered at $11.995 million, and a private $10.495 million Bridgehampton estate offering two houses and a tennis court on more than four acres. We also have some great properties in the heart of Southampton Village.
TELL US SOMETHING ABOUT YOU THAT MIGHT SURPRISE US. I have lived in New York City, Los Angeles, Rhinebeck, Paris and Dublin, among short stints elsewhere, but I always considered the East End to be home.
It is my belief that success comes when you love what you do, and I have been passionate about real estate for a long time.
TO WHAT LENGTHS HAVE YOU GONE TO MAKE A SALE? I once gave myself a concussion trying to help a client repair a pool fence: I dropped the post right on my head! The bill for the hospital visit was more than the commission I made.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE WAY TO SPEND YOUR FREE TIME? Laughing with my family and friends. And sailing.
SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY 50 Nugent Street Southampton, NY 11968 C: 631.227.4950 O: 917.714.9022 E: jonathan.smith@ sothebyshomes.com W: extraordinaryhamptons.com
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Compass
BYRON ANDERSON AND DAN KESSLER Licensed Real Estate Salespersons
IS THERE A STORY ABOUT HOW YOUR PROFESSIONAL PARTNERSHIP CAME TO BE? BA: Dan and I have been great friends since we were 9 years old. We grew up together in Millbrook, New York, where we both attended the Dutchess Day School. It was a childhood dream of ours to work together. As fortune would have it, we ended up with parallel careers in real estate in Manhattan. Two years ago, we were involved in our first deal together in a high-end Upper East Side co-op. After that deal closed (without a hitch!), we decided that we really needed to collaborate and form a team. Compass was the perfect firm for us to join, as it mirrored our energy, passion and enthusiasm.
WHAT DISTINGUISHES YOU FROM OTHERS IN YOUR FIELD? WHAT EXPERIENCE/EXPERTISE DO YOU BRING TO THE TABLE? DK: I think what distinguishes us from others in our field is that we are a unique brand. We were very fortunate with our previous teams to be exposed to the ultra high-end market, which we studied closely. We also learned from two of the most well-respected brokers in the industry. Using this knowledge, we’ve had great success bringing our own brand to that marketplace. We see ourselves as the perfect blend of expertise and youth. We bring energy and professionalism to a marketplace that has never experienced this dynamic.
TELL US SOMETHING ABOUT YOU THAT MIGHT SURPRISE US? BA: We are both avid motorcycle enthusiasts.
“We see ourselves as the perfect blend of expertise and youth. We bring energy and professionalism to a marketplace that has never experienced this dynamic.”
HOW DO YOUR COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS BENEFIT YOUR CLIENTS? BA: As a two-person team, we’ve found that we have a distinct advantage over larger teams with “junior agents” or multiple assistants. We both become experts on our listings and properties for our buyers. This enables our clients to have transparent information from start to finish, without sacrificing service. Misinformation is a big problem in our industry, and we work as hard as we can to combat this.
ANY NEW AND EXCITING LISTINGS OR PROJECTS? DK: We’re excited about everything that we work on. We treat all of our clients as though they were our first and only. I can say that we’re very excited to have a listing at 15 Central Park West, Manhattan’s most coveted building. We’re also working on a townhouse that was once the personal home of late architect Paul Rudolph, which is perhaps the most architecturally unique building we’ve ever seen.
COMPASS 90 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10011 W: compass.com Byron Anderson C: 914.475.2970 E: byron@compass.com Dan Kessler C: 917.455.5191 E: dan@compass.com
TELL US ABOUT A SHINING MOMENT IN YOUR CAREER? BA: A major turning point was when we left Stribling and Brown Harris Stevens, respectively, and joined Compass to build our own brand and team. Our first listing together was a 23-foot-wide townhouse on the Upper East Side that had been unsuccessfully marketed with several other firms. We sold it in less than three weeks with multiple bidders for more than $19 million. APRIL 2016 • AVENUE MAGAZINE | 141
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Douglas Elliman Real Estate
REID PRICE
Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker
WHAT DISTINGUISHES YOU FROM OTHERS IN YOUR FIELD? WHAT EXPERIENCE/EXPERTISE DO YOU BRING TO THE TABLE? I am celebrating my 20th year in real estate this April and have had the opportunity to be intimately involved in so many aspects of our business including architecture, interior design, creative branding, marketing, sales, leasing, public relations, finance and management. This breadth of experience, understanding of different cultures from around the world and having a discerning eye for quality bring a uniqueness and value to our profession that isn’t often found in one individual.
DID YOU HAVE ANOTHER PROFESSION PRIOR TO BEING IN REAL ESTATE? HOW HAS THAT GIVEN YOU AN EDGE IN REAL ESTATE? I modeled internationally for seven years and traveled extensively throughout Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. This gave me the opportunity to experience many different cultures and reaffirmed my strong interest in art, architecture and design. TELL US ABOUT A SHINING MOMENT IN YOUR PROFESSIONAL CAREER. I’ve had quite a few shining moments in my career but know my best days are ahead of me. I feel blessed to work alongside so many talented people, particularly in new development which, as a business, has evolved so much since I started. As much as we think real estate is local, we live in the capital of the world which serves as home to people from everywhere. The use of technology and the internet has advanced our industry so much over the past 20 years and has forced us to diversify our skills in order to keep up and excel as professionals. I see a lot more of that in our future.
“As much as we think real estate is local, we live in the capital of the world which serves as home to people everywhere.”
HOW AND WHEN DID YOU GET YOUR START IN REAL ESTATE? My dear friend Robby Browne introduced me to Alan Rogers who was the CEO of Douglas Elliman. Alan paired me up with Helene Luchnick, who was the top producing agent downtown and leading the new development scene back then. Within days I was working on my first project the Spears Building in far West Chelsea on W. 22nd. The Spears Building was the very first residential project in the neighborhood and marked the beginning of the development and growth we’ve experienced over the years. It’s so gratifying to have been part of that growth since the very beginning, and I look forward to contributing to the areas continued growth in the years to come.
Penthouse C at The Sterling Mason - An Art Collector’s dream perched atop Tribeca’s most architecturally distinguished and design driven new development condominium
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE WAY TO SPEND YOUR FREE TIME? Definitely behind my cameras capturing all of the natural beauty there is on earth and particularly at sunset on Towd Point Beach in Southampton with friends and my pup, Jessebell.
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ISLAND DAYS, MAYAN WAYS Michael Gross reports from his seaside utopias
AUTHOR MICHAEL GROSS has more than a dozen books to his credit and has written for almost every magazine and newspaper you can name, including AVENUE, where he has served as both real estate editor and acting editor. His much-anticipated next book, Focus: The Sexy, Secret, Sometimes Sordid World of Fashion Photographers, will be published in July, following New York Times best sellers like Model, 740 Park, and House of Outrageous Fashion. After spending 21 straight winters on St. Barthélemy, Gross says he needed a change and began taking alternating midwinter trips to Jamaica and the Mayan Riviera.
Destination unknown
In 2011, we planned to go to Egypt, but the morning we were set to fly, we woke up to a revolution in Tahrir Square, had to regroup fast, and ended up in Jamaica, where my wife has close friends. Before we discovered St. Barts in the 1980s, we’d gone several times to a Yucatán town known for diving and snorkeling called Akumal, and in 2012 decided to return. Both places have the things we need most to relax: wonderful people, living reefs and a lifestyle that’s as simple as it is sophisticated.
From sea to shining sea
We are both swimmers and snorkelers and will dive into almost anything: lagoons, beaches, cliffs, blue holes, caves. Otherwise, we read, cook, shop and just relax. And we also like to just poke around. You never know what you’ll find.
It’s a small world after all Putting down roots . . . with a little reggae!
In Jamaica, we’ve stayed at the luscious resort Round Hill (above), in a house perched on the cliffs of western Negril (right); at the all-inclusive Couples Tower Isle, owned by our friends the Issa family; and this winter at Te Moana, a rustic little cottage on the water just outside Ocho Rios. In Mexico, we love to start at either Kin Sol Soleil, a boutique hotel created by the architect Jose Luis Moreno, or Esencia, owned by our pal Kevin Wendle. We have also rented villas in North Akumal, one called Blue Tang, right on a protected lagoon called Yal-Ku, and another on the beach called Casa Maya, with a reef within swimming distance.
We ran into Bergdorf Goodman’s fashion director Linda Fargo in the parking lot at Esencia! Round Hill attracts the families of Ralph Lauren, Steve Schwarzman and Bob Pittman, all New Yorkers; both times we’ve gone our friend Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia has been there and introduced us to an interesting, international cast of characters. In Ocho Rios, we had dinner with Jamaican superstar Chris Blackwell, the record mogul turned hotelier and rum maker, who is as charming as he is accomplished and brilliant.
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At Te Moana
Beware of . . . Sea urchins! I stepped on one in Negril and never want to meet another. Yal-Ku Lagoon
The last supper
Couples Tower Isle has a new panAsian restaurant called Bayview, where you eat in a couple of pavilions hanging over the water (right). Everything—the ingredients, the presentation, the service, even the wines—were as good as anything we’ve ever eaten in New York. In Mexico, we always go to Los Pelicanos on the main square in Puerto Morelos for peel-andeat shrimp and ice-cold Coronas.
At Te Moana
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. . . my Cressi spearfishing mask and snorkel and my iPad for reading New York newspapers. They’re the only things from home I want to see on vacation. ✦
Finders, keepers
We had great lunches at the Jamaica Inn in Ocho Rios and GoldenEye in Oracabessa Bay. After jerk chicken, we swam for an hour all alone in GoldenEye’s man-made lagoon.
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Brownie McLean in Palm Beach
Julia Lanski and Scott Diament @ Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show
Aniko Gaal Schott and Maestro Iván Fischer @ Budapest Festival Orchestra in DC
Andrea Correale in Palm Beach
Beth Shak and Rocco DiSpirito @ JED Foundation
WHAT’S DOING IN PALM BEACH The Everglades Club, the Hope Diamond, the Coconuts and Club Colette
Brownie McLean is the only person alive who was offered and rejected the Hope Diamond as a wedding present. This “cursed” gem, which was formed more than a billion years ago, was owned by both Louis XVI and Evalyn Walsh McLean, the mining heiress and Brownie’s eccentric mother-in-law, from 1911 to 1947. Harry Winston bought the gem in 1949 and gave it to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, where it can be seen today. The Hope Diamond is also known as Le Bijou du Roi and is currently insured for $250 million. The 45.52 carat blue diamond, which glows red in the dark, was worn by Marie Antoinette until she was guillotined in 1793, adding to the bad-luck legend. Brownie confided to me, “After my mother-in-law’s death I was offered the Hope Diamond. I went to see it, and while approaching it I felt negative energy and saw red sparks emanating from the diamond. I stopped in my tracks; I never touched it and never accepted it. I have always been psychic and I knew immediately it wasn’t for me. Even now, my skin crawls when I think about it. Harry Winston took ownership of the diamond but told me he didn’t want to keep it ‘because of the curse.’ ” She added with a twinkle in her eye,
“I was having lunch with Paul Getty in London—he liked me—when Paul got a call from Richard Nixon, I said, let me talk to him. I told the vice president not to let the Hope Diamond come to Washington because it would bring bad luck to the city, and we all know how that worked out.” This 98-year-old beauty remains the reigning Queen of Palm Beach; she goes out every night and is the longest living member of the exclusive Everglades Club. Brownie’s husband, John “Jock” McLean, was a leading member of the Coconuts, PB’s most prestigious group of men, who give an annual New Year’s Eve party for the crème de la crème. Long live the Queen. si.edu
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Andrea Stark gave a Carnival-themed party at Club Colette, in honor of the opening of the Palm Beach Jewelry, Art & Antique Show and its owner, Scott Diament. palmbeachshowgroup.com Guests included the show’s design chair Campion Platt, Pamela O’Connor, and Sharon Sondes; designers Scott Snyder, Lars Bolander, Chris Coleman, and Joseph Pubillones; and the artist Jeff Highlander. There were more than $2 billion in collectibles at the show, including Andy Warhol’s
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Jeremy, Fox, Xenia, Rivoli, Campion and Tatiana Platt @ PB Antique Show
sterling silver flatware from Tiffany and Joan Fontaine’s Art Deco minaudière studded with diamonds and rubies. Fontaine carried the case when she won the Oscar for Best Actress in Alfred Hitchcock’s Suspicion in 1941. Both items were offered by M.S. Rau. rauantiques.com. Michael Bloomberg, Ralph Lauren and Jon Bon Jovi have all collected flags from Jeff R. Bridgman American Antiques, which is the nation’s largest seller of early Stars and Stripes and political textiles. Barbra Streisand has bought flags for Bill Clinton and Bill Gates from Jeff, who is the leading expert in his field. Bridgman offered a large selection of Americana at the show, including two rare Lincoln campaign flags: one from 1860 with 33 stars, the other from Christy Scott 1864 featuring 35 stars from the election of Abraham Lincoln and Cashman @ Charity Andrew Johnson. It is the only known surviving flag in this style and can Warriors be yours in this election year for $125,000. jeffbridgman.com
FRIENDS OF THE BUDAPEST FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA
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Andrea and Ashley Stark @ PB Antique Show
Cheri Kaufman @ U.N. General Assembly
Tony Ingrao and Randy Kemper @ Museum of Art and Design
Consuelo Vanderbilt Costin and Jean Shafiroff @ Michela Rigguci Shoes
SAFARI ROUNDUP
Carolina Herrera Herrera, Valentino, Ronald Reagan, and Rudolph Giuliani are all past honorees of the Boys’ & Girls’ Towns of Italy’s annual gala. Contessina Francesca Braschi Gumina will chair the 71st ball at the Pierre on April 5. This years honorees include Vincent Pastore, Mercedes Ellington, Dr. Maurizio Forte, Karen King, John Salvato and Charles Gucciardo. The organization has made a home for King 120 refugee and war-orphaned youths from 20 countries outside Rome. Bgti.org . . . . . Doubles’ guiding light Wendy Carduner will mastermind the club’s 40th anniversary black-tie dinner dance on May 12 . . . . . Consuelo Vanderbilt Costin was named a legacy board member of the Vanderbilt Museum on Long Island and has become a brand ambassador for Michela Rigucci shoes, which held a fashion event with designer Gemma Kahng at Tracy Stern’s house . . . . . Jennifer Lawrence worked with Christy Scott Cashman on Joy and supported the actress’ CharityWarriors benefit in Boston. Nancy Frates, who cocreated the Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS, helped judge this year’s contest, which was won by Julie Joyal’s HMS MEDscience charitywarriorschallenge.com . . . . . Cheri Kaufman spoke at the U.N. General Assembly on sustainable development goals for young people around the world . . . . . World Series Poker players Beth Shak and Jamie Gold hosted an evening of cards to benefit the JED Foundation, which fights to reduce the risk of suicide at 2,500 colleges across the USA. Supporters included Starwood Capital CEO Barry Sternlicht, chef Rocco DiSpirito and Montel Williams. Jedfoundation.org ✦
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Jamee Gregory and Daisy Soros @ Budapest Festival Orchestra in NY
Lucky Roosevelt Roosevelt, who was the USA’s longest serving chief of protocol and married to President Theodore Roosevelt’s grandson Archie, led the standing ovation for Maestro Iván Fischer and the Budapest Festival Orchestra (BFO) at the Kennedy Center. Aniko Gaal Schott, Jane Cafritz, Manuel Martinez and Karon Cullen hosted a reception for Fischer, who founded the orchestra, at the St. Regis. In attendance were the ambassadors from Hungary, Japan, Greece, Spain and Monaco. At the end of the BFO’s brilliant concert at Carnegie Hall, the orchestra surprised the house and stood up and sang: marvelous! Fischer explained, “No other orchestra in the world does this. Singing is important to me; people should sing to their children and grandchildren. They should join choirs; we want to inspire people to sing because it brings people together.” The evening’s chairs were Sylvia Hemingway and Kati Marton, who said, “We live in a world of walls, and Iván is tearing down those walls.” Guests at the inspired gala dinner catered by Starr Events, an elite member of the Chosen Few, included Ambassadors Donald Blinken and Ferenc Kumin, Kumin Stephen Benko, Tim Warner, Jamee and Peter Gregory, and Adrienne and Gianluigi Vittadini. Daisy Soros, the BFO’S director emeritus, echoed Fischer’s sentiments about the importance of singing, saying, “When I first came to America my English wasn’t very good and I didn’t know any lullabies so I sang the jingle ‘Ajax the Foaming Cleanser’ to my baby over and over.” Laughter and applause swept the room. The evening commemorated the BFO’s 20th anniversary in New York. Supporters included Jan Chipman, Tamiko and Soros, Nancy Brinker, Laszlo Balassy and David Tobey. bfz.hu George Soros
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JULIE MENIN AVENUE’s back-page column asks New York notables our version of the questionnaire made famous by Marcel Proust
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WHAT IS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE NEW YORK MOMENT? My most memorable New York moment is teaching my three boys how to ride the Pier 26, which was rebuilt by the downtown community after 9/11.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE THEATRE IN NEW YORK? When I was pregnant I used to go to the Sunshine Cinema and afterward would have a pastrami sandwich at the iconic Katz’s deli on the Lower East Side.
WAS THERE A CAREER MILESTONE OR MOMENT THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING FOR YOU? I was living and running my business near the World Trade Center on 9/11. My business was devastated and we were evacuated from our home. I still cannot imagine what it was like for people who lost loved ones. In early 2002, I started Wall Street Rising, which was a catalyst to helping rebuild Lower Manhattan. IF YOUR APARTMENT WERE ON FIRE, WHICH THREE THINGS WOULD YOU RESCUE? My kids and husband, which is four. But if you mean inanimate objects . . . my grandmother’s and mother’s photos (they survived the Holocaust), my sons’ favorite stuffed animals, poems and artwork.
BEST MEAL YOU’VE EVER HAD IN NEW YORK CITY? The Mother’s Day breakfast my boys make me. WHO IS THE MOST POWERFUL NEW YORKER YOU KNOW? Alexander Hamilton . . . he’s got the biggest hit on Broadway!
HOW DO YOU LIKE TO SPEND YOUR MORNINGS? I am an early riser and am up most mornings before 6 a.m. I like to take a run or bike and then make breakfast for my boys. WHERE IS PARADISE FOR YOU? Watching the sunrise with a cup of coffee after a run in the park.
WHAT’S THE BEST ADVICE YOU’VE EVER RECEIVED? There is no elevator to success, you have to take the stairs. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NYC CLICHÉ? It really doesn’t ever sleep! WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP? I’m where I want to be: working for the people of NYC. ✦
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