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Robyn Kammerer

As Executive Director of Communications for Halstead Property, Robyn handles all the public relations activities for the firm which include both internal and external communications. As a result of her strong relationships with the media, Halstead is properly represented in the press at a minimum of once a week. Robyn joined the firm in 2006 as the Director of Communications and was quickly promoted to the Vice President of Communications. In Spring 2010, she was promoted to her current title as Executive Director.

Robyn brings more than twelve years of public relations and corporate communications experience to Halstead Property. Prior to joining Halstead, Robyn was an Account Supervisor at a full-service marketing and public relations firm, Amies Communications in Irvine, California. While at Amies, she worked with a wide range of clients in fields including residential real estate, commercial real estate, mixed-use projects and interior design. In her senior role at the company, she was responsible for media relations, account management, crisis communications, website development, strategic plans and event planning. Robyn received three Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) awards for her work on an Orange County luxury residential high-rise including Best Brochure, Best Website and Best Consumer News Release.

Before her position at Amies Communications, Robyn was the Area Director of Communications for the American Cancer Society in Connecticut. In that capacity, she was responsible for the media relations and communications for Connecticut including serving as the spokesperson and coordinating charity events. Robyn also played a key role in the organization's management team and served as a representative for cancer survivors. Previously, Robyn was the Public Relations Manager at one of the leading personal finance magazines, Money Magazine. Based in New York, she oversaw all publicity needs of the editorial and advertising staff for the award-winning national publication.

Born and raised in Connecticut, Robyn graduated from the University of San Diego with a bachelor's degree in English Literature and French. She is a member of PRSA and the Urban Land Institute. Robyn resides in Rowayton, Connecticut with her husband and young son. She is an active member of her community, volunteering on a regular basis for the town of Rowayton and for the Darien Youth Lacrosse.

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Oliver Makes Dreams Become Realty

Wiltonian Anne Oliver, at her Halstead office, was recently named Realtor of the Year by the Mid-Fairfield County Association of Realtors. Ms. Oliver has been a Realtor for more than a decade. By Joan Lownds When someone is making the leap to...
Wilton Bulletin - Friday, February 03, 2012

Housing Market Ticks Upward

By Joan Lownds Glimmers of hope in last year's housing market report gave Wilton Realtors some modicum of optimism, in an informal survey. "I can say that our office phones are ringing and there are buyers out there now that are...
Wilton Bulletin - Saturday, January 28, 2012

Sirinakis Joins Halstead Property

Halstead Property recently announced that George Sirinakis has joined its Wilton office at 21 River Road. Mr. Sirinakis has more than 20 years' experience as a licensed architect. "George is sensitive to the emotional and practical impact of good home...
Wilton Bulletin - Thursday, January 19, 2012

Staging With Color Without Painting A Single Wall

By Cathy Hobbs, ASID Pick the number one fear factor of many homeowners and it is often the dreaded five-letter word c-o-l-o-r. I am not quite sure why this is, but so many people are simply terrified to stir the brush...
The Epoch Times - Tuesday, December 27, 2011

100 Years And Counting

A look back at 20 of the biggest stories and most colorful real estate figures The Real Deal has covered since launching By Gabby Warshawer 2008 Brownstone Brooklyn real estate is trading at high volumes, despite the tentative market. When The Real...
The Real Deal - Thursday, September 01, 2011

Solis Shines Even In A Dismal Housing Market

By Paul Leonard Only one unit in luxury Fort Greene condo building remains on the market, according to report. Update, 6 p.m.: Solis, a luxury condo building on Clermont Avenue in Fort Greene, is actually 100 percent sold, according to a...
Fort Green-Clinton Hill Patch - Monday, August 08, 2011

Manhattan Sales Market Stays Stable Through The Second Quarter

Many folks have already left town for the weekend, but there are no holidays for quarterly market reports! So we begin this summer Friday with the second quarter numbers. The verdict: a little better than last quarter, a little worse...
Curbed - Friday, July 01, 2011

Organizers Get Set For Darien Road Race

Chuck Waggner started sponsoring and running in the Darien Road Race back when it started in 1979 to benefit the Community Fund of Darien. Organizers are getting things set to run the race in September. As a cancer survivor, Waggner...
The Daily Darien - Thursday, June 09, 2011

House PHotos Attract Tv Cameras

By Fanella Pearson Alison Sternberg credits the great photos of her property listing on the Halstead Property website with attracting the attention of film director, Jonathan Bucari. “He was looking for a house to represent the home of a U.S. senator...
Daily Stamford - Monday, May 02, 2011

Gimme Shelter

We hear that +aRt, the West Chelsea condo building at 540 W. 28th St., will host Elle Décor’s Modern Life Concept House for three weekends in May and June.
New York Post - Thursday, March 10, 2011

Drowning In Data Market Report Season

It's market report morning around here. Halstead, Corcoran and Elliman all released their fourth quarter (or, in Halstead's case, second half) Brooklyn reports. Overall, the news was decent on a year-over-year basis and a little weak versus the third quarter,...
Brownstoner - Thursday, January 20, 2011

Dream Homes

Darien, Conn. $5.9 million While 1973 -- the year this "outstanding mini-estate" was built -- isn't exactly early American history, the architect who designed the home, Milton Grigg, was the man responsible for restoring Colonial Williamsburg and Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. This four-bedroom,...
New York Post - Friday, December 03, 2010

Development Update-O-Rama The Best-Selling Buildings Are All In Brooklyn And Toren Is Tops

Ladies and gentlemen, your best-selling building through the first three quarters of 2010: Toren! The Downtown Brooklyn zebra tower sold 99 units at an average price of $513,712, according to a PropertyShark report mined by Crain's. In second place was...
Business Insider - Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Halstead Property Continues To Grow In Westport

Halstead Property has put the finishing touches on its expansion in Westport. Halstead acquired the space adjacent to the Westport office within the Compo Shopping Center and nearly doubling its space from 1,900 square feet to approximately 3,200 square feet. After...
WestPort News - Thursday, November 11, 2010

Halstead Expands Westport Office

Halstead Property has expanded its Westport, Conn. office, the residential firm announced today, after acquiring the office space adjacent to its existing location in the Compo Shopping Center. The firm now takes up roughly 3,200 square feet, up from 1,900...
WestPort News - Tuesday, November 02, 2010

Executive Moves

Halstead Property: Robyn Kammerer, 35, was promoted to executive director of communications at the real estate services firm. She was previously vice president of communications.
Crains - Sunday, August 15, 2010

A Pre-War Apartment To Fall In Love With

There aren’t many apartment buildings in Riverdale that offer true pre-war charm, and the gracious living that comes with it. The units at Fieldston Gardens, 525 West 238th Street, are special. They are large, they are light-filled and they have been...
The Riverdale Press - Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Condo With An 'Unfussy' Look

By MAYA POPE-CHAPPELL Tina Petra describes her West Chelsea condo as "simple and austere," but the home's contemporary decor has some ornate touches. The dining-room table is outfitted with a decorative skateboard tooled with religious iconography, the bathroom has flowered...
Wall Street Journal - Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Gottlieb-Estate Buildings For Sale

By CRAIG KARMIN Neil Bender, heir to the William Gottlieb real-estate empire in Manhattan, is selling two downtown buildings, a rare break with his family's decades-old opposition to letting go of property. The estate is asking $8.5 million for a...
Wall Street Journal - Monday, June 07, 2010

Gottlieb S Downtown Buildings For Sale

Neil Bender, heir to the William Gottlieb real estate empire in Manhattan, is selling two downtown buildings, a rare break with his family's decades-old opposition to unloading property, the Wall Street Journal reported. The estate is asking $8.5 million for...
The Real Deal - Monday, June 07, 2010

Did I Mention The Graves Out Back

By WENDY CARLSON THE fashion designer Diane Von Furstenberg is planning an unusual addition to Cloudwalk, the 100-acre farm she owns here in Litchfield County: a family cemetery and meditation garden, enclosed by a stone wall and surrounded by cherry trees....
New York Times - Sunday, April 18, 2010

Halstead Property Welcomes Aimee Mackimm To New Canaan Office

Halstead Property is pleased to announce that Aimee MacKimm has joined their New Canaan office. Aimee comes to Halstead from William Pitt Sotheby’s in New Canaan where she started her real estate career four years ago. “We are thrilled to have...
Mann Report - Thursday, April 15, 2010

Robert C Lieber To Lead Panel Of Speakers At Next Brooklyn Real Estate Roundtable

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — The second session of the 2010 quarterly Brooklyn Real Estate Roundtable series will take place at noon on Tuesday, May 4. Networking and stimulating discussions are the order of the day.Speakers lined up for the May 4...
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Agents Agencies

At the annual meeting of the Greenwich Association of Realtors earlier this year, 17 agents were honored for 25 years of service in the industry, among them Gloria Chin-Bestoff, Janice Grijns, Sally Parris and Donna Weltz of Coldwell Banker. Also-...
Darien News-Review - Thursday, March 25, 2010

Fresh Start Fridays Four Apartments With Cut-Rate Carrying Costs

3-bedroom, 2.5-bath gut-renovated postwar doorman condominium on Central Park West and 100th includes a large terrace and walls of windows overlooking open city views and Central Park. $1,595,000, $833.00/mo common charges, $458/mo r.e. taxes. [Halstead Property] Sunny, one-bedroom, one-bath prewar...
Brick Underground - Friday, March 12, 2010

Snowicane Or Not New York City Real Estate Brokers Are Hard At Work

Unlike teachers or other professionals who can stay home when the weather gets bad, brokers must be prepared to show properties to eager home-seeking clients, rain or shine. "Real estate is like the post office: neither sleet nor rain nor...
The Real Deal - Friday, February 26, 2010

Agents Agencies

Leslie Ann Pero in Stamford's Parkway office of William Pitt Sotheby's International Realty was tops in volume for December. A company Platinum Superstar, she is certified in luxury properties, new homes, relocation and all facets of residential property. A real...
NewsTimes - Thursday, February 04, 2010

Manhattan Real Estate Prices Drop

By Wei Min TanThe city's major brokerages reported prices in the fourth quarter of 2009 in the Manhattan real estate market decreased from a year ago while sales increased. I expect this trend to continue into early 2010.Prudential Douglas Elliman...
thestreet.com - Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Manhattan Home Sales Rise In 4Q But Prices Vary

By J.W. ELPHINSTONEHome sales in Manhattan rebounded at the end of the year, but experts predict a weak recovery for the new year because the number of pending deals declined.Five housing reports released Tuesday painted a picture of a market...
Business Week - Tuesday, January 05, 2010

New Residential Developments

Sales update HarlemThe Douglass2110 Frederick Douglass Boulevard: Sales launched at the 38-unit, nine-story BRP Companies condo property near Central Park and Morningside Park. The 38-unit development includes one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, from 762 square feet to 1,355 square feet....
The Real Deal - Friday, January 01, 2010

The Real Deal's Best Of 2009 Top 10 Biggest New York City Real Estate Stories Of The Year

By Candace TaylorIn the aftermath of the financial crisis, the industry watched in awe -- and sometimes horror -- as residential sales ground to a virtual halt, condo projects stopped in their tracks, office rents shrank and retail stores disappeared....
The Real Deal - Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Partying Through The Downturn

In bad market, brokerages find party-planning a fraught issue, but they still celebrate By Amy Tennery In a real estate market that's been challenging at best, knowing how to celebrate the bounty of the holidays is a tricky thing. Celebrate...
The Real Deal - Thursday, December 24, 2009

Real Estate In Brief

Final unit contract signed at 90 First PlaceContract signings have completed at 90 First Place in Carroll Gardens, according to a press release sent today from developer the Brody Group, which built the brownstone conversion project, and its exclusive marketing...
The Real Deal - Thursday, December 17, 2009

New Residential Developments

Sales updateHarlem119th Street and Third AvenueMore than half of the condo's 90 rental units are leased, while a 9,300-square-foot ground-floor retail space in the building will be home to the Easy Shopping Department Store. The 12-story development, by 119 Third...
The Real Deal - Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Sales Launch At Harlem Development Seeking Fha Financing

New condominium the Douglass, at 2110 Frederick Douglass Boulevard at the corner of 114th Street in Harlem, has launched sales today. The 38-unit development includes one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, ranging from 762 square feet to 1,355 square feet, according...
The Real Deal - Monday, November 30, 2009

NYC Public School Converts To Condos

P.S. 90, a 104-year-old New York City public school located at 220 West 148th Street in Harlem is in the beginning stages of plans to be converted into a residential condominium development.The historic P.S. 90 which is notable for its...
New York Construction - Sunday, November 01, 2009

2280 FDB Tops Off In Harlem

To celebrate the recent topping-off at 2280 FDB in Harlem, the building's developer RGS Holdings, LLC hosted a rooftop soiree. The topping-off was completed after the roof was added at the 89-unit new construction residential development located at 2280...
Mann Report - Sunday, November 01, 2009

Brooklyn Broadside Will Jehovah's Witnesses Abandon Brooklyn Heights

By Dennis HoltThursday’s New York Times produced sharp contrasts that had nothing to do with healthcare reform, at least for subscribers.Inside the plastic bag was a hefty 144-page full-color bro-chure by Halstead Property promoting residential opportunities. Back when there was...
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Friday, October 23, 2009

Nest Seekers Capitalizes On Low Rents With Expansion

By Candace TaylorUsing the downturn as an opportunity for expansion, Nest Seekers International has opened its fourth Manhattan office.The seven-year-old residential brokerage opened a 4,000-square-foot office this week at 415 Madison Avenue between 48th and 49th streets, according to Nest...
The Real Deal - Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Toxic Harlem'school Gets New Life As Condo

By Nicole BreskinA 100-year old Harlem public school shuttered for thirty years because of asbestos contamination is undergoing a multi-million dollar makeover to become luxury condominiums by the end of next year.P.S. 90, abandoned in 1978 when the city discovered...
DNAinfo - Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Condo Sales Launch At Former Harlem'school

L+M Development Partners and Halstead Property Development Marketing have kicked off sales at PS90 Condominium, according to a press release. The former public school, located at 220 West 148th Street between Seventh and Eighth avenues in Harlem, was built in 1905 and had been...
The Real Deal - Thursday, September 17, 2009

Only In 1 York

Michael Hirtenstein has just closed on his $16.8 million multi-apartment deal at One York, the new-construction, Enrique Norten-designed condo building in TriBeCa.As we reported three weeks ago, The Hirt, a telecom whiz who's been gobbling up properties like a real...
New York Post - Thursday, September 03, 2009

Real Estate Goes To The Movies

Hollywood has taken an interest in New York City real estate lately, with several actors filming scenes in real estate offices. Al Pacino and Susan Sarandon are filming an HBO biopic called "You Don't Know Jack" in Fillmore Real Estate's...
The Real Deal - Thursday, September 03, 2009

Darien Road Race Fighting Cancer Step By Step For 30 Years

Written by Lynsey Santimays The year was 1979. It was the era of disco, Nike sneakers were less than a year old, and the second of the “Rocky” movies had just hit theaters.“I saw Rocky in the movie theaters,” said...
Darien Times - Saturday, August 29, 2009

NYC Real Estate In Brief Occupancy Begins At The 505 And More

The 505 receives temporary certificate of occupancyParkview Developers and Halstead Property Development Marketing announced that the 505 in Hell’s Kitchen is 93 percent sold and has received a temporary certificate of occupancy. Closings at the seven-story, 108-unit development at 505...
The Real Deal - Friday, August 14, 2009

Lavish Apartments Turned Recession Bargains The Prices On These Apartments Have Been Slashed Making A Great Deal For Home Buyers

By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ and DEAN PRAETORIUSChampagne wishes and caviar dreams are a bit closer for many Americans today -- at least when it comes to real estate.That luxury $15 million apartment that you once might have dreamed of is now...
ABC News - Thursday, August 06, 2009

Harlem Condos Get Fha Okay

Halstead Property Development Marketing announced that the new condominium development Hamilton Lofts in Harlem has been approved by the Federal Housing Administration's mortgage program, allowing qualified buyers to purchase a new home with a down payment...
Brokers Weekly - Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Hamilton Lofts Unvieled

By D. BellRemember when we mentioned a new condo development that caught our eye back in October of last year? We were able to get a sneak peek of the completed units a few weeks back. Typically when we hear...
Uptown Flavor - Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Brooklyn And Manhattan Brokers Tie Knot

The Developers Group of Brooklyn merges with Manhattan-based The Real Estate Group of New York as the city's real estate brokerage consolidation wave rolls on.By Amanda Fung Brooklyn-based The Developers Group is merging with Manhattan-based The Real Estate Group of...
Crains - Friday, June 12, 2009

Distilling The Real Estate Market To 140 Characters Or Less

By Sara Polsky If only home sales were growing like Twitter.com. Visits to the micro-blogging Web site, on which users post "tweets" of 140 characters or less that are read by the other Twitter members following them, have increased from...
The Real Deal - Monday, March 23, 2009

Residential Sales Around The Region

Upper West Side Sold Price $2.5 million 201 West 72nd Street, Alexandria 3BR, 3BA On the market: 4 weeks 1,690-sq.-ft. condo in a postwar building; 24-hr. doormen, concierge, 2 terraces, 3 exposures, washer/dryer; common charges $1,438; taxes $20,568; listed at $2.8 million. Brokers: Klara Madlin;...
New York Times - Saturday, February 21, 2009

Real Estate Still Hitting The Eggnog

Several brokerages going ahead with holiday parties: 'Wouldn't be good for morale to give up' by Leigh Kamping-Carder It seemed that in November, after the Big Four in New York commercial and residential real estate—CB Richard Ellis, Cushman & Wakefield, Prudential Douglas...
New York Observer - Friday, December 05, 2008

Good Questions Glossy Reflective Ceilings

I came across these pictures from an online real estate listing and was wondering if you might know how to paint the ceiling like that so it’s glossy and somewhat reflective. Thanks, AT! Ross Thanks for your question, Ross. We saw...
Apartment Therapy - Monday, December 01, 2008

Revealed Block Beautiful Not Immune To Change Glass

East 19th Street between Third Avenue and Irving Place is known as "Block Beautiful" for its architecturally diverse collection of 19th and early 20th century houses and buildings. But as we've learned over the past few years, no pocket of...
Curbed - Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Residential Sales Around The Region

TriBeCa $1.765 million 44 Lispenard Street (Church St.) One bedroom, one bath. Time on the market: 5 weeks. 1,860-sq.-ft. condo in a prewar loft building; keyed elevator, 14-ft. ceilings, office loft, library, exposed brick walls; common charge $798; taxes $6,936; listed at $1.765 million....
New York Times - Sunday, October 26, 2008

Broker Exchange

Halstead Property Robyn Kammerer was promoted to vice president of communications from director of communications.
The Real Deal - Thursday, May 01, 2008

Executive Moves

Real Estate Halstead Property: Robyn Kammerer, 33, was promoted to vice president of communications from director of communications.
Crains - Sunday, March 16, 2008

Broker Exchange

Residential Halstead Property Barbara Licalzi, Peter Martin, Kathleen Moosher, Susan Ruttner, Barry Silverman, Michael Spodek, Dean Feldman, Barbara Godson, Barbara Good and Norman Horowitz were promoted to executive vice president from senior vice president.
The Real Deal - Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Interactive Floor Plans Engage Real Estate Buyers

Icovia announced a release of the Icovia Space Planner Real Estate Edition, an online interactive floor planning product and pre-sales tool for the real estate market. According to the company, Icovia Real Estate Edition allows real estate agents, brokers, property managers...
RIS Media - Monday, November 12, 2007

Riverdale's Hype

by Julia Heming Halstead Property has a report out that says that Riverdale's average sales price per foot is $596, lower than that of Harlem, Park Slope or Williamsburg. The brokerage--the first of the big Manhattan firms to open an...
New York Observer - Monday, November 12, 2007

East Village Embodiment Parker Posey Selling Co-Op For 1 17 M

by Max Abelson It’s unfeasible to imagine ur-indie-actress Parker Posey leaving the East Village, just like it’s very wrong to think that cigar-mouthed banker John Gutfreund could leave Fifth Avenue, or that Jonathan Safran Foer might live anywhere besides a Park...
New York Observer - Tuesday, October 16, 2007

On The Market

Photo: Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times GRAMERCY AREA CONDOP $1,200,000 MANHATTAN: 312 East 23rd Street (between First and Second Avenues), #10B A two-bedroom, two-bath with a washer and dryer in a converted prewar factory building. Ivana Tagliamonte, Halstead Property (212) 381-6575; www.halstead.com MAINTENANCE: $1,646...
New York Times - Sunday, September 09, 2007

Biggest Rental Firms Keyed Into Market

A look at city's largest in a 'Wild West' business Compared to the sales market, the rental market in Manhattan is a lot like the Wild West. There are fewer rules; transactions move faster; deals are more difficult to track; and...
The Real Deal - Wednesday, August 01, 2007

West Side Express

Neighborhood kids recently participated in a "Draw Your Favorite Place in the Neighborhood" art contest at Halstead Property's newly opened Harlem office on Lenox Avenue.
West Side Spirit - Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Residential Sales

More than $1.2 million Upper East Side $2,000,000 136 East 64th Street On the Market: 17 Weeks 2,100 sq ft co-op in a prewar building; 24 hour doorman, dining room, fireplace, washer/dryer; mainenance $3,997, 37% tax deductible; listed at $2.2 million. Brokers: Halstead Property, LLC; City...
New York Times - Sunday, May 27, 2007

Early 2007 Reports Indicate Softening In Some House Prices

By: Dennis Holt W’burg, Park Slope, Bay Ridge, Crown Heights Are Still Hot Brooklyn — New data on Brooklyn home sales in 2006 and 2005 published by Halstead Property and a report from HMS Associates on the first quarter of this year...
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Thursday, May 03, 2007

Felicity Leaving The Village Keri Russell Unloads Duplex

Two years after buying a duplex apartment atop an ancient townhouse at 49 West Ninth Street, newlywed thespian Keri Russell has sold the Village place for $1.5 million.Ms. Russell once starred in the weepy college-kid soap opera Felicity, which was...
New York Observer - Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Manhattan's Real Estate Market Stays Hot

BY MICHAEL CLANCY, amNew York City Editor The real estate market in the rest of the country may be tanking, but Manhattan's remained strong in the first three months of the year, according to reports released by the city's largest brokerage...
AM New York - Wednesday, April 04, 2007

Logicworks' Managed Database Service Helps Clients Deploy And Maintain Business

Driven, 'No Transactions Lost' Applications NEW YORK --(Business Wire)-- Logicworks, a provider of enterprise-level managed services and hosting solutions to support business-critical applications, today announced the launch of its Managed Database Service (MDBS). The "No Transactions Lost" Managed Database Service provides...
TMCnet - Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Listing Service Dream In Disarray

Big Deal By JOSH BARBANEL AT the dawn of the Internet age, the real estate brokers in Manhattan got together and said: Let us work together to provide a single place on the Web where buyers can see all the apartments...
New York Times - Sunday, April 01, 2007

Executive Moves

Real Estate Halstead Property: Charles D. Urstadt, 47, joined as executive director of sales, East Side office, a new position. He was formerly executive vice president at Brown Harris Stevens.
Crains - Sunday, March 25, 2007

On The Market

Photo Credit: Robert Wright for The New York Times UPPER EAST SIDE DUPLEX $999,000 MANHATTAN: 511 East 82nd Street (between York and East End Avenues), #1E A two-bedroom, two-bath co-op with a fireplace and a private garden in a prewar building. Kate Burton,...
New York Times - Sunday, February 11, 2007

Just Sold Manhattan

The Latest Information About Recent Sales - In Your Backyard and Beyond Manhattan UPPER WEST SIDE $1,350,000 225 W. 60th St. Two-bedroom, two-bath corner condo, 1,167 square feet, with floor-to-ceiling windows, central AC and S/W exposures; building is pet-friendly and features...
New York Post - Thursday, November 16, 2006

Inside The Open Houses

Pictured above: 511 East 82nd Street: Halstead Property, Kate Burton, PH: 212.381.2311 This month, Riva Froymovich drops in on open houses in a well-heeled Brooklyn neighborhood and on the eastern edges of the Upper East Side. Upper East Side: Less traffic in...
The Real Deal - Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Owner Commissions Still Exist In Corners Of Rental Market

Brokers say landlords offer incentives in fringe areas, and newer buildings still see plenty By Philana Patterson In the tightening Manhattan rental market, owners have seen rents rise -- and the commissions they've had to pay disappear. But once you get to...
The Real Deal - Sunday, October 15, 2006

Just Sold

THE LATEST INFO ABOUT RECENT SALES - IN YOUR BACKYARD AND BEYOND Manhattan UPPER WEST SIDE $5,000,000 240 Riverside Blvd. Four-bedroom, 3 1/2-bath condo, 2,901 square feet, with formal dining room, windowed Poggenpohl kitchen, breakfast room, wine cooler, oversized windows, marble...
New York Post - Thursday, October 12, 2006

Done Deals

UPPER EAST SIDE 245 E. 87th St. Three-bedroom co-op Square footage: 2,200 Asking price: $2.95 million Selling price: $2.7 million Time on market: 10 weeks DR. PENTHOUSE Some apartments have wall-to-wall carpeting. This one almost has wall-to-wall balconies with views in all directions. No wonder it stayed...
New York Sun - Thursday, September 28, 2006

The September Factor

It’s been a funny sort of summer in the real-estate world, as the July and August doldrums have felt less like the usual quiet and more like the beginning of something bad. Ask Prudential Douglas Elliman broker Lisa Wong, who...
New York Magazine - Monday, September 18, 2006

Lower Prices Slower Movement In Manhattan

Property isn't quite as pricey, but it's not moving quickly; brokers hope for brisker fall By Tom Acitelli Prices for Manhattan apartments dropped in July from June, though it's too soon to claim the island's rife with bargains. July marked at least...
The Real Deal - Friday, September 15, 2006

Manhattan Home Prices Drop This Summer

The average sales price of a Manhattan apartment dropped during the summer, a new report shows. It dipped from more than $1.3 million in June to finish August at $1,205,042, according to the report from Halstead Property. That represents a...
The Real Deal - Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Pay 45 000 A Month Rent Manhattan Has Line For Top Apartments

By Sharon L. Crenson In Manhattan, where apartment sales fell 15 percent in the second quarter to a five-year low, an eight-room penthouse with Hudson River views is listed for rent at $45,000 a month. That's $540,000 a year, the price...
Bloomberg News - Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Northern Exposure

For those who dream of living the good life above Central Park, consider the new 111 Central Park North. Overlooking the park at 110th Street and Lenox Avenue, all the homes face the park. Two to 4BR units feature high...
New York Magazine - Monday, August 14, 2006

Halstead Mid-Year Townhouse Report

Halstead released its mid-year market report on Brooklyn townhouses on Friday. The results, which measure sales in the first half of this year against sales in the first half of '05, belie any kind of a market slowdown. Of course,...
Brownstoner - Monday, August 07, 2006

Round-Up

Halstead informs us that June 2006 was a good June as far as Junes go, but it was certainly no June 2005. Last month, a strong summer demand for co-ops--and a mysterious drop in inventory--helped the average Manhattan apartment price...
New York Observer - Friday, July 21, 2006

Manhattan Apartment Prices Just Miss Record

by David Jones The average price for Manhattan apartments increased in June, helped by strong demand for co-op apartments and a decline in inventory, but prices are still 2% below the record levels seen in June 2005, according to a...
Crains - Thursday, July 20, 2006

Manhattan Apartment Prices Just Miss Record

The average price for Manhattan apartments increased in June, helped by strong demand for co-op apartments and a decline in inventory, but prices are still 2% below the record levels seen in June 2005, according to a report released Thursday....
WCBS-TV New York - Thursday, July 20, 2006

Who's Who In Residential

Halstead Property, LLC, a leading residential real estate brokerage firm in New York, announced that Robyn Kenyon Kammerer had joined the company as Director of Communications. In her new position, Kammerer is responsible for the promotion of the company as...
Real Estate Weekly - Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Executive Moves

REAL ESTATE Halstead Property: Robyn Kenyon Kammerer, 31, joined as director of communications. She was formerly an account supervisor at Amies Communications.
Crains - Monday, July 17, 2006

Halstead Property Hires Robyn Kammerer As Director Of Communications

RISMEDIA, July 10, 2006—Halstead Property, LLC, a residential real estate brokerage firm in New York, announced that Robyn Kenyon Kammerer had joined the company as Director of Communications. In her new position, Kammerer is responsible for the promotion of the...
RIS Media - Monday, July 10, 2006

Reports Expected On Manhattan Market

At least three major reports on the Manhattan residential market during the second quarter of 2006, which ended June 30, are expected to be released publicly on Thursday. Brokerages Prudential Douglas Elliman, Halstead Property, and the Corcoran Group will release...
The Real Deal - Wednesday, July 05, 2006

At The Top End It's Not Quite As Bad

(Source: Halstead Property) But in the rest of Manhattan's residential market, things could be better By Tom Acitelli The Manhattan housing market passed the mid-year mark with a mix of good and bad news, depending on your vantage. The luxury market, for...
The Real Deal - Saturday, July 01, 2006

New Residential Developments

Midtown 40 West 55th St Street The 10-story, 35-unit condominium conversion of the Rosario Candela-designed prewar building is open for sales. Sean Johnson designed the interiors. Two-bedroom units range in size from 1,070 to 1,354 square feet and are priced at approximately...
The Real Deal - Saturday, July 01, 2006

New Residential Developments Sales Update

Harlem The Langston 68 Bradhurst Avenue The sales office opened in late May for the 10-story, 180-unit condominium. Two- and three-bedroom units and penthouse duplexes are priced from $625,000 to $1.125 million. Halstead Property is the exclusive marketing and sales agent. Contact: www.thelangston.com.
The Real Deal - Saturday, July 01, 2006

Langston Opens Its Doors

The Gotham Organization, Inc. and the Richman Group Development Corporation announced the opening of the official sales office of its latest development, The Langston. Located at 68 Bradhurst Avenue between 145th and 146th Streets, The Langston is a 10-story property...
Real Estate Weekly - Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Manhattan Apartment Prices Dip-- Again Average Price Slides As Median Price In May Gains

The average sales price for a Manhattan apartment continued to slide in May, according to new numbers out Wednesday from brokerage Halstead Property. The average price of a Manhattan apartment slipped from $1,236,287 in April to $1,149,211 in May --...
The Real Deal - Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Residential Sales Around The Region

Manhattan $600,000 to $899,999 Chelsea....$730,000 77 Seventh Avenue (14th St.) 8Weeks 900-sq.-ft. co-op in a postwar building; 24-hr doormen, dining area, home office, partial river view; maintenance $1,030, 45% tax deductible; listed at $799,000. Broker: Halstead Property; Sotheby's International.
New York Times - Sunday, June 04, 2006

New Residential Developments

Newly Announced Projects East Village 296 East Second Street The five-story, eight-unit condominium opened for sales in May. One- and three-bedrooms in the 11,500-square-foot building range in size from 660 to 2,100 square feet. The developer is 296 East Second Street LLC. Halstead...
The Real Deal - Thursday, June 01, 2006

Property Market Cools Even If Broker Job Market Doesn't

Brokerages still growing despite slowing market; still-high prices allow firms to stay big By Vanessa Londono Buoyed by higher sales prices over the last few years, brokerages have been able to keep and to add to their broker ranks. But as prices...
The Real Deal - Thursday, June 01, 2006

Residential Sales

Manhattan CHELSEA $520,000 360 West 21st Street 1-bedroom, 1-bath, 575-sq.-ft. co-op in a prewar building; elevator, windowed kitchen with upgraded appliances; high ceilings, renovated bath, 2 exposures; laundry facilities in building; maintenance $712, 53% tax deductible; listed at $545,000, 18...
New York Times - Thursday, May 25, 2006

Manhattan Sales Prices Dip Report Says

By Tom Acitelli Manhattan apartment prices dipped in April, according to a new report, revealing again that the borough's sales market isn't what it used to be. The average sales price for a Manhattan apartment dropped 3.5 percent from March...
The Real Deal - Thursday, May 11, 2006

Imagine If Condos Always Outsold Co-Ops

Sales would be easier, brokers say, as they ponder latest drop in Manhattan apartment prices By Tom Acitelli In the first quarter of 2006, for the first time in five years, condominiums outsold co-operatives in Manhattan. That shift is probably a one-shot...
The Real Deal - Monday, May 01, 2006

Halstead Gets Its Day

Halstead Property threw itself a big party on April 5 to mark the launch of its re-branding effort. The $5 million to $10 million re-branding includes print, online, and outdoor advertising as well as interactive plasma TVs at Halstead's storefront...
The Real Deal - Monday, May 01, 2006

Exclusive Contracts A Close Look At The Fine Print

Exclusive sales contracts from the city's major firms show big differences in the little details By Tom Acitelli First, get paid. Sales contracts from different city real estate brokerages unanimously agree on that. But, beyond that simple idea, Manhattan's biggest brokerages compensate their agents...
The Real Deal - Monday, May 01, 2006

Residential Sales Around The Region

Chelsea $490,000 320 West 19th Street 20 Weeks on the Market 550 square foot co-op in prewar building; elevator, dining area, high ceilings, h/w floors, north exposure; maintenance $611, 48% tax-deductable; listed at $499,000. Brokers: Halstead Property; Bellmarc Realty.
New York Times - Sunday, April 16, 2006

At Deadline

Real estate brokerage firm Halstead Property is revamping its brand in New York. Halstead, with the help of branding firm Pool Inc., will launch a print advertising campaign and redesign the company's logo and Web site. The campaign will cost...
Crains - Monday, April 10, 2006

Fast Sales For Starter Apartments Younger First-Time Buyers Flock To Manhattan's Smaller Spreads Market Share Reaches Five-Year High

Author: Tom Acitelli Date of Publication: April 2006 This winter, a young woman looking for an alcove studio on the Upper East Side found fierce competition. Her broker, Lewis Friedman of Bellmarc Realty, said they got tangled in three bidding wars...
The Real Deal - Saturday, April 01, 2006

First Rush Of Condos Hits Market At Foot Of Uws

New projects in emerging area west of Time Warner Center come online as overall sales slow By Anjali Naik and Stuart W. Elliott Hudson River views from the future 10 West End Avenue at the foot of the Upper West SideThe first...
The Real Deal - Saturday, April 01, 2006

Residential Sales

Manhattan BATTERY PARK CITY $750,000 377 Rector Place (South End Avenue) 1-bedroom, 1-bath, 652-sq.-ft. condo in a postwar building; 24-hr. doormen, concierge; dining area, west exposure, Hudson River view; laundry facilities in building; common charge $561; taxes $9,348; listed at $750,000, 7 weeks...
New York Times - Thursday, March 30, 2006

Brooklyn House Sales Reach 5 4 Billion

25 HOUSES SOLD EVERY DAY Bed-Stuy Has Most Sales, Heights Has Steepest Prices by Dennis Holt BROOKLYN — In 2005, Brooklyn realized sales of houses at the hard-to-believe number of $5.4 billion — meaning that 25 houses were sold every day. The sales...
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Thursday, March 23, 2006

Brooklyn Broadside Opponents Of Buildings In Park May Have A Hidden Motive

by Dennis HoltDOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Last year, according to the Halstead Property Co., 17 houses were sold for a total of $46,689,000 in Brooklyn Heights. This comes out to an average of $2,746,417 per house. These numbers do not include...
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle - Tuesday, March 21, 2006

Residential Sales Around The Region

$300,000 to $599,999 Chelsea $460,000 165 West 20th Street Number of bedrooms: 0 Number of full bathrooms: 1 Number of half bathrooms: 0 Weeks on market: 15 weeks 500-sq.-ft. studio co-op in a prewar building; high ceilings, h/w floors, 2...
New York Times - Sunday, March 19, 2006

Residential Sales

UPPER WEST SIDE $705,000 258 West 99th Street 2-bedroom, 1 1/2-bath, 950-sq.-ft. co-op in a prewar building; dining area, renovated marble baths; terrace; maintenance $971, 50% tax-deductible; listed at $720,000, 3 weeks on market (brokers: Halstead Property; Wohlfarth & Associates)
New York Times - Thursday, March 16, 2006

Brooklyn Heights Priciest Nabe For Townhouses Report Says

By Tom Acitelli Brooklyn Heights had the most expensive townhouses in Brooklyn in the second half of 2005, according to a new report. Townhouses in other western Brooklyn neighborhoods were also among the priciest in the borough in the latter half...
The Real Deal - Thursday, March 16, 2006

Manhattan Home Prices Dip

Don't break your lease just yet: The price of a Manhattan home dipped from January into February, but, on average, stayed well above a million dollars.The average sales price of a Manhattan apartment dropped more than 5 percent,to around $1.21...
Metro - Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Manhattan Apartment Prices Dip Report Says

By Tom Acitelli After a spike in prices in January, the Manhattan housing market softened some more in February. That's according to a new report from brokerage Halstead Property, which showed both the median and the average sales prices for...
The Real Deal - Monday, March 13, 2006

Market Report Revisiting The 1000 Ppsf Barrier

With most of the milestone Manhattan sales price points having been obligerated over the past year, there's not too much shock and awe in a market report these days. But the latest Halstead report (February) breathes fresh life into the...
Curbed - Monday, March 13, 2006

Real Estate Showcase- New Jersey Properties

A IS FOR ATTAINABLE The newest star to rise in flourishing Jersey City is the 33-story “A”, a deluxe brick-and-glass condo tower near the river on Washington Street. “Residents will be able to walk to work on this side...
New York Magazine - Monday, March 06, 2006

Manhattan Swept Up In Zillow's Midnight Ride

By: Michael Calderone Date: 2/13/2006 At midnight on Feb. 8, the mysterious new Web site created by the swashbuckling Web entrepreneur Richard Barton was scheduled to go live. If all goes as planned—at press time, it appeared it would—it’s going to be...
New York Observer - Monday, February 13, 2006

Residential Sales

ManhattanSOHO $315,000141 Sullivan Street (Prince Street)400-sq.-ft. studio co-op in a prewar building; second-floor walk-up; high ceilings, courtyard view; maintenance $450, 45% tax-deductible; listed at $330,000, 2 weeks on market (broker: Halstead Property)
New York Times - Thursday, February 09, 2006

On The Market

Upper West Side One-Bedroom Co-op $695,000 MANHATTAN: 345 West 70th Street, #6E A comfortable and bright one-bedroom co-op with a renovated kitchen with washer and dryer, an open living and dining area and a private roof deck. Susan Evans, Halstead (212) 381-2234; www.halstead.com Maintenance:...
New York Times - Sunday, January 08, 2006

Real Estate Observes A Law Even Higher

By Steven KurutzTo be a real estate agent in Riverdale, the leafy enclave in the northwest Bronx, is to be mindful of not only the rules of property ownership but also the rules of the Torah. The neighborhood is home...
New York Times - Sunday, December 11, 2005

Residential Sales Around The Region

Manhattan$900,000 to $1.2 millionUpper West Side $940,000210 West 78th StreetNumber of bedrooms: 2Number of full bathrooms: 2Number of half bathrooms: 0Weeks on market: 3 weeks1,100-sq.-ft. co-op in a prewar building; part-time doormen, dining room, maid's room, high ceilings, h/w floors;...
New York Times - Sunday, November 27, 2005

Residential Sales

UPPER WEST SIDE $706,700 215 West 95th Street (Princeton House) 1-bedroom, 1-bath, 680-sq.-ft. condo; marble bath, central air-conditioned, Hudson River view; common charge $473; taxes $3,996; listed at $645,000 (multiple bids), 2 weeks on market (brokers: Bellmarc Realty; Halstead Property Co.) Copyright 2005 The...
New York Times - Thursday, November 24, 2005

Residential Sales

UPPER WEST SIDE $1.4 million 334 West 86th Street 2-bedroom, 2-bath, 1,450-sq.-ft. co-op in a prewar building; 24-hr. doormen; entry foyer, dining room, renovated kitchen with pantry and baths, maid's room, south and east exposures, laundry; common roof deck in building; maintenance $1,466, 50% tax-deductible;...
New York Times - Thursday, November 17, 2005

Home Prices Fall In Manhattan As Housing Market Cools

NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Housing market watchers can exhale. Prices in some ofthe nation's hottest markets are at least leveling off, and in some cases evencoming down. In New York, a report prepared by appraisal company Miller Samuel Inc. onbehalf of...
Dow Jones - Tuesday, October 04, 2005

Terra Holdings Debuts First Remote Listings System

October 2005 Residential News The residential real estate market here is more competitive than ever, but brokers at Brown Harris Stevens and Halstead Property now have a newly designed technological tool – Realplus Lite Mobile – that provides access to New York...
Mann Report - Saturday, October 01, 2005

Housing Boom Boosts Stagnant PHiladelphia Luxury Condo Projects Take Center Stage

Chris Dolmetsch Bloomberg News The Washington Post Philadelphia developer Craig Spencer is making the biggest wager yet on resurgence in the city's housing market with a $250 million luxury condominium project across the street from City Hall. Spencer, an owner of the Philadelphia...
Bloomberg News - Saturday, October 01, 2005

Opening Nears

A list of more than 1,000 prospective buyers has been compiled for The Residences at Jefferson Place, a $100 million luxury condominium complex in downtown White Plains, its developer said. Sales may not start until the offering plan is accepted by the New...
New York Real Estate Journal - Thursday, September 29, 2005

Leading Real Estate Companies Of The World Launches New Luxury Homes Program

By Stephanie Andre RISMEDIA, Sept. 27, 2005 — Leading Real Estate Companies of the World has launched a new marketing program that will offer consumers one convenient place to view luxury homes—Luxury Portfolio (www.LuxuryPortfolio.com). The new program features an annual Fine Broker Collection sourcebook, marketing...
Our Town - Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Million-Dollar Homes Are Now A Dime A Dozen

Demand for housing still outstripping supply in many U.S. markets The Associated Press Updated: 3:57 p.m. ET Sept. 27, 2005 NEW YORK - Everything about Frank Fazio’s new two-bedroom apartment on Manhattan’s Upper West Side is decidedly average, including its price: a hair under $1 million. With five...
New York Magazine - Tuesday, September 27, 2005

City's Center Seeing A Rebirth

Condominiums in downtown Philadelphia Selling Quickly By CHRIS DOLMETSCHBloomberg News Philadelphia developer Craig Spencer is making the biggest wager yet on a resurgence in the city's housing market with a $250 million luxury condominium project across the street from City Hall. Spencer, an owner of the...
Bloomberg News - Friday, September 23, 2005

Panoramic Views On The Upper West Side

Between the calm of Central Park West and the grandeur of the Hudson River, The Hudson, a new 80-unit luxury condominium on Manhattan’s Upper West Side at 225 West 60th Street, will offer residents tranquility, style and comfort rare in...
New York Times - Sunday, September 18, 2005

Manhattan Loft Prices Set Record In August

Manhattan loft prices set a new record in August as the median price per square foot reached $966, according to a monthly market report from Halstead Property. That’s a 25 percent increase over August of 2004, and keeps with the...
The Real Deal - Thursday, September 08, 2005

New Ventures

Handheld listings for Halstead and Brown Harris StevensRealplus LLC has created Realplus Lite Mobile, the city’s first completely wireless real estate listings system, to give brokers at Brown Harris Stevens and Halstead Property the opportunity to access their companies’ entire...
The Real Deal - Thursday, September 01, 2005

Turfs Co-Ops Weigh Who's Nasty Or Nice

FOR most New Yorkers, the now notorious case of David Pullman, a cantankerous co-op tenant whose neighbors voted to throw him out of an Upper West Side building, sounds like just another case of outlandish, only-in-New York behavior. But for...
New York Times - Thursday, June 12, 2003

Report Manhattan Apartment Prices Dip

Manhattan apartment prices dropped in July from June, according to one new market report, with the median drifting down 6.4 percent to $747,750. The average sales price also dropped, according to the report from Halstead Property, from $1,309,044 in June...
The Real Deal - Wednesday, August 22, 2001

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