Halstead Property

Diane M. Ramirez
President
dramirez@halstead.com
(212) 381-3203

Power 100 The Most Powerful People In New York Real Estate

Two years ago, in the months before the fall of Lehman Brothers, when New York’s economic lily was still contentedly gilded, crafting a list of real estate’s biggest machers was pretty easy: Moguls X, Y and Z had done deals A, B and C, and the business of real estate ticked along.

Then came the bust, and the list was notable more for who had fallen off than for who had stayed on. Last year’s tally was demarcated by government—President Obama was No. 1—and by those adapting to survive. The phrase “money on the sidelines” made numerous appearances.

This year, the list, like the industry it chronicles, is very much in motion. Pinning down who is up, if anybody, and who is down the most changes by the day. This represents our take on the most powerful people in New York real estate right now.

#80: Diane Ramirez

President of Halstead Property

The former broker, who began her career almost 40 years ago in Palm Beach, is optimistic about the future of her semi-boutique brokerage (it’s owned, along with BHS, by Terra Holdings), and from the looks of things, she has reason to be. Recruiting about two dozen agents from the carnage of CBHK, the Halstead honcho recently said that her company’s seeing more and more transactions over the $10 million mark.

Shana Wittt

Tuesday, May 11, 2010