Agent Profile
When you live and breathe your work like Richard Orenstein does, success ultimately follows. For Richard, a 30-year real estate veteran, success comes naturally, not just because he works extremely hard to please his clients; but because he genuinely loves his job! A constant Top Producer in Halstead’s Downtown office and frequent Top Broker for the entire company, this native New York super-broker has grossed over $750 million in sales over the last several years at the firm.
Richard is possibly the most customer-oriented, work-intensive broker in the business. He possesses unmatched dedication and market knowledge throughout Manhattan, with a particular focus on Downtown. Buyers enjoy his personable, humorous style, and appreciate his honest practical opinions. Richard’s vast knowledge of the database of available listings allows him to cut to the chase & find their exact match in the most efficient, timesaving manner. Sellers too benefit from round-the-clock availability, and feel confident in his ability to analyze market changes and trends, then capably advise on pricing, marketing and negotiation strategies. When handling an exclusive, Richard goes the distance...and beyond.
Having grown up in Manhattan, scouring the streets with curiosity, Richard has a deep appreciation of the city and its architectural diversity. He’s continually preoccupied with his work, and has gained particular recognition for his successful handling of exclusives, ranging from spacious high-end lofts to townhouses, pre-war apartments, even luxury hotel suites! Constant referrals and repeat business are his reward for always going above the call of duty to fulfill his clientele’s needs. Contact Richard Orenstein today to discuss your particular real estate dream!
Halstead Manhattan, LLC
Current Listings
495 West Street #5
West Village, NYC

- 2 Beds
- 2.5 Baths
- 6 Rooms
- 3153 Sqft
832 Broadway
Greenwich Village, NYC

- 3 Beds
- 3.5 Baths
- 8 Rooms
924 West End Avenue #121
Upper West Side, NYC

- 3 Beds
- 2 Baths
- 7 Rooms
83 Walker Street #9
Tribeca, NYC

- 2 Beds
- 2 Baths
- 4 Rooms
Past Closings
The following are selected closed transactions in which Richard Orenstein represented the buyer, the seller, or both:
- 37 SIDNEY PLACE
- 153 West 82nd Street
- 275 Adelphi Street
- 230 Elizabeth Street, Building
- 684 BROADWAY, #6W
- 7 HUBERT STREET
- 840 BROADWAY, #7FLR
- 429 GREENWICH STREET
- 552 LAGUARDIA PLACE
- 542 LAGUARDIA PLACE, #4B
- 411 EAST 53RD STREET
- 92 WARREN STREET
- 205 WATER STREET
- 205 WATER STREET
- 205 WATER STREET
- 141 WOOSTER STREET
- 41 FIFTH AVENUE
- 17 WHITE STREET
- 288 WEST STREET
- 113 PRINCE STREET
- 20 GREENE STREET
- 83 WALKER STREET
- 335 GREENWICH STREET
- 47 BRIDGE STREET, #5B
- 205 WATER STREET, #2F
- 83 WALKER STREET
- 51 JAY STREET, #PHA
- 451 WEST BROADWAY
- 83 WALKER STREET
- 14 JAY STREET
- 79 BRIDGE STREET, #4G
- 429 GREENWICH STREET
- 225 14TH STREET, #PH
- 95 GREENE STREET
- 66 LEONARD STREET
- 114 GREENE STREET
- 262 MOTT STREET, #309
- 75 GRAND STREET
- 51 JAY STREET, #5J
- 66 GRAND STREET
- 147 WEST 15TH STREET
- 140 FRANKLIN STREET
- 51 JAY STREET, #PHC
- 16 HUDSON STREET
- 123 PRINCE STREET
- 62 BEACH STREET
- 85 GRAND STREET
- 429 GREENWICH STREET
- 337 WEST 20TH STREET
- 129 GRAND STREET
- 11 NORTH MOORE STREET
- 429 KENT AVENUE, #529
- 233 WEST 26TH STREET
- 434 GREENWICH STREET
- 18 EAST 12TH STREET
- 143 READE STREET
- 40 EAST 10TH STREET
- 16 HUDSON STREET
- 140 EAST 28TH STREET
- 830 BROADWAY
- 213 WEST 23RD STREET
- 13 JAY STREET
- 344 BOWERY STREET
- 176 MULBERRY STREET
- 147 WEST 15TH STREET
- 288 WEST STREET
- 775 SIXTH AVENUE
- 129 DUANE STREET
- 20 West Street, 43d
- 80 Chambers Street, 13b
- 45 Crosby Street, 6n
- 7 Hubert Street, M5c
- 176 Duane Street, 2
- 92 Laight Street, 12a
- 141 Wooster Street, 3c
- 259 Bowery, Ph
- 430 Greenwich Street, 5w
- 15 West 12 Street, 12c
- 288 West Street, 4e
- 45 Crosby Street, 4n
- 7 Essex Street, 6b
- 130 Barrow Street, Ph514
- 104 Wooster Street, Phn
- 72 Mercer Street, 2w
- 196 Sixth Avenue
- 456 West 19, Phh
- 39 Vestry Street, 1a
- 169 Hudson Street, 2s
- 55 Walker Street, 5a
- 43 West 21 Street, Ph
- 195 Hudson Street, 2c
- 311 Greenwich Street, 2cd
- 473 Broome Street, 3b
- 101 Warren Street, 1130
- 136 Waverly Place, 6e
- 466 Washington Street, 2w
- 141 Wooster Street, 3d
- 90 Prince Street, 7a
- 129 Grand Street, 3
- 161 Hudson Street, 4c
- 171 Duane Street, 2
- 152 Wooster Street, 5b
- 195 Hudson Street, 4d
- 360 West 11th Street, 5
- 44 Laight Street, 3a
- 55 North Moore Street, 4r
- 7 Bond Street, 2c
- 429 Greenwich Street, 4c
- 471 West Broadway, 2
- 426 West Broadway, 2g
- 377 West 11th Street, 3g
- 6 East 1st Street, 4a
- 141 Wooster Street, 6c
- 28 Laight Street, 1a
- 57 Walker Street, 3b
- 62 Orchard Street, 5
- 79 Laight Street, 4c
- 126 West 11th Street, 54
- 775 Sixth Avenue, 6
- 53 North Moore Street, 5e
- 532 West 22nd Street, 3c
- 58 Reade Street
- 114 Spring Street, 6
- 169 Hudson Street, 3n
- 429 Greenwich Street, 8c
- 30 Bond Street, 4
- 92 Warren Street, 5e
- 16 Jay Street, Ph
- 292 Lafayette Street, 2e
- 17 White Street, 3a
- 7 Hubert Street, 5d
- 21 Leonard Street, 1e
- 143 West 20th Street, 10s
- 146 Chambers Street,Ph
- 408 Greenwich Street, 7a
- 41 Warren Street, 2nd Floor
- 161 Hudson Street, 5c
- 496 La Guardia Place, 4c/d
- 182 Lafayette Street, 5th Fl
- 429 Greenwich Street, 7c
- 496 Lagurdia Place, 4c/d
- 166 Duane Street, 7c
- 40 East 19th Street, 6th Floor
- 105 Fifth Avenue, 6d
- 80 Warren Street, #18
- 17 Murray Street, 4th Floor
- 31 West 16th Street, #1
- 466 Washington Street, 7e
- 288 West Street, 4e
- 40 North Moore Street, 6w
- 295 Greenwich Street, 5a
- 295 Greenwich Street, 6f
- 459 Washington Street, 2n
- 11 West 20th Street, 8th Floor
- 459 Washington Street, 5n
- 71 Hudson Street, 5th Floor
- 113 Chambers Street, 5s
- 66 Crosby Street, 6d
- 29 Perry Street, 3f
- 69 Bank Street, #103
- 122 Chambers Street, 2nd Floor
- 16 Hudson Street, 3e
- 75 Warren Street, 2nd/3rd Floors
- 171 Duane Street, #3
- 39 East 19th Street, 6th Floor
- 140 Thompson Street, 4f
- 452 West 20th Street, #1
- 466 Washington Street, 3w
- 35 East 12th Street, 2nd Floor
- 154 West 18th Street, Ph 8b
- 10 Bleeker Street, 7b
- 143 West 20th Street, 10south
- 466 Washington Street, 2w
- 57 Walker Street, 2nd Floor
- 55 Walker Street, 2nd Floor
- 150 Columbus Avenue, 11c
- 32 East 4th Street, 4th Floor
- 259 Bowery Street, 2ab
- 429 Greenwich Street, 9b
- 16 Hudson Street, 4e
- 259 Bowery Street, 5th Floor
- 55 White Street, 2b
- 347 West Broadway, Ph
- 21 Leonard Street, 3f
- 55 Green Street, 5th Floor
- 429 Greenwich, 8b
- 425 Park Avenue South, 21b
- 363 Greenwich Street, 4b
- 130 Jane Street, 5/6b
- 429 Greenwich Street, 4c
- 19 Green Street, 3f
- 16 Hudson Street, 5b
- 16 Hudson Street, 6b
- 170 Mercer Street, 4e
- 1 Sheridan Square, 8a
- 165 Duane Street, 10c
- 362 West Broadway, Ph6
- 420 West Broadway, 2t
- 182 Lafayette Street, 2nd Floor
- 143 Duane Street 3rd
- 53 Crosby Street, 3rd Floor
- 27 Great Jones Street, #3W
- 349 Greenwich Street 3rd Floor
- 154 West 18th Street, #4Ad
- 399 Washington Street ,2Nd Floor
- 57 Walker Street #3B
- 114 Spring Street 6th Floor
- 62 Orchard Street 4th Floor
- 18 Leonard Street #1C
- 100 Greene Street 4th Floor
- 103 Greene Street #3B
- 487 Greenwich Street #2A
- 171 Duane Street #1
- 473 Broome Street 3rd Floor
- 83 WALKER STREET, #4
- 45 WARREN STREET
- 35 MERCER STREET
- 460 WEST BROADWAY
- 153 CHAMBERS STREET
- 83 WALKER STREET, #8
- 83 WALKER STREET, #4
- 684 BROADWAY
- 83 WALKER STREET, #7
- 83 WALKER STREET, #6
- 195 BOWERY
- 11 PRINCE STREET
- 27 HOWARD STREET
- 205 WATER STREET
- 45 WARREN STREET
- 32 KING STREET
- 177 DUANE STREET
- 460 WEST BROADWAY
- 35 MERCER STREET
- 205 WATER STREET
- 288 WEST STREET
- 38 WARREN STREET
- 540 WEST 49TH STREET
- 153 CHAMBERS STREET
- 460 WEST BROADWAY
- 8 EAST 12TH STREET, #5
- 129 DUANE STREET
- 460 WEST BROADWAY
- 71 MURRAY STREET
- 71 MURRAY STREET
- 451 WEST BROADWAY
- 129 DUANE STREET
- 460 WEST BROADWAY
- 129 DUANE STREET
- 62 Beach Street, Ph6d
- 496 Laguardia Place, 4cd
- 89 Greene Street, 2
- 459 Washington, 2s
- 92 Warren Street, 3/4w
- 246 West 17 Street, 7d
- 304 Spring Street, 5e
- 176 Perry Street, 12s
- 141 Wooster Street, 8d
- 89 Greene Street, 2
- 90 Franklin Street, 15
- 20 Greene Street, 4a
- 80 Franklin Street, 3
- 14 Jay Street, 6
- 304 Spring Street, 4w
- 80 Franklin Street, Ph
- 90 Prince Street, 7a
- 144 Duane Street, 2
- 35 Mercer Street, 3e
- 38 Warren Street, 4b
- 259 Bowery Street, Ph
- 80 Franklin Street, 3
- 12 West 72nd Street, 14abc
- 35 Mercer Street, 3e
- 105 Franklin Street, 3
- 31 West 11th Street, 7b
- 426 West Broadway, 2g
- 161 Hudson Street, 3a
- 53 North Moore Street, 7e
- 129 Duane Street, 2t
- 460 West Broadway, 3/4n
- 520 West 27th Street , 801
- 7 Essex Street ,6B
- 7 Hubert Street, M5c
- 102 Bedford Street, 11
- 393 West Broadway, 3
- 84 Thomas Street, 4
- 53 North Moore Street, 2f
- 200 Chambers Street, 2r
- 32 Laight Street, 2
- 89 Greene Street, 2
- 460 West Broadway, 3s
- 366 West Broadway
- 85 Grand Street, 4th Floor
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Featured Blog Posts

We are thrilled to announce that 37 Halstead agents were named to the 2019 REAL Trends America’s Best Real Estate Professionals list, a prestigious awards ranking produced by REAL Trends and Tom Ferry International. The list ranks the most productive agents by state based on closed transaction sides and closed...
Thursday, August 15, 2019

Halstead, a leading residential real estate brokerage firm in the New York metropolitan area, today announced that six of its agents were named to REAL Trends 2018 “The Thousand,” an annual national award ranking of America’s top 1,000 real estate sales professionals and teams sponsored by REAL Trends and advertised...
Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Located in Tribeca’s most important landmark building, this majestic apartment is virtually a mansion-in-the-sky. The 82-foot-wide expanse is unlike anything you’ve seen and it only gets better in the striking, state-of-the-art chef’s kitchen.
Thursday, February 1, 2018

This week’s ‘Kitchen of the Week’ in Tribeca brings contemporary detail and modern luxury to a historic, prewar condo. What makes this kitchen special is the blend of materials in the design and style.
Monday, January 22, 2018

HALSTEAD’S TOP 1% AGENTS & TEAMS FOR FIRST QUARTER 2016 At Halstead, we win for our clients and for our team, and we love to share our successes! Enjoy below the Top 1% of Individual Agents and Teams who posted the highest gross production in the First Quarter...
Thursday, May 5, 2016

PRESENTING HALSTEAD’S TOP 1% GROSSING AGENTS AND TEAMS FROM 2015 Halstead Property was very excited to post its best year ever in number of deals and gross commissions in 2015. Our year was over 12% better than the previous record breaking year of 2014. We also had the...
Monday, April 18, 2016

Architectural Digest recently named this spectacular triplex penthouse as one of eight Unbelievable Penthouses For Sale Around the World. Listed by Halstead Associate Broker, Richard Orenstein, the dramatic 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom loft is located at the top of a prewar TriBeCa building featuring superb luxury finishes and three distinct...
Tuesday, November 10, 2015

We are so proud of all of our agents acknowledged in this year’s Wall Street Journal/Real Trends Top Agents List! See below for the full list of agents and teams represented in this prestigious ranking:
Tuesday, July 14, 2015

From the Desk of Our CEO Diane M. Ramirez & President James Gricar
Please join us in congratulating the Halstead Agents that were included in the 2014 Wall Street Journal & Real Trends Top 1,000 Agents in the Nation.:
Richard Orenstein - SoHo Office
Brian Lewis - West Side Office
Louise Phillips Forbes Team...
Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Did you know Halstead Property has been nominated for three prestigious 2014 HGTV Doory Awards!
We will cover each award for the next few days, lets start with the first one, Urban Home of The Year!
Click here to vote for the stunning light filled loft pictured above and show HGTV...
Thursday, May 15, 2014
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