Agent Profile

Susan’s career in real estate began with being named Broker of the Year and has continued with nearly 600 transactions during her 20-year commitment to her profession. Susan’s success is due to her extreme client-centric focus and keen ability to meet her buyers' and sellers' needs. She has sold luxury properties throughout the city but in 2004 she recognized the potential of Chelsea long before the brokerage community acknowledged it, motivating the large company she worked for to set a foothold in that neighborhood. Part of Susan’s success is her vision and ability to shift gears in an ever-changing market.

While Susan still focuses on the Chelsea market and is known as The Queen Of London Terrace, she began to direct her buyers to neighborhoods that represented more value and resale profitability for many of her clients. While recognized as the quintessential Seller's Agent, her negotiation skills have served her buyers and investors equally well, by keeping their focus on the investment as well as lifestyle, projecting five to seven years ahead.

Susan's expertise lies in selling and marketing real estate in Manhattan; her forte is building lasting client relationships. Her no-fear approach and out-of-the-box thinking in representing buyers and sellers have resulted in a long list of satisfied clients and successfully closed transactions. Susan is comfortable rolling up her sleeves to ensure that a property is presented perfectly, which often includes her 15 years of expertise with personally staging her listings. In addition to providing accessories from her storage center gratis, Susan selects furnishings from various resources to update the look and feel of her clients' homes. Susan believes that a customer makes a decision about a home within 12 seconds after entering, so is meticulous about creating the best first impression.

Susan also became recognized as the EcoQueen of Green as New York City's first Certified Eco-Broker in 2006. Her creativity and knowledge of green and sustainable building and living inspired her cartoon strip, "The Adventures of the Green Queen," which she wrote, directed, and showcases on her two highly trafficked blogs: Susan Singer Spaces and London Terrace Stories.

Her achievements in real estate are the natural culmination of her vision, passion, and business endeavors. After a 15-year career in wholesale accessories, Susan ran a green business in upstate New York, sourcing and selling all-natural and recycled products for the home and garden. Missing the music scene in Manhattan, she returned to work as Director of Direct Marketing for American Baby Magazine, and completed a two-year degree program in Feng Shui before refocusing her love of homes in a rewarding real estate career. While Susan employs her knowledge of eco-friendly living and Feng Shui when either staging a home or identifying a property for her clients, her attention is preeminently pragmatic.

Along with her professional expertise, Susan has served on the boards of London Terrace Towers, Empire State Pride, and 23rd Street Business Association. She is also active with "The Word is Love" organization, which serves the needs of the children of incarcerated adults. While her real estate career has limited the time Susan can devote to her hobby of singing jazz and cabaret, she spends her free time frequenting the various venues in the city and is a Patron of Jazz at Lincoln Center.

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