Top Broker with Close to $2 Billion in Sales Returns to the Firm
Douglas Elliman Real Estate is pleased to announce that top producing broker Tamir Shemesh, along with his seven-person team of skilled agents, has returned to the brokerage. Shemesh has been ranked in the top 1 percent of agents in the industry since 2003 and consistently placed in the top 10 at Douglas Elliman until his departure in 2011.
“We are very proud to welcome Tamir back to the Elliman family,” said Howard M. Lorber, Chairman of Douglas Elliman Realty, LLC. “For years, Tamir was an incredibly successful colleague, with a vast understanding of the market and an extraordinary talent for sales. I am confident that this is a great move for both Tamir and for our company and we’re thrilled to have him working with us again.”
Shemesh first entered real estate in 1998 while studying at New York University’s Stern School of Business, where he graduated summa cum laude with degrees in finance and information systems. Generating buzz, buyers and record breaking prices, Shemesh quickly established himself among both clients and residential developers; during his real estate career, he has closed more than 3,000 transactions; totaling almost $2 billion in sales.
“I’m excited to return to my roots at Douglas Elliman and once again work with the firm’s talented managers and agents. Elliman continues to be at the forefront of real estate, technology and marketing in New York City and throughout key markets in the U.S. I am certain that my loyal clients will find tremendous value from my affiliation with this great company,” said Shemesh.
Today, Shemesh leads his team of skilled agents with responsibilities including: new development representative, buyer’s specialists, seller’s specialists, project managers, and rentals. Some of the new developments he has represented include One Madison Park, Landmark 17, 345 W. 14th and many others. He will continue working in new development with his team of new development specialists Patty Lehan, Marie-Camille Negrin and Indira Manfredi.
For the past six years Shemesh has been an Associate Broker at The Corcoran Group where he has earned spots onThe Wall Street Journal’s Real Estate Top 100. He has sold property in landmark buildings including 15 Central Park West, 995 Fifth Avenue, the Greenwich Lane and the Time Warner Center, to name a few.
About Douglas Elliman Real Estate
Established in 1911, Douglas Elliman Real Estate is the largest brokerage in the New York Metropolitan area and the fourth largest residential real estate company nationwide. With more than 6,000 agents, the company operates over 89 offices in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, New Jersey, Long Island, the Hamptons & North Fork, Westchester, Greenwich, South Florida, Colorado and Beverly Hills. Moreover, Douglas Elliman has a strategic global alliance with London-based Knight Frank Residential for business in the worldwide luxury markets spanning 59 countries and six continents. The company also controls a portfolio of real estate services including Douglas Elliman Development Marketing; Manhattan’s largest residential property manager, Douglas Elliman Property Management with over 250 buildings; and DE Commercial. For more information on Douglas Elliman as well as expert commentary on emerging trends in the real estate industry, please visit www.elliman.com.
