Brown Harris Stevens (BHS), the premier privately owned real estate services company, announces the purchase of Christie’s International Real Estate-owned Manhattan brokerage. The brokerage’s 20 agents will be welcomed by BHS’s world-class offices primely located throughout the city.
Last month, an entity led by Thad Wong and Mike Golden, owners of Chicago-based real estate technology and brokerage firm @properties, purchased the Christie’s International Real Estate brand and network from Christie’s.
According to Wong, the sale of the Manhattan brokerage to Brown Harris Stevens is consistent with Christie’s International Real Estate’s renewed focus on supporting market-leading, independent firms and allows the company to devote more resources to growing and servicing its global affiliate network.
Brown Harris Stevens, a one-time Christie’s International Real Estate affiliate, is engaged in preliminary discussions about working together.
“Working with Thad throughout this acquisition process was an absolute pleasure, and we are thrilled to see our plans come to fruition. I have tremendous respect for his high level of integrity and unwavering professionalism and look forward to exploring how we can continue to work together in the future,” said Freedman.
“Being competitive in Manhattan requires significant scale and hands-on leadership at the local level. As the leading independent brokerage firm in the city and the region, this is exactly what Brown Harris Stevens provides. I have a ton of admiration for Brown Harris Stevens, for its ownership and for its CEO, Bess Freedman,” said Wong.
This timely announcement follows BHS’s record breaking year. The firm’s Hamptons, Palm Beach, and Connecticut operations significantly surpassed 2020 sales volumes within the first six months of 2021 while the NYC brokerage experienced its highest monthly sales volume in its nearly 150 year history this past August.
About Brown Harris Stevens
Brown Harris Stevens (BHS) is one of the most prominent privately-held real estate firms in the world. Established in 1873, BHS has historically dominated the luxury, high-end market. With more than 2,500 agents across the East Coast, the company oversees the sale of marquee properties worldwide, including property management and new development marketing, from its headquarters in New York City and its offices throughout the Tristate area, Palm Beach, and Miami. Learn more at www.bhsusa.com.
About Christie’s International Real Estate
Christie’s International Real Estate is one of the leading luxury real estate companies, successfully marketing high-value real estate around the world for more than 30 years. Through its invitation-only Affiliate network spanning 48 countries and territories, Christie’s International Real Estate offers incomparable services to a global clientele at the luxury end of the residential property market. The company has offices in London, New York City, Hong Kong, Los Angeles, and Palm Beach, and its affiliated brokerages have recorded approximately $500 billion of real estate transactions over the last five years. For more information, visit https://www.
