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DJK Residential opens its first Connecticut office in Cheshire

The opening of a new office in Connecticut is the latest expansion into the greater New York metro area for DJK Residential, a leading full-service real estate brokerage and relocation firm. The new 750 s/f office space, located at 120 South Main St., is dedicated to serving Fairfield, New Haven, and Hartford counties. This is DJK Residential's fourth office in addition to its Midtown Manhattan headquarters, downtown Manhattan location and Hoboken, NJ office. "Our office space will accommodate our goal to grow a professional and well-trained Connecticut staff to a 20-person team by next year," said the director of sales at DJK Residential Connecticut, Robert Murphy. "Connecticut, like New York and New Jersey, is enjoying a boom in the market. We're excited to meet the needs of buyers and sellers from this location and look forward to ample new business opportunities." With a strong presence in the real estate community for the latter of 30 years, DJK Residential is dedicated to helping people successfully buy, sell and lease apartments, condos, co-ops, townhouses and single-family homes in the greater New York area. DJK Residential is a division of SIRVA Worldwide, Inc., a leading worldwide provider of relocation and moving solutions. "This is an important move for DJK Residential, as it allows the company to expand its services into the lucrative Connecticut market," said Phyllis Pezenik, vice president and principal broker of DJK Residential. "Robert is a talented and seasoned professional, committed to leading this new team to success. I am ecstatic to see DJK Residential flourish and spread its wings beyond New York City and New Jersey." Prior to joining DJK Residential Connecticut, Murphy started his real estate career at William Raveis Real Estate. He also owned and operated his own real estate brokerage, Cornwall Realty Group, which he launched in 2007 in Connecticut.
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