New York Real Estate Journal

Steinberg joins Urban Compass as president and Senequier joins as vice president of strategic development

August 25, 2014 - Brokerage
According to Urban Compass, Leonard Steinberg, formerly of Douglas Elliman, has joined the company as president. Hervé Senequier, who worked closely with Steinberg at Elliman, has also joined the company's expanding sales team as vice president of strategic development. With nearly 20 years of experience through the Downtown Manhattan-focused luxury loft team, Steinberg and Senequier will also bring to the company well over $250 million of active exclusive residential listings and future new developments in the pipeline. "Adding Leonard and Hervé to the Urban Compass leadership team will help to propel us forward and continue to grow our team of forward-thinking and creative agents," said Robert Reffkin, founder and CEO of Urban Compass. "We are confident that the team's unmatched industry experience and our technology are a winning combination for our agents as well as our clients." "Hiring Leonard and Hervé is a huge milestone for Urban Compass as we head into our second year that will only accelerate our vision and growth in New York and other areas of the country," said Ori Allon, founder and executive chairman of the company. On his website, LuxuryLoft.com, Steinberg wrote, "By combining the unparalleled Urban Compass technology, client management tools and positioning with our prominence in the real estate community, we aim to be the leaders in modern brokerage by providing our clientele high technology with a human touch."é Senequier, Urban Compass