Prudential Douglas Elliman opens 2nd Riverdale office
Prudential Douglas Elliman agents from all over Long Island, New York City and Westchester gathered for the grand opening celebration and ribbon cutting of the firm's second Riverdale location. Dottie Herman, the company's president and CEO was on hand to cut the ribbon along with Elliman executives Steven James, Jeff Rothstein, John Lawrence and Charles Brophy, along with prominent members of the Riverdale community.
The newly renovated office, located at 6048 Riverdale Ave., will be home to 25 agents and is Elliman's second office in Riverdale.
Earlier in the day, Elliman agents were treated to lunch and an open house tour of several of Riverdale's finest homes.
Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate is New York's largest residential brokerage, with over 60 offices in New York City, Long Island, the Hamptons and Westchester/Putnam, more than 3,800 real estate agents and a network of national and international affiliates. They are exclusive strategic partners with London-based Knight Frank LLP for residential business in all of their New York markets. Prudential Douglas Elliman ranked in the top four of all real estate companies in the nation in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010. The company also controls a portfolio of real estate services, including Manhattan's largest residential property manager, Douglas Elliman Property Management, as well as PDE Title and DE Capital Mortgage.
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