Douglas Elliman sales and rental agents practice strong arm sales tactics & racial discrimination…read morewhen working with black people. I've looked at several rental & sales properties and I was always told by different white agents, " there's no negotiation and you make a full offer or forget the listing." Meanwhile, it was disclosed by accident, that my white counterparts were not told the same-in fact, they were willing to negotiate with them on contract terms, and property prices. Buyers Beware !

At first, the agents were responsive and wanted to help. They ended up showing us two apartments…read moreand forced us to move very quick and pressured us into signing a lease. Shortly after (and having to pay 3 months security), our situation changed, my girlfriend got sick, and we were not able to take the place. My agent, Michael Camacho, refused to give us back even partially the fee, which was $5200 after showing us only TWO apartments. It was a sleazy move and he showed ZERO integrity. I would never suggest dealing with this guy, ever, unless you want to get screwed over.

Let me begin by stating that this review is long overdue - apologies in regards to that. With that…read morebeing said, I also want to add that my wife and I have been at our place that Annette found us for 2 years and running. We couldn't be happier. The office is literally 2 doors down from our apartment, and I manage to still stop in and say hello. I will absolutely be using them to find our next home (and I say home, because that is exactly what they found us - a HOME, not just an apartment).

Extremely unprofessional experience with agent Amy Matthews at this firm. She engaged in deceptive…read morepractices, completely omitting severe structural, health, and sanitation violations in the building (including a major pest/mice infestation and an ongoing illegal exterior dumpster issue) to push through a closing. Look elsewhere if you want an honest agent who values client safety over a fast commission.

Our building switched management companies to Alvic Managment in 2024 after way too many years of…read moreusing one that didn't do anything to help our building or plan accordingly. Since then, Alvic have done a great job managing our building. They're staff is always attentive when responding to emails and when we need something taken care of they have a contractors and vendors ready to assist us when we need services done immediately. Their online portal is also very convenient and easy to use from approving invoices, sending internal messages to our building, financials for our building and notices of upcoming events in the building. I highly recommend Alvic as a management company.

Alvic Property Management, especially Rachel, was extremely helpful and responsive to my issue…read more Very friendly and a pleasure to deal with. One of the better Management companies I have had dealt with. They know their stuff!!! THANK YOU!!!!

I worked with Matthew Ruggiero who helped me find an apartment in red Hook. he was very…read moreprofessional, incredibly easy to work with, and super friendly. He made the process of applying for and securing the apartment easy. He was always very prompt with replying to any queries and generally went above and beyond to make a potentially stressful process incredibly simple. I would highly recommending working with matthew at brownstone real estate for any of your real estate needs!

I found these guys on yelp about a year ago, and boy did they ever deliver…read more My wife and I were looking for agents to list our co-op in Kensington, and we happened upon Arny Cohen. He and Robert Bryan came by to check out the place and immediately struck us as honest, hardworking guys with lots of personality. Our cat also approved, so we decided to give them the listing. We got an above asking, all cash offer about two weeks in and were ready to close. Robert, being the scrupulous and well informed gentleman that he is, caught that we hadn't owned it long enough to avoid paying capital gains tax, so dissuaded us from the deal, instead encouraging us to wait. In this type of market it is VERY rare to have anyone remotely involved in your deal not pushing you to close as quick as you can - I'm sure it was difficult for Robert and Arny to walk away from a sure thing, but they did have our best interests at heart. We relisted with them with the intention of buying another place. They quickly got another (much higher) all cash offer that unfortunately didn't pan out, but that didn't stop them from tirelessly showing us open houses in the far corners of Brooklyn every single weekend of the past cold winter. Sure enough, another offer came in that they negotiated up close to asking from a lowball initial offer and we got into contract. We closed yesterday. Thank you, Robert Bryan and Arny Cohen for working so hard for us and having a good time while doing it, too. We really appreciate it! John, Mir, Zelda and Timber

I can't say enough good things about B. Belinda Realty. I…read moreworked directly with Catherine and she is amazing! This company cares about their customers and truly wants to help them find the perfect home. I won't go into details, but Catherine and Belinda went way above and beyond to get me out of a bad situation and into a gorgeous apt. that I love. I won't soon forget it, and will continue to recommend B. Belinda Realty to everyone!

In addition to being a broker, Elaine Gay is also my building's real estate lawyer, so I had to…read morestop by twice. First time to drop off some signed documents, and the second time for my closing! They have a little back meeting room. Nice and centrally located in the heart of Park Slope. Very professional folks all around!

I hope they don't read my yelp reviews of other places, find out about my wild antics about town…read moreand kick me out of my amazing apartment. Just joking. I am very well behaved. So is the dog! Greatest Landlords Ever. Period. The end.

Anthony Mussolino is a rude broker who does not answer calls or texts. He seems to only be…read moreinterested in high net worth listings and does not care about representing other buyers for home purchases. Avoid!

Lou Guida is an excellent agent. He's very professional and patient --- ask for him!read more