My boyfriend and I were looking for an apartment to move into together and I reached out to Zach Zachariadis based on previous Yelp reviews. Zach immediately picked up the call when I reached out the first time and even though he was on paternity leave, he still took the time to get a list of all the things we were looking for in an apartment and scheduled a few showings around our busy schedules. There were instances where he couldn't make it and he would even send another agent out to show us some apartments. He was honest, personable, extremely flexible and is sincerely looking out for his clients and their needs. We had a great experience working with him and will be recommending him to anyone who is looking to move to the Astoria area. read more

I had a studio apt that belongs to a relative that needed to rented out asap and my days and nights of trying to personally find a tenant without a real estate company is long gone . Very professional and courtesy is how I would describe my dealing with modern spaces Astoria and I didn't even have to go in person to their office . Had email all the info and made a call , had the keys dropped off and in less then a week the apt was rented out at the price listed . Glad I used this company and not the previous route which consumed too much time and got a bad tenant. 4.5 stars on my yelp meter . read more

I was in contact with Spiro Maravegias for an apartment in Astoria. I actually wanted to see a couple more places before making my final decision this weekend, so this came right on time. We made the appointment for 4:15pm at 11am this morning. In less than 5 hours to view the apartment, it increased $100 dollars. I thought it may have been an error. No word from Spito Maravegias. After viewing the apartment, I ask for an application. Spiro Maravegias response was "this is the thing" and gave a huff as Spiro Maravegias asked "what is your credit score" as if he premeditated a disappointment. I was ten points below. Spiro Maravegias asked did we spoke about it, "No we did not" was my reply. Nor was it in the description. Spiro Maravegias gave a sad voice and said "well sorry". I dismissed myself by saying have a good day feeling utterly insane for coming. Totally fine. But he didn't bother to say; he would get back in touch if there are other opportunities, if anything comes up, sole guarantee or whatever its called. etc. Why would you invite someone to the viewing without that information. ( Secondly, did you raise the asking price LAST MINUTE, that was beyond strange). Photos for proof below that it was changed in a matter of an hour or so. Better communication and create a better approach when you assume something is up not to your standards. read more

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Working with DEVIN GRAHAM was nothing short of a hellish nightmare - I feel compelled to share my experience working with him. I met Devin at an open house last Tuesday and, expressed then a few concerns with the state the unit I had toured was in along with some general inquiries related. I was told I would be provided answers after deciding to move forward with applying and signing for the apt on the basis of those. Prior to anyone else I was then formally approved. After receiving the approval late on Friday, I naturally requested further insight and an update on my previous inquiries, only to be told again that I would hear back once he confirmed with management. Not once was a lease and or payment instructions or anything related to finalize provided at this time. Long story short - not only were none of my requests accommodated, but the answers he gave made no sense with heavy grey area. Nothing was concise and to top it all off, he tells me on Sunday the parking space initially advertised to come with the unit was no longer available due to another applicant for a different unit in the building taking it instead. Absolutely nothing was transparent with Devin and everything was "a matter of fact approach" on his end, as if I was supposed to know what was transpiring on the back end with management the entire time. Finally unsurprisingly yet again today, I was informed after work hours late in the day (again) that the space was ultimately given to another applicant. Devin Graham is by far the most inefficient, unprofessional and disrespectful agent I've worked with and the sole reason I'm in this situation now. He was absolutely deplorable and I would advise to stay far from him. He doesn't not look out for anyone but himself. He does the bare minimum despite the fact that there is a brokers fee. read more

Realtor Spiro Maravegias was so patient with me. I was not sure where in Astoria to look for and he was very nice to show me several places until I found the right one for me. Definitely highly recommended to work with. read more

Finding a quality apartment for the right price in the city can be tricky. It's a process that requires a lot of patience and the right agent to help along the way. I spent months searching and inquiring to find the perfect place, and can confidently say I am happy with my choice! None of this would have been possible without the immense help of my agent Zach Zachariadis. Zach was most attentive and responsive, answering even my most menial questions. After I texted or emailed him, not five minutes would go by before I received thorough and intelligible responses from him, answers I'd find myself going back to when attending to details during the lease-signing part of the process. He surpassed my expectations, providing me with not only a video tour but also a 3D virtual tour, details of local places of interest including restaurants and laundries, and helpful contact info for locksmiths and tenants' previous living experiences in the apartment. An upstanding, professional, and honest guy! Highly recommend working with him. read more

Angelos was amazing- showed me an apartment larger and nicer than any other place I've seen in my weeks of looking at horrible, overpriced spaces. He helped worked things out with my application, and now I could not be excited to move into my new home. Would 100% recommend. read more

Dimitrios Koufakos was super helpful. Very responsive when I called. Was really understanding about my budgetary concerns. And was quick to send over the application for the listing. Very quick responsive and helpful experience overall. read more

I Worked With Zach in my apartment search He was really helpful and efficient He was always responding to all my questions and he was really honest about the whole process. Thank you read more

This review is based on my interaction with Oxana. Initially, she was prompt in her response to my questions regarding a specific property. Informed her that we were intersted in this property because of our elderly parents. We made an appointment for us to meet Oxana at the property. We rearranged our schedules and brought one of our parents with us. We stood outside the property for an hour on a chilly day. And guess who never showed up??? Yup, Oxana. Highly unprofessional. Common courtesy should have told her to call a potential client to inform them that she'd be late. Her lack of time management would have saved us our time and energy. Time wasted! read more

Jeremy at Modern Spaces was absolutely amazing. A NYC native, he was incredibly knowledgable about Astoria and only showed us apartments that met our criteria. We were moving from Manhattan, so we really appreciated Jeremy's intimate knowledge of Astoria as a resident of the neighborhood. We had a thorough discussion about what we were looking for and he did a really great job of showing us only apartments that met our criteria. He was prompt and responsive throughout the entire process. The homebuying process in NYC is probably our most difficult undertaking to date, but knowing we had Jeremy on our side was comforting. Beyond being a great agent, you can tell from the first meeting he's a great person. He spent hours on the phone with us patiently answering all of our questions and prodding various parties when needed. We recommend working with Jeremy at Modern Spaces without hesitation to find your home! read more

I didn't end up renting the unit, but Spiro was great and very accommodating!

Worked w/ Scott Elliott, as a landlord looking for tenants. He was not only responsive and helpful, he didnt waste anyone's time and only brought truly interested & qualified candidates. I would recommend them thoroughly as a landlord looking for residents, as well as someone looking for rentals b/c they make sure both parties are comfortable with the match. Modern Spaces is really where the new generation of realtors need to follow in this day of the Internet and technology. read more

Angelos Grammatikos provided us excellent service while looking for an apartment in Astoria. He is not only extremely knowledgeable about the buildings and units he showed, but is also very friendly, responsive, and made us feel like he was on our team from the first interaction. read more

HIGHLY RECOMMEND JEREMY RUIZ!! He helped me rent a 4 bedroom apartment in my house (not easy)... but Jeremy got the job done!! He was very professional, knowledgeable, and patient all throughout. He always kept me updated on how the apartment was doing and would inform me on how viewings of the apartment went, etc... Jeremy's communication skills were phenomenal. He was quick to respond to messages and phone calls! You can definitely count on Jeremy for being someone who is reliable, quick, and most importantly professional. Modern Spaces is Lucky to have Jeremy!! read more

Just found a great new apartment in Astoria with the help of Zach from Modern Spaces. Not only is the apartment fantastic, but Zach was incredibly helpful and on top of it throughout the whole process. Super nice guy and always available to ask a question. 10/10 would recommend. read more

I have lived in Astoria all my life in a rent controlled apartment with my family. When I found out my cousin was moving to Astoria I was excited and told him I would help him find an apartment. To my horror I realized what two bedroom apartments really go for nowadays. Jeremy was the only one who was able to find us something within the budget that was also a comfortable space and not in the middle of nowhere. This guy gets things done. Thanks again and we'll see you around my friend. read more

I worked with Zach Zachariadis on finding an apartment in Astoria. I've dealt with many brokers and have gotten the car salesmen routine one too many times. I cannot stress is much of a breath of fresh air it was working with Zach. He answered any and all of my questions and always got back to me in a timely manner. He made a process that could seem stressful on the surface a smooth transition. I can't stress enough that if you're going to work with a broker, you should start and end with Zach! read more

This review is for Jeremy Ruiz, who was absolutely wonderful. He was responsive to all of my questions and promptly scheduled a viewing of the apartment I wanted to see. Once we arrived, he was very knowledgeable about the unit and even called the landlord to clarify any questions we had that he was unsure about. Once we submitted the application, he was in touch every step of the way - from reviewing our application, sending it to the landlord, and sharing the good news that we were accepted! I never felt out of the loop. He even took us back to the apartment to get measurements once we signed the lease. Thank you Jeremy! read more

My friend and I just signed our lease for an apartment in Astoria, Queens. We worked with Alex Giannikas and his colleague Zach Zachariadis. Zach was responsive to our initial inquiry on an apartment we were eager to see. He was accommodating and let us check out the place before the scheduled open house started. Alex was very knowledgeable about the building and the area. When it was time to sign the lease, he sat down with us to go over it in full detail. All in all it was a pleasure to work with Alex and Zach! read more

Last year my boyfriend and I (and my daughter) were looking for a place in Queens to call home. We'd spent countless hours on Zillow (in hindsight, we probably should've widened our scope a little); not all places were bad but we were meeting some of the most unprofessional agents (one of whom actually told me "thank god I get a pension from Verizon because I can't live on the commission from this shit") and some pretty bad places (think holes in walls, blatant disrepair, addresses similar to, but not matching, what'd been posted) and while searching for an apartment, especially in NYC, is exhausting, we were really losing hope and getting desperate. We answered a posting for a place being brokered by Calvin Yan at Modern Spaces and set up a viewing for a three bedroom, first floor in Fresh Meadows. Calvin was a breath of fresh air: very polite, professional, upbeat, engaging and friendly; all the positive works...and sadly, it was all superficial. When we were inside, I asked about the neighbors upstairs and whether they were quiet. Calvin looked me dead in the eye and said "he's really quiet, there are no problems there. Several minutes later I asked again: "...and the guy upstairs isn't loud or anything"? and again, Calvin told me "not at all; they're good". Well folks, after signing the lease on April 22nd and moving in on April 25th 2018 (though the lease became effective on May 1st; probably should've questioned why he was so eager to give us the keys beforehand; I just thought the landlord was being very generous) on Memorial Day and after working a full shift, we were awakened at 5:30am the following morning by a brutally loud, very physical fight from our "quiet" neighbors upstairs...and this went on EVERY. OTHER. DAY. for almost the next full year. Our next door neighbor, upon welcoming us to the neighborhood, warned us that "the people upstairs fight a lot" but I didn't think it was anything like the horror show it was. After the third fight where we could hear their three kids screaming in terror, we called the landlord and then the police. The landlord told us he was well aware of the situation and had been for some time but since the previous tenant in our apartment played loud music, he never bothered to do anything about it. "Just call the police" was what he said. The police told us that they knew these people well after having been called to the house about them more than a dozen times in the previous year, that they're "deeply disturbed" and to stay away from them until they or we can move. My daughter is school aged and is not used to hearing screaming, yelling, cursing and someone getting their ass kicked by their man. Their children would run from one end of the house to another, stomping, screaming and dropping shit on the floors all night long, every day. We were miserable at this point because for the amount of money we were paying, we couldn't even enjoy the place and I was constantly on edge about my daughter not being able to sleep on school nights because of the fucking circus upstairs; I would have to take her to grandma's when it got really bad. Long story short, the landlord sold the building six months later to an Asian man who was finally able to evict these people but who also refused to answer either my or my boyfriend's direct questions, through both text and phone call, about whether he was planning on renewing our lease or not (he finally let us know two weeks before our lease was set to expire that he was not planning on renewing it)...and guess who brokered that sale? Yup; your boy, Calvin. To end: this review is about him specifically. He straight lied, twice and then again a third time: the day he'd brought the prospective buyers to look at the place, he'd asked how I was liking the apartment, I told him why I wasn't and when I told him that the issues with these nightmare neighbors was common knowledge on the block he acted concerned, slightly contrite and feigned ignorance: "the neighbors never said anything". Maybe not but the fucking original landlord did and HE told YOU what was up! The original owner was looking to unload the place because of all the ongoing chaos and was desperate to get someone in so he could collect a few more months worth of rent until he could get rid of it and Calvin found the right suckers (us) to finagle into doing so. It's too bad that one person can reflect so poorly on an entire business but after my experience, I'd say they're a great agency for owners/sellers because they're willing to say and do anything, including blatantly lie, to get your place bought/sold but not so much so for renters as they certainly don't have a renter's best interests at heart; just their own commission. I wouldn't recommend Modern Spaces to anyone I even remotely care about because I imagine this "fuck people, get money" attitude is probably company standard. read more

I worked with Zach and Alex to find an apartment and had a great experience. They were each professional, extremely helpful, and great at communication. I am grateful for their help in making the process of signing a lease quick and stress free. I would recommend using Modern Spaces for anyone apartment hunting in NYC. read more

I recently found an apartment using Modern Spaces. I would highly recommend working with broker Zach Zachariadis. He was very helpful, transparent, and responsive throughout the entire leasing process. Awesome experience! read more

Calvin Yan of Modern Spaces really went the extra mile to find and secure the perfect apartment for my roommates and I. He was professional, supportive and attentive to our needs throughout the process. I highly recommend using Modern Spaces and look forward to working with Calvin in the future! read more

I had the complete displeasure of meeting Paul Panatsas today. Initially he was very responsive, but when I arrived at the property he looked at me with disgust(homophobia or racism for sure) and became very unhelpful and rude. He made no attempt to sell the property or even to be courteous enough to have a conversation with me. I told him I was interested and wanted to apply, and he said he would send the requirements to me via email. He totally ghosted me, so it was a complete waste of my time. I noticed his real estate license is about to expire. Hopefully he moves on to something that doesn't require social skills or work ethic. It is sad to see someone that young have such a nasty disposition already. I wouldn't give him a broker's fee if he offered me the apt for half price. read more

They take fees and never look back They didn't even bother to say that i got denied for an apartment , keep me hanging read more

I found my current residence through Tim and Greg at modern spaces. It's turned out to be an awful experience with the unit (they smoke in front and back of my 1st floor unit and hangout out speaking loudly all the time... I was told it was told it was non-smoking... I have asthma). I emailed Tim and Greg upset about the situation and explained that as a single mom I am stressed that I would have to move my child and spend again on a fee. They responded saying that they felt awful and would attempt to find a new place, at no fee. Well, in two months they supposedly didn't come across any 1 or 2 bedrooms in my budget (which is a reasonable budget in astoria... Mid $2000). I'm still not sure what the purpose of telling me they would help when they weren't even going to try, but instead give me false hope. Not exactly ideal for a single mother. They completely ignored my next email... Each agency has their own list of places, many of them exclusive to the company, so you will likely work with a bunch of agents. You would think that they would be more concerned with the prospective tenants, as they are the ones paying the fees... I was disappointed by the experience at first but now I'm disappointed and mad that I was led to believe they would actually try to make it right. It's just bad business. read more

I worked with Zach Zachariadis when I needed to move into an apartment for a popular move-in date (Aug 1), and it was the most seamless apartment hunting I have done in NYC. The whole process was done within 2 days and without any hassle. In addition to being very easy to contact, Zach was very accommodating when we needed to see the apartment again and helped at every step along the way. Thank you! read more

Dimitrios was friendly, responsive, accommodating and helped me secure a beautiful, rent stabilized apartment in an especially busy market. Highly recommend! read more

I had the pleasure of working with Jeremy. He's a super down to earth guy always responsive over text (responding back within minutes) even late into the night and on weekends. My girlfriend and I love the new apartment and we're happy with the broker who made the process pretty seamless. It's a breath of fresh air considering all the rude brokers I had to deal with prior to this place while apartment hunting this time around. read more

This review is for Greg Kyroglou. Not being from NYC, my husband and I started looking for our new apartment months in advance...AKA too early. We had hoped that we would stumble upon a hidden gem with a move in date far enough in advance for us. I reached out to a number of brokers in Astoria to assist in our search and not was as professional, honest and helpful as this guy! As I reached out to Greg too early in advance for there to be any available units, he said he would get back to me closer to our move in date. Sure enough, one month prior to our move in date, who emails me? This guy! Greg is defiantly a broker who keeps his word and treats his clients with the up-most respect. If youre looking for a place in Astoria, Greg is your guy! read more

Eli helped me and my fiance find a place that we're in love with. He was thoughtful, respectful, and easy to work with. We're happy to announce that we signed our first lease together after only a few days of working with Eli. read more

Spiro was great!!! Help me find a wonderful one bedroom in Astoria for a great price that takes dogs! Wonderful area too! Never thought I could get an apt like this in astoria for such a low rate ! He got first month rent free too! 10/10! read more

Modern spaces has provided us not just great service, but also great convenience as they were very responsive, respectful and considerate of our preferences. Angelo the realtor has been fantastic and look forward to using his service. read more

During our apartment search in New York, my husband and I have met so many agents who showed up late, answered their personal calls during showings and generally lacked professionalism. But Zach Zachariadis was the opposite. He was punctual, so polite and upfront (huge plus) about the apartment he showed us. After the showing, Zach also made sure to answer all the many questions we thought of via email/text very promptly and clearly. We were (and are) really grateful for his professionalism and general good vibes because it made the otherwise agonizing process of apartment-hunting smooth and painless. We have since moved into the apartment he showed us and are loving it. read more

Can't say enough good things about Modern Spaces and Jeremy who was my agent. He seamlessly got me through selling my coop and finding an apartment to rent at the same time. He was always available for me and got back to me with any answers i needed quickly. Highly recommend using Jeremy and Modern Spaces ! read more

After living in downtown Manhattan for 3 years and having a fully furnished apartment, I was dreading having to move out and find a new place. Modern Spaces & Jeremy have made the process of moving to Downtown Brooklyn extremely simple. Emails were always answered promptly and I was never left confused. Jeremy and Modern Spaces, THANK YOU. I look forward to moving into BRiQ! read more

I worked with Zach to find my new apartment and could not have imagined a smoother, easier process. Zach answered my texts immediately and was not only able to show me the apartment same-day, but also got me approved that same night! He is completely professional and helpful and I would absolutely recommend anybody working with him. read more

Zach was a huge help in finding us our apartment in Astoria! Always quick to reply and answer any questions we had. Highly recommend.

Eli from Modern Spaces was so kind, professional, and helpful. We are really grateful to find what we wanted in our new home. Eli listened to our needs and was respectful of our budget, our requests, and our time. He helped get us into a home that we are incredibly excited about. Can't wait to host our first gathering in our beautiful apt (with balcony) in Astoria BY THE PARK! :) Woooooo hoooo! read more