TOP NYC BROKER LISA SIMONSEN JOINS BROWN HARRIS STEVENS
Brown Harris Stevens (BHS), the premier privately owned real estate brokerage, announces that Lisa Simonsen and The Simonsen Team has joined the firm’s flagship 445 Park Avenue office. With a history of record-breaking on- and off-market transactions throughout Manhattan’s most iconic luxury NYC properties Lisa Simonsen transacted more than $2 billion dollars over the course of her 20-year career, annually securing her team’s rank among the nation’s top residential real estate professionals.
“Lisa Simonsen is recognized and respected throughout the industry for her business savvy, consummate professionalism and seamless integration with a modern lifestyle,” said BHS CEO Bess Freedman. “We’ve admired her professional interactions and success for quite some time and are thrilled to welcome Lisa and her team to our family.”
“Brown Harris Stevens has a solid reputation for luxury, and for providing innovative tools and resources to its agents and, in turn, the high-net-worth buyers and sellers that they represent,” said Lisa. “We are excited that our domestic and international clients are poised to benefit from this ingenuity and from the firm’s sophisticated brand.”
Recognized thought leaders in their industries all celebrate these attributes in Lisa as well. World-renowned journalist and host of “The View” Lisa Ling said, “there’s no one in New York that I’d rather work with.” COO of SL Green Realty Corp. Edward Piccinich stated, “I am simply blown away by their outstanding service and unwavering dedication. From the first consultation to the final closing, Lisa was a true professional who went above and beyond to ensure the successful sale of my home.”
Lisa is annually ranked among the top .05% of brokers in the nation and top 75 individual brokers in New York City. A tenured real estate insider representing both buyers and sellers, Lisa is responsible for a countless number of high-profile transactions and numerous record-breaking deals. In 2024 to date Lisa has sold over $200MM in listings. Recent record-breaking transactions include the sale of numerous white-glove cooperatives along Fifth and Park Avenues, and the $20MM sale of the Abi Chelsea Penthouse, for $5,650 per square foot, the highest price per square foot sale achieved in a boutique new development. Her track record of record sales spans over two decades, including both sides of an off-market $48 million sale at the Plaza Hotel Condominiums, which claimed rank as the highest priced sale in New York City history at the time. Lisa is also licensed in Florida and California, with robust sales in Miami and Los Angeles.
Lisa is frequently sought-out for her insight on the national housing market, luxury listings and consumer trend, frequently contributing to high-profile broadcast, and print and online articles. She has appeared on Good Morning America, The Today Show, and is a regular lifestyle and real estate expert on numerous television programs in the New York Metro Area As a social media influencer, Lisa’s actively engaged followers benefit from her unique position at the intersection of real estate, fashion and fitness.
Brown Harris Stevens is the largest privately owned real estate firm on the East Coast with 2,500 agents and 50+ offices across New York City, the Hamptons, Hudson Valley, Connecticut, South Florida, and New Jersey. Real Trends consistently acknowledges Brown Harris Stevens as having among the highest average sales prices per agent within large brokerages in the country.
