Residential brokerages and property managers in New York City, NY
Seven firms with a local office we verified on their own sites: 5 residential brokerages and 2 property managers. The angle is the build mix: what kind of housing the metro permitted in 2025, from Census permit data, and which firms work that kind of housing.
Last updated: 2026-10-21
Permits: U.S. Census Bureau. Offices checked 2026-10-21.
Commercial side: commercial real estate brokerages in New York City.
The local angle: apartment-led building: 71% of 2025 permits in 5+ unit buildings
Market figures from public data only. Rank is among the 30 metros in our city hubs.
- Build mix. Permits were issued for 44,444 new housing units in the metro in 2025: 10,477 single-family (24%), 2,417 in 2–4 unit buildings and 31,550 in buildings with five or more units (71%). The 5+ share ranks #2 of the 30 metros with city hubs. (U.S. Census Bureau)
- Prices. FHFA’s all-transactions house price index rose 5.7% in the year to 2026 Q2 and rose 45.1% over five years, #7 of 30 for five-year growth. FHFA publishes this metro by division, so the figure is for the New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ division. (FHFA House Price Index)
- People. An estimated 19,940,274 residents on July 1, 2024, −0.7% against the April 2020 estimates base (#27 of 30 for growth; #1 by size). (U.S. Census Bureau)
10,477 single-family (24%) · 2,417 in 2–4 unit buildings (5%) · 31,550 in 5+ unit buildings (71%). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey (2025 annual, units authorized, with imputation).
Our reading: the higher the 5+ share, the more new homes will need a building or association manager as well as a listing agent. Permit data does not say whether units will be rentals or condos.
Pick by situation
Our read of which listed firms fit which need, based on each firm’s own pages. It is not a ranking of local teams.
| Your situation | Who fits | Start with |
|---|---|---|
| Buying or selling a home | Brokerages with a verified local office (national and local). | Compass, Douglas Elliman, Redfin, Brown Harris Stevens, SERHANT. |
| Renting out a house you own | Third-party single-family managers with a local address. | — |
| Renting a house from a large owner | Single-family rental owner-operators (AMH, Invitation Homes) active here. | — |
| Running an HOA or condo board | Community association managers with a local office. | FirstService Residential, Associa |
| Looking for an apartment | Apartment managers whose own pages list communities here. | Greystar |
Residential brokerages in New York City
National firms we profile. Scores are firm-wide public-record scores from the residential section; they do not rate the New York City office.
| Firm | Local office | What the firm’s page says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compass 7.6 / 10 | 110 Fifth Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10011 | Global Headquarters. Compass’s regional offices directory lists 57 offices in this metro. | Firm page |
| Douglas Elliman 4.8 / 10 | 575 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10022 | Listed on Douglas Elliman’s offices directory. | Firm page |
| Redfin Not yet scored | 619 Lake Ave, 3rd Fl, Suite 500, Asbury Park, NJ 07712 | Redfin’s contact page lists this as its Southern New Jersey office (2 offices in this metro). | Firm page |
Independent and regional brokerages
Profiled from each firm’s own pages. Not yet scored: our residential rubric relies on public filings these private firms do not publish.
| Firm | Local office | What the firm’s page says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Harris Stevens Regional brokerage · Not yet scored | 770 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10065 | The site names this as its primary office and says the Brown Harris Stevens companies are licensed in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey and Florida. It claims “over 150 years” in business; copyright is held by Terra Holdings, LLC. | Firm page |
| SERHANT. Independent brokerage · Not yet scored | 372 W Broadway, New York, NY 10012 | Founded by Ryan Serhant, per its about page. Its offices page lists New York locations among offices in several states. | Firm page, also |
Property managers in New York City
Firms with a local address on their own site. Apartment manager scores, where shown, come from our property management rubric.
| Firm | Local office | What the firm’s page says | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| FirstService Residential Not yet scored | 575 5th Ave 9th Fl., New York, NY 10017; 132 32nd Street, Suite 412, Brooklyn, NY 11232; 21 Christopher Way, Eatontown, NJ 07724 | Community association (HOA and condo) manager. Its New York contact page lists a Manhattan main office and a Brooklyn office; a separate office page lists Eatontown, New Jersey. | Firm page, also |
| Associa Not yet scored | 254 W 31st St, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10001 | Community association manager. Branch shown: Choice New York Property Management, LLC. Associa’s branch list shows 4 management branches in this metro. | Firm page |
Also active here, no local office address published
- Greystar 9.3 / 10: Its rental search page for this area lists apartment communities it manages. No local office address is published there. (page)
Left out: Real: its state-licenses page lists no address in this metro. RE/MAX (part of Real REMAX Group): offices are independently owned franchises, so we do not pick one franchisee to stand for the brand. eXp Realty: we found no office directory on its site. Fathom: its offices page returned a not-found page on 2026-10-21. AMH: its office or branch pages list no address in this metro. Evernest: its office or branch pages list no address in this metro. Mynd: we found no location page for this metro. RPM Living: we found no page for this metro on its site. Invitation Homes: we found no page for this metro on its site. Asset Living and Willow Bridge Property Company: neither site has city location pages we could find. Claims such as “leading” or “#1” are the firms’ own words.
Questions
Which residential brokerages have an office in New York City?
We verified local offices for Compass (110 Fifth Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10011); Douglas Elliman (575 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10022); Redfin (619 Lake Ave, 3rd Fl, Suite 500, Asbury Park, NJ 07712); Brown Harris Stevens (770 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10065); SERHANT. (372 W Broadway, New York, NY 10012). Each address is from the firm’s own site, read 2026-10-21.
Which property managers have an office in New York City?
We verified local addresses for FirstService Residential (575 5th Ave 9th Fl., New York, NY 10017); Associa (254 W 31st St, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10001).
Are these firms ranked?
No. Lists are not rankings. Scores, where shown, are firm-wide public-record scores from our published rubrics and do not rate the local office. Firms without one show “Not yet scored,” which says nothing about quality.
What kind of housing is being built in the New York City area?
Permits were issued for 44,444 new housing units in the metro in 2025: 10,477 single-family (24%), 2,417 in 2–4 unit buildings and 31,550 in buildings with five or more units (71%). The 5+ share ranks #2 of the 30 metros with city hubs. Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey.
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Last verified 2026-10-21. Figures were re-read from the linked sources that day.
View changelog
- New York City residential hub published. 7 firms with a verified local office (5 brokerages, 2 property managers), each read on the firm’s own site.
Sources
- Compass, regional offices directory · accessed 2026-10-20
- Douglas Elliman, office page (575 madison ave) · accessed 2026-10-20
- Redfin, Contact Us (office list by state) · accessed 2026-10-20
- Brown Harris Stevens, home page (primary office notice) · accessed 2026-10-20
- SERHANT., offices · accessed 2026-10-20
- SERHANT., about us · accessed 2026-10-20
- FirstService Residential, New York contact page (Manhattan and Brooklyn offices) · accessed 2026-10-20
- FirstService Residential, office page (eatontown nj) · accessed 2026-10-20
- Associa, branch locations · accessed 2026-10-20
- Greystar, homes to rent (new york city) · accessed 2026-10-20
- U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025 annual CBSA file (cbsa2025a.txt) · accessed 2026-10-20
- FHFA House Price Index, all-transactions, metro areas and divisions (hpi_at_metro.csv) · accessed 2026-10-20
- U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 metro area population estimates (cbsa-est2024-alldata.csv) · accessed 2026-10-20
- eXp Realty, home page (no office directory linked) · accessed 2026-10-20
- Fathom Realty, offices URL (returned a not-found page) · accessed 2026-10-20