Brown Harris Stevens
The Brown Harris Stevens about page says the firm has been in the real estate industry since 1873, names Bess Freedman as CEO, and says its primary office is at 770 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10065. The East Side office page gives 445 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022, and says that office is home to 430 agents.1
Real Estate Industry Reviews Editorial Team Updated 2026-10-28 www.bhsusa.com/about-brown-harris-stevens
Overview
The Brown Harris Stevens about page says the firm has been in the real estate industry since 1873, names Bess Freedman as CEO, and says its primary office is at 770 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10065. The East Side office page gives 445 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022, and says that office is home to 430 agents. The 430 figure is the firm’s, with no date, so it is not scored. The office-locations page also lists Manhattan offices in Harlem, SoHo, Tribeca, Union Square and on the West Side, plus Brooklyn offices. The New York Department of State file, checked 2026-10-28, names Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales LLC at 445 Park Avenue.1
Score breakdown
| Regulator or license record | 10 |
| Professional directory | Not published |
| Years in business | 10 |
| Public reviews | Not published |
| Dated operating figure | Not published |
| Overall score | 9.0 |
| Criterion | Weight | Points /10 | Weight × points | What we found |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regulator or license record | 25 | 10 | 250 | New York Department of State active-license file, checked 2026-10-28. The dataset description on the agency page says the file contains active real estate salesperson and broker licenses. Business name BROWN HARRIS STEVENS RESIDENTIAL SALES LLC, license 109918090, type REAL ESTATE PRINCIPAL OFFICE, 445 PARK AVE 11TH FL, NEW YORK, NY 10022. The same business name and address appear on associate broker license 10301222937, Abbott Elizabeth G, expiration 2028-01-07. The active record names the firm (10 points). New York Department of State active-license file, Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales LLC principal office 109918090, New York Department of State active-license file, associate broker 10301222937 at Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales LLC, New York Department of State, Active Real Estate Salespersons and Brokers (dataset yg7h-zjbf) |
| Professional directory | 20 | — | Not scored. No NAR, IREM, NARPM, SIOR, CCIM or comparable listing of a named principal was read. | |
| Years in business | 20 | 10 | 200 | The about page says Brown Harris Stevens has been in the real estate industry since 1873. Age from 1873 to 2026 is 153 years, the 20-or-more band (10 points). That sentence is the firm’s page, so it is not an independent source. Brown Harris Stevens, about |
| Public reviews | 15 | — | Not scored. No third-party star rating and review count were read for a New York office. A firm’s own review claim is not this input. | |
| Dated operating figure | 20 | — | Not scored. The East Side office page says that office is home to 430 agents. No date is stated with that count. Brown Harris Stevens, East Side office |
Math: 450 weighted points ÷ 45 = 10.0, then capped at 9.0 / 10 because exactly two criteria are sourced. A 10.0 needs at least three sourced criteria. Evidence: Moderate. This is the section evidence rubric, not the public-record rubric and not the boutique rubric. Bands.
Each criterion is defined on our methodology page.
Leadership
Bess Freedman, Chief executive officer; Cindy Cigdem Gokay, Licensed real estate salesperson. Not a ranking.
Orientation
Residential brokerage, New York and other East Coast offices.
Services listed in the sources cited on this page: residential sales.
Main competitors
The New York City city page lists Brown Harris Stevens with Coldwell Banker Warburg (9.0 / 10), Corcoran (No score published), Nest Seekers (No score published), and Leslie J. Garfield (No score published).
Pricing
A fee schedule is not published in the sources cited on this page, and no pricing URL is published.
How to engage
| Official website | https://www.bhsusa.com/about-brown-harris-stevens |
|---|---|
| Pricing URL | not published |
| Services listed | residential sales |
| Last verified | 2026-10-28 |
Competitors
Compared with
Reviews
No client quotes were read for this profile.
Fact file
| Item | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Primary office | 770 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10065, on the about page. | Brown Harris Stevens, about |
| East Side office | 445 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022. The page says the office is home to 430 agents. | Brown Harris Stevens, East Side office |
| Since 1873 | The about page says the firm has been in the industry since 1873. | Brown Harris Stevens, about |
| Chief executive | The about page names Bess Freedman as CEO. | Brown Harris Stevens, about |
| New York license file | BROWN HARRIS STEVENS RESIDENTIAL SALES LLC, principal office license 109918090, 445 Park Ave, 11th floor, New York, NY 10022. Associate broker license 10301222937 at the same business name and address expires 2028-01-07. | New York Department of State active-license file, Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales LLC principal office 109918090, New York Department of State active-license file, associate broker 10301222937 at Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales LLC |
Methodology and sources
Method note and sources
This score uses the section evidence rubric. A number is published only when at least two criteria are sourced and one of those sources is independent of the firm. A firm with only two sourced criteria is capped at 9.0, and a 10.0 needs at least three. A criterion without a source stays blank. Zillow team figures are not a score input.
Sources
- Brown Harris Stevens, about Accessed 2026-10-28.
- Brown Harris Stevens, East Side office Accessed 2026-10-28.
- Brown Harris Stevens, office locations Accessed 2026-10-28.
- New York Department of State active-license file, Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales LLC principal office 109918090 Accessed 2026-10-28.
- New York Department of State active-license file, associate broker 10301222937 at Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales LLC Accessed 2026-10-28.
- New York Department of State, Active Real Estate Salespersons and Brokers (dataset yg7h-zjbf) Accessed 2026-10-28.
Last verified 2026-10-28. Each linked page was read on the date in Sources. A criterion without a source stays blank. Zillow team figures are not a score input.
View changelog
- Profile published from the sources cited below. A section evidence score is shown only where at least two criteria are sourced and one of those sources is independent of the firm.