Astoria Realty

Many thanks to Maria! She really listened to our wants and desires for a rental unit and after many many viewings and late days, we found an amazing place! Maria listened and always had our best interests in mind. She searched tirelessly with us and the moment she saw something that lined up with what we wanted she made sure we were the first to see it. Thank you again Maria and welcoming us to Astoria!

Many many many thanks to the lovely Maria!!! I randomly stumbled across her office one evening after numerous failed attempts for finding the perfect apt in Astoria within my price range. She immediately said she had a few listings and 10 minutes later she showed us a potential apt. Although that apt didn’t work out for us, a few days later she did present us with an even better offer within my price range plus a balcony right near the park! I was speechless. However, the landlord was not willing to rent it out that month but Maria managed to convince her and make it happen for me. Afterwards, Maria and I celebrated over some dinner. She is such a delight and amazingly helpful. I almost gave up hope searching for my dream apt in Astoria but now I am forever grateful to her and to have stumbled across her office that evening. Maria, thank you again for finding my new home! Xx

Wish i could give Karyn more stars. I knew from day one she would find me what i was looking for, and she went above and beyond to make things happen.
Thanks to this wonderful woman, i have found my new home.
Thank you Karyn!!!

Karyn was amazing. We found the place on Craigslist and called within a few hours of the posting. She picked up on the first try and was easily contactable throughout the entire process. She was so kind, accommodating, flexible and just a swell person to work with overall. The apartment is beautiful, spacious, and equipped with almost brand new flooring. The landlords seem really cool. All thanks to this nice lady, Karyn. Work with her. You won’t regret!
Oh, and btw — I noticed that on some of the reviews people were complaining about having to pay cash for the deposit, broker’s + app fee, and first month’s. This is a ridiculous complaint because this is pretty much STANDARD PROCEDURE for NYC. You get a receipt for crying out loud — it’s not like they just sketchily take your money and run. After you put the initial money down, then you start paying by check or DD or what have you.
Anyway, yay Karyn!

I had the displeasure of working with Karyn. I arrived at their office at our previously agreed upon meeting time only to find she was still doing other work and had to wait about 20 minutes for her to finish. She drove me to the apartment and parked curbside. She handed me the keys and told me the apartment number and said to go look around and lock the door when you’re done. I was shocked that she did not go up with me to give me details about the apartment. It seemed to me she was too lazy to walk the stairs to the 5 story walk-​up apartment and chose to play around on her phone instead. For a $ 1350 commission, I think you can put in a little bit more effort than that. When I got to the apartment it wasn’t cleaned and trash from the old tenants was still there. After locking up and returning to her car I told her the state of the apartment and she said, «Well, it is only $ 1350, what do you expect?». I expect a clean apartment and professionalism because although cheap for the area, $ 1350 is still a lot of money. Nonetheless, I did not rent through her.

I was brokered a BLATANTLY illegal apartment and given absolutely no remuneration when the landlord had pushed me out after 2 months to make renovations, which he apparently never made. I paid an exorbitant broker’s fee and John Tsapakis, my broker, didn’t offer me anything in the way of assistance because it «wasn’t his decision to make». I’d steer clear of this establishment if you can, and moreover of most of the greasy brokerages in Astoria. As the market in the area toughens up, all the slime has come out of the woodwork to charge you broker’s fees that make no sense, and they are gone once things go wrong.

I worked with Maria. She was a delight to work with — she found me an apartment that met my exact needs and was right within my price range. She didn’t try to up sell or show me some apartments that were outside of my specifications. Whenever I needed anything, she was quick to respond. I highly recommend working with her and anyone else there.

My fiancé and me spend almost 3 months in searching for apartment. We knew what we wanted and we didn’t want anything less than that. We visit so many agencies and met so many agents (u can’t even imagine what horrible apartment people think they can rent in astoria these days). Until we start working with Karyn .She is amazing!!! She put video of every apartment that she has on craiglist maybe for some people that’s funny but is very helpfull especially if u have tight schedule and dont have time to waste. I would really recommend her to anybody especially bc of her honesty.
I never wrote such a long review lol

I am SHOCKED by the positive reviews about Astoria Realty. A year ago me and my room mate briefly worked with someone here and didn’t get a good feel. We found an apartment through another broker and now, a year later, I am looking for an apartment with my boyfriend, so I decided to give Astoria Realty another shot.
We walked into the [dirty, messy] office on Sunday afternoon. There were 3 agents sitting at their desks, talking, eating. No one even glanced at us and got up to help us. After a couple of seconds of them staring at us, awkwardly, I said «Hello? Anybody?» and someone finally asked us what we’re looking for. When we told them our budget ($ 1500 — $ 1600) they LAUGHED. Really? I’ve lived in this neighborhood for a while and that budget for a 1 bedroom apartment is not unrealistic.
They then told us about a listing they had that may fit what we’re looking for. One of the agents then put down her sandwich for a long enough time to show us some [horrible] pictures of the apartment. In between scrolling through the pictures on her phone, she stumbled upon a picture of her hand PEELING OFF A BLISTER OFF OF HER BIG TOE. I do have a sense of humor and I giggled.
I would otherwise find this hilarious, but this place was ridiculous. Not only were all three (two female, one male) agents extremely unprofessional in person, the one guy, John was unprofessional and curt on the phone as well.
These people do not deserve my money for one month’s rent. Even if they had a perfect listing, I would not take it by principle. Absolutely horrible experience.

I had been looking for a two bedroom apartment and the search had proven to be so stressful between dealing with unhelpful and unprofessional realtors but Karyn from Astoria Realty was so helpful! She made the process of applying really quick and simple while still maintaining a professional demeanor. She was extremely friendly and accommodating to my schedule as I was limited to the time that I could view apartments. While I originally wanted to search for myself to avoid paying broker fees, in the end paying the one month fee is worth it. Now I am so excited to be moving into my first apartment in a few weeks!

I checked out literally every standing agency in Astoria before moving to the area and Astoria Realty was by far the best and most professional of all.
Irene was very helpful and the only one who actually took an interest in finding something good for us, despite the fact that we were looking for an inexpensive apartment. The other brokers in Astoria gave us attitude and wanted a bunch of money to run background checks and credit scores. And when we would tell them that we looking for something relatively cheap, they didn’t even want to deal with us. Irene was just excellent and show us the best apartments at the best prices. If you looking for a good deal, Astoria Realty should be your first choice.

Many brokers in the New York area will give you false promises and show you apartments that are not at all what you want or in the location you want.
Astoria Realty was the first place we went during our apartment search that didn’t bullshit. We were clear about what we wanted and Stratos gave us the straight and narrow. He was a normal guy, no disgusting sales tactics, and no hassle. Among the 10+ agencies we dealt with, there was only one other as pleasant.
While we didn’t ultimately rent through Astoria Realty, our experience was better than practically every other real estate agency we encountered. Highly recommend if you’re looking for a company that will minimize your stress.

I worked with Chris at Astoria Realty last month, to score a new pad. He was the most accommodating broker I’ve ever met. Everyone else I spoke with in Astoria made me feel pressured to rent, like they didn’t know where their next meal was coming from. As in, «Gee, are you really all that desperate?» Chris was completely different. He was very patient and kind in answering my abundance of questions. My first apartment in the City (that is all MINE) is a huge step and I needed someone to help me make an educated choice. I came to the right place. I looked at many properties, and finally settled on my dream. He had a variety of places for me to see at different price levels, so I got a better idea of what was standard for my budget. The people at Astoria Realty really made it happen for me, and they were extremely friendly and accommodating through the whole process! I liked this place so much, that I thought about getting my Real Estate license, and I’m pretty sure I will be working for Chris eventually! Perfect!