Halstead Property – Boerum Hill

Barbara Krongel and Rosalind Zarlin are fantastic realtors and really went out of their way to help me find an apartment. They’re actually in the Court St. Halstead office, but I couldn’t find that specific branch on Unilocal — this Atlantic office is just down the street though. Both ladies were fantastic about quickly replying via email, phone, and text. They were funny, laid back, and not pushy in the least. Moving can be a very trying time so if you can at least work with a realtor/​broker who’s truly wanting to help you out, then it helps make the process that much less stressful. I highly recommend both ladies and would 100% go back to them again should I ever need to.

This was my second time using a broker to find a place in NYC and it was such a refreshing experiencing.
I worked with Al Viera, who was really down-​to-​earth, and genuinely nice person. He said he had been in the business for over 20 years, which shocked me because of how many horror stories I’ve heard (and experienced) about unscrupulous NYC brokers.
Not this guy, He responded to all of my inquiries quickly and he arranged for us to meet with the landlord before we signed anything. He told us the broker’s fee up-​front, and that it’s negotiable.
We were able to discuss and sign the lease in the presence of our landlord-​to-​be down at there office in Cobble Hill, in their beautiful conference room.
**Most importantly, I feel like a lot of NY brokers only see $$ signs and they push their clients down a path to sign asap; I NEVER felt that way with Al.
The only reason I took a star off, is because I felt like the broker’s fee was kind of high. He was asking for 15%, and I felt like 1 month’s rent was reasonable and standard. We were able to negotiate, but I don’t think either of us were really happy (I guess that’s a true compromise huh?)
Anyway, If you want to move to Brooklyn I would highly recommend Al Viera of Halstead Property.