The Corcoran Group

Jeff Gallo rents and sells. He is kind, sincere and honest to the bone.
This city will eat you alive and Jeff is a breath of fresh air. He is personable, friendly, he will answer all of your questions and he is not a blowhard. He has been in NYC real estate for eons and he knows the markets.
There are hard sellers and soft sellers. Jeff Gallo could never be a used car salesman. His approach is a bit softer but don’t let that cloud your judgement. He can rent and sell just like the blowhards but you won’t be popping a Xanax when dealing with him. All around cool and nice guy, a family man, Brooklyn born and raised. True blue. Try Jeff for a good experience. We did and we’re glad we did.

My experience with the (in)famous Jeff aligns more with SM than Jon or Ha. We came in to Corcoran around four weeks before we planned on seriously starting to look, just because we wanted to get the scoop on the area, fill out the forms in advance, and hopefully get a good relationship with a broker. Jeff met us, took our forms, seemed perfectly nice, especially after we gave him a decent price range. I kind of thought he would send us a follow-​up email at some point, but it didn’t bother me when we didn’t hear anything more.
Fast forward three-​four weeks, I email Jeff and re-​introduce myself, say we’d like to start looking at places now, what does he have. Get a one-​line email back saying «what are your interests, give me a call now.» Call him, no answer, so I leave a message with my name and saying he should have all our information from the forms but here’s the general idea, let us know what he might have available. Never responds. I call again two days later, no answer, leave a message. Never responds. I see a listing from Corcoran online and email him to ask about it. He responds with an email saying he would get back to me. No further response.
This is not exactly busy season, and we are not naïve college students asking for a three bedroom for $ 500. There’s no excuse to be non-​communicative for weeks in a service industry like brokering. If you’re busy or going away, let another broker in your office respond to us. I mean, the least you could do is respond to emails with basic information like, oh, I don’t know, apartment listings.
Highly unprofessional. Happy to deal with Citihabitats or any of the other companies across the street (literally).

We had Jeffery G. referred to us by my wife’s colleague. Recently, we closed on our first home (co-​op apartment) and were very happy with Jeff’s assistance throughout the process. Many brokers will rush and pressure you into a purchase, but Jeff was kind and answered all the questions we had. Being first time buyer we had a lot. The co-​op process is not easy either, and Jeff helped us assemble our board package as well.
All in all, we were very happy with Corcoran. If you are looking for a non-​pressure real estate agent who is patient and professional, I can highly recommend Jeffery G.
I felt compelled to write this review because he helped us greatly, but also because the one star is in no way a representation of Jeff. I’m sure there could have been an instance where something occurred but take it from someone who spent far more time with Jeff, and I assure you he warrants a far better review. We spent months searching, putting in an offer, inspecting, and closing and had a great overall experience.
I went and interviewed a few agents to see what they were like. Try that and make sure you find someone you feel is on your side!

I needed to find a new one-​bedroom apartment in Brooklyn Heights rather quickly, and Jeff Gallo at Corcoran Group saved the day. I emailed him about a listing on their website; he responded quickly and showed me a phenomenal apartment the next day. The apartment was perfect for me, but was slightly out of my price range. Mr. Gallo worked with the owner and got the rent lowered. He even knocked a bit off the realtor’s fee as well, as it was a mid-​month lease. His willingness to work with me in this way was incredibly helpful, especially with the costs of moving looming.
On a professional level, he is friendly and knowledgeable. He ably guided me every step of the way, from the first showing through the approval process, through the walk-​through with the building’s super to the moment the keys were in my hands. He worked with the super to fix some small issues with the apartment, which were, for the most part, taken care of before I moved in. He is quite responsive to emails, answered all my questions and provided me with phone numbers so I could transfer my utilities, cable, etc. to my new residence. I couldn’t have asked for a better apartment, and Jeff is to thank.
I recommend Jeff Gallo highly and would certainly get in touch with him again, should the need arise, though I hope it doesn’t, as I love my new apartment!

I was scheduled to see an apartment in Cobble Hill today at 1:45. The broker, Jeff, stood me up. I found his cell number in an email and sent him at text at 1:50 to see what the deal was. He texted back at 1:55 saying that he was stuck at another appointment, and that he just found out the apartment had already been rented.
It’s totally not his fault that the apartment got taken off the market while he was at another appointment. And the way I see it, here’s what I could have done differently to have avoided this situation: I should’ve given him my cell number when I booked the appointment yesterday and texted him an hour before to confirm. Lesson learned.
Here’s what he could have done differently to have gotten 5 stars instead of 1: He could have anticipated that the apartment would go quickly (he’s a broker after all, and I’m sure he runs into this situation all the time) and asked for my number when we made the appointment in the event that he needed to reach me quickly to cancel. When he was running late, he should’ve emailed me to let me know. And when he suddenly discovered the apartment had already been rented, he should have called, not texted, and discussed other available listings in the area.
To me, that’s the different between a 1-​star broker and a 5-​star broker. So Jeff, if you’re reading this:
1. Thanks for offering to show me an apartment on a beautiful Saturday afternoon– it’s gotta suck sometimes to have to work on weekends, especially in the summertime;
2. Good luck with that other appointment you got stuck at, I sincerely hope they rent it and you get your commission;
3. Try to understand where I’m coming from here, and in the future, take better steps to avoid reviews like this.