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Nest Seekers International
Company type Private
IndustryResidential and Commercial Real Estate
Founded2001
FounderEddie Shapiro
Headquarters
New York, NY
,
United States
Number of locations
26
Area served
New York City, The Hamptons, Beverly Hills, London, Miami, Connecticut, New Jersey, Brooklyn, Long Island
Key people
Eddie Shapiro (CEO), Shawn Elliott (President Of The Ultra Luxury Division)
Number of employees
1200
Websitewww.nestseekers.com

Nest Seekers International is a full-service luxury residential and commercial brokerage firm. The company is headquartered in New York and London, with offices in Beverly Hills, The Hamptons, Connecticut, Gold Coast Long Island, Colorado, New Jersey, Miami, Palm Beach, Lisbon, Seoul and Spain. It has affiliates in Europe, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.[1][2][3][4][5][6] In 2021, Nest Seekers International was the 7th-top grossing real estate firm in Manhattan.[7]

History

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President and CEO Eddie Shapiro founded the company in 2001. The company currently has 26 offices and more than 1200 employees.[8] In 2017, Nest Seekers International expanded to Gold Coast Long Island with the acquisition of Long Island-based Shawn Elliott Luxury Homes and Estates.[9] In 2019, the firm represented the buyer and seller in the $94 million sale of the highly-publicized 924 Bel Air Road.[10] The company soon after exclusively listed Casa Encantada for $225 million.[11] In 2021, Nest Seekers transacted the most expensive sale in The Hamptons for that year, 70 Cobb Lane for $118.5 million.[12] The firm also transacted the most expensive sales in The Hamptons for 2019, 263 Surfside Drive for $39.25 million and 950 Meadow Lane for $35 million.[13][14][15] In 2020, the firm expanded to Colorado with the acquisition of a company in Breckenridge and announced plans to open in Vail and Aspen.[16] In late 2021, Nest Seekers partnered with Marbella-based Drumelia Real Estate in a move to further expand into Spain.

Media

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Various brokers at Nest Seekers International are featured on real estate reality shows. Ryan Serhant is a featured agent on Bravo TV's program Million Dollar Listing New York, appearing on the show since its first season in 2012.[17][18] Beverly Hills Regional Managing Director Marisa Zanuck was a cast member on the Bravo TV program Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. She has also appeared on HGTV's Selling LA and episodes of Bravo's Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles.[19][20][21] Agent Caroline Grane appears in the eighth season of TV3's Swedish Hollywood Wives.[22][23] In 2019, Nest Seekers International launched Nest Media, a stand-alone media company that produces and delivers real estate focused content. Nest Media partnered with DIGA Studios to jointly develop and produce unscripted real-estate lifestyle formats, partially funded by Nest Seekers, for TV and streaming distribution.[24] In 2020, Million Dollar Beach House, a program produced by Nest Media and DIGA Studios, aired on Netflix starring Nest Seekers International agents J.B. Andreassi, Michael Fulfree, James "Jimmy" Giugliano, Noel Roberts and Peggy Zabakolas.[25] In 2022, Selling The Hamptons, featuring Nest Seekers International agents in The Hamptons, aired on Discovery+ with plans for a future second season.[26]

Reception

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The firm's listings have been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, New York Post, New York Observer, the CBS series "Living Large" and the NBC series "Open House."[27][28][29][30][31][32]

Nest Seekers International brokers are regularly featured as real estate experts in outlets such as The New York Times, CNN International, CNBC, Forbes, Bloomberg Businessweek, Business Insider and Glamour.[33][34][35][36][37][38][39]

In May 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Nest Seekers realtor Jonathan Davis was accused of squatting in a Hamptons home located in Sag Harbor, New York.[40] He is accused of causing extensive damage to the property, as well as taking advantage of rules put in place to protect vulnerable tenants from eviction, in order to reside in the home beyond the terms of the lease.[41][42]

References

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  1. ^ Craig Karmin (24 September 2010). "After Apthorp, a Smoother Project". The Wall Street Journal.
  2. ^ Alexi Barrionuevo (May 2, 2013). "The Real and the Unreal on Reality TV". The New York Times. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  3. ^ Tim McKeough (December 19, 2012). "Market Ready". The New York Times. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  4. ^ Jennifer Gould Keil (January 16, 2013). "Kelly's mob turf". Retrieved August 27, 2013.
  5. ^ "Nest Seekers International - Giant Steps Forward" (November 2012). Mann Report: 44–45. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ Kelly Ann Krieger (April 22, 2013). "Speaking with Nest Seekers V.P. Jeff Steinhorst". Dan's Papers. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
  7. ^ Jones, Sasha (4 March 2022). "Resi royalty: Ranking Manhattan's top residential brokerages of 2021". therealdeal.com. The Real Deal. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  8. ^ Soen, Hayley (28 August 2020). "Who owns Nest Seekers? The real estate brokerage in Million Dollar Beach House".
  9. ^ "Nest Seekers expands to Long Island with brokerage acquisition". December 2017.
  10. ^ "Makowsky's $250M spec mansion fails to fetch even $100M". October 2019.
  11. ^ Lucking, Liz (October 2019). "Most Expensive Listing in the U.S. Is Bel Air Mansion Asking $225 Million".
  12. ^ "$118.5 Million Sale In Water Mill Shatters 2021 Record". February 2022.
  13. ^ "The 10 priciest Hamptons home sales of 2019". January 2020.
  14. ^ "The Top 10 Hamptons Home Sales During The First Half Of 2019". August 2019.
  15. ^ "Meadow Lane Residence On The Ocean Sells For Nearly $35 Million". October 2019.
  16. ^ Murdock, Christy (March 2022). "Broker Spotlight: Bo Palazola, Day Palazola Group".
  17. ^ Fisher, Theresa. "Million Dollar Listings: Behind the Firm and in Front of the Camera" (PDF). Social Life Magazine. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  18. ^ Kantor, Ira (10 May 2013). "Bravo star's hard work has Boston roots". bostonherald.com. Boston Herald and Herald Media. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  19. ^ Kussin, Zachary; Strickland, Julie (6 March 2014). "Nest Seekers Zanuck kicks off Beverly Hills office opening". therealdeal.com. The Real Deal, Inc. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  20. ^ "Nest Seekers signs 'Real Housewife' to open Beverly Hills brokerage". inman.com. Inman. 18 October 2013. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  21. ^ Moreau, Kim (22 August 2013). "Marisa Talks Controversial Zanuck Sale on 'MDLLA'". bravotv.com. Bravo Media LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  22. ^ "Another Core broker jumps ship to star in "Million Dollar Listing"". therealdeal.com. The Real Deal, Inc. 6 December 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  23. ^ "Caroline Grane är ny Hollywoodfru – i TV3". expressen.se. AB Kvällstidningen Expressen. 10 March 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  24. ^ Spangler, Todd (June 2019). "Tony DiSanto's Allyance Media Taps Verizon Veteran Shawn Strickland as President (EXCLUSIVE)".
  25. ^ J Igoe, Katherine (August 2020). "'Million Dollar Beach House' Will Be Your Next Reality TV Addiction".
  26. ^ Lewak, Doree (January 2022). "'Selling the Hamptons' has huge houses — and even bigger egos".
  27. ^ Michelle Higgins (March 6, 2015). "Classic and Eclectic: Prewar SoHo Loft for $11.5 Million". The New York Times. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  28. ^ Stefanos Chen (February 25, 2015). "A Saudi Prince's New York Nest Is Listing for $48.5 Million". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  29. ^ Zachary Kussin (February 2, 2015). "Step Inside America's 9 Priciest Homes". NYPost. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  30. ^ Bassett, Hugh (July 30, 2013). "What's Selling in the Hamptons?". New York Observer. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  31. ^ "Living Large: A Mansion In An Apartment Building". CBS Radio Inc. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  32. ^ "How To Rent In The Hamptons". NBCUniversal. May 18, 2015. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  33. ^ CJ Hughes (January 16, 2015). "What $750,000 Buys You in New York City". The New York Times. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
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  35. ^ Weinstein, Joanna (July 3, 2014). "Start-up says it's redesigning interior design". CNBC. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
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  37. ^ "Oceanfront Still Prime in Hamptons, Nigro Says". Bloomberg. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  38. ^ Robinson, Melia; Stranger, Melissa (5 September 2014). "The 30 Most Expensive Homes In Tech, Ranked!". businessinsider.com. Business Insider, Inc. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  39. ^ Serhart, Ryan (11 March 2014). "4 Questions to Ask Before Signing a New Lease". glamour.com. Conde Nast. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  40. ^ "Are Some Wealthy New Yorkers Taking Advantage of Eviction Ban in Expensive Hamptons Rentals?". Inside Edition. CBS. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  41. ^ "New York told landlords not to evict renters. Advocates say that's not enough". Curbed New York. Vox Media. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  42. ^ "Nasty Nestseekers - Jonathan Davis". The Steeple Times. Longreach Publishing. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
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