Cathy Franklin

Cathy Franklin is one of Manhattan’s most accomplished luxury real estate brokers, with over $6 billion in condominium, co-op, and townhouse sales across her distinguished three-decade career.

In 2025, she has already achieved close to $300 million in closed sales and contracts. She was named Corcoran’s Top Salesperson for Manhattan in 2024 and earned Corcoran’s Top Performance Nationwide in both 2023 and 2022, with sales exceeding $465 million and $600 million, respectively.

Consistently ranked among the top 0.5% of agents nationwide by The Wall Street Journal and RealTrends, Cathy has placed among New York City’s top ten brokers, including the No. 2 position in Manhattan in both 2023 and 2022. Her team was honored as Corcoran’s East Side Sales Team of the Year in 2021 and 2020, and she received Corcoran’s Overall Top Performance of the Year in 2019 with over $510 million in sales, along with the coveted Deal of the Year Award.

Her career is marked by record-setting transactions across Manhattan, earning accolades for the city’s Largest Townhouse, Co-op, Condo, and Rental Deals. She is a regular fixture in The Real Deal’s Top Brokers and Top Sales rankings and has been a member of Corcoran’s distinguished President’s Council from 2015 through 2024. Cathy also ranks in the top 0.25% of 47,000 agents at Anywhere, Corcoran’s parent company.Before joining Corcoran, she was consistently named Upper East Side Broker of the Year for over a decade at Brown Harris Stevens. 

Cathy advises both domestic and international families, frequently traveling to Europe, Asia, and the Middle East to help expand their U.S. real estate portfolios. She has represented clients from across the globe, including Europe, Australia, India, China, Japan, Mexico, Argentina, Columbia, Israel, Bahrain, Qatar, Lebanon and Dubai, and has led sales for several high-profile new developments, including 1122 Madison Avenue, 109 East 79th Street, 116 University Place, and The Hit Factory at 421 West 54th Street. Known for her integrity, discretion, and encyclopedic knowledge of Manhattan real estate, Cathy is a trusted advisor to leaders in finance, politics, entertainment, and technology. She is frequently featured as an industry expert in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Architectural Digest, Travel And Leisure, Whiskey Advocate, New York Post, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Hudson Valley Magazine, Gotham, Hamptons, and Avenue, as well as on CBS and NBC.

Cathy resides in a historic 1886 landmark townhouse on the Upper East Side with her husband, Jeffrey Baker. They have three sons: Otto, (Harvard) Alex (Harvard, Wharton MBA), and William (Wharton). Their home, along with their 1806 Georgian farm in the Hudson Valley, has been featured in Forbes, Food & Wine, Wall Street Journal, Travel and Leisure, Whiskey Advocate and The New York Times. The farm is also home to Hillrock Estate Distillery, producer of award-winning, field-to-glass artisanal whiskey.

A graduate of Wellesley College, Cathy is a proud member of the Real Estate Board of New York and an active supporter of the New York Landmarks Conservancy. Cathy and her family are active members of Mashomack Club in Pine Plains, New York. She also belongs to the prestigious International Luxury Alliance, an exclusive network of just 60 top-producing agents across North America and Europe. This elite group collectively closes over $6.1 billion in annual sales, offering clients unparalleled global reach and access at the highest levels of the luxury market.