Leonel Piraino

The real estate industry has certainly proven its efficacy with its high rate of return. It's an exciting industry that yet remains a maverick with alluring new opportunities for the well informed buyer or seller. With Brown Harris Stevens' global, state of the art resources, along with its exclusive affiliation with Christie’s International Real Estate, I am able to leverage my comprehensive knowledge of local and international real estate markets to help clients, whether selling or buying, achieve outstanding results. From a local perspective, living in Manhattan since 2000 has given me the opportunity to discover, on an intimate scale, the unique nuances of neighborhoods and buildings throughout the city and how the interplay of neighborhood, property and current market conditions effect property values. Buyers and sellers benefit from this knowledge when making important decisions throughout the sales process. I spend a significant amount of time researching properties prior to introducing them to clients to ensure the perfect fit. I am committed to maintaining an attentive and dedicated relationship with my clients that entails a honed understanding of their real estate needs and aesthetics so I never waste their time presenting inappropriate properties. Property Market Value can be significantly enhanced by making the correct structural or cosmetic changes. Many buyers and sellers come with their own team of decorators and contractors to accomplish such changes, but for those who do not, I have personal relationships with New York's top interior designers, architects, floral designers, real estate attorney's and mortgage brokers and bankers; all of whom can transform a neglected property into a beautiful residence on schedule and on budget in the spirit of achieving a successful business investment rather than a vanity project. From an international perspective, I am an experienced resource for those in Latin and South America as well as Europe, who are exploring the marketplace for venues to allocate investment funds with relatively low risk and healthy returns. I have many appealing new real estate developments which constitute exactly these sort of opportunities. As a native of Buenos Aires, Argentina I speak fluent Spanish and Italian, as do many of my clients. I travel there several time a year to visit my family.As a Manhattan resident, I am fully up to speed on all neighborhoods throughout the entire city. For enjoyment, I love spending time with my family, painting, horseback riding, tennis, antiquing, cooking and travelling to exotic locations.