Johnny Lee

Johnny Lee sells New York real estate with the eye of someone who actually grew up watching this city change block by block. A native New Yorker, he brings a combination most agents simply don't have: hands-on market knowledge built over years in these neighborhoods, paired with a background in high end luxury sales and negotiation.

Before real estate, Johnny worked in investor relations at Highbridge Capital Management, where he learned how serious capital moves and what disciplined investors look for before they commit. He then spent years in senior leadership at two of the most recognized luxury brands in the world, Ippolita and David Yurman, where he mastered client-centric service, branding, and visual positioning. Those same instincts now shape how he markets a listing and reads a buyer.

He holds an MBA from UCLA Anderson and a BA from Dartmouth, and stays active in both alumni communities in New York. That training shows up in how he works: every transaction gets treated as a strategic decision, not just a sale, whether that means positioning a property for a competitive bidding process or advising a client on where a neighborhood is headed next.

Fluent in Korean and shaped by a multicultural upbringing, Johnny has become a trusted guide for international investors and clients relocating to New York, the kind of buyer who needs more than a listing sheet and actually needs someone who can translate the city itself.

What sets Johnny apart isn't the resume, it's the follow-through. He negotiates hard, stays close to his clients through every stage of a deal, and treats their goals as his own until closing. He works alongside the Michael Lorber Team at Douglas Elliman, one of the city's top-producing teams with more than $2 billion in closed transactions, giving every client the backing of that scale and market reach.

Outside of work, Johnny is a father of two and calls Brooklyn home.

"My goal is to be both a strategist and a collaborator. I take the time to fully understand my clients’ objectives, and then I leverage my experience, connections, and negotiation skills to achieve the best possible outcome in every transaction."