Rick Kelly is the founder and CEO of Alta Real Estate, an award winning boutique luxury brokerage in Manhattan, and a RealTrends-ranked Top 50 Manhattan agent by sales volume. As listing broker, Rick is a co-recipient of REBNY's First Place Residential Deal of the Year for 2025 for closing a Midtown penthouse that had sat unsold for over a decade. Over two decades, Rick has closed more than 700 transactions totaling over $1 billion in sales volume, producing $30–$40 million annually, with a focus on luxury residential properties in the $2M–$10M range across Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens.