451 West Broadway
New York, NY 10012
T: 917-324-6074
F: 646-775-6524
kheller@halstead.com
www.halstead.com/kheller
Personal Profile
Karen loves selling real estate, and her past profession gave her the perfect training and preparation. She was a print journalist for 15 years, from the early 1980s to the mid-nineties. The essence of Karen’s daily work life consisted of researching information and communicating with her audiences. In real estate sales, accurate information is critical to pricing, marketing, and to getting a transaction done. Consistent communication with sellers and with buyers, asking the right questions, and listening carefully to the answers is also absolutely crucial in every negotiation and transaction.
While Karen knows the New York City market, as well as the financial and economic environment in which she sells, no two deals have ever been alike. Just like the news business, every day presents something new and exciting. Karen began her real estate career working for her family, selling estate properties. She learned firsthand that when it comes to selling or purchasing property, your most valuable partner is an experienced and professional real estate agent who knows the market and can guide you through the process.
Karen’s Manhattan “pedigree” includes a family background of which she is very proud. Her grandfather, Mortimer Lahm, was the founder of a chain of “five and ten” cent stores (pre-cursor to the big box variety) with stores throughout New York City, called M.H. Lamston. His brother married one of Broadway’s most celebrated songwriters and lyricists, her great aunt, Dorothy Fields.
Corporate Profile
Halstead Property is one of the most recognized and respected brands in New York. The company keeps its clients front and center and is the only professional sales firm to provide old-fashioned storefront access to its for-sale listings at the Halstead offices throughout Manhattan. While retaining the old world values and the personal touch of its elite history, Halstead has also invested in the new media that makes information available quickly and to all. The award-winning website has agent portals that connect to all of the properties for sale in the city. And through the company’s many partnerships, Halstead properties are marketed worldwide, 24/7.
Halstead is a privately owned firm, and as such, has been able to invest in its people and its core competencies while other firms have been struggling through a difficult market simply to meet the needs of shareholders. There are approximately 900 agents under the Halstead banner. The company has an award winning in-house marketing division, an in-house communications division, an in-house research division, a development marketing division, and the best trained agents in the business. Office locations include the East Side, West Side, Village, Soho, Midtown, Harlem, Brooklyn Heights, Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill, Riverdale, Hudson Valley, Metro New Jersey, Darien, CT, Greenwich, CT, Stamford, CT and New Canaan, among others.
- Representation of owners of luxury properties
- Professional buyer representation
- Expert listening skills
- Expert marketing
- Expert price opinions
- Expert negotiations
- Multi-tiered sales proposals
- Personal network of qualified, related professionals
- Personal network of real estate buyers & investors
- Personal network of media professionals
- Relocation referral network in U.S. and globally
- Round the clock access provided to clients
- Expert knowledge of Manhattan and Westchester
- Environmentally sensitive home sales & purchases
Referral Guide
30 Second Elevator Speech
I am a residential real estate broker affiliated with Halstead Property. My office is located in SOHO, but I sell properties throughout Manhattan, which is where I was born. I have been in the business for 12 years. I have assisted homeowners to sell their properties in record time, and at highly competitive prices; this includes during the recent recession following the collapse of Lehman Brothers in New York. My business is generated entirely through referrals by past clients and colleagues. I work with both buyers and sellers, and have expertise in co-ops, condos, and townhouses.
What Makes you Different/Special/Unique?
- Most transactions are multi-million dollar properties
- I sell in record time & at highly competitive prices
- I sell to rich & famous people from around the world
- Location, information, communication & discretion
- My high-end clients can reach me 24/7
Who is most likely to be your customer?
- New York City Property Owners
- Property Buyers from NY/Westchester/Europe
When I am talking to someone, what should I listen for that would tell me that they may need your products or services?
- I need a bigger place for my art collection
- I need a Manhattan pied-a-terre
- I am moving to L.A. to live near my parents
- I just found a smaller place in my building
- Do you know a good real estate agent?