Douglas Elliman Honors Top Performers In Hamptons And The North Fork

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Douglas Elliman, one of the nation’s largest residential real estate brokerages, recently announced the winners of its 2024 Ellie Awards recognizing the firm’s highest achievers across the country for 2023. Several top agents and teams from the firm’s Hamptons and North Fork offices were among those honored.

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Eklund Gomes Team. Courtesy of Douglas Elliman

“In the face of financial and market headwinds, Douglas Elliman agents persevered and prevailed with characteristic resolve, ingenuity, and professionalism,” said Howard M. Lorber, the company’s executive chairman. Scott Durkin, president and chief executive officer, added that the award winners “are the ones who trust in their experience and draw on their resourcefulness to thrive in any market.”

The brokerage held the top position in the Hamptons region overall in 2023, according to the annual rankings by The Real Deal. It also led in units sold on the North Fork and across Long Island.

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Erica Grossman. Courtesy of Douglas Elliman

Among its standout transactions, the firm represented both sides of two of the 10 priciest Hamptons home sales last year. Kyle Rosko and Marcy Braun of the Eklund | Gomes Team represented sellers of a $35 million waterfront estate. Erica Grossman brought the buyer to a $33.5 million sale.

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Martha Gundersen. Courtesy of Douglas Elliman

In the award categories based on gross commission income (GCI), top individual honors in the Hamptons went to Michaela Keszler, followed by Erica Grossman and Martha Gundersen. The Atlantic Team took home the GCI award for top team.

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Enzo Morabito. Courtesy of Douglas Elliman

For sales volume, Michaela Keszler again led individuals, with Martha Gundersen and Erica Grossman next. The Enzo Morabito Team earned the top team prize.

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Kristy Nadell. Courtesy of Douglas Elliman

Kristy Naddell ranked No. 1 for the highest number of transactions by an individual agent in the Hamptons. The Atlantic Team captured the team transaction award.

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Dawn Neway. Courtesy of Douglas Elliman

For rental performance based on GCI, Michaela Keszler, Erica Grossman, and Dawn Neway claimed the top three individual agent spots, while the Atlantic Team led rental teams. Looking at transactions, Dawn Neway took the individual rental agent crown, and the Atlantic Team again finished first among teams.

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Michaela Keszler. Courtesy of Douglas Elliman

The Rookie of the Year award for the Hamptons and North Fork regions went to Cleo Ahn of the Bridgehampton office. Recognized for earning over $1 million in 2023 were several top Pinnacle Club honorees, including the Atlantic, Enzo Morabito, and Tunick teams, as well as individual agents Erica Grossman and Michaela Keszler.

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Cleo Ahn. Courtesy of Douglas Elliman

Nationwide, Michaela Keszler ranked No. 12 among individuals by GCI and No. 13 by volume. For teams, the Eklund | Gomes Team topped the mega team category for GCI and volume, while the Michael Lorber and Steven Cohen teams placed highly in the large and medium divisions across both rankings.

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Michael Lorber Team. Courtesy of Douglas Elliman

“Congratulations to our Hamptons and North Fork agents on a truly outstanding year,” said Todd Bourgard, CEO of Douglas Elliman’s Long Island, Hamptons, and North Fork regions. “In a year of many challenges, our team showed notable resilience, growing, expanding, thriving and garnering new successes.”

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Brenda Giufurta. Courtesy of Douglas Elliman

AWARDS BY SALES GCI

In the Hamptons, the Top Individual prize based on Gross Commission Income (GCI) was awarded to Michaela Keszler (#1) from the Southampton office. Additional individuals recognized by GCI were Erica Grossman (#2), Martha Gundersen (#3), Kristy Naddell (#4), Paul Brennan (#5), Brenda Giufurta (#6), Thomas Cavallo (#7), Robert Landsiedel, (#8), Scott Bennett (#9), Maryanne Horwath (#10), Francis Fineo (#11), Lynda Packard (#12), Michael Brennan (#13), Toni Asch (#14), Brian Hagadorn (#15), Elizabeth Capozzoli (#16), Paul Loeb (#17), Joseph Van Asco (#18), David Donohue (#19) and Susan Ceslow (#20).

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The Atlantic Team. Courtesy of Douglas Elliman

The Hamptons award for Top Team by GCI went to The Atlantic Team (#1) of the East Hampton office. Other Top 10 Teams by GCI in the Hamptons included The Enzo Morabito Team (#2), The Tunick Team (#3), The Terry Thompson Team (#4), The Michael Lorber Team (#5), The Cammarata Team (#6), The Connelly Team (#7), Lord Chapin Team (#8), The Poliwoda Team (#9), The Porto Francavilla Team (#10), Wolff Bender Team (#11), The Pinkwater Metzger Team (#12), The Nigro Team (#13), The James Hogan Team (#14), Mackay Dixon Team (#15), The Piliero Team (#16), The Steven Cohen Team (#17), The Bouckoms Team (#18), Aarons Goodstein Team (#19) and The Adla Team (#20).

 

AWARDS BY SALES VOLUME

The Top Individual Agent in the Hamptons by Sales Volume was Michaela Keszler (#1). She was followed by Martha Gundersen (#2), Erica Grossman (#3), Paul Brennan (#4), Kristy Naddell (#5), Robert Landsiedel (#6), Thomas Cavallo (#7), Brenda Giufurta (#8), Scott Bennett (#9), Maryanne Horwath (#10), Francis Fineo (#11), Lisa Grenci (#12), Elizabeth Capozzoli (#13), Dolly Schuttinger-Glass (#14), Michael Brennan (#15), Lynda Packard (#16), Brian Hagadorn (#17), Raphael Avigdor (#18), David Donohue (#19) and Paul Loeb (#20).

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Mackay Dixon Team. Courtesy of Douglas Elliman

The Top Team by Sales Volume was awarded to The Enzo Morabito Team (#1). Other team winners by volume included The Atlantic Team (#2), The Tunick Team (#3), The Michael Lorber Team (#4), The Cammarata Team (#5), The Terry Thompson Team (#6), The Connelly Team (#7), Lord Chapin Team (#8), The Porto Francavilla Team (#9), The Poliwoda Team (#10), The Nigro Team and The Steven Cohen Team (#11 TIE), The Pinkwater Metzger Team (#12), The Piliero Team (#13), Wolff Bender Team (#14), Mackay Dixon Team (#15), The James Hogan Team (#16), Aarons Goodstein Team (#17), The Bouckoms Team (#18), The Adla Team (#19) and Team Michael Daly (#20).

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Scott Bennett. Courtesy of Douglas Elliman

AWARDS BY SALES TRANSACTIONS

The Top Individual prize based on Transactions in the Hamptons went to Kristy Naddell (#1) from the Cutchogue office. Other individual winners included Scott Bennett (#2), Robert Landsiedel (#3), Paul Loeb (#4), Andrea Parks (#5), Brenda Giufurta (#6), Melissa Principi (#7), Elizabeth Capozzoli (#8), Michaela Keszler, Thomas Cavallo and Rita Rooney (#9 TIE) and Peter Halpin and Thomas Uhlinger (#10 TIE).

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Poliwoda Team. Courtesy of Douglas Elliman

The Atlantic Team (#1) was named the Top Performing Team in the Hamptons by number of Transactions, followed by The Connelly Team (#2), The Enzo Morabito Team (#3), The Cammarata Team (#4), The Porto Francavilla Team and The Terry Thompson Team (#5 TIE), The Poliwoda Team (#6), Lord Chapin Team and The Tunick Team (#7 TIE), The Michael Lorber Team (#8) The James Hogan Team (#9) and The Piliero Team (#10).

AWARDS BY RENTALS GCI

Michaela Keszler was named the #1 Rental Agent in the Hamptons by GCI. Other top rental agents by GCI included Erica Grossman (#2), Dawn Neway (#3), Paulina Keszler (#4), Lynda Packard (#5), Thomas Cavallo (#6), Joseph Van Asco (#7), Marc Aaron Curti (#8), Brenda Giufurta (#9) and Toni Asch (#10).

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Joseph Van Asco. Courtesy of Douglas Elliman

The Atlantic Team was named the #1 Rental Team in the Hamptons by GCI. Other Top Rental Teams by GCI included Wolff Bender Team (#2) The Enzo Morabito Team (#3), The Terry Thompson Team (#4), Mackay Dixon Team (#5), The Michael Lorber Team (#6), The Poliwoda Team (#7), The Nigro Team (#8), The Bouckoms Team (#9) and Team Michael Daly (#10).

AWARDS BY RENTALS TRANSACTIONS

Dawn Neway was named the #1 Rental Agent in the Hamptons by Transactions. Other individual winners by transactions included Joseph Van Asco (#2), Brenda Giufurta (#3), Marc Aaron Curti (#4), Michaela Keszler (#5), Erica Grossman (#6), Paulina Keszler (#7), Tania Deighton (#8), Maryanne Horwath and Lynda Packard (# 9 TIE) and Thomas Cavallo (#10).

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William Wolff. Courtesy of Douglas Elliman

The Atlantic Team was named the #1 Rental Team in the Hamptons by Transactions. Other Top Rental Teams by Transactions included The Poliwoda Team (#2), Mackay Dixon Team (#3), The Enzo Morabito Team (#4), Wolff Bender Team (#5), The Bouckoms Team (#6), The Michael Lorber Team (#7), Team Michael Daly (#8), Lord Chapin Team and The Terry Thompson Team (#9 TIE) and The Connelly Team (#10).

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR AWARD

The coveted award for Hamptons & North Fork Rookie of the Year went to Cleo Ahn of the Bridgehampton office.

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The Connelly Team. Courtesy of Douglas Elliman

PINNACLE CLUB

The prestigious Pinnacle Club Award winners from the Hamptons and North Fork, presented to agents and teams who made over $1 million in 2023, included The Atlantic Team, Erica Grossman, Michaela Keszler, The Enzo Morabito Team, and The Tunick Team. 

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The Tunick Team. Courtesy of Douglas Elliman

THE NATIONAL AWARD BY GCI

The National Award, presented to the individuals and teams (by size) by GCI for the entire company nationwide, went to Michaela Keszler (#12 Individual), The Eklund Gomes Team (#1 Mega Team), The Michael Lorber Team (#5 Large Team) and The Steven Cohen Team (#5 Medium Team).

THE NATIONAL AWARD BY VOLUME

By Volume, winners of The National Award included Michaela Keszler (#13 Individual), The Eklund Gomes Team (#1 Mega Team), The Michael Lorber Team (#5 Large Team), The Steven Cohen Team (#3 Medium Team), and The Enzo Morabito Team (#12 Medium Team).

BILLION DOLLAR CLUB

The Billion Dollar Club went to The Eklund | Gomes Team as the Mega Team winner. In the Hamptons, the Eklund | Gomes team is led by Kyle Rosko and Marcy Braun.

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