Douglas Elliman Opens Fort Lauderdale Office

National brokerage continues expansion with new office in prime Florida market

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Feb 27, 2015, 11:03 ET

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Douglas Elliman today announced the official opening of its new Fort Lauderdale office, located at 450 East Las Olas Boulevard. The opening marks the continued expansion for the national brokerage around the region bringing the total to 9 offices in the South Florida market following the 2014 launch in Boca Raton, 2014 opening in Palm Beach's Wellington Village, and the ongoing growth of the firm's Florida headquarters in Miami Beach. Additionally, this recent news marks the continued growth of Douglas Elliman nationwide with recent openings in Beverly Hills, CA, Aspen, CO and Greenwich, CT.

Douglas Elliman opens Fort Lauderdale office

"Douglas Elliman has made a concerted effort to build a strong infrastructure throughout the state of Florida, a prime location in the global real estate landscape," said Jay Phillip Parker, CEO of Douglas Elliman's Florida brokerage. "Our new location in Fort Lauderdale will play a significant role in that further development given the city's wide array of lifestyles and its appeal to a variety of clientele."

Douglas Elliman's Fort Lauderdale office will be spearhead by managing broker, Frank Kirschner, a longtime real estate veteran selected by Parker for his strong breadth of sales and leadership experience. Kirschner will lead the Douglas Elliman Fort Lauderdale network of 40 agents who specialize in high-end homes, condominiums, and waterfront estates in the most sought-after markets. Additionally, like other Douglas Elliman offices, Kirschner's Fort Lauderdale team will leverage the firm's global alliance with Knight Frank Residential, the United Kingdom's largest residential brokerage, which combined offers a network of more than 17,500 real estate professionals located in 52 countries all over the world, to further service clients from around the world.

"Our growth in the Fort Lauderdale market is an exciting progression in the overall evolution of Douglas Elliman, and particularly Douglas Elliman in Florida," said Kirschner. "We have already seen an uptick in business in the market with some of our new associate brokers and the portfolios they bring to the table. I anticipate that will only continue to surge as we move past our opening and focus further on developing our well-rounded group of talent that I know will allow us to service any type of client need."

"Douglas Elliman's recent expansion to the West Coast coupled with the rapid development in South Florida has quickly grown the company to 79 offices with more than 5,500 agents nationwide" said Dottie Herman, President and CEO, Douglas Elliman. "We aim for continuous satisfaction by meeting our client's demands and representation in these key markets allows us to better service our clients while strategically growing our business."

Howard M. Lorber, Chairman, Douglas Elliman adds, "Douglas Elliman prides itself on offering a premiere real estate experience by offering our agents access to one of the industry's most comprehensive and competitive listing platforms. Providing our agents with the most advanced tools so they can best service our clients is how the company maintains its position at the top of the market year after year."

About Douglas Elliman Real Estate

Established in 1911, Douglas Elliman Real Estate is the largest brokerage in the New York Metropolitan area with over 79 offices in New York City, Long Island, the Hamptons, and Westchester/Putnam across a network of over 5,500 agents. Consistently ranked among the top four residential real estate companies nationwide since 2007, Douglas Elliman has a significant presence in South Florida, Beverly Hills, Southern Connecticut, and Aspen. Moreover, Douglas Elliman has a strategic international global alliance with London-based Knight Frank LLP for residential business in the worldwide luxury markets spanning 52 countries and six continents. The company also controls a portfolio of real estate services, including Douglas Elliman Development Marketing, Manhattan's largest residential property manager, Douglas Elliman Property Management, DE Commercial, and DE Title. For more information on Douglas Elliman as well as expert commentary on emerging trends in the real estate industry, please visit www.elliman.com