Top Hamptons Real Estate Agents Honored At 'Ellies'

WESTHAMPTON-HAMPTON BAYS, NY — "The Ellies," honoring the best and the brightest of Douglas Elliman's top agents, gave the nod to a team of "top performers" from the Hamptons recently.

Douglas Elliman Real Estate recently celebrated agents from across the country at the event, which was held this year at Mohegan Sun in CT.

Agents from Bridgehampton, East Hampton, Hampton Bays, Montauk, Quogue, Sag Harbor, Sagaponack, Southampton and Westhampton Beach were among the honorees, Douglas Elliman said.

“Our wonderfully talented agents across the nation gave a very impressive performance this year, backed by a tremendous amount of dedication and passion for their work. We remain committed to providing all of our agents with the best in class technology, marketing and public relations to help them reach even greater heights in 2019, and we look forward to another triumphant year,” said Howard M. Lorber, Chairman, Douglas Elliman Realty, LLC.

Nationwide sales for Douglas Elliman in 2018 totaled $28.1 billion — an eight percent increase from 2017 — as the company continued its nationwide growth into new markets; the firm was responsible for 44,131 sales and rental transactions, and was ranked the number three brokerage in the nation by sales volume, according to a release.

“Congratulations to these agents, whose hard work has earned them this incredible distinction,” said Carl Benincasa, regional vice president of sales Hamptons, Douglas Elliman. “I'm so proud of our entire team on the East End, which continues to grow and and succeed, thanks to Douglas Elliman's deep commitment to its people. Elliman’s superior level of thought leadership and outstanding commitment to agent, administrative and organizational support has helped us to gain market share and finish another stellar year here in the Hamptons.”

In the Hamptons, the Top Individual prize, based on gross commission income, went to Erica Grossman from the Southampton office.

Additional individuals recognized by GCI were David Donohue, who came in at #2, Terry Thompson, who earned the #3, Dawn Neway, who was #4, Steven Rosmarin, who won the #5 honor, Michaela Keszler, #6, Christopher Stewart, #7, Carol Nobbs, #8, Priscilla Garston, #9, and Lori Barbaria, who was ranked #10.

The Hamptons award for Top Team by GCI went to The Enzo Morabito Team of the Bridgehampton office for the ninth consecutive year, Douglas Elliman said.

Other Top 5 teams by GCI in the Hamptons included the Atlantic Team at #2, the Avigdor/Penkova Team at #3, the Nigro Team at #4, and the Aarons/Goodstein Team at #5.

The Atlantic Team, based in the East Hampton office, was named the Top Performing Team by number of transactions for the Hamptons, followed by the Enzo Morabito Team at #2, the Avigdor/PenkovaTeam at #3, the Porto Team at #4, and the Rima & Ryan Team at #5.

The Top Individual prize based on transactions went to Angelica Cocha, from the Hampton Bays office. Other winners were Terry Thompson at #2, Steven Rosmarin at #3, Dawn Neway at #4, and Christopher Stewart and Erica Grossman, who were tied at #5.

A Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Anne Marie Francavilla of the Hampton Bays office for her career-long contributions to the business.

The prestigious Pinnacle Club Award winners, presented to agents and teams who made over $1 million in 2018, included David Donohue, of the Avigdor/Penkova Team, Erica Grossman, of the Enzo Morabito Team and The Atlantic Team.