Elegran Real Estate

My husband and I have worked with many real estate brokers in many cities and states and we want to go on record that Barbara Lawrence is the gold standard. From the moment Barbara met my husband, daughter and myself, she listened carefully to what we were looking for and proceeded to show us apartments that exactly met our requests. Her style is direct and clear without the usual pushy, hard sell which we really appreciated! Additionally, Barbara helped us during the entire process saving us much time and stress as we filled out the many forms and documents required in a NYC coop building sale. Without Barbara—I’m not sure that we would have navigated these waters as smoothly or even found the wonderful apartment that is now in our family! Anyone looking in NYC should grab Barbara to help them happily chart these waters!

Barbara was very knowledgeable, friendly, and really helped us work through a deal in the middle of a pandemic. She was very responsive and was great to have on our team. Would highly recommend.

We were completely new to the home buying process and we entered the NYC market at a particularly challenging time for buyers (March 2022). Within twenty-four hours of meeting her, Barbara had taught us how to put together a competitive co-op bid package. Within four weeks she and Lorenzo had tirelessly -- and patiently -- helped us evaluate a range of different neighborhoods and property types within our price range, ultimately culminating in multiple successful bids. Barbara continued to guide us through the rigors of a co-op board application process, and by June -- barely three months from beginning our search -- we had closed on our first home. To put it simply, we could never have done this without Barbara and Lorenzo!

Barbara was wonderful to work with. Her guidance was extremely helpful in helping us find our dream apartment. We saw at least 15 different apartments with her before we found the right place. She really understands the NYC real estate market and was able to explain it clearly to a first time buyer like me. She has great intuitions and is very supportive.

Barbara Lawrence and her Elegran team are fantastic! They wisely guided us through the sometimes daunting process of purchasing a home—without pressure, always available and in support of our side. We are thrilled to be NYC home owners, in an apartment that is an excellent fit for our family.

We were looking for a new home at a challenging time. The market was highly competitive and we were expecting our first child. We were also hoping to stay within our neighborhood, which narrowed the possibilities. Working with Lorenzo and Barbara, we felt immediately supported in our search. They knew exactly what our priorities were and found apartments in and outside of our target area that matched our needs. When we visited open houses, their expertise helped us to feel informed and equipped to make decisions confidently. Lorenzo and Barbara responded quickly to any outreach and made themselves available to all of our questions and concerns. When our perfect apartment hit the market, they moved quickly to get us in and secure a successful offer. And they did it all before the baby was born! We will always be grateful for their professionalism and guidance in this process.

Barbara is an outstanding real estate agent. She is experienced, knowledgeable about properties, the NYC process and neighborhoods; most importantly, she listened to what I wanted, working diligently until she found the perfect property for me-- going above and beyond what is normally expected from an agent; I was so grateful she was working on my behalf. I could not recommend her more highly!

It was such a pleasure working with Barbara, as a first time buyer she made the experience seamless and stress free. I knew I could completely trust her knowledge and expertise and I recommend her without hesitation.

Barbara knows the New York real estate market extremely well. She and her team at Elegran made the arduous home buying process in New York City as easy as was possible; for that I am grateful. I cannot recommend Barbara enough, she is a consummate professional with a caring approach!!

Barbara is a terrific people person and that makes it a joy to work with her. She is a great listener, knowledgeable, loyal, and persistent. We appreciated greatly her help during the many challenging moments of our condo purchase.

Working with Barbara has truly been amazing. I call her my 'Zen Type-A Broker' because she is the perfect balance of getting everything done, wise about knowing what to do when, prompt, aggressive about taking action, while always managing to exude a calming influence with everything and everyone in the process. She is fun and genuinely caring, it never felt like she was just about getting a deal done for her; she was all about going above and beyond, to know what was really important to me as the client, while helping me to become clear about those things as we narrowed down my choices. She also made sure I was in the best hands with a support team of attorney, contractor and mortgage person. I met Barbara while going through a huge transition in my own life, and she took me under her wing, was right there with me through all the searching and several offers, until finally we found the apartment I knew was a home for me, treetops and keys to the park included. I have worked with other people in the past, so I know it can be hard to find a talented experienced broker who also really cares. I couldn't have asked for a better experience. I won't use anyone else ever again!

As an overseas investor, I found Barbara’s help and advice to be invaluable. She quickly understood what I was looking for, set up a variety of apartments for me to view, and gave me clear advice on each one. Barbara also very quickly found me a tenant for the apartment: The whole process, from my initial viewing of the possible apartments to the new tenant signing their lease, took under six weeks, which I reckon must be some sort of Manhattan record! Thank you, Barbara!