From left: A Facebook snapshot of Fredrik Eklund and Jeff Lewis, Ryan Serhant

UPDATED, 7:25 p.m., May 19: “Property Envy,” the latest real estate-related series on Bravo TV, will feature two familiar faces when it debuts this summer: New York City real estate brokers and Bravolebrities, Fredrik Eklund and Ryan Serhant, The Real Deal has learned.

“Going to Los Angeles next week to film a NEW Bravo show with the one and only Jeff Lewis,” Eklund, of Douglas Elliman, wrote on his Facebook page, accentuating the sentiment with a pink heart. [more]

Ryan Serhant, Fredrik Eklund and Luis D. Ortiz

On “Million Dollar Listing New York” — the second season of Bravo TV’s reality show premiered last night — the properties usually take a back seat to the personalities. Indeed, the time between filming and airing often means the homes have been sold, or pulled from the market, before viewers even see them. [more]

Fredrik Eklund and 144 West 27th Street (Building image via StreetEasy)

Douglas Elliman broker and star of “Million Dollar Listing New York” Fredrik Eklund is listing his 144 West 27th Street pad for $3.25 million, the New York Post reported.  [more]

From left: Luis Ortiz, Ryan Serhant and Fredrik Eklund

The reality of “Million Dollar Listing New York” is that TV and high-profile real estate deals aren’t perfect partners, the New York Times reported.

Fredrik Eklund of Douglas Elliman and Ryan Serhant of Nest Seekers International, two cast members of the Bravo TV reality show, which returns to the air Wednesday, saw their fortunes skyrocket after appearing on camera. [more]

Ryan Serhant, Luis D. Ortiz and Fredrik Eklund Judging by the preview for the upcoming season of “Million Dollar Listing New York,” which returns to Bravo TV on May 8, viewers are in for a treat — a treat of multi-million dollar properties and high drama between the show’s broker stars. The real estate featured this season includes one home with a panoramic view described as a “panty dropper,” a $50 million development and a $20 million apartment. See the video after the jump…. [more]

From left: Fredrik Eklund, John Gomes and a 250 Bowery interior

A penthouse at 250 Bowery, the 24-unit condominium project developed by VE Equities and designed by Morris Adjmi, is in contract for $2,500 per square foot, The Real Deal has learned. Douglas Elliman’s Fredrik Eklund, who is handling sales at the building with his colleague John Gomes, uploaded an Instagram photo of the apartment yesterday, noting that the contract price is a price-per-square-foot record “for the area,” meaning the Bowery. [more]

A photo posted on Instagram by Elliman’s Fredrik Eklund

From the January issue: Several times a day, Douglas Elliman Managing Director Fredrik Eklund uploads images to Instagram, the popular photo-sharing platform recently purchased by Facebook for $1 billion. Eklund, who stars on “Million Dollar Listing New York” and has 3,999 Instagram followers, likes to post photos of architecture and New York City sunsets. But he doesn’t consider Instagram a business tool. “I think what’s so nice about Instagram is it’s one of the few things that doesn’t feel like it’s touched by the business side,” Eklund said. [more]

The Streeteasy team

Streeteasy.com, the real estate listings provider, celebrated the season last night at a party that brought together brokers, staffers and clients. Fredrik Eklund, a Douglas Elliman broker and a star of Bravo’s “Million Dollar Listing New York” made a brief appearance at the event, accompanied by his future costar Luis Ortiz, a broker with Keller Williams NYC. (See photos after the jump.) The party was held at the North Cabana of the Maritime Hotel, at 363 West 16th Street in Chelsea…. [more]

Fredrik Eklund and the art displayed at 50 Lispenard Street

There is nothing new about using art to market a listing. Having a show of the broker’s own artistic efforts in the unit they are currently marketing is, indeed, more unusual. Yet that is precisely what Fredrik Eklund, a Douglas Elliman broker and a star of Bravo’s real estate reality show “Million Dollar Listing New York” did at 50 Lispenard Street, according to the New York Observer.

The penthouse is listed for $4.55 million in the six-unit building, which Eklund is exclusively marketing. Eklund displayed 25 of his photographs in the unit for an event held Wednesday night, all of which sold, he told the Observer. [more]

From left: Town’s David Salvatore and City Hall Restaurant

For New York’s savviest residential brokers, wining and dining with clients is not just an enviable perk of the job—but an essential part of expanding one’s business, increasing the likelihood of referrals and repeat business.

But identifying the right place to take a client to lunch or dinner – and which are conducive to deal-making conversations — can be difficult, considering the sheer number of New York City restaurants out there, and the ever-evolving tastes of moneyed New Yorkers. [more]