From left: Elizabeth and Tracie Hamersley

Sister duo Tracie and Elizabeth Hamersley, the perennially top-ranked Citi Habitats sales team, have decamped for Douglas Elliman, The Real Deal has learned.

The Hamersleys — along with team members Robert Falcone, Jason Lopez and Thuy Truong — began working today out of Elliman’s Downtown flagship office at 774 Broadway in Greenwich Village. [more]

From left: images from 444 West 162nd Street and 351 East 51st Street

When Pedro Noguera moved into a Washington Heights townhouse seven years ago, his children were thrilled to discover an oversized basketball hoop in the backyard. “They were very excited,” recalled Allyson Pimental, Noguera’s wife. That is, until the family discovered that the over-sized hoop — decorated with multi-colored bottle caps — wasn’t actually meant for playing basketball. Rather, it was a sculpture by famed conceptual artist David Hammons. The sculpture is now for sale along with the house at 444 West 162nd Street near Jumel Terrace. Tracie Hamersley, a senior vice president at Citi Habitats, listed the 3,400-square-foot townhouse this week for $1.5 million, or $6,000 per month for rent. Meanwhile, deep-pocketed renters now have even more options to choose from. A $50,000-per-month rental at the Beekman Regent in Turtle Bay hit the market yesterday, according to listing broker Dennis Hughes of the Corcoran Group. Click here for more.

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From left: Citi Habitats’ Alexander Todd (MVP 2009 at 80 DeKalb), developer Bruce Ratner and Citi Habitats’ Cliff Finn and Gary Malin

Citi Habitats held its 2009 company awards ceremony this week, honoring its top-producing employees, with a keynote address provided by Atlantic Yards developer Bruce Ratner (click here to see additional photos from the ceremony). Gary Malin, president of Citi Habitats, named Tracie Hamersley and Elizabeth Hamersley, who specializes in the Murray Hill neighborhood, the top sales agents in the company, and honored the Metzger Team, led by Andreas Metzger, as the top rental agent. Dan Marrello and Luciane Serifovic were honored as the top managing directors of the year. Additionally, Danny Davis was picked as the top producing agent company-wide and Todd Lewin was honored as rookie of the year. TRD
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