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At the Desk of: Hall Willkie

The Brown Harris Stevens chief on life as a hay farmer, on not being able to ‘afford’ a sandwich and on keeping a stash of ties for his brokers

Hal Willkie
Hall Willkie

From the November issue: When he is mowing hay at his 70-acre farm in Bovina, New York, Hall Willkie doesn’t look much like the president of a high-end real estate brokerage. Still, this exec prefers to retreat each weekend to the Catskills’ grassy western slopes.

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“People always ask me, ‘How can you leave that beautiful farm?’” Willkie said. “I say, ‘If I didn’t go back, I wouldn’t have it.’” So on Sunday nights, he climbs into his Audi A7, cranks up SiriusXM Love and drives the 150 miles back to his East 72nd Street co-op. “Every time I hit the George Washington Bridge and look south and see that city at night, I’m in love again.” [more]

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