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Fillmore managers join Elliman

Prudential Douglas Elliman’s Cobble Hill office is expanding with six new brokers formerly with the Brooklyn-based Fillmore Real Estate. Anthony Santangelo, a former Brooklyn regional vice president at Fillmore, and Camille Logan, a former manager in Fillmore’s Cobble Hill office, joined Elliman as executive vice presidents and directors of sales. Four other former Fillmore managers also joined the office as brokers. Fillmore Real Estate closed two of its offices in the past few months.

“We have been watching Elliman come into Brooklyn over the past couple years,” Logan said. “Elliman reaches a very wide audience, and I think people are looking for established and respected [brokerages], especially as the market changes.”

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Logan said the former Fillmore managers joining the office have worked in several Brooklyn communities, not just the Cobble Hill area, and they plan to use their contacts to expand Elliman’s business in the borough. All the former Fillmore employees will be working out of Elliman’s office at 189 Court Street. Several other new brokers have also just joined the office.

“We want to be a more visible part of the community,” Logan said. “We are going to market extensively in the surrounding communities. Our brokers have ties in the communities, and we’re not going to wait for clients to come in.”

Despite the down market, Logan maintains that it’s still a good time to buy in Brooklyn. She said she and her colleagues moved to Elliman because they will be able to reach more buyers. “When you’re from the community, you speak the same language,” Logan said. “You can explain to the new people moving in who have read about Kensington or Bay Ridge, but don’t know where to find the best prices or where to get your dry cleaning or what schools are in the neighborhood.”

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