Core Group Marketing hired the former director of sales for Ian Schrager’s 40 Bond Street, a decision largely dependent on his experience in resales, Kirk Rundhaug said. The broker’s seven-year stint at Brown Harris Stevens was a huge selling point for the young brokerage, which got its start primarily in new development but is looking to diversify.
Rundhaug will assume the position of senior vice president and director of resales at Core. He will also be taking on new development projects, although he could not name any specifically. “Nothing is signed on the dotted line yet, but I will be working on a lot of nice projects,” he said.
Rundhaug was an associate broker at Brown Harris Stevens from 1998 to 2005, working in resales and marketing for luxury condos, hotel co-ops and townhouses in Manhattan. He then joined Corcoran Sunshine for three years to sell two of Schrager’s projects, 40 Bond and 50 Gramercy Park North. Throughout his career, Rundhaug has built up a clientele of high-net-worth individuals in New York, Connecticut, Florida and London.
Rundhaug said that Core hired three other brokers at the same time he was hired. “[Core] is growing, but growing in a managed way, instead of just hiring 35 brokers at once,” he said.
During Rundhaug’s short time with Corcoran Sunshine, he sold all but one unit at 40 Bond. He took the exclusive listing for that apartment with him to Core Marketing.
“Ian Schrager picked me out of a million people,” Rundhaug said. “That’s the only reason I went to
Corcoran Sunshine.”
He is optimistic about moving back to a small company. “A lot of your own ideas are brought to fruition [in a small company] because there’s a lot less politics working there,” he said.