Former REBNY rookie of the year Tim Melzer is keeping his senior vice president title but changing firms.
Melzer moved from Prudential Douglas Elliman to the Corcoran Group and brought his team of brokers at Elliman, Jonathan Diaz and Tony Testa, with him.
He isn’t wasting time hyping his new firm.
“One of the many reasons I switched was to address many of my sellers’ concerns about being part of Corcoran’s superior Web site,” Melzer said.
And as for his team, “Tony made the move to take advantage of Corcoran’s resources to better his agent-client relationships. Jonathan was just happy to get free in-office massages and Snapple drinks,” Melzer said with tongue firmly in cheek.
Melzer, Testa and Diaz will be getting their Snapples and massages in Soho, working out of Corcoran’s office at 490 Broadway.
“My plan is to be on the long list of top selling brokers at the Corcoran Group,” Melzer said. Melzer has been in real estate for eight years and was awarded the Real Estate Board of New York’s rookie of the year award in 2003.
One of Melzer’s first orders of business at Corcoran was putting his own property on the market. Melzer moved from 136 West 17th Street to 101 Warren Street this year and is selling his duplex Chelsea penthouse for $3.49 million. The apartment has two bedrooms and a private rooftop terrace.