Greg McHale is a broker at Compass, a two-year-old residential brokerage based in Manhattans Union Square. Before that, he held a similar role at the much older Corcoran Group.

It was McHales departure from that brokerage in late 2014 that caused a bit of a stir. He and business partner Greg McHale took their Shafer-McHale Team with them in an exit that turned out to be part of a veritable exodus from Corcoran.

Since partnering at the end of 2011, McHale and Shafer (and Natalie Hedden, who joined their team as a marketing associate in 2013) have closed more than 100 deals worth more than $300 million. They focus on a variety of listings for Compass, mostly in Manhattan and mostlythough not exclusivelyon the sales side.

McHale grew up in Baltimore as the son of antique dealers, visiting Manhattan for the first time during a delivery run for his parents. He attended college in Texas and worked in film production before turning to real estate.

McHale lives in downtown Manhattan.

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