Industry | Luxury real estate |
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Founded | 1987 |
Number of locations | Worldwide |
Key people | Thaddeus Wong (CEO) Michael Golden (CEO) Kevin Van Eck ( President - Affiliate Strategy) Natalie Hamrick (President - Affiliate Services & Growth) |
Number of employees | 69 |
Parent | @properties |
Christie's International Real Estate is an international network of independently owned luxury real estate firms with more than 400 offices and approximately 10,000 real estate agents in nearly 50 countries and territories around the world. The brand is separately owned but strategically partnered with Christie’s, the fine art auction house. [1]
Christie’s International Real Estate was originally founded in 1987 as Great Estates. In 1995, the Great Estates brand was acquired by Christie’s, the London-based auction house, and in 2011, Christie’s changed the name from Christie’s Great Estates to Christie’s International Real Estate. [2] [1] In December 2021, a venture led by Mike Golden and Thad Wong, co-founders of Chicago-based real estate brokerage and technology firm @properties, acquired Christie’s International Real Estate from Christie’s, entering into a long-term global brand licensing agreement. [3] [4]
Significant sales from the Christie's International Real Estate network include:
Christie's is a British auction house founded in 1766 by James Christie. Its main premises are on King Street, St James's in London, and it has additional salerooms in New York, Paris, Hong Kong, Milan, Amsterdam, Geneva, Shanghai, and Dubai. It is owned by Groupe Artémis, the holding company of François Pinault. In 2022 Christie's sold US$8.4 billion in art and luxury goods, an all-time high for any auction house. On 15 November 2017, the Salvator Mundi was sold at Christie's in New York for $450 million to Saudi Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Farhan al-Saud, the highest price ever paid for a painting.
Henry Phipps Jr. was an American entrepreneur known for his business relationship with Andrew Carnegie and involvement with the Carnegie Steel Company. He was also a successful real estate investor. After selling his stock in Carnegie Steel, he devoted a great deal of his time and money to philanthropic works.
The Crocker-McMillin Mansion is a historic house in Mahwah, New Jersey. It was built between 1903 and 1907 on the Darling estate for businessman George Crocker. After Crocker died in 1909, the banker Emerson McMillin lived in the 75-room, three-story residence until his death in 1922. From 1927 to 1984, the mansion was occupied by the Crocker-McMillin Mansion-Immaculate Conception Seminary. The property, located at 675 Ramapo Valley Road in Mahwah, is one of New Jersey's historical landmarks. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
Thanos Papalexis was a previous businessman and property developer of Greek descent who was convicted of murder. In 2000 he murdered a tenant to secure a £2m deal on a London property he owned.
René G. Lépine was a Canadian real estate developer and philanthropist. Lépine was the chairman of Groupe Lépine, a real estate development and investment firm he founded in 1953. He is widely considered one of the most influential French Canadian real estate developers of his time. His companies developed over $5 billion of real estate in Canada and the United States since the 1960s. He also owned a portfolio of multifamily and retail properties in Montreal and Ottawa. Lépine developed many buildings considered landmarks in Montreal, including the Olympic Village and Le Sanctuaire du Mont-Royal. Lépine is also credited with having developed the first condominiums in Montreal in 1981.
Miramar is a 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m2) French neoclassical-style mansion on 7.8 acres (32,000 m2) bordering Bellevue Avenue on Aquidneck Island at Newport, Rhode Island. Overlooking Rhode Island Sound, it was intended as a summer home for the George D. Widener family of Philadelphia.
Nest Seekers International is a full-service luxury residential and commercial brokerage firm. The company is headquartered in New York and London, with offices in Beverly Hills, The Hamptons, Connecticut, Gold Coast Long Island, Colorado, New Jersey, Miami, Palm Beach, Lisbon, Seoul and Spain. It has affiliates in Europe, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. In 2021, Nest Seekers International was the 7th-top grossing real estate firm in Manhattan.
Owlwood Estate is a historic mansion in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California. It was built in 1936 and designed by architect Robert D. Farquhar. Previous owners include actors Tony Curtis and Cher.
Nile Niami is an American former film producer turned real estate developer, who has developed and sold multimillion-dollar mansions in the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Bel Air and Holmby Hills.
Maison de L'Amitié was a French Regency-style estate in Palm Beach, Florida, United States. The plot area was about 270,000 square feet (25,000 m2) and bordered a length of 492 feet (150 m) on the Atlantic Ocean. It was one of the largest and most expensive homes in the United States. The neoclassical palace had an area of 62,000 square feet (5,800 m2) and its outbuildings an area of 81,740 square feet (7,594 m2). Maison de L'Amitié had three outbuildings: a barn and two houses for guests plus a pool and hot tub. Besides the pool there was an outbuilding with two bedrooms and bathroom. A coach house was located next to the entrance gate, and the third outbuilding was located on the edge of a courtyard. The estate also included a 82,000 square feet (7,600 m2) tennis house.
Former U.S. president, businessman, and television personality Donald Trump currently has seven residences.
Aaron Kirman is a Los Angeles-based real estate agent and investor who appears regularly on CNBC's Secret Lives of the Super Rich and stars on CNBC's real estate reality series Listing Impossible.
The Plaza, is a twin-tower condominium property located along the Intracoastal Waterway in West Palm Beach, Florida. The property was developed by Robert Armour and Michael Guider through their company, Armour Guider Development Corporation. Construction of the project, originally known as The Plaza, began in 1981. After several construction delays, The Plaza opened in October 1985, although Robert Armour had only minimal success in selling the condominium units.
Concierge Auctions is a residential real estate company based in New York and Texas. It auctions properties to the highest bidder.
Joyce Rey is a Beverly Hills-based luxury real estate agent who heads the Global Luxury division for Coldwell Banker. She is considered one of the most successful real estate agents in the United States and has represented clients for homes that include Pickfair, the Owlwood Estate, Le Belvedere and Greenacres.
Aston Martin Residences is a 66-story skyscraper in Miami, Florida, United States, located in Downtown Miami along the Miami River and Biscayne Bay. It is the tallest all-residential building south of New York City, though it is slightly shorter than the Panorama Tower in nearby Brickell. The building features a helipad on the roof and a full-service marina that can accommodate superyachts. The building contains 391 residences, with 99% of those residences have been sold as of 6 May, 2024. The only one remaining is the triplex penthouse unit which includes the last ever Aston Martin Vulcan with purchase. The building topped out in December 2021. Aston Martin Residences is being developed by G&G Business Developments in conjunction with Aston Martin. Miami-based Cervera Real Estate is handling sales of the 66-story tower.
SHVO is a real estate investment and development company based in New York City with offices in Miami, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Chicago. It purchases and develops high end properties in the United States and internationally. SHVO was founded by Michael Shvo who serves as the company Chairman and CEO.
Stone Creek Ranch is a gated community located in the western parts of Delray Beach, Florida, straddling the city's border with Boca Raton. The community of 37 homes, each with a minimum acreage of 2.5 acres, is often featured in luxury magazines and is known for the notability of its residents. The community was developed by Kenco Communities, a luxury real estate developer in South Florida, though renovations and new home have come from other companies and firms.
The Beverly Estate is a property built in 1926 at 1011 North Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills, California.
Rob Thomson is an American business executive, realtor, and philanthropist based in Jupiter, Florida. He is the founder and managing partner of both Waterfront Properties, and Club Communities and Waterfront Yacht Brokerage. He is also the vice president of the Dog Ranch Rescue.