Peter A. Harris, ABR

Current

• Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker at Houlihan Lawrence Inc.

Past

• Senior Associate at Pricewaterhousecoopers LLC
• Director at Grubb and Ellis
• Director at Landauer Real Estate Counselors, Inc.

• Senior Appraiser at Joseph J. Blake and Associates, Inc.

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Education

• Ithaca College
• Rye Country Day School

Connections

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Industry

Real Estate

Peter A. Harris, ABR’s Summary

I specialize in all facets of residential and commercial real property, including single and multi-family homes, coops, condominiums and investment properties. My multi-faceted approach to selling your home or finding you the perfect residence is unique.


Which agent to choose? With roughly 7,600 agents in Westchester County it can be a difficult task finding the right person to represent you when selling your home, or working to find you a new property. Buying and selling real estate is a mixture of emotion and business. It is vitally important that your Realtor understand this and has the skills necessary to guide you through the transaction. Listening to your needs, keeping it simple, keeping you informed, and taking the time to educate you to the market and even holding your hand when necessary, that is a Realtor's job.


I offer you, the buyer or seller, a unique skill set that is especially useful in the current changing market. More than ever you need an experienced Realtor to work with you as the market continues to evolve. I bring you almost twenty-five years of real estate experience from a variety of disciplines: brokerage, commercial and residential valuation, and Corporate Real Estate Counseling.


My corporate background, as well as my 20 years of coop board experience, affords you a unique range of knowledge and experience to draw upon that is so important today. My results speak for themselves. I am a four time Emerald Award winner, Houlihan Lawrence’s top sales award; in the top 1% in unit sales for all agents in Westchester County, and #1 in Sales in my office.

Peter A. Harris, ABR’s Specialties:

Residential & Commercial Sales; Real Estate Counseling, Brokerage and counseling on cooperative properties.

Peter A. Harris, ABR’s Experience

• Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker

  Houlihan Lawrence Inc.

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Real Estate industry)

  2003 — Present (6 years )

  Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker located in the Bronxville Office of Houlihan Lawrence providing a wide range of residential and commercial brokerage services in Westchester County. I am fortunate to be one of the premier coop brokers in Westchester County.
  
  "Information is free, Knowledge is Priceless!"

• Senior Associate

  Pricewaterhousecoopers LLC

  (Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Real Estate industry)

  2000 — 2003 (3 years )

  Worked in FAS/Real Estate Valuation & Litigation with Richard Marchitelli, MAI CRE. My practice was litigation support encompassing the preparation of reports for court and the review of appraisals for arbitrations and trials. Worked with the Asset Advisory Group on forensic investigations for the NY State Banking Department, and asset analysis for merger due diligence.
  
  Notable assignments include:
  
  • Valuations to settle a billon dollar estate of a prominent New York real estate investor. Included the forensic re-construction of complex partnership agreements.
  
  • Developed damages model relating to the losses incurred by a major WTC tenant on 9/11. Counseled an intl financial services firm on the disposition of excess leases signed after 9/11.
  
  • Analysis for litigation by the NYC Dept. of Law in New York v Trump, regarding a lawsuit relating to the sale of the Grand Hyatt Hotel.
  
  • Worked with the Dispute, Analysis and Investigations Group on Hudson River Brownfields.

• Director

  Grubb and Ellis

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Real Estate industry)

  1999 — 2000 (1 year )

  Director of Real Estate Valuation and Consulting
  Grubb & Ellis/Landauer

• Director

  Landauer Real Estate Counselors, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Real Estate industry)

  1997 — 2000 (3 years )

  Director, Real Estate Valuation and Consulting Division
  
  My principle focus was New York City investment grade properties, with highlights including valuation of the Christie’s North American portfolio utilizing RICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors) valuation methodologies; developed a comparative rate-of-return analysis for the Collegiate Church Portfolio over a 75-year period; valued two proposed Ritz-Carlton Hotel/Condominium developments, the Opryland Hotel, Gettysburg National Tower and the Empire State Building.

• Senior Appraiser

  Joseph J. Blake and Associates, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Real Estate industry)

  1989 — 1997 (8 years )

  Senior Appraiser with a national commercial valuation practice with one of the nations' oldest and most respected real estate valuation firms.
  
  Performed national real estate valuation and consulting services including numerous investment grade office buildings, industrial properties and securitized assets. Valued several major world headquarters’ buildings, including USX Tower/Pittsburgh; Sunoco/Philadelphia; Chubb/New Jersey; and the NY Stock Exchange.
  
  Valued over 40 Manhattan office buildings, including such notables as: 14 Wall Street; 50 Broadway; 111 & 115 Broadway; 195 Broadway; 420 Fifth Ave; 530 Fifth Ave; 546 Fifth Ave; 609 Fifth Ave; 640 Fifth Ave; 680 Fifth Ave; 730 Fifth Ave; 275 Madison; 595 Madison

Peter A. Harris, ABR’s Education

• Ithaca College

  1975 — 1979

  Ithaca College London, England

• Rye Country Day School

  1971 — 1975

Additional Information

Peter A. Harris, ABR’s Interests:

Assistant Secretary, Briarcliff Lodge #1155 Free & Accepted Masons, King Hiram's Lodge, Provincetown Mass. Ancient Free & Accepted Masons, Yonkers 11th Ward District Leader, Comissioner of Deeds

Peter A. Harris, ABR’s Groups:

National Association of Realtors
New York State Association of Realtors
Westchester County Board of Realtors
Real Estate Buyers Council, Appraisal Institute, Masons

•    Real Estate Connect
•    eOffice
•    PricewaterhouseCoopers Alumni
•    Freemasonry
•    Ithaca Alumni Group
•    Lodgeroom International
•    ABR - Accredited Buyer Representative
•    Ithaca College Alumni Group
•    Real Estate 2.0
•    Real Estate Owned / REO Professionals
•    National Assn of REALTORS®
•    Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®
•    Freemasons of Massachusetts
•    Houlihan Lawrence Real Estate
•    Realtors on the Internet (Real Estate Networking Group)

Peter A. Harris, ABR’s Honors:

Houlihan Lawrence: Four Time Emerald Award winner, presented to the top 30 agents out of 1,000+ agents in the company. In the top 1% of all agents in Westchester County in unit volume. Top producer in office.

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