CitiHabitats has a different perspective on real estate. Since we opened our doorsin 1994, our firm has grown into one of New York City’s leading real estatefirms in both sales and rentals. We’ve done this through our focus on customerservice, by investing in infrastructure, technology and business developmentresources for our agents and by responding to the changes in the field of realestate as well as the wonderful city in which we work.

Despite oursize, we have been successful in achieving a great balance of warmth andprofessionalism for our agents. For a large organization, it’s all aboutthinking small. It’s the details that matter. We want Citi Habitats to bea place where people want to come to work every day.

OfficeFacilities

Recently, CitiHabitats has embarked on a comprehensive campaign to revitalize and rebuild ouroffice locations to truly reflect the way that agents work and interact withclients. These offices include flexible work stations to accommodate visitingagents, lounge-style meeting areas, private phone rooms, and hi-tech conferencerooms equipped with Apple TV and wireless presentation systems. These newlocations offer the latest and greatest in technology as well as modern,industrial-inspired design elements. The goal with our new offices is to makenot only functional - but fun, inspiring places from which to do business.

Technology

Like neverbefore, technology is a driving force in the real estate brokerage industry. Asa firm that believes in staying on the cutting edge, we’re creating an all-new,fully-integrated listings database. The first phase of the system rolled out inmid-2014. Early 2015, we will roll out the new CitiHabitats.com, which is beingcompletely redesigned from the ground up, and will offer features never beforeseen on a real estate website.

Business Development and Learning

Withapproximately 200 learning opportunities a year, our agents’ professionalgrowth is a priority. Citi Habitats’ Agent Development Orientation(CHADO) is best-in-class. All new in independent agents participate in anintensive weeklong program where they learn the essentials of working withclients and closing transactions successfully. Citi Habitats agents alsohave the opportunity to participate in an additional comprehensive 45-hoursales skills program. In addition, the Senior Managing Directors of our branchoffices are dedicated to their agents’ success and offer weekly in-officeworkshops and seminars. Additional programs coordinated by our dedicatedtraining coordinator are offered regularly on a variety of topics related tosales, rentals, marketing and professional development. We alsooffer a voluntary mentorship program for agents who would like an extra boostof support.

Marketing & Public Relations

Citi Habitats’in-house marketing department is focused on helping agents gain exposure andmarket their business. All agents are provided advertising space on ourwell trafficked website and because of our extensive database, thousands ofapartments are available to agents for advertising. At the company’scost, agents’ ads are automatically fed to multiple real estate sites such asStreetEasy, Zillow, Trulia and Curbed.com. Our professional pitch and marketingmaterials are available to agents for free in hardcopy and PDF format. Themarketing team includes a specialist in social media, graphic designers and apublic relations professional. These team members are available to help agentswith targeted marketing and outreach that captures the unique aspects of theirbusiness.

Management Team

All CitiHabitats managers are “non-competing,” meaning that they are fully committedhelping their agents build and grow their respective businesses. We have anopen door policy at every level. Each office’s senior leadership providesone-on-one training, coaching and mentoring. Our managers’ goal is to helptheir agents execute at the highest level.

Louise began her real estate career as an agent in the Citi Habitats’ Chelsea office and experienced success in both sales and rentals before accepting her current position as the firm’s Sales Recruiting Manager. Through her caring nature and close guidance, she is appreciated as an advisor, mentor and a friend who joins in your journey toward real estate success.

Louise is a seasoned professional with extensive experience as a clinician, educator and non-profit program director. She has years of experience in outreach and marketing and has always loved to build and develop new programs as well as use creative approaches to enhance existing programs that are responsive to ever changing landscapes. Specializing in children, adolescent and family issues as well as international child welfare she is adept at helping people navigate life’s challenges and adventures; strengthening and enhancing the lives of individuals, families and communities along the way. Her love of design and architecture blended with the rewards of helping people led her to a career in real estate. Combining this with her passion for guiding and supporting people through life’s transitions, she made a natural shift to her role recruiting and supporting new agents as Sales Recruiting Manager. She is committed to not only bringing the best talent that New York has to offer to Citi Habitats but also helping new agents grow and be successful.

Originally from Bergen County, NJ, Louise grew up just minutes outside of Manhattan, her favorite playground. Frequently visiting her parents' business off Central Park South gave her wonderful access to everything NYC had to offer and she quickly fell in love with the best city in the world. Louise earned her BA degree in Sociology, Elementary and Special Education from Rutgers University, then moved to Baltimore to pursue a Masters of Social Work from the University of Maryland. Though she stayed in that area for many years, she could not resist returning to New York. Her connection to the city is strong and upon her return shortly after 9/11, she felt privileged to help New Yorkers recover, rebuild and grow stronger by participating in the development and coordination of NYC's mental health services to children experiencing trauma in the wake of the attacks. She is an active volunteer with the NYC Medical Reserve Corp. 

Louise currently lives in a co-op she owns in Park Slope across from Prospect Park where she also serves on the board. She enjoys attending concerts, picnicking and roaming the trails. As an avid traveler who's been around the world, she still loves coming home.