Power Brokers

By: Portraits by Lianne AlconVIEWED 2470 TIMES

Published: 5/9/2008Source: Hampton Style

The Real Estate Brokers Who Drive The Hamptons

Power Brokers have never looked so good. Our annual roundup of the East End's most prolific realtors features rainmakers who land such dazzling listings as the ones spot-lit here, from an $80 million dollar waterfront property to a sprawling compound with two (legal!) guest houses. These men and women are also the tireless ambassadors who know best how to match you to your dream house-at any price-point. While photographing them at some of their current listings, we had the chance to ask them about the strength of the local selling market (vibrant!), about the way to thrive in the buyers' current economic environment (cash is king!) and their favorite words to live by (location, location, location...and SOLD!).

Gary DePersia

Corcoran Group

DePersia was drawn to the East End in the 1980s to windsurf the blustery stretch of Napeague Bay but soon found himself immersed in the equally fast-paced, adrenaline-pumped business of real estate. With an acute knowledge of the market, as well as a penchant for risk-taking and the good life, DePersia was able to sell more than 30 properties in 2007 totaling more than $200 million. Among his career milestones is a 26-acre property he sold last year off Ocean Road in Bridgehampton for $37.5 million, the largest land transaction South of the Highway to date. His most recent clients include Rudy Giuliani and Steven Cohen, but he works the entire price spectrum. "My success comes from loving what I do. I enjoy every facet of this business, from a $320-million purchase to the most modest listings." When he's not selling homes, you might find him helicopter skiing in Canada, or, of course, taking in the waves of our own Napeague Stretch. One of his current listings, pictured here and priced at $19,995,000, is Stone Meadow Farm-an 18,000-square-foot, 10-bedroom estate with horse stables, expansive patios and stone courtyards, sprawling across 8 open acres in East Hampton.

Bonny Aarons

Corcoran

Senior Vice President

East Hampton

barons@corcoran.com

Andrea Ackerman

Prudential Douglas Elliman

Bridgehampton

andrea.ackerman@prudentialelliman.com

Marcia Altman

Brown Harris Stevens

Westhampton

maltman@bhshamptons.com

Doreen Atkins

Sotheby's

Vice President

Bridgehampton

doreen.atkins@sothebysrealty.com

Manfred Axer

Engel & Voelkers

Southampton

Manfred.Axer@engelvoelkers.com

Lori Barbaria

Prudential Douglas Elliman

Bridgehampton

lori.barbaria@prudentialelliman.com

Linda Batiancela

Town & Country

Bridgehampton

lbatiancela@1townandcountry.com

Kathleen G. Beckmann

Montauk

broker@kathleenbeckmann.com

Alice Bell

Sotheby's

East Hampton

alice.bell@sothebysrealty.com

Laura Bennet

Engel & Voelkers

Managing director

Southampton

laura.bennet@engelvoelkers.com

Dana Berger

Hamptons Fine Homes

Southampton

info@hamptonsfinehomes.com

Barbara Blumberg

Corcoran

Senior Vice President

East Hampton

bsb.blumberg@corcoran.com

Mary Ann Bollman

Brown Harris Stevens

Greenport

mabollman@bhsnorthfork.com

Susan Breitenbach

Corcoran

Senior Vice President Bridgehampton

smb@corcoran.com

Paul Brennan

Prudential Douglas Elliman

Bridgehampton

paul.brennan@prudentialelliman.com

Julie Briggs

Corcoran

Bridgehampton

julie.briggs@corcoran.com

Ed Brody

Devlin McNiff

East Hampton

ed@devlinmcniff.com

Steven Brophy

Kerrigan Country Realty Westhampton Beach

sbrophy@kerrigancountryrealty.com

Cee Scott Brown

Corcoran

Senior Vice President

Sag Harbor

ceebrown@corcoran.com

Christopher Burnside

Brown Harris Stevens

Bridgehampton

cburnside@bhshamptons.

Bill Carrol

Coldwell Banker Prestigious Properties

Westhampton Beach

bcarroll@coldwellbankerhamptons.com

Marilyn Clark

Sotheby's

Bridgehampton

marylin.clark@sothebysrealty.com

Sheri Winter Clarry

Corcoran

Senior Vice President

North Fork

sheri.clarry@corcoran.com

Terry Cohen

Corcoran

Senior Vice President Bridgehampton

rcohen@corcoran.com

Aspasia "Cia" Comnas

Sotheby's

Senior Vice President Brideghampton

aspasia.comnas@sothebysrealty.com

Jan LaMaak Conklin

Brown Harris Stevens

Sag Harbor

jconklin@bhshamptons.com

Michael Conroy

Sotheby's

Southampton

michael.conroy@sothebysrealty.com

Carol David

Devlin McNiff

East Hampton

carol@devlinmcniff.com

Timothy G. Davis

Corcoran

Senior Managing Director Southampton

tgdavis@corcoran.com

Gary DePersia

Corcoran

Senior Vice President

East Hampton

gdp@corcoran.com

Richard Demato

Brown Harris Stevens

Sag Harbor

rdemato@bhshamptons.com

Judi Desiderio

Town & Country

CEO

East Hampton

jd@1townandcountry.com

Gioia diPaolo

Corcoran

Senior Vice President

Sag Harbor

gioia.dipaolo@corcoran.com

Lili Elsis

Prudential Douglas Elliman

Amagansett

lile.elsis@prudentialelliman.com

Stuart Epstein

Devlin McNiff

Owner

stuart@devlinmcniff.com

Charlie Esposito

Corcoran

Bridgehampton

charlie.esposito@corcoran.com

Molly Ferrer

Sotheby's

Southampton

molly.ferrer@sothebysrealty.com

Sam Fertig

Brown Harris Stevens

Bridgehampton

sfertig@bhshamptons.com

Jay Flagg

Prudential Douglas Elliman

Senior Managing Director

Southampton

jay.flagg@prudentialelliman.com

Josiane Fleming

Prudential Douglas Elliman

East Hampton

jfleming@elliman.com

Tina Fredericks

Tina Fredericks Realty

East Hampton

tina@tinafredericks.com

Sonia Gaviola

Prudential Douglas Elliman

Montauk/Amaganset

Sonia.Gaviola@prudentialelliman.com

John Gicking

Sotheby's

Senior Vice President

East Hampton

john.gicking@sothebysrealty.com

Elizabeth Gilpin

Daniel Gale Sotheby's

Shelter Island

elizabethgilpin@danielgale.com

Harald Grant

Sotheby's

Senior Vice President

Southampton

harald.grant@sothebysrealty.com

Susan Green

Sotheby's

Vice President

Bridgehampton

susan.green@sotheybsrealty.com

Elva Guerra

Engel & Voelkers

Southampton

Elva.Guerra@engelvoelkers.com

Suzanne Hahn

Brown Harris Stevens

Greenportshahn@bhsusa.com

Peter L. Hallock

Corcoran

Senior Managing Director

East Hampton

phallock@corcoran.com

Nancy Hardy

Prudential Douglas Elliman

Southampton

nancy.hardy@prudentialelliman.com

John Healey

Town & Country

Bridgehampton

Jhealey@1townandcountry.com

Joan Hegner

Corcoran

Senior Vice President

Montauk

jhegner@corcoran.com

Ray Hegner

Corcoran

Senior Vice President

Montauk

rhegner@corcoran.com

Leslie Hillel

Devlin McNiff

East Hampton

leslie@

devlinmcniff.com Jane Holden

Town & Country

Bridgehampton

jeholden@1townandcountry.com

Vincent Horcasitas

Prudential Douglas Elliman

Bridgehampton

vincent.horcasitas@prudentialelliman.com

Kim Hovey

Mrs. Condie Lamb

President

East Hampton

khovey@lambagency.com

Peter Huffine

Corcoran

Senior Vice President

Bridgehampton

phuffine@corcoran.com

Geoffrey Hull

Corcoran

Senior Vice President

Southampton

ghull@corcoran.com

Beau Hulse

Coldwell Banker Prestigious Properties

President/CEO

Southampton

bhulse@coldwellbankerhamptons.com

Lawrence Ingolia

Brown Harris Stevens

Southampton

lingolia@bhshamptons.com

Ryan Jacka

Sotheby's

Vice President

East Hampton

ryan.jacka@sothebysrealty.com

Robin Kaplan

Prudential Douglas Elliman

East Hampton

rkaplan@elliman.com

Michaela Keszler

Prudential Douglas Elliman

Southampton

michaela.keszler@prudentialelliman.com

Georgiana B. Ketcham

Georgiana B. Ketcham Real Estate

Shelter Island

broker@ketchamproperties.com

Evan Kulman

Corcoran

Senior Vice President Bridgehampton

evan.kulman@corcoran.com

Ellen Lauinger

Corcoran

Southampton

ellen.lauinger@corcoran.com

Roseanne Lebwith

Devlin McNiff

East Hampton

roseanne@devlinmcniff.com

Dolly Lenz

Vice Chairman

Prudential Douglas Elliman

dlenz@elliman.com

Jennifer Linick

Devlin McNiff

East Hampton

jennifer@devlinmcniff.com

Gayle Osman Lopata

Brown Harris Stevens

Westhampton

glopata@bhshamptons.com

Thomas MacNiven

Prudential Douglas Elliman

East Hampton

thomas.macniven@prudentialelliman.com

Jim Makrianes

Brown Harris Stevens

Amagansett

jmakrianes@bhshamptons.com

Jennifer McGivern

Brown Harris Stevens

East Hampton

jmcgivern@bhshamptons.com

Mary McGuire

Brown Harris Stevens

Bridgehampton

mmcguire@bhshamptons.com

Broox McIntyre

Brown Harris Stevens

Southampton

bmcintyre@bhshamptons.com

Patrick McLaughlin

Prudential Douglas Elliman

Sag Harbor

patrick.mclaughlin@prudentialelliman.com

Joanie Meyer

Engel & Voelkers

Southampton

Joanie.Meyer@engelvoelkers.com

Bryan Midlam

Prudential Douglas Elliman

East Hampton

bryan.midlam@prudentialelliman.com

Maurley Miller

Prudential Douglas Elliman

Quogue

maurleymiller@prudentialelliman.com

Lee Minetree

Corcoran

Vice President

East Hampton

lminetree@corcoran.com

Beate Moore

Sotheby's

Bridgehampton

beate.moore@sothebysrealty.com

Penelope Moore

Corcoran

Senior Vice President

Shelter Island

pmoore@corcoran.com

Enzo Morabito

Prudential Douglas Elliman

Director of Real Estate Development

Bridgehampton

enzo.morabito@prudentialelliman.com

Frank Newbold

Sotheby's

East Hampton

frank.newbold@sothebysrealty.com

Carl Nigro

Prudential Douglas Elliman

Southampton

carl.nigroprudentialelliman.com

Laura Nigro

Prudential Douglas Elliman

Southampton

laura.nigro@prudentialelliman.com

Colleen Nill

Coldwell Banker Prestigious Properties

Owner

Southampton

cnill@coldwellbankerhamptons.com

Lynn November

Prudential Douglas Elliman

Westhampton

lynn.november@prudentialelliman.com

Barry Novick

Brown Harris Stevens

Cutchogue

bnovick@bhsusa.com

Deirdre O'Connell

Daniel Gale Sotheby's

North Fork

deirdreoconnell@danielgale.com

Jim Oxnam

Brown Harris Stevens

East Hampton

joxnam@bhshamptons.com

Jack Pearson

Corcoran

Senior Vice President

Bridgehampton

jpearson@corcoran.com

Stacey Pennebaker

Brown Harris Stevens

Sag Harbor

spennebaker@bhshamptons.com

Ed Petrie

Sotheby's

East Hampton

ed.petrie@sothebysrealty.com

Pat Petrillo

Sotheby's

Southampton

pat.petrillo@sothebysrealty.com

Nicholas Pizzo

Prudential Douglas Elliman

nicholas.pizzo@prudentialelliman.com

Lawrence "Chip" Porter

Brown Harris Stevens

Principal Broker/Director of Sales

Westhampton Beach

lporter@bhshamptons.com

Lynden Restrepo

Atlantic Beach

Principal Licensed Broker Montauk

lynden@atlanticbeachrealtygroup.com

Norma Reynolds

Sotheby's

Westhampton Beach

normar@normareynolds.com

Vicky Reynolds

Sotheby's

Westhampton Beach

vickyr@normareynolds.com

Daniel Rowen

Coldwell Banker Prestigious Properties

East Hampton

drowen@coldwellbankerhamptons.com

Kent Rydberg

Prudential Douglas Elliman

Managing director

Westhampton Beach

kent.rydberg@prudentialelliman.com

Christine Saar

Brown Harris Stevens

East Hampton

csaar@bshamptons.com

Diane Saatchi

Corcoran

Senior Vice President

East Hampton

diane.saatchi@corcoran.com

Meg Salem

Corcoran

East Hampton

msalem@corcoran.com

Carol Salvadori

Pospisil Real Estate

Montauk

broker@pospisilre.com

Mala Sander

Corcoran

Senior Vice President

Sag Harbor

msander@corcoran.com

Andrew Saunders

Sotheby's

Bridgehampton

Andrew.saunders@sothebysrealty.com

Michael Shaheen

Prudential Douglas Elliman

Southampton

michael.shaheen@prudentialelliman.com

Rick Slater

Town & Country

East Hampton

rslater@1townandcountry.com

Ray Smith

Prudential Douglas Elliman

Managing director

Southampton

raymond.smith@prudentialelliman.com

Kevin Sneddon

Project Real Estate

President

Wainscott

Kevin@projectrealestate.net

Joel Spiegel

Brown Harris Stevens

Bridgehampton

jspiegel@bhamptons.com

Deborah Srb

Sotheby's

Southampton

deborah.srb@sothebysrealty.com

Elaine Stimmel

Corcoran

Senior Vice President

East Hampton

elaine.stimmel@corcoran.com

William Stoecker

Town & Country

East Hampton

bstoecker@1townandcountry.com

Barbara Stone

Town & Country

Bridgehampton

bstone@1townandcountry.com

John Vitello

Brown Harris Stevens

Southampton

jvitello@bhshamptons.com

Scott Strough

Strough

Bridgehampton

broker@strough.com

Helen Stubbmann

Corcoran

Montauk

hstubbmann@corcoran.com

Carol Tintle

Daniel Gale Sotheby's

North Fork

caroltintle@danielgale.com

Dana Trotter

Sotheby's

Senior Vice President

Bridgehampton

dana.trotter@sothebysrealty.com

Zachary Tunick

Luxury Living

Owner

ztunick@luxurylivingrealtor.com

Peter Turino

Brown Harris Stevens

President

East Hampton

pturino@bhshamptons.com

Connie Walsh

Corcoran

Senior Vice President

Westhampton Beach

connie.walsh@corcoran.com