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About Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate

  • Leader in real estate since 1911. In 2003, became part of Prudential Real Estate Affiliates Network. One of the top five real estate companies in the nation.
  • Prudential Real Estate and Relocation Services: Located throughout the United States: 2,000 offices, 64,000 sales professional with more than $215.1 billion in sales volume
  • More than 63 offices in New York City and Long Island, including The Hamptons.
  • The widest exposure and advertising in the NYC area, including the NY Times, Wall Street Journal, Yahoo and our own PROFILE magazine.
  • Award-winning, user-friendly web-site www.elliman.com gets 65,000 visits daily, and includes extensive apartment listings and information about our agents, neighborhoods, market statistics and reports.
  • Current information and reports about market trends and prices. The New York Times relies on our partner appraisal firm, Miller Samuel, Inc. for the most up-to-date facts and figures about real estate.
  • Support services including Mortgage Pre-Qualification, Title Insurance, Appraisal Services, 1031 Tax Exchange, and New Development Marketing.
  • Retail Sales & Leasing; Commercial Leasing; and Property Management.

About Hank Orenstein

  • Licensed Real Estate Agent and lifelong New Yorker. Manhattan resident for 25 years.
  • Licensed New York City Tour Guide who has conducted over 2,000 walking and bus tours.
  • Expert in finding neighborhoods that match your needs and lifestyle. Knows public and private school systems, parks, cultural attractions, city history and architecture.
  • Co-op owner for 20 years, and Vice-President of the co-op Board.
  • MSW Social Worker with over 20 years' experience counseling and helping individuals and families resolve problems and take action to improve their lives.
  • Exhibited Fine Art Photographer.
  • Taught students and classes at Columbia University, Fordham University and the City University of New York.
  • Gives time, money and artwork to benefit charities including Manhattan public schools, the Citizens' Advice Bureau in The Bronx and cancer treatment and research. Serves on the Board of Directors of Information for Families, Inc., a newsletter that provides information to 9,000 NYC homeless families to help them better manage their lives.
  • Member, Real Estate Board of New York; NYC & Company; and the Guides Association of New York.

Bio of Hank Orenstein

Licensed Real Estate Sales Agent Hank Orenstein loves to help buyers find their ideal home and to market and sell property. He is a lifelong New Yorker and licensed NYC Tour Guide with an extensive knowledge and passion for all the City has to offer. His walking tours, including “The Financial District: Living Where America was Born,” have been featured in the New York Times. Hank’s outstanding customer service includes free real estate seminars as well as easy access to mortgage brokers, lenders and attorneys. He is proud to work for Prudential Douglas Elliman, one of the nation’s top real estate companies and the largest residential real estate firm in Manhattan.

New York City has approximately 400 different neighborhoods, each with its own personality and character, and Hank knows about what many areas presently offer and what their plans are for the future: “My tours are educational and entertaining, including history, architectural, area attractions and amenities, and of course what’s on the real estate market.” Hank’s marketing plans for properties often combine walking tours with open house visits to help buyers become more familiar with the neighborhood.

Also a co-op owner and Board Vice-President on Manhattan’s Upper West Side for 20 years, Hank is well-equipped to prepare his customers for the all-important board package and interview. “My job is to help you find a residence in a location that best suits your lifestyle and needs,” says Hank, who values honesty, integrity and teamwork in all his dealings. Market expertise and experience negotiating many transactions make Hank highly effective in pricing homes as well as presenting and evaluating offers.

Hank’s effectiveness is further fueled by strong people skills honed over a 20-year career in professional social work and counseling where he helped people resolve problems and take action to improve their lives. “Finding a new home is a life-transforming experience. My goal is to make the process as easy and enjoyable as possible.” Hank, who earned an undergraduate degree in English from Coe College and a Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW) from the University of Iowa, directed programs at the Citizen’s Advice Bureau in The Bronx, and has also served on the faculty of Columbia and Fordham Universities. For five years, he served NYC’s Public Advocate, the second- ranking City official, as a child welfare expert, advocating on behalf of abused and neglected children. Hank is a featured character in Hands to Work, a non-fiction novel by Columbia University Journalism Professor, LynNell Hancock. In this book, you can find him assisting homeless families to gain housing and employment.

In his spare time, Hank is a fine art photographer who has had solo and group exhibitions in Manhattan. His works decorate private homes and offices, and have been donated to auctions benefiting schools, hospitals and programs for disadvantaged children. Hank serves on the Board of Directors of Information for Families, Inc., a non-profit organization that publishes and distributes a free newsletter for homeless and relocated families since 1987.