Jeffrey Kessler
Specializing in retail leasing and multi-family sales, Jeffrey is particularly accomplished throughout “Brownstone Brooklyn’s” most valuable thoroughfares. Prior to Joining LEVITAN in 2017, Jeffrey spearheaded a commercial real estate division for Sotheby’s International, where he closed in excess of 100 transactions over a 4 year period. His achievements quickly earned him a reputation as a dominant force in the borough in addition to being awarded Sotheby’s Brooklyn Broker of The Year in 2016. Jeffrey credits much of his success in real estate to his former career in Television and Advertising and his experience founding several agencies. His media buying business helped his clients earn more than half a Billion dollars by identifying and repositioning underutilized resources, With experience working on a number of the largest direct response media campaigns in history and reputation for uncovering opportunities in even the tightest of markets, Jeffrey’s unique marketing background has proven to be an invaluable asset to the landlords and tenants he represents.
A skilled negotiator, Jeffrey places a high importance on intimately understanding client needs as well as recognizing the motivations of the other party involved. His attentive and forthright approach imparts the highest level of personalized service, and has helped countless landlords and tenants navigate complicated transactions.
Jeffrey is an active member of the Real Estate Board of New York’s Brooklyn Commercial Committee and sits on the advisory board for REBNY’s Brooklyn Retail Report since it’s inception. Quoted as a real estate expert in numerous publications including Brownstoner and Crains NY Business, Jeffrey is a licensed Real Estate Broker in New York and a graduate of the University of Maryland. He currently lives in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.