Ryan Kaplan Leaved Eklund/ Gomes For Corcoran

Ryan Kaplan Photo Credit: “Anthony Barillo”

The Corcoran Group, today announced that top broker and real estate development expert Ryan Kaplan joined Corcoran from Douglas Elliman. Announcement of the move was made by Pamela Liebman, Corcoran’s President and CEO.

Kaplan, previously one of the top producers at Elliman’s renowned Eklund-Gomes team, is now affiliated with Corcoran’s West Side office, led by Senior Managing Director Joel Dommel.

A former partner at Imperial Development Group and an Elad Properties/Naftali Group alum, Kaplan has a rare and formidable background amongst the brokerage community with over a decade of expertise operating as a real estate developer. By taking the cross-functional set of skills intrinsic to the development process and bringing them to the sales side of the business, Kaplan has rapidly distinguished himself as a sought-after advisor, notably to developers and investment-focused private clients. His unique ability to provide an elevated level of guidance spanning property underwriting, valuation, zoning, and construction led him to complete over $100M in transactions his first year as a broker in 2019. Since then, his annual transaction velocity has continued growing at a breakneck pace.

To date, Kaplan has been involved in the sale, leasing, development, and financing of over $500 million worth of real estate spanning residential, commercial, retail, and industrial assets. He previously took over sales at both Tribeca’s 6 Cortlandt Alley and along with a teammate, acquired a dozen sponsor units from HFZ’s “Metro,” now rebranded under CIM as ‘53rd and 8th’. Kaplan completed the sell-out of the former and is now down to the final sponsor units of the latter. Earlier this year, he was recognized by StreetEasy for becoming one of the top brokers nationally in their Experts platform.

“Ryan has proven himself to be an exceptional talent in the real estate industry, and we’re very lucky to have him join us at Corcoran,” said Liebman. “We have a strong presence in the new development space, and with his duality of having been a developer, I know Ryan will achieve great success with the power of Corcoran behind him.”

Kaplan remarked on his move, “It’s uncommon to see a developer expand to the brokerage side of the business. Corcoran was swift to recognize the rare combination of skills I bring to the table, and offered me an amazing platform to focus on expanding my involvement in the new development space. When I first entered the brokerage arena, I underestimated the advantage my development background afforded me, yet in hindsight, it has been a major part of my success. The expertise that the development world granted me has enabled me to communicate to both developers and private buyers with a more sophisticated pedigree of guidance. There are so many investment-savvy players in this market and being able to anticipate and understand their decision protocols has been a tremendous asset. Having the #1 brokerage in New York City recognize that and seek to help me cultivate my business is an incredible opportunity.”

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