Seeking Ethical and Creative, Part-Time and Full-Time Real Estate Agents
We are seeking ethical and creative agents to join Tungsten Property, a multi-disciplinary boutique real estate firm, located in a penthouse loft office on Lafayette Street in Soho, New York.
The company is closely affiliated with its parent company, Tungsten Partners, which is a holding company with equity positions in over thirty companies including Gitano, Parlor Coffee, and Vogue Scandinavia. Tungsten Property specializes in transforming locations into destinations and locating critically acclaimed, independent tenants.
Tungsten Property’s divisions include both residential and commercial. Tungsten conducts residential rentals and sales as well as, commercial office and retail leasing and investment sales. Tungsten Property is licensed in both New York State and California.
Tungsten Property’s team of agents usually have backgrounds in areas outside of real estate. Through their expertise and the relationships in these industries, agents at Tungsten build more natural and trusting relationships with clients, allowing Tungsten to keep closing extraordinary deals. Further, Tungsten Property is known for its elevated in-house custom marketing, strong branding concepts, and its commitment to providing owners and clients with personalized, boutique-style service.
Because of Tungsten Property’s founder’s background in Investment Banking and Private Equity, Tungsten can advise its clients holistically and in more meaningful ways.
Unlike other brokerages, Tungsten Property has a number of leads generated through its placemaking engagements. Tungsten Property has been engaged nationally and internationally, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston, Toronto, Atlanta, and Boston.
Tungsten Property has been engaged in both a cultural engineering capacity as well as in a brokerage capacity as the exclusive retail broker for the entire 6 million sf Hudson Square Properties portfolio in New York City. The owner partnership is notably comprised of Trinity, the oldest (3 centuries tenure) property owner in New York; Norges, the largest sovereign wealth fund in the world; and Hines, one of the largest developers in the world.
Other engagements have been 125,000 sf of retail space at Pier 70 in San Francisco for Brookfield, in Toronto by three-generational family office Hullmark and 40,000 sf in New York City and Boston by the biggest owner of class A office buildings in the US, Boston Properties.
We are looking to expand our teams in the following focus areas of real estate brokerage: fashion, arts, office and residential. If you have an interest or background in any of the aforementioned areas, you might recognize some of the brands we have worked with in the past.
Fashion – We have closed transactions with such tenants as Acne Studios, Mara Hoffman, Grailed, Alexander Wang, Nanushka, Maison Kitsune, Mykita, JW Anderson, Collina Strada, Sleepy Jones, Hodinkee, Chrome Industries, Westerlind, Apiece Apart, Fjällräven, APC among others.
Arts – In the past we have closed studio spaces for artists such as Jenny Holzer, Gabriel Orozco, Raymond Pettibon, Chloe Wise, Robert Longo, E.V. Day, Leidy Churchman, and Jessi Reaves. We have also closed deals with names such as Marc Jancou Gallery, Jack Shainman Gallery, Swivel Gallery, and Frieze.
Food & Beverage – In the last 12 months alone we have closed major restaurant deals such as the to be opened 10,000 sq ft restaurant by Daniel Humm, Cove by Flynn McGarry, 14,000 sq ft Gitano on Pier 17, The Eighty-Six, The Ambassadors Clubhouse, the new upcoming Chez Ma Tante restaurant in Hudson Square, Café Susanne at Domino Sugar Factory and Cleo Downtown, to name a few.
Residential – In the residential space, we specialize in discreet private buyer representation and luxury listings. Tungsten’s founder was the longest serving and three times re-elected co-chairman of the residential board of the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY). In that role he has cultivated Tungsten’s position of good standing within the New York residential real estate community.
Office (Tech) – Within the office market, Tungsten Property has specialized in the tech sector. Tungsten’s office team has been supported by Tungsten’s founder who has also served on the Tech Committee of the REBNY residential board.
We are looking for ethical, creative individuals who can appreciate our network and thrive within it. Applicants should be comfortable with networking, sales, and working on their own - no real estate background is necessary. We are also looking for applicants who can source deals with creative small businesses to help fill open commercial spaces in Soho and the surrounding area.
Tungsten Property agents are thoroughly trained and exposed to cutting-edge technologies and innovative marketing strategies.
Tungsten values candidates with entrepreneurial and/or creative backgrounds and offers:
- Penthouse loft office.
- Proprietary website.
- Top listing and advertising systems.
- Unique lead origination capabilities and referral networks.
- Negotiable and competitive splits.
- Ability to be fully supported step-by-step by successful residential and commercial divisions without reducing commission splits.
- No desk fees or advertising fees of any kind.
- National and international scope.
Tungsten Property offers a flexible platform allowing for both full-time and part-time opportunities in all real estate product types, including: rentals, sales, commercial leasing, commercial sales, and investments.
Please feel free to call us at 607.262.3922 or email ferdinand@tungstenproperty.com to introduce yourself. Please send your resume and cover letter.