About Us:
MAI Investment Properties sells investment properties, development sites and commercial sites New York City and in other parts of the metropolitan area. The founder and staff have combined their experience and expertise to lead a sales force of knowledgeable, experienced agents. All are highly motivated to present qualified buyers who can make legitimate offers. Properties often close quickly and quietly without the need to advertise or co-broke with other real estate firms.
Drawing from three decades of contacts the firm has direct access to over 4,000 landlords who have worked with its residential division. Trusting, solid business relationships with these landlords came about by renting tens of thousands of their apartments since 1984. As landlords sought to buy new property or chose to sell a building, they would often call for consultations or to use our services to broker the sale. As these requests increased, MAI Investment Properties was established.
Often, the marketing of a property need not go any further than our database since the sales take place discretely between the seasoned owners within our network of contacts. We often find out about intent to sell before a property is placed on the market. Although, when appropriate we have a marketing program that will ensure maximum exposure of the property and marketing materials that are created by our in-house art department and web team that are tailored to highlight the property in its best light and geared towards attracting the best price.
A true entrepreneur in nature, when Jerry was first introduced to real
estate, he saw it as a venue for all the elements of his interests.
He is a native New Yorker, who has always had a deep appreciation
for its history, culture, and architecture. As a businessman, he
saw the need for a rental company that would offer everything available
in Manhattan, a central marketplace for people to find what they
were looking for rather than the traditional firm that was built
on specific exclusives. Jerry's vision came together in 1984 when
he opened Manhattan Apartments, Inc.—The Rental Marketplace.
Recognizing
the honesty and commitment to integrity as well as the keen business
sense with which Jerry conducted business, landlords felt a personal
sense of trust for the rental applications he presented to them. Jerry
closed all the deals for the first few years while the developing managers
sat at his side learning how he expected business to be conducted.
When he believed that they understood his ideals and every aspect of
the industry, he gave up his chair to the Rental Director so that he
could develop other areas of the company. Today, MAI rental marketplace
has a database of over 4,000 rental landlords and presents as many
as 50 rental applications a day for their 100+ a day clientele who
visit one of the company’s three floors of rental offices.