Ideal Properties Group Llc

Our agent from Ideal, Alena, helped me and husband look for that magical place in Brooklyn where we could live a good life. We kept her busy for almost two weeks and are extremely pleased with her work. Our apartment hunting was plagued with tropical heat, but Alena marched on without a grunt or complaint. While we trudged along, Alena was a real trooper, keeping our spirits up. She kept on showing us one apartment after the next. ? One thing we’re sure about, having seen Alena at work: she will NEVER quit on you, she will return every call and every email promptly, and she will get you into any apartment you hope to see. And that accounts for a whole lot in this city. We just moved from Seattle, and Ideal was awesome. more

Patrick, a broker from Ideal Properties Group helped me find a good buyer for my condo apt in Carroll Gardens. He is the most professional broker I’ve ever worked with, and Ideal’s sales director was magnificent. With Patrick’s help, I got the most out of this transaction, there was no $$$ left on the table. Thumbs up! I look forward to doing business with again. more

i never expected to be so thoroughly impressed with a real estate broker. i've been renting in brooklyn for over a decade now, after all. shinichi from ideal's court street location was really amazing. he helped me find EXACTLY what i needed to make my rental days in cobble hill fun and easy. during my 5-week search for a new apartment, and from the moment i applied for a place to the happy moment i received my keys, shinichi couldn't have been more focused, more sympathetic, more pleasant to work with. you don't need any other brokers, ever, if you know shinichi. thank you, shinichi-san! more

Ideal Properties helped me and my family relocate from San Diego to Brooklyn. The process was smooth and efficient, from Ideal's agent Matt setting up appointments for us to his manager helping us get quickly approved. Very much appreciated. Thank you! more

We worked with Maria for a few weeks and she was instrumental in finding us an amazing apartment in Carroll Gardens. Highly recommended! Ideal was also very helpful throughout the process. Truly a job well done. more

I started by emailing Lindsay Martinez after I saw a listing on the Ideal Properties Group website that I was interested in. My boyfriend and I were looking for a one bedroom in the Gowanus/ Park Slop area. Lindsay and I traded emails for about a week. We scheduled viewings twice during the workday, but both times Lindsay had to cancel. Since my boyfriend was only available on the weekend, we eventually settled on a Saturday appointment as our first meeting. I told Lindsay we were available in the morning. She asked me to meet her at 2pm. I explained that 2pm was not in the morning, and therefore, did not work for us. Lindsay said she would meet us at her office at 11am. It takes us about an hour to get out to that part of Brooklyn so we left early. Getting off the train a few blocks away, I received a text that Lindsay was not in the area and would not be able to take us to look for appointments. She said her colleague Danielle would substitute. Fine. No problem. I am flexible. But before I can even get to the office, Danielle calls me and says she can't show us any apartments either. I'll spare you the details but eventually a THIRD broker took us out at 11:30. Fine. All's well that ends well. We see four places, one of which we really like- new construction, DISHWASHER, roof deck. I'm in love. We ask Lindsay if the price is negotiable. She talks to her manager and comes back with a number $100 lower then the asking price. Based on that, we decide to apply. I leave work early, give her a deposit of $500 plus $60 for a credit check. We go over the terms of the application and Lindsay assures me that the landlord can accept the terms and approve us, or come back with another offer. Based on that, we submit and application and wait. The very next day, around 4pm, Lindsay texts me. ""You have been approved! You can sign the lease tonight, bring checks."" I explain to LIndsay that my boyfriend is working and can't make it into Brooklyn at 5pm on a Tuesday. She insists that we sign the lease tonight. I think the pressure is strange, i mean, what is the rush? They already have a deposit. But eventually my boyfriend agrees to make the hour long journey into Brooklyn to sign the freaking lease. He arrives, and an agent (not Lindsay, who passes off a lot of her duties to other agents, apparently) meets us. They have changed the signing location. We have to walk ten blocks to the signing. Fine. I'm just happy to be settling this and not have to look at any more apartments! We get there, and the landlord hands us a lease for the higher rent amount and a different move in date then we agreed to on our application. We are bamboozled. Perplexed. We already negotiated the rent. The landlord looks at us like we each have 2 heads and 4 arms. He has never seen the application. And he is not willing to accept the rent that was already ""approved."" I was nothing short of devastated. Once I heard we were approved, I got really excited and started daydreaming about how I would decorate, how close I would be to my job, etc. I told all my coworkers and my sister about the news. If you have ever been led on and let down, I feel your pain! Lindsay's explanation (when I FINALLY get her on the phone): she never had direct contact with the landlord. She apologizes but does not accept responsibility. If a broker is paid for anything, isn't it to act as the person who communicates between the client and the landlord? What exactly did she do with the application I gave her, besides take my money? Saying that we were pissed is a massive understatement. So do you want to do business with a broker who doesn't have direct contact with the landlord? Who approves you only so you can be disappointed and start your annoying, time consuming, expensive apartment search over from the beginning? If so, go with Lindsay. more

Ideal made the sale of my condo in Carroll Gardens a great experience. Based on my previous experience with brokers in the area, I was expecting lack of communication and a broker slow to provide updates. Ideal's team was something else altogether. They did an outstanding job selling my condo. In this curious economy, they only needed two open houses to have my place in contract, and sold it a month and a half thereafter. Jennifer from Ideal always got back to me if I had any questions and was always on top of the paperwork that needed to be filled out. She always gave adequate notice about showings and open houses, and coordinated all visits, inspectors, lender, buyers, other brokers. I've never worked with a broker who was so open and willing to work with others just to make sure my condo sells!!!! You can't go wrong with Jennifer and Ideal as your broker! more

This is that realtor we were hoping to find!!!! Dave from Ideal Properties Group's Court Street location showed us a number of fantastic apartments in Cobble Hill. One was better than the other. He really listened to our requirements. Dave is remarkably nice! Very friendly, and he knows lots of local property owners which translates into some great inventory. We signed a lease last week and moved in today. My roomie and I couldn't be happier. Dave, we owe you at least one drink for pulling this one off! more

I think Citysearch has Ideal in wrong category here - this is a real estate agency (not sure if they do management). In any case, Renee from Ideal is a rare find. We enjoyed our time with her looking at 14 apartments in Park Slope. One apartment was more beautiful than the next. She really listened to what we needed, and delivered. Always reachable by email and returning our phone calls. We have decided to extend our current lease, but we'll be back to Renee in six months' time. She's the only one of the Park Slope brokers we really trust after our month-long and quite frustrating search. We only wished we found her right away. more

Dave from Ideal is simply the best broker in Cobble Hill! He helped us find one of the most affordable and most beautiful apartments in the area!!!!!!! Dave is a true treasure to this little respected profession. I've been through near-hell with a few other brokers in Cobble Hill and Park Slope, and I would always chose Dave over anyone else, local or not. Thank you, Dave! more

Two days after Ideal opened their new office on Court Street, I walked in and gave them my rental apartment listing. Me and my family have lived in the area for over 60 years now, and it's refreshing to see such friendliness and prompt expertise in a broker!!!! They showed my apartment over a dozen times and did not stop until they found me a great tenant. Thank you, I really appreciate this, and I'll be back soon with my other rentals. Donna more

Ideal's agent Robert helped me find my new home!!!! He was a pleasure to work with despite the brutal heat in Brooklyn. We took our time, and he guided us every step of the way. Excellent service. Thank you Rob!! I will make sure my friends know about you and Ideal!!!! more

Honesty does make the difference, and Ideal's realtors are at the forefront of it in Brooklyn, otherwise home to a variety of rental scammers. I am gladto have found Ideal & Robert and through his and his company's efforts, my amazing apartment on Polhemus Place. Just a quick note of how much I appreciate your help and hard work, Robert, I remember you telling me how rarely good work in your industry gets acknowledged. Thanks again! P. Pros: excellent service, great office, friendly, honest broker more

Ideal Properties' agent Iman displayed an enormous amount of energy in showing us apartments in Park Slope and Gowanus - never once pressuring us, or showing us spaces outside our target price range or desired neighborhoods. Iman was instrumental in helping us determine how much we should offer (realistically) to the landlord whose apartment we were considering renting. His knowledge of the market is profound, and he navigated us smoothly through the application process, all the way to the lease signing. We felt confident that our decision was the right one? every step of the way! I just realized I posted our praise of Mr. Inde at Ideal Properties' other office - but he's more than worth both... With Iman, you're in the right hands. more

Ideal?s agent Shalhevet represented us in a leasing transaction. Working with her, it was apparent that she understood not only the intricacies of the local commercial market, but also the dynamics that leasing a storefront has on a business owner. Me and my partner were always able to get a hold of Shali, and were thankful for accurate and prompt responses to our many questions. Shali?s patience and hands-on involvement allowed us to close a very successful deal in a really short amount of time. Thanks to Shali, from beginning to end, my business partner and I were comfortable with the process and the remarkable end-result! Pros: Add to that - persistent and patient Cons: We lacked patience, Shali helped us through some tough days more

Andrew from Ideal was very helpful in finding us just the right apartment in Carroll Gardens. We told him what we were looking for, and that?s exactly what he found us. I mean, it was supposed to be frustrating and complicated?! But thanks to Andrew, our search turned out to be anything but. Pros: Knowledge, persistence, negotiation skills Cons: n/a more

... for the right space for my new bar! Thanks to Maria my architect can finally put in motion our long-discussed plan. Maria was relentless - working with the landlord's attorney, and mine. Whenever the negotiations stalled, Maria put fire under all of us. Ideal's support personnel was always available and prompt. Thank you! My search is finally over. I'd use Ideal's services any time. Pros: persistence, knowledge, focus, availability more

It took me and my partner a while to find a new space for our commercial venture. We worked with Ideal's two top commercial leasing agents, and it was a pleasure. They were brimming with ideas and helped us negotiate a difficult lease. If there wasn't for the leader of the team, we would have never had the meeting of minds with our new landlord (who by the way is a great guy!) Brooklyn, here we come! Bakeries will not be the same in this borough after we implement our business plan...................... Pros: great listings, abundant expertise, hardworking more