Houlihan Lawrence jumps the border

Houlihan Lawrence, the well-known real estate brokerage in New York”™s Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess counties, has opened its first Connecticut office in Greenwich. It is staffed by 17 top-producing regional agents, the company reported.

Previously affiliated with other brokerage offices in Greenwich, Houlihan Lawrence said the 17 agents have participated in home sales totaling more than $600 million since 2012.

“We have assembled a team that establishes Houlihan Lawrence as an immediate force in Greenwich,” said Houlihan Lawrence managing principal Chris Meyers. “Our Greenwich agents now have access to our existing brokerage network and our integrated marketing resources, enabling them to offer a superior level of service to their clients.”

Opening a Greenwich office has been a longtime strategic goal for Houlihan Lawrence, the company reported. The firm”™s chairman, Nancy Seaman, and her brother, Chris Meyers, are longtime Greenwich residents. They run the firm with their brother, Stephen Meyers, president and CEO.

“As Westchester County”™s luxury leader, our brand of service is well-suited for the Greenwich market,” said Stephen Meyers. “Given our track record helping clients buy and sell exceptional properties, we have both the tools and the talent to change the competitive landscape of the Greenwich brokerage community.”

The Greenwich office is managed by Greenwich resident David H. Haffenreffer, who joins from Prudential Connecticut Realty. He also worked in the Beverly Hills office of Sotheby”™s International Realty and spent 16 years as a financial news broadcast journalist.