Prominent realty firm adds head of commercial division

Michael Rackenberg has been appointed head of the Commercial Division of Houlihan Lawrence in Rye Brook. A consistent top producer since joining Houlihan Lawrence’s Commercial team in 2013, with a proven track record of selling investment properties throughout Westchester and Fairfield counties, Manhattan, and the Bronx, Rackenberg’s transactions include two development sites in Port Chester, totaling over $12 million; a $10.4 million multifamily building portfolio in Rye; and a $10.5 million mixed-use building on West 19th Street in New York.

In his new role, Rackenberg will oversee the day-to-day operations of Houlihan Lawrence’s Commercial Division and its 45 agents that offer boutique service for a broad range of clients locally and globally, specializing in investment opportunities, office condominiums and leasing, industrial and retail sales and leasing, land acquisition and development, and municipal approval consultation.

Rackenberg is a member of both the Port Chester and Rye Chamber of Commerce, serves on the Advisory Board of the First Bank of Greenwich, and is a member of the National Association of Realtors, New York State Association of Realtors, Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors, and OneKey Multiple Listing Service. He is a graduate of the University of Delaware.

Houlihan Lawrence is the leading real estate brokerage serving New York City’s northern suburbs. Founded in Bronxville, New York, in 1888, Houlihan Lawrence is deeply committed to technological innovation and the finest client service. The company has 32 offices and 1,450-plus agents serving Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Columbia, Ulster and Orange counties in New York and Fairfield County in Connecticut.