{"id":158059,"date":"2026-03-09T16:22:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T16:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/158059\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T16:22:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T16:22:08","slug":"former-elliman-exec-lands-at-howard-hanna-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/158059\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Elliman exec lands at Howard Hanna NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"

Howard Hanna has brought in a brokerage veteran to help grow its first New York City branch.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Hal Gavzie<\/a>, who ran Douglas Elliman\u2019s residential leasing for 10 years, is joining Howard Hanna NYC as its executive director of business development. Howard Hanna, the country\u2019s largest privately held brokerage, expanded into the city when it acquired Elegran Real Estate<\/a> in October.\u00a0<\/p>\n

At Howard Hanna NYC, Gavzie will be working closely with CEO Michael Rossi, who founded Elegran 18 years ago, to try and build the firm\u2019s market share and grow its agents\u2019 business. Last year, Elegran, as part of Forbes Global Properties, was the 15th-ranked brokerage by listing sales volume in Manhattan, according to The Real Deal\u2019s annual rankings.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201c[Howard] Hanna\u2019s not here to hang up a shingle,\u201d Rossi said. \u201cWe\u2019re here to really make an impact.\u201d He pointed to Gavzie\u2019s \u201cSwiss Army Knife experience\u201d working across Elliman\u2019s leasing and sales businesses as helpful to a firm trying to grow multiple dimensions of the business.<\/p>\n

Gavzie, who spent the 15 years before Elliman at Citi Habitats, Corcoran and Town Residential, said he\u2019ll also be focused on \u201cbringing an awareness to these agents of the Howard Hanna brand.\u201d<\/p>\n

Howard Hanna NYC will have some significant ground to make up to become a major player in the city\u2019s real estate scene. Brown Harris Stevens, the city\u2019s largest privately-owned brokerage, notched fourth in TRD\u2019s rankings with over $2.1 billion in listing sales volume in Manhattan last year. Elegran did $117 million in listing sales in the borough.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Gavzie exited Elliman in January<\/a>, during a several-month period toward the end of last year that saw the firm part ways with a number of executives<\/a> and other high-ranking employees. Gavzie said that he was looking forward to joining a private company that has the luxury to put \u201cagents and consumers first,\u201d rather than shareholders.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Gavzie\u2019s addition comes after a brief period last year where Elegran lost a handful of key players and agents before Howard Hanna\u2019s acquisition, including managing director Jared Antin who left for Brown Harris Stevens.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cHiring a senior executive from one of the bigger firms speaks to [Howard Hanna\u2019s] commitment\u201d to growing in the city, Rossi said.<\/p>\n

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Douglas Elliman’s head of residential leasing exits\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Howard Hanna acquires Elegran Real Estate<\/p>\n

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Four senior employees out at Douglas Elliman after layoffs last week<\/p>\n

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