Brown Harris Stevens

Platinum Club Member

Geraldine Griffin, Associate Real Estate Broker at Brown Harris Stevens, could write a trilogy on New York City residential and commercial realty sales, rentals, and management. She and husband Rod Murray were proprietors of 2 successful boutique firms in Park Slope and Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, back when these and nearby historic-gem neighborhoods were just being "discovered." Geraldine's experience, managing over 30 agents for a couple of decades, earned her impressive realty-transaction stats - both in volume and selling prices.

Notwithstanding, industry-wide changes in co-broking standards, prestige digital marketing tools, and a desire to expand sales reach beyond New York into national/ international spheres, caused Geraldine and partners to sell their realty business. Hence, a decade ago, they embraced the mantel of Halstead, then sister-company to Brown Harris Stevens. Today, Geraldine Griffin's relationship with the long-standing, market share-rich Brown Harris Stevens is one that affords her a platform to serve sellers, buyers, developers, landlords, and renters in the most all-encompassing, informed way. Geraldine's three decades of expertise are what makes it second-nature for her to deliver on: obtaining price satisfaction, smart staging, marketing finesse, relocation strength, business acumen, honesty, integrity, and the assurance that Jeri always has your back.

Geraldine and Rod often share exclusive listings and host open houses together. With colleagues from Brown Harris Stevens assisting--when a listing calls for it--the townhome, condo, or co-op seller feels expertly covered. Geraldine's post-grad, editorial background in book publishing, as well as for GQ and TOWN & COUNTRY magazines, enhances her copywriting, ensuring your property stands out from the pack. Her knowledge of interfacing with art & design departments, from her publishing days, informs layout decisions she will make to have your home showing at its best. Add to this BHS's floor plan excellence, stunning photography credits, 3-D imaging, virtual staging, and video walk-thru's, and you will know you have chosen well when you hire Jeri and BHS.

Jeri is a New Yorker, born-and-bred in the city, including her schooling, straight up through her Master's in English from Columbia University. Jeri taught English at a private high school in Queens, and she worked as a women's shoe buyer in Brooklyn before that. Her knowledge of the five boroughs is organic. Having raised three children in Park Slope, Brooklyn, Jeri can name all the kids' epic playgrounds, the pet-friendly restaurant patios, and the farmers markets and food-truck stops that get raves. Give her a townhouse to market in Harlem, a co-op in Astoria, or a 1-family in her old hometown of Woodhaven: she just gets it. Also, the North Shore of Long Island has been a beloved family outpost. Children Genna, Patrick, and Liam all hailed from the Cold Spring Harbor school district. Just recently, Jeri and Rod purchased a home in Connecticut, where she has effected BHS home-buyer referrals. With her NY RE license indeed part of her DNA, and soon to add on a CT license, Jeri will be doubly equipped to meet and exceed your real estate needs. Thinking outside the box, and a bit beyond her prestige Brown Harris Stevens office base of 160 Seventh Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn, is easily within Jeri's realty toolbox. Matching a customer's needs to the market at hand, or the one that is evolving, is what Jeri hangs her solid career on.

Jeri loves art, travel, cooking, entertaining, home design projects, gardening, reading, writing, historic excursions, museums visits, dabbling in painting, fashion, and, most of all, people! It's making connections with folks' personalities, goals, psyches, and what simply makes them smile and/or laugh that Jeri digs deeply into while matching the perfect home with that unique person. If you require a sage realty investment or a home love story, Geraldine Griffin is your broker. Bring your kids along for the home visit, your best friend, your yogi, your contractor: your being well-informed and comfortably supported are welcomed her style of brokering.

Home is where you want to be, and Geraldine Griffin will take you there.

Client Testimonials:

Sold all-cash to the first buyer. It’s just unbelievable. (101 Eighth Avenue)

We are so grateful for your skillful negotiations with the buyer, and your support in navigating the final process leading to the closing. (941 East 15th Street)

You’re such a terrific landlord to send us such a lovely card and gift on the birth of our twin boys. We’ll surely come to you when we’re ready to buy. (76 Seventh Avenue)