Richard Steinberg

Brokers Strike Poses; Toast Each Other

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Avenue's June issue.
Last night, Avenue magazine threw a launch party for their newest--real estate-centric--issue. In a spread that stretches over 23 glossy pages, the kings and queens of Manhattan real estate strike their finest poses.

For Warburg Realty's Richard Steinberg, the movie-star spread was fitting. "It's the East Coast Hollywood," he said.

Nevertheless, it was still surreal to be drinking with a roomful of the elite--especially with glistening (and very flattering) portraits adorning the walls.

There's the "Moguls" (the Zeckendorf boys); "Leading Ladies" (11 in all, six from Corcoran, and rougly two-and-a-half smiles total); and "The Boss" (Donald Trump sitting in the boardroom, flanked by the straight-faced kiddies).  read more »

"I knew nothing about New York real estate," said photographer Josh Lehrer, standing beneath his Trump family portrait. "I guess this was a crash course. You know what surprised me? Every one of these people knew how to work it and pose."

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