Meet Rick

Rick Kelly is one of the most well-respected and well-liked dealmakers in New York City real estate.

Rick Kelly

Rick Kelly

Licensed Associate RE Broker

Get To Know Me

Aided by his Southern charm and adopted New York grit, Rick Kelly is a veteran broker associate who has achieved more than 550 sales while leaving an indelible mark on the ultracompetitive New York real estate market. A top producer of residential and building sales, Rick has facilitated transactions throughout the city, from established neighborhoods like Central Park West to emerging markets, such as West Chelsea and Long Island City. His deal-making expertise is helpful for all price points, understanding the perspectives of both buyers and sellers and translating them into winning results.

Rick’s solid mix of luxury homebuyers and first-time and commercial clients includes those from the worlds of finance, entertainment, fashion, and more. He’s earned the respect of clients and peers alike with his expert insights into each neighborhood and the overall market and his trustworthiness, responsiveness, humor, frankness, and top-tier representation. Beyond the boroughs exists a global clientele with which Rick has rubbed elbows and traveled on behalf of to Spain, France, Portugal, Lithuania, Belarus, and China. His exceptional team is equally international, with fluency in Italian, Spanish, and Chinese.

Expertise aside, the ingredients for Rick’s real estate success boil down to pure hustle and a wealth of personal experience buying and selling multiple homes and apartment buildings. Rick enjoys the rewards of the sizzling NYC market, where dozens of multimillion-dollar properties sell weekly.

Rick lives in Manhattan with his wife, Irina, young daughter, and son. A man of great range, he’s as comfortable telling jokes as he is speaking about global affairs. He’s also a cook, an innovative marketer, and an accomplished songwriter who has written hit songs for other artists, in addition to releasing a professional album as an artist himself. Additionally, he loves theater, film, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Rick and his family are members of Lincoln Square Redeemer Church.

BY THE NUMBERS

20+

Years in Real Estate

$2.6M

In Closed Sales Volume

558+

Sold Properties in NYC

FROM MY CLIENTELE

SUCCESS STORIES

Ross B.

Ross B.

Working with Alta Real Estate throughout the home-buying process was a pleasure. They were consistently responsive to our communications, sensitive and mindful of our buying criteria and personal circumstances, and quickly beca...
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Filippo G.

Filippo G.

Alta Real Estate is fantastic to work with because they are “no-nonsense” kind of people who will tell you exactly how things stand and can substantiate their assertions with real data. They are extraordinarily efficient and wo...
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Seller

Seller

We called upon Alta Real Estate's help when we were selling my apartment and sure enough, Alta Real Estate delivered. They took care of everything from getting the paperwork from the management company to negotiating with prosp...
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Jerry S.

Jerry S.

We wasted 6 months with my first listing and broker then we found Alta Real Estate, or should we say Alta Real Estate found us. That’s the aggressive team they are, and who we wanted on my team. So we signed up. And, after they...
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David R.

David R.

We first met Rick in 2001. Since then they he has helped me buy and sell several apartments for myself as well as for friends and has become a trusted source of information over the last two decades. He is always available 24/7...
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Janet F.

Janet F.

Alta Real Estate, you had my back from the moment we hired you and that’s what we needed the most. Thanks, Alta Real Estate, we hope you have many more experiences like this and thrive! It certainly has shifted our life to a go...
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Seller

Seller

We sold our LIC apartment with Alta Real Estate. They know the market, used an excellent photographer to showcase our apartment, and have years of experience. They are nice too!
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Igor K.

Igor K.

Interesting and professional!
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