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.