President and CEO Eddie Shapiro founded the company in 2001. The company currently has 26 offices and more than 1200 employees.[8] In 2017, Nest Seekers International expanded to
Gold Coast Long Island with the acquisition of
Long Island-based
Shawn Elliott Luxury Homes and Estates.[9] In 2019, the firm represented the buyer and seller in the $94 million sale of the highly-publicized 924 Bel Air Road.[10] The company soon after exclusively listed
Casa Encantada for $225 million.[11] In 2021, Nest Seekers transacted the most expensive sale in
The Hamptons for that year, 70 Cobb Lane for $118.5 million.[12] The firm also transacted the most expensive sales in
The Hamptons for 2019, 263 Surfside Drive for $39.25 million and 950 Meadow Lane for $35 million.[13][14][15] In 2020, the firm expanded to
Colorado with the acquisition of a company in
Breckenridge and announced plans to open in
Vail and
Aspen.[16] In late 2021, Nest Seekers partnered with Marbella-based Drumelia Real Estate in a move to further expand into
Spain.
Media
Various brokers at Nest Seekers International are featured on real estate
reality shows.
Ryan Serhant is a featured agent on
Bravo TV's program Million Dollar Listing New York, appearing on the show since its first season in 2012.[17][18] Beverly Hills Regional Managing Director Marisa Zanuck was a cast member on the Bravo TV program Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. She has also appeared on
HGTV's Selling LA and episodes of Bravo's Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles.[19][20][21] Agent
Caroline Grane appears in the eighth season of
TV3'sSwedish Hollywood Wives.[22][23] In 2019, Nest Seekers International launched Nest Media, a stand-alone media company that produces and delivers real estate focused content. Nest Media partnered with DIGA Studios to jointly develop and produce unscripted real-estate lifestyle formats, partially funded by Nest Seekers, for TV and streaming distribution.[24] In 2020,
Million Dollar Beach House, a program produced by Nest Media and DIGA Studios, aired on
Netflix starring Nest Seekers International agents J.B. Andreassi, Michael Fulfree, James "Jimmy" Giugliano, Noel Roberts and Peggy Zabakolas.[25] In 2022, Selling The Hamptons, featuring Nest Seekers International agents in The Hamptons, aired on
Discovery+ with plans for a future second season.[26]
In May 2020 amid the
COVID-19 pandemic, Nest Seekers realtor Jonathan Davis was accused of
squatting in a
Hamptons home located in
Sag Harbor, New York.[40] He is accused of causing extensive damage to the property, as well as taking advantage of rules put in place to protect vulnerable
tenants from
eviction, in order to reside in the home beyond the terms of the
lease.[41][42]
References
^Craig Karmin (24 September 2010). "After Apthorp, a Smoother Project". The Wall Street Journal.