Meet NYC Terrace
Experts
The Terrace Experts at Brown Harris Stevens
The Terrace Experts at Brown Harris Stevens
Not all terraces are on the same level.
Neither are their brokers.
A terrace is a separate asset class. Most agents don't treat it that way. They price outdoor space the way the industry taught them to: a rough percentage of interior value, applied uniformly, regardless of what the terrace actually is. The premium gets estimated. The seller gets less than they should. Terrace Experts was built to close that gap. Between us, our team brings 75 years of Manhattan real estate experience and well over $1 billion in closed sales — and every year of it has sharpened a single insight: a terrace buyer is a different kind of buyer, a terraced home requires a different kind of expertise, and anyone — buying or selling — deserves an agent who knows the difference.
We built the tools, the database, and the methodology from scratch. TheTerraceExperts.com is the only platform in Manhattan built exclusively around terraced properties — which means sellers get in front of the buyers most likely to pay a premium, and buyers stop wading through listings that don't have what they're actually looking for. Combined with the full marketing infrastructure of Brown Harris Stevens and international exposure across 70 countries and 600 brokerages, every listing reaches the audience it deserves.
Providing terraced property owners a more accurate representation of what their property is worth. Unlike most brokers, we do not use the industry standard of 25% of the interior $/SF, our property. Begin your complimentary terrace evaluation.
Search for your terraced property with ease. Unlike other listing databases, we created the only NYC terraced listing database to feature only terraced properties. That’s right, no balconies to be found here.
Real estate agents are very attentive during the purchase or sale of a home. However, you’ll only hear from them during ownership around the holidays. We are different. We provide guidance and vetted contacts for terraced owners year round for free.
Receive ultimate exposure when listing your terraced property for sale in New York City.
Providing terraced property owners a more accurate representation of what their property is worth. Unlike most brokers, we do not use the industry standard of 25% of the interior $/SF, our propriety.
Providing terraced property owners a more accurate representation of what their property is worth. Unlike most brokers, we do not use the industry standard of 25% of the interior $/SF, our propriety.
Frans founded The Terrace Experts on a straightforward observation: buyers who want a terrace will pay a real premium for the right one — and most sellers never see that premium because their agent didn’t know how to find it, price it, or prove it.
That gap is the only reason The Terrace Experts exists.
Over a career spanning three decades and more than $1 billion in Manhattan residential sales, Frans has developed an encyclopedic knowledge of the market — with a focus on Downtown through Central Park. He has sold some of the finest residences in the city, broken price records, and built a proprietary database and search methodology that have become genuine differentiators in a market where most brokers rely on the same MLS data searched the same way.
What he’s most proud of is simpler: the buyers and sellers who keep coming back, and who have become real friends over the years.
Born and raised in Holland, educated in Switzerland and the United States, Frans has lived in Manhattan with his wife for over 30 years. He gets away to Montauk when the city allows it.
Raj has spent 20 years and more than $500 million in Manhattan luxury sales building something most brokers talk about but few achieve: a client base that comes back. Buyers rely on his candor and deep reading of the market. Sellers rely on his pricing accuracy, creativity, and discretion.
A Gramercy Park resident for over 20 years, he knows downtown Manhattan the way only time produces — neighborhood by neighborhood, building by building. That knowledge extends well beyond downtown: whether the search is on Fifth or Park Avenue, a Tribeca loft, or a first apartment, Raj navigates the complexity without making it the client’s problem.
Before real estate, Raj worked as a designer in the fashion industry in Paris and New York — a background that still shows in how he sees and presents a property.
He is one of fewer than 250 REBNY-certified New York Residential Specialists, a designation held by less than 2% of licensed residential professionals in the city, and a REBNY-accredited Certified Negotiation Expert.
Randy joined Brown Harris Stevens in 2020, bringing with him something most agents don’t have: twenty-plus years of running a business in New York City, and eight years before that as a residential remodeling contractor working alongside designers and homeowners throughout Manhattan.
That background shapes how he works. He knows construction, he knows neighborhoods, and he tells clients what they need to hear — not always what they want to. The result is a practice built on trust and long-term relationships rather than single transactions.
New Yorkers may know Randy as the founder of New York Kayak Company, a Hudson River Park fixture for 23 years. Building that business from the ground up — retail, online, instruction, advocacy — required exactly the kind of client focus and creative problem-solving he now brings to real estate.
He lives in the Gramercy area with his wife Wendy.
Mikael came to real estate after a decade as Vice President of Hästens, the Swedish luxury bedmaker, where he spent ten years selling five and six-figure products to high-net-worth clients around the world. That background — private client relationships, luxury marketing, an international network — translates directly into how he works with buyers and sellers today.
Originally from Sweden and based on the Upper East Side since 2015, Mikael brings an aesthetic sensibility that is genuinely useful: he has a strong eye for staging and preparation, and a reputation for thoughtful matchmaking between the right buyer and the right property.
He lives on 84th and Fifth with his wife Amanda and their Doxiepoo, Baci.
Michael Reed has been a top producer at Brown Harris Stevens since joining in 2001 — the year he was named Rookie Salesperson of the Year. Over a 24-year career he has represented buyers and sellers in more than $1 billion in New York City transactions, across condominiums, cooperatives, and townhouses throughout Manhattan.
His business runs almost entirely on repeat clients and referrals. That’s not an accident — it’s the result of negotiating skill, patience, and broker relationships built over two decades in the market.
Notable recent sales include a $19.5M penthouse at 71 Laight Street, an $11M closing at 443 Greenwich Street, and a $9.3M penthouse at 279 Central Park West.
Michael resides in Tribeca with his wife.
Great experience working with this group, specifically Darrin Chin and Frans. They provided really helpful feedback about different neighborhoods in NYC and were accessible at all times. I felt like a priority client working with them and would recommend them to anyone. Thank you both for all your help!
Leela, The Terrace Experts Client
