Neil Porter

Licensd Associate Broker @Douglas Elliman Real Estate

I\'m fascinated by those unique properties in this vertical metropolis that tend to elude cookie-cutter apartment search techniques.I enjoy the entire process of tracking the correct apartment for a client. The bracing physicality of walking around a neighborhood, peeking into nooks, cabinets and corners and climbing up onto rooftops. The detective work of swapping jokes, tips and stories with supers, doormen, fellow agents and customers about apartments about to come onto market. And, of course, connecting with clients and identifying the puzzle pieces of their different preferences and concerns to complete a clear picture of the place they will one day happily call home.As a longtime resident of West Harlem with relatives and close friends living on the Upper West side, I have a native feeling for these neighborhoods, as well as Hell’s Kitchen and Midtown West, where I ran my publishing business for several years prior to entering the real estate profession.