Hal Gavzie has joined Howard Hanna NYC as executive director of business development \u2014 expanding the firm\u2019s leadership bench in New York City.<\/p>\n
Gavzie \u2014 who brings more than 25 years of brokerage <\/a>leadership experience \u2014 said he\u2019ll focus on growing Howard Hanna NYC\u2019s footprint in the city by recruiting agents, expanding listing inventory and advancing the firm\u2019s agent-centric operating model.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are committed to thoughtful and disciplined growth, and bringing Hal Gavzie on board is a strategic investment in that exact goal,\u201d said Michael Rossi, CEO of Howard Hanna NYC. \u201cHal is a rare operator who is both fiercely competitive in business and genuinely empathetic in his relationships, and that combination so perfectly aligns with our values as a company that is growing. <\/p>\n \u201cWith his leadership and deep relationships across the residential ecosystem, Hal is a key player in our mission to capture meaningful market share in 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n Howard Hanna NYC recently acquired<\/a> Manhattan-based Elegran Real Estate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Most recently, Gavzie spent about a decade leading strategic growth and operations for Douglas Elliman New Development\u2019s<\/strong> leasing division in New York<\/a> and South Florida. Before that, he served as senior managing director at Corcoran<\/strong> and managing director at Town Residential<\/strong>.<\/p>\n