Page Realty

We have found our dream apartment thanks to Mihaela and Page Realty. After having worked with multiple brokers, who brought us to apartments that were «good enough», my boyfriend and I went to Page. Mihaela showed us two amazing apartments, both of which we liked a lot. All through the approval and lease signing process, she was incredibly responsive and helpful. I never waited more than an hour to get a response to my texts and she answered all of my questions patiently and completely. I am super happy with my experience and outcome with Page Realty.

I highly recommend Anthony as an agent. He was super attentive and helpful with our needs. We did rent with him because we did not meet the landlord requirements but would recommend anyone looking in Astoria to work with Page Realty. No complaints!

Called to inquire about available apartments, was told they would get back to me shortly. 4 days later… nothing. Yet another shining example of NY rental brokers

Donna, Michael and all there at page Realty are wonderful. They got me into an apartment with ease and let me stay on a few days after my lease as an apartment fell through. I can’t speak highly enough of them. Thanks guys!

They found me a pretty good apartment, but maintenance hasn’t been helpful.
My apartment was renovated before I moved in. Unfortunately, the paint job was shoddy, there is hardly any pressure in the kitchen sink, and the shower often does not get hot.
The buzzer in the entryway does not work, roof access was chained off (ugly), and there’s broken dumbwaiters in the hallway. Every previous landlord I’ve had has been much more helpful.

EDIT: I’m not sure what people find «funny» about this review. I think all negative broker reviews are seen as useful and all remotely positive ones are seen as funny and fake, but seriously, people, just don’t use a broker if you don’t trust them or you aren’t prepared for things like a hard sell or a short attitude — you’re looking for apartments in fucking New York City!
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I truly did not have a problem. I’m still in the apartment I got from them, and while the renovation was completed a little hastily in some respects, I fault the super, not Page.
I’m not going to write a GLOWING review, because not even I trust those when it comes to brokerages, nor am I going to list my broker’s name. I want you to trust me in saying I had nothing go wrong here, and experienced nothing that isn’t standard for an NYC brokerage. I was walked around to two apartments over the course of about 45 minutes, and settled on the first one — they were friendly, but very direct, as you should expect that a brokerage in NYC is. Come into the office knowing what you want and stand your ground, and don’t be afraid to say no, and don’t be pressured.
Hopefully, you’ll have a similarly positive experience.

If I had the option not to put any stars I would. EVERY single negative comment I read on here is true. VERY RUDE, VERY UNPROFESSIONAL.
If you think you will get any sort of customer service from them, you are wasting your time! God forbid you have some sort of issue with you apt, don’t expect anything from them!
There are many other real estate offices in Astoria with same listings– I would STRONGLY suggest you go to one of them. They have way more negative reviews than positive ones, please click on the reviews that are ‘not recommended’ I would strongly recommend reading those as well.

We found Page Realty because there was a sign posted on a pre-​war building in Astoria. Got our apartment the old fashioned way. Called the number and Vincent called me back the next morning. Set up a couple of viewings and we found the perfect apartment the next day for my son who would be moving into the area from Chelsea. Huge space, hard wood floors and lovely crown moldings throughout the apartment It has the NY of old charm we wanted for our son. We love the neighborhood, and the train ride into the city is a breeze. A studio in UES was renting for more than the size of the Living room of the Astoria apartment and it was also a pre-​war building. We had to change our move in date and they were very accommodating. I would recommend Page Realty and can’t thank them enough for the exceptional service they provided in our efforts to find our son an apartment.
No 40 TIMES the rent here for guarantors peeps! Get out of crazy town… come to lovely Astoria where the people are friendly, Page Realty is awesome and the food is yummy! Thanks Vincent!

My girlfriend and I were first introduced to Page Realty when we saw their sign posted on the side of a building advertising apartments for rent. They asked us for our range and our location and we provided them with both and scheduled to see an apartment that following weekend. After viewing several the week prior, the day of, and the day after, we decided to take a change with Page and look at the apartment again. It was set in a pre-​war building, wood floors, and excellent storage space, 4 closets! We ended up giving them a deposit to take the apartment off the market and worked with them to begin to process for approval. Throughout this process our main point of contact was Vincent. He was nice, responded to our requests, and would follow up if he indicated that he would. When we found out we were approved, we met with him and he was nice enough to explain the various parts of the lease that we had questions about and to provide us with the information we needed if necessary. When we were finally given the keys and were able to move in, there was some confusion with the mail keys which as quickly resolved by speaking to the Super and we finally moved in.
On our move in day, there was a leak in our ceiling causing the paint to balloon up with water. Our Super and Page Realty responded quickly, contacting the tenant above us and resolving the issue. So far, they have been nothing but receptive to our needs and have set us up in a great apartment, within a great location, with a great Super. I will update my review should anything change but, so far, our apartment and our building is great.
The only problem I had with Page, and it wasn’t necessarily a huge problem, was the fact that they didn’t let us know that they also managed the apartment building. My girlfriend and I just thought they were the brokerage firm not the management company as well. It didn’t affect the experience my girlfriend and I had, it was just unexpected.

Had a great experience with Page! Everyone that works there is a pleasure. They helped my boyfriend and I find the perfect apartment. Love them!

Page Realty is the best! I cannot say enough good things about them. I walked in without an appointment and met Vincent. I told him exactly what I was looking for, and he told me to give him half an hour to find apartments which matched my description. About 15 – 20 minutes later, he called me back and patiently showed me several apartments that all fit the criteria I gave him. From beginning to end, he was friendly, helpful, and never had that «rushed» attitude that so many brokers have. I was most impressed with his candor. It’s common to feel like brokers are in it for their own gain, and he was genuinely upfront about everything and never made it seem like he was ‘pulling one over on me.’ He was punctual, professional, organized, and always crystal clear from the beginning if he wanted to show me an apartment outside of my price range, outside of the neighborhood I was looking at, etc. In fact, it was evident he had my personal interests at heart when he would show me something I wasn’t originally looking for, because he listened to what I wanted and why, and took the time to think outside the box to find something that I would like.
I was just moving from abroad, and not only did he engage in conversation about it, relating to his own experience, he also understood that I was in the process of wiring over the money from my account and was very understanding/​empathetic about delays I was facing with the international wire. I was significantly stressed out about how long it was taking, but he never added any pressure.
I dealt with 5 or 6 brokers during the process, and there was a HUGE difference in the way I was treated at Page Realty (one broker actually got out of the car she was driving me in to scream at the lady behind her who was honking her horn, but I digress). They really stepped up their game and stood out from the others.
In the end, I wound up with the perfect apartment (and a great deal on my cable to boot) and am so happy I went through them.
They provide an outstanding service (thank you in particular, Vincent!), and I will never use anyone but them in the future.

Been here for over a year and I’m still getting the same treatment from management. Page Realty is a delight to work with, they’re extremely attentive to anything that needs fixing or any questions I have. Seriously. You can tell they go out of their way to take care of their tenants and make sure they’re happy. And you know they appreciate your business.
I’m upping my rating to five stars because I think they really deserve it. Superb job Page Realty.

I know this is long, but do yourself a favor and read it!
My gentleman and I found an apartment with Page that was being completely renovated. We had some reservations about signing a lease «as is», so we were told we could pay for the credit check and leave a deposit on the apartment, then sign a lease once construction had progressed enough that we were comfortable. Three weeks later, we were excited and ready to sign. While reviewing the lease for this rent stabilized unit, we noticed two things: one, we were not given the option of a two year lease — one year was already marked off, and two, the section explaining any rent increases since the previous tenant had been left blank. We thought this especially weird because we are aware that landlords can claim a certain percent of improvement costs in the rent, and there clearly was a lot of work being done on the apartment. Michael, the owner of Page Realty, tossed us out of his office to «go look at the apartment» while he filled in the blank section (he had the information on a separate paper that was not presented to us until we asked for it explicitly). When we returned to the office, we were told (by «told» I mean yelled at) that the apartment should really cost much, much more than we were told, and a new lease was being drawn up for us to sign next week. He yelled at us repeatedly that he would make the lease «all LEEEEEEEGAL» (which ummm, hi, if it’s not legal, it is by definition ILLEGAL).
After this exchange, the realtor that showed us the apartment initially told us that by asking for a completed contract, we were «ANTAGONIZING» this very well established businessman. After much back and forth the following Monday (in which we were told we were to apologize for asking for a legal contract), we were contacted by a «lawyer for the building owner» (Yanni Realty). This «lawyer», told us that there must have been some sort of misunderstanding, Michael did not want to deal with us any longer, but we could come in and sign an adjusted lease. Shortly after, an irate Michael called (from the same telephone number as the «lawyer») and told us we could not have the apartment.
It took weeks to get our deposit refunded to us, and only did so after having a lawyer contact the business on our behalf. We were also refunded for our credit check which we had been charged $ 60 cash for and told we were approved, only to find out on later credit reports that they never ran it at all.

My boyfriend and I have had a great experience with Page. From the moment we walked in, Mike and his staff seemed genuinely interested in helping us and our doggies (2 babies) find a place. Astoria is an amazing neighborhood and I’m so glad we were able to find something thanks to Page. We were promised brand new appliances and new floors and they delivered– we couldn’t be happier with our place!

In response to MICHAEL’S comment about running my credit report: you only wish i would’ve stuck around long enough for that, and paid you to run my credit. I wouldn’t give you my social if you begged for it! you’re a pathetic excuse of a manager, and you can be sure you WISH you had my amazing credit score. SCAMMER!
PEOPLE, DON’T RENT FROM THESE UNPROFESSIONAL REALTY.
Mike, you’re just upset because I’m not the only one who thinks your company sucks!

After walking in, my boyfriend and I were given the immediate impression that they didn’t want our business.
It took about a minute or so before one of the employees noticed we were there. No biggie, but they weren’t that busy.
We set our budget high for the area because we wanted a nice apartment. The man speaking to us reacted nonchalantly, explaining that apartments in Astoria were under our budget; he was speaking to us as if we were children that knew nothing about the area. Furthermore, he launched into a rant about how we’d have to pay 6 months to a year of rent upfront despite having a guarantor (this was before we’d even viewed any apartments). He then offered to show us a cheap apartment next to the subway. Not what we wanted.
Bottom line: VERY sales-​y and off putting. Completely unhelpful. Never called us after that (despite exclaiming that they would do so). Prepare to be dicked around if you walk into Page Realty.

Great service. Mike and his staff made sure the whole process was painless. They found me a great place that is brand new and beautiful.
I would recommend Page to all that are looking for a place to live in Astoria. Don’t bother going anywhere else. They will do the right thing for you.

Rented from them. Ceiling collapsed in my apartment and they took several weeks to respond. Upon announcing my leaving, they came into the apartment when I was out an threw the rest of my belongings away then refused to give me my security deposit back. The same has happened to many of my friends. Their service is great as long as you are sending them money.
I wouldn’t use them if they were the only broker in town.
Use at your own risk.

I really don’t want to go through a broker for renting. I understand if you are buying, but it just seems like a middleman racket for renting. But, it seems that there is no way around it in Astoria. So, we walked into Page, which had at least four apartments that matched our needs advertised on their windows… it smelled like cat pee in the office and after initially being ignored, a receptionist had us fill out a small card. While we were filling out the card, we overheard a broker cussing out someone on the phone, then dramatically hanging up and announcing that person was ‘An Idiot!’ The receptionist then handed the man sitting in the next desk our card. He then told her, not us (we were sitting right there) that they had nothing for us. I asked for my information card back and he wanted to keep it on file ‘in case anything came in.’. I should have been stronger and said ‘well, I don’t like how I’ve been treated, so I actually don’t want to work with you. I am the customer here!’.
Why on earth wouldn’t he greet us in a friendly way and at least start a conversation about what we are looking for? They are fools, because I am an excellent tenant.

First off let me say the personality of Michael Pagano is one in a million! Always smiling and eager to please. I was a tenant in one of his buildings a little over 2 years ago was 100% satisfied. Not that I needed much in the time that I was there but if I did he was on it immediately.
I moved away for 18 months and had recently started my apartment search a little over a month ago and nothing. I saw places that I liked but being in a mostly cash business I had a huge problem getting approved because for the first time EVER everyone was asking for a tax return showing 40 times the rent. I have never had to show that once in my life.
Anyway… Michael had his staff take me out and show me a handful of places and I was extremely happy with the location and price and not to mention the place is huge. The process was quick and painless and I have a place to call home next week!
I highly recommend using Page Realty… your stress will come to an end.