Sydney Blumstein – Corcoran Real Estate Broker

Sydney Blumstein of Corcoran helped my fiancé and me find our first home in NYC. I had recently moved to the US from the UK and was completely clueless about the real estate process in New York, but Sydney made the whole thing pain-​free and simple as possible. We had so much fun walking around the city with her, checking out different areas and different apartments. We never felt any pressure from her, she was always honest, completely on our side, and determined to find the best home for us, and fight our corner if needed. Sydney really cares about both her clients and what she does — that was immediately obvious — and she went above and beyond to help us. I would absolutely recommend Sydney to anyone looking for a home in New York.

I have nothing but praise for Corcoran. Adam was my broker.
A mere five stars does not do justice to the work, effort and sheer dedication that Adam put into helping me with my transaction.
I was trying to purchase an off-​market apartment in a co-​op. It had no comparables — the apartment had a few unique features which changed the valuation significantly. The seller reneged twice on accepted offers. The seller’s brokers were of absolute minimal help. The seller’s brokers wanted an unfair portion of the total commission.
To top it off, I was a first-​time home buyer. I didn’t know who to go to for legal representation and also who to go to for a mortgage.
Adam helped me navigate through everything. His laid-​back attitude disguises a ruthless determination to get things done. To top it off, he is also very friendly. Even a year after the transaction was completed, he is still following up with me to check up on things.
I am immensely grateful to Adam and Corcoran. Without them, my purchase would not have gone through.
In a few years, when it is time to sell my apartment, I will be running to them for help. They deserve every cent they get.

I have referred many satisfied clients to Sydney Blumstein — she is simply the best! The perfect combination of customer service, powerful negotiator, and caring educator, Sydney is extremely knowledgeable and truly cares about her clients. She is a true standout from the dime a dozen brokers all over this city!

Sydney was amazing for us when my wife and I were looking for a new apartment. She went out of her way to help out in any way possible — she was always willing to answer our questions and lend all of her amazing knowledge and experience to our process. It’s clear that she knows her stuff, and in the crazy NYC real estate market, having someone with Sydney’s savvy is indispensable.

Sydney is an incredible professional, extremely knowledgable, thorough, responsible and responsive. We wanted to sell our condo in the Village, and we’re in Seattle. So we checked on Unilocal and found Sydney. That was our lucky day. We were planning to sell to a friend and just needed a market appraisal and some advice. Sydney toured the condo, gave us a market appraisal, recommended an attorney, explained the steps needed to sell the condo, met the tenants as they were moving out and got the keys, examined the condo to make sure all was in order, met the buyer’s inspector, and has offered to meet the bank appraiser and provide comps. And for all of this, she charged nothing. She said she was happy to help out and asked only that we spread the word on Unilocal.If we wanted to compensate her when the sale was final, we could decide what we thought her services were worth.
We wish we could give Sydney 10 stars. She’s a class act.

When it came time to sell our condo in Manhattan, it was not without emotion. We wanted to make sure that we got the very best price for our home/​investment, that we could find buyers that would mesh well with the other families in our boutique building and that the process could be as painless as possible for our tenants. We also knew that each of those things would largely depend on the realtor we chose. Finding someone good to help you sell can be difficult — especially since we live on the other end of the country. So I went online. There were lots of agencies and lots of realtors but Sydney Blumstein immediately stood out above the rest. Corcoran’s reputation; the expertise of the entire «Blumstein Team» and each and every review I read about Sydney reconfirmed my first impression. And when we spoke with her on the phone we connected with her. She is clear and direct, has great poise and conveys a sense of knowledge and professionalism that is beyond her years. Not many can claim their «10,000 hours» at such a young age. We were so very grateful that we had Sydney and her team to help us navigate the waters of the selling process. She and her team related well with our tenants (Maggie was topnotch). They attracted the absolute perfect buyers for our home and they got us a price that we were more than satisfied with. Buying or selling a home is a significant process for anyone. Sydney gets that — on an extremely deep level. I would recommend her wholeheartedly to anyone.

Sydney Blumstein is an INCREDIBLE real estate broker. She is not only extremely knowledgeable when it comes to NYC real estate but she is a pleasure to be with and extremely down to earth. You don’t feel that she is pushing you to make a decision based on $$$, but rather, based on what YOU want as an individual. I don’t live in NY anymore, and wish I could transport Sydney down to DC. Thanks Sydney!!!

I was so lucky to be referred to Sydney as I was ready to buy my first home on the Upper West Side. Unlike other real estate brokers who interviewed, Sydney always made me feel like a priority, responded quickly to emails and was always punctual when we met– really important qualities for me when working with a real estate agent. I was beyond satisfied with her service and when I’m ready for my next home (hoping not any time soon!) I’ll definitely be working with her again.

Sydney Blumstein is an exceptional realtor. Her overwhelming knowledge of NYC real estate is palpable. Sydney is warm, engaging and a good listener. Her dedication to her clients and her passion about real estate make Sydney an absolute pleasure to work with.

Hey there fellow Unilocalers I just wanted to give a quick review/​shout out for Sydney. I called her office in search of a commercial property for rent. Although this is not Sydney’s specialty she happily connected me with one of her colleagues, Jeff, who I am looking forward to working with. Many Thanks.

I found Sydney on Unilocal,just like you. She had great reviews and seemed totally legit. Still, cautiously, I decided to look a little further and found out about the whole Blumstein family who operate as a team at Corcoran, led by her parents, who have been in the NYC real estate business for longer than I’m sure they would like me to admit. It was crystal clear, this family knew real estate, and Sydney is no exception.
From my first introductory phone call with Sydney, I was instantly put at ease. She took the time to know who I was, where I was coming from, what I was looking for, where I was looking for it. She answered the thousand «initial» questions I had without pause or cause of concern for how long this «introductory» phone call perhaps was taking.
I happened to find my apartment, but Sydney expressly took the time to come and check it out for herself. As my experience in Real Estate is limited (although I consider myself a pretty educated buyer), I was so grateful for an extra pair of professional eyes.
I could spend the next five paragraphs outlining my buying experience and how much it would have suffered if I didn’t have Sydney on my team, but I won’t bore you (although it is pretty epic). What I will say without reservation or coercion is that Sydney was the best decision I made when I decided to buy an apartment (apart from the apartment itself — which is awesome).
NEVER did she not return or answer a phone call. She took more time than perhaps anyone should to walk me through the process and make sure I was okay with where we were, and how it was going. She answered my frantic calls at 6pm on a Friday when I was freaking out, and she read every email and got back to me or offered her two cents on group emails. The whole process she listened to me and was there for me every single step of the way.
Honestly, I cannot say enough about how wonderful a broker Sydney is. Except that on closing (which took 3 hours — she was there the whole time), she was just as, if not more excited than I was.
She is the best of the best. When I decide to sell, its her number I will be dialing.

Every once in a while, Unilocal helps you discover that perfect little café. Or the off-​the-​beaten-​path spot. Or that service that you needed so desperately. And you found it because you were willing to take a risk, to gamble that just maybe the reviews are real and current and independent and honest and thoughtful.
And that’s how we found Sydney. We were ready to make that huge step into the NYC real estate market, but we knew no realtors. We’ve owned four homes in other states, but we knew no one and wanted, or rather needed, someone who cared. Someone we could trust with the biggest step in our 25 year marriage.
Trusting Unilocal to find that person was very difficult. But we did. And we found Sydney.
Trusting Sydney was the best decision we’ve made in real estate. She does this: she listens, contemplates what she hears, invests her emotions and time to connect with her clients so that she truly understands them, researches through all available means, consults with experts in the industry to learn more about how to serve her clients’ best interests while leaving her ego aside, works her tail off to find what works for her clients, and invests emotionally in her clients’ happiness. She knows how to strategize, negotiate, and succeed in real estate. But, unlike so many. .. Sydney is honest. And ethical and fair and clear and direct. For those who, like us, value things like insight and having a pulse of a city and knowing where to go and where to eat and drink and play and relax and how to get there, Sydney is perfect for you. She was born and raised in this City. She has a calm, gentle comfort with NYC that is disarming and empowering.
You will be very happy that you work with Sydney to find your next home. She’ll help you find a home that fits you and works for you. And you’ll be even happier that you know Sydney. We are: she found an incredible home for us that speaks to who we are and what we want, then led us through the negotiation and diligence process that should and could have been a stressful nightmare but instead was just as she predicted. We closed and moved in and we are beyond ecstatic. All thanks to Sydney.
One more note about Sydney: she’s a good person.

I found a great apartment in the Midtown area via Streeteasy and was gung-​ho ready to buy the place. I initially didn’t think of getting a broker to represent me in the transaction and was working directly with the seller’s broker. After getting a verbally accepted offer from the broker, I began feeling uneasy after a few interactions with the seller’s broker that made me feel like I was being left hanging. This would be my very first home purchase, so I decided to get an agent and began scouring the web and found Sydney on Unilocal.
I’m not from NY and my only exposure to NYC real estate was from watching episodes of Million Dollar Listing NYC. If you haven’t seen it, there are some really shady and ethically-​challenged characters that headline the show. If I had to work with people like this on a transaction, it definitely would have made the process 100x more stressful!
Sydney on the other hand, is a really sweet, honest, and down-​to-​earth person, but also organized, diligent, and very knowledgable about the industry. I made an appointment to see her and discussed the circumstances of my reaching out to her. Because I already had a verbally-​accepted offer with the seller, Sydney was concerned that bringing her in at this point could possibly jeopardize the deal since the seller’s broker’s commission would essentially be cut in half. She didn’t leave me out to dry though. Instead she offered to advise me on the side throughout the transaction! That really meant A LOT to me, so I decided to have her formally represent me anyway. I have no regrets at all, as Sydney was absolutely fantastic to work with!
Sydney really is a terrific person and broker. I can’t recommend her highly enough to anyone in the market!

Sydney Blumstein is undoubtedly the best broker in town. I gave her an extremely tall order: spacious one bedroom apartment for purchase in the most desirable and expensive neighborhoods in Manhattan (Greenwich Village, West Village, SoHo) with a limited budget. To make it extra difficult, almost all apartment buildings downtown are co-​ops, meaning that I would have to go through a vigorous application process with a resume full of red flags — I’m 23, with only one year of city living under my belt, less than a year of full employment, almost no credit, and a plan to co-​purchase with my parents, who live in California and were therefore doing the entire transaction long-​distance.
At the end of this week I will be moving into a gorgeous one bedroom apartment with a never used renovated kitchen, doorman, elevator, walk-​in closet, gym in the building, right on the border of my two most desired neighborhoods, all well within the budget. Sydney guided me through a rigorous schedule of viewings and open houses, resistance from the bank and strict co-​op boards, opposition from sellers’ brokers, doubt about my ability as a buyer, and the emotional roller coaster that is searching for a place in New York City, and delivered my dream home. Sydney not only executed her job as a broker effectively, she also provided my family and me with constant support and reassurance through what can be an extremely stressful and discouraging process. The fact that Sydney’s perpetual hard work, optimism, and personal attention to the individual buyer place her in a league far beyond her colleagues at other agencies is no secret. Sellers’ agents who initially dismissed me as a window-​shopping kid were clamoring to do a deal with me once they heard the name of my broker. Sydney and the entire Blumstein team at Corcoran went above and beyond the call of duty for my family, and anyone would be extremely lucky to be represented by Sydney or any member of her team.

We were incredibly fortunate to read about Sydney Blumstein on Unilocal as we were looking for a real estate professional to assist us in the purchase of a co-​op apartment in Manhattan. We were challenging clients, as we live on the West coast, and were co-​purchasing with our daughter who had just started her first job after graduating from college, and couldn’t afford the places in which we were interested on her salary, alone. Despite the red hot sellers’ market in which we were looking, because of Sydney’s intelligence, professional skill, patience, calm in the face of major obstacles, grace, charm, knowledge of New York and the real estate business, determination, hard work, and unshakeable good cheer, our daughter closed on her dream home at a reasonable price two weeks ago, and will move in next week. We would not have had this excellent result without Sydney.
We happily recommend Sydney to anyone looking for a home in Manhattan or Brooklyn. Sydney is an extraordinarily talented class act and a true professional. She is a person of integrity, respected by her professional peers, and will be on your side, without giving up, and help you to achieve your objectives. We are so very grateful to Sydney and her wonderful family, and you will be, too!

Sydney Blumstein is the best there is — period. It’s evident from her knowledge and enthusiasm for New York that she truly loves her job. It’s hard to identify the «best part» of working with her — you get someone who is passionate, smart, aggressive (where needed) and as hard-​working as they come. Clearly she learned from the best (note: The Blumstein Team at Corcoran is comprised of a solid roster of real estate superstars) and is eager to pass her knowledge along to her clients.
Sydney is extremely detail-​oriented and cares deeply about both finding potential properties that fit an individual’s criteria as well as about helping guide her clients through the entire buyer/​seller or rental process with ease and flair. Her extensive experience is evident and has made her a better and better agent over time. Perhaps most striking is the strength of her conviction and her empathy through what can be a stressful or difficult process. Her unique style blends a vibrant personality and bubbly presence with professionalism — and always in a fabulous outfit!
When you work with Sydney Blumstein you get to work with someone who really wants to help YOU. And if you’re lucky, you’ll gain a friend, too.

Sydney Blumstein has the most incredible presence. She is confident, radiant and knows so much about New York– it’s just wild to watch her work. She listens to her clients, clearly educates them on the current state of the market and delivers this information based on their individual needs. I am honored to work with her and you will know excatly what I’m talking about when you work with her too!

Sydney is a wealth of knowledge. She loves her job, keeps up to date with the market, and is honest and communicative. She works hard for her clients and does everything in her power to find them exactly what they a looking for. Her positivity is contagious and working with Sydney has been and will continue to be a truly wonderful experience.

I initially reached out to Sydney for some commercial real estate space. Although that wasn’t her speciality, she took time to thoughtfully listen to what I was looking for and get a sense of what my company needed. At that point, she connected me to a great agent who was an expert in the area I was looking and already got a great sense of what I needed based on Sydney’s referral. She was quick, professional, helpful and really took the time to help out.

I have worked with Sydney for 2.5 years, and she is great to watch work. She cares about her clients, is very knowledgable about the market, and has a flair unique in the Real Estate industry. She taught me a lot about the business as well.
Keep it up!