Christopher E. Franklin is pleased to join Brown Harris Stevens, New York’s oldest and most prestigious real estate firm, established in 1873. He works with top broker Brian Manning, providing clients the highest level of service and results.
As a former partner of an $11 billion New York Stock Exchange listed Real Estate Investment Trust and CEO of an ultra-high-net-worth family office, Chris brings a breadth and depth of real estate investment experience and discretion to his clients. Following successful exits from these careers, he decided to pursue his passions of architecture, design, and luxury residential real estate. His own home on the Upper East Side, where he serves as the Treasurer of his board, has been featured in a prominent design magazine and on a television show.
Prior to his career in real estate finance and wealth management, Major Franklin served on active duty as an officer and B-52H bomber pilot in the United States Air Force. He held numerous non-flying assignments including Political Military Adviser for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (while assigned to the Pentagon) and Executive Officer to the Commanding General of Eighth Air Force. The Air Force’s core values of “Integrity First”, “Service Before Self”, and “Excellence In All We Do”, were ingrained early in his career. Entrusted with our nation’s highest secrets, Chris brings these same core values, attention to detail, and trust to every interaction with his clients.
He currently serves as a Trustee of The Colorado Springs School where his daughter is in the Class of 2017, is a long-standing member of The University Club of New York, member of the Real Estate Board of New York, and a past Director of the W. P. Carey Foundation.
Chris holds a B.Sc. from The United States Air Force Academy where he graduated with military distinction, a M.A. in Organizational Management from George Washington University, and a MBA from The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.
