I'm Daniel Benzaken, a Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker at RE/MAX Edge in Brooklyn, NY. Since July 2017, I've specialized in the real estate situations that require more than a standard listing agent: seniors downsizing from long-term Brooklyn homes, estate and probate sales, inherited properties, out-of-state sellers, and complex co-op transactions.
The situations I handle aren't always clean: tenants in place, co-op violations and pending assessments, estate sales in probate, divorce proceedings, expired listings that failed with another agent.
I know what these transitions feel like from the inside. After losing a parent, I managed their Brooklyn property — the decisions, the paperwork, the contractors, the timeline — while grieving. That experience shapes how I show up for every family going through the same thing.
I grew up in Gravesend and have lived in six Brooklyn neighborhoods across 40+ years. The neighborhoods I serve — Sheepshead Bay, Marine Park, Midwood, Gravesend, Bensonhurst, Manhattan Beach, Mill Basin, Flatbush, and Canarsie — are places I know from the inside.
As a member of three MLSs — BKMLS, REBNY, and OneKey — I price from a larger comparable sales dataset than most Brooklyn agents, and your listing reaches a broader buyer network from day one.
Top 2% of all agents on the Brooklyn MLS. I hold the Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES®) designation — built specifically for guiding older adults through major housing transitions. As a certified Pricing Strategy Advisor (PSA), Seller Representative Specialist (SRS), and Real Estate Negotiation Expert (RENE), every listing is priced from data, protected in negotiation, and represented with discipline.
I've negotiated tenants out without going to court, resolved co-op violations before they killed deals, and kept complicated transactions together when they wanted to fall apart. Every seller I work with gets consistent, transparent reporting throughout — so you always know exactly where things stand, without having to ask. My demeanor is steady. My approach is relentless.
**Professional designations:**
1. Seniors Real Estate Specialist (SRES®)
2. Seller Representative Specialist (SRS)
3. Real Estate Negotiation Expert (RENE)
4. Pricing Strategy Advisor (PSA)
5. Accredited Buyer's Representative (ABR®)
6. Graduate, REALTOR® Institute (GRI)
7. Short Sales & Foreclosure Resource (SFR®)
8. Home Finance Resource (HFR)
9. At Home With Diversity (AHWD)
10. Resort & Second Home Property Specialist (RSPS)
(347) 539-6680 | thestellaragent.com
Home Types:
House, MultiFamily, Co-op, Condo, Lot/Land
Years of Experience:
9
Education:
Brooklyn College - Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
