Lauren Schaffer

auren Schaffer is a professional real estate agent at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New York Properties, with 20 years experience. Having joined the ranks at Douglas Elliman at the beginning of 2007 she has undoubtedly thrived, placing in our top 20 agents several times, as high as #2 in the 4th quarter of 2019. Lauren has tackled and mastered all manner of property phases, from the soaring markets in 2007 & 2016, the Great Recession in 2008 and now Covid-19. Abundant or unpredictable, she has seen it all.
Born in Mount Sinai and raised in Manhattan's prestigious Sutton Place, Lauren's current residence is in the Excelsior, no doubt supplying her with a special affection for this bustling neighborhood.
Friends and colleagues alike tout her as the quintessential New Yorker. Having never lived anywhere else (other than a stint at Ithaca studying theater for 4 years) her real estate savvy is sharp, knowing every square inch of Manhattan and each area's special and unique characteristics.
Sponsors and first time buyers are only some that have benefited from her skillset, while selling all price points from studios to many residential buildings, including a block of 10 residential units in Greenwich Village, her adopted second home from adolescence.
Not limiting herself to the property market, Lauren first cut her figure in the entertainment industry, initially as an aspiring Broadway singer, then championing rising stars for a prestigious talent agency. Soon after she began casting for numerous entities in theater, film and television. This surely made her at ease when Lauren could be seen proffering one of her listings in Season 2 of the HGTV real estate reality show, Selling New York.
When not helping families and go-getters sell or find their new home, Lauren enjoys attending every Broadway show possible. She is also a tennis fanatic, catching every tournament while also playing/captaining competitively for multiple USTA teams across New York.