About Us...

Leonard Steinberg represents a new breed of Modern Real Estate Professional: A broker (consistently Douglas Elliman's top Downtown producer) who has substantive knowledge about all aspects of real estate, providing a full-fledged service to sellers and buyers of Manhattan property, without the old-fashioned attitude. As a specialist in the luxuryoft market, Leonard's broad knowledge of the market, the properties, and the many criteria involved in the sale or purchase of an apartment, provide his clientelle with a service unparalleled in the industry. His friendly, open demeanor allows the buying or selling process to be both efficient and enjoyable. As a seller's broker, Leonard provides a marketing service that is both unique and effective, combining his refined selling skills with marketing methods that enhance the exposure of the property, thereby increasing the chance of the best selling price to the most qualified buyer. His negotiating skills, while not intimidating, have produced the results that his clients want. His clientele ranges from first-time sellers, to seasoned multiple-dwelling owners of multi-million dollar homes. As a buyer's broker, Leonard's keen eye, listening skills and attention to detail have kept his customers unquestionably loyal. With eternal patience, he identifies his customer's specific needs to match them to the best possible property, often identifying opportunities that others were unable to see. While he works often with high profile clients who can be extremely demanding, he is adept to work with anyone. His services extend beyond the expected: His taste-level and understanding of architecture and Interior design along with a broad knowledge of resources have helped buyers realize their dreams. Leonard's Resource List has become famous in the industry, providing resources to enable the renovation and furnishing of a new home. If you are ready to benefit by a new level of brokerage, one that informs, without intimidating, one that guides, without pushing, contact Leonard Steinberg to experience the difference.

Hervé (pronounced air-vay) Senequier represents the new, professional alternative to Real Estate Brokerage: Thoroughly versed in his subject matter and brilliantly focused on the investment perspective of Real Estate. Born in France, Hervé has been a resident of New York City for over 22 years, establishing himself as a leader in the Financial Markets arena focused on Risk Management, Administration and Information Technology: He has also lived in London and Paris. His experience as an investor in New York Real Estate spans almost 20 years. He currently is the President of the Board of a prestigious midtown Condominium: This combined experience, with an insider's understanding of a building's management and inner workings, along with astute financial expertise, provides the purchaser with an invaluable resource, a solid, informed knowledge, the kind of knowledge that fuels smart decision making. Hervé's education includes two Master's degrees in Nuclear and Electrical Engineering: His manner is approachable, friendly and extremely efficient. He has traveled the world extensively (being French, cooking is his obvious hobby-choice) and uses his broad experience and resources to provide investors, buyers and sellers (both experienced and in-experienced) with a maturity and knowledge that guides them towards informed, intelligent choices. If you are considering a New York Real Estate sale or purchase, consider Hervé Senequier's modern delivery, with old-fashioned principles and reliability.

Lois Planco comes to Prudential Douglas Elliman from a long and distinguished career in the entertainment field: Starting at the William Morris Agency, she became a Casting Director where she cast major feature films, network television and Broadway Theatre, working with prominent Actors and Directors along the way. She has joined Prudential Douglas Elliman’s leading brokerage team, Luxuryloft, with seasoned professionals Leonard Steinberg and Hervé Senequier the team highly valued by it's clientele and respected by their peers. The Luxuryloft team’s focus is luxury in its many formats…… seeking the best for buyers, and marketing properties for sellers in what the team has come to build it’s reputation on: Full Service Brokerage. This un-paralleled level of service starts before the purchase or sale of a property and continues well beyond closing.  Now, with several years experience in the Real Estate market, Lois' understanding of neighborhoods, buildings and the buying and selling process prove invaluable to her loyal clientelle.