For some reason, when big brokers leave one brokerage for another, it can be a minor event in the little world of high-end Manhattan real estate. (For example, according to the writer Steven Gaines, when Michael Shvo left Prudential Douglas Elliman--because of what was essentially a fight over an annual award with his former mentor, Dolly Lenz--Ms. Lenz publicly told Elliman's chief during dinner at the Four Seasons Hotel: "So let him fucking quit.")
Both Mr. Shvo and Ms. Lenz have had a spectacular knack for becoming objects of fascination--sometimes more fascinating than the properties they represent--and, to a slightly lesser extent, the same is true about Dennis Mangone. read more »
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