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The Houlihan Lawrence tradition is built on being
family owned and family run ~ Developer William V.
Lawrence established Lawrence Investments in Bronxville,
New York in 1888. He set the scene for the creation of
what would become a vibrant, well-planned residential
community known as Lawrence Park. He later founded
Lawrence Hospital in 1909 and Sarah Lawrence College in
1928. The family has an extensive legacy in Bronxville
where Houlihan Lawrence is still headquartered in the historic
building where it all began over 100 years ago.
In the 1950’s, Arthur Houlihan founded A.T.
Houlihan Real Estate in northern Westchester. In
1984, Lawrence Management merged with this top
northern Westchester realty firm and became known
as Houlihan Lawrence. When they joined forces,
it was a union of two impeccable reputations known
for integrity, fair dealing and high quality.
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Peter and Nancy Seaman took over Houlihan Lawrence
in 1990. Nancy’s family had been close family friends of the
Lawrence’s for generations. In fact, Nancy’s great grandfather,
Henry Sullivan, as well as her grandfather and uncle
were active in both Bronxville and Westchester Real Estate.
Peter developed his management team into local
leaders that could compete with the national franchise
companies. This set the foundation for the tremendous
growth the company was about to experience.
Upon Mr. Seaman’s untimely death at age forty-two in 1994, Ms. Seaman assumed full leadership of the
company. She has maintained a hands-on approach,
taking great interest in every detail of the company,
from operations to the employees’ quality of life to
client satisfaction.
Her highly personal involvement is in itself an
extension of the Houlihan Lawrence philosophy; that
of first-class, personalized service delivered with the
greatest integrity and refinement.
Under Ms. Seaman’s leadership, Houlihan
Lawrence has expanded further into Westchester
and now includes Putnam and Dutchess Counties,
building upon its 120-year heritage as the area’s
largest independent residential real estate brokerage
firm. The principals now include her two brothers,
Stephen Meyers, CEO, a Columbia University
Business School graduate and formerly head of Real Estate at First Nationwide Bank and
Christopher Meyers, COO, a Yale man and
formerly of McKinsey Consulting.
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Chris Meyers, COO and Stephen Meyers, CEO, represent the family’s fourth generation in Westchester Real Estate.
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The company has realized sales growth from $400
million in 1994 to $4.1 billion in 2005. Houlihan
Lawrence now dominates as the market leader in
Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess Counties where in Westchester and Putnam, Houlihan Lawrence market
share is 23%, with the next competitor trailing at
10%. The company has grown from 12 to 32 offices
and from 300 sales associates to over 1,000.
Houlihan Lawrence has built its reputation on the
sale and marketing of many of the most important
properties in Westchester. The company took the
expectations of its most demanding clients and built
a local model and global approach to selling real estate
that provides luxury service for all consumers regardless
of the price range they are buying or selling.
Every single house and every single client is special.
Houlihan Lawrence’s results prove this model is
working, selling more homes in every price range
throughout the counties Houlihan Lawrence serves.
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Callie Seaman and the Houlihan Lawrence "white" horse take grand Hunter Junior
Championship at Westchester Old Salem Farm Charity Horse Show in 2005.
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