About Us
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.

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.
Chris Meyers, COO and Stephen Meyers, CEO, represent the family’s fourth generation in Westchester Real Estate.

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.
Callie Seaman and the Houlihan Lawrence "white" horse take grand Hunter Junior Championship at Westchester Old Salem Farm Charity Horse Show in 2005.