Pamela Liebman
CEO and president at The Corcoran Group
When she was 3 years old, Pamela Liebman was walking around Miami with her mom when she was awestruck by a tall building. She asked Mom what the building was called. “That’s a condominium,” her mother responded.
The child was delighted. And thus a seed was planted.
Liebman joined The Corcoran Group in 1984 just after college, starting out as an agent and working her way up to the big seat by 2000, running one of the nation’s largest and most flush residential real estate brokerages.
“When I started at Corcoran I was drawn to the pace and the challenge,” Liebman said. “And I quickly discovered I was good at it. I built my business, earned trust, and never stopped pushing forward.”
The company founded by Barbara Corcoran in 1973 grew under Liebman, expanding into markets such as the Hamptons and South Florida, and notching revenue north of $20 billion annually by the 2020s. Liebman also helped launch its Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group new luxury development arm in 2005.
“Becoming CEO was never about chasing a title, it was about delivering results and staying true to what makes this business so exciting,” Liebman said.
Liebman said the company is seeing healthy activity across all its markets, but there has been one particular standout. At the beginning of this year, One High Line, a luxury condominium project in Manhattan’s West Chelsea, surpassed $1 billion in sales.
“This has been an incredible success,” she said. “Buyers have been drawn to its architecture, design and unmatched location. But, across the board, our agents are busy, clients are engaged, and, while the market is always evolving, Corcoran continues to perform exceptionally well.”
Corcoran Sunshine is also in contract on Penthouse 80, an $11.5 million unit at 520 Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. And it’s leading the sales and marketing initiatives for the residential conversion of Manhattan’s Flatiron Building, although sales have not yet launched.
“Its iconic silhouette and rich history are so woven into the fabric of New York City that we expect it to become a highly desirable and sought-after address,” Liebman said.
