Hudson Valley · Catskills · Since 2011

A home is a long quiet conversation with the land it sits on.

Laurel Ridge is a boutique real estate brokerage working the valleys north of New York City. We represent thirty-odd properties a year and we know each one by heart.

$142MSales volume, 2024
4.9Avg. client rating
01 — Featured listings

Currently on the market.

A small, hand-picked selection of properties our team is representing this season. Every listing is held personally by one of our three partners. Scroll to walk through them.

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02 — The brokerage

Three partners. No team of ten.

Every Laurel Ridge client works directly with one of the three partners below. There are no associates, no rotating “listing specialists,” and no team leads you never meet.

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Eleanor Whittaker

Founder · Principal Broker

Eleanor founded Laurel Ridge in 2011 after fifteen years at Corcoran in the city. Licensed in NY since 2002. Specializes in historic properties and land with conservation easements.

$48MSold '24 127Transactions 22 yrExperience
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Marcus Boswell

Partner · Licensed Salesperson

Marcus joined as partner in 2016 after running his own brokerage in the Berkshires. Works primarily with second-home buyers from New York and Boston. Specializes in contemporary architecture.

$52MSold '24 86Transactions 18 yrExperience
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Sasha Nowak

Partner · Licensed Salesperson

Sasha joined in 2019 from a Brooklyn-based developer. Represents rural land, farmhouses, and owner-builder projects. Fluent in Polish and Spanish.

$42MSold '24 68Transactions 11 yrExperience
03 — Our story

The region is our specialty. Not a line on our website.

We have sold a house on nearly every street in Rhinebeck and Kingston. We know the wells that go dry in August, the easements that lapse in 2031, and the zoning boards that meet on the first Tuesday of the month.

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Selling, buying, or just considering

Come walk a property with us.

Private showings available seven days a week by appointment. Valuation consultations are complimentary for homeowners in our region.

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