Representing Buyers Since 2001
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with
someone
entirely
on
your side.
Independent advice, disciplined search and clear-eyed negotiation for one of life’s most consequential decisions.
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YOUR NEW YORK, CONSIDERED
Let’s begin
with your
idea of home.
Start with how you want to live. Tell us about your day, your priorities and your idea of home.
You don’t need to know every neighborhood or have everything decided.
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What purchase budget feels right?
This shapes the questions that follow. Choose either approach at any budget — we’ll help you explore neighborhoods or focus on specific buildings.
Includes the New York State mansion tax and NYC supplement. The rate shown applies to the full purchase price, not just the amount above a bracket. No mansion tax applies below $1 million.
Official tax schedule ↗Monthly carry, estimatedRoughly per month—
How do you want to live?
Most search forms open with fifty-seven checkboxes. We'd rather understand the day first, then tell you which blocks fit.
Based on that, we'd start here.
Deselect anything that's wrong, add anything we missed. You know your life better than an algorithm does.
How close does the park need to be?
“Near Central Park” can mean very different things. Tell us whether the view, the address or the walk matters most.
The building decides the deal.
At this level the apartment is often the easy part. The board, the house rules and the financial requirements are what a purchase turns on.
Examples to discuss, not confirmed available homes. You can add another building below.
The residence itself.
The basics that narrow inventory fastest.
New development availability: agent to confirm.
Sizes can be checked against current listings.
How we check availability
We check public listings priced 10% below to 10% above your budget in your chosen areas. Property types use that price and area range; bedroom and bathroom choices also reflect your selected type and size.
Numbers mean “at least”: 2 bedrooms includes homes with 3 or more. Raising one minimum can narrow the other choices. Your agent will confirm new developments, private opportunities and building requirements.
You can still request what you need, even if no homes match today.
We’ll confirm the fireplace type and permitted use for each apartment.
Choose bedrooms to check public fireplace listings.
Area checked
Choose your location, property type and bedrooms to check amenities.
What is checked?
A few homes to react to.
Which would you like to explore? Your choices help us understand your taste. This is optional.
These examples match the basic search. Your agent will check your selected requirements for each apartment.
Choose bedrooms to see examples.
A sample from the first page of public search results, not a complete shortlist. Availability and suitability need confirmation.
What gets sacrificed last?
Nothing in New York has everything. Drag the grip or use the arrows to put these in your real order. Your top three are what we defend when the trade-offs start.
A starting point based on your answers. Add or remove priorities below.
Add or remove priorities
Keep at least three. Private outdoor space belongs to the home; a shared terrace or garden is a separate preference. Your agent will confirm availability.
The New York fine print.
These decide whether half the market is even available to you. Most forms never ask — which is why most search results waste your time.
How would you like this handled?
How we work depends on how visible you want to be and which opportunities you want us to explore.
Here's your brief.
This is what an ELIKA buyer's agent reads before touching a single listing. Anything wrong, go back and change it.
Your location and browser time zone help coordinate a reply and review inquiries.
A Better Way to Buy New York City Luxury Real Estate.
Est. 2001, ELIKA has represented one side only: yours. We offer discerning clients something rare: truly independent guidance, bespoke search strategy, and expert market insight—with no conflicts of interest and no compromises.
A Legacy of Loyalty. A New Era of Service.
Manhattan Closed Sales · Through July 2026
Manhattan market at a glance.
Prices reached new highs while available supply expanded. These four measures show both value and liquidity beneath the headline market.
Inside New York Real Estate
The right home is more than a beautiful interior.
Design may begin the conversation. The building, finances, monthly carry, block and long-term value determine whether it is the right New York purchase.
Explore Buyer RepresentationWhy ELIKA
The listing shows you the property. We show you the decision.
In New York, value lives beyond the photographs—in the building’s finances, the board, the block, the monthly carry and the terms you negotiate.
ELIKA brings more than two decades of New York experience to every client relationship. We bring the market intelligence and candor to tell you when to move decisively—and when to walk away.
Why Buyer Representation MattersThe ELIKA Difference
A smarter path
from brief to keys.
Considered at every step. Candid when it matters. Personal from the first conversation to closing day.
Define the brief
We translate your priorities—lifestyle, architecture, investment profile, timing—into a focused acquisition strategy.
Curate the market
We filter public, coming-soon and relationship-driven opportunities so your time is spent only on credible contenders.
Interrogate the value
We examine pricing, building history, financials, risks and resale potential before emotion becomes commitment.
Secure the right terms
From offer strategy through diligence, board approval and closing, we coordinate the details and negotiate for you.
How We Advise
Expertise built around your objective.
One city. Many ways to buy it. Your strategy should reflect the outcome you actually want.
Condos · Co-ops · Townhouses
Primary residences
A home search shaped around the way you want to live—not the inventory someone needs to sell.
Explore → 02Yield · Value · Risk
Investment acquisitions
Clear-eyed analysis of price, rental demand, carrying costs and long-term exit potential.
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International buyers
Discreet local representation for clients navigating ownership, financing and tax considerations from abroad.
Explore →SELECTED CLIENT TRANSACTIONS
Real homes. Recorded transactions.
Cobble Hill
192 Warren Street, Townhouse
$8,100,000
Recorded deed consideration
Deed date: September 4, 2025
ELIKA’s role: seller representation
A renovated townhouse with an owner’s triplex, a garden-level apartment and a south-facing garden. Gea Elika represented the seller in the $8.1 million sale, documented in the September 2025 deed.
West Chelsea
532 West 20th Street, Residence 3
$7,126,393.75
Recorded deed consideration
Deed date: April 20, 2022
ELIKA’s role: buyer representation
A full-floor condominium with four bedrooms and a substantial south-facing terrace. ELIKA’s purchase record documents buyer representation for a home combining interior scale with private outdoor space.
NoHo
40 Bleecker Street, Apt 9B
$7,188,845
Recorded deed consideration · apartment + parking
Deed date: December 11, 2020
ELIKA’s role: buyer representation
A northwest-corner, three-bedroom condominium with three-and-a-half baths. ELIKA’s purchase announcement records access to Schedule A family-and-friends pricing; the deed includes the apartment and a parking space.
Amounts and dates above come from the NYC Department of Finance’s ACRIS deed records and may differ from the contract prices shown in historical portfolio entries. ELIKA’s role and property notes are based on its transaction history. These are completed purchases and sales, not current listings.
IN OUR CLIENTS’ WORDS
The relationship lasts beyond the closing.
ONE CLIENT · ABOUT THIRTEEN YEARS APART
Natasha Shick
2026
Review excerpt“We have worked with Elika for all of our home investments over the last 20 years for our growing family whether buying or selling.”
c. 2013
“I used Elika Associates to purchase my first investment property in Manhattan. Currently, this property is generating great income.”
Review excerpts“He's a real professional and an amazing negotiator.”
NEGOTIATION
Michelle DiPuma
Review excerpt“As a lawyer, I am embarrassed that Amy negotiates better than me. When I made an offer on a unit in a new development, she got the developer to pay taxes and fees that they usually do not "budge on".”
CO-OP PURCHASE
Josh Moore
Review excerpt“We ended up getting an offer accepted well below asking on a beautifully renovated co-op apartment that was perfect for me, at which point the board approval process began - which is rather strict at the new building. Gea worked with me to put together an airtight board package that resulted in an approval.”
Client experiences, in their own words. Earlier dates are approximate, based on Google’s displayed review ages.
Read more client storiesA Note From Our Founder
“Our job isn’t to sell you a property. It’s to protect the quality of your decision.”
Gea Elika founded ELIKA on a simple belief: buyers deserve an advocate whose advice is shaped by their interests, not by a listing. More than two decades later, that standard still guides every search.
Meet Gea Elika →A New York Icon · West Village
Great architecture is only the beginning.
A remarkable building can capture your attention. Understanding its financials, monthly carry, purchase history and long-term value is what turns a beautiful property into a sound decision.
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