As a member of The Celeste Pandhi Team, Mitch represents clients and properties throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens, as well as international clients relocating or looking for investment opportunities. He expertly partners with sellers, buyers, tenants, and landlords to achieve the best value for the property in question. He analyzes and provides comprehensive competitive information pertinent to the conversation. Mitch is a Certified Negotiation Expert and is patient and accommodating to both savvy clients and beginners in the market.
Born and raised in New York City, Mitch has always had an eye for real estate. After receiving a BS in Accounting from the University of Buffalo, he worked for a public accounting firm where some of his clients were developers, sponsors, landlords, and even a residential and commercial real estate brokerage firm. He then pursued various business ventures, most notably managing mixed-use real estate in lower Manhattan. In addition to property management, Mitch was also the founder and CFO of a private company selling satellite systems for many years, where he managed the direct sales team.
Mitch is now excited to bring his financial acumen and experience in the NYC real estate market to The Hamptons market, helping his clients achieve their residential real estate goals. Mitch is also thrilled as The Celeste Pandhi Team joins Serhant Real Estate (SERHANT.). As members of the SERHANT. family, the team operates as global connectors—wherever you have real estate needs, they can help.
Celeste and Mitch were incredibly helpful with our first-time apartment purchase. Not only were we new to the buying process, but we were also unfamiliar with the nuances of the NYC market. Their professionalism, attention to detail, and deep knowledge of the market ensured we asked the right questions, and the information they provided made us feel more comfortable and confident in o...
Connor Schillerstrom
Great team! Mitch was professional, knowledgeable and kind. Helped us find a great pied-à-terre!
Janine Jones
Terrific experience working with this team in renting our new apartment on the UES. Mitch Hymowitz and Celeste Pandhi were helpful, kind, and professional throughout the process. Highly recommend.
Olivia Osteen
Celeste, Mitch, and Matteo were really amazing throughout the stressful process of finding a new apartment in NYC. They listened to what we were looking for and did everything they could to accommodate us. They were a pleasure to work with and very helpful every step of the way!
Erica Tafuro
Celeste and Mitch are friendly, knowledgeable and helpful agents. As a first time buyers, they gave us insight and guidance throughout the entire process and helped make it as easy and painless as possible. I definitely recommend the Celeste Pandhi team at Sothebys if you’re looking for attentive and competent realtors.
Tala Bouzarjomehri
Celeste & Mitch were amazing. They made the process of finding and securing our apartment so seamless. I couldn't recommend them more!
Sara Klose
Celeste, Mitch, and Dušan were PHENOMINAL in helping my friends and I land our dream apartment this summer. We were new to the co-op rental process and were very nervous about how it would go, but the team really held our hand through the process and were super responsive to our questions and requests for updates. We absolutely could not have gotten the apartment without them!
Cara Guo
I absolutely cannot recommend Celeste and her team any higher. We have been thinking about a New York City apartment for years. We had a few false starts, but she stayed the course with us and never made us feel guilty that we were not following through when life took us in different directions. When we came back to her with new ideas, she had us work with our colleague Mitch, who fou...
Marie Forrestal
Celeste and her team, specifically Mitch, have been an absolute joy to work with through helping in both the purchase of a property and the management of the rental that followed a few years later. Especially given this was my first time going through the co-op board process, the comfort I felt working with her and her team as everyone was incredibly attentive to every possible detail...
Peter Bono
From helping me find my first apartment to rent in NYC during a pandemic to now owning my own apartment nearly 5 years later, Celeste and her team have been amazing. Both Celeste and Mitch made a daunting process of buying in the city as simple, easy and exciting as possible. Could not have done it without them! Positive Responsiveness, Professionalism
Brynn Anderson