📍 NYC just flipped another page in the luxury real estate saga — and it’s looking a whole lot glossier. Coldwell Banker Warburg (CBW) has officially welcomed a real estate power trio to its Manhattan stronghold: Abigail Godfrey, Netflix-featured agent and rising media darling, and The Holmes Team — that’s Charles Holmes and Evita Lasasso — a seasoned sales duo with $100M+ in transactions under their belt. Glow up alert 🚨.
Let’s pause and appreciate the chess move CBW is making here. This isn’t just a talent acquisition. It’s a strategic injection of star power, cross-industry excellence, and enough real-world value to make any real estate token sweat with envy.
“Thrilled” was the word of choice from Kevelyn Guzman, regional VP at CBW, in her announcement — but let’s unpack why this move is setting trends, not just closing deals.
🎬 STAR POWER MEETS SALES STRATEGY
First up, Abigail Godfrey. If her face looks familiar, it might be from Netflix’s “Selling the City”— she brought that Gramercy Park glam to your queue in spring ‘25. With $17M in personal sales already, including the headline-grabbing “Little House” property, Godfrey isn’t just bringing top-tier listings — she’s bringing cultural currency.
She’s also joining the Asset Advisory Team, a CBW initiative doubling down on data-driven, high-touch client service. 👀 Translation? She’s not here to just close properties. She’s future-proofing portfolios.
“I’ve been blown away by the level of commitment to integrity here,” says Godfrey. “It’s global luxury backing wrapped in boutique firm vibes.”
💼 LEGACY + LEVERAGE = THE HOLMES TEAM
Meanwhile, The Holmes Team serves major credibility off the bat. Charles Holmes spent 30 years commanding global equity flow at Oppenheimer & Co. before applying that Wall Street mindset to buying and selling NYC skylines. Partnered with Evita Lasasso — a Renaissance woman whose résumé reads like a cross-section of Forbes verticals (PR, fashion, finance, tech) — the duo has already notched over $100M in sales.
In a city where agents come and go like subway trains, trust and tenure matter. That’s exactly what The Holmes Team offers — sprinkled with cross-industry intelligence that allows them to operate beyond the “For Sale” sign.
“The decision was simple,” Holmes said of the move. “CBW offers the scale of a national brand with the soul of a boutique. That’s a high-performing edge.”
📊 SIGNALS, NOT NOISE
Zooming out, this announcement shines brighter when viewed against the backdrop of CBW’s recent hiring blitz. The firm has onboarded more than two dozen agents and brokers — many poached from competitors like Elegran Real Estate — in a calculated push for market share in a post-Covid, high-competition NYC real estate scape.
Anyone else sensing a bullish reversal in classic brick-and-mortar narratives? Manhattan’s still got its magic, and CBW’s playing 4D chess while others are still figuring out the rent calculator.
💡 REAL ESTATE x TECH: A MATCH MADE IN THE METAVERSE?
And while we’re all about that penthouse aesthetic, let’s be real — the crossover of real estate and advanced tech (👋 hey, AI and tokenized assets) is creating new lanes of liquidity faster than you can say “escrow.” Godfrey’s media-savvy, Holmes’ trading background, Lasasso’s multi-sector fluency — this team isn’t just ready for Web3, they could *lead* it.
Could I see them integrating virtual staging with intelligent AI agents? Absolutely. Could asset-backed NFTs be next on their luxury playlist? Don’t bet against it. In fact, maybe it’s time we collab on an Anita x Godfrey townhouse drop? 🤔🏡💥
The message is clear: prestige is cool, but adaptability is queen 👑. And Coldwell Banker Warburg just made one of its smartest real-world asset moves of the year.
Innovation never sleeps.
– Anita
