1st Premier Realty Network

I worked with Moe on my apartment rental search. He was extremely professional, got to know me on a personal level and was able to get a feel for the types of places I would seriously consider within my budget range. He did not waste my time with places that were either 1) out of my budget range or 2) something inappropriate for what I said I was looking for.
All in all, I decided to stay in my current residence due to extenuating circumstance but I would refer him to a friend or relative readily. I will also keep him mind for myself for the next time I move.

Let me begin by stating that this review is long overdue - apologies in regards to that. With that being said, I also want to add that my wife and I have been at our place that Annette found us for 2 years and running. We couldn't be happier.

The office is literally 2 doors down from our apartment, and I manage to still stop in and say hello.

I will absolutely be using them to find our next home (and I say home, because that is exactly what they found us - a HOME, not just an apartment).

Shady is the word that describes this business best. I worked with Adam, but had some interactions with Charles (I guess he is their boss). When I first walked into their offices in January, I filled out an application and spoke to a woman sitting right next to the door. When I asked her why they never have any pictures of apartments they advertise, she answered sheepishly :"maybe the camera was broken". I guess I should have ran the other way right then...

Fast forward two months: avoiding to give address of the apartment and insisting on meeting at the office and driving to the place only to find out I have seen the place with another broker - complete waste of everyone's time. Talking about upcoming units that are being "renovated" or can't be shown yet, but then disappearing and not returning calls for weeks. Re-appearing after a few weeks like nothing happened, and leaving one or 2 messages a day on my phone every day for a week - despite the fact that I never picked up and my silence should have sent a clear message.

1st Premier is a dime a dozen in a sea of many other, equally shady businesses around them, and maybe they don't stick out in any way for that reason. Just thought I'd share my experience with other apt hunters, as I'm surprised by many great reviews they got.

Happy hunting!

I came to Mo on a short notice when my landlord was pushing me out and needed the apartment back by the beginning of April. Mo helped me get my now beautiful and comfortable apartment in less than a week. I signed the lease and moved in the following week. The apartment is in really nice and safe neighborhood with a plus side of variety of restaurants surrounding me.

Mo is really kind and helpful with me throughout this ordeal. He was also really honest too about all the apartments he took me to see. He didn't hard sell me a crappy apartment just to get his fee sooner. He'd also tried to negotiate the rent for me given my financial situation. I couldn't asked for a better realtor like him. He is truly the best.

I would highly recommend him to all my friends and families.

I was assured that the renter Charles pushed so hard on me was a good man, of great character, who would be a wonderful renter. That he had two teenage children, and a wife learning English better. THAT WAS A TOTAL LIE.
After finally getting him out by having to take him to court, he owes me 6 months rent. The five of them (3 young kids) created MASSIVE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT to what was a perfect apartment that had just been renovated. He left TONS OF STUFF, 4 beds, crap and filth everywhere, an illegal washing machine, roaches we never had before - spraying the house with industrial poision that left us unable to use the place because we couldn't breathe, massive cleanup and damage to wood all over the place. Salah even stole the nice toilet seat. The lease said "broom swept condition, no washing machines, and that they are responsible for all damage." Clearly, they couldn't care less what they were supposed to do or not do. They are the tenants from hell. But Charles couldn't say enough nice things about his friends from Egypt. Now I have to try to sue them for all of it. Karma is a bitch Charles.

I spent a month visiting brokers up and down Third Avenue in a desperate effort to find something nice. The things I saw at some of them leave me shuddering to this day... Then I met Annette here.

She met with me well after normal business hours ended and escorted me to three gorgeous places, one, two, three. She knew the neighborhood inside out. I found a place I liked, she negotiated down the price... and then someone overbid me. Well. That happens. Finding a broker who will work to negotiate a price down is a rarity. Finding one with nice apartments... another rarity!

Definitely do check them out.

I found a place on Zillow that I was interested in and Moe Najjar from First Premier Realty was listed as the contact so I reached out to him.

When I first went there, I didn't have a good feeling. The place looked really dingy on the inside and out. However he was very friendly and he drove me to that space and three other similar ones. I needed a few days to decide and thankfully when I decided on the one I was initially interested in, it was still available.

We encountered some major hiccups with the management company but Moe was very communicative throughout the process. It took a few weeks but when I finally saw the lease it had a "preferential rent rider" on the lease, which I had never seen before. I was upset and wasn't sure I wanted to sign it. He did a great job of helping me see that it wasn't such a big deal and now that a month has passed, I have no regrets signing on.

Despite the delays I would definitely work with them again. Moe is especially great.

Awful. Dishonest. Pushy. They are everything one does NOT want in a broker.

The story: When they showed us an apartment that we found on Streeteasy, they revealed that, aside from the 1 month rent for broker fee (which is not atypical), there's also a $1000 management fee (totally not standard), we would have to *pay* to have safety bars installed on the windows (illegal--the landlord must supply that), and they wanted to lie to the landlord about the number of kids we have (illegal) so that she wouldn't reject us because of the number of kids (also illegal), and he encouraged me to pay off the super not to tell the landlord I was lying (illegal). He also said that many residents of the building at 555 Ovington have more kids than they are reporting to the landlord.

YOU DO NOT WANT TO RENT THROUGH THESE PEOPLE.

I worked with Adam and Charles. Charles is the owner and manager.

It's my first time looking at apartments and moving out of my parents. My apartment search began in May just looking online, didn't call agents until around July. Got Premiers number off of Trulia after seeing a apartment I was interested in, called up it was the direct line to our agent Annette. She was wonderful, showed us 4 apartments the first time meeting her. Two of the four were in the same building, We fell in love with them, unfortunately they were already taken. But Annette knew an apartment just like the ones we fell in love with was opening up soon, sure enough two days later she called, one opened up and for us to come see it now. We went fell in love, got a great deal and the application process was fast and easy, moved in two weeks later and we absolutely love it.

I had been looking for an apt. in the Bay Ridge area for about 2 months before getting in touch with 1st premier realty. What a welcome change of pace from the normal broker/realty routine. The gentleman that I worked with wasted no time showing me 3 of the nicest apartments I had seen in Brooklyn up to that point after viewing some 3 dozen apartments from others that you would have to PAY me to move into. These apt's that he showed me were well maintained, cleaned and in good condition.

The gentleman (Charles) that helped me respected my time and didn't wast both of our days showing me rat and bug infested places. I found one I liked almost immediately and we started the paperwork. He accompanied me to all the meetings with the board and helped me every step of the way with any questions I had.

I highly recommend anyone looking for a quality apartment in the area to give them a try. Within 3 days of looking at places I was ready to sign a lease and start the whole process. I currently live in the apt. they set me up in and its wonderful!