Jennifer Restivo Carey

Jennifer Restivo Carey

Director of Sales, Real Estate Associate Broker

Jennifer Restivo Carey has been committed to providing value and excellent service to New York City clients since obtaining her real estate license in 2010. To date, Jennifer has either directly brokered or coached sales agents through over $200 million worth of gross transactions, giving her a truly informed and expert knowledge of the NYC marketplace. Specializing in first-time buyers as well as condo, co-op, new development, and resale properties, Jennifer provides an openness and ease that is often neglected in the world of real estate.

Jennifer transitioned to the industry from working as a professional television actress and certified yoga teacher. Her unique background makes her an excellent listener, communicator, and educator. She supports her clients with attention and care in order to ensure a seamless and transparent transaction process. Coupled with a gift for spatial awareness, she has a knack for matching her clients' vision with just the right property. Jennifer also works closely with owners, developers, architects, and others to curate finishes, appliance packages, and floor plan designs, as well as to advise on staging and marketing strategy for maximum returns.

Jennifer joined REAL New York in 2016 and was promoted to Director of Sales shortly thereafter. She holds an Associate Broker’s License and, in addition to being a managing director at REAL New York, Jennifer leads a team of over 20 sales agents and runs the junior agent sales training programs. Originally from Maryland, Jennifer earned her MFA from the University of California, Irvine and her BFA from the University of Maryland, Baltimore. She lives in the East Village with her husband and fellow REAL agent, John Carey, and their "Pugwawa" dog, Juniper.

To read some of her glowing reviews, visit: https://www.zillow.com/profile/Jennifer-R-Carey/#reviews

Sold Listings

Address Type Beds Baths Price Date
533 East 12th Street, #PHA Condo 2 2 $2,150,000 04/2023
66 Reade St, #2 Condo 4 3.5 $5,995,000 02/2023
850 Metropolitan Avenue, #4D Condo 2 2 $1,900,000 08/2022
850 Metropolitan Avenue, #3D Condo 1 1 $887,000 05/2022
850 Metropolitan Avenue, #1D Condo 1 1.5 $1,300,000 04/2022
100 Avenue A, #3B Condo 1 1 $1,350,000 04/2022
850 Metropolitan Avenue, #3A Condo 1 1 $907,000 11/2021
161 North 4th Street, #1H Condo 1 1 $1,037,500 11/2021
850 Metropolitan Avenue, #1J Condo Studio 1.5 $1,027,000 10/2021
850 Metropolitan Avenue, #2D Condo 1 1 $855,000 08/2021
850 Metropolitan Avenue, #2H Condo 1 1 $1,091,000 08/2021
333 East 46th Street, #8B Condop 2 2 $1,120,000 08/2021
850 Metropolitan Avenue, #1G Condo Studio 1.5 $1,038,000 08/2021
333 East 46th Street, #9A Condop 1 1 $735,000 08/2021
850 Metropolitan Avenue, #3C Condo 1 1 $784,000 06/2021
850 Metropolitan Avenue, #3F Condo 1 1 $880,000 05/2021
46 South 2nd Street, #3D Condo 1 1 $1,125,000 04/2021
850 Metropolitan Avenue, #1C Condo 2 1.5 $1,105,000 04/2021
850 Metropolitan Avenue, #4F Condo 2 1 $1,399,000 03/2021
850 Metropolitan Avenue, #3E Condo 1 1 $852,000 03/2021
850 Metropolitan Avenue, #1F Condo 1 1 $715,000 03/2021
850 Metropolitan Avenue, #4E Condo 2 2 $1,287,000 01/2021
333 East 46th Street, #16A Condop 2 2 $1,465,000 01/2021
850 Metropolitan Avenue, #1H Condo Studio 1.5 $847,000 01/2021
850 Metropolitan Avenue, #2E Condo 1 1 $820,000 11/2020
850 Metropolitan Avenue, #2I Condo 2 2 $1,410,000 11/2020
850 Metropolitan Avenue, #1B Condo 1 1.5 $1,110,000 10/2020
850 Metropolitan Avenue, #2G Condo 1 1 $820,000 10/2020
850 Metropolitan Avenue, #4C Condo 2 2 $1,555,000 10/2020
850 Metropolitan Avenue, #3I Condo 2 2 $1,137,000 10/2020
850 Metropolitan Avenue, #4B Condo 1 1 $1,100,000 09/2020
850 Metropolitan Avenue, #1A Condo 1 1.5 $1,250,000 09/2020
850 Metropolitan Avenue, #2A Condo 1 1 $947,000 09/2020
850 Metropolitan Avenue, #4A Condo 2 2 $2,057,000 09/2020
850 Metropolitan Avenue, #2C Condo 1 1 $787,000 09/2020
850 Metropolitan Avenue, #3B Condo 1 1 $807,000 08/2020

February 2019 by Ian B.
Jennifer Morcheles helped me when I was looking for a place in New York City and she was so kind. She went above and beyond in all parts of her service. She sent me comprehensive financial comparisons between real estate options, lined up great condos for us to see, and was so sweet and fun to be around during the whole process! I will definitely be sending my friends and family to Jennifer in the future if they want to find a place to live in New York. Thanks Jennifer! You're the best!

June 2017 by S P
Real NY Properties is the best! Jennifer Morcheles worked hard to get me the apartment that I wanted. She and Jay Lin are an excellent team, who were on my side and helped to make the process easy and seamless. I would recommend them to anyone!

December 2016 by Thomas O
Jennifer was great to work with. She was knowledgable and had great suggestions to accommodate our needs, and even to help us negotiate a better deal with the landlord. She went out of her way to be available to us, and helped us find a unicorn of an apartment in fairly short order. We''d talked to many agents and she stood out among the pack. She was a great resource for us in every step of the process, and we highly recommend working with her.

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Published 06/16/2019 - By Why Real Estate Agents Are Warning Homeowners About ‘Blooper Rooms’

If your house has been lingering on the market, the reason it hasn’t sold may have nothing to do with price or location. Real estate agents say there could be a “blooper room,” or a problematic space that needs work in an otherwise turn-key home, keeping buyers from making an offer. For buyers looking for the fixer-upper experience, having just one room that needs work may not be enticing as a cheaper gut reno. And for those who want a completely updated home, having to deal with a project might be a turn-off, as well.

How do you spot a blooper room? Here, real estate agents share seven common iterations:

1. A really old kitchen

There’s old, and then there’s so old and unworkable that buyers can’t fathom how to live with it. Such was the case for Daniele Kurzweil, from the Friedman Team at Compass in New York City, and an apartment she recently showed.

“The bones were beautiful and the layout was fantastic—until you got to the kitchen,” she says. “It was small, cramped and lacking many modern comforts while boasting some less desirable perks. For example, open the oven door and you can’t get to the fridge, and there was a root cellar built under the window to keep potatoes cool.”

If this sounds like your kitchen, work with your agent to see if it’s worth putting in a low-lift upgrade or throwing up a buyer-friendly color to entice buyers. They may also recommend certain staging techniques to help display functionality.

2. A gloomy basement

Dank or dark basements can be a real deal breaker, says Ian Wolf, an agent with Douglas Elliman in New York City.

“Your first step should be to paint everything white with a waterproof paint (in case of potential water challenges that could potentially arise),” he says. “Even if it’s an unfinished basement, this will clean and brighten the space.”

Side note: Turns out, many real estate problems can be solved with a coat of white (or off-white) paint!

3. A formal room in an informal setting

If you’re living in a low-key area (e.g. arts-centric Brooklyn or a beach community), a stuffy room (like a formal dining room), can be a huge turn-off for buyers.

Elly Harris, a Realtor in San Clemente, California, says that formal living rooms are always the hardest for her to sell.

“Every single potential buyer walking through a home near the beach with a formal living room considers this wasted space,” she says.

While you may use it as a sitting room for guests, Harris recommends staging it as a more casual space—like an office, kids’ playroom, or a game room—to maintain the area’s vibe.

4. An overly-cluttered space

We all have spaces that we’d rather not Instagram. Don’t worry—those aren’t necessarily blooper rooms. But if your utility room or workshop is overly cluttered, it could be what’s preventing a sales, says Jennifer Carey, a Realtor at REAL New York.

“A room that’s too full will not only not photograph well, but when prospective buyers are in the space, they may not be able to feel how the space could work for them,” she says. “There have been countless times that I’ve shown a buyer a perfectly wonderful property, but my clients want to rush out of the space because they’re overwhelmed and distracted by the amount of stuff.”

This fix is easy: Just spend a weekend Marie Kondo-ing (or use this quick list of 54 things you absolutely shouldn’t be storing anywhere).

5. A random small room

There may be a room in your home that you’ve never really figured out what to do with it, despite living there for years. (You know, it’s the one that’s a little too small for, well, anything useful?) Susan Abrams, an agent with Warburg Realty in New York City, says instead of ignoring it, do a couple things to make it feel less neglected.

“Paint it white, declutter, invest in lighting, and remove old carpeting,” she says. “You might want to convert that small or dark room into a walk-in closet to make it of more value to a potential buyer.”

6. A depressing laundry room

Pinterest-obsessed homebuyers love laundry rooms these days, says Debbie Weiss, a real estate agent at Keller Williams Santa Monica.

“They want that bright-white, tiled temple that evokes cleanliness, order, and control,” she says. “They want the bottles of Tide lined up just so and a pile of snow-white towels stacked on the folding table—and they want them on upper floors.”

In older homes, however, laundry rooms are typically cramped, utilitarian places with a utility sink.

“That huge deep basin that takes up so much space is a serious red-flag for homebuyers,” she says. “They see it and they have only one thought: How much of the rest of this house is going to carbon-date back to ‘Leave it to Beaver?’”

One solution: Convert the laundry room into a small home office and then transform a hall closet for a stackable unit. If this seems too much work, again, try to brighten and tidy up. If you do want to commit to a Pinterest-perfect space, here are the five laundry room features real estate agents say are must-haves.

7. A dark bedroom

A bedroom with serious lighting issues may stop homebuyers in their tracks, Weiss says.

“No matter how nice that headboard is or how fancy the side tables are, potential buyers only see that sad, depressing image of waking up to no or very little sunlight,” she says. “And it isn’t just a light-deprived master bedroom that can prevent a sale. Even smaller bedrooms that don’t get enough light can be a problem.”

Weiss says artificial lighting can sometimes make the space worse. Instead, add some strategically-placed mirrors—not only will they help the light bounce around the room, they’ll actually help it feel more spacious, too.

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