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HERE IS ONE OF THE SUPERSTAR REAL ESTATE BROKERS
HERE IN NEW YORK CITY, MICHELE KLEIER.
"REGIS AND KELLY" HAVE ASKED IF I COULD TEACH REGIS
$27.5 MILLION.
ARE YOU LISTENING TO THIS?
COME ON, MICHELE, LET'S GO TO WORK.
HE DRESSES THE PART. I THINK HE LOOKS THE PART.
LET'S DO IT.
(Richard) JEREMY STEWART FLEW IN FOR THE DAY FROM FLORIDA
TO SHOW ME 50 GRAMERCY PARK NORTH.
(Jeremy) THE THING IS, RICHARD, WE'RE GONNA NEED YOU
TO SELL THIS PLACE IN 90 DAYS IF WE GIVE IT TO YOU.
HE WANTS A 90-DAY, 3-MONTH EXCLUSIVE
INSTEAD OF MY TRADITIONAL 6-MONTH.
YOU DIDN'T SELL AT $6 MILLION.
I'M THINKING 5.5 IF YOU WANT ME TO SELL IT QUICKLY.
THAT'S THREE-QUARTERS OF A MILLION DOLLARS, RICHARD.
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(Michele) I'M GOING TO MEET JONI, REGIS' PRODUCER,
AND I'M GONNA SHOW HER A PROPERTY,
THAT IF WE'RE VERY LUCKY, THEY MIGHT USE ON THE SHOW.
(Michele) THE PRODUCERS OF "LIVE! WITH REGIS AND KELLY"
HAVE CALLED ME AND ASKED IF I COULD TEACH REGIS
HOW TO SHOW AN APARTMENT.
WHAT COULD BE MORE EXCITING?
I'M TAKING HER TO THE ALDYN,
BECAUSE THAT BUILDING IS NEAR THE STUDIO.
THEY WANTED SOMETHING ON THE WEST SIDE.
IT'S A FABULOUS BUILDING, AND I THINK
THAT IT HAS WONDERFUL AMENITIES THAT THEY MIGHT LIKE, SO...
IT'S REALLY A COUP FOR US TO APPEAR ON REGIS' SHOW.
MICHELE IS GONNA BE
THE CONSUMMATE PROFESSIONAL SHE ALWAYS IS,
AND I THINK THE CHEMISTRY IS GONNA BE IDEAL
I DON'T THINK REGIS IS COMING. IT'S JUST JONI TODAY.
RIGHT.
GREAT. WELL, GOOD LUCK.
I'VE BEEN A FAN OF REGIS' FOR YEARS.
I MEAN, WHO ISN'T IT?
SO I CERTAINLY WANT TO IMPRESS REGIS AND HIS STAFF
BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHERE IT LEADS.
I WILL CALL YOU 'CAUSE, LISTEN,
FINGERS CROSSED, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW.
(Richard) SO, JEREMY, I'M EXCITED TO SEE THE HOTEL
AND ACTUALLY, THE APARTMENT.
I'VE SOLD IN THE BUILDING BEFORE SO I KNOW IT PRETTY WELL.
JUST TELL ME, WHAT'S THE STORY WITH IT?
(Richard) SO I'M HERE WITH JEREMY STEWART,
WHO REPRESENTS A HUGE REAL ESTATE CONGLOMERATE.
HE FLEW IN FOR THE DAY FROM FLORIDA
TO SHOW ME 50 GRAMERCY PARK NORTH, APARTMENT 5A.
THESE GUYS ARE GETTING A LITTLE MORE MOTIVATED
IN THE PAST COUPLE YEARS.
THAT'S WHY THEY DIDN'T REDUCE THE PRICE.
(Richard) THE GRAMERCY PARK HOTEL,
WHICH WAS DESIGNED AND RENOVATED BY IAN SCHRAGER IS NEXT DOOR.
THE BUILDING HAS ITS OWN DOORMAN AND CONCIERGE,
BUT WHAT MAKES IT VERY SPECIAL IS YOU HAVE FULL HOTEL SERVICES,
WHICH MEANS YOU HAVE SPA FACILITIES.
YOU HAVE ROOM SERVICE. YOU HAVE THE RESTAURANT, THE BARS.
IT'S A LIFESTYLE.
FOR ME, THIS IS A BROKER'S DREAM.
AND HERE WE ARE.
WOW.
♪♪
BEAUTIFUL FLOOR-TO-CEILING WINDOWS.
YEAH, WE CALL THAT THE MONEY SHOT IN REAL ESTATE.
THESE FLOOR-TO-CEILING WINDOWS ARE AMAZING.
MY FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF THE PLACE WE'RE SURPRISED.
I EXPECTED TO COME IN TO SEE THIS UNBELIEVABLY BRIGHT,
GLAMOROUS, CONTEMPORARY SPACE.
INSTEAD, I THINK IT'S A LITTLE BIT DARK.
EXACTLY, YEAH.
YEAH, THESE ARE GREAT, THESE VIEWS.
GREAT.
THIS IS GREAT.
OH, MY GOD, IT DOESN'T EVEN LOOK LIKE IT WAS EVER USED.
I ALWAYS CHECK THE COUNTERTOPS, AND I ALWAYS CHECK THE BURNERS.
YOU CAN SEE THIS HAS NEVER BEEN USED BECAUSE THERE'S NO FOOD.
THERE'S JUST NOTHING HERE. IT'S BRAND-NEW.
TO SAY THAT I HAVE MY WORK CUT OUT FOR ME IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT
BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, I'M GONNA HAVE TO COME IN
AND WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW YET IS I'M GONNA HAVE TO REPAINT.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA TALK MORE.
A LITTLE DARK, I AGREE.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO REMOVE 50% OF THE STUFF THAT'S HERE.
IT'S JUST TOO CLUTTERED. IT FEELS TOO OLD.
THE THING IS, RICHARD, WE'RE GONNA NEED YOU
TO SELL THIS PLACE IN 90 DAYS IF WE GIVE IT TO YOU.
WHAT DO YOU THINK? CAN YOU DO IT?
I MEAN, FIRST OF ALL, DO I HAVE A CHOICE?
HE WANTS A 90-DAY, 3-MONTH EXCLUSIVE
INSTEAD OF MY TRADITIONAL 6-MONTH, 180-DAY EXCLUSIVE.
YOU DIDN'T SELL AT $6,250,000.
YOU TOOK IT OFF, NOW YOU BROUGHT IT BACK ON.
YOU KNOW, I'M THINKING 5.5
WOW.
THAT'S THREE-QUARTERS OF A MILLION DOLLARS, RICHARD.
THE OTHER ISSUE THAT WE HAVE TO DISCUSS NOW IS THE APARTMENT.
PEOPLE WALK INTO AN IAN SCHRAGER-DESIGNED BUILDING,
AND THEY'RE EXPECTING WHITE AND CONTEMPORARY FURNITURE,
VERY SLEEK AND VERY HIP AND VERY GLAMOROUS.
WELL, AS FAR AS THE FURNISHINGS, THESE GUYS ARE VERY FLEXIBLE.
THAT'S ONE GREAT THING ABOUT THEM...
(Jeremy) YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY HAS DIFFERENT TASTES.
YOU KNOW, THIS MAY NOT BE FOR EVERYONE.
IF WE CAN CHANGE IT AROUND
TO MAKE IT A LITTLE LESS PERSONALIZED,
I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA.
I REALLY WANT THE EXCLUSIVE, SO I'LL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES,
WELL, I THINK WE FOUND THE RIGHT GUY.
THANKS A LOT, RICHARD. IT'S GREAT TO MEET YOU ALSO.
♪♪
JONI?
IS THAT YOU?
YOU, TOO.
(Michele) TODAY, I'M WITH JONI, WHO IS REGIS' PRODUCER.
THIS IS DEFINITELY THE WEST SIDE, FOR SURE.
WELL, YOU CAN'T GET FURTHER WEST THAN THIS.
REGIS WANTED TO BE CLOSE TO HIS STUDIO.
THE BUILDING IS FABULOUS.
THEY HAVE AMENITIES THAT WILL JUST BLOW YOU AWAY.
(Joni) MICHELE WANTS TO SHOW ME
THE APARTMENT WITH AMAZING VIEWS.
SHE THINKS IT MIGHT BE A GOOD PLACE
FOR ME TO BRING REGIS FOR THE SHOOT.
WELL, JONI, HERE WE ARE ON THE 28th FLOOR
A VIEW OF NEW JERSEY.
EXACTLY, THE VIEWS OF NEW JERSEY.
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IS THIS KITCHEN THE NORMAL KITCHEN?
IT'S A NORMAL KITCHEN FOR THIS SIZE APARTMENT BUT, NO,
THIS WOULD NOT BE THE APARTMENT THAT WE WOULD SHOOT.
THE ONE WE WOULD SHOOT WOULD PROBABLY BE A 4-BEDROOM.
IT WOULD BE MUCH MORE EXPANSIVE, SO WE'RE GONNA LOOK
AT THE APARTMENT AS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE CAN SHOW.
WE JUST WANTED TO GET SOMETHING THAT HAS THIS VIEW
OKAY.
HERE'S THE MASTER HANGING RIGHT OVER THE WATER
SO YOU FEEL ALMOST LIKE YOU'RE ON A SHIP.
IT'S KIND OF SMALL, THOUGH, ISN'T IT?
WHY DON'T WE GO SIT DOWN AND TALK?
OKAY.
I'M VERY HAPPY THAT YOU SHOWED ME THIS PROPERTY
BECAUSE IT'S A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING.
BUT IT JUST DOESN'T HAVE THAT WOW FACTOR
THAT I WAS LOOKING FOR.
I DID LOOK ON YOUR WEB SITE, AND I SAW THIS ONE APARTMENT
THAT WAS-- LOOKED PERFECT.
OH, IT IS PERFECT.
MM-HMM.
TWO REASONS THAT I DIDN'T EVEN MENTION IT TO YOU WAS,
NUMBER ONE, THE LOCATION 'CAUSE YOU SAID WANTED WEST.
THE SECOND REASON IS THE FURNITURE'S GONE.
IS THERE ANY WAY YOU COULD ASK THE DEVELOPER TO FURNISH IT?
IT IS FOR REGIS AFTER ALL.
TO ME, IT WOULD BE A NO-BRAINER FOR THEM TO FURNISH IT
YEAH.
SO ABSOLUTELY, I WILL GO TO THEM.
THERE'S A LOT OF PRESSURE TO GET THIS DONE FOR SO MANY REASONS.
I HAVE TO CONVINCE THEM THAT THE PUBLICITY WE'LL GET
FROM BEING ON THE REGIS SHOW
IS WORTH WHATEVER THEY HAVE TO SPEND.
ALL RIGHT, I WANT TO KEEP MY FINGERS CROSSED.
YEAH, IT REALLY IS.
SO, LISA, I AM SO GLAD YOU AGREED TO MEET WITH ME
BECAUSE I HAVE, LIKE, A DEAD PERSON.
THE APART--I NEED CPR.
I'VE TAKEN SOME PHOTOGRAPHS
AND I WANT TO BRING THEM FOR YOU TO LOOK AT.
ACTUALLY, I BROUGHT THEM FOR YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT.
THE SELLER OF THE APARTMENT HAS AGREED TO REDUCE THE PRICE
AND CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITY OF STAGING THE APARTMENT,
FRESHENING IT UP BECAUSE THE LOOK IS A LITTLE BIT OFF.
THIS IS WHEN YOU FIRST WALK IN THE FRONT DOOR.
THIS IS AN IAN SCHRAGER-DESIGNED BUILDING.
YOU HAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL BANK OF WINDOWS,
YOU HAVE THESE BLOND FLOORS, AND THEN YOU SEE THIS FURNITURE.
FIRST OF ALL, THE WINDOWS ARE BEAUTIFUL,
THE LIGHT FLOORS, AND THEN YOU HAVE
THIS DARK, HEAVY FURNITURE.
(Lisa) SOME OF THE MAIN PROBLEMS
BASED ON THE PICTURES THAT RICHARD SHOWED ME
ARE THAT THE WALL COLOR IS REALLY HARSH AND DARK
AND JUST DOESN'T ACCENTUATE THE SPIRIT
QUITE FRANKLY, ANYTHING YOU DO
WILL BE AN IMPROVEMENT OVER THE WAY IT IS NOW.
I COULD DEFINITELY SEE UTILIZING,
YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE CONSOLE LIGHT TABLES.
THIS IS JUST A DIFFERENT SIZE OF PROPORTION OF THE MIRROR,
WHICH I THINK WE'RE GONNA END UP USING A LOT OF THEM,
MAYBE IN THE SILVER OR IN THE HIGH-GLOSS WHITE.
LOVE IT. LOVE THE WHOLE IDEA.
THIS, WE HAVE TO HAVE BECAUSE THIS'LL BRING BACK MEMORIES
I LOVE THIS DISCO BALL.
(Richard) LISA CAME UP WITH SOME GREAT IDEAS FOR STAGING.
I THINK THE PRIMARY FOCUS THAT SHE HAD
WAS TO BRING THE LIGHT IN, HAVE IT BOUNCE OFF THE WALLS,
THE MIRRORS, THE FURNITURE,
SO THAT'S WHY SHE'S GOING WITH A VERY WHITE, NEUTRAL,
CLEAR, GLASS, SILVER, AND WHITE THEME, WHICH I LOVED.
DEFINITELY.
I'LL BE IN TOUCH SHORTLY.
I'M GONNA CONTACT HIM RIGHT AWAY.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
(Regis) SO WE'RE ON FIFTH AVENUE RIGHT NOW,
AND YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE VERY FAMOUS
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART,
ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS TO SEE HERE IN NEW YORK CITY.
AND THIS IS 995 FIFTH AVENUE
AND HERE IS ONE OF THE SUPERSTAR REAL ESTATE BROKERS
HERE IN NEW YORK CITY, MICHELE KLEIER.
HI, REGIS.
GOOD TO SEE YOU, TOO.
IT TOOK A MAJOR CONVINCING ON MY PART,
BUT THE DEVELOPERS EVENTUALLY AGREED
TO RESTAGE THE APARTMENT AT THE STANHOPE.
AFTER ALL, THAT IS GREAT EXPOSURE FOR US,
AND IT ONLY TAKES ONE PERSON TO SEE IT ON TV AND SAY,
"THAT'S WHERE I WANT TO LIVE."
OF COURSE, THAT PERSON BETTER BE A VERY RICH PERSON.
GOING TO THE 16th FLOOR.
CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE PRICE RIGHT NOW?
WELL, IT'S $27.5 MILLION...
ARE YOU LISTENING TO THIS? $27.5 MILLION.
WHICH REALLY SHOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM
FOR SOMEBODY WHO WANTS THE BEST APARTMENT IN NEW YORK, RIGHT?
ARE YOU KIDDING?
COME ON, MICHELE, LET'S GO TO WORK.
IT'S SO THRILLING TO BE ASKED TO DO THE REGIS SHOW.
THIS MIGHT BE A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY.
SO HERE WE ARE ON THE 16th FLOOR.
OH, WAIT A MINUTE, WE ARE IN THE APARTMENT ITSELF.
OH, MY GOSH, I LOVE THAT.
STEP OUT OF THE ELEVATOR, AND YOU'RE HERE.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO SEE IT.
♪♪
THEY'RE 10-FOOT CEILINGS.
REALLY?
SO THAT IS WORTH A LOT OF MONEY.
MUSEUM AND THE PARK.
THAT'S A NICE VIEW.
995 FIFTH TO ME IS THE ULTIMATE TROPHY APARTMENT.
AND, YOU KNOW, WHO KNOWS?
HE USED TO LIVE ON THE EAST SIDE.
YOU NEVER KNOW. MAYBE HE WANTS TO COME BACK.
OKAY, THE KITCHEN-- NOW THIS KITCHEN
IS A STANDARD 2-BEDROOM APARTMENT IN NEW YORK CITY.
KITCHENS ARE GENERALLY VERY COMPACT IN NEW YORK CITY.
RIGHT, THIS IS SPACIOUS. IT IS BEAUTIFUL.
AND THERE'S ANOTHER TV.
I KNOW YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT PEOPLE BEING ABLE
I LOVE THEM TO WATCH "REGIS."
THIS IS--YOU KNOW, IF AT NIGHT, YOU'RE UP LATE,
AND YOU FIGURE, YOU KNOW, YOU NEED TO MAKE PHONE CALLS,
THERE'S GONNA BE A WET BAR HERE,
RIGHT.
OH, HOW NICE, YEAH.
OF COURSE THEY DO.
NOW LET'S GO DOWN THIS HALLWAY
AND WE ARE GONNA GO TO THE MASTER BEDROOM SUITE.
MASTER BEDROOM'S VERY IMPORTANT, MICHELE.
WOW.
AND WHEN YOU SHOW AN APARTMENT,
YOU ALWAYS PLAY UP THE FACT THAT THIS HAS 360-DEGREE VIEWS.
EVERY SINGLE EXPOSURE. YEP.
MM-HMM.
MUST LIGHT UP AT NIGHT PRETTY NICE.
OH, THIS WHOLE CITY.
THIS IS YOUR LIBRARY. ANOTHER FIREPLACE.
AND REMEMBER WHAT I TOLD YOU, EVEN IF YOU DON'T HAVE BOOKS,
I'VE SEEN A LOT OF ROOMS.
13 ROOMS AND, LIKE, 9 1/2 BATHS.
MORE BATHS THAN ALMOST ANYBODY COULD EVER USE, RIGHT?
THERE'S SEVEN,
ABSOLUTELY.
OKAY.
I THINK WE ALREADY SAID BUT WHEN YOU WALK IN,
IT'S ALWAYS AN ENTRANCE GALLERY.
THIS IS THE GALLERY.
MEDIA ROOM, NOT TV ROOM.
AND WE FEED THEM. YOU GOT TO FEED THEM.
LIKE WHAT?
LITTLE HOTDOGS WITH MUSTARD.
OH, GOD.
WE COULD WORK-- DID YOU LIKE THAT? PIGGIES?
OH, WE LOVE PIGGIES. YES, YES, YES.
I THINK HE DRESSES THE PART. I THINK HE LOOKS THE PART.
I THINK HE KNOWS THE RIGHT PEOPLE.
I THINK HE HAS THE RIGHT WAY WITH WORDS.
WHEN YOU'RE WITH A CLIENT, YOU ALWAYS PUT IT ON VIBRATE.
OKAY.
OKAY, SO THAT IS IMPORTANT.
I WASN'T NERVOUS WITH HIM AT ALL.
HE'S SO EASY TO TALK TO. REGIS IS A NATURAL.
LET'S DO IT. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
AND LET ME BE THE BROKER FOR A MINUTE.
I WANT YOU TO SHOW SOMEBODY THE APARTMENT.
LET'S SEE WHAT YOU LEARNED.
(Richard) LESLIE, IT'S IMPORTANT
THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE WHOLE PICTURE.
RIGHT.
OBVIOUSLY, YOU HAVE THE ROSE BAR,
VERY TRENDY.
(Richard) I AM HERE AT BEAUTIFUL GRAMERCY PARK
WITH MY CLIENT LESLIE ON OUR WAY
TO 50 GRAMERCY PARK NORTH, MY EXCLUSIVE APARTMENT 5A,
BUT BEFORE I DO THAT, I WANT TO TAKE HER
INTO THE HOTEL TO SHOW HER THE AMENITIES.
SO UNLESS YOU UNDERSTAND THE WHOLE THING--
YOU NEED TO SEE THIS FIRST BEFORE WE GO TO THE APARTMENT.
SO I WANT YOU TO TAKE A LOOK.
YES.
WHEN YOU PURCHASE AT 50 GRAMERCY PARK NORTH,
YOU'RE NOT BUYING AN APARTMENT, A PHYSICAL SPACE.
YOU'RE BUYING A LIFESTYLE,
THE WHOLE ENVIRONMENT OF THE GRAMERCY PARK HOTEL.
I DO.
BUT TO ME, A GYM-- I MEAN, I GO TO HOTELS,
ABSOLUTELY.
(Leslie) THE IDEA OF HAVING HOTEL AMENITIES AVAILABLE TO ME
THAT ARE PART OF THE GRAMERCY PARK HOTEL,
WHICH IS SUPER EXCLUSIVE AND SUPER TRENDY--
I'M REALLY EXCITED.
I THINK HE DID A GREAT JOB PICKING THIS FOR ME.
UNBELIEVABLE.
OBVIOUSLY, THE PARK IS HERE,
AND HE TOLD ME THAT YOU NEED A KEY TO GET INTO THE PARK
AND YOU CAN ONLY GET A KEY IF YOU LIVE AROUND THE PARK.
THIS IS, I THINK, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN,
THE ONLY PRIVATE PARK IN NEW YORK CITY.
THEY HAVE SUCH RULES.
IT'S LIKE HAVING YOUR OWN BACKYARD.
LET'S GO LOOK AT THE APARTMENT.
IT'S ABOUT TIME THAT YOU SAW THE ACTUAL APARTMENT.
REMEMBER, I ONLY HAVE 90 DAYS TO SELL THIS APARTMENT.
I HAVE TO GET THIS JOB DONE, AND IF I CAN DO IT,
SO WE'LL MEET YOUR DECORATOR.
YES.
I MEAN, I'M GOOD, BUT THIS WOULD BE REALLY GOOD.
IT'S THE REAL THING. NOT BAD, HUH?
(Regis) MICHELE HAS
A CERTAIN VERVE AND PERSONALITY ABOUT HER
THAT I LIKE IN MY REAL ESTATE AGENTS.
NOT MUCH, NO.
I'VE JUST BEEN STANDING HERE.
IT ALL DEPENDS ON HOW GOOD THEY ARE, I THINK.
THEY ARE EXCITED, THEY GET YOU EXCITED,
AND YOU FALL IN LOVE WITH A PLACE,
AND THAT'S WHY YOU BUY IT.
BUT LOOK, THERE'S THE MUSEUM.
YOU RUN ACROSS THE STREET, YOU TAKE IN A FEW PICTURES.
I MEAN, IT COULDN'T BE MORE CONVENIENT.
AND AGAIN, YOU'RE ON FIFTH AVENUE, FOR GOD'S SAKES.
WHERE ELSE DO YOU WANT TO BE IN THIS WORLD?
GOTHAM RIGHT THERE.
AND AT NIGHT, IT'S ALL LIT UP.
I THINK THE APARTMENT LOOKED AMAZING.
I'M SO THANKFUL THAT MICHELE WAS ABLE TO GET IT STAGED
AND FURNISHED SO BEAUTIFULLY.
SHE REALLY IS AMAZING,
HOW SHE PULLED THAT TRICK OUT OF HER HAT.
(Michele) I THINK BEING ON "REGIS" CERTAINLY INCREASES
MY VISIBILITY AS A BROKER, AS A PERSON,
AND TRUTHFULLY, EVEN IF IT DOESN'T,
IT WAS JUST SO MUCH FUN,
I WOULD DO IT IN A HEARTBEAT AGAIN.
MICHELE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING.
AND I WANT A LITTLE PIECE OF THE ACTION
(laughter)
♪♪
(Richard) I AM ABSOLUTELY ASTOUNDED BY WHAT LISA DID.
I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE THE TRANSFORMATION.
I'VE NEVER SEEN SUCH A BEFORE AND AFTER
(door opens)
HEY, RICHARD. HOW ARE YOU?
HI.
MY GOODNESS. WE KNOW EACH OTHER.
WHO ELSE WOULD I BRING?
(Richard) I KNEW SHE WAS BRINGING HER DESIGNER,
I DIDN'T KNOW SHE WAS BRINGING GEOFFREY BRADFIELD
WHO I PERSONALLY KNOW FROM ALL MY YEARS
OF REAL ESTATE EXPERIENCE.
(Geoffrey) VIEW'S ARE GLORIOUS. ABSOLUTELY LOVELY.
YOU'LL SEE AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE WINDOW,
I LOVE THE TREETOPS BECAUSE THE FIFTH FLOOR,
YOU CAN SEE OVER.
ISN'T IT?
YOU HAVE ALL THESE BLOND WOOD FLOORS,
WHICH REFLECT THE LIGHT.
THERE'S NOT A LOT OF WALL SPACE FOR ART AND EVERYTHING, BUT...
(Geoffrey) FLOOR-TO-CEILING WINDOWS ARE UNIQUE IN NEW YORK.
THEY DON'T COME UP OFTEN.
AND WHEN YOU SEE SOMETHING LIKE THIS, IT IS A JOY.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU THE THIRD BANK OF WINDOWS.
THIS IS THE LIBRARY.
YOU KNOW, LET'S OPEN THIS UP, AND THEN I'LL EXPLAIN TO YOU.
OKAY.
SURE.
OH, WOW.
OKAY, IT'S TIME FOR ME TO EXPLAIN WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.
I MIGHT AS WELL BE TOTALLY UP FRONT WITH YOU.
I'VE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD TO HAVE THE SELLER
GRACIOUSLY AGREE TO LET ME STAGE THIS SPACE.
THIS IS HIS AESTHETIC. HE LOVES THIS.
IT'S HIS TASTE, BUT IT JUST DIDN'T WORK.
HE GRATEFULLY AGREED TO LET ME MOVE OUT HIS FURNITURE
IN THIS WHITE SPACE AND LET ME BRING IN A STAGER.
THIS IS WHAT THE APARTMENT CAN LOOK LIKE,
THIS IS NOT THE FURNITURE.
SOMETHING OF YOUR QUALITY AND GEOFFREY'S AESTHETIC
CAN HAVE IT LOOK, YOU KNOW, THIS BRIGHT.
(Geoffrey) RICHARD HAS REALLY SPUN A--MAGIC.
THIS ROOM WE'RE STANDING IN, OF COURSE,
HAS BEEN COMPLETELY RECONCEIVED.
IT LOOKS URBAN. IT LOOKS LIKE NEW YORK.
I JUST WANT YOU, AS A BUYER, TO UNDERSTAND
(Leslie) I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE
THE LIBRARY AREA, BUT THEN AGAIN,
I THINK IF RICHARD HADN'T STAGED THE APARTMENT LIKE THIS,
I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE TURNED AROUND AND LEFT.
IT'S SUCH A GREAT SPACE. THERE'S SO MUCH LIGHT.
LET'S TALK IN A DAY OR TWO,
AND LET'S JUST SEE HOW YOU'RE FEELING ABOUT IT.
OKAY, THAT SOUNDS PERFECT.
OKAY. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
TAKE CARE.
♪♪
(Richard) CAN I GET A GLASS OF WINE BY THE GLASS?
DO YOU HAVE ANY ROSé?
I JUST WOULD LIKE A GLASS OF ROSé.
(Richard) SO IT'S BEEN A WEEK
SINCE I TOOK LESLIE TO SEE 50 GRAMERCY PARK NORTH,
AND I HAVEN'T HEARD A WORD FROM HER.
I CAN ONLY ASSUME SHE'S NOT INTERESTED,
BUT THAT HAPPENS IN REAL ESTATE.
IT JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN ONE, TWO, THREE.
IT'S NOT A QUICK FIX.
CLEARLY, THE WHOLE POINT WAS TO MAKE A DEAL,
AND WITHOUT A DEAL, YOU NEED TO HAVE TRAFFIC THROUGH THE DOOR.
BY PAINTING IT WHITE,
IT OBVIOUSLY, I THINK, IMPROVED IT.
YEAH, IT DOES, IT LOOKS GREAT. LIVENED IT UP CONSIDERABLY.
THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT I HAVE A LOT OF SHOWINGS,
GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING TO SEE IT,
AND THE KILLER IS THAT I NEED
THAT 3-MONTH EXTENSION FROM JEREMY.
I THINK THAT THAT HAS MADE A DRAMATIC DIFFERENCE.
I DON'T KNOW WHETHER IT'S DOUBLED, TRIPLED, OR QUADRUPLED,
BUT THE TRAFFIC THAT WE HAVE THOUGH THE DOOR IS UNBELIEVABLE.
AND IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I THINK WE HAVE A DEAL,
BUT IT TOOK A WHILE TO DO THAT, AND I NEED MORE TIME.
I KNOW YOU KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA SAY.
I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO PUSH FOR ANOTHER 90 DAYS.
YES.
I'LL HAVE A DEAL.
I HAVE TWO OR THREE INTERESTED PARTIES.
(Jeremy) HE HAS PRODUCED A LOT OF SHOWINGS,
AND I COULD CERTAINLY TRY MY BEST ANYWAY WITH THE OWNERS.
I JUST NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME.
OKAY, COOL.
CHEERS TO YOU, TOO.
NEXT SEGMENT.
SHH.
MICHELE.
(laughter)
AND A BIG KISS, MICHELE.
(Michele) TODAY, THEY'RE AIRING THE SEGMENT THAT WE SHOT
(cheering)
YOU TWO TOGETHER ARE FABULOUS.
YOU'RE FABULOUS.
MOM AND REGIS HAD SPECTACULAR CHEMISTRY.
MICHELE, SO WHAT YOU CAN DO IS YOU SPEND HALF YOUR TIME
AS A TV HOST WITH REGIS
AND HALF THE TIME SELLING REAL ESTATE.
EVERYTHING WAS PERFECT, WE LOVED IT,
AND WE ARE JUST BEYOND.
I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW LONG THIS IS RUNNING.
THEY NEVER HAVE SEGMENTS THIS LONG.
THE REGIS SHOW IS HONESTLY BEYOND OUR WILDEST EXPECTATIONS.
MAJOR, MAJOR CELEBRITIES GET TWO, THREE, FOUR MINUTES
ON NATIONAL TELEVISION, WE GOT 20 MINUTES.
HOW CAN YOU TOP THAT?
YOU CAN'T.
NOW THE ONLY WAY I CAN TOP IT IF SOMEBODY CALLS
AND SAYS, "I WANT TO BUY THE APARTMENT."
THAT WOULD TOP IT, RIGHT?
(Ian) THE APARTMENT IS JUST A SPECTACULAR APARTMENT,
AND THE MORE TIMES THAT WE CAN SHOW IT
AND SHOWCASE IT, ESPECIALLY ON A LIVE SHOW
THAT'S A NETWORK AND GOES ACROSS THE COUNTRY,
YOU COULDN'T ASK FOR BETTER THAN THAT.