Mark O'Brien
Mark O'Brien is a New York City-based real estate broker, developer, and founder of Mark O'Brien Development LLC, a firm specializing in the purchase, construction, restoration, and sale of luxury properties across NYC, Greenwich CT, and New Zealand. Since 1999, he has led over $375 million in real estate transactions, including more than $65 million in ground-up construction and historic brownstone renovations. He is best known for his hands-on brownstone restoration work in Brooklyn, which he documents on social media platforms like TikTok, where he has been dubbed the "Brownstone Whisperer."
“That's my vodka brand. Yeah. Broken Shed New Zealand Vodka. I make it from 100% New Zealand products, water from New Zealand, whey from New Zealand.”
Source→“So this is my third big project of restoring brownstone. So 62 Green Avenue in Fort Greene, 428 Vanderbilt and 94 Bank Street. And then I've got other projects like in Crown Heights, one over here on Jane Street that I act as the owner's rep.”
Source→“Mark's 94 Bank Street project has been in permit hell for two and a half years before a single nail is driven.”
Source→“Around the corner from Spike Lee. What a good time for him, right? Deal of the century.”
Source→“His whole shtick... is he finds old brownstones in Brooklyn. And you literally will see him bring a sledgehammer and start like renovating it... He just looked like this normal real estate guy. And he kind of like leaned into this lifestyle”
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