Raising the bar of our industry.

Results-driven client advocate

Daniel is a former attorney, project manager, and engineer. His unique background has led him to be highly analytical and results-driven when advocating for his clients. He has a keen understanding of people, their behavior, and how the real estate market moves to reflect their needs and desires.  This same understanding, converged with his legal acumen, enables him to be an expert strategist and negotiator.

Daniel believes in the power of real estate — the power to help people reach their full potential in the world, whether that means building wealth or building a safe home for a family to flourish.  As the founder of The Formation Team, it is his mission to make sure that 100% of his clients feel fully informed about their decisions. In an age where data is ubiquitous, compiling and analyzing it properly based on real estate fundamentals leads to better decision-making by his clients.

In an effort to raise the bar of service even further for his clients, Daniel is also the co-founder of Eagle Street Development, a boutique development group focused on executing ground-up and gut-renovation development opportunities. Understanding real estate from this perspective has given his clients an edge on the market by having access to more deals and the ability to execute on projects that yield higher returns for clients.

Skilled negotiator and adviser

Brett services a growing client base of home buyers, sellers, investors, developers, and landlords with over 200 rental apartments in his portfolio. He’s achieved a wide range of clients by always ensuring they are well informed and providing advice that fits their individual needs. He believes no two clients are alike and offers tailored advice, thorough data-driven analyses, diverse negotiating tactics, and 24-hour accessibility. 

After working for a top architect in Westchester, NY, Brett ran a construction company before turning his focus towards his passion for wine. He began the process of becoming a certified Sommelier which led him to The Inn at Pound Ridge by Jean-Georges where he facilitated the successful opening of another Jean Georges restaurant. Today he combines his construction knowledge and hospitality background to better serve his clients. It is Brett’s matured ability to empathize with his client’s goals and creatively reach them that led one client to say that Brett changed their perception of New York brokers for the better.

Client-oriented officer

Sumner is a veteran to the customer service industry having worked in healthcare sales where he built a $3.4 million portfolio of new business. He then managed a private association of commercial brokers where he succeeded in growing the membership base by over 10%. Through his career lifetime in customer service, Sumner has fine tuned the art of listening to his clients with emotional awareness, asking questions with professional acumen, advocating with patient dedication, and working with powerful efficiency. 

He is, as described by one client, a rare gem of honesty and integrity. His appreciation of different cultures led him to live in China, England, Japan, and France and enhances his ability to service his multicultural client base by equipping him with intimate experiences of living abroad. Those experiences also color how he enjoys his time outside of real estate which include working on his latest culinary experiments, speaking French to whoever will listen, and playing competitive soccer.

Organized, staunch team operator

Christina utilizes her sharp organizational skills and diversified career to manage team operations and projects. Having begun her career in small business operations, she was afforded the opportunity to work directly with senior level executives where she cultivated her vivacious persistence, sincere diplomacy, and hard-working creativity across a wide variety of functions including corporate events, marketing execution, human resources, and business development. She further honed those skills during a two-year stint at a local nonprofit where she created and managed a grassroots outreach program that yielded a substantial increase in exposure and financial support for the organization. 

Her impressive ability to think clearly, work efficiently, and relate empathetically led the CEO of a company she worked for to say she was an exemplary part of the company’s culture. With a father in the military, Christina spent her childhood in Germany, Italy, South Korea, and Switzerland. She has a keen appreciation for the city’s cultural diversity and has lived in three of the five boroughs where she enjoys riding CitiBike without a helmet, learning the conga drums, and laughing the loudest at improv comedy shows.

Generously Empathic Consultant

Vanessa transitioned into real estate full-time after gaining experience on the marketing team at Friedland Properties, where her interest in the industry was sparked. Joining the Formation Team at Compass felt like the perfect fit.

The Formation team understands the value of a home and how important the decision is to clients’ lives. Our mission is to empower clients to secure not just a property but a foundation for their financial future. With data-driven strategies, we ensure confident real estate decisions, making buying, selling, or renting stress-free for our clients.

Originally from Brazil, speaking Portuguese and English fluently (with proficient Spanish skills), Vanessa effortlessly serves a diverse clientele, from international investors to local buyers. With her generous and empathetic personality, she brings an unmatched level of personal attention and focus to her clients on their real estate journeys. Deeply passionate about New York City, she works tirelessly to help her clients find the perfect slice of the city they can proudly call home.

When Vanessa isn’t working, she enjoys going for runs. She’s finished half marathons and dreams of running the NYC Marathon one day, eager to experience the lively energy of all of New York City’s five boroughs in one complete run.