About Darin M. Shaw

Darin Shaw does more than just list your property he goes above and beyond to create the smoothest sale experience. Darin maximizes the potential of every listing to sell your home at the highest price in the shortest timeframe possible. Extremely detail oriented yet creative in his approach, Darin gives sellers and buyers a sometimes needed design boost to help them envision their home in a more appealing way, or see themselves investing in a space based on its potential. In work, and in marketing, he believes in always playing to your strengths and optimizing the appeal of every property. "Small differences set you apart and help you stand out. Striving to always be #1 is important. The apartment that is #1 in price, appearance and exposure is the unit people fight for. My goal is to help make your home that #1!" Darin knows it takes expert knowledge of the market, an understanding of what buyers want today (and will still want tomorrow), and a lot of hard work and nobody does it better. His ability to stage and execute a cost-effective design plan for sellers coupled with great longstanding relationships with many services providers, from architects to floor guys and everyone in between, allow him to show every property at its best. He is not afraid of a challenge, and has helped many people with difficult sales. "I take pride in doing things right the first time, and in providing confident, professional representation. Whether your home is triple-mint and move-in ready, or ultra-cluttered and needing TLC, or even sometimes effected by some sort of negative energy, I know how to get things done, and sold for top dollar!" With nearly a decade of experience in real estate, Darin came to Douglas Elliman after a long successful career at another top brokerage firm where he worked in various facets of the business, from Tech Advisor and Internet Leads Manager to Director of Customer Care, to Real Estate Concierge assisting sellers and buyers with home improvement renovations, from closets to complete gut jobs. Originally from Michigan, Darin attended Western Michigan University, and lived in Charleston, South Carolina before planting roots in New York. A Manhattanite and Long Beach resident for 14 years, Darin lives in the Upper West Side's Morningside Heights "The Paris of NY" with his husband/business partner and their two English Bulldogs, Dolly and Mabel. He loves the grandness of his community's architecture, as he does the gorgeous views of the Hudson River and Riverside Park. Darin has sold properties all over Manhattan, and has particularly sold in numerous buildings relative to NYU, Columbia and Mt. Sinai thanks to his relationships with NYC's top surgeons and teaching hospitals.