Christie’s International Real Estate has landed in Boston. The firm’s exclusive affiliate LandVest is opening a new flagship office in the Back Bay on Boston’s iconic Newbury Street, according to an announcement on Wednesday.
The new office, which is slated to open in March, will be led by Slater Anderson, LandVest’s managing director of real estate.
“As an international hub for high-wage, high-growth industries, Boston has been in our sights for some time. Having a street-level presence in one of the city’s busiest upscale corridors enables us to capture the attention of national and international buyers,” Anderson said in a statement.
He added that the initial team of agents who will staff the office will be announced in the coming weeks.
Founded in 1968, LandVest is one of New England’s largest independent real estate firms. It joined the Christie’s network in 1995. The firm currently has residential brokerage operations in Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and New York’s Adirondack region.
According to the release, LandVest had a residential sales volume of more than $800 million in 2022, with the firm’s average transaction coming in at over $2.1 million. The firm is currently listing the Tiffany Ayer Mansion in Boston — the only home in the world to be completely Tiffany-designed.
LandVest’s new Boston office will also serve as a regional hub for Christie’s International Real Estate’s New England network and will aid in the firm’s expansion along the entire East Coast. In the past 12 months, under the ownership of @properties, Christie’s has signed new affiliates in Cape Cod, Nantucket, Maryland, Delaware, Rhode Island, Hilton Head and Miami.
“With its connection to other key luxury markets, from London to Newport to Silicon Valley, Boston is an incredibly important city for Christie’s International Real Estate; and as one of our longest-standing affiliates, LandVest is a perfect partner to represent the brand and network in this town,” Chris Lim, the president of Christie’s International Real Estate, said in a statement.
