Brown Harris Stevens

Seventeen-year industry veteran Raymond Keller leads The Keller Team at Brown Harris Stevens. His intuitive understanding of the Manhattan and Brooklyn markets, stellar negotiating skills, and passion have led him to excel in this business. But, what really sets Ray apart is the genuine investment he makes in his clients. "My happiness depends on their happiness and wellbeing," he says. "Because I invest so much emotionally in my clients' needs, the quality of my work is naturally raised to another level. As a real estate professional, my job is not all about money, or even property; it is first and foremost about people."

A values- and skills-first attitude attracted Ray to Brown Harris Stevens (then Halstead) in January of 2018. The firm’s collaborative culture, client-first attitude, and innovative technological and human resources mean best-in-industry service for his clients. Ray believes that hard work and creative adaptability produce success in real estate, just as they do in life. He has found a similar attitude in every aspect of the Brown Harris Stevens culture.

An honors graduate of Harvard University, Ray fell in love with New York City during his first visit just after 9/11. After college in 2008, he wasted no time establishing his residence on the Upper West Side and launching his real estate career at Corcoran’s midtown 888 Seventh Avenue office, under the expert tutelage of industry giant and lifetime achievement award winner Elaine Dean. Ray achieved recognition as one of Corcoran’s top rental agents during his second summer at the firm.

Ray worked with TOWN Residential from 2013 to 2018, where he was consistently recognized amongst the firm’s top producing agents, 'TOWN Elite.' Since 2021, Ray's team has consistently been ranked amonst New York's top producing teams by Real Trends and they are regularly recognized amonst the top agents at Brown Harris Stevens. Throughout his career, Ray has built diverse experience in both rentals and sales, having worked with developers, investors, and primary residence buyers and sellers. Previously a freelance strategy consultant and research analyst at Harvard Business School's Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship, Ray has developed invaluable analytical skills, which have enabled him to consistently add value.

Ray now lives in the heart of the West Village, just off Gay Street, with his Australian Shepherd, Tucker. He was born just outside of Cleveland, Ohio and was raised between Chicago, Illinois and Fort Wayne, Indiana. During college, Ray spent time abroad in Paris, France, where he studied Social Theory, French Literature, and Dance at several French universities. Ray continues to dance professionally with a contemporary ballet company based in NYC and New Jersey, and he does non-profit work with a focus on entrepreneurship in dance and the arts.