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☆ How real estate's Alexander brothers got away with decades of alleged sexual assault: 'They are a menace.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Katie Warren | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +34 min

Even as teenagers, the three Alexander brothers were notorious for being predatory, according to multiple people who knew them at the time. AdvertisementHofeldt said she'd seen the Alexander brothers around at parties before she met them during the 2003-2004 school year. Several months after the assault, Hofeldt invited the brothers' friend Julian Cohen to her house in the middle of the night. Oren Alexander and Howard Lorber at a party at Sir Ivan's Castle in the Hamptons in July 2011. The Alexander brothers have been accused by multiple people of assaulting women in tandem on numerous occasions.

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☆ Airbnb's ongoing battle with hotels for travelers has taken a noticeable turn
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Go to newsletter preferencesSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. In today's big story, Airbnb said its struggles are tied to consumers spending less, but it's also because they're opting for hotels instead . The big storyPlenty of vacancyiStock; Rebecca Zisser/BIAirbnb took a noticeable step back in its ongoing battle with hotels. But Airbnb's struggles are also a product of travelers opting for hotels instead , writes Business Insider's Dan Latu. The death of the so-called millennial lifestyle subsidy — for which Airbnb was a key player — resulted in consumers rethinking things.

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☆ First came the accusations of rape. Now 3 owners of the Alexander brothers' beleaguered brokerage firm are jumping ship.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Daniel Geiger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

At the center were cofounders Tal and Oren Alexander, sibling dealmakers who were known for selling some of the country's most exclusive and expensive homes. But accusations of rape against the brothers in recent months have resulted in an existential crisis for the company. An attorney for Tal Alexander has sought to dismiss the case against him. In the immediate aftermath of the accusations, the brothers announced they would take a leave from Official. Official has used the brokerage services company Side to provide it with back office support and to hold its brokers' licenses.

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☆ Top Real Estate Agent Faces Another Claim of Sexual Assault
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Debra Kamin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

An actress and comedian says she was drugged and sexually assaulted by Oren Alexander, a top luxury real estate agent who is facing a string of accusations that he and his two of his brothers sexually assaulted women — allegations that had been whispered throughout the high-end real estate industry for years. Renee Willett, 31, filed a federal lawsuit on Friday accusing Mr. Alexander, 37, of attacking her in his apartment nearly nine years ago. Two earlier lawsuits filed this year name Mr. Alexander and his twin brother, Alon, who does not work in real estate but often socializes with him. A third suit filed in June names Oren, Alon and their older brother Tal Alexander, 38, who is Oren’s longtime partner in real estate sales. Isabelle Kirshner, a lawyer for Oren Alexander, said she had no comment on the new allegation at this time.

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☆ These Brothers Were Real Estate Hotshots. And Predators, Some Women Say.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Debra Kamin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

With a knack for brokering luxury properties, Tal and Oren Alexander, brothers who worked as real estate agents, rose as high as the New York City penthouses they sold. They built an image as jet-setting bachelors, filling their social media feeds with photos from Wimbledon, Art Basel and the beach in Mykonos. Their traditional good looks and magnetism attracted ultrarich clients who propelled the brothers past thousands of other agents to the very top of the ranks at Douglas Elliman, one of the largest real estate brokerages in the country. But as the brothers partied and sold co-ops and condos from Manhattan to Miami, they were quietly earning another reputation: Accusations that they drugged and sexually assaulted women were spreading throughout the world of high-end real estate. By 2022, they had co-founded their own real estate brokerage, Official.

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☆ Star luxury broker is leaving firm shaken by rape allegations against Alexander brothers
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Daniel Geiger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. McKillen said he hadn't formally parted ways with the New York firm but was arranging his exit. He said that eight brokers who worked with him at Official would remain with Plus in its breakaway from the firm. Shortly afterward, news broke that a third woman alleged in a New York civil case filed that month that Tal and Alon Alexander raped her in 2012 as Oren Alexander watched. AdvertisementIn a response to the lawsuit against him, Tal Alexander said his accuser's claims were "fabricated allegations for financial gain."

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☆ Multimillionaire real estate brothers facing sexual assault accusations are now the focus of an FBI probe
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The FBI is looking into sexual assault accusations against brothers Tal, Alon, and Oren Alexander. FBI agents are looking into accusations that span two decades, The Wall Street Journal reported. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementFamous luxury real estate brothers well-known in New York and Miami are facing an FBI probe following multiple accusations of sexual assault, The Wall Street Journal reported. The Journal reported that the agents are investigating accusations from the Alexanders' high school years and the two decades since.

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☆ Tal Alexander announces he will step away from his brokerage firm amid rape allegation
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Daniel Geiger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementThe announcement caps a dizzying fall from the pinnacle of the residential real estate business for both Tal and his brokerage partner and brother Oren Alexander amid sordid allegations. Tal and Oren spent more than a decade at the brokerage firm Douglas Elliman, establishing themselves as big-name sellers of ultra-pricey homes. In 2022, the pair broke off from Elliman and cofounded Official Partners, a firm that focuses exclusively on the uppermost tier of the residential sales market. She also said that the decision to step aside was mutually made by Tal and Official. "Given the salacious nature of this false allegation and impact on Official, Tal and his partners have decided he will take a leave from the company," Deanna Paul, the attorney, said.

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☆ Woman accuses luxury real estate broker Tal Alexander and his brother of raping her while their third brother watched
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Daniel Geiger | Katie Warren | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewA woman has accused star real estate broker Tal Alexander and his brother Alon of raping her at a Manhattan apartment in 2012. Earlier this year, two other women filed separate lawsuits accusing Alon and a third brother, Oren Alexander, of rape. Tal and Oren Alexander cofounded the luxury real-estate brokerage Official. An attorney for Tal Alexander did not immediately return an email Tuesday seeking comment on the allegation. They also developed a reputation in the brokerage business for their aggressive approach in courting wealthy clientele and elbowing other brokers out of transactions.

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☆ Top Real Estate Brokerage Rattled by Sexual Assault Claims
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Debra Kamin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For more than a decade, Oren Alexander was one of the biggest names in ultraluxury real estate in Miami and New York City. He helped to broker the record-setting 2019 purchase of a penthouse at 220 Central Park South, a deal closed for nearly $240 million. The real estate empire that he helped to build in the sky in multimillion-dollar perches of glass and steel in both cities is now crumbling under mounting allegations of violent sexual assault. Mr. Alexander, 36, was accused in two separate lawsuits filed earlier this year of sexually assaulting two women more than a decade ago. Oren’s identical twin brother, Alon, an executive in a private security firm, is also named as a defendant in both complaints.

Persons: Oren Alexander, Alexander, Alon Organizations: Hamptons Locations: Miami, New York City, Manhattan

☆ A real-estate agent might have bought Ken Griffin's cell phone number from a former FBI employee to facilitate the $240 million sale of a New York City condo
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( Zoe Rosenberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

In 2019, real-estate agents and brothers Tal and Oren Alexander sold a $240 million condo. That's the Alexander brothers' unofficial mantra. In 2015, Griffin dropped $46.4 million on an abstract painting by Gerhard Richter, putting him in the Alexanders' crosshairs. Tal wouldn't reveal how he acquired Griffin's cell phone number, Clarke noted, but one of the writer's sources said he bought it from a former FBI agent. But Griffin wasn't interested in the penthouse Tal had in mind for him.

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☆ 5 things wildly successful real-estate brokers do to get the most out of their days
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-31 | by ( Zoe Rosenberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Fellow New York-based Douglas Elliman agent Lisa Simonsen also had a former career in fitness. As such, the agent who sold more than $100 million in 2022 makes sure she works out in her building's gym, usually on a spin bike, every morning. McKenzie RyanFormer Junior Olympian and real-estate wunderkind McKenzie Ryan used to compete on the national level in rhythmic gymnastics. Serhant gets a new SUV every year "just to update it," though he said he makes sure his car and clothes are never nicer than his clients'. The Douglas Elliman agent knows what she has to do to succeed: She was the top-selling agent in Miami in 2021 with $750 million in transactions.

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