BIO
Todd Baamonde is a lifetime New Yorker-his family has been in Manhattan stretching back for well over a century. His great-great grandparents landed here in the 1890's; Todd's great-grandfather helped build the New York City subway system-and was a motorman-driver on the first IND line on opening day! Via his lifetime spent in the city, and also as a result of stories of old New York passed down to him through the generations, Todd is an avid amateur historian on the City of New York, with a bookcase filled with titles connected to the fascinating story of the development of the greatest metropolis in America.
Todd brings a wealth of skill sets to the table that combine with his rich knowledge of NYC, resulting in a very deeply informed and empathetic agent:
A fine artist, Todd was educated as a commercial artist at both Art & Design High School as well as Parson's School of Design, both here in NYC. He began his advertising career as a marketing representative at Sharp Electronics' largest commercial line copier/fax dealership, and within one year advanced to a dual management position: Manager of Advertising and Supply Sales, a position he held for five years. Following this, Todd jumped headfirst into the burgeoning world of online advertising and marketing, working top of the line strategic accounts with global agencies and highest level brand-clients, as well as helping launch individual dotcoms and search engines.
After the eventual crash of Web 1.0, and following a subsequent period of years as shift manager of Facilities/Operations at NBC Universal at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in midtown, Todd connected the dots of his professional experience and personal skills-deep knowledge and love of NYC; extensive experience in the world of advertising and online marketing, ad copy and placement; years of experience ensuring building compliance, inspections and repair-response at NYC's legendary 30 Rock-and made the natural leap into the world of Manhattan real estate.
Todd believes that the experience of moving need not be a painful one, and the experience of his clients bears this out. A little humor, a lot of empathy, a complete and total commitment to honesty and openness in all aspects-these combined with excellent preparation, unbeatable knowledge of a client's potential options by the time of the first meeting . . . these all will go a long way to insure that the client walks away feeling pleased and well served.
Todd is most proud of his ability to beat the odds for a well prepared client with great credentials that is looking to rent below an exclusive neighborhood's midline price-per-unit . . . yet at the same time wants a beautiful apartment in a well-maintained building. Time and again, Todd demonstrates his good eye and bloodhound's nose for a great deal!