Antonia Watson, licensed as Antonia Palmieri, is leader of The Watson International Team.
A premier international real estate authority, Antonia excels in all facets of the industry. She is licensed and operates as a real estate broker, general contractor, property manager, interior designer and real estate consultant. She is also a prominent landlord, investor, hotelier and developer with an expansive and varied high-yield portfolio, which she has built and maintained entirely debt-free without mortgages. Capitalizing on her wide-ranging expertise and debt-free investment strategy, Antonia founded her real estate conglomerate, The Watson International Organization, in 2007 and grew her business to rank in the upper echelons of the top 1 percent of real estate professionals worldwide.
Antonia has been involved in over $1 billion of residential and commercial real estate to date. She has consistently placed among the leading brokers of every firm she's joined, earning multiple accolades and awards of distinction at each institution, including those publicly traded. In addition to impressive awards and rankings, Antonia has closed several record-breaking deals in New York City, encompassing townhouses, commercial buildings, condominiums and cooperatives, throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx. She has also represented exclusive properties abroad, including London mansions, Birmingham commercial buildings, and Tuscany villas. Due to her deal-making excellence and comprehensive expertise, she is frequently quoted and mentioned in the press, in publications including but not limited to The New York Times, The Real Deal, The New York Post, Real Estate Weekly, and Curbed. She has also appeared on television shows, such as Bravo's "Million Dollar Listing New York" and HGTV's "Selling New York," and has been a featured speaker and panelist at exclusive industry events including "The New York Build Expo" and seminars for the Real Estate Board of New York.
Antonia is the trusted real estate resource of the high net worth community, and her client list reads like a who's who of titans in business, finance, entertainment, medicine and policy. She represents various REITs, hedge funds, hospitality groups, property developers, law firms, construction enterprises, non-profits, religious institutions and royal families, as well as pharmaceutical, insurance, oil, energy, technology and fashion moguls. Raised in a real estate family, Antonia provides unparalleled investment knowledge, comprehensive development advisory, wealth management consulting, strategic estate planning, creative marketing techniques and concierge services to her clients. Moreover, her clients receive the added benefit of being able to communicate with her in any language of their choosing, including but not limited to English, French, Italian, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Russian, Ukrainian, Arabic and Portuguese.
Antonia's drive and impeccable reputation for excellence are evident in both her professional and personal milestones. In addition to her extensive list of real estate achievements, Antonia is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Rutgers University and a former professional-level ballet dancer of the Joffrey Ballet, the American Repertory Ballet and the Boston Conservatory, to name a few. She is also a significant benefactor and philanthropist, illustrated through her role as president of her family foundation.
As Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., has stated, "It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently." As one of the most respected and relevant brokers in today's real estate landscape, with a reputation rooted in integrity, Antonia Watson truly does things differently.
Languages Spoken: English, French, Italian, Mandarin, Russian, Spanish
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