Luxury Apartments LIC — Local services in New York

This review is for Ivan Palov with Luxury Apartments LIC.

I have moved in the last 5 years 3 times and I really really hate brokers. From misleading ads, lack of manners, outright lies to enormous fees and shady business operations, there was nothing positive that I can remember from my experience with brokers so far.

However, finding an apartment without a broker in New York is almost impossible. I reached out to Ivan after I saw a listing he posted online and actually after checking him out on Yelp.

All his reviews were so good, that it even looked a little suspicious to me. Anyway, after I wrote to him he LITERALLY responded in 20 seconds asking about my maximum budget, move-in date, and availability to see the place. I responded adequately and we arranged a viewing of a place with an agreement that he will show me other comparable units in the area as well.

So he did. He took me on a tour and showed me 6 buildings (with more than one apt in some of them) in about 1 and a half hour. I can't emphasize how blatantly honest he was about EVERY SINGLE thing I asked him, regardless dumb or valid. He answers straight away and his answers were not what I always wanted to hear but they were the absolute truth, and I highly appreciated that.

What impressed me the most is that everyone in the buildings we visited knew him and greeted him with a smile. He has excellent relations with management (at least at locations he showed me). Ivan is very friendly and easy to like, serious about his business, fast in responding, hard-working and has well-established connections with management (which is very important).

I am a hard reviewer but I will gladly and happily give him 5 stars. I would give 6 if I could.

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My boyfriend and I LOVED working with Ivan and Vlad! Vlad showed us 7-8 apartments on a sunny Friday afternoon and they were all lovely, well maintained and (most importantly) within our budget. As a somewhat shy and indecisive person, I also appreciated that when a property manager tried to get us to apply for one on the spot, Vlad stepped in and said that instead we would think about it and get back to them. Vlad allowed us to make our decision on our time and was super laidback and helpful.

After we toured apartments, we found a beautiful waterfront apartment (we literally saw a boat zooming by through the window when we visited!) and applied later the same day. We were approved the next morning and signed the lease 2 days later, 3 days after we toured apartments with Vlad. The whole process was quick, smooth and stress-free because Vlad picked out great places for us and found places that were offering concessions (like 2 months free on a 12-month lease.)

Another thing that was pretty amazing was that Vlad and Ivan got us 3 months free on our 24-month lease! We got a great deal on an amazing waterfront apartment with all the amenities we wanted thanks to Vlad and Ivan. They were so professional, laidback and responsive to our questions every step of the way. Working with Vlad and Ivan the process was much smoother (and faster!) than we expected and we‘ve never been this excited about an apartment before! We’re definitely going to recommend Luxury Apartments LIC to all...

I had the pleasure of working with Ivan Palov recently and I must say he truly exceeded our expectations! Upon meeting us he was so positive, patient, and professional- he was genuinely enthusiastic about helping us find a home. He clearly explained to us what the rental requirements would be and gave us an honest opinion of what we're looking at.

As a side note I should add that we did speak with a few other brokers but even over the phone they didn't seem very knowledgeable or experienced in that particular area and we got a sense they may be a bit fishy. From the moment when we got Ivan on the phone we felt we could trust him - something tough to say for the majority of NYC brokers. He not only knows LIC, he lives and breathes it.

We saw 5 apartments with him and he was great about listening to us and getting our input in consideration. He only showed us apartments we were interested in and all of them were good matches. We found the "perfect" one in 2 days and because of Ivan's excellent follow-through we were prepared with our paperwork. We applied and luckily were approved quickly. All in all, I can't recommend him enough- he's so knowledgeable, funny, and professional: it doesn't get...