Andrew Pritchard is a licensed real estate agent with Compass, specializing in helping clients buy and sell condos, co-ops, and townhouses across Brooklyn, including Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Crown Heights, Bed-Stuy, and Fort Greene, with select experience in Manhattan. He's the agent behind Prada to Penthouses, a real estate and lifestyle brand built on a background in luxury fashion client service and a genuinely obsessive knowledge of NYC neighborhoods.

Ask how well they actually know your target neighborhood, not just the borough. Park Slope, Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, and Bed-Stuy each have their own pricing quirks, building stock, and co-op board personalities, and an agent who treats Brooklyn as one big market will miss all of it. Also ask how they handle board packages (if you're looking at co-ops), how many transactions they've closed in your specific neighborhood, what makes them unique, their commission split, and their philosophy on homebuying and selling.

It depends on what you're looking for. Co-ops in Park Slope and Prospect Heights tend to be more affordable per square foot and often have more historic character (real moldings, real prewar bones), but they come with board approval, stricter financing rules, and often rules around subletting and renovations. Condos are more flexible and easier to finance or eventually rent out, but you'll usually pay a premium for that freedom. If you're set on a specific Brooklyn neighborhood, the co-op-versus-condo mix varies block by block, so it’s worth a bigger conversation with your agent before you start touring.

Once your offer is accepted, you'll submit a board package, which is essentially a financial and personal application to the building itself. It typically includes financial statements, tax returns, reference letters, personal statements, and more. Buildings in Park Slope and Crown Heights can be especially particular about debt-to-income ratios and post-closing liquidity. A well-assembled, organized board package is often the difference between a smooth approval and a stressful delay, which is why having an agent who's timely and organized matters.

Andrew's core markets are in Brooklyn, including Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Crown Heights, Bed-Stuy, and Fort Greene, plus select Manhattan neighborhoods like NoMad, SoHo, and the West Village.

Yes. Andrew specializes in guiding first-time buyers through the NYC purchase process, including co-op board packages, financing strategy, and neighborhood selection, alongside repeat buyers and investors.

Brownstones and townhouses sell differently than condos, since buyers are often evaluating renovation potential, multi-family income, and the building's specific architectural details (original moldings, floor plans, mechanicals) as much as the neighborhood itself. Pricing needs to account for the property's condition relative to comps that may look similar on paper but sold in very different states of renovation. Marketing also matters more here, since these are often unique properties where good photography and a strategy beyond listing on the MLS make a real difference in final sale price.

You can reach Andrew directly at 917-972-1600 or andrew.pritchard@compass.com, or through the contact form on this site.