The Premier Team

The Premier Team

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About The Premier Team
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The Premier Team at Compass delivers superior service, absolute professionalism and complete dedication to their clients' goals. Led by respected experts Arline Tarte and Suzanne Bakst, this dynamic, full-service team offers more than 70 years of combined real estate experience and a shared belief in honesty, integrity and hard work. Team members pool their vast resources and shared wisdom to ensure each buyer and seller is beautifully served while doing everything they can to exceed their clients' unique goals. The result is a sterling reputation and impressive repeat and referral client base, including multiple generations of the same families.

To work with The Premier Team is to experience confident real estate leadership that is both warm and highly sophisticated. The group's steadfast, astute guidance adds an air of calm to even the most challenging transactions, and their straightforward approach leaves clients feeling secure, knowing they were advised wisely and appropriately in all matters. The Premier Team also provides an unrivaled network of resources — including attorneys, loan officers, architects, interior designers, tradespeople and more — to attend to every detail before, during and after the sale.

The Premier Team is proud to serve buyers and sellers at all price points throughout New York City, and Florida destinations, including Miami and Palm Beach.

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The Premier Team’s Listings

a view of a dining room with furniture window and wooden floor
1/13
Listed By Compass

$18,500

3
Bedrooms
Unavailable
Square Feet

The Premier Team’s Transactions

Past Sales
$19,000,000 | 993 5th Avenue, Fl 11 | Upper East Side

$19,000,000

5
Bedrooms
$17,850,000 | 400 W 12th St, Unit 11AB | West Village

$17,850,000

4
Bedrooms
4.5
Bathrooms

400 W 12th St, Unit 11AB

West Village

$16,500,000 | 400 West 12th Street, Unit 11AB | West Village

$16,500,000

4
Bedrooms
3,661
Square Feet

Listing Courtesy of Elliman

$9,250,000

2
Bedrooms
2,700
Square Feet

Listing Courtesy of Sothebys International Realty

a living room with furniture and a large window

Listing Courtesy of Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales LLC

a view of a garden with palm trees

$8,451,750

4
Bedrooms
5,694
Square Feet
0.51
Acres
$8,000,000 | 980 5th Avenue, Unit 24B | Upper East Side

$8,000,000

4
Bedrooms
$7,975,000 | 11745 Bella Donna Court, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418

$7,975,000

4
Bedrooms
5,694
Square Feet
0.51
Acres

$7,950,000

4
Bedrooms

Listing Courtesy of Sothebys International Realty

$7,600,000

2
Bedrooms
3.5
Bathrooms

Listing Courtesy of Brown Harris Stevens

a living room with furniture and a large window

Listing Courtesy of Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales LLC

$7,600,000 | 71 E 77th St, Unit PHN | Upper East Side

$7,600,000

3
Bedrooms
4.5
Bathrooms

71 E 77th St, Unit PHN

Upper East Side

a living room with furniture and a large window

Listing Courtesy of Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales LLC

a view of front door of house with stairs

$6,075,000

4
Bedrooms
2,808
Square Feet

Listing Courtesy of Brown Harris Stevens Residential Sales LLC

$5,600,000 | 993 5th Ave, Unit 2A | Upper East Side

$5,600,000

993 5th Ave, Unit 2A

Upper East Side

Past Rentals

$18,500

4
Bedrooms
2,665
Square Feet

121 West 19th Street, Unit PHF

Chelsea

Listing Courtesy of Ostrov Realty Group Limited

$17,500 | 201 West 17th Street, Unit 8B | Chelsea

$17,500

3
Bedrooms
1,746
Square Feet
a view of a dining room with furniture window and wooden floor

$16,750

3
Bedrooms
a view of a dining room and livingroom with furniture wooden floor and a chandelier

$13,500

3
Bedrooms
1,934
Square Feet

Listing Courtesy of Corcoran Group

$11,000 | 50 Murray St, Unit 418 | TriBeCa

$11,000

3
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms

50 Murray St, Unit 418

TriBeCa

$10,819

2
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms

$10,250

2
Bedrooms
1,475
Square Feet

Listing Courtesy of Corcoran

$9,750 | 207 East 83rd Street, Unit 3 | Upper East Side

$9,750

4
Bedrooms
2,871
Square Feet
20' x 102'
lot size
$8,250 | 878 West End Avenue, Unit 16CD | Upper West Side

$8,250

3
Bedrooms
1,470
Square Feet
a view of a city

$8,000

2
Bedrooms
1,588
Square Feet

Listing Courtesy of Elliman

a view of a kitchen with a sink and a refrigerator

$6,595

3
Bedrooms
25' x 92'
lot size

Listing Courtesy of Douglas Elliman Real Estate

a kitchen with granite countertop a refrigerator and a sink

$6,328

1
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
749
Square Feet
$6,300 | 130 W 15th St, Unit 6G | Chelsea

$6,300

1
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms

130 W 15th St, Unit 6G

Chelsea

$6,250 | 360 East 65th Street, Unit 19A | Lenox Hill

$6,250

3
Bedrooms
1,400
Square Feet

Listing Courtesy of Citi Habitats, Inc.

$6,000 | 221 East 10th Street, Unit 200 | East Village

$6,000

3
Bedrooms
25' x 95'
lot size

221 East 10th Street, Unit 200

East Village

Listing Courtesy of Mirador Real Estate

$6,000 | 300 East 93rd Street, Unit 35D | Upper East Side

$6,000

2
Bedrooms
1,200
Square Feet

$6,000

1
Bedrooms

Listing Courtesy of Serhant

$5,600 | 435 East 79th Street, Unit 11F | Upper East Side

$5,600

2
Bedrooms
1,145
Square Feet
204' x 179'
lot size