Cathy Taub
Executive Vice President
- Phone:
- O 212.452.4387
- Office:
- 924 Madison Avenue, New York
- Email:
- ctaub@stribling.com
I welcome the opportunity to explain why being represented by the smarter broker gives my sellers and buyers the competitive advantage.
Experience
Cathy Taub, Executive Vice President and Associate Broker, is one of Manhattan’s most respected real estate professionals and is a consistently top-performing broker at Stribling.
Cathy’s sellers and buyers benefit from her background as a Wall Street attorney: she is a creative dealmaker and problem-solver with a commitment to developing relationships of trust with clients and peers, the perseverance to get the job done no matter what obstacles are presented and years of successful negotiating experience. Passionate about her work, Cathy is known to remain calm in stressful situations and accustomed to advising sophisticated and demanding clients in fast moving, significant transactions—skills that serve her clients well, as real estate deals regularly involve both financial and emotional considerations. Clients uniformly remark that these skills, together with Cathy’s intelligence and diligence, have proven critical to the success of their transactions. Indeed, there are many aspects of Manhattan real estate brokerage that people do not appreciate until they are in the thick of it. Cathy’s clients enjoy a competitive advantage.
A sought-after speaker, Cathy has addressed industry peers on wide-ranging issues and was honored in 2010 as a dealmaker of the year, in recognition of several significant transactions she negotiated in a highly challenging market.
Cathy’s expertise also extends to the early-stage planning, marketing and sales of new condominiums. Her opinion is often sought by developers to assess the viability of new projects, including pricing and advising on floor plans and apartment amenities. Development projects have included ground-up construction of condominiums at 456 West 19th Street, 47 East 91st Street and 245 West 19th Street. Cathy is currently involved with two exciting new downtown residential condominiums.
An honors graduate of Barnard College and the George Washington University Law School, where she was elected an Editor of the Law Journal, Cathy’s tenacity, integrity, discretion and professionalism set a high standard.
Staying on top of market information is one of Cathy’s top priorities. She is highly knowledgeable of many neighborhoods, including Central Park West, where she lives with her family.
My Approach
"The value of having nearly 13 years as a transactional lawyer can't be underestimated: my skills inform my business on a daily basis. With the typical deal involving millions of dollars, and with critical decisions having to be made quickly, clients trust my judgment—that's the ultimate compliment."
Testimonials
“Your commitment to service, incredible work ethic, high professional standards and last, but certainly not least, excellent advice resulted in the successful (and quick) marketing of our home. In my capacity as head of the Banking Group at Skadden Arps, I have become accustomed to dealing with very dedicated, highly professional and highly motivated attorneys and bankers. You would fit right in here at Skadden. You bring real estate brokerage to a different level and I will recommend you without reservation to my closest friends and best clients.”
Seller of Apt R24A,120 East 87th Street
“As a businessman who has made a career in real estate investments... I have the highest regard and respect for your ethics, integrity and expertise....You achieved an excellent price for us in a challenging market and navigated the cooperative board process like a pro. It is a telling testament to your ability that even the purchaser’s broker complimented your patience and tactful intervention with the board and the attorneys, bringing a transaction to a successful conclusion that, in a less skillful broker’s hands might have failed...”
Seller of 15A, 860 Fifth Avenue
“Since we started working with you, everything happened so smoothly and easily... so welcomed, given the tortured history of the marketing and sale of our apartment. Your advice was consistently smart and insightful and you earned our trust...I never would have imagined what a difference the right broker can make but our experience proved the truth of the Stribling motto that the right broker does indeed make all the difference!”
Seller of 6C, 136 East 64th Street
“We could not have wished for a better advocate in selling our apartment than you. You were fabulous in every way—steadfast, smart, persistent, protective, artful, diplomatic, forceful, careful and thorough. You gave us great advice about how to show our apartment in the best light....We were thoroughly impressed by your many talents and honestly believe that we would not have sold our apartment were it not for you.”
Seller of 2FG, 40 East 88th Street
“With your able assistance and guidance, we achieved the highest price ever in our building...and a record on a dollar per square foot basis for a non-doorman pre-war building in the Gramercy area. I felt confident that we could rely on your instincts and trust your judgment.”
Seller of 7R, 112 East 19th Street
“We never felt that you were pushing us to offer or make a deal but rather that you were motivated by a desire to do right by us rather than to sell us an apartment and move on to the next customer. Clearly you appreciate the long-term importance of building relationships. You earned our trust.” Purchaser of 6th Floor, 1067 Fifth Avenue
Quoted in
Specialities
- Residential Resales & New Developments
- Central Park West & UWS
- Upper East Side
| Address | Size | Asking Price | Type | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
43 West 64th Street
|
5 bedrooms | $8,800,000 | Condo | Upper West Side |
40 Riverside Drive
|
3 bedrooms | $6,495,000 | Co-op | Upper West Side |
| Address | Size | Asking Price | Type | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
115 Central Park West
|
3 bedrooms | $7,750,000 | Co-op | Upper West Side |
196 East 75th Street
|
2 bedrooms | $1,200,000 | Co-op | Upper East Side |
Closings as Listing Agent
| Address | Size | Type | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5 Ninigret
|
8 bedrooms | Upon request | Waterfront | National |
300 Central Park West
|
6 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper West Side | |
148 East 89th Street
|
5 bedrooms | Single Family | Upper East Side | |
134 Manhattan Avenue
|
5 bedrooms | Single Family | Upper West Side | |
115 Central Park West
|
4 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper West Side | |
300 Central Park West
|
4 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper West Side | |
115 Central Park West
|
4 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper West Side | |
115 Central Park West
|
4 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper West Side | |
555 Park Avenue
|
4 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper East Side | |
24 East 21st Street
|
4 bedrooms | Condo | Downtown Manhattan | |
40 East 88th Street
|
4 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper East Side | |
115 Central Park West
|
3 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper West Side | |
25 Central Park West
|
3 bedrooms | Condo | Upper West Side | |
115 Central Park West
|
3 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper West Side | |
456 West 19th Street
|
3 bedrooms | Condo | Downtown Manhattan | |
300 Central Park West
|
3 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper West Side | |
456 West 19th Street PHH
|
3 bedrooms | Condo | Downtown Manhattan | |
145 Central Park West
|
3 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper West Side | |
115 Central Park West
|
3 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper West Side | |
115 Central Park West
|
3 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper West Side | |
101 Central Park West
|
3 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper West Side | |
115 Central Park West
|
3 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper West Side | |
115 Central Park West
|
3 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper West Side | |
115 Central Park West
|
3 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper West Side | |
79 East 2nd Street
|
3 bedrooms | Condo | Downtown Manhattan | |
220 Riverside Boulevard
|
3 bedrooms | Condo | Upper West Side | |
160 West 66th Street
|
3 bedrooms | Condo | Upper West Side | |
1150 Fifth Avenue
|
3 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper East Side | |
180 Riverside Drive
|
3 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper West Side | |
115 Central Park West
|
3 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper West Side | |
15 West 72nd Street
|
3 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper West Side | |
130 East 75th Street
|
3 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper East Side | |
456 West 19th Street
|
3 bedrooms | Condo | Midtown West | |
245 West 19th Street
|
3 bedrooms | Condo | Downtown Manhattan | |
235 East 73rd Street
|
3 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper East Side | |
1150 Fifth Avenue
|
3 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper East Side | |
456 West 19th Street 4/5F
|
3 bedrooms | Condo | Downtown Manhattan | |
81 East 2nd Street
|
3 bedrooms | Condo | Downtown Manhattan | |
36 East 72nd Street
|
3 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper East Side | |
456 West 19th Street
|
3 bedrooms | Condo | Downtown Manhattan | |
196 East 75th Street
|
3 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper East Side | |
112 East 19th Street
|
3 bedrooms | Co-op | Downtown Manhattan | |
116 East 63rd Street
|
3 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper East Side | |
120 East 87th Street
|
3 bedrooms | Condo | Upper East Side | |
115 Central Park West
|
3 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper West Side | |
645 West End Avenue
|
3 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper West Side | |
245 West 19th Street
|
3 bedrooms | Condo | Downtown Manhattan | |
174 East 74th Street
|
3 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper East Side | |
224 West 18th Street
|
3 bedrooms | Condo | Midtown West | |
895 West End Avenue
|
3 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper West Side | |
360 West 36th Street
|
3 bedrooms | Co-op | Midtown West | |
301 East 62nd Street
|
3 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper East Side | |
136 East 64th Street
|
3 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper East Side | |
301 East 62nd Street
|
3 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper East Side | |
301 East 62nd Street
|
3 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper East Side | |
40 Mercer Street
|
3 bedrooms | Rental | Downtown Manhattan | |
|
188 East 78th Street
|
3 bedrooms | Rental | Upper East Side | |
1150 Fifth Avenue
|
3 bedrooms | Rental | Upper East Side | |
188 East 78th Street
|
3 bedrooms | Rental | Upper East Side | |
25 Columbus Circle
|
3 bedrooms | Rental | Upper West Side | |
220 Riverside Boulevard
|
3 bedrooms | Rental | Upper West Side | |
456 West 19th Street PHI
|
2 bedrooms | Condo | Downtown Manhattan | |
456 West 19th Street
|
2 bedrooms | Condo | Downtown Manhattan | |
1060 Fifth Avenue
|
2 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper East Side | |
400 East 59th Street
|
2 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper East Side | |
860 Fifth Avenue
|
2 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper East Side | |
115 Central Park West
|
2 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper West Side | |
15 West 72nd Street
|
2 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper West Side | |
812 Fifth Avenue
|
2 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper East Side | |
456 West 19th Street 6/7A
|
2 bedrooms | Condo | Downtown Manhattan | |
456 West 19th Street 4/5A
|
2 bedrooms | Condo | Downtown Manhattan | |
36 East 72nd Street
|
2 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper East Side | |
245 West 19th Street
|
2 bedrooms | Condo | Downtown Manhattan | |
245 West 19th Street
|
2 bedrooms | Condo | Downtown Manhattan | |
456 West 19th Street 2/3A
|
2 bedrooms | Condo | Downtown Manhattan | |
1281 Madison Avenue
|
2 bedrooms | Condo | Upper East Side | |
136 East 64th Street
|
2 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper East Side | |
245 West 19th Street
|
2 bedrooms | Condo | Downtown Manhattan | |
333 East 53rd Street
|
2 bedrooms | Co-op | Midtown East | |
188 East 70th Street
|
2 bedrooms | Condo | Upper East Side | |
245 West 19th Street
|
2 bedrooms | Condo | Downtown Manhattan | |
15 West 72nd Street
|
2 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper West Side | |
885 West End Avenue
|
2 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper West Side | |
245 West 19th Street
|
2 bedrooms | Condo | Downtown Manhattan | |
870 United Nations Plaza
|
2 bedrooms | Co-op | Midtown East | |
245 West 19th Street
|
2 bedrooms | Condo | Downtown Manhattan | |
245 West 19th Street
|
2 bedrooms | Condo | Downtown Manhattan | |
245 West 19th Street
|
2 bedrooms | Condo | Downtown Manhattan | |
245 West 19th Street
|
2 bedrooms | Condo | Downtown Manhattan | |
245 West 19th Street
|
2 bedrooms | Condo | Downtown Manhattan | |
245 West 19th Street
|
2 bedrooms | Condo | Downtown Manhattan | |
245 West 19th Street
|
2 bedrooms | Condo | Downtown Manhattan | |
35 West 90th Street
|
2 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper West Side | |
245 West 19th Street
|
2 bedrooms | Condo | Downtown Manhattan | |
245 West 19th Street
|
2 bedrooms | Condo | Downtown Manhattan | |
136 East 56th Street
|
2 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper East Side | |
201 East 66th Street
|
2 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper East Side | |
245 West 19th Street
|
2 bedrooms | Condo | Downtown Manhattan | |
425 East 50th Street
|
2 bedrooms | Co-op | Midtown East | |
245 West 19th Street
|
2 bedrooms | Condo | Downtown Manhattan | |
12 West 72nd Street
|
2 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper West Side | |
12 West 72nd Street
|
2 bedrooms | Co-op | Upper West Side | |
25 Columbus Circle
|
2 bedrooms | Rental | Upper West Side | |
66 Ninth Avenue
|
2 bedrooms | Rental | Downtown Manhattan | |
1281 Madison Avenue
|
2 bedrooms | Rental | Upper East Side | |
140 East 63rd Street
|
2 bedrooms | Rental | Upper East Side | |
140 East 63rd Street
|
2 bedrooms | Rental | Upper East Side | |
456 West 19th Street
|
1 bedroom | Condo | Midtown West | |
456 West 19th Street 4/5D
|
1 bedroom | Condo | Downtown Manhattan | |
456 West 19th Street 2/3D
|
1 bedroom | Condo | Downtown Manhattan | |
456 West 19th Street
|
1 bedroom | Condo | Downtown Manhattan | |
456 West 19th Street
|
1 bedroom | Condo | Midtown West | |
456 West 19th Street 6/7B
|
1 bedroom | Condo | Downtown Manhattan | |
456 West 19th Street 6/7C
|
1 bedroom | Condo | Downtown Manhattan | |
456 West 19th Street 4/5E
|
1 bedroom | Condo | Downtown Manhattan | |
456 West 19th Street 4/5B
|
1 bedroom | Condo | Downtown Manhattan | |
456 West 19th Street 4/5C
|
1 bedroom | Condo | Downtown Manhattan | |
245 West 19th Street
|
1 bedroom | Condo | Downtown Manhattan | |
456 West 19th Street 2/3B
|
1 bedroom | Condo | Downtown Manhattan | |
456 West 19th Street 2/3C
|
1 bedroom | Condo | Downtown Manhattan | |
115 Central Park West
|
1 bedroom | Co-op | Upper West Side | |
225 East 57th Street
|
1 bedroom | Co-op | Upper East Side | |
229 East 79th Street
|
1 bedroom | Co-op | Upper East Side | |
155 East 73rd Street
|
1 bedroom | Co-op | Upper East Side | |
167 Perry Street
|
1 bedroom | Co-op | Downtown Manhattan | |
25 West 54th Street
|
1 bedroom | Co-op | Midtown East | |
152 East 78th Street
|
1 bedroom | Rental | Upper East Side | |
51 West 74th Street
|
--- | TH Multi Family | Upper West Side | |
319 West 104th Street
|
--- | Single Family | Upper West Side | |
351 West 120th Street
|
--- | TH Multi Family | Upper West Side | |
245 West 19th Street
|
--- | Condo | Midtown West | |
205 East 78th Street
|
--- | Co-op | Upper East Side |
Closings as Buyer's / Tenant's Agent
| Address | Size | Type | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
47 East 91st Street
|
5 Bedrooms | Condo | Upper East Side |
47 East 91st Street
|
5 Bedrooms | Condo | Upper East Side |
47 East 91st Street
|
5 Bedrooms | Condo | Upper East Side |
47 East 91st Street
|
5 Bedrooms | Condo | Upper East Side |
47 East 91st Street
|
5 Bedrooms | Condo | Upper East Side |
47 East 91st Street
|
5 Bedrooms | Condo | Upper East Side |
134 Manhattan Avenue
|
5 Bedrooms | Townhouse | Upper West Side |
1067 Fifth Avenue
|
4 Bedrooms | Co-op | Upper East Side |
255 West 108th Street
|
4 Bedrooms | Co-op | Upper West Side |
180 Riverside Drive
|
4 Bedrooms | Co-op | Upper West Side |
101 Central Park West
|
4 Bedrooms | Co-op | Upper West Side |
300 Central Park West
|
4 Bedrooms | Co-op | Upper West Side |
319 West 104th Street
|
4 Bedrooms | Townhouse | Upper East Side |
47 East 91st Street
|
3 Bedrooms | Condo | Upper East Side |
47 East 91st Street
|
3 Bedrooms | Condo | Upper East Side |
160 West 66th Street
|
3 Bedrooms | Condo | Upper West Side |
101 Central Park West
|
3 Bedrooms | Co-op | Upper West Side |
101 Central Park West
|
3 Bedrooms | Co-op | Upper West Side |
115 Central Park West
|
3 Bedrooms | Co-op | Upper West Side |
115 Central Park West
|
3 Bedrooms | Co-op | Upper West Side |
146 West 57th Street
|
3 Bedrooms | Condo | Midtown West |
150 East 69th Street
|
3 Bedrooms | Co-op | Upper East Side |
231 Tenth Avenue
|
3 Bedrooms | Condo | Downtown Manhattan |
28 East 10th Street
|
3 Bedrooms | Condo | Downtown Manhattan |
116 East 63rd Street
|
3 Bedrooms | Co-op | Upper East Side |
42 West 13th Street
|
3 Bedrooms | Co-op | Downtown Manhattan |
10 East End Avenue
|
3 Bedrooms | Co-op | Upper East Side |
530 East 86th Street
|
3 Bedrooms | Co-op | Upper East Side |
196 East 75th Street
|
3 Bedrooms | Co-op | Upper East Side |
161 West 61st Street
|
2 Bedrooms | Condo | Upper West Side |
322 West 72nd Street
|
2 Bedrooms | Co-op | Upper West Side |
12 West 72nd Street
|
2 Bedrooms | Co-op | Upper West Side |
15 Central Park West
|
2 Bedrooms | Condo | Upper West Side |
243 West 60th Street
|
2 Bedrooms | Condo | Upper West Side |
105 West 72nd Street
|
2 Bedrooms | Condo | Upper West Side |
75 Central Park West
|
2 Bedrooms | Co-op | Upper West Side |
2 Columbus Avenue
|
2 Bedrooms | Condo | Midtown West |
141 Fifth Avenue
|
2 Bedrooms | Condo | Downtown Manhattan |
127 Madison Avenue
|
2 Bedrooms | Condo | Downtown Manhattan |
66 Ninth Avenue
|
2 Bedrooms | Condo | Downtown Manhattan |
140 East 63rd Street
|
2 Bedrooms | Rental | Upper East Side |
605 Park Avenue
|
2 Bedrooms | Co-op | Upper East Side |
929 Park Avenue
|
2 Bedrooms | Co-op | Upper East Side |
201 East 62nd Street
|
2 Bedrooms | Co-op | Upper East Side |
115 East 90th Street
|
2 Bedrooms | Co-op | Upper East Side |
115 Central Park West
|
2 Bedrooms | Co-op | Upper West Side |
101 West 24th Street
|
2 Bedrooms | Condo | Downtown Manhattan |
425 East 50th Street
|
2 Bedrooms | Co-op | Midtown East |
140 East 63rd Street
|
2 Bedrooms | Condo | Upper East Side |
140 East 63rd Street
|
2 Bedrooms | Condo | Upper East Side |
165 West 66th Street
|
1 Bedroom | Co-op | Upper West Side |
225 East 57th Street
|
1 Bedroom | Co-op | Midtown East |
179 East 79th Street
|
1 Bedroom | Co-op | Upper East Side |
27 West 72nd Street
|
--- | Condo | Upper West Side |