“It’s really not often that you get to see everyone in the same place,” Jason Oppenheim of The Oppenheim Group said Wednesday. “It’s pretty much just The Hollywood Reporter Power Broker Awards that I get to see everyone in one room. That’s really cool. That makes this special.”
Oppenheim was joined by colleague and Selling Sunset co-star Mary Bonnet to present THR‘s fourth annual Power Broker Awards. Neither was apprehensive. Instead, they were thrilled to be able to present awards of merit to friends and associates. “I would say I’m way more nervous at some other award shows,” Oppenheim said. “But I feel comfortable in front of these people. We do deals with them. I see them every day.”
Eclectic brokers, dressed in everything from evening gowns to well-worn jeans, mingled outdoors at the serene and elegant Swan Lake and the Hotel Bel- Air, where the awards ceremony was held. As with the previous ceremonies, the event was presented by luxury real estate PR firm The Society Group. Event partners included Fleetwood Windows & Doors and interior design and home styling company Vesta Home.
Alexander Ali, Kimberly Koza, Alexis Lopez and Gary Gumbleton
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The honors were held in conjunction with THR’s 2024 list of Hollywood’s Top 35 Real Estate Agents, which celebrates the top sellers in the greater Los Angeles area based on MLS-listed sales to Hollywood clients, overall deal volume and media visibility.
Guests included honorees like James Harris and David Parnes, Josh and Matt Altman, Tracy Tutor, Cindy Ambuehl, Alexia Umansky, Tomer and Isodora Fridman, Carl Gambino, Michael Nourmand and Rochelle Atlas Maize. The heady grouping of industry luminaires dazzled Chase Koplow, nominated for Condo Sale of the Year.
“It’s very exciting. It’s my first time being here, and I hope for many more,” he said. But even this young newcomer knew that despite the bucolic setting, the soft melodies of the violin players notes, and the polite chit-chat, electricity and ambition permeated the flower-scented air. “There’s a lot of hunters here tonight,” he said smiling. “A lot of wolves.”
Kurt Rappaport, Josh Altman, Brett Baer, Iris Loeffler and Jacob Greene
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For list main-stay Juliette Hohnen of Douglas Elliman, a gathering of so many other heavy-hitters brought out feelings akin to a family reunion of overachievers. “I really do love them, and sometimes I really hate them,” she joked. “It mostly has to do with how much I have had to drink. If I have a glass of champagne or a shot of tequila, they’re adorable.”
Speaking of champagne, the event kicked off with Bonnet and Oppenheim pouring a Coup Champagne tower, as swans glided across the lake….
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