Parisa Afkhami

About

Parisa M. Afkhami is a Manhattan-based real estate professional and strategist with over 30 years of experience in helping clients create more balanced, productive and fulfilling lives. Her expertise spans across neighborhoods, industries, cultures and countries. Solutions-oriented, well-networked and deeply empathetic, she is regarded as a resident expert of the Upper East Side, a natural problem solver and a skilled negotiator when it comes to complex property transitions on the international stage. She offers her clients a complete package of real estate services and advising that lasts long after a transaction is complete. Parisa honed her analytical-yet-personalized approach to client service over the three decades she spent as a successful management consultant, executive coach and career strategist to Fortune 500 companies. She discovered she had a natural affinity for the art of creating a home after helping several friends navigate significant life transitions. By helping them to conceptualize their new living spaces and create new opportunities for themselves, Parisa came to understand real estate as an emotional and life-defining experience. This is why she nurtures every client relationship with detail, care and understanding. In addition to maintaining longstanding client connections, she is passionate about empowering women and the next generation of female leaders. Parisa has a Master's Degree from Columbia University. She resides on the Upper East Side and Westchester with her family and is active at the Dalton School. In her free time, Parisa can be found exploring the city, musing artwork at galleries and discovering new neighborhoods. On weekends, she enjoys spending time outdoors playing tennis and gardening in Upstate New York. Also a travel enthusiast, she lived abroad for many years, visiting 38 countries and establishing strong connections with international clientele. She speaks English, Farsi and French.