Two long-established real estate brokerages serving Connecticut and New York have merged, creating a combined company with nine offices and nearly 200 agents across the two states.
West Hartford-based ERA Hart Sargis-Breen Real Estate and White Plains, New York-based ERA Insite Realty Services announced Tuesday they have merged operations, linking their service areas from central Connecticut to New York’s Hudson Valley and the Bronx.
ERA Hart Sargis-Breen, founded in 1979, is headquartered in West Hartford and also has offices in Berlin and Newington. The firm is led by Robert Levine, who took over ownership in 2020 from Joanne Breen. It was originally founded by the late Sam Sargis, an early franchisee of the ERA brand.
ERA Insite Realty Services was established in 1985 by Louis and Debra Budetti and operates six offices serving Bronx, Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess counties in New York, as well as Fairfield and New Haven counties in Connecticut.
“Our companies have operated in close proximity for more than 40 years,” Levine said in a statement, adding that the merger will allow the firms to expand in markets anchored by major universities in Connecticut and corporate centers in Westchester County.
The combined company now has five offices in New York and four in Connecticut. Levine said initial growth efforts will focus on strengthening coverage along the Interstate 84 corridor between Bethel and West Hartford. The company is also exploring future expansion into Massachusetts, Rhode Island and northwestern New York.
Both brokerages operate as independently owned franchise affiliates of ERA Real Estate, a global residential real estate network with more than 43,000 affiliated agents and about 2,200 offices worldwide.
