About
Fourth generation. One coast. One market focus.
Gerrit Elliman's approach is quieter than most: fewer clients, deeper relationships, and a standard of service that continues long after closing. For a handful of clients, that extends to discreet oversight of their properties when they're away.
The background
Fourth-generation real estate, and a direct descendant of Douglas Elliman, but the track record is his own. Gerrit Elliman advises buyers and sellers across the Palm Beach estate section and West Palm Beach's historic districts through Sotheby's International Realty, with a practice built on fewer clients, deeper relationships, and service that outlasts the closing.
The markets
Gerrit works exclusively in Palm Beach and West Palm Beach — specifically the estate section of Palm Beach Island, and the historic districts of El Cid and Southland Park in West Palm Beach. These aren't markets he stumbled into. They're markets he chose because they reward the kind of knowledge that takes years to accumulate: which blocks are changing, which houses have been quietly improving, what a property is genuinely worth to the right buyer.
The practice
He is affiliated with Sotheby's International Realty, which provides the global reach and marketing infrastructure that luxury transactions require. His own practice is deliberately small — he works with a limited number of clients at a time, which means every engagement gets his full attention. He holds a real estate license in Florida.
The life
Gerrit divides his time between Palm Beach, New York City, Delaware and coastal Maine — Four places that have shaped how he thinks about property, privacy, and what it means to live well. That perspective informs every conversation he has with clients.
"I'm not trying to be the biggest. I'm trying to be the most useful to the people I work with — and the most honest about what I know and what I don't."