True global international relationships and consistent referral business are what set Jennifer Leong and Nicole Di Leo apart. Jennifer and Nicole personally led the entire expansion of ONE Sotheby’s Development Division venture into the international market of the Caribbean territory. Jennifer and Nicole have become the necessary force among the top players in branded new construction development, consulting their vast development sales and marketing experience in new dev within South Florida and The Caribbean. Jennifer was sought out by ONE Sotheby's Executive Vice President & Chief Economist from her Jameson Sotheby's Chicago-rooted career to support the JV with their International Development Division with top associate Nicole Di Leo, as the trailblazers (The OG's) that were partnered exclusively with the top ranking Bahamas, Damianos Sotheby’s to take on selling the five-star brand of the luxury Rosewood Baha Mar residences and SLS in Nassau, Bahamas. They support the sales efforts with these five-star development names in the Caribbean after an impressive sell-out of 10, US developments of 115+ to 1000+ unit developments.
Their global experience in commerce lays the foundation for their International team spearheading sales by selling a very opulent, oceanfront lifestyle with the Rosewood brand where buyer clients seek out the Rosewood lifestyle. With record sales with some of the most well-respected and significant architects, estates, and developers worldwide, Jennifer has been awarded as a top producer leading in luxury re-sales of waterfront homes in South Florida. Jennifer accounts for close to $3 billion in luxury new development sales from Chicago, NY, and South Florida. In 2022, she and her team-The Opulent Group aka The OG's, dominated the resale market with their fresh, untouched marketing and sales approach. In turn, Jennifer has joined forces with Pier 66 in Fort Lauderdale which is the most iconic building in Fort Lauderdale history that is gauged to be over a billion dollar sell out and will deliver its super-yacht marina homes in Q1 of 2024. In the next few years, The OG's will support further growth in their local South Florida communities by adding to the beautiful skyline of Fort Lauderdale by bringing some of the biggest names in hospitality high-rise developments from Miami, Fort Lauderdale all the way through Palm Beach.
Prior to becoming a real estate broker, Jennifer was Director of Business Development for E-Loan.com in Silicon Valley, Ca. She has worked with major B2B tech companies throughout California and NYC. Her work with E-Loan has allowed her to have a vast knowledge of the entire real estate financial process, allowing her to master success in both management and financial strategies that in turn, abetted E-Loan.com to go public on the Nasdaq during the gold rush of Silicon Valley’s dot-com phenomenon.
Jennifer has worked with world-renowned architects such as Santiago Calatrava, Zaha Hadid, Brininstoll + Lynch, Kohn Pedersen Fox, Hartshorne Plunkard, Loewenberg and Assoc., Squire and Partners and Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG). She traveled the globe selling pre-construction projects where her targeted pre-sales efforts produced an unprecedented $385,000,000 million dollars in volume for the projected tallest residential building in the world with a sell-out of $4+ billion dollars, 1,194 luxury condominiums, which was also gauged as the highest price per square foot in the world. With these transactions, she created a global sales and marketing program for US-based developers that opened more international doors into Caribbean developments. She established global lead generation networks through coordinated property sales events in the US, Hong Kong, Dubai, United Kingdom, and Canada, which has led her to be recruited by One Sotheby’s Development Division team for the most straightforward access to international buyers. Jennifer has worked to create the most favorable and respected relationships with fellow brokers through her worldwide connections being recognized, trusted, and put into a contract with her colleagues.
Jennifer and Nicole’s cumulative expertise with Fortune 500 business leaders, board of directors, celebrities, professional athletes, super yacht owners, hosting events with top fishing aficionados and an extensive rolodex of international buyers, their stellar ONE Sotheby's marketing techniques, calculated negotiating skills, and utmost confidentiality have allowed The OG's to set record sales for their seller clients and find the best deal for buyer clients. The OG’s, have further aligned themselves with media partners like the award-winning publications, Haute Living, Robb Report, Modern Luxury, Crain’s Business, and Fort Lauderdale Magazine as the only premier local arts and culture magazine in Fort Lauderdale to brand and market their developments and listings. At the helm of her award-winning team, their name has consistently appeared in features in the media that include CS Modern Luxury Magazine, SunSentinal, Mansion Global, Haven, and Think Magazine and they graced the cover of Broward County Real Producers Magazine as the only, truly international sales team with partners globally, thanks to the Sotheby’s International brand and joint venture partnerships. Jennifer Leong and Nicole Di Leo are the selected Realtors chosen by Haute Living and Haute Residence National Magazine for Miami, New York, and LA, as the leading expert to represent the entire Fort Lauderdale proper, territory.
The OG’s are committed to giving back to their community and staying involved in both local and national networks supporting ChildNet, PAWS, Broward County Animal Care and Adoption and the local Homeless Coalition to help fight the homeless situation, in Fort Lauderdale. They have raised thousands through many local donors and businesses for abused and foster children, year after year with ChildNet. Jennifer and the entire Opulent Group have been involved with the non-profit organization, Child Net. The OG’s raised over $40,000 dollars in donations since 2021 and host an annual team toy drive with ONE Sotheby’s support. The Opulent Group volunteers year-round with this wonderful organization in protecting abused, abandoned, and neglected children in Broward and Palm Beach Counties that they serve.
