About

The Takk Team is The Founding Broker for Compass (then Urban Compass). The Team consists of Takk Yamaguichi, Danielle Stout and support from Jennifer Baker.

2022 Summary

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2018 Half Year Summary

2018 Summary

About Takk

Takk was born in Tokyo and moved to the Washington, DC area as a child. Takk is a member and guest speaker of The Real Estate Board of New York and has been the recipient of several industry awards in recent years, including Top Rental Agent of the Year in 2009 and 2010, Rookie of the Year Award in 2009, and Top Rental Lister of the Year of 2010. Takk is also an accomplished musician who currently performs with the New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra in New York City.
**Takk was recruited to develop Compass's brokerage division in 2014.**

About Danielle

Danielle joined Compass in May 2015 as the operations assistant to The Takk Team, providing full comprehensive support to the team as well as managing all exclusive listings. In addition to supporting clients throughout the process, Danielle is responsible for all the behind-the-scenes duties that support successful deals, including marketing, administration, and showings. She is extremely organized, detail and task-oriented, and always willing to go above and beyond to facilitate and streamline transactions. Her helpful and caring personality accent every transaction and provide the client with the assurance that they are in good hands.

About Jennifer

Jennifer Baker is the co-founder of The Takk Team. Throughout her career, she has covered everything from sponsor sales and rentals to buyer and renter-side transactions. In addition, she has extensive experience in representing landlords. Although she was born and raised in New York, she constantly strives to learn new things about her city. Jennifer's professional yet easygoing personality makes her a pleasure to work with. She enjoys a good laugh and takes pride in ensuring her clients are happy. She has a special affinity for Morningside Heights, where she earned her B.A. in History from Columbia University.

Experience

Honored to have worked with our clients in 2022!

A brief look at the Takk Team NYC!

* 45 Sales Signed & Closed including national referral business to Colorado, Washington State, Westchester, the DMV area, &California

* 95 Lease Signings for our client's real estate assets in Manhattan & Brooklyn representing over $3.1M worth of annual rent roll

* 60 Lease Renewals Processed through the respective boards for our clients representing over $2M in the annual rent roll

* 194 Total Transactions in 2022

Awards

Takk has been nominated for Forbes Real Estate's "Top 30 Under 30."

Reviews

He was not only a pleasure to work with, but also a truly honest partner in the process!

“Takk is a consummate professional who knows how negotiate and get real estate deals done. Whether you are a first time buyer or a savvy real estate investor, Takk and his team will help you navigate through the complexities of your transaction and find the right property. I have worked with Takk and his team both professionally and personally and I strongly encourage buyers and sellers to avail themselves to his services and responsiveness. Takk Yamaguchi is HIGHLY recommended.”

— Andrew Jorges

Takk is personable, friendly, responsive and extremely knowledgeable in his industry!

“As someone who've interacted with Takk over several years, we can't recommend him highly enough. We cannot thank Takk enough, for his patience, his professionalism, his knowledge, and for his amazing attitude :-) Can't go wrong with Takk.”

— Eliana Chinn

I couldn't have gotten the result without the help!

“Just wanted to say thanks again to both of you for all the help the last couple of months. V. tough rental environment which I've had tough time dealing with; all this to say, I couldn't have gotten the result without the help. Look forward to more transactions guys.”

— Orinola Gbadebo-Smith.

Combine all of this and you have a true asset and winner!

“Takk is a young real estate broker who has learned that personal attention to detail and listening to the client are the roads to success. Takk has demonstrated deal after deal his desire for superior client satisfaction. His understanding of each transaction and at times, the complexities involved, indicate and are developed from an excellent education at Lehigh University. Combine all of this and you have a true asset and winner.”

— Stuart L. Weiss