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Daniel Gale Sotheby’s Names Companywide Production Leader for 2022
Forest Hills resident Gigi Malek was named first among 950 real estate advisors

Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty (DGSIR), one of the nation’s leading realtors and the top ranked luxury real estate organization serving Long Island, Brooklyn, and Queens recently announced its top production leaders for 2022. Chief Executive Officer Deirdre O’Connell revealed the Top Producers at Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty’s “Embrace and Empower” themed companywide meeting at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury, addressing an audience of more than 500 real estate advisors, management and staff.
Gigi Malek was named the top production leader companywide for 2022. Malek, who works out of the company’s Astoria office, joined the Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty team in 2020 as a successful listing and selling agent and quickly rose to the top. In addition to her top production leader achievement, in just two years, she earned admission to the company’s prestigious Gold Circle of Excellence, an honor reserved for the top selling real estate advisors. Additionally, in 2021, Malek was named one of America’s Best Real Estate Professionals by Real Trends. Malek has cultivated a strong base of loyal customers from local residents to international investors and is fluent in Arabic, English, and French.
A Forest Hills resident of more than 45 years, Malek has extensive knowledge of the Queens real estate market. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in International Marketing from St. John's University, and invests in and restores homes in her historic community. Chief Executive Officer Deirdre O’Connell praised Malek for her outstanding accomplishments.
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“Gigi epitomizes our fundamental values of professionalism, ethics, expertise and luxury service at every price point. Her dominance in Forest Hills and its surrounding communities contributes to the success of all of our real estate advisors, and to the company as a whole,” said O’Connell. “She is a role model, mentor and an inspiration.”
About Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty
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Consistently achieving among the highest average sales prices nationwide, Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty is a $4.07 billion-dollar organization based on Long Island, N.Y. with over 950 real estate advisors serving New York City’s metropolitan area with 28 sales offices in Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties, the North Fork of Long Island, and The Hamptons. Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty is committed to marketing and showing homes in a way that gives prospective buyers and sellers the flexibility and convenience of online 3-D and regular video tours of many listed properties, floor plans, and photography, as well as virtual smart phone tours by request. Our other services include a full Relocation/Referrals Division, a Rental Division, DGNY Commercial, and Ambassador Abstract Title company. The Sotheby’s International Realty® affiliate for Long Island and Queens since 1976, Daniel Gale Sotheby’s has gained national and international recognition, including top honors for sales, marketing and technology worldwide. For more information, visit danielgale.com.