Claudine O’Rourke | Manhattan Co-op Specialist and Compass Real Estate Broker

Claudine O’Rourke is a Manhattan real estate broker with more than 20 years of experience, specializing in co-op purchases and sales. She leads The Claudine O’Rourke Team at Compass, ranked #21 in all of Manhattan, and writes the real estate blog Co-ops on the Rocks (coopsontherocks.com).

From Broadway performer to Broadway broker
Claudine grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and moved to Manhattan after being accepted to NYU. More than 20 years ago, she left a career performing on Broadway to sell apartments on Broadway. She is a lifelong New Yorker by choice, married to a firefighter, and raising three sons in the city.

Experience

• Over 20 years as a New York City real estate broker
• Early-career focus on guiding buyers through the NYC co-op board process
• Five years as head of sales, managing an entire real estate firm
• Now leads her own team at Compass, serving Manhattan buyers and sellers

How Claudine helps clients
Claudine teaches clients to read real Manhattan market data so they can make confident, informed decisions. She combines expert negotiation, a tech-savvy approach, and creative marketing to deliver fast, value-based results. Her goal is for every client to make the best decision for themselves.

Why Manhattan buyers and sellers work with Claudine
For anyone looking for a Manhattan co-op broker, Claudine brings two decades of hands-on experience with co-op transactions, from board packages to negotiation, and a reputation as the “co-op whisperer.” Through her blog, Co-ops on the Rocks, she publishes FAQs and “what to expect” guides that explain the co-op process in plain language. She also offers free consultations to anyone who reaches out, whether or not they are ready to buy or sell.

As Claudine says, “When you love what you do, it never feels like work.”