Leanne Stella entered her career in real estate via art and design. Having come from an extensive career producing arts and cultural events across New York City, she is uniquely qualified to support clients in the process of buying or selling a home with a keen eye for beauty and design. In the 90’s and early 2000’s Leanne managed some of the largest art and antiques fairs on the East Coast as President of Stella Show Management Company. A common thread throughout her career producing large public events is the innate ability to bring distinct groups together for a common goal, an asset Leanne brings to negotiations and closings for her clients.

Having lived in a number of New York City neighborhoods including Greenwich Village and the Upper West Side, Leanne now calls Harlem home.  Through her organization, Art In FLUX, Leanne initiated many public arts exhibitions and programs increasing access to the arts uptown by reclaiming underutilized spaces for art.  She is guided by the philosophy that by merging artistic, commercial, and community interests, a community in flux can increase ac­cessibility to the arts and maintain artists as stakeholders.

Leanne’s passion for art and architecture led her, quite naturally, to a career in real estate, an industry that first piqued her interest at age 19, when she bought, renovated, and flipped a series of restaurants and mixed use buildings. In the decades since, she bought and sold a number of properties throughout Manhattan, expanding her already-impressive network of architects, designers, and real estate developers.