Century 21 Alexiou Realty

This review is for Peter M. — although we ultimately didn’t find our current apartment through Peter, he was incredibly helpful during our search. He showed us several great apartments and was friendly, communicative, and invested in helping us find the best apartment for our needs. A pleasure to work with!

After working with Kostas and Peter M. on finding our AMAZING apartment in Astoria, we began recommending this agency to all of our friends looking to move.
We first met with Kostas (on time and very prepared!) and he answered every single annoying question we had on our checklist and made us really feel comfortable in our process. Even with his busy schedule we never felt rushed and he allowed us to measure everything and gave us great advice on the space! Once we knew this was «the one» he advised us to take some time and look around the neighborhood which was a great time to debrief for us, and also sold us even more!
Once we met back at the very welcoming office, we then met Peter M. who took care of us the rest of the way! He even used his personable skills and networking of the management company to find us a more updated apartment in the same building, still under our budget. We couldn’t be any happier with him, not only as a broker but truly he became our friend and trusted support system during the whole transition stage. He guided us through the lease process and never put any pressure on us in any way, just simply giving as much information as he could for us to do with whatever we wanted!
I can’t speak to other agents in the branch, however I do know that when we need to look next year for another place– we will be calling our friends here to help us find the BEST place for us!
Thank you Peter and Kostas!!!

All though circumstances didn’t allow us to actually do a deal with Alexiou Realty I felt compelled to review Michael Botsios. He was so kind and helpful, truly refreshing in the shark tank know as NY real estate. He was honest and didn’t try to push me out of our price range. So I highly recommend him if you are navigating the rental market in Astoria!

My room mate and I were recommended to Peter Mouzakitis through a friend. His website is up to date and clear, and he is easily reachable through email or text. Although we ended up not renting an apartment through him, the entire time we were with him he was prompt, kind, and helpful. We are very grateful for his help and highly recommend him to anyone looking for a place in Astoria.

Disclaimer: I cannot comment on any of the other agents in this company. I can only comment on the gentleman who I worked with.
I worked with Michael Botsios — a born and raised Queens guy himself. We texted the day before to confirm.
Michael was FANTASTIC. I could not recommend him enough. Michael showed me multiple apartments in various buildings. The apartments he showed me were all very nice; the location and size of the apartments were great — especially for the prices! During the viewings, Michael did not at all try to push me or «sell» me. He showed me the places, answered my questions and listened to my feedback — no hard sell, no urgency to make a decision. He even negotiated the rent down for me with the landlord… which speaks volumes, in my mind (since lower rent = lower commission for him).
Michael was very straightforward and «tell it like it is,» which I find rare with real estate agents. Also, being from Queens, he recommended a bunch of places around the area to eat and drink (which, as a foodie, I will always take). I get the sense that Michael’s integrity — especially his professional integrity — means a lot to him and that makes him very trustworthy. He is a pleasure to work with.
Thanks, Michael!!! I look forward to posting again in a year to give an update on my place (and thanking you again).

They should be ashamed of themselves. everything about this place is just wrong. I just can not believe what George Damiris the agent, did to my friend.
He didnt get her broker fee back after she HAD to move out after 7days because the place he introduced was infested with roaches. its not like she wanted to move out. I mean i understand their job might be just finding a place. but she moved out just after 7 days. without a new place. and she decided not to work with the George guy because she was so stressed out with the whole process working with him and during the whole time he was keep telling her how shes going to find a place that accepts a dog? I wouldn’t want to work with him either (beside I heard that he was not giving her deposit of 500 dollars back first before she got sick and tired of him and had to sign the lease to the horrible place !)
He was all yelling at her to take him to the court because he said his only responsible to get people signed. and when she asked him to write what he just said so she can ask the lawyer he denied.
I think this place is very not professional and he is not doing his job
i dont think anyone would like to be in this kind of situation where
the broker just does not care about his client and all he care about is fee
They should know better that nowadays that every customer counts and what they do to these people can hurt them. LIKE THESE REVIEWS
People will recommend good brokers THEY WILL ALSO WARN AND TELL THEM TO STAY AWAY FROM PLACES LIKE THIS
I think Unilocal is great to warn other people about places like this. I will warn all my co workers and other friends who are looking for a place in QUEESN to stay away from this place and share the story. of course this century 21 Alexiou will never have My business ! for i do not want to work with such a broker who are very unprofessional and has no responsibility and just wants their fee.

Used them a few years ago with good results. Although there was a lot of trouble with my landlord. Now, trying to find a new apt, thought I trusted them, but I’ve contacted them through their website three different times and no contact. Poor customer service, especially since I’ve used them before with such good results!

great people. i like how peter and kostas work! thank you for our new apartment!

george is a scam artist. he kept showing me different apts than the ones we talked about then refused to give my deposit back when i had found a better place and i hadnt signed a lease. i wish i had looked at these reviews first.

George is a sleezeball, extremely unprofessional, and all he wants is just his fee. Showed us roach infested apartments, and tried to push me to take it even though i pointed out clearly there was a roach problem. He’s a bully, and could careless about helping people find their apartment.

only had 2 apts for showing. None of them not even close to good. The agent, George, pushed me to get one of the apt. Do not waste your time to stop their office.

In June, my wife and I were helping our son find an apartment in New York. We also knew that he would need a guarantor. Since we live in Texas and the New York rental market is completely foreign to us, I read about it online and read a lot of horror stories about realtors. I read some good reviews about Peter Klappas and called him. He answered my questions over the phone and we made arrangements to meet him. We emailed Peter with our son’s wishlist and budget.
We met Peter at his office and he was there and ready to show us what he had. Peter had about 6 different apartments to show us that were within my son’s budget. As we walked/​drove to the different apartments, Peter talked about the neighborhoods and particular buildings. Peter clearly knows the area and was honest with what was available in our son’s price range. Peter clearly made an effort to show us apartments that fit or came close to our son’s wishlist. After the first showing, a small studio, Peter asked us what we thought of the space. We told him it was too small. I believe Peter was trying to get a better idea of what our son wanted and all the apartments he showed us after that were larger.
Our son ultimately found a sublease situation in Manhattan and took that. Peter Klappas was very professional and helpful and we would not hesitate to contact him again in the future and use him.

I had the absolute WORST experience I could have imagined with this broker (Georgios).
I found him to be unprofessional, unethical, and extremely rude.
We were referred to Georgios by another broker because he had a listing that fit our needs and would not co-​broke it. We told him from the very beginning that we have a dog, even showing him pictures. He assured us that as long as the dog wasn’t one that barks, that the landlord and landlady would probably not have a problem with it.
We loved the apartment and neighborhood and decided to move forward with the application. At this point we turned over a $ 400 deposit to hold the apartment pending clearance of our application. Georgios said he would speak to the landlords. The next morning Georgios called us and confirmed that we were approved! We were told to go back that evening and turn over a cashiers check for the security deposit and first months rent in the landladys name. We were thrilled! The landlord was going to take the check and details to his wife and come back the following week with a lease for us to sign.
Fast forward FIVE days. Georgios calls us, we thought it would be to confirm the date/​time for signing the lease but it was in fact to tell us that the apartment was falling through. The landlady didn’t know we had a dog and did not want pets in the apartment. This was news to us! Georgios CLEALY did not do his job as a broker by letting the landlady know about our dog at the beginning. We had now wasted almost a week thinking that we had a new home in place.
FURTHER, it took Georgios two MORE days to get us our cashiers check. In total our money was tied up in that check for a full week. When I tried to tell Georgios how unacceptable that was he screamed at me over the phone, told me to stop pushing my luck, that we’d get the check back in 2 days, and hung up on me.
I spoke to the landlord directly after that and they were shocked that Georgios had ever told us that we were approved for the apartment as they never wanted dogs there to begin with. Lastly, Georgios refused to refund the $ 30/​person ($ 60 total) credit check fee stating that we had signed off on it being non refundable. That much is true but we never ever ever should have been allowed to apply considering the landlord doesn’t accept dogs.
Completely unprofessional and rude. Looking for a home is stressful enough in New York with out adding shady characters like this to the mix.

Kostas was so friendly and helpful! Finding an apartment in Astoria with a dog is no easy task, but Kostas showed us a great apartment! When we followed up with him about the apartment a couple of days later he responded quickly that he was out of town and gave us his brother, Peter’s and business partners number and called to Peter as well to make sure he took care of us. We ended up taking an apartment in the city from another broker, but I highly recommend Kostas and Peter. We had bad experiences with many other brokers who were not kind or helpful, but these guys were.

I was looking for a 2 bedroom pad in Astoria and had the pleasure of working with Peter. He was honest and worked his butt off for us. If you’re looking for a spot in the Astoria area then Peter is your man. Will not disappoint.

I have to say Peter Mouzakitis was great. He was very thorough and responsive. My application was declined but Peter had other options and followed up. Ultimately I found my apt with another broker, but would definitely recommend Peter to anyone.

Peter Klappas is the best! So friendly, professional and helpful! He lived in the area for years and clearly knows it well. Got a great apartment with him.

My roommate and I met Peter during our apartment hunt in Astoria.
We met him in his office and he was very professional, helpful but realistic. He showed us this mediocre duplex and after talking to him further about our price-​range, he flat out told us that the most affordable three bedroom we had wasn’t within our price-​range and that it’s difficult to find one at the amount we wanted to spend.
I politely challenged him saying that we had found an awesome apartment earlier that day but still wanted to take a look at the one he had to offer us.
Then, Peter, a BROKER who works on commission did something unheard of: he said that if we had found a place within our price range to go for it, regardless of the fact that it wasn’t with the company he worked for and that he wouldn’t get any money from it.
It was a very admirable and respectable thing to tell us.
So even though we didn’t actually get an apartment from Peter and Century 21, his selfless honesty was very much appreciated and the bit of time that we did spend with him was pleasant.
I would recommend him to people looking in the Astoria area.

Peter Mouzakitis was really good to me and my fiancée. He was helpful and gracious and kind. Thanks, Peter!

Peter Klappas at Century 21 in Astoria was a life saver. Having found him right after I was ripped off in a rental scam, I was thankful to meet a broker like him with 20 years experience because he made the application process as smooth as possible. He was friendly, straightforward, knowledgable and cut me a deal so I could take a great apartment. The whole process from looking at the apartment to being approved by the management company took only 2 hours and he called promptly to give me the good news. Super fast! I am signing a lease with him tomorrow and would highly recommend Peter to anyone who wants to work with an honest broker. Thanks Peter!