After the huge storm and flood in the first week of the year, I unexpectedly found myself without a car or a safe and stable place to live. I had not been planning on moving, and I was super overwhelmed as I started to look through Craigslist. Luckily, the second apartment I saw was shown to me by Orit from Harvard Realty, and I quickly knew it was a great apartment in a perfect neighborhood for me. In less than four days, I went from anxiously apartment hunting to signing a lease. Orit was shocked and very understanding when I explained my situation, and worked with me to get everything settled ASAP.

  I cannot praise Orit Aviv highly enough--she was exactly the type of broker I didn't know I needed to secure the housing I wanted. I'd contacted Orit regarding a listing that had already been rented, but she was incredible in helping me find other options. She was transparent and honest about the apartments we saw, incredibly easy to communicate with, and proactively sent me listings that fit what I was looking for that weren't available online. I can't say enough good things about Orit: she knows what she's doing and she's good at it. Because of her I found exactly what I was looking for: she helped me navigate an ever-changing, fast-moving housing market swiftly and successfully. A process that would have been stressful and headache-inducing was made easy and painless thanks to Orit. Best broker I've ever had, hands down.

  This company gives out your personal information to third parties. They gave RCN all of our names, email addresses and personal phone numbers without our consent.

  I would totally recommend Dan Patzelt, or as my roommates and I call him, realtor Dan.  He was extremely helpful in our apartment hunt process and definitely gave us the insider tips to truly find what we all wanted.  The best part was that he was very accommodating, being able to meet with us and answer our questions quickly and efficiently.

I do not know about havard ave realty as a whole, but I can tell you choosing realtor Dan will not be a mistake.

  Some of these reviews make me really angry. I grew up with parents as realtors, and I've met some pretty bad ones in my day... so I know the sour taste they can leave behind in your mouth. As a freshman at BU I first looked up Inbound Realty and was SO turned off by their awful and pushy service that I didn't move off campus. As a sophomore looking for housing for my Junior Year, I stumbled upon Harvard Ave Realty and came across a Realtor named Dan Patzelt.
Honestly my situation was horrific.  I had two weeks to find an apartment, and I was overseas without ANY internet connection for most of my transaction. Dan worked above and beyond to get me an apartment.
On top of that, when I landed in America the entire office helped me unload my 4 suitcases off the curb, into the office, and helped me move into my apartment THAT DAY (again I gave them 2 weeks notice.) Almost every agent in the office was so helpful that day. They helped me get a parking spot, worked with me even though I was probably the most difficult client they had. On top of that, I was getting a studio. That means they were making very little money on me.

I have to think that some of these reviews are coming from disgruntled customers who didn't necessarily "get there way" which if you live in Boston for more than a year, you can understand not every apartment is going to be perfect for the price you're asking. Honestly, I'm not sure why some agents are getting bad reviews, but I can say I've dealt with four real estate agencies in the Allston/Brookline area and this is the ONLY one i'd recommend to a friend (and I have several times), and I'd recommend any Realtor there.