Joyce Marilyn Goldstein

It was my first time buying a co-op in NYC, and Joyce was recommended to me, by my buying agent. They sent me a list with 4 recommendations, I quoted the four of them, and I decided to go with Joyce for the reason that she seemed to be the one with the best personal touch. When you're doing this type... of transaction, you want to talk to people who will talk back to you as if it's a human-to-human interaction... You don't want big offices where they're going to treat your case just as another case. The very first meeting with Joyce was very pleasant at the backyard of her office in Brooklyn (with the proper social distancing required during this pandemic), and she took the time to explain all the steps in the process. I also mentioned that my dad was a lawyer in another country, and that he might have questions, and she made herself fully available to set up a meeting with him to clear any of his questions of the process. In the end it was not necessary, but I definitely appreciated her availability. Joyce will be on top of your case... When we're anxious over such a long and complex process, we want to know where things stand, and it's normal to nudge everybody in the process, specially your attorney (and your lender). I nudged Joyce a few times for some follow up when I felt things were moving slow, and she was always very responsive and I always felt at easy. At the very end of my 3 1/2-month process, my lender was becoming a bit irresponsive, and things got a little fuzzy... I couldn't deal with them lightly anymore, and Joyce stood up for me. She fought for me with my lender, and we eventually got the clearance we needed, at the time that we had agreed on. Unfortunately the process didn't close on that date because of the seller's side, but I was completely satisfied with the transparency Joyce provided all throughout the process. Lastly, on the very day of closing, there was some issue that the lender had detected (after they had been sitting on the documentation for a couple of weeks), and Joyce thought it might delay the closing, but she worked with her providers to get the rectifications needed ASAP, and it worked perfectly. The process ended up closing 2 weeks delayed because we didn't have a document needed from the seller's side. Overall, she has the knowledge, she has the experience, and for being such a nice person, a nice human, I really felt the trust in this as if this was my father conducting this process for me. I would definitely hire her again if I need to go on another transaction like this. (And as a word of advice regarding the whole buying process in NYC, just sit back and relax because things take time)

Highly recommended. This was our first time buying, and she walked us through all the steps and made sure everything that needed to be coordinated was coordinated. Thanks to extensive lender delays and a poorly-timed blizzard, our closing process was not the simplest, but Joyce was incredibly hel...pful and easy to work with throughout. When a delayed FedEx package nearly derailed our closing at the last minute, she worked with the transfer agent and bank to make sure we could make things works anyway.

We had no idea what we were doing, but Joyce and her assistant were wonderful. They examined everything carefully and explained without being condescending. They bore with our loads of questions. They protected us from problems with the property. I do not hesitate to recommend Joyce. As several broke...rs in Brooklyn have told me, "Joyce is the best."

Joyce was referred to me by another attorney(now retired). She has handled three transactions for me, the sale of my condo and subsequent purchases of two other apartments. She is not only extremely knowledgeable, but thorough in explaining everything. She is witty and always set others at ease. ... In all three closings, I have witnessed her reminding the other attorneys of what needed to be done, confirming that she is a seasoned and well experienced attorney. I have full confidence in her and recommend her highly.

I highly endorse lawyer Joyce Goldstein. She is very knowledgeable particularly with tenant advocacy and real estate purchases. A friend/co-worker put me in contact with Joyce during a particular difficult situation with a new landlord and it was a life changing meeting. Not only did she help me reso...lve those issues (with a nice financial settlement) but she became a life coach guiding me on a course to realizing my ultimate dream of owning a place of my own. She was not only wise and intelligent with the business at hand but thru her vast network of professional relationships she put me in contact with insurance and mortgage brokers, and real estate agent. She carefully choose people who she felt were not just good solid professionals but ones who would work well with me and understand my needs. I jokingly told friends she was like a professional matchmaker! She understands all people are different and how important it is to work with those you feel good about. AND I couldn’t feel better about Joyce’s skills and friendship. Joyce was always there to help guide and advise me every step of the way. Her way of working had me feel as if I was the most important client on her roster. We had a particularly tight deadline to finalize my mortgage for the closing and she made it happen. She was attentive to every detail and was a guiding, comforting hand in getting me thru every step of the process. You couldn’t go wrong in hiring Joyce.