| 1953 Ann Warren became the first woman realtor in Ithaca, New York. She started Warren Real Estate in her home at 301 Wyckoff on the edge of Cornell Heights.
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| 1962 Warren Real Estate expands the business and purchased an old farmhouse on Triphammer Road. At the time, Triphammer Road was farm country, the ‘middle of nowhere.’ Ann could see that things were going to develop in that direction and established one of the first commercial businesses in that area.
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| 1967 Jim Warren, Ann’s son, enters the family business.
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| 1970s Market remains steady.
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| 1980 Ann was diagnosed with cancer and died a few months later.
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| 1980 Recession. Business came to a standstill.
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| 1981 Jim Warren made a commitment to bring the business back around. He reinvested his personal savings and acquired Stage Realty, mid-sized Ithaca realty company, increasing the number of Warren agents.
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| 1982 The risk to expand paid off as market began to improve. Warren Real Estate was back on the upswing.
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| 1983 Warren Real Estate purchased Peggy Cornwall’s dress shop in Cayuga Heights at 830 Hanshaw Road and prepares for growth.
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| 1984-85 Market began to take off. Warren Real Estate slowly builds up to 17 realtors.
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| 1990s The real estate market flattens.
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| 1998 Jim’s son Bryan joins the family business just as the market begins to improve, and brings a new vision of building on the family legacy.
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| 1999 Addition is built on existing office. New agents are added.
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| Early 2000s Expansion continues. Warren Real Estate outgrows its offices.
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| 2003 Annual sales top $75 million.
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| 2006 Annual sales top $126 million.
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| 2006 Warren Real Estate builds a new 2-story building at 830 Hanshaw Road in Cayuga Heights. Expands office to over 65 agents. Warren Real Estate is now the largest locally owned independent real estate firm in Tompkins County.
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| 2006 Warren opens a branch office in Cortland, NY.
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| 2007 The Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce named Warren Real Estate of Ithaca the David R. Strong Memorial Small Business of the Year.
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| 2007 Warren Real Estate adds a new 3500 sq. foot location in downtown Ithaca, adjacent to the Commons, at 301 E. State Street.
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| 2009 Warren Real Estate moving forward stronger than ever despite the national economic climate.
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