Michelle Mcardle

Michelle McArdle is the #1 agent in the Douglas Elliman Garden City office for the past 10 years and has been working in real estate for over 18 years. Since 2021, she has been featured annually in Wall Street Journal's Tom Ferry / Real Trends ranking as top 1.5% of all real estate agents in the United States. In 2022 & 2023 she was ranked in the top 100 agents in all of New York state. She provides detailed market analysis, savvy negotiations and cutting-edge marketing strategies while tenaciously protecting her clients’ interests. Her total sales volume has exceeded $260M. She won the prestigious Diamond award in 2025 and the Platinum award in 2021 - 2024. She is ranked in the top 7% of Douglas Elliman agents companywide.

Michelle has worked every aspect of the industry, representing sellers, buyers and investors in both the residential and cooperative markets. Thanks to her exceptionally loyal clientele, personal referrals and repeat business form the foundation of Michelle’s career. “My passion is built around getting my clients to the next chapter of their lives. In the beginning of my career, I had driven by a house that I sold and saw my clients putting ornaments on their Christmas tree and I felt so fulfilled as I know I made that happen.”

Her integrity, professionalism and work ethic are key components to earning the high level of trust that her clients place in her. Diligent follow up, attention to detail, teamwork and perseverance are the hallmarks of her work throughout the entire process whether she is helping you buy or sell a home. She will work tirelessly and buoyantly to make sure that each step of the transaction is handled carefully in hopes of making the entire process positive and stress-free as possible.

Whether you are buying or selling your home, Michelle's high professional standard and commitment to service will make it a successful and rewarding experience. She focuses on taking the pressure off you, so you can make clear and concise decisions throughout the process to successfully achieve your goals.

Furthering her real estate career has always been important so she can better serve her clients. After working with a couple elder care attorneys and helping seniors and their families sell a home, she earned a designation as a Seniors Real Estate Specialist. Michelle is an expert at helping seniors sell, relocate, downsize, organize assisted living or selling a family's home. She is an SRES and has the knowledge, education and experience to counsel her clients through this overwhelming transition and works closely with all parties involved to make it a smooth transaction. Michelle has charity organizations she works with to donate items and rubbish removal companies to help empty out your house. She is an Accredited Staging Professional and will help you get your property ready to list, whether you are looking to make updates before selling or help give you ideas on how to minimize. She is a Relocation Specialist if you are moving out of the area and has moving companies she works with and has Douglas Elliman agents to put you in touch with all over the United States. Michelle is also designated as a Sellers Representative Specialist.

Michelle was born and raised in Florida and moved to New York City to further her career. She worked at Moody’s Financial Services for 7 years as their Corporate Accounting Manager. After 15 years in various financial and accounting roles, she left Wall Street to become a Realtor after buying her first home. It was then she developed a passion for real estate after going thr