Eklund moved to the United States eight years ago - with zero clients and no real estate training - and built an enviable practice that now includes marquee clients like Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake and the Olsen twins.
There’s also that other career of his: that of a one-time actor who starred in a half-dozen adult films under the nom de porn Tag Eriksson.ĭespite the whiff of scandal or maybe because of it, Mr. But it’s more than just his ability to close million-dollar deals that has brought him that fame. Eklund, a member of a prominent Swedish family, with ties to prime ministers, the royal family, even the legendary director Ingmar Bergman, somewhat of a minor celebrity back in his native Stockholm, and the subject of glowing profiles in the Swedish press.
His success in the United States has made Mr. 37 in The Real Deal’s listing of top brokers in New York City. As a managing director of Core Group Marketing, a boutique real estate firm in Chelsea, he has a portfolio worth more than $58 million, putting him at No. On paper, he could be just another charismatic, hyper-aggressive broker in the city’s cutthroat real estate market. “People need to see a place in good weather to appreciate it.” “I HAVE never made a deal in the rain,” said Fredrik Eklund, standing in bright sunlight in a $2.8 million apartment on the Bowery that offered 360-degree views of seemingly every landmark in New York City.
