Mark Baum is a proven and passionate Associate Real Estate Broker. With two decades of experience in New York City real estate, Mark's integrity, expertise, and client-service orientation have won him the respect of his fellow brokers as well as frequent repeat and referral business from clients. He has served distinguished buyers and sellers including pro athletes and other high-profile public figures. Honored as the recipient of a prestigious REBNY Deal of the Year Award, Mark has great energy and charisma, and his resiliency, creativity, and pride in a job well done have always put him in the top tier of his profession. Having conquered the NYC real estate market, Mark turned his eye towards a new challenge - the art and business of filmmaking. Within one year he has participated in two larger films in development - one written by a double Oscar-winning writer and producer and the other a Michael Mailer film. Wanting to dip into production more quickly, he helped finance 4 modest-budget genre films shot between May and June 2021. Mind Games and Hideout are released, Goodbye, Petrushka is releasing July 21, 2022, and The Wild Man is releasing for the 2022 Halloween season. Along with actor Michael Pare, Mark is developing a family comedy in the vein of Home Alone. With an emphasis on giving back, Mark supports many nonprofit organizations including several animal rescues, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Epilepsy Foundation, American Cancer Society, God's Love We Deliver, charity: water, Root Capital, Israel Baseball League, Jewish National Fund, among others. Mark lives on Columbus Circle with adopted pups and enjoys spending time upstate in Goshen, NY with his beloved horses.