Eric graduated from Millikin University in 1997 with a B.F.A. from the College of Fine Arts.
Eric is a driving force in New York City’s residential real estate arena. Well versed in all aspects of the deal, Eric represents his clients with innovation and independence, combining creative marketing and business acumen built over seventeen years of top sales experience.
Eric began his real estate career in 1999 working as an assistant and later an associate broker for the Corcoran Group under Barbara Corcoran’s leadership. In 2006, he joined Related Sales representing their downtown portfolio of The Caledonia (the first ground-up condominium on the High Line, New York City’s celebrated elevated park), Superior Ink and Astor Place. In 2010 he founded and was president of Zollinger & Associates, a boutique real estate company. In 2013, third party website StreetEasy ranked Eric #1 in West Chelsea for volume and number of condo sales and in 2011 ranked #1 in West Chelsea and #3 in Chelsea for volume and sales closed. Eric rejoined Related Sales in 2013 to sell the award winning, One Madison Park. In the fall of 2015, Eric joined Douglas Elliman Development Marketing as their Executive Manager of Sales to focus solely on new development from initial developer presentation through residence closing.
An avid runner and cyclist, Eric has competed in triathlons in New York City, Philadelphia, the Hamptons, and Chicago, as well as the Aids/LifeCycle ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles. Eric is a member of his church council.