The Face of Luxury Real Estate
Gladys Manion: Manzer | Klages Real Estate Services
Ranked as the No. 1 team for 2023, Manzer | Klages has nearly $700 million in documented career sales with the dedicated support of Gladys Manion, Inc. Real Estate, a fourth-generation boutique real estate company established in 1936. Keith R. Manzer and Christopher M. Klages have consistently delivered results customized for each property, with more than 45 combined years of experience in the greater St. Louis luxury market. The duo’s expanding team ensures uncompromising white glove service for all their sellers and buyers. Extensive experience in marketing, new construction ($120+ million in sales), investment properties, relocation services, renovations, and more ensures a wide range of industry knowledge. Named “The Face of Luxury Real Estate” six times in St. Louis Magazine and a 17-time recipient of the 5-Star Service Awards, the firm is confident and ready to meet your real estate needs. Call today for a confidential meeting. Experience. Innovation. Results.
Keith: 314.609.3155
Christopher: 314.445.8220
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FROM LEFT: Christopher Klages, Keith R. Manzer, Cameron Marino
The Face of Luxury Real Estate
Keith R. Manzer & Associates
Celebrating 36 years of real estate success with over 6,000 closed transactions, Keith R. Manzer continues to demonstrate time and again that he is one of St. Louis’ most accomplished luxury real estate professionals.
While he maintains numerous record-breaking sales, he focuses on serving all his clients, both old and new. From $100,000 to $10 million, he consistently delivers with his unique approach to selling properties, while quietly working with some of St. Louis’ most prominent families.
Achieving gross sales of more than $49 million in his best year to date, Manzer is a six-time Five Star Service Award recipient, consistently ranks as a top agent in his office, and is a life member of the Missouri Association of Realtors Multi-Million Dollar Club.
Manzer gives back to the community on multiple levels. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Craft Alliance Center of Art + Design and founded the Brian S. Voorhees Scholarship Fund, which is closest to his heart, benefiting the Crafting-A-Future program for underserved children in memory of his partner.
Keith R. Manzer & Associates Laura McCarthy Real Estate
29 The Boulevard Richmond Heights, MO 63117
314.609.3155
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The Face Of Luxury Residential Real Estate
Keith R. Manzer
Celebrating 33 years of real estate success with over 6,000 closed transactions, Keith R. Manzer continues to demonstrate time and again that he is one of St. Louis’ most accomplished luxury real estate professionals.
While he maintains numerous record-breaking sales, he focuses on serving all his clients, both old and new. From $100,000 to $10 million, he consistently delivers with his unique approach to selling properties, while quietly working with some of St. Louis’ most prominent families.
Achieving gross sales of over $49 million in his best year to date, Manzer is a three-time Five Star Service Award recipient, consistently ranks as a top agent in his office, and is a life member of the Missouri Association of Realtors Multi-Million Dollar Club.
Manzer gives back to the community on multiple levels. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Craft Alliance Center of Art + Design and founded the Brian S. Voorhees Scholarship Fund, which is closest to his heart, benefiting the “Crafting-A-Future” program for underserved children in memory of his partner.
KEITH R. MANZER & ASSOCIATES
LAURA MCCARTHY REAL ESTATE
#29 THE BOULEVARD RICHMOND HEIGHTS, MO. 63117
314.609.3155
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The Face Of Luxury Residential Real Estate
Keith R. Manzer
Celebrating 32 years of success and with more than 6,000 closed transactions, Keith R. Manzer has demonstrated that he is one of St. Louis’ most accomplished luxury real estate agents. He maintains a number of local sales records, including the six highest-grossing condominium sales in the history of Clayton, with No. 1 at an unbelievable $4,050,000; the highest-grossing sale of a residential, single-family home in the Central West End in the past seven years; and the highest-grossing sale of a condominium in downtown St. Louis in the past seven years. A two-time Five Star Service Award recipient, he has brokered nearly $100 million in sales at The Plaza in Clayton condominiums alone, achieving the third-highest sales volume in the greater St. Louis area in 2003 with $49,312,175. In addition to his work, Manzer founded and serves on the Board of Directors of the Brian S. Voorhees Scholarship Fund, which benefits Craft Alliance’s “Crafting-A-Future” program in memory of his partner.
#29 THE BOULEVARD ST. LOUIS, MO. 63117
314.609.3155
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Real Talk
Keith R. Manzer
Laura Mccarthy Real Estate
by Tony D. Martino
Keith R. Manzer hasn’t let more than 30 years of real estate success make him complacent. He’s currently in the running for the 2013 top agent in McCarthy’s Clayton office. He lives in a downtown loft but spends holidays and his rare free time at his Illinois farm. “I love going out, but the truth is, I’m a homebody,” he says. “Maybe that’s why I’m good at helping other people find their sanctuaries.”
FOCUS
My specialty is the central corridor, but I can sell anywhere. Recently, I sold a condo downtown that was the highest sale in the last five years.
LIFETIME SALES
I’ve pulled in more than $275 million during my nearly 32-year career, the last five years of which I’ve spent at Laura McCarthy.
BIGGEST SALE EVER
It was in excess of $4 million. But that doesn’t mean it’s the one I’m most proud of. Sometimes it’s the smaller, first-time buyers who remind you why what you do is so special. It’s about helping people connect with that perfect place.
SECRET OF MY SUCCESS
I’ve always valued and respected the people I’ve met over the years. My father used to tell me, “Be nice to people on the way up; they’ll be the same people you meet on the way down.”
WHY REAL ESTATE?
I like the idea that I depend on myself to make my living and that my successes are mine as well as my failures. It keeps me accountable.
LIFE BEFORE REAL ESTATE
What did I do before becoming an agent? What didn’t I do! I’ve been everything from a waiter at Pasta House on Delmar back in the early ’80s to being the director of communications for Franciscan Charities. I started working at the age of 12, pulling a paper cart on Saturday nights. I never daydreamed about what I wanted to be when I grew up; I just knew I had to work hard to get what I wanted. I worked two jobs until I was 30 or so.
WHEN BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD SALES ASSOCIATES
I’d like to say nothing ever goes wrong with a deal—but it has. You just have to keep moving forward and get the deal closed. That’s what you’re paid to do. And I’m a big believer in humor—it takes the edge off.
THE RIGHT STUFF
I’m tenacious, and I answer my own phone 24/7. I always give realistic advice, whether the goal is buying or selling a property.
PHILOSOPHY
I’ve been in this business long enough to know that nothing lasts—good times or bad. I try to take the highs and lows in equal stride. Properties are flying right now, and it’s definitely a seller’s market. But one thing I know for sure: this, too, shall pass!
Experts in the Luxury Market
By Maggie Peters | Photo by Manzer | Klages
Manzer | Klages was ranked as the No. 1 team in 2022. With career sales of $600-plus million, ranging from $250,000 to nearly $7,000,000 for a single residence, Keith R. Manzer and Christopher M. Klages understand how to effectively market luxury properties. They possess 40-plus years of combined experience and expertise in the high-end market throughout St. Louis.
Their hands-on approach is a key factor in their achievements. They answer their own phones and create a custom marketing plan for each property they list for sale or an action plan to assist buyers so they can achieve their goal of successfully purchasing a home in this competitive market. Plus, they always show up—not an assistant or an inexperienced, new agent.
Manzer | Klages continue to demonstrate their motivation and determination in maintaining their extremely high success rate and stellar reputation by continually seeking out new ways to promote not only locally but also internationally. Their motto is simple: work hard and treat your customers as you would like to be treated yourself.
They give back to the community as well: Manzer established a scholarship fund in 2011 in memory of his deceased partner that helps underserved children and is a past board member of the Craft Alliance Center of Art + Design. Klages currently serves as vice president of the junior board for Angels’ Arms, which works with foster children to provide stable housing while keeping siblings together.
8227 Maryland Ave. | 314.609.3155 (Manzer), 314.445.8220 (Klages), 314.721.4755 (office) | manzerklages.com
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
Keith R. Manzer worked in real estate for 39 years before he started a team with a new, younger salesperson Christopher M. Klages two years ago. They founded the Manzer Klages Real Estate Services team at Gladys Manion Real Estate in St. Louis.
OANNA DOUGHERTY PHOTOGRAPHY – MANZER AND KLAGES
“Business was growing at a rate where I needed help, and I didn’t want to hire another assistant,” says Manzer. “I had observed Chris’ work ethic and that he was also smart and a hustler, so I approached him about a partnership.”
The Face of LUXURY REAL ESTATE
Gladys Manion: Manzer | Klages Real Estate Services
With documented career sales of nearly $700 million (ranging from $100,000 to $7 million), Keith R. Manzer and Christopher M. Klages understand how to successfully market luxury properties. They possess more than 45 years of combined experience in the high-end market, with an emphasis on selling opulence. The duo’s hands-on approach plays a critical role in their success. They always answer their phones and create custom marketing plans for each property, or a plan to assist buyers in achieving their goal of successfully purchasing a home in this competitive market. Plus, they always show up—not an assistant or an inexperienced agent. Manzer | Klages continues to demonstrate motivation and determination in maintaining their extremely high success rate and stellar reputation by continually seeking out new ways to promote their services, both locally and internationally. Their motto is simple: work hard and treat your customers as you would like to be treated yourself. Experience. Innovation. Results.
Keith: 314.609.3155
Christopher: 314.445.8220
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manzerklages(at)gladysmanion(dotted)com