Thirty years of quiet excellence.
Maison Noire was founded on a simple conviction: that the great houses of the world deserve to be introduced, not advertised.
A house built on discretion.
We represent a small number of clients extraordinarily well. Every residence on our register has been visited by a senior partner. Every buyer has been personally introduced. Every transaction is conducted, and remains, entirely private.
The result is a practice that feels less like a brokerage than a private members' club — one to which principals return, quietly, across generations.
A quiet, patient chronicle.
1994
Founded in Paris
A small private atelier opens on Avenue Montaigne, representing a handful of Parisian pied-à-terres for a discreet circle of collectors.
2003
New York office
A second bureau opens on Madison Avenue, deepening our transatlantic register with pre-war residences and Hamptons estates.
2011
The Global Register
Our confidential off-market ledger becomes an industry benchmark, quietly connecting principals across twelve cities.
2024
A new generation
The next chapter continues the same principles that founded the house: patience, discretion, and the pursuit of the singular.
The people you speak with.
No junior associates. No call centres. You will always work personally with a senior partner of the house.
Éléonore Beauvais
Founding Partner · Paris
Marcus Whitfield
Managing Partner · New York
Amara Devereaux
Senior Partner · London
Julian Osei
Partner · Dubai