Bruen Team History

  

It all began with Carlton J. Bruen, grandfather of Ryan Bruen and father-in-law of Deborah Bruen.

 

• In the late 1950’s, Carlton J. Bruen began as a sales agent with Parmies Agency, which was one of the largest agencies in the area at the time.

 

• After a few years Carlton opened Carlton J. Bruen, Realtor and Insurer across the street from Parmies Agency on Elm Street in Morristown in a two room office.

 

• A couple of years later Carlton bought a house at 218 Madison Avenue in Convent Station and converted the first floor into a real estate office and sold the Insurance end of the business.

 

• In the early 1970’s, Carlton was one of the first in the state of New Jersey to buy a Century 21 franchise.

 

• Century 21 Carlton J Bruen Realtors grew to 5 offices
• Convent Station/Morris Township
• Governor Morris Hotel in Morristown
• Parsippany, Mendham
• Stirling.

 

• In 1978, Scott Bruen joined the business, selling houses during his summer breaks from college. He went full time in 1981 after graduating college.

 

• In 1984, Carlton Bruen sold his business to Schlott Realtors.

 

• Around 1990, Schlott Realtors then sold out to Coldwell Banker.
• Scott Bruen continued to work as a sales agent at Schlott and then Coldwell Banker.

 

• In 1999, Scott Bruen became manager of the Convent Station Coldwell Banker office (Carlton Bruen still owned the building).

 

• Scott has since managed Coldwell Banker offices in Parsippany, Clinton, Morristown, Madison/Chatham and Bernardsville/Basking Ridge.  He currently manages the office in Madison.

 

• In 2008, Deborah Bruen, Scott’s wife, became a sales agent with Coldwell Banker.

 

• In 2013, Ryan Bruen, son of Deborah & Scott, began working as a full-time real estate agent at Citi Habitats in New York City, leaving his job as a CPA at Grant Thornton LLP.

 

• In 2014, Ryan Bruen moved to Morristown to form The Bruen Team at Coldwell Banker with Deborah Bruen.

 

• From 2015-2023, The Bruen Team was ranked #1 Sales Team in the Morristown office for Coldwell Banker.

 

With rapidly advancing technology and increased consumer needs, The Bruen Team continue to deliver the top-quality cutting-edge service that their clients have come to know and expect from them.