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.

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.

In 2020, Scott Bruen joined The Bruen Team to handle the team's administrative responsibilities.

Since 2015, 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.