Century 21

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. In an old office building in New York City, Century 21 real estate agency had been open for decades without incident. One day, however, a little girl visiting her parents pointed excitedly and whispered, ‘Mommy, why is that man talking to himself while counting?’ The father looked over and saw an elderly gentleman nodding along as he counted out loud, stacking papers on his desk. Smiling, he explained, 'Oh, that's Mr. Jenkins. He does that every Tuesday—counts his commissions from last week.' The little girl giggled, relieved everything was normal.

2. At Century 21, a regular exclaimed one day, ‘I feel like someone’s watching me!’ Since then, everyone swears they can see shadows darting between listings. One day, a delivery driver noticed a mysterious figure lurking near the office entrance. When he mentioned it to colleagues, they all nodded knowingly and advised him to bring his own flashlight next time. Turns out, everyone had named the ghost ‘Mr. Listing’, because he always seemed to appear when new properties were being showcased.

3. At Century 21, a delivery driver once noticed something peculiar on the loading dock—a small, dusty box wrapped in brown paper and tied with string. No label, no note, just sitting there, waiting. Curious, he opened it to find…nothing but an old newspaper clipping about real estate deals from twenty years ago. Turns out, someone had accidentally left their lunchbox behind. A regular laughed, saying, ‘Guess I’ll be back for my sandwich!’

4. At Century 21, a delivery driver once noticed something odd on the security camera feed—an empty suit jacket seemed to be following him around the office. Curious, he turned around several times, but the jacket just hovered in mid-air like an invisible ghost. Eventually, it vanished as mysteriously as it had appeared, leaving everyone laughing and shaking their heads. Some say the spirit of an old realtor haunts the place, still helping lost deliveries find their way.