‘Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ stars coming to New Canaan

NEW CANAAN — Elm Street is getting a little bit of Beverly Hills when a new real estate agency opens at the end of the month.

The Agency, a Los Angelesbased company founded by Mauricio Umansky, is slated to host the ribbon cutting of its first Connecticut location on Aug. 31. Umansky has been featured on “Million Dollar Lisiting” on Bravo, not to mention “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,” alongside wife Kyle Richards. And when the franchise officially opens its doors, both Umansky and Richards are expected to make an appearance. According to managing partner at The Agency, Cliff Smith, Bravo and Netflix will also be on hand filming the event.

In a July 26 Police Commission’s meeting, Smith requested that South Avenue from Morse Court to Elm Street be closed from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. for the ribbon cutting. In his request, he said the reason for the road closure was due to the “celebrities in attendance as well as the founder of The Agency,” while Bravo and Netflix would be covering the opening. Last week, The Agency confirmed Umansky’s appearance on Instagram, offering the chance for guests at the ribbon cutting to meet him.

Smith and fellow managing partner Todd David Murphy were previously with the Higgins Group, though they told Hearst Connecticut Media in March that they were drawn to The Agency for its West Coast appeal and its social mediasavvy marketing strategies.

“The West Coast tends to be ahead of us in terms of their marketing,” Miller said. “People really know [The Agency] brand quite well on the East Coast, ... and that’s due to the social media presence as well as the television shows that our CEO has been on.”