Our History
French & Co Fine Properties is a real estate brokerage, investment, and advisory firm founded by real estate professional Clark French. Over many years, French & Co. has worked across diverse markets and multiple real estate disciplines. The common thread throughout our history is an unrivaled work ethic, professionalism, and an intuitive ability to identify promising opportunities and shape them into successful ventures.
Today, French & Co. reflects decades of cultivating meaningful, long-term client relationships built on discretion, mutual respect, and loyalty. We continue to deepen our business and sales expertise while advancing a strong sense of social responsibility, creativity, and a refined vision, qualities that consistently transform good ideas into exceptional real estate outcomes for our company, our clients, and our partners.
Clark French
Principal
An expert in estate marketing, Clark French has consistently set the standard for excellence in luxury real estate sales across significant national and global markets.
As an agent and broker with 32 years of experience across multiple markets, Clark specializes in luxury oceanfront and riverfront estates, as well as waterfront land acquisition and development. He has been the highest-selling real estate broker-agent in the State of Florida. He has held multiple records for the most expensive properties sold in individual counties and across the state. His high-profile, high-net-worth clientele includes hundreds of CEOs, business founders, celebrity actors, musicians, athletes, and some of the most prominent individuals in the world. With a deep understanding of the evolving global real estate landscape, Clark is uniquely positioned to represent sellers of extraordinary properties.
In addition to his record-setting work in Florida and other premier markets, Clark has expanded his expertise to the historic and culturally rich community of Manchester, Vermont. Here, his focus is on the revitalization and thoughtful development of landmark and prestigious properties, assets that carry deep historical significance and contribute to the town’s lasting character. Clark’s work emphasizes not only investment potential but the preservation of architectural heritage, the strengthening of community identity, and the adaptive reuse of properties that anchor Manchester’s vibrant future.
Across markets, Clark’s approach reflects a commitment to community-building investments that balance prosperity with preservation. Whether restoring iconic structures, reimagining underutilized spaces, or advancing projects that reinforce the cultural and economic fabric of the places he serves, Clark brings a discerning eye and a long-range vision that elevates both property value and community vitality.
Clark and his team hold the sales record for every significant real estate category in Vero Beach history, including the highest sales prices for oceanfront homes, riverfront homes, waterfront lots, and land parcels. He remains one of Florida’s most consistently high-producing luxury Realtors, with multiple individual years surpassing $100 million in sales and total career sales exceeding $2 billion.