Learn More about the Awarded Acquisitions Firm
Commercial Legacy Advisors is not just another bland commercial real estate company.
Meet Our Team
Our customer driven approach allows us to better solve our clients and investors issues by continuously adding value throughout the real estate process. Our team values integrity, reliability, and communication with our partners.
We are committed to the highest standards in the industry and are constantly seeking to learn. Having progressed up through the real estate acquisition ladder over the years we have first hand experience acquiring assets from single family the whole way up to large commercial assets. We will work with you before, during, and after all transactions to fit your strategic real estate needs. Since we also own properties, we are able to approach each deal with an owner’s mindset that is highly valuable in today’s hot marketplace.
If you are looking for a trustworthy partner in the real estate space, we are your go to resource.
Team Members
Garrett Sell
Senior Partner
Garrett Sell is the founder and Senior Partner of Commercial Legacy Advisors. A native of Jamestown, New York, and resident of Florida since 2007, Garrett has spent his entire higher education and 18-year professional career in real estate.
Over his career he has been a party in real estate transactions representing more than 500 million dollars in volume and as a result, he has developed a high degree of business acumen in commercial real estate. His portfolio has grown to over 400 properties with holdings in the following asset classes; residential, multifamily, land, single and multi-tenant industrial, and nationally tenanted investment grade net lease property. Current portfolio holdings include properties in Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas, Washington State, and Wyoming.
Garrett is responsible for the overall strategy and direction of the organization. His responsibilities include asset and portfolio allocation, value add strategy formulation, acquisition decisions, capital markets relations, market analysis involving demographic and growth trends, as well as economic forecasting.
Benjamin Pantazi
Managing Partner
Benjamin Pantazi is the Managing Partner and Acquisitions Manager of Commercial Legacy Advisors. He is responsible for the growth and profitability of the group, as well as investor, property owner, and client relations. Additionally, his responsibilities include property specific market analysis, value-add strategy execution, negotiation of agreements and overall marketing fulfillment.
Over his Career, Ben has sourced, negotiated, and effectuated the Purchase of Millions of Dollars worth of Commercial, and Residential Real estate assets working directly with property owners, Brokers, and Council to consistently create Win-Win solutions leaving all parties satisfied.
Ben began his career in real estate while attending the University of Tampa, where he founded a Land and Investment Property Acquisitions firm in the Tampa Bay area in 2017. Prior to his career in real estate, he spent several years in sales and operations at Maserati and Infinity of Danvers Massachusetts, in addition to founding, operating, and exiting a Mobile detailing business in the Exotic Automotive space of New England where he is originally from.
Matt Lyon
Acquisitions Specialist
Matthew Lyon has a dual role in business development in addition to being an Acquisitions Specialist for Commercial Legacy Advisors. He is responsible for the profitable growth of the portfolio, acquiring new assets, building relationships, and completing financial analysis on target properties.
Previously, he was a founder and managing partner of a real estate investment firm for the last nine years that focused on distressed assets in the single-family market. Prior to this, he has spent time working in business banking and industrial acquisitions. He graduated from Marian University with degrees in Finance and Accounting.
As a former semi-pro hockey and rugby player, Matthew brings the experience of working within a high-level team environment to develop dynamic strategies that realize the most rewarding outcomes.
Richard Grych
Accountant
Richard Grych is the accountant for Commercial Legacy Advisors. His responsibilities include all aspects of the operational accounting duties including budgeting and treasury management. Richard graduated with a BS in Accounting from the University of South Florida and brings with him over 25 years of accounting experience in the commercial and residential construction industries as well as commercial and residential property management accounting experience.
Michael Lee
Tax Consultant
Michael Lee, CPA, is the tax consultant for Value Investment Group. He has over 32 years of experience in the field of Taxation. Michael worked for the world’s third largest accounting firm for 15 years which included tours of duty in the London, England and Los Angeles offices. He then spent 10 plus years as the Tax partner of the largest regional firm in the Midwest, overseeing a tax practice of over 75 individuals. In 2006, Michael and a group of professionals from that firm formed Crown Pointe Financial Services, a boutique tax firm that specializes in real estate.
Michael is on the Kent State Accounting advisory board and the board of the International Institute. He has had numerous articles published in such periodicals as the Journal of Taxation. Michael has also spoken at numerous conferences on the topic of Real Estate Taxation most recently at the University of Akron’s annual tax seminar. He graduated with honors from Kent State University.
Philip Rosen
Real Estate Attorney Senior Counsel - Becker Poliakoff
Philip Rosen is the Chair of the firm's Realestate practice group. His practice is focused on commercial and residential realestate matters and business transactions. with more than 16 years' experience, he has counseled countless clients through the life cycle of their transactions. His clients include investors, developers REIT's, commercial landlords and tenants, private and institutional lenders, franchisees and business owners across Florida and the U. S He routinely collaborates with brokers, lenders, and investors to help push clients deals across the finish line.
Philip also assists clients with all aspects of probate and trust administration, including marshaling assets, communicating and negotiating with beneficiaries and creditors, and the distribution of assets.
Cherrie F. Goudreau
Real Estate Attorney - Becker Poliakoff
Cherrie Goudreau is and attorney in Becker's Realestate Group, with her practice focusing on transactional realestate law. she has more than 20 years experience assisting clients with a wide range of both residential an commercial real estate, including acquisition, development, financing and construction of projects throughout the state of Florida, as well as title examination and title curative work/ She has extensive experience coordinating and managing closings and advertising clients regarding all aspects of realestate transactions