MIAMI, Florida—November 11, 2024 — Lee & Associates South Florida significantly strengthened its hospitality brokerage capabilities with the addition of Garrick Benabe as Principal. Based in Miami, Benabe is a hospitality investment sales specialist with a knack for handling complex transactions.

An award-winning power broker, Benabe most recently served as Director of Hospitality Investments at APEX Capital Realty. In that role, he led initiatives in hotel development, acquisitions and dispositions. Benabe’s previous experience includes working with Marcus & Millichap’s National Hospitality Group, further honing his skills in real estate financing, stakeholder management and national account oversight.

“Garrick Benabe is a dynamic real estate professional who greatly expands our firm’s ability to serve hospitality investors and developers,” Lee & Associates South Florida President Matthew Rotolante said. “We continue to attract talented, high-performing commercial real estate brokers who understand that we are building an agent friendly culture and environment that allows them to earn the most while still having the top resources and support and a strong national platform to service their customers at the highest level.”

Benabe is adept at guiding clients through complicated hotel acquisitions, dispositions and development projects. His broad expertise spans strategic deal execution, partnership negotiation and real estate technology, allowing him to provide comprehensive solutions to his clients.

“Lee & Associates South Florida is the perfect place for me to apply my experience, hospitality industry knowledge and expertise,” Benabe said. “The long-term value proposition the firm offers, combined with its platform, referral network and day-to-day support, sets Lee & Associates apart in a competitive industry.”

About Lee & Associates South Florida

Lee & Associates | South Florida is a fully vertical commercial real estate brokerage firm focused on industrial, office, retail, multifamily, investment and land sectors. Our dedicated team of professionals is led by Matthew Rotolante, CCIM, SIOR a 4th generation South Florida native in a family that has owned and operated commercial property here since 1928. Lee & Associates is the largest agent owned brokerage in the nation with Senior Agent’s ability to earn profit share resulting in the highest splits while still receiving full resources, support and leads from our national network. Our collaborative and cheerful culture allows for open communications throughout the company, fostering the sharing of information and best practices to better enable client decision making.  The Lee & Associates’ robust national network that sold and leased over $115 Billion over the past 5 years offers clients a cross-market platform of expertise and deal opportunities across all asset specialties and representation roles. For the latest news from Lee & Associates South Florida, visit leesouthflorida.com or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram, our company local news.

About Lee & Associates

Lee & Associates offers an array of real estate services tailored to meet the needs of the company’s clients, including commercial real estate brokerage, integrated services, and construction services. Established in 1979, Lee & Associates is now an international firm with offices throughout the United States and Canada. Our professionals regularly collaborate to make sure they are providing their clients with the most advanced, up-to-date market technology and information. For the latest news from Lee & Associates, visit lee-associates.com or follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Link, our company blog.