Ben Lee is an investment sales broker at Marcus & Millichap, the nation’s largest commercial real estate investment firm. He specializes in the sale of development sites and multifamily housing projects, with an emphasis on projects with a strong affordability component.

Ben is emerging as the one of the leading land and multifamily housing brokers in LA and is particularly focused on bridging the gap between private capital and affordable housing. He recently completed the sale of the largest entitled ED1 project to trade to date, a 157-unit project in South LA and is actively engaged with developers as they seek to leverage ED1 as an entitlement tool to reimagine underutilized lots and bring new housing stock to market.

Prior to brokerage, Ben served as the Director of Acquisitions for a New York based private equity firm, focused on acquiring rent-controlled buildings in Brooklyn. Having served both the New York and Los Angeles real estate markets, Ben draws on his previous acquisition experience in high cost of living cities to underwrite opportunities and serve as a resource for mission driven developers looking to solve housing affordability.

Originally from Los Angeles, Ben spent his formative years in Singapore and served as an Infantry Sergeant in the 9th Singapore Division. He moved back to the US and received his BA from Baruch College at the City University of New York, with an emphasis in finance. He has been a resident of Palms since returning to Los Angeles and spends his free time actively mentoring early-career real estate professionals in the development and brokerage segments.