About Us
Advisors
- eddie.blanton@svn.com
- Phone
- 704.759.3800 x11
Eddie Blanton, CCIM
Managing Director/Senior Advisor
Eddie, a Charlotte native, is one of the founding principal members of Lighthouse Commercial Realty, specializing in retail and investment brokerage. He began his commercial real estate career in 1996 and holds real estate broker licenses in both North and South Carolina. He earned the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation in 2001, serves on the North Carolina CCIM Chapter’s Board of Directors and is an instructor for CCIM candidates. He is also a member of the National Assoc. of Realtors, the International Council of Shopping Centers, the Realtor Land Institute, and the Charlotte Region Commercial Board of Realtors where he was awarded the 2007 Dealmakers Silver Award for the fourth consecutive year. Eddie is also active in the local community and attends Avondale Presbyterian Church where he and his family are members. Eddie and his wife Kristin reside in Charlotte with their son Zachary.
- phil.davis@svn.com
- Phone
- 704.759.3800 x15
Phil Davis, ALC
Managing Director/Senior Advisor
Phil is a native of Greenville, S.C., and is one of the founding principal members of Lighthouse Commercial Realty. Phil started working in the commercial real estate business in 1994 and specializes in land sales and land acquisition for the development of mixed-use, retail, residential, and multi-family projects. He is a licensed broker in both North Carolina and South Carolina, and he is an active member of the Realtor Land Institute and has just earned the Accredited Land Consultant designation. Phil and his wife Susan live in Tega Cay, South Carolina and are active members of Steele Creek Community Church.
- troy.legge@svn.com
- Phone
- 704-759-3800 x14
Troy A. Legge, CCIM
Managing Director/Senior Advisor
Troy serves as managing director and senior advisor for Sperry Van Ness/Lighthouse Commercial Realty. Troy specializes in the sale of free standing, single-tenant properties and multi-tenant strip centers and his total brokerage volume exceeds $375 million. Troy holds the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation and he is a licensed real estate broker in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. Troy earned his Bachelors of Arts in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Masters in Business Administration from Vanderbilt University.
- robert.podewils@svn.com
- Phone
- 704-759-3800 x17
Robert Podewils
Managing Director/Senior Advisor
Robert has been employed in the commercial real estate industry since 1989, and is now a senior advisor for Sperry Van Ness/Lighthouse Commercial Realty specializing in retail development and the sales and leasing of commercial properties. Throughout his career, Robert has secured a total sale and lease transaction volume of $225 million, represented clients including British Petroleum, McDonalds, and Subway as well as handled commercial leasing and sales activity for mixed use developments such as Harrisburg Town Center. Robert is a CCIM Candidate and represents numerous developers and investors in the purchase and sale of investment properties. Robert and his wife reside in Weddington with their two young children.
- jeff.mullis@svn.com
- Phone
- 704-759-3800 x30
Jeff Mullis, CCIM
Senior Advisor
Jeff serves as a senior advisor for Sperry Van Ness/Lighthouse Commercial Realty and represents private and corporate investors in the leasing, sale and purchase of land and income-producing retail property in Charlotte and the Foothills Region of North Carolina. His expertise in property evaluation, marketing, and the management of the transaction process insures that his clients' interests are protected and that maximum value is realized. With nine years of commercial real estate experience, he has secured more than 70 transactions that produced a sales volume valued in excess of $50 million in the last five years alone. Mullis holds the CCIM designation, and sits on the NC board of directors for this organization. In addition to being licensed in North and South Carolina for real estate brokerage, Mr. Mullis also holds an unlimited general contractor’s license. He earned a Bachelor of Science in economics from Clemson University.