Meet The Team
Spencer Cohen
President
- 4th generation builder
- 17 years of construction experience in both residential and commercial development
- Served as Vice President of Development for Benna Victor Development, LLC a commercial development company since 2017.
- President of Cohen Enterprises, LLC, a residential development company from 2014-2017.
- Kroll Enterprises a Residential Home Builder as an Assistant Superintendent from 2012-2015
- Received a Business Management degree from Radford University while working for Armstrong Builders as a helper moving his way up to Assistant Superintendent from 2004-2012.
Spencer M. Cohen currently serves as President of Cohen Residential. Mr. Cohen is a 4th generation builder with 17 years of construction experience in both residential and commercial development. He served as Vice President of Development for Benna Victor Development, LLC a commercial development company since 2017. Prior to Benna Victor Development Mr. Cohen was president of Cohen Enterprises, LLC, a residential development company from 2014-2017. After graduating from college Spencer worked for Kroll Enterprises a Residential Home Builder as an Assistant Superintendent from 2012-2015. Spencer received a Business Management degree from Radford University while working for Armstrong Builders as a helper moving his way up to Assistant Superintendent from 2004-2012.
Sanford M. “Sandy” Cohen has over 30 years of experience in the real estate industry. Having entered the business on the commercial side including sales and leasing, acquisitions, financing, development and redevelopment he has now broadened his efforts into the residential construction business. In 2017 Sandy founded Benna Victor Development, LLC for commercial development and Cohen Residential, LLC in 2020 for residential development. A native of Virginia, Sandy graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.S. in Commerce. He received his Certified Public Accounting designation in 1982 and spent 9 years at Price Waterhouse.He has been a member of the ICSC for over 20 years and has been involved in many community associations, acting as a Board member for the Hampton Roads Economic Development Authority, Central Business District Association of Virginia Beach (as past president), Hampton Roads Association of Commercial Real Estate and Tidewater Community College Education Foundation.
