About Ascend Real Estate Advisors

We help our clients achieve financial and personal goals by improving their portfolio's cash flow and value. We are a firm of advisors who build long term relationships with passionate entrepreneurs, generating mutual financial success for our employees and our clients. We value integrity, accuracy, relationships and results.

Ascend Real Estate Advisors’ predecessor company, Medici Associates LLC, was founded by Matthew Guidarelli in 2019. Medici’s vision was to create a firm that provided strategic financial support to entrepreneurs, small business owners, and real estate investors in New York’s Capital Region. Since Medici’s inception, the firm has helped dozens of clients throughout New York and New England achieve financial goals, complete major projects, and secure millions of dollars in financing.

Over the years it was determined that there was a significant need among real estate investors and developers for strategic financial advisory services. In 2024, Medici was rebranded and re-launched as Ascend Real Estate Advisors LLC to better align with the company’s new focus on clients in the real estate sector. Ascend is hyper-focused on helping our real estate investor and developer clients: identify improvements to their current financial model and processes; help them secure appropriate financing; plan and execute projects; and oversee their portfolio’s financial success.

Meet the Team

Our success is built on the expertise, dedication, and vision of our team. Each member brings a wealth of experience and a deep commitment to helping our clients achieve their real estate goals. Get to know the professionals who will be guiding your investments every step of the way.

  • Founder/Principal

    Matt has extensive experience in the areas of corporate finance, real estate development, banking, and asset management. He has spent his career assisting in the growth of both small businesses and large corporations through financial management throughout the Northeast. He has held his NYS Real Estate Broker’s license for over 10 years. He is a graduate of Siena College in Loudonville, NY and resides in the Albany , NY area with his family. When he’s not assisting clients, Matt likes to spend his time skiing, running, mountain biking or travelling with his family and his dog, Bode.

    matt@ascendrealestateadvisors.com

  • Financial Analyst

    Jack Kelly is a Financial Analyst at Ascend Real Estate Advisors, leading underwriting, loan document creation, year-end reporting, and investment monitoring. Within his first three months, he built an automated underwriting template and is developing custom dashboards for real-time client investment reviews. Jack, a Long Island native, earned both his bachelor's and MBA in Finance from the University at Albany in just four years, where he received the Graduate Achievement Award and multiple scholarships. Fascinated by private equity, securities, and real estate, Jack values lasting client connections. An Eagle Scout, he enjoys hiking, swimming, and supporting the UAlbany Men’s Ultimate Frisbee Team.

    jack@ascendrealestateadvisors.com

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