Taavo Roos featured in Savannah Magazine’s Annual New Guard
REGARDLESS OF INDUSTRY, creative thinking is a critical tool required to lead others, overcome challenges and drive innovation in an ever-changing world. That ability — to go beyond the status quo — is what sets this year’s New Guard apart from their peers. Meet 15 of the city’s rising stars who not only leverage creativity in their day-to-day work, but who are daring to re-envision Savannah for the next generation.
Originally from New York City, Taavo Roos moved to Savannah as a teenager and graduated from Savannah Country Day School before attending Armstrong State University (now Georgia Southern University), where he was a nationally ranked tennis player. Now, he stays light on his feet as a real estate broker, where he has broken all-time price records on Tybee Island. In 2021, he sold $29 million of real estate and is on track to exceed $35 million this year — landing him among the top 1.5% of agents nationwide. “I’m very much a numbers-driven person, and I think there’s creativity in that, too. There are opportunities everywhere in Savannah, but only if you get creative.” To Roos, the idea of blending the new and old is endlessly compelling. “With a booming city like Savannah, growth is inevitable and so exciting. It’s so important that we marry the two worlds carefully — the old and the new. That’s the challenge I take on daily as I work with talented builders, architects and designers who share that same sentiment.” And he still plays tennis — including participating in the Leukemia Cup Tennis Classic, helping to raise more than $4 million for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Top Producer Taavo Roos featured in Savannah Magazine’s Annual 2022 New Guard
REGARDLESS OF INDUSTRY, creative thinking is a critical tool required to lead others, overcome challenges and drive innovation in an ever-changing world. That ability — to go beyond the status quo — is what sets this year’s New Guard apart from their peers. Meet 15 of the city’s rising stars who not only leverage creativity in their day-to-day work, but who are daring to re-envision Savannah for the next generation.
Originally from New York City, Taavo Roos moved to Savannah as a teenager and graduated from Savannah Country Day School before attending Armstrong State University (now Georgia Southern University), where he was a nationally ranked tennis player. Now, he stays light on his feet as a real estate broker, where he has broken all-time price records on Tybee Island. In 2021, he sold $29 million of real estate and is on track to exceed $35 million this year — landing him among the top 1.5% of agents nationwide. “I’m very much a numbers-driven person, and I think there’s creativity in that, too. There are opportunities everywhere in Savannah, but only if you get creative.” To Roos, the idea of blending the new and old is endlessly compelling. “With a booming city like Savannah, growth is inevitable and so exciting. It’s so important that we marry the two worlds carefully — the old and the new. That’s the challenge I take on daily as I work with talented builders, architects and designers who share that same sentiment.” And he still plays tennis — including participating in the Leukemia Cup Tennis Classic, helping to raise more than $4 million for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
