Thus, Vassilatos' total investment in the property is likely to be more than the $15.1 million total of the unit purchase prices and what's on the permit application. Vassilatos did not respond to a request for comment. The ticket reseller that he and Bednyak founded in 2001 was a $65 million business 10 years later and then grew into a billion-dollar company. Vivid Seats does not release data, but a 2016 report from credit rating agency Moody's said the company had the third-largest market share of companies that resell tickets to sporting events, concerts and other events, after StubHub and Ticketmaster.