Vice President | Brokerage
As Vice President in Kennedy Wilson’s brokerage division, Matt specializes in retail tenant representation. For over 25 years, he has been recognized as one of the leading commercial real estate brokers and retail leasing professionals in Southern California. He is an experienced and accomplished real estate professional with a successful track record completing over $800 million of real estate transactions with a list of many regional and national retail/restaurant names in the shopping center industry. Matt has been a member of ICSC for over 20 years and an active member of the shopping center industry in Southern California.
Prior to joining Kennedy Wilson, Matt was Vice President at Sachse Real Estate Company for nine years; Director of Leasing for the Irvine Company for two years; and Director of Real Estate for Wherehouse Entertainment prior to that.
Matt began his shopping center career with the Alexander Haagen Company, one of the most prominent developers of shopping centers in Southern California, as a leasing representative responsible for the company’s substantial portfolio of shopping centers. Prior to relocating to Southern California in 1991, Matt began his career as a sales associate with CB Commercial in Tampa, Florida.
Notable Recent Leases
- StretchLab | 27093 McBean Pkwy., Valencia, CA - 1,200 SF
- Blaze Pizza | 1723 Victory Pl., Burbank, CA - 2,097 SF
- Waba Grill | The Pike Outlets, Long Beach, CA - 1,400 SF
- Sherwin-Williams Paint Store | 3484 W. Century Blvd., Inglewood, CA - 4,982
- Waba Grill | 9915 W. McDowell Rd., Avondale, AZ - 2,125 SF
- Waba Grill | 5527 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles - 2,185 SF
- Panera Bread | 10990 Jefferson Blvd, Culver City - 5,100 SF
- Ocho Mexican Grill | 403 N. Pacific Coast Hwy., Redondo Beach - 1,588 SF
- Pizza Pie 585 | 5656 Manchester Blvd., Westchester - 2,040 SF
- Waba Grill | 1279 N. Hacienda Blvd., La Puente - 1,700 SF
- Subway | 20040 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills - 1,500 SF
- Waba Grill | 14875 Telegraph Rd., La Mirada - 1,250 SF
- O'My Sole | 1769 S. Elena, Redondo Beach - 999 SF
- dd's Discounts (Ross Dress for Less) | 20107 Sherman Way, Winnetka - 25,600 SF
- Trader Joe’s | 8611 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood - 14,000 SF
- Staples | 10830 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles - 15,000 SF
- Office Depot | Media Center Mall Burbank - 25,000 SF
- PetSmart | Westpark Center, Irvine - 25,000 SF
- Circuit City | Media Center Mall, Burbank - 33,000 SF
- Ross Dress for Less | Empire Center, Fontana - 30,000 SF
- Toys R’ Us | Montebello Town Square, Montebello - 40,000 SF
International Council of Shopping Centers
B.A., Business Administration
Matt has represented many clients from large corporations to small companies, both as a landlord and tenant rep. For the last decade, he has worked with restaurant and retail tenants expanding in Southern California. Select clients include:
- Advance America
- AMC Theaters
- Anna’s Linens
- Bank of America
- Barnes & Noble
- Best Buy
- Black Equities
- Blaze Pizza
- Club Pilates
- Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
- Corner Bakery
- Cost Plus
- CVS Drugs
- Fatburger
- Hallmark Cards
- Hot Topic
- HSBC
- Irvine Co.
- Jinya Ramen
- Kimco Realty
- Krausz Co.
- La Pizza Loca
- Linens ‘N Things
- Mayweather Boxing + Fitness
- Michael’s
- NSB Associates
- Office Depot
- Outback Steakhouse
- Panda Express
- Panera Bread
- Petco
- PetSmart
- Pieology
- Pollo Campero
- Quiznos
- Ross Dress for Less
- RowHouse
- RREEF
- Sbarro Pizza
- Staples Office Supply
- Starbucks
- StretchLab
- TJ Maxx
- Trader Joe’s
- Union Bank
- Verizon Wireless
- Westfield
- Yoshinoya