Profile
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.
Accomplishments
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
Affiliations
International Council of Shopping Centers
Education
B.A., Business Administration
Select Clients
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