As Director of Real Estate Development, Matt works with the Opus North retail team with a focus on creating new retail development opportunities in the upper Midwest with a concentration on the Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota and South Dakota markets.

 

 

Matt joined Opus after having worked as an Associate in the Acquisitions Group of Dividend Capital Total Realty Trust located in Denver.  While there, Matt was part of the team that acquired over $240M in commercial real estate.

 

Prior to that, Matt was with Frauenshuh Commercial Real Estate in Minneapolis and was responsible for the acquisition and disposition of many of the firm's holdings.

 

His first formal experience in real estate development was with Opus as a member of the leasing team for Flagship Office Center, Crescent Ridge Corporate Center, and Arbor Lakes Medical Office Building.

 

After completing his undergraduate degree Matt also worked with Habitat for Humanity building affordable housing in South Minneapolis.