DIRECTOR OF ACQUISITIONS

Matthew began his real estate career at New York Community Bank's facilities management department. Over the course of four years, he acquired valuable experience that transformed him into a knowledgeable facilities manager, excelling in communication and demonstrating effective leadership skills. Concurrently, he pursued his education in real estate acquisitions, development, and asset management from Baruch College.

Throughout his journey, he specialized in various aspects of facilities management, such as preventive maintenance, fire safety measures, violation abatement processes, designing efficient operational procedures, and expense tracking.

Matthew participates in the ICSC foundation, and the YMWREA mentorship program.

ADVISOR

Highly acclaimed investment sales broker James Nelson is Principal and Head of Avison Young’s Tri-State Investment Sales group in New York City. During his 25-year career, Nelson has sold more than 500 properties and loans totaling over $5 billion. His accolades include being named Commercial Observer’s Power 100, CoStar’s Power Broker, and receiving the Deal of the Year award by REBNY.

Nelson is also a serial real estate investor and has launched two real estate funds with total capitalizations of over $350 million. He is passionate about helping others achieve real estate success and offers regular training through his podcast “The Insider’s Edge To Real Estate Investing.” He regularly lectures at Columbia, Fordham, NYU, Wharton, and his alma mater Colgate.

Nelson’s greatest joy stems from spending time with his wife Allison and their three sons.

ADVISOR

A veteran real estate broker and Founder/CEO of Zelnik & Company, Cory Zelnik has launched, crafted, and packaged some of the largest corporate real estate expansions on the east coast. From working with legendary banking and investment staple JPMorgan Chase and food service giants Panda Express, Smashburger, Lenwich and Dunkin Donuts, Cory has presided over and specialized in the retail needs of prominent property owners and institutions along with some of the top national retailers for more than three decades. With his independent real estate firm and team, Cory continues to solidify his name as a brand with preparedness, discipline, and integrity.

Cory prides himself on loyalty, respect, and trust, with a focus on retail space, and the value it adds to a property economically. Cory recognizes that the real estate market in the tri-state area is constantly evolving, thus so is he. His track record has mirrored the upward swing of the real estate business; growing, building, and maintaining its structure and polish since the late 1980’s.