Matt Rothman
Director of Capital Markets
Matt Rothman has been with Optimus Properties since 2014 and brings over 25 years of real estate finance, valuation, acquisition and disposition experience, His responsibilities include investor relations, arranging loans on the company’s assets, acquisitions and due diligence. He also maintains several proprietary databases.
Prior to working at Optimus Properties, some of Matt’s roles have included leasing and sales at a boutique commercial real estate brokerage, flipping houses in Los Angeles, and opening the west coast office of Commercial Defeasance, the industry leader in CMBS loan defeasance, as their vice president of sales. Matt is a native of Southern California and graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Matt has several years of commercial real estate experience in the valuation, acquisition and disposition of numerous property types. He structures the company’s transactions, assists with arranging the financing of the company’s investment opportunities, as well as oversees property due diligence. His participation in acquisitions of value-add multifamily and commercial projects have led to substantial returns for Optimus’ investors. To date, Matt has been involved in 34 multifamily and 20 commercial real estate transactions totaling $235 million of transaction value, consisting of 1.34 million square feet of commercial square footage and 835 apartment units.
Prior to working at Optimus Properties, some of Matt’s roles have included leasing and sales at a boutique commercial real estate brokerage, flipping houses in Los Angeles, and opening the west coast office of Commercial Defeasance, the industry leader in CMBS loan defeasance, as their vice president of sales.
Matt is a native of Southern California and graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology.