Phelan Development Breaks Ground on New Metro Air Park Industrial Project

Throughout my tenure in commercial real estate, I have specialized in advising property owners in the marketing of their industrial assets for lease and sale. This has included several major industrial developments, to potential prospects throughout the nation. I called Colliers home from 1999 to 2010 and am excited to be back. Over the last 20 years, I have averaged more than 125 transactions per year and sold or leased over $1 billion in industrial transactions.

Having been entrenched in the Sacramento commercial real estate market since 1985, I have developed rapport with the community’s brokers, developers, landlords, and tenants. The Colliers and SIOR network allow me to connect with other experts throughout California & the United States and leverage their expertise. This collaboration is key to providing exceptional service to my clients. By fully understanding your goals, I can bring the right team together to provide customized solutions for your evolving needs.

Industrial tenants and investors rely on me for my thoughtful and honest advice about the Sacramento real estate market. With my partners, who primarily focus on landlord representation, I provide the complementary services of tenant advisement and investment sales. I help my clients make highly informed decisions by providing strategic connections between the many data points surrounding real estate decisions and translating them into an actionable strategy.

After finishing my collegiate baseball career at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, I pursued my MBA. While working to complete my graduate degree, I found a passion for underwriting deals and it was then I knew real estate was the career for me.  Throughout my athletic and academic careers, I learned valuable lessons about teamwork, hard work, and perseverance which have guided my professional growth. 

I consider myself a lifelong student and enjoy any opportunity to learn something new.  By obtaining a deeper understanding of my clients' goals, I look beyond the short-term and position my clients for long-term financial and business success.

Industrial property owners throughout the Western region rely on Matt’s accountable, communicative, and forward-thinking approach to develop successful marketing and leasing strategies. From initial marketing campaigns through the successful sale or lease negotiations of their assets, Matt directly handles every aspect of the transaction cycle for the projects he is involved with. This experience has allowed him to also be an asset to the region’s institutional landlords as a consultant for new development. Matt focuses on the delivery of service excellence by leveraging his +20 years of market knowledge, offering consistent communication, and anticipating needs. His deep understanding of the challenges his clients face has proven to be instrumental in many completed lease & sale transactions and development projects.ough market insight, consistent communication, and a deep understanding of the challenges his clients face has proven to be instrumental in many completed lease & sale transactions.

Prior to re-joining Colliers as Executive Vice President, Matt served for eight years as Executive Vice President at JLL, ten years as a Senior Vice President in the industrial department at Colliers International, and three years at CB Richard Ellis.

As a transaction manager, I recognize the most favorable and profitable strategies to maximize negotiation leverage and win the best economic terms for my clients, as well as position the assets for the highest returns should they choose to sell.

Having spent the last decade in the real estate industry, progressing from traditional residential transactions, distressed asset acquisitions, appraisal, and commercial real estate, I understand how to value investment properties from a multi-faceted approach. This unique background positions me to specialize in leasing and sales of industrial product with an emphasis on Landlord representation, acquisitions, dispositions and market analysis.