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Abbey Road Property Group Leadership
Matthew Birenbaum
Matthew Birenbaum is the founding principal of Abbey Road. He brings twenty years of experience in real estate development in senior positions with some of the most highly regarded firms in the local area. From 2003 – 2006, he was Senior Vice President at EYA (formerly Eakin/Youngentob Associates), responsible for directing and supervising all activities in the land acquisition and development group for this award-winning builder/developer of architecturally distinguished townhomes and condominiums. Prior to his experience at EYA, Mr. Birenbaum spent over seven years at AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE:AVB) developing a wide variety of luxury rental communities in formats ranging from garden apartments to midrise with structured parking to highrise with ground floor retail and underground parking. Upon his departure from AvalonBay, he was Regional Vice President of Development with responsibility for the Washington, DC, New Jersey and Chicago regions. Earlier experience includes work with Tishman Speyer Properties in both Houston and Northern Virginia, developing residential, office and retail uses.
Mr. Birenbaum holds a Master of Management degree in real estate and finance from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, where he graduated with honors, and an undergraduate degree in urban studies from Brown University, where he graduated phi beta kappa. He serves on the board of the L’Enfant Trust, a historic preservation group in Washington, DC, and has been a guest speaker at numerous ULI and NMHC conferences.
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