Matt Griffith

WPG is a leading expert in single & multi-tenant retail real estate development in the Southeastern US. Wagner specializes in all aspects of retail development, investment and capital. Wagner works closely with many of the nation's most regarded and prosperous investment grade retailers. Matt Griffith serves Wagner Property Group as Vice President & Partner. He is primarily responsible for overseeing the team that sources new development and investment opportunities, negotiates property acquisitions/dispositions, determines project feasibility and cultivates long-term retailer relationships.

Mr. Griffith was a founding partner of WRA, a regional valuation and consulting firm serving the Southeast U.S. with offices in Tampa, Orlando and Miami. Practice areas includes complex real property valuation, site selection, litigation support, tax appeal, as well as highest/best use and market analysis services. Clients include national lenders, developers, attorneys, private equity groups, pension funds, insurance companies, REITS, accounting firms, etc. Mr. Griffith was in charge of client engagement as well as growth/expansion throughout the entire state of Florida including the Florida Keys.

Grubb & Ellis Company (later Newmark Knight Frank) was one of the nation’s largest commercial real estate services firms, providing transaction services, property management, facilities management and valuation services through more than 100 company-owned and affiliate offices with over 4,300 professionals. Mr. Griffith served Grubb & Ellis Landauer as Associate Vice President and Team Leader of the Florida office growth/expansion. Mr. Griffith completed valuation and consulting engagements for the nation's largest lenders and institutional money managers/investment advisors.

TRAS, prior to being acquired by Franklin Street, was the leading boutique and specialty valuation/consulting firm in the Southeastern US. Since inception in 1988, TRAS had completed more then 6,500 engagements (literally Billions of dollars annually in real estate) for virtually all national and regional lenders, institutional money managers, national and local law firms, insurance companies, accounting firms, and private individuals. Mr. Griffith served TRAS as Associate/Senior Associate and Team Leader. Mr. Griffith was also instrumental in development of a technology platform to improve quality and efficiency in the valuation analytics and report writing function that was adopted by TRAS and successor organizations.