Value-Add Multifamily
In Southern California

Austin is a Co-Founder & Partner of LWK, and co-leads sourcing, acquisitions, and capital raising. He founded Keystone Investors and Penguin Property Management, growing them to $50 million in assets under management and 175 units. Austin raised $20 million from 160 investors, acquired and repositioned 18 multifamily assets, and managed $4 million in construction for extensive renovations and capital improvements. His early career included flipping cars and acquiring small properties in Pittsburgh before earning a summa cum laude degree from Boston College. He worked in real estate investment banking at Citi and spent time at CIM Group in Los Angeles focusing on acquisitions and asset management. Austin resides in Santa Monica with two children and enjoys surfing, soccer, rock climbing, and mountain biking.

Matt is a Co-Founder & Partner of LWK, co-leading the firm's acquisitions, strategic partnerships and capital relationships. He brings over 10 years of real estate private equity, corporate private equity, and investment banking experience. Previously, Matt was Director of Acquisitions at a Chicago-based family office managing approximately $500 million in real estate assets, where he established the LA office and developed the firm's net lease industrial strategy. Before that, he served as Private Equity Associate at Ares Management, evaluating acquisitions and special situations across industries while serving as Board Observer for portfolio companies including CHG Healthcare and Jacuzzi Brands. Matt began his career in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and graduated with honors from the University of Pennsylvania.