Matthew Waken
Experience, Innovative & Skilled
Position: Founder/Managing Member
Location: 27702 Crown Valley Parkway
Suite D-4 197
Ladera Ranch, CA 92694
Email: matt@mwinvestmentgroup.com
Tel: 626-221-8644
Matthew Waken
Managing Member
Matthew Waken has extensive experience in the acquisition, predevelopment, entitlement, and development process. He is highly skilled at the procurement and coordination of equity and debt capital.
Matthew’s role at MW Investment Group spans an impressive skill set. From sourcing and managing leads, assessing project feasibility, managing project prep, legal matters, and development of associates.
Matthew has coordinated numerous residential projects including high, medium, and low-density residential, as well as mixed-use and retail projects in Southern California and Nevada.
He earned his Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Southern California in Urban Planning and Real Estate Development and continues to enrich the company with his diverse and innovating knowledge.
Areas of Expertise
In-House Project Services
MW Investment Group delivers complete in-house services for development projects. From site selection to project entitlement, we take a creative, full-service approach to redeveloping and repositioning underutilized properties.
Urban Infill Residential
We specialize in finding multi-family residential, Town-home, and small lot development properties that are not being used to their full potential, and repositioning these properties with a new product type.
Commercial/Retail Development
Our long-standing relationships with credit retail tenants allow us to create built to site opportunities for these tenants – which include Ralph’s Grocery Company, Marshall’s, Petco, Family Dollar, 7-Eleven, and much more.
Experience
MW Investment Group, Ladera Ranch 2025- Present; Managing Member
ABC Development, Huntington Beach, CA Partner, October 2020 – July 2021;
XYZ Investment, Costa Mesa, CA Project Lead, April 2015 – October 2020;
IDG, Huntington Beach, CA Partner, July 2015 – April 2019
Education
University of Californa, Orange County, May 2010
University of California, Los Angeles, CA Masters of Arts, May 2005
University of California, Santa Barbara, CA Bachelor of Arts, Geography, June 2000
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