Matthew J. Locraft
Title
Principal
Contact Information
42395 Ryan Road, Suite 200
Brambleton, Virginia 20148
Phone: 703-722-2702
Fax: 703-722-2730
Email: mlocraft@klnb.com
Specialty
Retail
Professional Profile
Matthew Locraft has been active in retail commercial real estate in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area for over 12 years, specializing in retail tenant and landlord representation. Proir to KLNB, Mr. Locraft spent 10 years with CB Richard Ellis, Inc.(CBRE), and 2 years with Madison Retail Group specializing in the sale and leasing of retail properties both in landlord and
tenant representation, as well as property disposition and investment sales. In May 2003, his team was awarded the 2002 CB
Richard Ellis Retail Team Award for the entire company. In over 12 years of fee-based production with CBRE, Mr. Locraft has
been involved in over 500 sale and lease transactions, with total consideration exceeding $800 million. At CBRE, Mr. Locraft
earned his Vice President status in just his third year of production, and First Vice President status in 2002. In 2000 and 2001,
he was recognized in the top 20 retail salespeople nationwide for the retail division of CBRE, consisting of over 300 retail
salespeople. In 2002 and 2003, he was included in the top 50 retail salespeople for CB Richard Ellis.
Retail Clients Served
Mr. Locraft and the Northern Virginia team exclusively represent the following retailers with their store expansion in the
Washington, D.C. Metropolitan market: Harris Teeter, Home Depot, Haverty's Furniture, Thomasville Furniture, McDonald’s,
Regency Furniture Showrooms, and franchisees of AT&T Wireless, The Little Gym, McAlister’s Deli, and Domino’s Pizza. In
the past, Mr. Cheney and partners have also represented Dunkin Donuts, California Tortilla, HomePlace, Party City, The
Leather Collection, Conoco Phillips, Bertucci’s, Lifetime Fitness, Eckerd Drug Company, Pep Boys, Coca-Cola, Sears d/b/a
National Tire & Battery, Pittsburgh Paints, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Calico Corners, Chevy’s Mexican Restaurant and Wrap Works.
Landlord Clients
Matt has exclusively represented the following ownership entities with shopping center sale and leasing assignments:
Adams Investments, American Realty Advisors, Aoki, Atlantic Realty Companies, Bessomac Associates, Brambleton Town
Center Associates, The Buchanan Companies, Camden, Clark Real Estate Advisors, Colony Realty, Comstock Retail Partners,
CRC Commercial, Crimson Partners, DSF Group, Eastman Kodak Company, Edens & Avant, Greenebaum & Rose, K-Mart,
Kodiak Properties, The L&B Realty Group, The Long Companies, MCI WorldCom/UUNet, MetLife, Nellis Corporation, New
America Real Estate Holding, Raley Miller Properties, Ramco-Gershenson Properties, Regency Centers, Reliance Insurance
Company, Soave Enterpirises, Sumner Partners, Tower Records and Zimmer Development Company.
Education
Matt earned his Bachelor of Business Administration degree, with a marketing major from Loyola College in Baltimore in
1992. At Loyola, he was a captain of the Loyola Lacrosse Club, NCLL Champions in 1991 and 1992.
Profesional Affiliations
Matt holds active membership in the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), the leading trade association for
retailers, developers, owners and brokers of retail properties in the United States. He is also a licensed real estate salesperson
in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.