Matthew H. Birenbaum serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer of Vivmark Residential, with responsibility for accelerating the Company’s development investments, chairing the Management Investment Committee, and overseeing design and construction.

Prior to the formation of Vivmark, Mr. Birenbaum served as Chief Investment Officer of AvalonBay Communities from January 2015, overseeing investment strategy, development, construction, and market research. Before that, he served as AvalonBay’s Executive Vice President—Corporate Strategy from 2011 to 2015.

Prior to joining AvalonBay, Matt was the founding principal of Abbey Road Property Group, LLC, a multifamily development and investment firm based in Arlington, Virginia since 2006, and before that a Senior Vice President at EYA (formerly Eakin/Youngentob Associates). Prior to joining EYA in 2003, he was a Regional Vice President of Development with the Company.

Matt received his BA from Brown University and his master’s degree from The Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. He is an active member of ULI and is certified LEED AP, serves on the Board of the Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing (APAH), and is a member of the Federal City Council.