Carlene Matchniff
Real Estate Development Executive
Silicon Valley,CA
Summary
Carlene is a seasoned executive leader in real estate development. Strengths include Strategy, Entitlements, Government & Public Affairs, mastering difficult and complex Entitlements and Project Strategy. Carlene brings 30 years of experience and success entitling and negotiating millions of square feet of real estate including Office, Retail, Residential, infill redevelopment, master planning, multi-family rental, for sale and business park campuses. Carlene is a collaborator with internal and external stakeholders, and builds consensus to achieve results. Carlene has worked on International projects as well as domestic.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Vice President Entitlements
Irvine Company Apartment Development
07.2023 - Current
- Returning to the Irvine Company, Carlene entitled a major Santa Clara redevelopment converting Office/R&D to a residential community with approval for 1,800 high density units and associated amenities.
- Cultivated strong relationships with key stakeholders, including key decision makers, city staff, outside regulators, and community leaders to promote collaboration and long-term success.
- Led successful completion of major projects, resulting in increased value added to real estate assets
- Demonstrated proficient leadership skills to both internal and external stakeholders
- Collaborated with senior management to develop strategic initiatives and long term goals.
- Irvine Company is a privately held real estate investment company recognized for master planned developments.. Irvine Company's property portfolio exceeds 120 million square feet with more than 550 office buildings, 40 retail centers and 125 apartment communities
Development Director-Entitlements
Lendlease - Google Ventures
02.2021 - 06.2023
- Manage Entitlements and Governmental Affairs for Google's Sunnyvale and Mountain View projects
- Projects include, Google's portion of Moffett Park Specific Plan for approximately 10,000 units and 3 million SF Office, mixed use, retail etc.
- North Bay Shore with 7,000 units and 3.1 M SF Office , and E Whisman with 1,900 units and 1 M SF Office
- Work with the Lendlease-Google team through internal approvals and Google Senior leadership
- Collaborate with Legal team both internal and external stakeholders as it relates to Entitlements, Development Agreements, CEQA & Regulatory Permits
- Participate in all forward planning strategy and make recommendations on negotiating complex entitlements. An important part of the role was to Manage relationships with the Cities and help shape the political strategy.
- Manage internal and external engagement team
Principal & Owner
Development Strategy Group LLC
05.2020 - 02.2021
- Development Strategy Group LLC, is a full service real estate consulting firm focused on Real Estate Development Strategy, Due Diligence, Entitlements, Governmental and Public Affairs and project advocacy
- DS Group provides comprehensive strategic planning and guidance throughout all stages of real estate development process
- DS Group generates and implements sound strategies for navigating and thriving within the complex California real-estate development environment
- Detailed assessments of underlying factors impacting land use decisions, including economics, market positioning, precedence, surrounding land uses, zoning constraints and opportunities, political environment and community response
Vice President Government Affairs & Entitlements
Irvine Company
12.2013 - 05.2020
- Carlene worked at Irvine Company for 7 years in the heart of Silicon Valley during a huge growth cycle
- Carlene served as their Vice President of Governmental Affairs and Entitlements for Northern California, representing all divisions and property types
- Carlene has strategized and entitled for Irvine Company 5,000 apartments homes, 3.7 million SF Office, and over 235K SF retail mixed use during her tenure with the company.
- Irvine Company is a privately held real estate investment company recognized for master planned developments.. Irvine Company's property portfolio exceeds 120 million square feet with more than 550 office buildings, 40 retail centers and 125 apartment communities
- Carlene has built trusted relationships throughout the Bay Area with elected officials, staff and civic leaders
Vice President Entitlements
Tejon Ranch, Centennial
05.2009 - 12.2013
- Managed entitlements for 23,000 unit, 14 million SF Business Park, "New Town" in North Los Angeles County.
- Received Sustainable Communities designation through SCAG and also worked on Affordable Housing, Green Program, School Mitigation Agreements, CEQA compliance and regulatory permits.
- Largest master planned community in Los Angeles County, reporting to four Major Builder Stakeholders in partnership including Tejon Ranch Company, Pardee Homes, Standard Pacific, and Lewis Homes
Vice President Community Development
Pardee Homes, Weyerhaeuser
03.1999 - 05.2009
- Pardee Homes real estate company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Weyerhaeuser Corporation. All reporting went through Corporate and Weyerhaeuser as the ownership entity
- Served as Vice President Community Development for ten years with Pardee Homes, as a senior member of the leadership team
- Provided project management , entitlement strategy for master plans with, single family, multi-family and business parks
- Managed all consultant contracts, legal team, and built coalitions with both supporters and work on compromise with opposition
Education
MBA - Business-International Real Estate
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CABachelor of Arts - Geography-Ecosystems
University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CASkills
Leadership
Strategy
Pre and Post Construction Entitlements
Team Management
Consultant Contracting & Management
Government Affairs
Public Affairs
Consensus Building
Stakeholder Collaboration
Certification
- Certificate in Executive Leadership, Irvine Company
- President's Award Weyerhaeuser
- Six Sigma Greenbelt Certification
- LEED Green Associate
- Board Member Nor Cal BIA-Multi Family Chair
- Recognized by San Diego City Council for "Carlene Matchniff Day"
- Initiated formation of Homeaid San Diego serving homeless and those at risk of homelessness
- Served as Board member of Homeaid for a decade and facilitated funding grants for transitional housing for Vets
Quote
"I love to witness those kind of really crisp moments of absolute expertise in action"
Kathryn Sullivan, Astronaut
Timeline
Vice President Entitlements
Irvine Company Apartment Development
07.2023 - Current
Development Director-Entitlements
Lendlease - Google Ventures
02.2021 - 06.2023
Principal & Owner
Development Strategy Group LLC
05.2020 - 02.2021
Vice President Government Affairs & Entitlements
Irvine Company
12.2013 - 05.2020
Vice President Entitlements
Tejon Ranch, Centennial
05.2009 - 12.2013
Vice President Community Development
Pardee Homes, Weyerhaeuser
03.1999 - 05.2009
MBA - Business-International Real Estate
University of California, Irvine
Bachelor of Arts - Geography-Ecosystems
University of California - Los Angeles
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