Indianpolis’ Avenue names chief investment officer

Matthew Gorman (Photo courtesy of Avenue.)

Indianapolis-based Avenue, a real estate development, construction and investment group appointed Matthew Gorman as its new Chief Investment Officer.

In this newly created role, Gorman will oversee the company’s investment strategies, capital allocations and growth across existing and forthcoming portfolios.

Gorman brings more than two decades of experience in asset management, investment banking and REIT leadership to Avenue, which is positioning itself for rapid growth, both in its existing niche of senior living and healthcare as well as in the expanding active adult sector.

Gorman most recently served as managing director at BGO (formerly BentallGreenOak), a global real estate investment firm with approximately $83 billion in assets under management. He also held the role of chief investment officer for IREIT by BGO, a private real estate investment trust specializing in the acquisition of income-generating, modern industrial warehouses and logistics facilities. IREIT is managed by an affiliate of BGO.

Gorman has also held roles with GreenOak Real Estate, Barclays Capital, and Edward Rose Companies. An Indianapolis native, he attended Indiana University Kelley School of Business on a full scholarship and received a bachelor of science degree in real estate finance.