A Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker, and a real estate sales and rental agent from 2014 on, Matt DeSilva is passionate about his field and fully dedicated to serving his clients. People love working with him because he is friendly and diligent, resourceful and knowledgeable, plus keeps them in the loop with regular updates.
"I do my best to find the right fit for my clients, offering guidance and insights without being pushy," says Matt, who represents buyers, sellers, landlords and tenants all over New York City, and has completed transactions in four of the five boroughs. As a long time New Yorker who has lived and worked throughout NYC, he knows the neighborhoods and has a pulse on the market in terms of offerings, inventory, activity and trends.
Originally from Garrison, NY, Matt graduated from New York University with a B.A. degree in History. He has called New York City home since 1988, living in the East and West Villages and the Lower East Side. Matt has resided in Williamsburg, Brooklyn since 2009 where he owns a co-op and serves as board president of his building. He additionally owned in the East Village in the past, so brings a personal real estate perspective to his professional experience leveraging his expertise. Prior to real estate, Matt was a recording engineer, guitar department salesperson then manager at Manny's Music, and owner of Guitar Man, a retail musical instrument store in NYC. As a longtime musician and bass player, music is of course a favorite pastime – he can be seen playing in The Patti Rothberg Coincidence regularly. If you happen to be in Williamsburg, you may also spot him walking his two pugs, Link and Peach.
Matt is a passionate musician, whose everlasting love of performing arts makes him a dynamic and creative partner to have in a real estate project. Fine performance and quality production are part of his core values, difficult to match by many of his colleagues. Whether you are renting, buying or selling, Matt will listen to your needs, and truly hear your words. He will work with you to assure your experience is as positive as possible in the world's most loved metropolis. In short, Matt will not give up until he finds you the right New York City home.
Matt specializes in rentals and sales in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Languages Spoken: English
Time on RentHop: 10 Years 4 Months
