Portland, Oregon downtown skyline with the Hawthorne Bridge and Willamette River — home market of commercial real estate broker Matt Lyman at Norris & Stevens.

About Matt Lyman

Vice President, Commercial Properties | Norris & Stevens Licensed Principal Broker — Oregon & Washington


ABOUT

Matt Lyman headshot — Portland, OR commercial real estate broker specializing in industrial, office, retail, and flex

Matt Lyman

Vice President, Commercial Properties

Licensed Principal Broker in OR & WA

E: MattL@Norris-Stevens.com

O: 503.225.8454

C: 503.507.4880

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If you’re planning a renewal, evaluating a move, or preparing a sale, start with a quick benchmark. You’ll get pricing guardrails, timelines, and a clear go-to-market plan.

Matt Lyman is Vice President of Commercial Properties at Norris & Stevens. He advises owners and occupiers on leasing, sales, renewals, and tenant representation across industrial, office, retail, and flex in Oregon and Washington.

Focus

  • Leasing and renewals for single-tenant and multi-tenant assets

  • Site selection and tenant representation for growth, consolidation, and relocation

  • Dispositions and owner-user sales, including value-add and investment trades

  • Valuation support and market strategy built from comps, absorption, and live demand signals

    (Services align with the team’s mission to create opportunities and deliver the best transaction experience through reach, communication, and expertise.)

Selected Results

  • 4000 NW St. Helens — 78,933 SF industrial lease, ±$2,280,000 value. 

  • 3610 NW St. Helens — 89,410 SF industrial lease for a national e-commerce tenant. 

  • 15640 NE Fourth Plain — 25,100 SF mixed-use investment sale, $6,095,000. 

  • 29345 West Union Rd — 47,850 SF industrial sale, $5,470,000. 

    (Additional transactions available on request.)

Approach

  • Data-driven: rigorous comping, pipeline intel, and pricing narratives to position assets and shorten time-to-deal.

  • Process-first: defined workflows from first tour to close; proactive lender, legal, and city coordination.

  • Owner’s mindset: clear options, net-effective comparisons, and execution plans that hold up under IC or board review.

  • Reach: outbound to our tenant database, broker community, and targeted end-users; consistent marketing cadences.

Credentials

  • Principal Broker, Oregon & Washington; CoStar Power Broker, 2021–2023. 

  • Background includes institutional and owner-user work, market analysis, negotiation, and full-cycle transaction management.

  • Eagle Scout (BSA); demonstrated leadership, project management, and community-service commitment.



AFFILIATIONS

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WHAT’S YOUR PROPERTY WORTH?

Whether you're benchmarking against recent warehouse and distribution sales, evaluating a hold-vs-sell decision, or preparing for a refinance conversation, a broker opinion of value gives you a clear, comp-based pricing range for your Airport Way or Columbia Corridor industrial property. I'll deliver a 50–80+ page report covering comparable sales, lease comps, vacancy analytics, and a pricing summary with conservative, probable, and optimistic values — at no cost and no obligation.


ARE YOU PAYING THE RIGHT LEASE RATE?

Whether you're negotiating a new warehouse lease, approaching a renewal in the Columbia Corridor, or evaluating whether your current rate reflects today's market, a lease rate analysis gives you the data to negotiate from a position of strength. I'll pull recent lease comps, concession packages, and vacancy trends for Airport Way and Columbia Corridor industrial space — so you know exactly what tenants like you are paying and where there's room to negotiate.