Executive Vice President
CurrentDJ Johnston stands as Executive Vice President at Matthews Real Estate Investment Services where he oversees investment sales in Brooklyn, NY. DJ has become an indispensable figure in the industry with a career dedicated to real estate excellence. To date, he has evaluated and underwritten over 1,500 properties and personally executed the sale of over 350 transactions with an aggregate value of approximately $1.5 billion. Previously, he was a Partner and Senior Managing Director at B6 Real Estate Advisors.Prior to B6 Real Estate he was he was a Director at Cushman & Wakefield (formerly Massey Knakal Realty Services).DJ prides himself on being a fair and transparent salesperson while always putting his client’s needs first. He is an effective marketer and salesperson with a reputation for securing buyers that allocate the highest value to each unique characteristic of his listing, justifying the highest market value.Born and raised in Larchmont, New York, DJ graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance from the University of Scranton. His previous work experience includes Equity Sales and Trading at Ota, LLC, Advertising Sales at ESPN, Litigation Services at Merrill Communications and Investor Relations at the hedge fund Kingstown Capital.Outside of his professional realm, He is an avid skier and paddle tennis player but, above all, he enjoys spending time with his family of five – wife, Sarah, sons, James, Tommy, and their daughter, Olivia.