Name: Matt Halprin
Title: Vice President/Principal
Company: New England Retail Properties, Inc.
Location: 150 Hartford Ave., Wethersfield, CT 06109
Birthplace: Hartford, CT
Family: Three sons, one daughter
College: University of Connecticut
First job outside of real estate: Second mortgage business, Washington, D.C.
First job in real estate or allied field: Vice president, store development of retail home improvement chain
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future: Retail brokerage for 23 years - leasing, investment sales.
Hobbies: Golf, gourmet cooking, reading, travel, Yankees, Celtics and Giants
Favorite book: Any mystery - John Grisham novels
Favorite movie: "The Hustler" - Paul Newman
Person you most emulate (outside of family): John F. Kennedy
Key to success: High level of awareness and focus on hard work
If you were forced to choose another vocation, what would it be? Attorney
Norwalk, CT Highcap Group has completed the sale of two luxury multifamily properties with a total of 120 units for a combined purchase price of $41.4 million.