Matthew Lester has over 10 years of experience in commercial brokerage, marketing, and business consulting. He founded Caliber Commercial Brokerage LLC in 2009 on four core values: Teamwork, Knowledge, Entrepreneurial Spirit, and Excellence.

Each of these are Matt’s personal values, adopted and polished throughout his academic, athletic, and professional careers, beginning when he attended The Northwood Preparatory School in Lake Placid, New York, and at SUNY Geneseo (BA, 2002). After a stint in production management in Nevada with the ESPN cable television network, Matt returned to Rochester, New York, home of his born-and-bred real estate family, to apply his values in the commercial real estate industry.

After completing over 150 commercial real estate transactions within a short five year span, and immersing himself in understanding the commercial real estate development process, Matt founded Caliber Commercial Brokerage to provide his brand of complete real estate services to retailers, investors, businesses, and non-profit institutions.

Matt has brokered hundreds of transactions and developed strategic growth plans for national retailers expanding across New York State. He has also owned commercial real estate, developed real estate projects, and acquired approvals for more than 25 strategic retail developments statewide.

Under Matt’s leadership, Caliber Commercial Brokerage has capitalized on understanding markets, cultivating visions, and creatively executing those visions. His specialty is in exclusive representation of national tenants, including: Aspen Dental, AT&T, Goodwill, Rue 21, McDonald’s, Costco, and Qdoba.

Rick Altier has over 30 years of executive experience in the operations of major retail chains and in brokering commercial real estatedealsfor diverse industries. He brings to Caliber Commercial Brokerage a senior management background and proven hands-onability in multi-functional roles, including strategic planning, administration, operations, marketing, advertising, merchandising, realestate site selection, lease negotiations, inventory control, distribution, and human resources.

Rick began his professional career in the family business, Altier and Sons Shoes, Inc., a well-known western New York chain withmulti-million dollars in sales. As President, he was responsible for day-to-day store operations and all aspects of companymanagement.

Rick then became Executive VP of a multi-store retail footwear chain, Super Shoe Stores, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway withlocations in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia.At Super Shoe, he succeeded in expanding the chain of 20,000 square footstores from 11 to 16 locations within his first two years, while also increasing sales from $15M to over $20M a year.

Next, Rick founded then led thedevelopment and operations of a men’s health practice, shaping his affinity for the needs of medicaltenants in commercial real estate deals. His expertise grew with responsibility for site selection, project management, jointventurepartnerships, and program acquisitions positioning business development for outpatient dialysis companies.

Rick simultaneously served retail by developing a successful new shoe outlet concept and related shoe e-commerce site, and soldboth businesses in 2003.

Executive experience on both sides of the commercial real estate table, along the east coast and throughout New York State, hasuniquely positioned Rick to specialize in site searches and property development, particularly for healthcare facilities.

Rick is a graduate of McQuaid Jesuit High School and SUNY Geneseo, and is also the owner/operator of a local Little CaesarsPizza franchise, and a Mobil Mart gas station and convenience store.Rick plays golf and hockey, and has six grandchildren.

Sara has been working in banking and real estate since 2001, and has been the Operations and Marketing Manager for Caliber since the company’s founding in 2009. A native of Sodus Point, NY
and graduate of SUNY Brockport, Sara enjoys camping and spending time with her husband and two daughters.

Marc has been working in the commercial real estate industry since 2006, with professional insights from a background working in general contracting. His specialty is in representing landlords and leasing of retail and office properties. A Rochester native, Marc is a graduate of Providence College, and is a Committee Member of the Christie Simonetti Classic Golf Tournament, benefiting the Pirate Toy Fund.

Matt has been in the fields of land development, urban revitalization and economic development since 2001. He specializes in commercial development on existing sites, with a particular interest in the redevelopment and reimagining of underperforming properties. Matt is a licensed landscape architect in New York and a certified professional planner. Matt lives in Webster with his wife and three children.

Jake Rivera’s commercial real estate career began back in 2014 in his home town of Los Angeles, CA. After finishing his hockey career Jake moved to Rochester in 2017 and joined Caliber. Jake works with national, regional and local tenants and developers assisting them with site selection, strategy development, demographic analysis, and contractual negotiations. His specialty in landlord representation focuses on Landlord’s best interests in finding quality tenants, buyers, and potential 1031 exchange opportunities.

Prior to moving to Rochester, Jake played collegiate and professional hockey, even captaining Team USA in international competitions. Since moving to Rochester he has coached local youth, high school, and collegiate teams. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Jake is a graduate of Tilton Prep School (NH) and SUNY-Potsdam. Jake lives in Brighton, NY with his wife and dog

Adam has been in Real Estate and hospitality industries for the last 10 years. He joined the Caliber team 2018 after working as a Residential real estate agent. At Caliber he specializes in Landlord Representation and leasing. A life long resident of Upstate NY, Adam grew up in Irondequoit in a household with two deaf parents. As a result he is an expert in American Sign Language and puts an emphasis on high level listening and ensuring clear communication. Adam received his Associate’s Degree in International Business from Monroe Community College and when not working he enjoys golfing, mixed martial arts and sailing.

Tim Meleca joined the Caliber team in 2017 bringing with him the professional insights and knowledge from his previous work managing accounts and projects for various marketing agencies in Washington, DC. In his current role as Business Development Manager Tim assists the listing team in developing marketing plans, managing clients and maintaining Caliber’s database. A graduate of the University of Mary Washington, Tim enjoys going to see live music, visiting local breweries, and rooting for the Green Bay Packers.