Next Realty, LLC (847-501-6190) hired G. Matthew Silvers as a principal and commercial broker. Silvers will broker large retail transactions and residential development opportunities, with a primary emphasis on urban in-fill projects. He will also create consultative relationships with private and institutional real estate purchasers. In addition, Silvers will function as counsel on various environmental legal matters. Prior to joining Next, Silvers was a broker concentrating on real estate brokerage as well as development and consultation servicing institutional and non-institutional clients on both a national and regional basis.