Matthew Bank

A fourth-generation New Yorker, Matthew was born on the Upper West Side, and spent much of his childhood in Larchmont. He went to Harvard College, and majored in Visual and Environmental Studies, focusing on architecture, design, and photography. He continued his studies in photography at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, enrolled in its MFA program.

Matthew started his career at the Museum of Modern Art, working in the esteemed department of painting and sculpture. After that, he worked as a graphic designer specializing in nightlife and entertainment flyers and invitations in the heady club era of the early 1990s. He was a co-founder of the seminal Chelsea-based nightlife and entertainment magazine HX, and he ran the company that published it from 1991 to 2009. He received his Real Estate License in 2010 and began selling properties, while also helping to establish and run AlphaBetterCare, a primary-care and HIV medical practice. In addition, he completed some exciting residential interior design projects.

Real Estate became Matthew’s main focus soon after, and he eventually got his Broker license and became a partner in Bank Neary Real Estate, founded in 1988 by industry Legend Gil Neary. Matthew and Gil worked together for eight years, growing the firm to 15 agents and annual sales volume of over $50 million. Upon Gil’s death in 2024, Matthew became the President and sole owner of the brokerage, continuing the legacy of impeccable service, local New York City focus, and independence that has always been at the heart of our business.

Matthew’s experience in Real Estate includes serving as treasurer of his former building for seven years, working extensively with buyers, sellers, renters, and landlords in the city, and investing in properties. He has also been on non-profit boards, including holding the position as President of the Stonewall Community Foundation.

Matthew has always been peripatetic, moving over 20 times in the city alone. That experience has given him a true appreciation for many different neighborhoods in New York, and he treats each client’s home buying or selling transaction as a journey and an adventure! An avid French Bulldog lover, Matthew adopted Hazel, a sweet rescue pup, after losing his long-time best friend Rocky in 2021.