Winefield & Associates

What Winefield & Associates does

Winefield & Associates, Inc. is a privately held real estate investment firm founded in 1997 and headquartered in Long Beach, California. The firm specializes in acquiring and redeveloping contaminated commercial and industrial properties — so-called brownfields — including former gas stations, dry cleaners, oil production fields, and other industrial sites that are difficult to sell or finance through conventional channels due to environmental liability. W&A conducts due diligence, structures syndications to finance remediation and redevelopment, and either sells or holds the redeveloped assets. The firm's target deals are premium infill properties with clean values ranging from $2 million to $20 million, with a stated emphasis on California and nationwide reach.

The company's underlying capability is its founder's environmental engineering background combined with experience navigating California regulators including CalEPA, DTSC, SWRCB, and the Regional Water Quality Control Boards, as well as accessing third-party remediation funding sources such as California's Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund. The firm has used these capabilities to obtain No Further Action letters on multi-party contaminated sites, including a 20-year petroleum UST case in Hollywood with approximately $3.4 million in total remediation costs. Its go-to-market is relationship-driven, sourcing deals through broker relationships, direct outreach to property owners, and personal networks, while using a podcast (Brownfield Braintrust), a regulatory blog (California Vapor Intrusion Blog), conference speaking, and earned media (NY Times, LA Business Journal, Sacramento Bee, California Globe, Commercial Property Executive) to build thought leadership and investor pipeline.

W&A serves two primary segments: private investors and syndicate participants seeking above-market returns from brownfield real estate, and sellers of contaminated or stalled properties (owners, trustees, estates, portfolio managers) who need a credible path to transfer environmental liability. Revenue is generated transactionally through property appreciation, profit on sale, and syndication returns rather than through recurring fees or subscriptions; the firm is the principal buyer and developer rather than a service provider, with redeveloped assets sold to downstream developers such as Grubb Properties.

Name

Winefield & Associates

Legal name

Winefield & Associates, Inc.

Website

https://winefieldinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Winefield & Associates is a Long Beach-based real estate investment firm that acquires and redevelops contaminated commercial and industrial properties, financing deals through investor syndications and serving private investors and sellers of brownfield assets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Brownfield Real Estate Investment

NAICS

Remediation Services (56291)

SIC

Real Estate Dealers (For Their Own Account) (6532)

akta.pro primary industry

Brownfield Site Assessment & Remediation (BPALAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Brownfield Redevelopment Due Diligence & Grant Support (EUAHAEAD)

Keywords

• Brownfield real estate investment
• Contaminated property acquisition
• Environmental remediation services
• Real estate syndication financing
• Commercial industrial redevelopment

Headquarters

HQ city

Long Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Property Acquisition & Redevelopment: W&A acquires contaminated commercial and industrial properties, remediates them through third-party funding strategies and cost recovery, and either sells or holds redeveloped assets. Revenue is generated through appreciation, profit on sale, and syndication returns.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Winefield & Associates acquires contaminated commercial and industrial real estate nationwide (with emphasis on California) and redevelops those properties into beneficial assets. The firm conducts due diligence on target acquisitions, structures syndications to finance remediation and redevelopment, navigates environmental regulatory processes (CalEPA, DTSC, SWRCB), and leverages third-party remediation funding to recover cleanup costs. Most sourced properties are in premium infill areas with clean values ranging from $2 million to $20 million.

Product overview

Winefield & Associates is a brownfield real estate investment firm that acquires and redevelops contaminated commercial and industrial properties. The company's core offering is its investment and redevelopment services, supplemented by educational content through its Brownfield Braintrust Podcast and California VI Blog. The firm specializes in premium infill properties valued between $2 million and $20 million, primarily in California, using environmental engineering expertise and third-party cost-recovery strategies to manage remediation and transfer environmental liability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Brownfield Investment & Redevelopment Services End-to-end brownfield real estate investment and redevelopment services: identification and underwriting of contaminated commercial and industrial properties (gas stations, dry cleaners, oil production fields, former industrial sites), due diligence, environmental remediation management, regulatory navigation across CalEPA/DTSC/SWRCB, syndication structuring to finance cleanup and redevelopment, and disposition or hold of redeveloped assets for investors. Targets premium infill U.S. properties (emphasis on California) valued $2M–$20M in clean value.
• Investment Criteria & Syndications Development of appropriate syndications to finance and manage the remediation and redevelopment of contaminated commercial and industrial properties, leveraging environmental engineering expertise, third-party remediation funding, and cost-recovery strategies. Delivered to private investors and syndicate participants seeking above-average returns through brownfield real estate exposure.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully obtained No Further Action (NFA) letters for complex multi-party contaminated sites, including a 20-year petroleum UST case in Hollywood.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cox, Castle & Nicholson, LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 January 2026Matt Winefield co-presented with Robert Doty of Cox Castle & Nicholson at the Environmental Bankers Association Risk Management Meeting on the topic of Self-Directed Cleanups and Risk Management for Banks and Lenders. The session addressed whether banks should provide debt for contaminated properties where owners self-direct assessment without direct agency oversight.
• UCLA Bruin Professionals & Real Estate Alumni Group (REAG)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2020W&A founder Matt Winefield serves as a moderator/interviewer at UCLA Bruin Professionals and REAG events, interviewing economists, financiers, and industry experts on real estate topics to build professional network visibility and thought leadership.
• Citadel EHScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMatt Winefield conducted an in-depth podcast with Greg McIver of Citadel EHS exploring how Citadel secured rare No Further Action letters for VOC-contaminated dry cleaner sites in California in 2024–2025. The episode provides a roadmap for navigating closure under CalEPA's 2023 vapor intrusion guidance, covering conceptual site models, low-threat closure frameworks, and multiple lines of evidence.
• EKI Environment & Water, Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSteve Figgins of EKI Environment & Water, Inc. co-presented with Matt Winefield on a Brownfield Braintrust Podcast episode about transforming oil production fields into redevelopable properties, covering well abandonment, remediation technologies, and regulatory coordination.
• Offit KurmanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMark Johnson of Offit Kurman co-presented with Matt Winefield on a Brownfield Braintrust Podcast episode covering oil production field phase-out, well abandonment requirements, and regulatory strategy for California oil field redevelopment.
• SDS Capital GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeborah La Franchi of SDS Capital Group (which has financed over $1 billion for affordable housing) was interviewed by Matt Winefield at a Bruin Professionals/REAG event on private financing strategies for affordable housing development.
• CBREminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCBRE represented Winefield & Associates in the sale of the 1353 N. Western Avenue Hollywood site, creating a listing website at www.1353western.com to market the remediated property to developers.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Citadel EHS: California-focused environmental consulting firm specializing in dry cleaner and VOC site closures under CalEPA vapor intrusion rules. Citadel is a direct service partner on W&A's podcast and on documented NFA cases, making it the most operationally intertwined peer in W&A's deal ecosystem.
• Cox, Castle & Nicholson: Premier California real estate and environmental law firm advising on contaminated property transactions, entitlements, and lender risk management. Direct W&A partner on the Environmental Bankers Association risk management presentation; operates as a legal advisor in the same transaction workflow.
• EKI Environment & Water: California-based environmental and water resources engineering consultancy active in oil field phase-out, well abandonment, and brownfield redevelopment. Co-presented with W&A on oil field transformation projects, making it a natural technical counterpart peer.

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global environmental engineering and remediation services firm with deep California presence serving contaminated-site assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment clients. Comparable to W&A at the remediation execution layer, though AECOM operates at vastly greater scale and as a service provider rather than principal investor.
• Arcadis: International design, engineering, and environmental consultancy with a substantial brownfield remediation and redevelopment practice. Overlaps with W&A on contaminated-site cleanup and entitlement work but serves a much broader client base across geographies and asset classes.
• Tetra Tech: Engineering and consulting firm with a leading environmental remediation practice supporting federal, state, and private brownfield clients. Comparable to W&A in the technical remediation and regulatory navigation work, though Tetra Tech delivers services as a contractor rather than acquiring sites as a principal.
• CBRE: Global commercial real estate services firm that represented W&A in the disposition of the remediated Western Avenue Hollywood site. Comparable at the redevelopment-stage disposition and capital markets layer, though CBRE operates across all property types rather than contaminated infill niche.
• Ramboll: Global engineering, consulting, and environmental services firm (parent of ENVIRON) with significant contaminated-site management and brownfield redevelopment practice. Overlaps with W&A on environmental due diligence, remediation design, and stakeholder management for complex sites.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): Global sustainability and environmental consulting firm with a substantial contaminated land management practice serving corporate, financial, and public-sector clients. Comparable to W&A on the environmental due diligence and transaction support layer, though ERM is a service provider rather than a principal buyer.

Emerging players

• Haley & Aldrich: Environmental and geotechnical engineering firm with a strong real estate developer client base in California and the West Coast. Comparable to W&A in the site assessment, vapor intrusion, and remediation oversight role for real estate transactions, often engaged by the same buyer pool W&A sells to.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCnHn6Liz34vBjdW02PqZx0A
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/mattwinefield

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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