Speaker Bio: Dan McLennan of Local: Residential MTD TV Productions

Dan is the Co-CEO of Local, an Australian Build-to Rent platform which seeks to empower Australians to live a sustainable and socially conscious lifestyle. In particular, Local will seek to provide quality, sustainable rental communities which incorporate social, affordable and specialist disability accommodation alongside mainstream market rental product.

Dan has over 20 years’ experience in the Australian real estate industry with an exceptional track record in creating, structuring, funding, and delivering some of the country’s most iconic buildings, including: Liberty Place, Sydney; Swanston Square Apartments, Melbourne; The W Hotel, Darling Harbour; and The 2018 Commonwealth Games Village, Gold Coast.

In addition to his previous roles as a development executive, adviser and corporate lawyer, Dan was the founding Chief Executive Officer of Summer Housing Ltd, a national not for profit NDIS housing provider. In this role, Dan raised over $350M in institutional social infrastructure funding to fully fund the acquisition of over 400 apartments for people with disability across Australia.

Local: Residential is a Melbourne-born Build to Rent platform. Established in 2021 by Matt Berg, Dan McLennan in conjunction with Macquarie Asset Management Real Estate, Local currently has over 1,300 apartments currently under construction across three sites in Melbourne. Local is opening the door to a sustainable and more secure way of renting and are also incorporating at least 10% social, affordable and specialist disability accommodation into every project.