Matthew Oldford has worked across residential and commercial construction, commercial roofing, finance, renovation, design-build, property investment, and multi-unit development. Based in Halifax and active throughout the Halifax Regional Municipality, the current work spans roles as a builder, investor, founder of Matty’s Renos, and emerging real estate developer, with a 17-unit building on Prince Albert Road and two purpose-built student-housing projects in Halifax’s South End. Matthew Oldford’s experience managing construction teams includes supervising crews of 10 to 15 people on large-scale, multi-unit job sites while working as a foreman with LIUNA.
Matthew Oldford, born in Nova Scotia in 1980, entered the construction industry at 22 after attending Nova Scotia Community College. The early career of Matt Oldford in Nova Scotia included work with a local builder followed by five years at a coastal-roofing quoting agency, where management responsibilities covered residential and commercial roofing projects valued between approximately $20,000 and $250,000. That period added experience in project management, client communication, and quality control before later roles expanded the career into finance and larger construction sites.
How Matthew Oldford Built Experience Leading Construction Teams
A significant stage in that progression came around 2017, when Matthew Oldford returned fully to construction and development as a foreman with LIUNA. The role included supervising 10 to 15 crew members and managing large-scale, multi-unit job sites. That experience deepened an understanding of timelines, budgets, and the complexities of urban construction.
The foreman role followed earlier management experience in roofing. At the coastal-roofing quoting agency, management responsibilities included residential and commercial projects across a range of values. Client communication, quality control, and project management were established parts of that period.
Those responsibilities created continuity between earlier construction work and later multi-unit development. Team supervision, project schedules, budgeting, and quality standards appear across Matthew Oldford’s work in roofing, LIUNA, renovations, and development.
The same career history also includes informal mentorship and guidance for younger tradespeople and aspiring entrepreneurs. That work sits alongside support for skill-building, healthy living, work-life balance, and long-term career development within the trades.
Connecting Financial Discipline With Job-Site Management
In 2007, Matthew Oldford returned to NSCC to pursue investment-management accreditation. The training included the Canadian Securities Course, the Life Licence Qualification Program, and related financial education, followed by five years as a financial planner with Scotiabank and later work as a mobile mortgage specialist.
That financial background later became part of the return to construction and development. Financial training brought disciplined budgeting, risk assessment, and long-term value creation into a career that already included project management, client communication, quality control, and construction experience.
In 2018, Matty’s Renos was launched as a renovation and design-build company focused on craftsmanship, transparency, and client experience. Matthew Oldford’s project management background combines financial training with construction experience across renovations, property conversions, investment work, and multi-unit builds.
Matty’s Renos also marked an expansion from residential renovation into larger property investment and development. The company’s work combined aesthetic design with practical execution, while the financial background supported an investment perspective focused on maximizing value and long-term potential.
Matthew Oldford and the Move Into Multi-Unit Development
The transition from renovations into development increased the scale of Matthew Oldford’s multi-unit development work. Current projects include a 17-unit building on Prince Albert Road and two purpose-built student-housing projects in Halifax’s South End.
The Prince Albert Road project marks a major point in the move from builder and renovator to full-scale developer. It follows earlier experience supervising multi-unit construction crews and managing timelines, budgets, client communication, and quality control across construction work.
The two South End student-housing projects extend that development activity in Halifax. They respond to the city’s growing need for purpose-built rental and student living options while adding to the housing supply through multi-unit development.
Across these projects, recurring areas of experience include budgeting, team supervision, communication, workmanship, and quality control. Those areas connect earlier roofing and LIUNA responsibilities with current development work while keeping the focus on established construction and management experience.
Communication, Workmanship, and Leadership in the Trades
Matthew Oldford’s work in construction and development centers on transparency, clear communication, accurate budgeting, and dependable workmanship. The same themes appear in Matty’s Renos, which is focused on craftsmanship, transparency, and client experience.
Leadership also includes informal mentorship and guidance for younger tradespeople and aspiring entrepreneurs. Support for skill-building sits alongside healthy living, work-life balance, and long-term career development within the trades.
The career spans more than 20 years across construction, roofing, renovations, finance, property investment, team supervision, and multi-unit development. That range connects construction-team leadership with financial literacy, project management, client communication, and quality control.
Current development work continues in Halifax and HRM. The Prince Albert Road development and the South End student-housing projects follow a career that began in construction, expanded into finance, returned to construction leadership, and developed into larger property investment and multi-unit development.
About Matthew Oldford
Matthew Oldford is a Halifax-based builder, investor, founder of Matty’s Renos, and emerging real estate developer with more than 20 years of experience spanning construction, roofing, financial planning, renovations, design-build work, property investment, and multi-unit development. The work centers on craftsmanship, transparent communication, financial discipline, and residential development throughout Halifax and HRM.
Current projects include a 17-unit development on Prince Albert Road and two purpose-built student-housing projects in Halifax’s South End. Readers can learn more about Matthew Oldford and the professional background in construction, finance, renovation, property investment, and real estate development.
