Manuel Alvarez

Manuel Alvarez

Principal | Alvarez Real Estate Group
manuel.alvarez@compass.com
M: 443-643-8678
O: 410-886-7342

Specialties

Languages: English, Spanish and American Sign Language

Licensed in DC, MD, PA
PA Lic#RSR006022




Education

John's Hopkins University
Carey Business School, JHU
Master's Real Estate Development and Infrastructure 

Fordham University - Certificate in Real Estate Development
Inter-American University of Puerto Rico-Metropolitan Campus -
Bachelor's Degree - Business Administration,

 
Business Values and Skills:
  1. Skillful communicator
  2. Honesty and confidence
  3. Integrity, Honest and Trustworthy 
  4. Skilled negotiator, trained by Johns Hopkins University
  5. Active Listener
  6. Masterful problem resolution
  7. Demonstrating eloquence in consulting.
  8. Patience and respectful


About Manuel

Manuel Alvarez Real Estate Investor | Developer | Team Leader at Compass

With over 25 years of experience in high-volume residential and commercial real estate, Manuel Alvarez has built a reputation not just for delivering results but for elevating others around him. As an investor, developer, and team leader, he’s consistently led from both a performance and mentorship perspective—guiding agents on transaction strategy, negotiations, market analysis, and client advocacy. His ability to balance top-tier production with coaching has made him a trusted leader in fast-paced, high-stakes brokerage environments.

Outside his brokerage work, Manuel is the CEO of Behemoth Combined Properties, a real estate investment and development firm focused on value-add repositioning, ground-up construction, and strategic redevelopment. His portfolio spans residential, multifamily, mixed-use, and commercial projects. He’s known for combining rigorous financial analysis with a developer’s foresight, often spotting opportunities others overlook and structuring them to generate returns while supporting sustainable community growth.

At Compass, he leads a high-performing team that advises buyers, sellers, and investors across regional and national markets. His expertise spans acquisitions, leasing, disposition strategy, redevelopment advisory, and portfolio optimization—offering clients end-to-end real estate guidance.

Education Master of Science in Real Estate Development & Infrastructure Johns Hopkins University – Carey Business School Candidate for Graduation: May 2026

Manuel’s graduate education deepens his ability to approach real estate through a multidimensional lens—one that blends financial modeling, legal understanding, market dynamics, and long-term urban planning. His coursework reflects this comprehensive focus, covering and consulting services on:

This academic training complements his field experience—giving him both the strategic mindset and technical foundation to evaluate assets not just for what they are today, but for what they can become tomorrow

Manuel Alvarez’s Transactions

Past Sales
$890,000 | 3700 Greenway, Baltimore, MD 21218

$890,000

5
Bedrooms
4,302
Square Feet
0.37
Acres

3700 Greenway, Baltimore, MD 21218

$790,000 | 10 Chapel Court, Lutherville-Timonium, MD 21093

$790,000

5
Bedrooms
2,894
Square Feet
1.09
Acres

10 Chapel Court, Lutherville-Timonium, MD 21093

$642,000 | 1307 North Calvert Street, Baltimore, MD 21202

$642,000

6
Bedrooms
4,958
Square Feet
0.04
Acres

1307 North Calvert Street, Baltimore, MD 21202

$640,000 | 1214 Bonaire Road, Forest Hill, MD 21050

$640,000

4
Bedrooms
2,978
Square Feet
2.11
Acres

1214 Bonaire Road, Forest Hill, MD 21050

a front view of a house with a yard

$635,000

6
Bedrooms
3,500
Square Feet
0.14
Acres

9538 Meadows Farms Drive, Owings Mills, MD 21117

$615,000 | 2508 Falling Brook Terrace, Adelphi, MD 20783

$615,000

4
Bedrooms
2,500
Square Feet
0.34
Acres

2508 Falling Brook Terrace, Adelphi, MD 20783

$555,000 | 704 Northern Lights Drive, Aberdeen, MD 21001

$555,000

4
Bedrooms
3,112
Square Feet
0.35
Acres

704 Northern Lights Drive, Aberdeen, MD 21001

$545,000 | 9337 Creekview Drive, Laurel, MD 20708

$545,000

3
Bedrooms
1,711
Square Feet
0.13
Acres

9337 Creekview Drive, Laurel, MD 20708

$540,000 | 203 Colorado Court, North East, MD 21901

$540,000

5
Bedrooms
2,622
Square Feet
0.25
Acres

203 Colorado Court, North East, MD 21901

front view of a house with a yard

$530,000

4
Bedrooms
2,128
Square Feet
0.05
Acres

3936 Cloverhill Road, Baltimore, MD 21218

a front view of a house with a yard

$489,900

4
Bedrooms
4,304
Square Feet
1.21
Acres

3 Brooks Court, Baltimore, MD 21244

$485,000 | 3529 Dory Brooks Road, Chesapeake Beach, MD 20732

$485,000

6
Bedrooms
2,080
Square Feet
0.5
Acres

3529 Dory Brooks Road, Chesapeake Beach, MD 20732

$475,000 | 8096 Foxwell Road, Millersville, MD 21108

$475,000

5
Bedrooms
2,414
Square Feet
1.65
Acres

8096 Foxwell Road, Millersville, MD 21108

a aerial view of a house with yard and green space

$437,000

4
Bedrooms
1,876
Square Feet
0.22
Acres

7 Yew Court, Baltimore, MD 21221

$430,000 | 3531 4th Street, Baltimore, MD 21225

$430,000

3
Bedrooms
0.11
Acres

3531 4th Street, Baltimore, MD 21225

$425,000 | 4324 Ridge Avenue, Halethorpe, MD 21227

$425,000

3
Bedrooms
1,912
Square Feet
0.14
Acres

4324 Ridge Avenue, Halethorpe, MD 21227

a front view of a building

$422,000

1
Bedrooms
981
Square Feet

2635 Penn Avenue, Unit 301, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

a front view of a house with garden

$410,000

2
Bedrooms
1,665
Square Feet
0.03
Acres

4427 Osage Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Past Rentals
a large kitchen with granite countertop lots of counter space and stainless steel appliances

$4,000

2
Bedrooms
1,103
Square Feet

45 Sutton Square Southwest, Unit 303, Washington, DC 20024

$2,900 | 12800 Short Hills Drive, Clarksburg, MD 20871

$2,900

3
Bedrooms
2,100
Square Feet
0.04
Acres

12800 Short Hills Drive, Clarksburg, MD 20871

$2,600 | 604 Stevenson Lane, Towson, MD 21286

$2,600

3
Bedrooms
1,850
Square Feet
0.15
Acres

604 Stevenson Lane, Towson, MD 21286

$2,500 | 1512 North 4th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122

$2,500

4
Bedrooms
2,322
Square Feet
0.03
Acres

1512 North 4th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122

a view of a white house

$2,400

3
Bedrooms
2,234
Square Feet
0.17
Acres

3300 Upton Road, Baltimore, MD 21234

$2,400 | 9303 Orbitan Road, Parkville, MD 21234

$2,400

4
Bedrooms
1,370
Square Feet
0.17
Acres

9303 Orbitan Road, Parkville, MD 21234

an empty room with wooden floor and white walls

$1,950

2
Bedrooms
1,235
Square Feet

866 Pennock Street, Unit A, Philadelphia, PA 19130

$1,900 | 323 Wye Road, Essex, MD 21221

$1,900

3
Bedrooms
1,092
Square Feet
0.24
Acres

323 Wye Road, Essex, MD 21221

$1,800 | 6714 Woodley Road, Dundalk, MD 21222

$1,800

4
Bedrooms
1,100
Square Feet
0.06
Acres

6714 Woodley Road, Dundalk, MD 21222

$1,500 | 6300 Knollbrook Drive, Hyattsville, MD 20783

$1,500

2
Bedrooms
1,379
Square Feet

6300 Knollbrook Drive, Hyattsville, MD 20783

$1,300 | 1001 St Paul Street, Unit 2C, Baltimore, MD 21202

$1,300

1
Bedrooms
706
Square Feet

1001 St Paul Street, Unit 2C, Baltimore, MD 21202

$1,150 | 1001 St Paul Street, Unit 5D, Baltimore, MD 21202

$1,150

1
Bedrooms
442
Square Feet

1001 St Paul Street, Unit 5D, Baltimore, MD 21202

$900 | 1001 St Paul Street, Unit 9F, Baltimore, MD 21202

$900

1
Bedrooms
442
Square Feet

1001 St Paul Street, Unit 9F, Baltimore, MD 21202