CRG promoted Matt Dittman to senior vice president and partner, leading the firm’s industrial development strategy throughout key Southeast markets.
In this expanded role, Dittman builds on the leadership of Mike Demperio, the former market leader who established CRG’s Southeast platform, and will oversee the development of CRG’s speculative and build-to-suit warehouse projects in the region. He will work closely with CRG’s capital partners and regional teams to deliver state-of-the-art logistics facilities for e-commerce, manufacturing and distribution clients.
With 15 years of experience in commercial real estate finance and development, Dittman has played a pivotal role in CRG’s growth since joining the firm in 2020. He has guided capital raising, portfolio management and industrial development for CRG’s multibillion-dollar pipeline, overseeing underwriting, fundraising, dispositions and market research for projects across the Southeast. During his tenure, Dittman helped launch multiple investment funds, including CRG’s U.S. Logistics Fund I and II, which collectively raised over $600 million to invest in nearly $2 billion of logistics assets. He also managed the disposition of approximately $1.35 billion in assets, secured roughly $965 million in construction financing and led the acquisition of more than 1,800 acres of land for industrial development.
For the past several years, Dittman has been deeply involved in CRG’s Southeast region as a key member of the development team. Working closely with former Southeast market leader Mike Demperio during that time, he helped build CRG’s regional platform and contributed to the successful delivery and leasing of major CRG projects in Georgia and South Carolina — including The Cubes at Bridgeport, The Cubes at Locust Grove, The Cubes at Interstate Centre II, The Cubes at Fort Prince, The Cubes at River Park and The Cubes at West Port — which have attracted a diverse roster of nationally recognized e-commerce, logistics, manufacturing and distribution users. Collectively, these developments represent millions of square feet of modern warehouse space strategically positioned to serve the Southeast’s rapidly expanding supply chain network.
Dittman has worked on more than 35 development projects in 10 U.S. markets throughout his career. He began his professional career in commercial lending before transitioning into structured real estate finance and investment banking, ultimately joining CRG in 2020. Dittman earned a bachelor’s degree in finance and marketing from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a master’s degree in business administration from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. He is active in several industry and philanthropic organizations, including NAIOP Chicago, the Kellogg Real Estate Alumni Network and the Greater Chicago Food Depository.
