“Mike is an experienced and seasoned professional who will be an important member of our national industrial platform,” says Rusty Tamlyn, senior managing director and co-head of HFF's industrial team. “We continue to build out our industrial team in key geographic locations, and the Atlanta market is a major distribution hub that many of our clients develop and invest in.”

ATLANTA—Mike Crawford has switched commercial real estate allegiances. He joins HFF's Atlanta office as a director focused on industrial investment sale transactions in the southeastern United States.

Crawford brings nearly 20 years of experience in commercial real estate to HFF. He comes to the firm from TIAA-CREF, where had served as director with the global real estate group since 2012.

“Atlanta's overall industrial fundamentals have remained balanced despite significant construction activity in 2016,” Crawford tells GlobeSt.com. “Through mid-year we saw rental rates tick up and vacancy remain under 8%, despite the significant pipeline. E-commerce has had a dramatic impact on the demand for additional space, and we expect that trend to continue in the near term.”

Previously, Crawford was a vice president at RREEF/Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management from 2005 to 2011. He has also held positions at Bullock Mannelly Partners. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Emory University and is a licensed real estate salesperson in Georgia, as well as an active member of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, Society of Industrial and Office Realtors, Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International and the Atlanta Board of Realtors.

“Mike is an experienced and seasoned professional who will be an important member of our national industrial platform,” says Rusty Tamlyn, senior managing director and co-head of HFF's industrial team. “We continue to build out our industrial team in key geographic locations, and the Atlanta market is a major distribution hub that many of our clients develop and invest in.”