Blake Underwood Joins Dilweg Companies as Regional Director of Acquisitions

DURHAM, N.C. (Feb. 24, 2016) – Commercial real estate investment firm, The Dilweg Companies, announced today that Blake Underwood has joined the company as Regional Director of Acquisitions.

In this position, Underwood will be responsible for sourcing and underwriting potential real estate investment opportunities, principally in the greater Atlanta market. He will be based in the firm’s Downtown Atlanta office at Centennial Tower, an asset the company acquired in 2015.

“Blake’s knowledge and experience sourcing real estate acquisitions will help strengthen our team and support our growing commercial real estate presence in the Southeast,” said Anthony Dilweg, CEO of the Dilweg Companies.

“I’m excited to work alongside Anthony and the rest of the Dilweg team as we continue to expand our Atlanta footprint and our Southeast office portfolio,” said Underwood.

Prior to joining The Dilweg Companies, Underwood served as Director of Real Estate Transactions for Columbia Property Trust in Atlanta and was involved in more than $3.9 billion of transaction activity. He received an MBA in Finance and Real Estate from Emory University and a BBA in Real Estate from The University of Georgia.

Dilweg currently owns 1.6 million square feet of office space in the Atlanta metro and 3.4 million square feet of office space in the Southeast.

About The Dilweg Companies

The Dilweg Companies is a full-service commercial real estate investment firm based in Durham, North Carolina. Since its launch in 1999, Dilweg has gained broad experience in the acquisition, development and operation of office, retail warehouse/flex, multifamily and self-storage properties. Dilweg’s investors have sponsored over $890 million in assets and more than 9 million square feet throughout North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Georgia. For more information, please call (919) 313-3483 or go to www.dilweg.com.

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