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Logistics Property Company appointments Crawford as senior vice president, acquisitions

Mark Crawford

Boston, MA Logistics Property Company, LLC, a modern logistics real estate developer, investor, and manager based in Chicago, has appointed Mark Crawford as senior vice president, acquisitions for the company’s east region.

Crawford will be based in Boston, and he will be responsible for sourcing and closing core plus and value-add industrial investments across the eastern United States. Joel Wicks, who joined Logistics Company in March of this year, covers the firm’s west region markets.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Mark to our acquisitions team,” said Brent Steele, chief investment officer, Logistics Property Company. “His experience in the acquisition of logistics real estate across key U.S. markets will be instrumental in future expansion within the east region.”

Crawford brings 20 years of experience in real estate to the role. He spent the majority of his real estate career with Duke Realty, where he worked as senior vice president, head of acquisitions prior to Duke’s merger with Prologis in 2022. Most recently, he worked for an international investment management firm acquiring logistics real estate for its direct real estate investment platform. 

Over the course of his career Crawford has completed over $2.5 billion in real estate transactions.

“I’m excited to join Logistics Property Company and look forward to leveraging my experience to acquire compelling properties for its global investors,” said Crawford.

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