Founded in 2019, North Grove is based in Chicago where we’ve cultivated a team of dedicated, skilled principals with a multi-year track record of successfully deploying, returning and growing capital across several real estate verticals.
MICHAEL F. CRANDALL
CO-FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER
Michael is a Founder & Managing Partner at North Grove Real Estate Capital where he leads general corporate strategy and growth and oversees all investment activity including implementation of investment strategies, strategic capital pursuits, structuring joint venture partnerships along with debt and equity capitalization.
For the ten years prior to founding North Grove, Michael spent time both as a Managing Partner at a national real estate syndication platform as well as General Counsel and Partner at a real estate private equity firm. Throughout his diverse experience Michael has developed enduring relationships with operating partners and investors, and helped establish a robust, diverse portfolio of real estate investments on behalf of hundreds of high-net-worth investors.
Before his experience in private equity, Michael spent 4 years in the Real Estate Group of DLA Piper’s Chicago office. Michael received his J.D. from the University of Chicago’s School of Law and his B.S. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Dustin is a Founder & Partner at North Grove Real Estate Capital where he focuses on sourcing new investment opportunities, strategic capital pursuits as well as expanding the firm’s capital partner/investor relationships.
Since 2008, Dustin has lead the development group at MAC Management (MAC), a Chicago based real estate development and management company where he has overseen development projects with a combined gross asset value in excess of $380,000,000. During this same period of time, Dustin has made numerous strategic real estate investments across a variety of asset classes and geographies. It is this operational, investment, and development experience that Dustin brings to the North Grove team.
Prior to North Grove and becoming a developer, Dustin practiced commercial real estate law at Greenberg Traurig LLP and Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP in Chicago. Dustin received his J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law and his undergraduate from Northwestern University.
Justin is a Principal at North Grove Real Estate Capital, working closely with the investment team and management on the company’s corporate initiatives, implementation of investment strategies, asset management of the firm’s portfolio and joint venture partnerships. Justin works with the partnership on key strategic decisions and investments as well fundraising efforts and expansion of the firm’s capital partner relationships.
Prior to joining North Grove, Justin was a Vice President at JLL, where he focused on the disposition and recapitalization of investment real estate located in Chicago and the greater Midwest. While there, he executed and facilitated in the disposition, pre-marketing, due diligence, underwriting and offering production in excess of $5 billion dollars of investment sales. Justin graduated from San Diego State University with a B.S. in Finance & Real Estate.