Ben Pitts

Partner, Sweetwater Capital Corporation

423-838-3600

Summary

Commercial real estate advisor and agent for 18 years
Background in accounting and law and experience as a financial executive with entrepreneurial ventures
Representation of buyers, sellers, landlords, tenants, developers, and investors.
Experienced in industrial, office, retail and investment transactions.

Education

Doctor of Jurisprudence, University of Tennessee College of Law, May 1988
BS, Accounting/Management Science, University of Tennessee College of Business, March 1985

Employment History

Herman Walldorf & Company, Inc., Principal, Chattanooga, 1/06-present
Smart Furniture, Inc., Executive VP Finance, Chattanooga, 09/04 – 12/05
Legal Title & Escrow, Inc., Title Attorney, Chattanooga, 09/03 - 09/04
Blue Highway Laboratories, President, Chattanooga, 02/02 – 09/03
st3 (NextLec, Inc.), Sr Vice Pres. & Gen Mgr, Chattanooga, 11/00 - 02/02
Multiple (Independent Contractor), Business Consultant, Chattanooga, 03/00 - 11/00
The SouthPoint Company, LLC, Chief Manager/Co-owner, Chattanooga, 01/97 - 03/00
System Integrators Dev. Corp., Chief Manager, Chattanooga, 01/96 - 01/97
Chambliss & Bahner, Attorney, Chattanooga, 09/89 - 12/95
Tennessee Court of Appeals, Attorney, Jackson, 08/88 - 08/89

Licenses

Relevant Publications

Waiver of Redemption Rights in Tennessee Mortgages – Discarding the Contracts Clause and Common Law Concepts, 55 TENN. LAW REVIEW 733 (1988)

Relevant Speeches & Presentations

COVID’s Impact on the Chattanooga Office Market, BOMA Luncheon, Chattanooga, September 2022.
Chattanooga Commercial Real Estate Development Trends, American Society of Civil Engineers/Tennessee Section Development Symposium Meeting (Zoom), Chattanooga, November 2020
Impact of COVID on Chattanooga Commercial Real Estate Market, Chattanooga Commercial Realtors Council (Zoom), April 2020
Rent Relief for Small Businesses Due to COVID, Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce (Zoom), April 2020
Set up Shop: How to Think about the Perfect Space for your Business, Chattery Small Business Forum, February 2020
Volkswagen’s Impact on the Commercial Real Estate Market in the Chattanooga Area,
Northwest Georgia Council of Realtors, April 2010
Chattanooga Association of Realtors Spring Luncheon, April 2010
Tennessee Appraisers Council, September 2010

Professional Associations

Civic Activities