Joel Carlins, Emeritis and founder of Magellan Development Group LLC, has been instrumental in the company’s growth and continuing success. Carlins experience includes supervising the overall activities of the development group, from acquisition of raw land through financing, property development, design and construction.

Global in scope, Magellan Development Group has earned a reputation as a successful developer, judged not only by the financial performance of its projects, but in the esteem of its international investors, joint venture partners, lenders, renters, buyers, consultants, contractors, as well as government officials.

Since its inception in 1996, Magellan has developed 27 mostly mixed-use communities encompassing over 9,500 residential units, that in aggregate have generated over $6 billion in value. Magellan is perhaps best known for its multi- award winning Lakeshore East mixed-use development in downtown Chicago, Illinois, USA. To date, more than half of the Lakeshore East development has been completed, including eight (8) high-rise towers including the recently constructed prestigious St. Regis Chicago, a park home community, the Village Market retail center, and extensive infrastructure and landscape features.

Starting in Chicago the company has expanded across the country in major urban communities. The firm has developed projects in Chicago; Miami, Florida; Nashville, Tennessee; Somerville, Massachusetts; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Austin, Texas.

Joel is licensed to practice law in Illinois and the Virgin Islands, and has practiced law throughout the United States as well as several foreign countries.
In addition, he has practiced in the United States Tax Court of Appeals, United States Court of Appeals, United States District Court for the Seventh Appeals, State of Illinois Supreme Court and United States Supreme Court.

In his early years as a practicing attorney, Carlins client list included national and local pension funds, syndication companies, lenders, asset managers and banks to supervise regulatory matters related to assets in several states. He also represented a number of professional athletes, well-known entertainers, a represented professional athletes and well-known entertainers.