The Opus Group promoted Paul Robertson and Mike Robinson to vice president of real estate development in the company’s Chicago office.
Together, Robertson and Robinson have nearly 50 years of commercial real estate development experience with Paul specializing in multifamily and Mike in industrial.
Among his roles prior to joining Opus, Robertson was a project consultant for Greco|DeRosa Investment Group and executive vice president of development with JCF Real Estate, both based in Chicago. He joined Opus in 2019 and led the development of Dash Downers Grove, an award-winning seven-story, 167-unit, metropolitan-style multifamily community outside of Chicago.
In his new role, Robertson is continuing to source and execute on multifamily projects in the Chicago market and will also help lead Opus’ expansion into Charlotte, North Carolina, focusing on identifying, analyzing and underwriting multifamily opportunities.
Prior to joining Opus in 2018, Robinson was vice president with DCT Industrial (now Prologis), senior associate of real estate consulting with Grant Thornton and vice president with CenterPoint Properties. During his six years with Opus, he has led the development of nearly 3 million square feet of industrial properties in Chicago, Detroit and Northwest Indiana.
In his new role, Robinson is continuing to lead Opus’ industrial developments in those markets, from sourcing and pursuit through construction, leasing and sale.