Patrick Robinson Joins The Allen Group as Director of Engineering for Allen Development of Kansas
Kansas City, KS (June 28, 2007) — The Allen Group, a major developer of commercial properties across the United States, has named Patrick Robinson, Director of Engineering for Allen Development of Kansas.
In his new position, Robinson will assist with the management, coordination and development of public and private infrastructure improvements in and around The Allen Group developments in the Kansas City metropolitan area. His primary focus will be to coordinate and supervise land development activities, consultants, contractors, project schedules, budget administration and construction associated with the KC Logistics Park.
“We are very pleased to have Patrick join the team in Kansas City,” said William Crandall, President of Allen Development of Kansas. “His wealth of experience in commercial real estate and financing of public infrastructure improvements will be invaluable to the development of the KC Logistics Park, as well as the Company as a whole.”
Prior to joining The Allen Group, Robinson served as Land Planning and Entitlement Manager for Pulte Homes, one of the nation’s largest homebuilders. During his time with Pulte Homes, he served as the primary point of contact with consultants and governmental agencies. Robinson’s experience includes entitlement approvals for more than 1,000 acres of commercial and residential land developments, land acquisition and disposal, and financing of public infrastructure improvements.
Robinson received a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Missouri at Rolla. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Kansas, and a member of the American Public Works Association, the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Kansas City Area Development Council.
For more information on The Allen Group or the KC Logistics Park, log on towww.allengroup.com.
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*Editor’s note: A high resolution photo of Patrick Robinson is available upon request.
Kansas CityLogistics Park
KC Logistics Park is a 1,000 acre intermodal-served logistics park situated at the gateway to America’s population. Located in Gardner, Kansas, 25 miles southwest of Kansas City, KC Logistics Park is the latest project to be developed by The Allen Group. In the fall of 2006, BNSF Railway selected The Allen Group as their real estate development company of choice to develop the project for future distribution and warehouse facilities. At full build-out, KC Logistics Park will have in excess of 7 million square feet of vertical development, creating over 13,000 new jobs and providing a $1.7 billion economic impact to the State of Kansas.
The Allen Group
The Allen Group, one the nation’s fastest growing privately held commercial development firms, specializes in the development of high-end industrial, office, retail and mixed-use properties throughout the United States. The Company’s major focus is the development of logistics parks — “inland ports” — that are situated adjacent to some of the most sophisticated rail, intermodal and highway infrastructure in the country. The Allen Group developed over one billion dollars in projects ranging in size up to 1.7 million square feet and currently has more than 8,000 acres under development across the United States.
The Allen Group is based in San Diego with regional offices in Visalia, Bakersfield (Calif.), Dallas and Kansas City. For more information about the Company, please visitwww.allengroup.com.
