Robin Construction Corporation
(312) 642-9700
1333 North Wells Street
Chicago, Illinois 60610
Robin Realty & Management Company
leasing@robincompanies.com
(312) 642-9510
1333 North Wells Street
Chicago, Illinois 60610
1991 Horatio Alger Award Winner
Albert A. Robin
Beginning in 1935 with a contract to build a $125 fence, Robin Construction Company progressed to developing and remodeling retail stores for many large chains, with Albert Robin designing the storefronts. He had no architectural training, but eventually he became involved in every phase of real estate development, as well as construction of residential homes, apartments, nursing homes and shopping centers. Being able to dream of better things ahead helped him survive the Depression after his immigrant father lost everything in the early ’30s, taking Robin from building a fence to completion of such developments as the 3,000-unit Sandburg Village and Imperial Towers, which at the time was the largest apartment project in the Midwest. Prior to reaching age 84, Robin had handed over a good share of the day-to-day operation of his business to his two sons. Being an avid art collector, he finds plenty to do. He also has been involved with the Gateway Foundation and its work with youth on drugs. Each year, the Association bestows the Horatio Alger Award on truly outstanding Americans. Association Members are dedicated community leaders who demonstrate individual initiative and a commitment to excellence—as exemplified by remarkable achievements accomplished through honesty, hard work, self-reliance, and perseverance. All Members have a strong commitment to assisting those less fortunate than themselves and a loyalty and devotion to American ideals and the American free enterprise system. Each recipient becomes a lifetime Member of the Association.
Beginning in 1935 with a contract to build a $125 fence, Robin Construction Company progressed to developing and remodeling retail stores for many large chains, with Albert Robin designing the storefronts. He had no architectural training, but eventually he became involved in every phase of real estate development, as well as construction of residential homes, apartments, nursing homes and shopping centers. Being able to dream of better things ahead helped him survive the Depression after his immigrant father lost everything in the early ’30s, taking Robin from building a fence to completion of such developments as the 3,000-unit Sandburg Village and Imperial Towers, which at the time was the largest apartment project in the Midwest. Prior to reaching age 84, Robin had handed over a good share of the day-to-day operation of his business to his two sons. Being an avid art collector, he finds plenty to do. He also has been involved with the Gateway Foundation and its work with youth on drugs.
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