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Allen is a Chicago native who came to Ann Arbor in the early 1970s. Most of Peter's work has been rehabilitation of historic properties, including the converison of Braun Court to restaurants and several buildings on north Main Street, overlooking the Argo Dam. Doing little (or no) work outside of Ann Arbor, Peter is an avowed urbanist, and has a clear love for the town.

Peter was involved in the initial stages of the Broadway Village development, but withdrew from that project when it came time to court potential tenants out of concern that his status as an adjunct professor, teaching real estate development courses in the Business School, could be seen as a conflict of interest in recruiting the University of Michigan Health System as an anchor tenant in the project.

Allen's own Kingsley Lane project, a residential loft development west of Kerrytown, has been hindered by slow pre-leasing rates and fluctuating construction costs; while the project received City approval several years ago, Peter has been unable to break ground.