After leaving the Trammell Crow Company, Mike became a partner in Cencor Realty Services and Executive Vice President of its affiliate company, The Weitzman Group, opening their offices in San Antonio in December 1991. With Cencor, Mike developed Ingram Festival Shopping Center (221,344 sf) at Loop 410 near Ingram Park Mall that includes a Best Buy, Marshall’s and a Barnes & Noble, Fiesta Trail Shopping Center (540,000 sf) at the southeast corner of IH-10 and DeZavala that includes an H.E.B., Target, Marshall’s, Office Max and Barnes & Noble, University Square Shopping Center (76,360 sf) at the southwest corner of IH-10 and DeZavala that includes Bassett Furniture Direct and Good Sports and Phase I at Culebra Market Shopping Center Phase I (130,000 sf) that includes an H.E.B. Mike also redeveloped Thousand Oaks Centre (162,864 sf) at the corner of Jones Maltsberger and Thousand Oaks to include H.E.B. and Bealls.

In 2002, Mike started his own commercial real estate firm, Birnbaum Property Company, and while there has developed Encino Commons Market at the northwest corner of Evans Road and Encino Commons, Churchill Estates Crossing Shopping Center at the southwest corner of Huebner Road and Churchill Estate Boulevard, Stoneterra Shopping Center at the southeast quadrant of Stone Oak Parkway and Sonterra Boulevard, Encino Pointe Shopping Center at the southwest corner of Evans Road and Encino Rio, and The Shops at Culebra which includes, among others, Home Depot, etc.

Mike earned his Bachelors of Business Administration and his Doctorate of Jurisprudence from the University of Texas at Austin.

Mike is involved in numerous organizations and has served on many boards, including The Real Estate Council of San Antonio, the Texas Bar Association, the International Council of Shopping Centers, NCCJ Board Member and past Presiding Chair, Ecumenical Center for Religion and Health Board Member, Board of Governors Member of the Cancer Therapy & Research Center, South Texas Blood & Tissue Center Board Member, Agudas Achim Co-Chair Capital Campaign; Architectural Selection Committee; Building Committee; Board Member for several years and President for 2 years, past President of the San Antonio Chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks, and past Board Director of the San Antonio Chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks.

His job responsibilities include overseeing the BPC Brokerage team that is responsible for over 40 commercial brokerage assignments and retail developments; both in-house and through third-party relationships. P.J. has successfully negotiated over 300 land/pad transactions and has been involved in over 500 retail lease deals totaling over $750 million in value. P.J. represents and maintains close relationships with all types of local, regional, and national companies; including Planet Fitness, Overland, HEB, Christus Santa Rosa, and Dollar General and assists with the real estate needs of several non-profit organizations. In 2006, P.J. was presented the Business Partner Award in recognition of his contributions in support of Goodwill’s mission to help change lives through the power of work. P.J. has served on the Board of Directors for The Transplants for Children, the Goodwill of San Antonio Donation Team and is heavily involved in the Brighton Center’s mission to assist children with disabilities and developmental delays.

P.J. earned his Bachelor of Business Administration degree majoring in marketing from Texas Tech University in December of 1997. P.J. is also involved in a variety of organizations including The International Council of Shopping Centers, the Texas Association of Realtors, the National Association of Realtors, and The Real Estate Council of San Antonio.

Joe started his career at Grubb & Ellis with a focus on investment sales and most recently served as Vice President at Atlee Development where he specialized in the sourcing and development of healthcare real estate projects. Throughout his career thus far Joe has been directly involved in more than 1.5 million square feet of real estate transactions throughout the country.

Joe is involved in a variety of both professional and community based organizations including the Real Estate Council of San Antonio, S.A.L.E For Kids and Operation Orphan.