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REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER, INVESTOR, FOUNDER

Building Enduring Businesses and Durable Real Estate

Daniel Kaufman develops real estate that combines disciplined investment, thoughtful design, and long-term operational thinking, spanning build-to-rent communities, mixed-use development, and workforce housing nationwide.

$2B+
Project value overseen
3,850+
Affordable & mixed-income units
5,225+
Market-rate units
HOW I BUILD

A practitioner-led approach, applied to every project.

Site Selection & Entitlement

Land use planning, zoning, and site acquisition grounded in market alignment, not just where land is available, but where demand is durable.

Design & Construction, Integrated

A collaborative team approach across design and construction, built to meet each project’s unique needs and deliver on time and on budget.

Underwriting & Risk Management

Underwriting and due diligence carried from acquisition through stabilization, mitigating risk at every stage of the project.

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Daniel Kaufman
ABOUT DANIEL

Building Real Estate That Lasts

“You don’t need another opinion. You need someone who’s done it.”

A builder, problem solver, and investor with $2B+ in project value overseen across residential, commercial, mixed-use, and hospitality real estate nationwide, including 3,850+ affordable and mixed-income units and 1,100+ hotel rooms.

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WHAT I BUILD

Seven Project Types. One Practitioner-Led Approach.

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Build-to-rent townhome community
Build-to-Rent Townhomes
Community-centric design built for sustainability, accessibility, and long-term investment value.
Mixed-use development
Mixed-Use Development
Retail, office, residential, and hotel space integrated through holistic urban planning.
Affordable and workforce housing
Workforce & Affordable Housing
Mission-driven housing delivered at scale, over 3,850 affordable and mixed-income units to date.
Also underway: modular construction, data center & AI infrastructure, hospitality, and office & self-storage. See the full list on Projects.
INSIGHTS

Recent Writing

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FOUNDER’S BLOG

The Lights Are Still On, But the Engine’s Barely Running

You don’t need a Bloomberg terminal to know something’s off in commercial real estate right now. Walk any major metro and you’ll see it: development pipelines thinning out, lenders sitting on the sidelines, and brokers…

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