Kaufman Real Estate & Consulting
You don’t need another opinion. You need someone who’s done it.
OVERVIEW
Kaufman Real Estate & Consulting is the platform’s advisory arm, principal-side development strategy and consulting delivered directly by Daniel Kaufman, with no junior staff handoffs, drawing on the 25+ years Daniel has spent leading his own real estate development companies since a career that began in Detroit in 1992, and $2B+ in project value across 14+ states, serving as advisor, consultant, owner's representative, and construction manager.
Engagements span asset classes from build-to-rent and workforce housing to data center and AI infrastructure siting, land entitlement, and hospitality.
- Sector
- Development Strategy & Advisory
- Career Track Record
- $2B+ across 14+ states (Daniel Kaufman's full career)
- Consulting Delivered By
- Daniel Kaufman, directly
- Website
- kaufmanrealestateandconsulting.com
- Media
- "The Kaufman Report" podcast · Substack · Medium · LinkedIn
WHY DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY MATTERS
Real estate development is hard to get right without experienced management, and the market for outside expertise is growing because of it.
Sources: the 90% figure is Bent Flyvbjerg’s estimate, cited in McKinsey & Company, “Megaprojects: The Good, the Bad, and the Better,” which is also the source of the 73% poor-execution figure, from its analysis of 48 distressed megaprojects. The 80% figure is from McKinsey & Company, “Imagining Construction’s Digital Future.”
Source: The Business Research Company, Real Estate Consulting Service Global Market Report 2025.
ENGAGEMENT TYPES
CASE STUDIES, REAL PROJECTS, REAL OUTCOMES
A 10-unit modular workforce-housing pilot delivered with support from Kaufman platform companies DanReDev and Design Build Affordable, from factory-fabricated modules to a finished community in eight months.
Our advisory role: Kaufman Real Estate & Consulting supported development strategy around the modular workforce-housing pilot, helping evaluate the approach’s applicability to future sites and employer housing needs. Project delivery and construction outcomes belong to the identified development partners.
A 350-unit multifamily community of apartments, townhomes, and lofts in Fredericksburg, VA, taken from land acquisition in October 2021 through property management, completed May 2024 three months ahead of schedule and six percent under budget.
Our advisory role: Kaufman Real Estate & Consulting supported feasibility and execution planning, helping evaluate development risks, project sequencing and budget considerations. Kaufman Development was responsible for delivering the community; its completion results are reported separately from the advisory contribution.
A modular, vendor-agnostic edge infrastructure system, proved out with a prototype deployment in Detroit.
Our advisory role: Kaufman Real Estate & Consulting supported early-stage infrastructure strategy, helping evaluate the deployment model, site considerations and potential expansion markets. Kaufman Development led the prototype’s development. Operating performance and cost savings remain subject to measurement.
A 42-home new-construction community taken from site acquisition through move-in, with homes priced from $389,900.
Our advisory role: Kaufman Real Estate & Consulting supported acquisition and development planning, helping evaluate site feasibility, residential positioning and the path to delivery. Its advisory contribution was separate from DK Homes’ development and construction responsibilities.
Multiple residential and mixed-use projects underway in one of the most competitive infill markets in the country.
Our advisory role: Kaufman Real Estate & Consulting supported market evaluation and development strategy during acquisition and predevelopment, helping assess site opportunities, underwriting assumptions and entitlement considerations. Lonestar Kaufman retained responsibility for project development and execution.
ADVISORY IN ACTION
