Kaufman Development
AI-ready data centers, workforce housing communities, and mixed-use developments.
OVERVIEW
Kaufman Development is the platform’s national development arm, led directly by founder Daniel Kaufman, building AI-ready data centers, workforce housing communities, and mixed-use developments in high-growth and undervalued markets.
The company has created over $1 billion in value and delivered 2,500+ residential units across the U.S., with a growing focus on AI infrastructure, micro and mid-scale data centers built alongside its residential and mixed-use pipeline.
“AI infrastructure is quickly becoming one of the most important real estate categories of the next decade,” said Daniel Kaufman.
- Sector
- AI Infrastructure, Workforce Housing, Mixed-Use
- Headquarters
- Los Angeles, CA
- Value Created
- $1B+
- Units Delivered
- 2,500+
- Expansion Markets
- CA, TX, FL, ME, VT, AR, MO, IL
- Website
- thekaufmandevelopment.com
- Blog
- Kaufman Development on Tumblr
FOCUS AREAS
WHY THESE MARKETS
Kaufman Development builds in high-growth, undervalued markets rather than only gateway cities. People and capital are already moving there first.
Net population added, July 2024 to July 2025. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 State Population Estimates, Jan. 2026.
Share of interstate moves that were inbound vs. outbound, 2025. Sources: Atlas Van Lines, 2025 Migration Patterns Study; United Van Lines, 49th Annual National Movers Study (2025 data).
ON SITE
OUR COMMUNITIES
How Kaufman Development took this 350-unit multifamily community in Fredericksburg, VA, from land acquisition in October 2021 through property management, completing it in May 2024, three months ahead of schedule and six percent under budget.
How Kaufman Development built a modular, vendor-agnostic micro data center and proved it out with a prototype deployment in Detroit.
IN CONSTRUCTION
IN OUR PIPELINE
Kaufman Development is also advancing two concepts in predevelopment, shown with real figures on our Pipeline page.