OUR HISTORY

Twenty-Five Years Before the Platform Had a Name

Kaufman & Company is young as a unified platform. Daniel Kaufman's work in it is not. Here is the throughline from his first development company to the ten operating companies and seven venture portfolio companies under one roof today.

THE TIMELINE

25+ years ago

A first development company

Daniel Kaufman starts his first real estate development company, the work everything since has been built on.

2020

DanReDev founded

A Dallas-based build-to-rent, workforce, and mixed-use development company joins the platform.

2022

Lonestar Kaufman goes nationwide

Residential development in Dallas, hospitality in Florida, and a JV partner in AI infrastructure projects in Texas and Utah.

Along the way

$2B+ in project value, 10,000+ units

Across affordable, mixed-income, and market-rate housing, plus 1,100+ hotel rooms, delivered across the Mountain West, Texas, and beyond.

Sep 2026

The platform launches in full

Ten operating companies and seven venture portfolio companies unite under the Kaufman & Company name.

2026 and beyond

AI infrastructure joins the build

The 2026 slate spans AI-optimized data centers, workforce housing, and build-to-rent communities across ten U.S. markets.

The next chapter is being built across ten markets right now.

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