Name: Daniel Kaufthal
Title: Principal
Company: Katz Properties
Location: N.Y., N.Y.
Birthplace and year: New York, 1980
College: University of Pennsylvania
First job outside of real estate: Hedge Fund Analyst
First job in real estate or allied field: Residential Development Analyst
What do you do now and what are you planning for the future? Private Equity Real Estate Syndication. Future: Working hard to grow our business with a focus on adding value to assets through consistent attention to detail and quality.
Hobbies: Skiing, cycling, eating, cooking, pottery, the beach, music reading
Favorite book: Genesis
Favorite movie: The Karate Kid
Keys to success: Honesty in all regards is the key to success. People appreciate someone who is straight forward about what he knows, what he doesn't know, what he's done, what he hasn't done and what he will do.
If you were forced to choose another vocation what would it be? Architect/Contractor
Now what? As the year comes to a close, the state of retail is always in the news. The answers vary greatly depending on who in the various related industries you ask, each offering a unique lens on the challenges and opportunities ahead.
This may seem self-serving, and I’ll be the first to admit it. But unlike some of the artificial intelligence tools now reshaping our industry, I am fully aware of my own bias. So, hear me out. The rise of AI in commercial real estate is not a distant threat or a speculative headline.