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
What noteworthy transactions or deals from this year best exemplified key market trends or shifts? I would like to say there was an outstanding transaction for me this past year but 2024 was more a culmination of long-term relationships, most of which continued to transact. Deals were smaller in many cases but we saw robust leasing both on the agency side as well as on the tenant side.