Kaufman & Company, the private investment and holding firm led by founder and CEO Daniel Kaufman, announced a dedicated Florida market initiative that will see the firm and its affiliated entities, including Florida-based Convivium Living, pursue land and existing asset acquisitions across the state. The firm is relocating and deploying members of its existing team to its Orlando office, which already serves as its Florida base, rather than hiring externally for the effort.
The move reflects Kaufman & Company’s view that Florida is entering a period of meaningful dislocation. The firm expects significant declines in both land values and existing asset pricing over the next 24 months and intends to be an active buyer throughout that cycle. “We are seeing tremendous distress in Florida right now, and with it, real opportunity,” said Daniel Kaufman, Founder and CEO of Kaufman & Company. “I believe over the next two years we will see land and existing assets reprice in a significant way. We intend to be buyers. We are not raising capital, we are not setting up a fund, and we are not taking on investors. This is our own money, and that means when we like a deal, we can move.”
The Florida initiative is being funded entirely from Kaufman & Company’s own balance sheet. The firm is not raising capital, will not form any investment funds, and will not accept outside investors for this effort. Operating without third-party capital allows the firm to make decisions directly, underwrite on its own timeline, and offer sellers, lenders, and brokers a straightforward path to closing. The Orlando team will work alongside the firm’s affiliated development, construction, and housing platforms to evaluate, acquire, and reposition assets.
The initiative will focus on land, including entitled, partially entitled, and stalled development sites; existing assets facing capital, lender, or ownership pressure; workforce and attainable housing opportunities; and off-market and lender-driven transactions. Kaufman & Company typically evaluates opportunities in the range of $5 million to $250 million. Owners, lenders, special servicers, brokers, and bankers with Florida opportunities are invited to contact the firm directly.
Kaufman & Company is a private investment and holding firm spanning real estate development, venture investment, and infrastructure. Its affiliated entities include Convivium Living, DEK Builds, Kaufman Development, Kaufman Real Estate and Consulting, Oldivai, FORGE Development Partners, LoneStar Kaufman Development Partners, and Kaufman Ventures. Founder and CEO Daniel Kaufman has more than 25 years of experience building, lending, and investing across housing markets in Florida, Texas, the Mountain West, Vermont, and the Northeast, and has led investments resulting in over $2 billion in property investments and the financing and development of more than 10,000 housing units.
For the Florida market, the initiative signals that at least one well-capitalized private buyer sees current stress as an opportunity. If Kaufman & Company’s thesis proves correct, sellers of land and distressed assets could find a reliable, fast-moving counterparty, while the firm’s activity may help clear stalled projects and support workforce housing development. However, the firm’s expectation of further price declines suggests continued pressure on Florida land values and existing asset pricing, which could affect owners, lenders, and developers across the state.
