Kaufman & Company has announced BUILD 2030, a national development initiative that unites its housing, real estate, construction, technology, and AI infrastructure capabilities under a single coordinated investment and development strategy. The initiative reflects a growing recognition that America's next infrastructure cycle will be defined not only by traditional projects like roads and bridges but also by two critical needs: housing and computing infrastructure to support an AI-driven economy.
The company argues that these two needs are more connected than they might appear. Housing requires land, power, transportation, entitlement expertise, construction capacity, and capital—many of the same inputs required for AI infrastructure such as data centers. Kaufman calls this overlap "infrastructure convergence." By leveraging its existing platform, which spans residential development, build-to-rent, workforce and affordable housing, custom housing, commercial and hospitality development, AI infrastructure, real estate advisory, and venture capital, Kaufman & Company plans to coordinate projects and investment across these sectors. The strategy builds on more than 25 years of development experience, representing over $2 billion in project value and more than 10,000 housing units developed.
Daniel Kaufman, Founder and Principal of Kaufman & Company, emphasized the need to prioritize people alongside technology: "Everyone is talking about the AI infrastructure boom, but infrastructure cannot only be about machines. If we're going to build infrastructure for AI, we should be equally serious about building infrastructure for people." This philosophy underpins the initiative's dual focus.
BUILD 2030 also places a strong emphasis on community impact. Rather than treating data centers as isolated industrial projects, Kaufman & Company intends to explore opportunities where infrastructure investment can support broader economic development, including workforce housing, community improvements, and local employment. "We don't want to be the developer that arrives in a community, consumes power and leaves behind a box," Kaufman said. "The better model is to ask what else our investment can unlock for the people who already live there."
The initiative could signal a shift in how developers approach large-scale projects. By integrating housing and AI infrastructure, Kaufman & Company aims to create synergies that address both the national housing shortage and the surging demand for computing power driven by artificial intelligence. The company's existing venture portfolio, which develops technology for the real estate industry, further positions it to innovate at the intersection of physical and digital infrastructure.
Kaufman & Company's operating companies pursue projects and investments across the United States. BUILD 2030 will serve as the connective strategy across these businesses as the company evaluates its next generation of projects and partnerships. "We've spent 25 years building real estate," Kaufman said. "The next 25 will be about building the infrastructure around it."
For more information on Kaufman & Company's existing projects and capabilities, visit their website at https://kaufmancompany.com. To learn more about the BUILD 2030 initiative, see the announcement at https://kaufmancompany.com/build2030.
