Daniel Katz Daniel Katz founded Katz Properties in Boston in 2003 and has since relocated its headquarters to New York City and opened satellite offices in Philadelphia. Mr. Katz is active in many aspects of the real estate industry including property acquisition, asset management, leasing, land development, and equity syndication. His most recent acquisition was a 67,500 square foot office building in midtown Manhattan which Katz Properties is actively working to add value to through base building capital improvements and lease-up. Other recently acquired and developed properties include a 100,000 square foot shopping center in Dudley, Massachusetts, a 41,000 square foot 18-unit ground up luxury condominium building in West Hartford, Connecticut, and a Medical/Office Park in Hartford, Connecticut. Prior to founding Katz Properties, Daniel was part of a team at RHS Realty Associates that leased and managed 255,000 square feet of space in two office buildings in midtown Manhattan. He was personally responsible for fielding prospective tenants, negotiating lease terms and overseeing the tenant fit-out process. In addition, while at RHS, Mr. Katz independently syndicated and managed the acquisition, value addition and disposition of several multi-family residential properties with RHS senior management’s participation as lead investors. Mr. Katz holds a B.S. in Entrepreneurial Studies and Finance from the University of Hartford. While studying at Hartford, Mr. Katz worked on the conversion of an office building to rental apartments at College Street LLC, a prominent company in New Haven, Connecticut. He is a licensed real estate broker in several states, an active member of ICSC, and serves on the ICSC New York Next Generation board. Daniel Kaufthal Prior to joining Katz Properties in 2008 Mr. Kaufthal was Vice President of Celestial Capital Group. At Celestial, Daniel focused primarily on acquisitions of value-add office and retail properties in the New York and Connecticut metropolitan area. He was involved in the management of Celestial’s existing portfolio of office and retail space as well as in the design development and construction planning of a mixed use project in Yorktown Heights, NY. Daniel began his career in the real estate industry at Roseland Property Company where he trained for several years in a comprehensive development management program that included positions in finance, construction budget estimating and on-site construction management. Ultimately, as an Assistant Development Manager he was part of a team that was responsible for the oversight of all aspects of a 200+ acre master-planned luxury residential and mixed use development including entitlements, market analysis, design development, legal and financial planning, construction scheduling, residential marketing and sales and retail lease-up. Mr. Kaufthal has been an advisor to Katz Properties since its inception in 2003, an active partner in several of its projects and an investor in, and manager of, a variety of other privately held real estate assets around the country. He holds a B.S. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and is an active member of ICSC and ULI. Eric Wolf Born and raised in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, Eric began his career in 2002 with Metro Commercial Real Estate. In 2005, he joined Marcus and Millichap's National Retail Group where he remained until 2007 when he moved on to become a Managing Director at Katz Properties. Eric joined Katz Properties bringing a strong background in retail leasing for both tenants and landlords throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. Eric has exclusively leased over 1 million square feet of real estate throughout the region as well as negotiated numerous large sales transactions throughout his career. He is a licensed real estate broker in Pennsylvania, an active member of ICSC. Michael Sokolow Michael has worked as an attorney representing numerous New York area developers and owners, in all phases of the development and sales cycle, including the first luxury condominiums in Manhattan's Meat Packing District. As Real Estate Director for Supercuts, the country's largest chain of hair salons, and the Educational Subsidiary of the Washington Post Company, he was responsible for the leasing and opening of hundreds of retail locations nationwide. In 2002 Michael became a principal in RHS Realty associates in New York and oversaw the lease up and renovation of 276 Fifth Avenue a 165,000 square foot office building in the midtown south neighborhood of Manhattan. Currently Michael manages 59 Franklin Street and 358 Broadway. Michael is an integral part of Katz Properties and has assisted in the completion of a number of transactions. Philip Katz Mr. Katz joined Katz Properties in January 2007. Philip is currently involved in brokerage, leasing and acquisitions at Katz Properties. Since joining Katz Properties, Philip has assisted in the disposition of Dudley Plaza, a 100,000 square foot shopping center, the acquisition of Gothic Park, an medical/office complex located in Hartford, CT and several other transactions. On the leasing side, Mr. Katz is responsible for bringing La Camiceria Italiana, a high-end Italian men’s clothing store, to New York City in helping them open their Flagship store located at 509 Madison Avenue. Prior to joining Katz Properties, Philip was an Associate at Winoker Realty, Co. from 2004- 2007. At Winoker, he specialized in representing both Tenants and Landlords in midtown Manhattan. He represented tenants from a range of industries, including law firms, advertising agencies, private equity firms, software companies, production companies, and design and engineering firms.
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