Kaufman & Company Launches BUILD 2030 to Converge Housing and AI Infrastructure

Kaufman & Company has announced BUILD 2030, a national development initiative that unites its housing, real estate, construction, technology, and AI infrastructure capabilities under a coordinated investment and development strategy. The initiative is based on the premise 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.

"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," said Daniel Kaufman, Founder and Principal of Kaufman & Company.

BUILD 2030 will coordinate projects and investment across the Kaufman & Company platform, which includes operating companies in residential development, build-to-rent, workforce and affordable housing, custom housing, commercial and hospitality development, AI infrastructure, real estate advisory, and venture capital. The strategy leverages more than 25 years of development experience, representing over $2 billion in project value and more than 10,000 housing units developed.

Central to BUILD 2030 is the concept of "infrastructure convergence." Housing requires land, power, transportation, entitlement expertise, construction capacity, and capital. AI infrastructure requires many of the same elements. Kaufman believes developers who understand both physical and digital infrastructure will have a significant advantage in the coming decade.

"The real estate industry still tends to put everything into separate boxes: multifamily, build-to-rent, affordable housing, data centers, technology. We don't see it that way. We see land, infrastructure, housing, technology and capital increasingly colliding. BUILD 2030 is our response to that," Kaufman explained.

The initiative also emphasizes community impact when evaluating future AI infrastructure locations. Rather than viewing 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. The better model is to ask what else our investment can unlock for the people who already live there," Kaufman said.

Kaufman & Company's existing platform includes residential and mixed-use development, workforce and affordable housing, build-to-rent communities, hospitality, AI infrastructure, and a venture portfolio developing technology for the real estate industry. 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. The next 25 will be about building the infrastructure around it," Kaufman added.

For Texas, the launch of BUILD 2030 signals potential economic opportunities, particularly in regions where housing and technology infrastructure intersect. As AI continues to drive demand for data centers and computing power, Kaufman's integrated approach could attract investment and development to the state, addressing both workforce housing needs and the growing demand for AI infrastructure. The initiative's focus on community impact may also set a precedent for how developers engage with local populations, ensuring that growth benefits existing residents. More information about Kaufman & Company and its projects can be found at Kaufman & Company.