About us
KCP’s principals have experience in all stages of the real estate value creation process – from identifying the opportunity, conceptualizing the business plan, analysis/due diligence, to the execution and capitalization of acquisition, development, management and exit.
KCP functions in different roles depending on opportunity and need, from financial partner to developer. Collaboration and aligning interests are what we do.
History of the company
Next, the company worked a business plan centered around a then underserved aspect of the office market – the small tenant. The business plan utilized lessons learned from apartments where floor plans were “right sized” and “built out spec” to minimize future capital costs associated with re-tenanting.
For the next 10 years, Kaufman focused on the acquisition, development and management of office properties in a variety of markets in the southern U.S. and as far west as Denver. During 2006 to 2007, Kaufman was the net seller of assets as it harvested returns during the peak of the real estate cycle. Kaufman made a major strategy decision after the Great Recession upon changes in mobile technology which increased productivity and changed corporate office utilization. Kaufman associates noticed how going from a blackberry to a smartphone enabled one to be less tethered to their desks.
Around 2011, Kaufman shifted from being an operating business focused on office properties to a collaborative structure focused on value creation related to where people lived, rather than worked. Specifically multi-family and other residential, along with land centered location opportunities, often improved with economically or functional obsolete properties. Kaufman rebranded and changed its outward name to Kaufman Capital Partners. By aligning objectives, we align interests with our stakeholders, our partners, our investors, and the local community.
Investment Philosophy
People First Approach
First and foremost, people matter in all our decision-making.
Discipline
Discipline is at our core. It requires patience and may dictate passing on deals that others may pursue.
Aligned Interests
We take pride in that we focus on aligning interests with our partners and stakeholders.
WHO WE ARE
Craig S. Kaufman 
President
Craig Kaufman has 30+ years of experience in real estate investment, financing, development, and management. In 1994, he founded the real estate investment company Kaufman Realty Group, now Kaufman Capital Partners, and has been a principal in property acquisitions, developments, various joint venture structures, and financing.
Kaufman is deliberate in his approach to studying macro trends, markets and property types to develop disciplined investment strategies that leverage his real estate knowledge and collaborative professional relationships. In addition, he has expertise structuring deals and workouts as both consultant and principal.
Prior to 1994, Kaufman worked as a financial analyst and real estate consultant in New York City and St. Louis, Missouri. He holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Civil Engineering, from Washington University in St. Louis.
Kaufman’s community involvement includes numerous volunteer, leadership positions, and awards. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and previously served as Chair for the Small-Scale Development Gold Council. He is an active alumnus of WashU and currently serves as Atlanta Regional Cabinet Chair and previously served on Alumni Board of Governors. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees of The Weber School. He previously served on the following on the following organizations: Sig Ep National Housing Board, President of American Jewish Committee in Atlanta. Camp Sunshine, past Treasurer for JELF (Jewish Education Loan Fund). In addition, Kaufman has received the following honors: Alumni Achievement Award from WashU’s Engineering School (2023), JELF’s Annual Volunteer Award, American Diabetes Association honored Kaufman with their Father of the Year award (2012).
Garry Sobel
Senior Vice President
Garry Sobel joined Kaufman Capital Partners in 2013 as a Senior Vice President focused on investment strategy, asset management and sourcing co-investment capital. Sobel’s unique experience, derived from more than 30 years of investment experience in real estate, private client wealth management, and finance, has taught him to successfully manage the real estate investment life cycle.
Sobel’s vast experience includes redeveloping and repositioning underperforming projects and managing real estate investments through multiple market cycles. His ability to work closely with municipalities through lengthy rezoning and entitlement processes, as well as solving complicated environmental challenges have been instrumental in unlocking a property’s tremendous value. Sobel focuses on mitigating risk at inception and active asset management throughout the project life cycle with the goal of creating and maximizing value and returns for all partners and stakeholders in the process.
Sobel began at KPMG as a consultant and auditor and moved to The Portman Companies in 1989. Sobel co-founded Avondale Capital/Scout Properties in 1994 and then gained valuable experience working for private client investment firms, Bernstein Global Wealth Management and Deutsche Bank’s Asset & Wealth Management.
He has had his real estate license since 1990, after earning his CPA license (currently inactive) while working for KPMG.
Originally from New York, Sobel graduated from The Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business where he double-majored in Accounting and Marketing, while also playing varsity soccer. Sobel is heavily involved in Atlanta’s Jewish community and sits on the National Board of Friends of the Israel Defense Forces’ (FIDF) since 2014.