The Importance of Mentorship & the Rise of Mass Timber Construction with Andrew Katz – Ep. 68

About the Guest

Hello and welcome to Episode #68 of the Placemaking Podcast!

We can’t wait to share this next conversation with all of you. Today on the show we have Andrew Katz. Andrew is the Founder & Principal of Katz Development in Denver, Colorado. Andrew grew up in Cincinnati, OH where he graduated from The Ohio State University with a bachelor’s degree in Real Estate. Shortly after, he moved to Denver, Colorado to pursue a career in real estate development. He founded Katz Development alongside his father, Scott Katz, who has owned and managed Cincinnati-based development and brokerage firm Midland Retail for 30 years, and his younger brother, Adam Katz. Andrew himself has participated in the development of approximately $350M of office, multifamily, retail and hospitality projects totaling roughly 1M square feet in Colorado and Ohio.

​In this episode, we learned about the importance of mentors and advisors early in your real estate career. We discussed the rise of mass timber construction in recent history. Last, but not least, we discussed how a project site can often change and shift over time to meet the demands of the surrounding community and market conditions! There is tons of great information in this episode! I hope you enjoy!

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