Howard Kozloff

Founder & Managing Partner; Agora Partners

Howard Kozloff is the Founder and Managing Partner of Agora Partners, a real estate development and investment company focusing on identifying and creating value-add

opportunities in urban environments across scales and asset types. Howard is also Co-Founder of HATCHspaces, which develops and invests in life science-specific properties throughout Southern California.

For 15 years, Howard has worked at the intersection of urban planning and real estate development, with an emphasis on opportunistic strategies capitalizing on unique neighborhoods and sites. Specializing in complex pre-development scenarios – including public/private partnerships, challenging entitlements, and disparate stakeholders – his work leverages real estate and planning expertise to create value-add opportunities across property types and scales.

Prior to founding Agora Partners, Howard worked in both development and consulting, managing opportunities ranging in scales, geographies, and asset types on behalf of small entrepreneurial firms, large public REITs, and multi-billion dollar institutional funds.

Howard has served as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, and the University of Southern California. In addition, he has published dozens of articles and speaks frequently on the areas of opportunistic urban redevelopment and planning. Howard holds a Master of Urban Planning from Harvard University, a Master of Science in Real Estate Development from Columbia University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies and Design of the Environment from the University of Pennsylvania.

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