Brian Katz

Brian, along with colleague Doug Fleit, founded AREP in 2003 with the principal mission to acquire, develop, and invest in data center, residential, industrial and office real estate across strategic U.S. metropolitan markets.

Since co-founding AREP, Brian together with Doug Fleit, has deployed more than $12 billion across targeted geographies and acquired over 31 million square feet of prime real estate. In 2021, Brian co-founded PowerHouse Data Centers, as AREP's national data center division. Currently, PowerHouse has over 60 buildings in planning, or under construction, representing over 4.1 GW in major national markets.