Verdae Development Inc., the master developer for a 1,100-acre planned development known as Verdae, named Dan Klausner as chief executive officer, the company announced July 12.
Klausner has more than 20 years of strategic real estate development experience, including commercial, residential, adaptive reuse and mixed-use community creation.
He served as vice president of commercial real estate over the East coast with San Diego-based Newland Real Estate Group. He was responsible for developing and disposition of more than 10 million square feet of commercial entitlements and 7,500 multi-family and build-for-rent units in master-planned environments including:
- Nexton in Charleston
- River Lights in Wilmington
- Briar Chapel and Wendell Falls in Raleigh
- Bexley and Waterset in Tampa
“I’m excited to move to Greenville to join the Verdae team and help lead the next generation of development for this critical property,” said Klausner. “I am looking forward to continuing the tremendous momentum of Verdae and the Greenville community and expanding relationships with local, regional and national players to effectuate additional unique, yet timeless experiences in and around this community.”
Klausner is a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Manhattan College and the Kenan Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina.
