Speakers

 Pascual Korchmar is the Managing Director at GAIA, where he leads real estate development and acquisitions, overseeing projects from acquisition underwriting and site selection through entitlements, financing, construction, and execution. He brings over a decade of experience as a principal and developer across multifamily, mixed-use, and transit-oriented projects throughout Southeast Florida.

Pascual began his career in architecture before transitioning into real estate development, combining design expertise with institutional-grade financial analysis and deal structuring. His acquisition experience is rooted in identifying value-creation opportunities through disciplined site selection, entitlement strategy, design optimization, and the structuring of complex joint ventures and capital stacks.

Throughout his career, Pascual has worked closely with equity partners, lenders, municipalities, and operating partners to advance projects from acquisition through stabilization. He holds a professional degree in Architecture and a M.S in Real Estate Development, and brings a hands-on, entrepreneurial approach aligned with GAIA’s long-term investment philosophy.