Primary Job Title CEO & Chairman Primary Organization 
Aztec Group
Location Miami, Florida, United States Regions Greater Miami Area, East Coast, Southern US Gender Male
As Chief Executive Officer and founder of Aztec Group, Inc., Ezra Katz has been described as Florida’s leading real estate dealmaker and financial engineer focusing on initiating innovative strategies for creating joint ventures and solving complex real estate transactions.
Mr. Katz began his real estate career in 1971 after having graduated from
Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering. After having spent three years in the residential construction business as a Construction Superintendent in Cleveland, Ohio, Mr. Katz joined US Realty Investments, a NYSE equity REIT, where he oversaw development, management and workouts of over 50 properties throughout the US and Puerto Rico.
EK smaller sizeAfter liquidating the assets of US Realty Investments in 1980, Mr. Katz formed Aztec Group, Inc. in 1981 to provide commercial real estate and mortgage brokerage services for investment sales, mortgage financing and equity placement. Under his leadership, Aztec Group, Inc. became recognized as the premier real estate investment banking firm in Florida.
