• Land Acquisition & Entitlements
• Capital Investment Management
• Design Services
• Real Estate Development Management
• Asset Management
Lawrence Howard is the founder of CAST Community, where he leads strategy, vision, and execution across all subsidiaries. With more than 20 years of experience in real estate development and construction, Lawrence has overseen the acquisition, entitlement, and development of over 2,000 multifamily units and has been directly involved in more than $2 billion of large-scale projects including mixed-use communities, high-rise towers, adaptive reuse, laboratories, healthcare, and office developments.
He currently directs CAST’s $700 million portfolio totaling more than 800 units in San Diego, spanning entitlement, predevelopment, construction, and management. Lawrence’s leadership was pivotal in the landmark QUINCE high-rise in Bankers Hill, where he led the acquisition, planning, financing, and management of the asset, achieving the first-ever entitlement under San Diego’s 2023 zoning regulations with unanimous Planning Commission approval, while also sourcing and capitalizing the entire project.
Dan Meeh is a Principal at CAST Community and serves as Director of Development, overseeing project execution across the platform. With more than 15 years of experience in real estate development and construction, he has managed over $4 billion in large-scale projects on the West Coast.
Dan has been directly responsible for the site selection, entitlement, design, planning, and construction of more than 3,000 units in San Diego, with landmark contributions to projects including The Simone, Radian, The Lindley, The Boardwalk, and Hotel Del Coronado’s South Beach Development. In addition to technical execution, Dan has sourced and secured over $100 million in development equity and financing, reinforcing his ability to align financial strategy with delivery.Dan is a licensed general contractor and holds a Master’s Degree in Real Estate Development and Finance from the University of San Diego and brings a dual focus on design precision and institutional-grade investment execution.
Karla Mohnhaupt leads portfolio, development, and construction accounting across CAST Community. A Certified Public Accountant with more than 20 years of institutional real estate accounting experience, she ensures transparency, compliance, and financial performance across the platform’s $700M portfolio.Her expertise spans development, construction, and asset management accounting, including oversight of $500M+ in private and institutional real estate portfolios.
At CAST, Karla manages reporting systems and accounting operations (Yardi, AppFolio) that support both 200+ units under active management and the broader pipeline of projects in entitlement and predevelopmentHer role bridges day-to-day project execution with institutional-grade financial controls, ensuring CAST’s developments meet the highest standards of accountability.Prior Experience: Accounting leadership for private and institutional developers, banks, and capital partners