Partner & Consultant

Robert Kettler, a third-generation builder and company chairman, founded KSI in 1977. In 1986, President Richard W. Hausler joined the KSI family and helped to increase the company’s size to include a development staff of 125 and a property management team of 250. Today, KSI is one of the nation’s top 25 developers of multifamily housing.

Over the past 25 years, we have made an easy transition from designing and building traditionally planned communities to today’s vertical and transit-oriented residential and commercial living systems.

This innovative mixed-use building design is perfect for living and working. The best elements of traditional towns are incorporated with this modern design to best use the limited land of urban areas. Living in one of our communities will bring people closer to their environment. They will see it, touch it and live in it.

We have teamed up with world-renowned architect, Robert A.M. Stern. With the addition of Stern, the design objective for new projects is to create pedestrian-friendly urban communities with well-articulated architecture and located in a lively neighborhood environment. Working with Stern has helped us continue our commitment to you.

In the building of new communities, we at KSI becomes one with the historical roots of the land and work closely with local citizens to preserve the heritage of the area. Our team intends to use our distinctive planning skills and experience to create opportunities for development and revitalization throughout the Baltimore-Washington area.