Brian Zelman took what he calls a “circuitous” path in real estate.

“I’ve always been interested in real estate from a young age,” said Zelman, principal of Zelman Real Estate on the CBIA BizCast.

The Bloomfield native, who now lives in West Hartford, began his career as a residential broker, before migrating to commercial real estate and land development.

Those developments started in the retail and healthcare spaces, but migrated to multifamily housing.