SoLa Impact

Overview

SoLa Impact is a private investment firm specializing in real estate investments aimed at revitalizing underserved urban areas in the United States. The firm focuses on preserving, rehabilitating, and constructing high-quality affordable housing in low-income communities, particularly in South Los Angeles. By leveraging private capital, SoLa Impact addresses housing shortages and promotes economic development in these neighborhoods. The firm's investment strategy includes core, value-add, and funds of funds approaches, targeting both growth and buyout stages. SoLa Impact's portfolio emphasizes ESG and impact investing, aligning financial returns with social impact objectives. The firm has raised over $165 million since its inception in 2014, acquiring and rehabilitating approximately 1,500 housing units, with plans to build an additional 1,500 units in the next two years. SoLa Impact's mission is encapsulated in its motto, "Doing Well by Doing Good," reflecting its commitment to generating market returns for investors while revitalizing historically underserved urban areas. The firm operates with a double bottom-line strategy, aiming to produce market returns for investors while revitalizing historically tough urban areas in the United States. Affordable housing is one of the most pressing social issues of our generation, impacting health, safety, income inequality, and the long-term competitiveness of the U.S. economy. SoLa Impact seeks to find intelligent ways that private capital can create high-quality, yet affordable, urban housing, creating jobs, revitalizing neighborhoods, empowering the less advantaged, and changing lives.

Investment Focus

• Focus on affordable housing projects
• Target underserved urban areas
• Alignment with ESG and impact investing principles

Portfolio Companies