Housing Impact Partners LLC (HIP), a community- centered real estate investment and development platform, has officially launched with a mission to forge strategic partnerships to address the housing challenge.
Founded by South Los Angeles natives Sherri Franklin, Kimberly Brown, and Carlton Jenkins, HIP is harnessing both institutional and private equity alongside legacy investment in partnership with nonprofit co-general partners. As seasoned executives of Urban Design Center, Impact Realty Advisors, and MJC Partners, LLC respectively, HIP founders are leveraging their combined expertise in land-use planning, commercial real estate, project management, housing finance, fund management, investment banking, new construction development and property management to deliver vertically integrated housing solutions.
Their approach targets the acquisition of naturally occurring workforce and affordable housing (NOWAH) and the production of new housing, while promoting the creation of generational wealth within historically overlooked communities. HIP’s multidisciplinary strategy ensures that its portfolios are structured to not only meet the objectives of its investors but also to provide true social impact in each of its resident communities.
“Our objective is to cultivate investment capital to finance a pipeline of acquisitions and mixed-income, mixed-use new construction projects that offer triple bottom-line performance: Economic, Social, and Environmental Impact,” said Sherri Franklin, co-founding partner of HIP.
The firm’s value proposition lies in its ability to cultivate leadership within a robust ecosystem, offering specialized market insight, acute project analysis, and access to targeted transactions. HIP’s local expertise ensures the team can effectively assess and track institutional and municipal housing initiatives, while cultivating relationships with both nonprofit and private-sector housing developers. Initially focused on the Los Angeles, Inglewood, Long Beach and West Hollywood markets, HIP has established tailored deal structures to curate access to capital through joint venture partnerships.
“This is a transformative moment for the communities that we represent. With a homeless crisis, a shortage of affordable housing, and several mega-events on the horizon, HIP is committed to ensuring that equity is embedded in investment opportunities around our historically underestimated communities,” said Kimberly Brown, co-founding partner.
By combining commercial real estate and housing finance expertise, HIP enhances its ability to deliver affordable housing solutions at scale. The partners’ collective backgrounds allow them to structure capital strategies that not only meet market demands but also uplift communities and drive long-term, sustainable impact.
