Expanding Access
Unlocking Opportunity
Our Impact
LEO’s impact vision is centered on preserving housing affordability for “missing middle” renters in high impact neighborhoods. Research shows that creating connectedness in these resource-rich neighborhoods can deliver positive outcomes and life-changing opportunity for residents.
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Our Impact Framework
LEO’s strategy is guided by an Impact Framework that drives our double-bottom line returns.![Affordability](https://leoic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Impact_Icon_Affordability-1.png)
Affordability
For investors, affordability reduces turnover and bad debt, while allowing us to secure favorable financing.
For residents, affordability lowers their rent burden and increases housing stability.
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Economic Opportunity
For investors, our programs incentivize on-time rent payment and reduce evictions.
For residents, LEO helps to improve credit scores and provide access to emergency assistance.
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Equity
For investors, high impact neighborhoods help sustain values and stabilize operations.
For residents, living in high impact neighborhoods increases access to opportunity and can have transformational impact on children.
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Transparency
For investors, our assurance testing verifies adherence to IRIS+ principles.
For residents, data-driven accountability supports progress toward our impact objectives.
Our Impact on the United Nations’
Sustainable Development Goals
LEO embeds sustainability throughout our portfolio, making capital investments to reduce buildings’ environmental footprint, lower residents’ utility costs, and enhance value.
Our investments contribute progress toward at least six of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, aligning our work to the world’s most significant development priorities.
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