APPA’s Various Impact Investing Strategies

A California developer from Los Angeles, Aaron Marzell has been the CEO at APPA Real Estate since 2013. In this role, Aaron Marzwell assists with raising funding for the various mixed-use and affordable housing projects with which the company is involved.

In addition to conventional projects, APPA Real Estate is involved with impact investing. This type of investing involves using capital to generate money while at the same time investing in a venture that produces positive environmental or social outcomes.

APPA Real Estate raises funding to complete projects, mostly focused on affordable and mixed-use projects, but also on projects that impact their communities. Its green real estate strategies emphasize improving energy and water efficiency, reducing waste through recycling, not using single-use plastic during construction, and using bottle fillers at these sites.

The firm’s project also emphasizes community sustainability. These projects often include areas where residents can congregate and interact with one another, have some input on the project itself, and serve needs integral to the community’s vitality. The belief is that by incorporating these elements, the projects will build cohesiveness into the culture of the community, an important element in sustainable communities.

APPA Green Real Estate Development

A distinguished real estate executive, investor, and developer, Aaron Marzwell has served as the CEO of APPA Real Estate in Los Angeles, California, for nearly a decade, overseeing all aspects of the firm’s project development. APPA also undertakes real estate impact investing under the guidance of Aaron Marzwell, intending to make a return on investment while simultaneously having a beneficial environmental and social effect through various approaches, such as green real estate.

A certified B corporation, APPA Real Estate is committed to fostering the development of affordable housing and a sustainable environment while providing concurrent returns to its accredited impact investors. One of the key investment endeavors of the firm is the development of green real estate.

By promoting green real estate development, APPA steps in to mitigate detrimental processes and activities concerning the environment. By definition, green real estate strategies are approaches designed to preserve the sustainability of the environment. An environment is sustainable when resources are integrated into a clever loop of usage and recycling to ensure the long-lasting availability of those resources.

APPA's approach to green real estate development is meticulous. The firm upholds practices that align with this goal from the very beginning of each project. APPA boasts innovative architecture that relies on locally-sourced materials and also improves energy and water efficiency. The firm is also fastidious about waste generation and management in every project. APPA's projects minimize waste output by avoiding raw materials that can't be recycled and recycling every scrap generated in each project's development stage.