Griffin Capital teams up with Habitat for Humanity

Last week Griffin Capital Corporation partnered with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles (HFH GLA) to work on a multi-home project in Lynnwood, California. 40 Griffin employees, along with volunteers and employees of Habitat for Humanity, worked on roofing, flooring, and assembling two of the seven homes in the neighborhood. The houses will go to deserving families in need of affordable homes.

The neighborhood is not far from El Segundo, where Griffin Capital is headquartered. Although it is involved in other community service programs, this is the first time the company has worked with Habitat for Humanity.

David Rupert, President of Griffin Capital commented, “We picked a Habitat project because a number of our employees had worked on other Habitat homes over the years and found them both well organized and very fulfilling. A project focused on building homes also made sense because we are a real estate investment company, and ‘bricks and mortar’ is part of our DNA.” 

Griffin Capital Corporation is a privately owned real estate company and sponsor to the non-traded Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT. Since 1995, Griffin Capital and its affiliates have acquired or constructed over 28 million square feet of space. It currently owns, manages, sponsors and/or co-sponsors a portfolio of over 26 million square feet of space across 32 states and represents approximately $4.7 billion in asset value.