Standard Communities certified as “great place to work”

Los Angeles, CA Standard Communities, a national affordable housing investor and developer, has been recognized as a 2022 “Great Place to Work” based entirely on feedback from its employees. 95% percent of Standard’s employees said the company is a great place to work. At other national companies, only 59% of employees on average describe their company as a great place to work.

The certification is awarded to Standard by Great Place to Work, a global authority on workplace culture, employee experience and leadership behaviors. It is the only official recognition determined by employees’ real-time reports of their company culture. 

“Standard’s growth, successes and opportunities would not be possible without the dedication and passion of our talented employees. The culture we create together every day is based on our shared goal of helping others,” said Jeff Jaeger, co-founder and principal of Standard Communities. “The ultimate measure of our success is making a lasting difference in the lives of our employees, partners and the residents and communities we serve.” 

“Earning this designation means that Standard Communities is one of the best companies to work for in the country,” said Sarah Lewis-Kulin, vice president of global recognition at Great Place to Work.

Standard Communities provides much-needed affordable housing to more than 30,000 residents across the United States. It currently has more than 5,500 units in the pipeline. 

Based in Los Angeles and New York, Standard has a national portfolio of over 13,800 apartment units and has completed more than $3.6 billion of affordable housing acquisitions and rehabilitations nationwide. Standard Communities strives to cultivate long-term public and private partnerships to produce and preserve high-quality, affordable and environmentally sustainable housing.