BARAH

LA-based PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP • DEVELOPMENT & STRATEGY

Building Community Through Purposeful Partnerships

Barah Company is a Los Angeles–based development and investment firm focused on purposeful urban renewal. We revitalize underutilized properties through thoughtful public–private collaboration—aligning civic priorities with disciplined private execution.

Our work transforms strategic sites into vibrant, sustainable spaces that create jobs, support local enterprise, and strengthen neighborhood vitality. Guided by clear strategy, community intent, and long-term perspective, we pursue projects that generate lasting value for both investors and the city we call home.

our focus

Community revitalization

Transforming existing assets into active, income-producing spaces that serve long-term community needs.

Capital & strructure

Connecting private investors with qualified urban projects through equity, loan, and partnership structures designed for clarity and sustainability.

Development strategy

Integrating design, entitlement, financing, and operations to deliver measurable results and enduring city value.

The barah model

  • Identify Opportunity

    Undervalued urban sites in strategic Los Angeles corridors.

  • Align Interest

    Bridge public program objectives with private capital and development expertise.

  • Deliver Impact

    Create functional, profitable, and socially valuable properties that strengthen local economies.

current pipeline /

investment outlook

Pipeline Value: $60M+ potential redevelopment portfolio (targeted acquisitions and partnerships within Koreatown and greater LA).

Capital Goal: $15M+ equity participation for multi-asset expansion phase.

Structure: Combination of direct equity, joint-venture participation, and qualified EB-5 investment opportunities.

WHY LOS ANGELES /

WHY NOW

Los Angeles has long been a destination for Korean enterprise and community—a place where business, culture, and identity have taken root over generations. That connection now extends into investment and redevelopment as the city prepares for the World Cup and Olympic Games.

Barah Company builds on this foundation, linking Korean capital and Los Angeles projects through a shared vision of renewal and long-term value creation. Koreatown stands at the center of that alignment—a district built by the community, now positioned to lead the next phase of urban growth.

Our focus is to translate that relationship into lasting outcomes: reinvestment, revitalized assets, and projects that reflect both local purpose and global perspective.

Barah derives from the Korean word “barada”(바라다,바라보다), meaning to hope for and to look toward. 

It embodies both expectation and direction—the quiet yearning for what is yet to be fulfilled and the intentional gaze toward what truly matters.

In its essence, Barah reflects hope in motion: not passive wishing, but a deliberate, forward-looking pursuit of purpose and possibility. It speaks to those who build with vision and move with quiet resolve toward what they believe in.