Leonardo Arippol was born and raised in Milan, Italy and attended Florida International University, where he graduated with a Bachelor and Master of Science in Construction Management.

Leonardo has worked in many areas of real estate, including multifamily management, project management, design and construction supervision. Prior to leading development projects at Integral, Leonardo spent several years as a development manager at the Related Group. Mr. Arippol worked in the Affordable Housing Division and began as an Assistant Construction Manager, working his way up to Project Manager, and eventually Development Manager where he managed the financing, development, and stabilization of developments ranging from Affordable Housing to Mixed-Income Workforce Housing with a total value over $303 million.

Mr. Arippol notably procured entitlements and permits for 12 multifamily developments in one year – demonstrating great ability in navigating State and Local governmental regulatory requirements. Mr. Arippol’s passion and love for real estate development permeates through all his work and he firmly believes in a people first philosophy, as it pertains to the future residents of his developments and the vast amount of people involved in the creation of safe and affordable housing.