2025 Top Builders List

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Builder Rank 2025	Builder Rank 2024	Company Name	Units Started 2024	Units Started 2023	CEO	HQ City	HQ State
1	1	Summit Contracting Group Inc.	10289	12467	Marc Padgett	Jacksonville	FL
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO Marc Padgett Company Website www.Summit-Contracting.com
2	3	Greystar	6640	7900	Bob Faith	Charleston	SC
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO Bob Faith Company Website www.greystar.com Other Lists Top Manager 2025 Top Owner 2025 Top Developer 2025 Housing Units Breakdown BTR units 468 Subsidized units 736
3	15	Dominium	5763	3054	Paul Sween	Dallas	TX
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO Paul Sween Company Website www.dominiuminc.com Other Lists Top Manager 2025 Top Owner 2025 Top Developer 2025 Housing Units Breakdown BTR units 215 Subsidized units 5763
4	5	Wood Partners	5480	5137	Joseph Keough	Atlanta	GA
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO Joseph Keough Company Website www.woodpartners.com Other Lists Top Developer 2025
5	10	The NRP Group	4824	4401	J. David Heller	Cleveland	OH
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO J. David Heller Company Website www.nrpgroup.com Other Lists Top Owner 2025 Top Developer 2025 Housing Units Breakdown Subsidized units 2225
6	6	Hillpointe	4720	4825	Steven Campisi and Kelly Mahoney	Winter Park	FL
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO Steven Campisi and Kelly Mahoney Company Website www.hillpointe.com Other Lists Top Developer 2025
7	2	Mill Creek Residential	4312	8022	William C MacDonald	Boca Raton	FL
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO William C MacDonald Company Website www.millcreekplaces.com Other Lists Top Owner 2025 Top Developer 2025 Housing Units Breakdown BTR units 373
8		Weis Builders Inc.*	4258	2929	Erik Weis & Chad Weis	Minneapolis	MN
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO Erik Weis & Chad Weis Company Website www.weisbuilders.com Housing Units Breakdown BTR units 4244 Subsidized units 3425
9	12	The Garrett Companies	4161	2626	Eric Garrett	Greenwood	IN
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO Eric Garrett Company Website www.thegarrettco.com Other Lists Top Developer 2025
10	8	Alliance Residential	3839	4628	Jay Hiemenz	Scottsdale	AZ
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO Jay Hiemenz Company Website www.allresco.com Other Lists Top Owner 2025 Top Developer 2025
11	7	The McShane Companies*	3579	4844	Molly McShane	Rosemont	IL
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO Molly McShane Company Website www.mcshane.com Housing Units Breakdown BTR units 124 Subsidized units 555
12	20	Northwood Ravin	3468	2561	David Ravin	Charlotte	NC
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO David Ravin Company Website www.nwrliving.com Other Lists Top Developer 2025 Housing Units Breakdown BTR units 384
13	4	Trammell Crow Residential	3240	5823	Ken Valach	Dallas	TX
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO Ken Valach Company Website www.crowholdings.com/trammell-crow-residential Other Lists Top Developer 2025 Housing Units Breakdown Subsidized units 78
14	9	VCC LLC	3117	4455	Derek Alley	Little Rock	AR
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO Derek Alley Company Website www.vccusa.com
15		Horizon Construction Group Inc.	2918	1290	Mick Hintz	Madison	WI
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO Mick Hintz Company Website www.horizondbm.com Housing Units Breakdown BTR units 230 Subsidized units 45
16	13	CBG Building Company	2794	3439	Keith Anderson	Arlington	VA
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO Keith Anderson Company Website www.cbgbuildingcompany.com Housing Units Breakdown BTR units 2475
17		C. Herman Construction LLC	2755	1042	Christopher Herman	Charlotte	NC
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO Christopher Herman Company Website www.chermanconstruction.com Housing Units Breakdown BTR units 360
18	11	OHT Partners*	2734	4359	Steve Oden, Craig Hughes, Eric Taylor	Austin	TX
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO Steve Oden, Craig Hughes, Eric Taylor Company Website www.ohtpartners.com
19	14	Thompson Thrift	2659	3261	Paul Thrift & John Thompson	Indianapolis	IN
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO Paul Thrift & John Thompson Company Website www.thompsonthrift.com Other Lists Top Developer 2025
20		Fortune-Johnson LLC	2413	1582	Brett Fortune	Peachtree Corners	GA
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO Brett Fortune Company Website www.fortune-johnson.com
21	25	AvalonBay Communities Inc.	2406	1405	Benjamin Schall	Arlington	VA
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO Benjamin Schall Company Website www.avaloncommunities.com Other Lists Top Manager 2025 Top Owner 2025 Top Developer 2025 Housing Units Breakdown BTR units 31 Subsidized units 83
22	17	Harkins Builders Inc.*	2347	2848	Ben Nichols	Columbia	MD
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO Ben Nichols Company Website www.harkinsbuilders.com Housing Units Breakdown Subsidized units 1468
23	22	JPI	2097	2436	Payton Mayes	Dallas	TX
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO Payton Mayes Company Website www.jpi.com Other Lists Top Developer 2025 Housing Units Breakdown Subsidized units 443
24		Landmark Properties	1891	1163	J. Wesley Rogers	Athens	GA
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO J. Wesley Rogers Company Website www.landmarkproperties.com Other Lists Top Developer 2025 Housing Units Breakdown BTR units 813
25	21	Roers Companies	1643	2467	Brian Roers and Kent Roers	Plymouth	MN
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO Brian Roers and Kent Roers Company Website www.roerscompanies.com Other Lists Top Developer 2025 Housing Units Breakdown Subsidized units 858

*Not a member of NMHC as of Jan. 31, 2025.

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An Apartment General Contractor/Builder is a company that is responsible for the physical construction of a new multifamily (defined as five or more units) rental development, (including student housing, independent living and age-restricted housing).

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Historical Data

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NMHC Top 25 Builders

Summit Contracting Group Inc.

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Greystar

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Dominium

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Wood Partners

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The NRP Group

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Hillpointe

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Mill Creek Residential

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Weis Builders Inc.*

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The Garrett Companies

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Alliance Residential

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The McShane Companies*

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Northwood Ravin

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Trammell Crow Residential

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