2026 Top Builders

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Builder Rank 2026	Builder Rank 2025	Company Name	Units Started 2025	Units Started 2024	CEO	HQ City	HQ State
1	1	Summit Contracting Group, Inc.	10323	10289	Marc Padgett	Jacksonville	FL
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO Marc Padgett Company Website www.Summit-Contracting.com
2	5	The NRP Group	6685	4824	J. David Heller	Cleveland	OH
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO J. David Heller Company Website www.nrpgroup.com Other Lists Top Owner 2026 Top Developer 2026 Housing Units Breakdown Subsidized units 3318
3	2	Greystar	6490	6640	Bob Faith	Charleston	SC
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO Bob Faith Company Website www.greystar.com Other Lists Top Manager 2026 Top Owner 2026 Top Developer 2026 Housing Units Breakdown Subsidized units 1096
4	18	OHT Partners	6224	2734	Steve Oden and Eric Taylor	Austin	TX
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO Steve Oden and Eric Taylor Company Website www.ohtpartners.com Other Lists Top Developer 2026
5	23	JPI	6148	2164	Payton Mayes	Dallas	TX
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO Payton Mayes Company Website www.jpi.com Other Lists Top Developer 2026 Housing Units Breakdown Subsidized units 1477
6	10	Alliance Residential	5501	3839	Jay Hiemenz	Scottsdale	AZ
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO Jay Hiemenz Company Website www.allresco.com Other Lists Top Owner 2026 Top Developer 2026
7	6	Hillpointe	5466	4720	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 2026 Housing Units Breakdown BTR units 238
8	7	Mill Creek Residential	5282	4312	William MacDonald	Boca Raton	FL
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO William MacDonald Company Website www.MillCreekPlaces.com Other Lists Top Owner 2026 Top Developer 2026 Housing Units Breakdown BTR units 676
9	8	Weis Builders, Inc.*	5039	4122	Erik Weis	Minneapolis	MN
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO Erik Weis Company Website www.weisbuilders.com Housing Units Breakdown Subsidized units 6392
10		ARCO Construction Companies*	4546	3350	Jeff Cook	St. Louis	MO
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO Jeff Cook Company Website www.arcoconstruction.com Housing Units Breakdown Subsidized units 347
11	13	Trammell Crow Residential	4541	3240	Ken Valach	Dallas	TX
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO Ken Valach Company Website www.crowholdings.com Other Lists Top Owner 2026 Top Developer 2026 Housing Units Breakdown Subsidized units 75
12	4	Wood Partners	4414	5480	Joe Keough	Atlanta	GA
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO Joe Keough Company Website www.woodpartners.com Other Lists Top Owner 2026 Top Developer 2026
13		Middleburg Communities	4150	2561	Christopher C. Finlay	Vienna	VA
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO Christopher C. Finlay Company Website www.middleburg.com Other Lists Top Developer 2026 Housing Units Breakdown BTR units 4150
14	9	The Garrett Companies	3826	4161	Eric Garrett	Greenwood	IN
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO Eric Garrett Company Website www.thegarrettco.com Other Lists Top Developer 2026
15	12	Northwood Ravin	3624	3468	David Ravin	CHARLOTTE	NC
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO David Ravin Company Website www.nwrliving.com Other Lists Top Developer 2026 Housing Units Breakdown BTR units 105 Subsidized units 42
16		LandSouth Construction	3342	1930	James Pyle	Jacksonville	FL
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO James Pyle Company Website www.landsouth.com Housing Units Breakdown Subsidized units 350
17	19	Thompson Thrift	3245	2659	Paul Thrift	Indianapolis	IN
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO Paul Thrift Company Website www.thompsonthrift.com Other Lists Top Developer 2026
18	17	C. Herman Construction	3193	2755	Christopher Herman	Charlotte	NC
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO Christopher Herman Company Website www.chermanconstruction.com Housing Units Breakdown BTR units 122
19	21	AvalonBay Communities, Inc.	2800	2786	Benjamin W. Schall	Arlington	VA
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO Benjamin W. Schall Company Website www.avaloncommunities.com Other Lists Top Manager 2026 Top Owner 2026 Top Developer 2026 Housing Units Breakdown BTR units 74 Subsidized units 175
20	22	Harkins Builders	2789	2347	Ben Nichols	Columbia	MD
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO Ben Nichols Company Website www.harkinsbuilders.com Housing Units Breakdown Subsidized units 1897
21	14	VCC, LLC	2517	3117	Derek Alley	Little Rock	AR
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO Derek Alley Company Website www.vccusa.com Housing Units Breakdown Subsidized units 206
22	20	Fortune-Johnson LLC	2499	2413	Brett Fortune	Peachtree Corners	GA
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO Brett Fortune Company Website www.fortune-johnson.com
23		Bozzuto	2413	1032	Toby Bozzuto	Greenbelt	MD
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO Toby Bozzuto Company Website www.bozzuto.com Other Lists Top Manager 2026 Housing Units Breakdown Subsidized units 1386
24	15	Horizon Construction Group, Inc.	2351	2918	Mick Hintz	Madison	WI
Historical Data Regions of Operation CEO Mick Hintz Company Website www.horizondbm.com/ Housing Units Breakdown BTR units 224 Subsidized units 53
25	25	Roers Companies	2191	1598	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 2026 Housing Units Breakdown Subsidized units 1341

*Not a member of NMHC as of Jan. 31, 2026.

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NMHC Top 25 Builders

Summit Contracting Group, Inc.

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The NRP Group

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Greystar

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OHT Partners

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JPI

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Alliance Residential

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Hillpointe

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Mill Creek Residential

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Weis Builders, Inc.*

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ARCO Construction Companies*

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Trammell Crow Residential

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Wood Partners

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Middleburg Communities

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