The following is an abbreviated version of the apartment owners portion of the 2011 NMHC 50, an annual ranking of the 50 largest U.S. apartment owners and managers published in NREI's April issue. The companies below are ranked according to the number of apartment units in which they had an ownership interest as of Jan. 1, 2011.
- Boston Capital
Boston, MA
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 158,947
- Centerline Capital Group
New York, NY
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 152,600
- Boston Financial Investment Management, LP
Boston, MA
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 145,454
- SunAmerica Affordable Housing Partners, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 141,113
- Equity Residential
Chicago, IL
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 129,604
- PNC Tax Credit Capital
Portland, OR
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 123,462
- AIMCO
Denver, CO
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 110,946
- National Equity Fund
Chicago, IL
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 107,138
- Enterprise Community Investment
Columbia, MD
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 96,195
- The Richman Group Affordable Housing Corp.
Greenwich, CT
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 94,925
- Archstone
Englewood, CO
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 81,613
- Alliant Capital
Woodland Hills, CA
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 65,245
- Camden Property Trust
Houston, TX
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 63,278
- Hunt Companies, Inc.
El Paso, TX
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 62,109
- UDR
Highlands Ranch, CO
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 58,796
- Edward Rose & Sons
Farmington Hills, MI
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 56,025
- Pinnacle Family of Companies
Dallas, TX
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 55,932
- AvalonBay Communities
Arlington, VA
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 52,490
- J.P. Morgan Asset Management
New York, NY
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 52,304
- WNC & Associates
Irvine, CA
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 52,134
- Invesco Real Estate
Dallas, TX
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 50,567
- Forest City Residential Group
Cleveland, OH
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 47,384
- Lincoln Property Co.
Dallas, TX
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 46,507
- MAA
Memphis, TN
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 46,306
- JRK Property Holdings, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 43,900