Top real estate development firms
Who would rank as the top real estate development firms in the US? I know it tends to vary by stats but overall which firms control the most market share.
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Lord knows WSO loves ranking lists..... but seriously, given that developers tend to focus on both markets and property types, how would you even start something like this?
I mean is really fair to rank a multifamily developer vs. an office developer? Or a NY area focused one like RXR vs. a CA but semi-nationally focused one like CIM Group?
Interested in seeing where this thread goes................
The first two firms that come to mind are Related and Brookfield. This may be biased as I reside in the new york area. Both these firms develop commercial, multi family, and offices. I’m curious to see what others think and if there are larger companies with a presence in different states.
I'm in NYC too, and if we were in SoCal, we would have a totally different perspective.
Stop.
Trying.
To.
Rank.
Everything.
be lazier during a pandemic, you cant
The firm i work at is the best but i need to ask questions like this to validate myself
This reminds me of a way I've heard IB 'league tables' that firms out can be described.....
"We ranked number one in all the deals we participated in"
Yeah i’m still in college - just trying to see which firms to aim for an internship. Seems like you need validating yourself
I wish there was another way to find this out
Just tried using the Google, this list is CLEARLY the best ever!!!
https://clutch.co/real-estate/commercial-development
LOL LOL LOL
Didn't you know SUMAIDA + KHURANA is the new Hines?!
Can't wait to work on some of those CoStar Group developments. I bet they give out lots of swag.
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Historically the top dev firms are: Hines, Related, Brookfield, Tishman Speyer, Trammel Crow.
Clearly quarantine has made you extraordinarily lazy but the above are usually common knowledge
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This post (was one recommended below) actually has a good list started by CRE with more firms added in comments that follow...
https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/top-re-development-firms
In case you don't want click the link (and clearly I'm bored on a Saturday...), here is the list of all firms referenced from the comments:
Hines Related Trammell Crow Tishman Speyer Boston Properties Highwoods Cousins Crescent Communities Avalon Bay JBG Post Properties Childress Klein Jay Paul Company Duke Realty Brookfield Vornado Edens Skanska Toll Brothers Jamestown Hillwood Mill Creek
While I agree with most of these, it's worth mentioning that "Good PR" and "Good Development Shop" aren't the same thing, and there are a TON of real estate developers who sing their own praises/have others do it for them (looking at you, Nate Paul) while not doing particularly well. And there are plenty more who are out there doing awesome deals on a large scale who don't want to be in the press, so you never hear of them.
RE Development doesn't operate with prestige in mind.
I can name about ten local development shops doing more interesting projects than most that have been listed here and I'm working in an area where a lot of big names have come from.
In my NYC focused opinion and in no particular order:
Silverstein Properties Brookfield Related TF Cornerstone SL Green Vornado Durst Rockrose Rudin Fisher Brothers Extell United Construction and Development Two Trees Kushner L&M Development Avalon Bay JDS Development Toll Brothers Lefrak RXR
"Spot the one that doesn't belong."
Kushner.
Dirty Money episode of Kushner was disgusting
Guess Kushner is more of a N.J. focused developer but politics and shameful documentaries aside, I’d still consider them big players in the NYC metro area.
You could make a strong argument that L&M is the odd man out here - as far as I know they're the only active primarily-affordable shop on the list. Related and LeFrak have tons of legacy assets but don't seem to do much with them.
And I know this is going into way more detail than you intended, but JDS could also be singled out as the one firm on here (I think) that hasn't actually survived a recession/market downturn. I mean, they're definitely going under at some point. Stern just puts all his chips on 00 and spins the roulette wheel - he got lucky that the first deal he did hit (Walker Tower); everything since then has ranged from cool but probably no profitable (American Copper) to outright disaster (111 W 57th)
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