The following is an abbreviated version of the apartment management 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 they managed as of Jan. 1, 2011.
- Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC
Apartments Managed: 187,360
Charleston, SC
Corporate Officer: Robert A. Faith
- Riverstone Residential Group
Apartments Managed: 162,182
Dallas, TX
Corporate Officer: Walt Smith
- Pinnacle Family of Companies
Dallas, TX
Apartments Managed: 151,367
Corporate Officer: Stan Harrelson
- Lincoln Property Co.
Dallas, TX
Apartments Managed: 133,425
Corporate Officer: Tim Byrne
- Equity Residential
Chicago, IL
Apartments Managed: 129,604
Corporate Officer: David J. Neithercut
- AIMCO
Denver, CO
Apartments Managed: 117,119
Corporate Officer: Terry Considine
- WinnCompanies
Apartments Managed: 84,817
Boston, MA
Corporate Officer: Samuel Ross
- Archstone
Apartments Managed: 81,613
Englewood, CO
Corporate Officer: R. Scot Sellers
- Camden Property Trust
Apartments Managed: 63,498
Houston, TX
Corporate Officer: Richard J. Campo
- Bell Partners
Apartments Managed: 60,182
Greensboro, NC
Corporate Officers: Steven D. Bell and Jonathan D. Bell
- FPI Management
Apartments Managed: 58,604
Folsom, CA
Corporate Officer: Dennis Treadaway
- UDR
Apartments Managed: 58,340
Highlands Ranch, CO
Corporate Officer: Thomas W. Toomey
- Edward Rose & Sons
Apartments Managed: 56,025
Farmington Hills, MI
Corporate Officer: Warren Rose
- AvalonBay Communities
Apartments Managed: 52,490
Alexandria, VA
Corporate Officer: Bryce Blair
- Alliance Residential Co.
Apartments Managed: 48,520
Phoenix, AZ
Corporate Officer: Bruce Ward
- The ConAm Group of Cos.
Apartments Managed: 47,400
San Diego, CA
Corporate Officer: Brad Forrester
- Fairfield Residential
Apartments Managed: 46,851
San Diego, CA
Corporate Officer: Chris Hashioka
- MAA
Apartments Managed: 46,306
Memphis, TN
Corporate Officer: H. Eric Bolton, Jr.
- Milestone Management LP
Apartments Managed: 45,896
Dallas, TX
Corporate Officer: Steve Lamberti
- Westdale Real Estate Investment & Management
Apartments Managed: 44,765
Dallas, TX
Corporate Officer: Joseph G. Beard
- Picerne Real Estate Group
Apartments Managed: 44,588
Phoenix, AZ
Corporate Officer: David R. Picerne
- JRK Property Holdings, Inc.
Apartments Managed: 41,900
Los Angeles, CA
Corporate Officer: Jim Lippman
- BH Management Services
Apartments Managed: 41,641
Des Moines, IA
Corporate Officer: Nicholas H. Roby
- The Laramar Group, LLC
Apartments Managed: 40,521
Denver, CO
Corporate Officer: David B. Woodward
- Village Green
Apartments Managed: 40,000
Detroit, MI
Corporate Officer: Jonathan Holtzman