The following is an abbreviated version of the apartment owners portion of the 2009 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, 2009.
- MMA Financial
St. Paul, MN
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 186,459 - Boston Capital
Boston, MA
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 171,267 - AIMCO
Denver, CO
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 158,950 - SunAmerica Affordable Housing Partners, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 152,315 - Equity Residential
Chicago, IL
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 148,115 - National Equity Fund
Chicago, IL
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 100,536 - Enterprise Community Investment
Columbia, MD
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 94,676 - The Richman Group Affordable Housing Corp.
Greenwich, CT
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 85,197 - Archstone
Englewood, CO
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 83,871 - Pinnacle
Seattle, WA
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 78,848 - PNC MultiFamily Capital Louisville, KY
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 73,091 - GE Real Estate
Alpharetta, GA
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 71,426 - Camden Property Trust
Houston, TX
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 62,421 - BlackRock Realty
San Francisco, CA
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 59,665 - Alliant Capital
Woodland Hills, CA
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 57,839 - Edward Rose & Sons
Farmington Hills, MI
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 55,052 - Fairfield Residential
San Diego, CA
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 54,978 - WNC & Associates
Irvine, CA
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 49,778 - AvalonBay Communities
Alexandria, VA
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 49,730 - UDR
Highlands Ranch, CO
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 48,499 - Lincoln Property Co.
Dallas, TX
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 47,379 - Forest City Residential Group
Cleveland, OH
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 45,365 - DRA Advisors
New York, NY
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 43,440 - Mid-America Apartment Communities
Memphis, TN
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 42,554 - CnC Investments
Houston, TX
Apartments with Ownership
Interest: 42,485