In 2008, Trammell Crow sat atop Multifamily Executive’s Top 50 Builders list with 10,936 starts. Since then, no one has topped the 10,000-unit mark. That doesn’t look like it will change in 2014, but we’re getting closer. Here’s a look at the projected Top 10 developers for the year ahead:
| Rank | Company | Headquarters | Projected Starts |
| 1 | Alliance Residential Company | Phoenix, AZ | 7,857 |
| 2 | Greystar Real Estate Partners | Charleston, SC | 5,700 |
| 3 | Wood Partners | Atlanta, GA | 5,693 |
| 4 | Mill Creek Residential | Dallas, TX | 4,957 |
| 5 | AvalonBay Communities | Arlington, VA | 4,500 |
| 6 | Trammell Crow Residential | Dallas, TX | 4,500 |
| 7 | Lincoln Property Company | Dallas, TX | 3,452 |
| 8 | Crescent Communities | Charlotte, NC | 2,400 |
| 9 | Forest City Residential | Cleveland, OH | 2,099 |
| 10 | Watermark Residential | Indianapolis, IN | 2,000 |