Who Are the Top Commercial Real Estate Developers in Atlanta?
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Atlanta is home to one of the busiest commercial real estate markets in the Southeast, with developers ranging from global hospitality operators to homebuilders with a single-state footprint. For anyone trying to reach them, whether a developer scouting partnerships, a vendor selling into the industry or a broker sizing up the competition, a list of company names alone doesn't say much about which firms actually matter for what you're trying to do.
Biscred's database houses contact information for 699,000+ companies and more than 5.6 million professionals working in commercial real estate.* To learn more about how Biscred collects and organizes data, see How Biscred Approaches Data.
Using Biscred, we set the industry filter to developer and the geographic filters to Atlanta, Ga. We selected "HQ Only" to filter to developers in that area. The search narrowed to 639 companies and 29,023 people. That search answers the question, "What real estate developers are located in Atlanta?"
Top Atlanta-Based Developers With the Most Properties
Property count measures a developer's physical footprint: how many buildings the firm owns, operates, or has a stake in. Ranking Atlanta-headquartered developers this way delivers a mix of global hospitality brands and regional multifamily specialists, with portfolios ranging from thousands of hotels worldwide to a few hundred properties concentrated in the Southeast. Here are four of the top Atlanta-based developers.
1. Peachtree Group
Industries: Private equity, operator, developer and more
Property count: 293
Number of contacts in Biscred: 195
Estimated revenue: $50M-$100M
Company size: 1,001-5,000
Asset experience: Hospitality and land development
Noteworthy: As of July 2026, the company reports $2.1 billion in development and 49 development transactions.
Additional source: Peachtree Group investments
2. Hotel Equities
Industries: Real estate investment firm, operator, developer
Property count: 291
Number of contacts in Biscred: 198
Company size: 10,000+
Asset experience: Hospitality
Noteworthy: The company develops hotels, independent properties, resorts and outdoor destinations in the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean and Latin America.
Additional source: Hotel Equities Development Services
3. RangeWater Real Estate
Industries: Real estate investment firm, operator, developer, property management
Property count: 262 properties, more than 23,500 units
Number of contacts in Biscred: 596
Company size: 1,001-5,000
Asset experience: Multifamily, mixed use
Noteworthy: They report more than $1.8 billion in total equity and specialize in urban, suburban, build to rent, mixed use and 55+ communities.
Additional source: RangeWater Development
4. Cortland
Industries: Real estate investment firm, operator, developer
Property count: 218
Number of contacts in Biscred: 295
Company size: 1,001-5,000
Asset experience: Multifamily, senior living
Noteworthy: Cortland has properties in 19 major metropolitan areas in the U.S.
Additional source: Cortland Investors
Top Developers in Atlanta Based on Company Size
Company size, measured by headcount, only fits two developers headquartered in Atlanta within Biscred's data: a hospitality operator already listed above by property count, and a homebuilder whose development work sits inside a much larger national operation.
1. Hotel Equities
Industries: Real estate investment firm, operator, developer
Property count: 291
Number of contacts in Biscred: 198
Company size: 10,000+
Asset experience: Hospitality
Noteworthy: Hotel Equities also ranked among the top Atlanta developers by property count. The company employs more than 11,000 people, according to the FAQs page of its website, which includes both hotel employees and corporate staff.
Additional source: Hotel Equities Development Services
2. Pulte Group
Industries: Developer, real estate investment firm, operator, home builder, construction
Number of contacts in Biscred: 842
Estimated revenue: $17B
Company size: 5,001-10,000
Asset experience: Multifamily, single-family homes (residential)
Noteworthy: According to their website, Pulte operates in 26 states and has built over 875,000 homes.
Additional source: Pulte Investor Overview
Top Atlanta Developers Based on Estimated Revenue
Twenty-one Atlanta-headquartered developers landed in the same top revenue band in Biscred, so the five below were selected to show the range within that group, from an affordable housing specialist to a homebuilder operating in seven states.
1. Mansermar
Industries: Developer, consulting, property management
Property count: 60
Number of contacts in Biscred: 9
Estimated revenue: $100M-$1B
Asset experience: Affordable housing, senior living, multifamily, mixed use
Noteworthy: Their development arm specializes in acquiring and rehabilitating affordable housing, as well as new construction, especially for seniors.
Additional source: Mansermar Development Services
2. H.J. Russell & Company
Industries: Developer, general contractor, property manager
Property count: 40
Number of contacts in Biscred: 78
Estimated revenue: $100M-$1B
Asset experience: Many including government, education, healthcare, multifamily, and more
Noteworthy: H.J. Russell has been in business for more than 70 years, and is one of the largest minority-owned firms in the U.S., according to their About page. They operate in Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Florida and Los Angeles.
Additional source: H.J. Russell About Us
3. PeakMade Real Estate
Industries: Developer, property management
Property count: 34 properties developed, 290 managed properties
Number of contacts in Biscred: 252
Estimated revenue: $100M-$1B
Company size: 1,001-5,000
Asset experience: Student housing, multifamily, mixed use
Noteworthy: They specialize in apartment-style living, including student housing and mixed use and operate in 37 states.
Additional source: Peakmade Portfolio
4. Ashton Woods Corporate
Industries: Developer, home builder, real estate investment firm
Property count: 100,000+ homes built
Number of contacts in Biscred: 264
Estimated revenue: $100M-$1B
Company size: 1,001-5,000
Asset experience: Residential neighborhood development
Noteworthy: Ashton Woods builds homes in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.
Additional source: The Ashton Woods Story
5. Valor Hospitality Partners
Industries: Real estate investment firm, operator, developer
Property count: 85
Number of contacts in Biscred: 105
Estimated revenue: $100M-$1B
Asset experience: Hospitality
Noteworthy: Valor has properties around the world, including 14 U.S. states.
Additional source: Valor Hospitality in the Americas
Build Your Own Atlanta Developer Contact List
These top rankings come from a single search inside Biscred, filtered to developers headquartered in Atlanta and sorted by the criteria that mattered for each list. The same data covers every major market and asset class, so whether you're targeting developers, vendors, or service providers, you can build a list that fits how you actually sell. Biscred's database houses data for CRE companies in all 50 states and major metropolitan areas. Schedule a demo to see what a search looks like for your market.
*Biscred continuously updates its database. Numbers reported throughout our website represent a snapshot in time.
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