Developers & Property Owners
Who's actually commissioning New York's construction right now — ranked by New Building and Major Alteration filings from the current and prior year on record with the Department of Buildings, not a self-reported list.
- Owners Trackedi
- 2,526
- Total Filed Costi
- $2.62B
- Most Active Borough
- Brooklyn
1,962 owner filings
Top 10 by Filed Construction Cost
The largest owners citywide, by total filed cost across their New Building and Major Alteration filings.
- 1The Frick Collection$179.7M
- 2Vornado Realty Trust$160.0M
- 3Dajia Us$150.0M
- 4Hosp. For Special Surgery$144.0M
- 5422 Fulton Owner, L.l.c.$78.5M
- 6Columbia Property Trust$73.0M
- 7Nyc Dept. Of Design & Construct$67.7M
- 8Nyc School Construction Authorit$49.1M
- 9Nyc Health And Hospitals Corp$43.0M
- 1085 Jane Realty Llc$41.5M
All Developers & Owners
Ranked by filed construction cost across New Building and Major Alteration filings — the clearest development-scale signal in public DOB records.
This ranks the businesses (and, where a filing names one directly, individuals) listed as owner on NYC Department of Buildings New Building and Major Alteration job filings from the current and prior year, by the sum of each filing's own filed construction cost. It is not a revenue, net-worth, or portfolio-value ranking, and doesn't capture ownership held through separate single-purpose LLCs that never appear as the same name twice — a common real-estate structure NYC's public data can't see through. Minor alteration, sign, and equipment filings are excluded, and older filings roll off each January, so this reads as "who's actively developing right now," not an all-time cumulative ranking. Refreshed nightly rather than re-scanned on every visit, since building it means summing filed cost across thousands of individual filings.
- The Frick Collection
- #
- 1
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 4
- Filed Construction Cost
- $179.7M
- Vornado Realty Trust
- #
- 2
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $160.0M
- Dajia Us
- #
- 3
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $150.0M
- Hosp. For Special Surgery
- #
- 4
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $144.0M
- 422 Fulton Owner, L.l.c.
- #
- 5
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $78.5M
- Columbia Property Trust
- #
- 6
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $73.0M
- Nyc Dept. Of Design & Construct
- #
- 7
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $67.7M
- Nyc School Construction Authorit
- #
- 8
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 55
- Filed Construction Cost
- $49.1M
- Nyc Health And Hospitals Corp
- #
- 9
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 3
- Filed Construction Cost
- $43.0M
- 85 Jane Realty Llc
- #
- 10
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 4
- Filed Construction Cost
- $41.5M
- Cosmic Realty Partners Llc
- #
- 11
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $39.8M
- School Construction Authority
- #
- 12
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 30
- Filed Construction Cost
- $38.0M
- Manhattan College
- #
- 13
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 7
- Filed Construction Cost
- $36.8M
- The New York Public Library
- #
- 14
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 17
- Filed Construction Cost
- $31.9M
- Sgn 443 Greenwich Owner Llc
- #
- 15
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 3
- Filed Construction Cost
- $30.0M
- 1 Park Row Owner,llc
- #
- 16
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $30.0M
- Hearst Communications, Inc
- #
- 17
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $30.0M
- Nyc Housing Authority
- #
- 18
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 11
- Filed Construction Cost
- $27.6M
- Advantage Testing East 88th, Llc
- #
- 19
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 3
- Filed Construction Cost
- $26.5M
- Mount Sinai Health System
- #
- 20
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 5
- Filed Construction Cost
- $24.2M
- 67 Wall Street Llc
- #
- 21
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $24.0M
- Masaryk Towers Corp.
- #
- 22
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $20.5M
- Etoile 660 Madison Llc
- #
- 23
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $19.8M
- Best Works Holdings Llc
- #
- 24
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $19.5M
- Hfz 344 West 72nd Street Owner
- #
- 25
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 2
- Filed Construction Cost
- $17.3M
- Mount Sinai Hospital
- #
- 26
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $17.0M
- Bsd 685 New York Propco Llc
- #
- 27
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $16.4M
- Dept Of Design And Construction
- #
- 28
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 2
- Filed Construction Cost
- $16.0M
- Central Properties Llc
- #
- 29
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $15.7M
- Montague Terrace Develop.
- #
- 30
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 4
- Filed Construction Cost
- $15.5M
- 24 Leonard St Holdings Llc
- #
- 31
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $15.0M
- Nyc Dep Bedc
- #
- 32
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $14.7M
- Alley Corp
- #
- 33
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $14.1M
- The Czech Republic Mission To Un
- #
- 34
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $13.9M
- 319 West 38 Street Llc
- #
- 35
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $13.5M
- Diocese Of Brooklyn
- #
- 36
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 8
- Filed Construction Cost
- $12.3M
- West Side Manhattan Real Estate
- #
- 37
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $12.0M
- Brooklyn Academy Of Music
- #
- 38
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 6
- Filed Construction Cost
- $12.0M
- 200 Madison 26th Floor
- #
- 39
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $11.9M
- Brooklyn Hospitality Group Llc
- #
- 40
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 3
- Filed Construction Cost
- $11.3M
- Ogden Codman Llc
- #
- 41
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 2
- Filed Construction Cost
- $10.7M
- Nyc Ddc
- #
- 42
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 10
- Filed Construction Cost
- $10.2M
- 1462 Cmc Llc
- #
- 43
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $9.3M
- 818 Flushing Management Llc
- #
- 44
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 2
- Filed Construction Cost
- $9.3M
- Allen Stevenson School
- #
- 45
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $9.1M
- Alma Realty Corp.
- #
- 46
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $8.9M
- 524 Halsey Llc
- #
- 47
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 3
- Filed Construction Cost
- $8.9M
- 147 Equities Llc
- #
- 48
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 4
- Filed Construction Cost
- $8.8M
- 723 Manhattan Gl Llc
- #
- 49
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 2
- Filed Construction Cost
- $8.6M
- Yorkshire Realty Corp.
- #
- 50
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $8.5M
- Zumck Realty Llc
- #
- 51
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $8.0M
- 1682 Partners Llc
- #
- 52
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $8.0M
- Village Community School
- #
- 53
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 6
- Filed Construction Cost
- $7.9M
- Trust For Governors Island
- #
- 54
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 9
- Filed Construction Cost
- $7.8M
- Nyc School Const Authority
- #
- 55
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $7.5M
- Tpt Long Marmion Llc
- #
- 56
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 2
- Filed Construction Cost
- $7.5M
- Transrealty Inc
- #
- 57
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 3
- Filed Construction Cost
- $7.3M
- American Package Co. Inc.
- #
- 58
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $7.3M
- Prologis, Lp
- #
- 59
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $6.5M
- 775 Washington Opco Llc
- #
- 60
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $6.5M
- 17 East 9 Llc
- #
- 61
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 3
- Filed Construction Cost
- $6.1M
- Mill Paper Box Co Inc
- #
- 62
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $6.0M
- New York Economic Development Co
- #
- 63
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $6.0M
- 63 Wall Street Llc
- #
- 64
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $6.0M
- Cooper 8200 Realty Llc
- #
- 65
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $5.6M
- The Community Of St. Luke
- #
- 66
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 3
- Filed Construction Cost
- $5.6M
- 56 Llc
- #
- 67
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $5.6M
- 779 Flatbush Propco. Llc
- #
- 68
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 3
- Filed Construction Cost
- $5.4M
- Ca 2952 Third Avenue Llc
- #
- 69
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $5.2M
- 46 East 65th Street Llc
- #
- 70
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $5.2M
- 475 Kent Jv Holding Llc
- #
- 71
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 3
- Filed Construction Cost
- $5.0M
- Savanna Partners
- #
- 72
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 3
- Filed Construction Cost
- $5.0M
- Nyc Sca
- #
- 73
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 43
- Filed Construction Cost
- $5.0M
- 3530 Wayne, Llc
- #
- 74
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 4
- Filed Construction Cost
- $4.9M
- Housing Preservation And Dev.
- #
- 75
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 14
- Filed Construction Cost
- $4.7M
- 4018 Cms Llc
- #
- 76
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 2
- Filed Construction Cost
- $4.6M
- Crow Hill Development, Llc.
- #
- 77
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 3
- Filed Construction Cost
- $4.6M
- 1055 63 Llc
- #
- 78
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $4.5M
- Institute Of Chung -hwa Buddhist
- #
- 79
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $4.5M
- Atlas Capital Group Llc
- #
- 80
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $4.4M
- Norh Henry Partners Llc
- #
- 81
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 2
- Filed Construction Cost
- $4.4M
- Akelius Real Estate Mgmt, Llc
- #
- 82
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $4.3M
- Beth Shalom
- #
- 83
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $4.3M
- Sunset 5th Llc
- #
- 84
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $4.3M
- 148 Classon Llc
- #
- 85
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $4.3M
- J Builders
- #
- 86
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $4.3M
- 81 Beaver Development Llc
- #
- 87
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $4.2M
- Heitman Credit Acquistition Xxii
- #
- 88
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $4.2M
- Housing Of Preservation And Dev.
- #
- 89
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 3
- Filed Construction Cost
- $4.1M
- 65-75 Roebling Owner Llc
- #
- 90
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $4.0M
- Capstone Equities
- #
- 91
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $4.0M
- 162 Plaza Llc
- #
- 92
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 2
- Filed Construction Cost
- $4.0M
- Bais Blima Sarah
- #
- 93
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 2
- Filed Construction Cost
- $3.9M
- Restoring Communities Hdfc
- #
- 94
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 4
- Filed Construction Cost
- $3.9M
- Talmud Torah D'nitra
- #
- 95
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 2
- Filed Construction Cost
- $3.8M
- Nyc-hpd
- #
- 96
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 47
- Filed Construction Cost
- $3.8M
- Zimak Company C/o Carnegie Hill
- #
- 97
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $3.7M
- Pref 7 West 51st Street Llc
- #
- 98
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $3.7M
- Saint Anns School
- #
- 99
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 4
- Filed Construction Cost
- $3.6M
- 27 Park Place, Llc
- #
- 100
- NB/Major-Alt. Filings
- 1
- Filed Construction Cost
- $3.6M
Developers & Owners Behind NYC's Landmark Projects
The developers, investors and public agencies named on NYC's tallest towers, office-to-residential conversions and landmark infrastructure projects — hand-tracked from sourced reporting. Big developers usually file through single-purpose LLCs, so these names are rarely the owner of record in the DOB ranking above.
Frequently Asked
- Who is the biggest real estate developer in NYC by filed construction cost?
- The Frick Collection, with $179.7M in filed New Building and Major Alteration construction cost across 4 DOB job filings — ranked by the Department of Buildings' own applicant-filed cost estimates, not revenue or a self-reported ranking.
- How are NYC developers ranked on this page?
- By the sum of filed initial construction cost across New Building and Major Alteration (Alt-1) job filings naming that owner — live from NYC Department of Buildings Job Application Filings, not a self-reported or paid ranking.
- What's the difference between a developer and a contractor on this site?
- A developer/owner (this page) is the entity commissioning a project, named as owner on the DOB job filing. A contractor (see Companies) is the business actually pulling the permit to build it — often a different company entirely.