This dataset ranks the top 20 most active developers in New York City. The Real Deal analyzed new building permits for projects 20,000 square feet and larger in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens... Uncertainty reigns in real estate, but New York City developers are still reaching for the sky.

Understanding the Context

The city’s biggest builders have spent the past year shackled by rising interest rates, persistent supply-chain issues, a battered office market and a murky future for multifamily projects without the popular 421a tax break.