The NRP Group, based in Cleveland, has captured the No. 1 spot on Affordable Housing Finance’s upcoming top developers list after starting construction on seven new projects with 846 affordable housing units in 2013.

The only list of its kind, the AHF 50 reveals how many units are under development by the nation’s leading national and regional developers. This year, 102 developers and owners with general partner interests participated in the annual survey.

The top 10 developers, ranked by the number of affordable units started in 2013, are:

  1. The NRP Group: 846
  2. Related California: 800
  3. Atlantic Pacific Communities: 760
  4. The Woda Group: 624
  5. BRIDGE Housing Corp.: 584
  6. The Michaels Organization: 571
  7. The Pacific Cos.: 569
  8. Herman & Kittle Properties: 535
  9. AMCAL Multi-Housing: 523
  10. McCormack Baron Salazar: 517

Look for the full list in the April/May issue, which will be arriving in mailboxes and on www.housingfinance.com in the coming weeks.