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2026 The ApartmentBuildings.com 100
Developers of the Year
- Adam America Brings Entrepreneurial Agility, Institutional-Quality Execution to Development
- Bob Faith Builds Greystar into a $350-Billion International Rental Housing Giant
- Hillpointe Founders Improve National Workforce Housing Platform
- IMEG’s Scott Campagna Advances Multifamily Through Modular Housing and Adaptive Reuse
- Jason Berkowitz Grows RPM Living to 226,000 Units Under Management
- Jason Joseph Expands Trilogy to $750M AUM With Student Housing Debut
- Joel Behrens Leads $3.5 Billion DFW Development Pipeline for TCC and HSR
- Joseph Keough Positions Wood Partners for Next Phase of Growth With ITOCHU Investment
- Logos’ Martin Porter Builds $750-Million Affordable Housing Pipeline on Church Land
- Mark Moorhouse Helps Grow Dominium From 6,400 to 40,000 Units
- Michael Pestronk Builds Post Brothers into Multifamily Enterprise
- Paul Romanowski Brings D.R. Horton’s Homebuilding Expertise to the Rental Sector
- Philip Rizzo Oversees Liberty Military Housing’s 36,000-Home Portfolio
- Rob Singh Oversees CONAM’s 60,000-Unit Portfolio
- Ryan Hekmat Builds Uncommon Developers Around Community, Modular Construction
- Sea Breeze’s Darren Levitt Supports 222-Unit Affordable Project at San Diego’s North City
- Sean Burton Steers Cityview Through $7 Billion in Multifamily Investments
- The Benoit Group’s Eddy Benoit Oversees $3 Billion in Affordable and Mixed-Income Development
- Tim Harris With Rosewood Repositions 156-Acre Plano Development for Housing, Mixed-Use Growth
- Porter Kyle Builds Its Niche With Townhome-Style BTR
Ryan Hekmat Builds Uncommon Developers Around Community, Modular Construction
Ryan Hekmat, co-founder and co-managing partner of the vertically integrated Los Angeles development firm Uncommon Developers, oversees acquisitions, entitlements, design, construction and property management alongside co-founder Jason Larian. The company’s portfolio includes multifamily, mixed-use and large-scale developments throughout Southern California.
One of its most notable projects is The 24, a 24-acre Chatsworth campus on the former site of a Los Angeles Times printing facility. The project includes nearly five acres of outdoor space, with four pools, dog parks, a community garden, walking paths, basketball and pickleball courts, a citrus grove and an outdoor movie theater. The campus also serves as the headquarters of MGA Entertainment.
Uncommon also is handling the six-story, 405-unit Uncommon Sepulveda, a six-story, 405-unit apartment project in Van Nuys.
Before launching Uncommon, Hekmat spent nine years in design and construction at Brookfield Property Partners after beginning his career with Arden Realty.
These are some of the reasons why Ryan Hekmat was selected to receive ApartmentBuildings.com’s AB 100 Developer of the Year Award, which recognizes those who demonstrate creativity, skill and success in the multifamily industry.