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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
Joseph Keough Positions Wood Partners for Next Phase of Growth With ITOCHU Investment
Joseph Keough is positioning Wood Partners for another phase of growth after securing a strategic investment from Tokyo-based ITOCHU Corp. in late 2025.
As chairman and CEO, Keough oversaw the transaction that gave ITOCHU a 19.5% minority stake in the multifamily developer. The partnership provides Wood Partners with access to international capital and ITOCHU’s global investment expertise while giving the company additional resources to expand its U.S. development platform.
Keough joined Wood Partners in 2008 after serving as chief operating officer of Fuqua Capital, where he managed the Fuqua family office and investment strategy. Previously, he was senior vice president of development and investment strategy for Cousins Properties’ office and multifamily division and a principal at The Boston Consulting Group.
Under Keough’s leadership, Wood Partners continues to expand its geographic reach and development pipeline. The company has commenced construction on its Alta and Altera Heights communities in markets including North Carolina, Texas, Florida, Georgia and Tennessee, with a focus on market-rate and attainable housing.
Keough holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a bachelor’s degree in finance and economics from Babson College.
These are some of the reasons why Joseph Keough 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.