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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
Paul Romanowski Brings D.R. Horton’s Homebuilding Expertise to the Rental Sector
D.R. Horton’s President and CEO, Paul Romanowski, is bringing the homebuilder’s platform to the rental sector, overseeing $3.1 billion in rental-property inventory as of June, 2026. During the preceding 12 months, the company closed 3,129 single-family rental homes and 2,370 multifamily rental units.
The company develops both build-to-rent communities and multifamily properties, typically constructing purpose-built rental communities and selling them to investors.
Romanowski took the leadership reins in October 2023, after serving as executive vice president and co-chief operating officer. He joined the company in 1999, spending nearly two decades running its South Florida division before becoming a regional president overseeing operations in Florida and the Mid-Atlantic.
In the second quarter of fiscal 2026, rental operations generated $212 million in revenue and $12 million in pretax income from the sale of 566 single-family rental homes and 216 multifamily units. Romanowski told investors the company remained focused on improving the segment’s capital efficiency and returns while maintaining rental inventory of around $3 billion.
These are some of the reasons why Paul Romanowski 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.