Connect Media Presents the Second Annual ApartmentBuildings.com 100

For the second year in a row, Connect CRE, Connect Canada CRE, and ApartmentBuildings.com present the ApartmentBuildings.com 100. These awards honor advancement and achievement in the broadly defined multifamily space, including build-to-rent, student housing, seniors housing and mixed-use with residential.

From dealmaking and development to technology and finance, the awards recognize success across deal sizes and pay tribute to innovation. We’re spotlighting the largest multifamily REIT merger of recent years as well as a modular-construction model office that will see a second life as an accessory dwelling unit.

In this year’s awards section, you’ll read about the following:

Dealmakers of the Year – including brokers, investors, developers, and executives who play a central role in initiating, negotiating, structuring, and closing transactions
Developers of the Year – recognizing planning, financing, building, and marketing
Innovators of the Year – including technology, property management, financing, sustainability, affordability, and private-public partnerships.
Investors/Owners of the Year – including private investors, institutional investors, private equity & real estate investment firm leaders, REIT leaders and landlords
Transactions of the Year – including purchases/sales, lease agreements, financing/refinancing, joint ventures and partnerships, and development agreements.

Click here to read the stories of the 100 individuals, teams and transactions that comprise the 2026 ApartmentBuildings.com 100.

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About Paul Bubny

Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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