The development boom continues. The 2022 list of local commercial developers highlights the firms shaping the skyline of Austin and their recent endeavors. The list is ranked by square feet developed locally during 2021. Development activity outside the Austin area and upcoming projects are also mentioned on the list. When tracking s.f., ABJ categorizes developments according to office, industrial and retail. Subsets, such as medical office buildings and restaurants are included as office and retail respectively. Overall, listmakers reported a total of 15 million square feet during 2021, up from 13.6 million s.f. reported tracking 2020 on last year’s list. Outside of Austin in 2021, these firms developed an additional 4.2 million s.f., which is also higher than the 3.6 million s.f. that was reported for 2020. Multifamily development is also reported but not included in the rankings — find ABJ’s separate multifamily developer list online in the May 6, 2022 issue. The ABJ list tracks activity across the Austin area. Firms with offices in the Austin area are eligible. Information is gathered from ABJ surveys sent to company representatives. Only firms that responded to request for information are included. The 2022 list of local commercial developers highlights the firms shaping the skyline of Austin and the numbers are still climbing. The list is ranked by square feet developed locally during 2021. Development activity outside the Austin area, along with upcoming projects slated to break ground in 2022, are also included on the list. When tracking s.f., ABJ categorizes developments according to office, industrial and retail. Subsets, such as medical office buildings and restaurants are included as office and retail respectively. Overall, listmakers reported a total of 15 million square feet during 2021, up from 13.6 million s.f. reported tracking 2020 on last year’s list. Outside of Austin in 2021, these firms developed an additional 4.2 million s.f., which is also higher than the 3.6 million s.f. that was reported for 2020. Multifamily development is also reported but not included in the rankings — find ABJ’s separate multifamily developer list online in the May 6, 2022 issue. The ABJ list tracks activity across the Austin area. Firms with offices in the Austin area are eligible. Information is gathered from ABJ surveys sent to company representatives. Only firms that responded to request for information are included.