Style. Luxury. Endless Amenities.

Company Mission Statement

  • To do right - by our residents, our employees, our lenders, and our partners.
  • To improve the areas in which we work and to develop sustainable communities that endure.
  • To think, plan, and build for the long term.

About Us

The Dinerstein Companies, founded in 1955, is divided into three separate companies:

  • DMC Builders – a fully integrated construction company and general contractor
  • DMC Management – a nationally recognized apartment management company with almost fifty years experience
  • Sterling University Housing – a full service development, construction and management company specializing in off-campus student housing

The Dinerstein Companies is a Houston-based, family owned and operated company that has built and operated apartment communities in twenty-seven different states. The company currently employs in excess of 400 employees.

Company accomplishments:

The Dinerstein Companies:

  • The general contracting subsidiary builds each development. Currently, the construction division ranks as the eighth largest in the country.
  • Since July 2004, The Dinerstein Companies has sold $1.2 billion worth of multifamily product and $1.5 billion worth since its inception.
  • The Company is one of the leading “green” developers in the country with over $332 million in LEED Silver product currently under development.
  • At its peak, the management division has managed up to 20,000 apartment units and 24,000 student housing units.

Sterling University Housing (SUH):

  • Sterling is the largest builder and developer of off-campus student housing in the country, having completed student housing developments at thirty-nine different national universities.
  • SUH has successfully developed fifty-one student properties totaling 31,000 beds.
  • Since 2004, Sterling has sold forty-five student properties to a multitude of buyers including private investors, tenant-in-common syndicates, institutional funds, and REITs.

Central to the Dinerstein Company's success are three generations of family ownership led by principals Ted Dinerstein, Jack Dinerstein and Tom Caltagirone.

The Dinerstein Companies combine construction know-how with management skill and a long term owner's mentality to build properties that will endure over time. Through vertical integration, the Dinersteins control all aspects of the business – everything from site selection, construction to management. Each Dinerstein project retains their undeniable imprint.

The Dinerstein Companies recruit the brightest, most qualified staff and work closely with them to encourage independent observations and input. The result is a foundation of capability and trust that inspires both loyalty and teamwork between employees, suppliers and contractors. The Dinerstein Companies combine flexibility, market knowledge, and experience to develop properties built for the long term.