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Knightvest Management.
Owner-operator.

8343 Douglas Ave, Suite 500, Dallas, TX 75225 · Founded 2007 · knightvestresidential.com
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Can you hire them for your building?
Rarely
Mainly runs buildings it owns[9][8]
How big are they?
35,000 units
Firm's own total[9][8] · we count 6,807+ units in 79+ properties · our count
What do residents say?
3.9 on Google
5,682 reviews · 2025: 4.1 → 2026: 4
Legal or regulatory trouble lately?
2 events since 2023
lawsuit, antitrust settlement · details
What does management cost?
Not publicly disclosed
Ask for a fee proposal; see what others charge on their pages
Who runs DFW locally?
Nancy Casteel, Lacey Clemmer +9
Senior Vice President, DFW & Austin · Regional Property Manager, DFW · team
Growing or shrinking?
growing
16,000 units (2017) → 33,603 (2026)[20][21]
Who owns the firm?
Founder-owned
Parent: Knightvest Capital[9][12]

Dots are a quick visual read of the facts next to them, not a grade. DFW numbers are our own count from county records, HUD and firms' own sites.

Years in business
19[9][20]
Units nationally
35,000[9][8]
Assets under management
About $1.5 billion of multifamily assets under management as of February 2017 (firm claim). No current AUM figure was found; the firm now publishes $12 billion of total capitalization since 2007, which is a cumulative figure, not current AUM.[54][9]
old

Not publicly disclosed: Employees

Property typesmultifamilygarden apartmentsmid-risehigh-risetownhomes[9][20][18][21]
Specialtiesvalue-add renovation and repositioningin-house construction managementasset management[9][20]
MarketsDallas-Fort WorthHoustonAustinSan AntonioPhoenixCharlotteRaleigh-DurhamOrlando · since 2022[9][13][12][21][15][31][29]
01Overview

Knightvest Management is the property management arm of Knightvest Capital, a Dallas multifamily investor founded in 2007 by David Moore. The management business now operates under the Knightvest Residential name, and its careers pages still refer to Knightvest Management. The group buys older or underperforming apartment communities, renovates them, and runs them with its own staff.

The company is headquartered on Douglas Avenue in Dallas and has an office in Houston. It operates in Sun Belt markets in Texas, Arizona, the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida.

02What sets them apart

Against the industry average.

How Knightvest Management compares with the other large DFW managers on each measure we track.

  • ●Among the highest DFW units (6,807 vs 6,306 average)
  • ▼Behind 87% of peers on unit growth a year (-2% vs +7% average)
other firms average this firm, by rank: top third middle bottomThis firmRank
DFW unitsneither better nor worse6,807avg 6,306#6 of 30
Class A shareneither better nor worse38%avg 51%#19 of 30
Google rating↑ higher is betterworsebetter3.9avg 3.9#17 of 30
Rating change, last year↑ higher is betterworsebetter-0.10avg +0.11#23 of 30
Unit growth a year↑ higher is betterworsebetter-2%avg +7%#14 of 16
Legal events, 3 years↓ lower is betterbetterworse2avg 2#15 of 30
Industry awards, 3 years↑ higher is betterworsebetter3avg 3#9 of 30

Compared with the 30 largest DFW managers. Rank 1 is the best where higher or lower is better, else the largest. DFW units use a log scale.

03Portfolio

What they run. In 9 metro areas.

Size, building class, age and location of the properties we can tie to this firm. Compare with the kind of asset you own.

Properties
79+
found so farpartial
Units
6,807+
plus 57 properties with no unit count yetpartial
Building area, sq ft
6.4M
county recordspartial
Median year built
2004
county recordspartial
Different owners
21
owners across the 22 of 79 properties with a county owner recordpartial

Building class (public record class rating, 16 of 79 properties rated)partial

A · 6B · 7C · 3
Class AClass BClass CNot ratedSize = units

Units by ZIP code

752301,219 · 4 prop.
75204745 · 2 prop.
75235744 · 2 prop.
75201648 · 2 prop.
75024638 · 2 prop.
75206566 · 3 prop.
75231495 · 1 prop.
75035430 · 1 prop.

Units by decade built

1970s1,714
1980s420
1990s1,135
2000s1,788
2010s1,750

Largest properties

PropertyAddressUnitsBuiltClassCheck it
ABERDEEN @ BELLMAR10843 N CENTRAL EXPY, 752314951974B-County recordGoogleFirm siteWebsite
THE SEVILLE10641 STEPPINGTON DR, 752304641979C+County recordGoogleFirm siteWebsite
AVONDALE PARC10830 STONE CANYON RD, 752304381975B-County recordGoogleFirm siteWebsite
ST MARTIN APARTMENTS9425 ROLATER RD, 750354301999County recordGoogleFirm siteWebsite
HALSTON8850 FERGUSON RD, 752284201987B+County recordGoogleFirm siteWebsite
BELCLAIRE5600 SMU BLVD, 752064172011ACounty recordGoogleFirm site
DORIAN8401 MEMORIAL LN, 750243982007County recordGoogleWebsite
ARCHER2140 MEDICAL DISTRICT DR, 752353962008ACounty recordGoogleFirm siteWebsite

Our count from public property records, HUD and the firm's own site; a listing alone never counts.

Knightvest manages apartments that Knightvest Capital and its funds own. The portfolio mixes garden communities, mid-rise buildings near SMU and Uptown Dallas high-rises. Recent Dallas buys include Belclaire (formerly Mockingbird Flats), SKYE of Turtle Creek and Ardan.

Outside Dallas it runs communities in Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Phoenix, Charlotte, the Chapel Hill area and Orlando. It entered Orlando in 2022 and has kept adding there, including The Palmer in January 2026.

04Resident experience

How residents rate their buildings.

Resident ratings drive leasing and renewals. Look at the trend and at which problems are rising, not only the average.

Average Google rating
3.9
weighted by review count
Google reviews
5,682
across 20 properties

Properties by Google rating

4.5+0
4-4.59
3.5-49
3-3.51
under 31

Resident reviews over time

Our read of public resident feedback on 17 of its DFW properties, 2015-03 to 2026-09. Years with little feedback are left out, and earlier years rest on fewer properties. No resident comments are shown.

123452016: average rating 4, sentiment +0.52 (from -1 to +1)20162017: average rating 4.6, sentiment +0.84 (from -1 to +1)20172018: average rating 4.4, sentiment +0.68 (from -1 to +1)20182019: average rating 4.3, sentiment +0.6 (from -1 to +1)20192020: average rating 4.4, sentiment +0.7 (from -1 to +1)20202021: average rating 3.5, sentiment +0.2 (from -1 to +1)20212022: average rating 3.7, sentiment +0.32 (from -1 to +1)20222023: average rating 3.5, sentiment +0.2 (from -1 to +1)20232024: average rating 3.8, sentiment +0.36 (from -1 to +1)20242025: average rating 4.1, sentiment +0.53 (from -1 to +1)20252026: average rating 4, sentiment +0.49 (from -1 to +1)2026

━ average rating · ╌ sentiment · higher is better for both

What residents complain about lower is better

How often residents raise each problem, our assessment: before the last 12 months and in the last 12 months. Fewer is better. Shown only when enough residents raise it.

ProblemBeforeLast 12 monthsChange
Poor communication15%12%↓ 3 pts fewercould be chance
Maintenance delays12%10%↓ 2 pts fewercould be chance
Rude staff6%7%↑ 1 pts morecould be chance
Broken amenities6%5%↓ 1 pts fewercould be chance
Staff unresponsive6%4%↓ 2 pts fewercould be chance

Other review sites, our read

BBBMixed

About 90 complaints closed in three years across a large portfolio, BBB accredited; we could not see how complaints were answered[3][4]

Our assessment · Sep 2026View profile ↗
ApartmentRatingsNot checked

Management page exists but blocked our fetch; search snippets showed a community count only, no review counts

Our assessment · Sep 2026
YelpToo few reviews

No company page; used DFW property pages, which hold 10 to 26 reviews each, and most of them are marked closed[5][6][7]

Our assessment · Sep 2026View profile ↗

Our assessment of each site's record, not the site's own score, which we don't reproduce. Follow the link for the profile.

Knightvest Capital appeared on the NMHC Top 50 Owners list for a seventh straight year in 2025 and made the Top 50 Managers list for the first time that year. In December 2025 it received a silver Multi-Housing News Excellence Award for Best Value-Add Renovation, for its repositioning of the Encore and Dorian communities in Plano, Texas. Our assessment of employee reviews on Indeed and Glassdoor is mixed. Resident and complaint records are linked from the source profiles rather than summarized here.

05Risk and compliance

Lawsuits, settlements and regulators.

Newest first. These are what public records and news show; allegations are reported as allegations.

≈Matched by nameA record can concern an owner, an affiliate or a similar name. We label it when the source shows that.
§Unproven until decidedA lawsuit or complaint is an allegation unless a court or regulator decided it.
↗Check the sourceEach item links to the record it comes from. Read it before relying on it.
  • 2026-07 · antitrust settlementKnightvest Residential is listed among defendants that settled claims in the RealPage rent-pricing antitrust class action (In re RealPage, M.D. Tenn., No. 3:23-md-03071), which alleged algorithmic price-fixing.[22]
  • 2024-12 · debt restructuringAbout an affiliateKnightvest said it was negotiating loan extensions on properties bought in 2021-2022 that had lost value, pairing paydowns with rate caps and suspending equity distributions; in 2025 it restructured loans on 14 properties to extend maturities.[34][32]
  • 2024-03 · lawsuitThe family of a resident killed at Alys Luxury Living in Conroe, TX filed a wrongful death suit in Dallas County against Knightvest Management, LLC and affiliates, alleging poorly maintained and inoperable access gates; the allegations are unproven.[23][24]
  • 2015-07 · fair housing complaintImmigrant tenants at Aberdeen at Bellmar in Dallas told the Dallas Morning News that a rule requiring Texas or U.S. government ID at lease renewal discriminated against them. A Knightvest Management spokesman said a valid government ID was required under consistent rental criteria. The report said no federal complaint had been filed; no later action was found.[57][58]
Our summary

In March 2024 the family of a resident killed at Alys Luxury Living in Conroe, Texas sued Knightvest Management, LLC and affiliated entities in Dallas County. The suit alleges the property's access gates were poorly maintained and did not work. These are allegations; no outcome was found.

Knightvest Residential is listed among the defendants that settled in the RealPage rent-pricing antitrust class action in federal court in Tennessee. The case alleged that landlords using RealPage pricing software shared data to push up rents. The settlement agreement, dated September 29, 2025, covers Knightvest Residential, Knightvest Management, LLC and related entities, sets a $1.5 million payment in two installments, and states that Knightvest denies wrongdoing.

In July 2015 immigrant tenants at Aberdeen at Bellmar in Dallas told the Dallas Morning News that an ID requirement at lease renewal discriminated against them. The company said a valid government ID was part of its consistent rental criteria. The paper reported that no federal complaint had been filed, and no later action was found.

Several properties bought in 2021 and 2022 lost value as rates rose. Knightvest has worked with lenders to extend those loans, suspending investor distributions on some, and restructured loans on 14 properties in 2025. Lenders should ask which assets are under modified debt.

No HUD or DOJ fair housing enforcement, Texas WARN layoff notices or bankruptcy filings were found.

06Key personnel

Key personnel.

For an owner, the regional leaders in its own metro matter most, so leaders in DFW are listed first.

David Moore
David MooreDFWLinkedIn
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Knightvest Capital[10][11]
CEO · joined 2007 (19 yrs)
Before: Macfarlan Capital PartnersHFFPrudential CapitalArthur Andersen[11]
Daniel Ebner
Daniel EbnerDFWLinkedIn
President, Knightvest Residential[14][10]
President · joined 2018 (8 yrs)
Before: CWS Capital PartnersOverland Capital GroupJPIComerica Bank[14]
Melanie Adams
Melanie AdamsDFWLinkedIn
Chief Construction Officer[13][43]
Operations · joined 2014 (12 yrs)
Before: The MGHerring GroupCCGAguirre Building Systems[43]
Jacob Moore
Jacob MooreDFW
VP of Construction[13]
Operations · joined 2014 (12 yrs)
Before: Harris County Sheriff's Office[64]
Manny Alonzo
Manny AlonzoDFWLinkedIn
VP of Construction[13]
Operations · joined 2012 (14 yrs)
Nancy Casteel
Nancy CasteelDFWLinkedIn
Senior Vice President, DFW & Austin[13]
Regional · DFW and Austin · joined 2018 (8 yrs)
Before: Post PropertiesMonogram Residential[41]
Lacey Clemmer
Lacey ClemmerDFWLinkedIn
Regional Property Manager, DFW[13]
Regional · DFW
Before: ConAm ManagementThe Paskin Group[61]
Claudia Betancourt
Claudia BetancourtDFWLinkedIn
Managing Director - Head of Capital Formation, Knightvest Capital[10]
Business development · joined 2024 (2 yrs)
Before: Civitas Capital GroupCommerce Street CapitalPM Group EquityHarwood International[59]
John Jarvis
John JarvisDFWLinkedIn
Managing Director - Capital Formation, Knightvest Capital[10]
Business development
Before: Grubb PropertiesAngel Oak CapitalU.S. Army[60]
Allison Crawford
Allison CrawfordDFWLinkedIn
Senior Vice President, Strategic Services and Technology, Knightvest Capital[10]
Leadership · joined 2014 (12 yrs)
Before: Landmark ResidentialPace RealtyCountrywide Mortgage[51]
Jeremy Woldert
Jeremy WoldertDFWLinkedIn
Vice President of Asset Management[35]
Leadership · joined 2021 (5 yrs)
Before: Meyers Research[82][79]
Mary-Tyler Labhart
Mary-Tyler LabhartDFWLinkedIn
Chief Financial Officer[13][52]
Leadership · joined 2013 (13 yrs)
Before: Milestone ManagementEmerson Partners Inc.Lincoln Property CompanyArthur Andersen & Co.[52]
Cheryl Beuttas
Cheryl BeuttasDFWLinkedIn
Senior Vice President, Human Resources[13][53]
Leadership · joined 2015 (11 yrs)
Before: Accor North AmericaRemington and Ashford Hospitality TrustPrescott Group[53]
Nancy Garivey
Nancy GariveyLinkedIn
Vice President, Houston & Phoenix[13]
Regional · Houston and Phoenix · joined 2018 (8 yrs)
Before: GreystarURDNolan[42]
Kayla Ewens
Kayla Ewens
Regional Property Manager, Houston[13]
Regional · Houston · joined 2019 (7 yrs)
Before: Centra PartnersAsset Plus[62]
Shannon Renz
Shannon RenzLinkedIn
Regional Property Manager, Austin[13]
Regional · Austin · joined 2017 (9 yrs)
Before: Orion ResidentialGablesMilestone Residential[63]
Kellie Russell
Kellie RussellLinkedIn
Vice President - Orlando, San Antonio, North & South Carolina[13][40]
Regional · Orlando, San Antonio, North Carolina and South Carolina · joined 2012 (14 yrs)
Before: WRH RealtyApple ResidentialRCA[40]

Average leadership tenure: 10 years. Highlighted past employers have their own page here. LinkedIn profiles are linked, not copied.

What employees say, our read

GlassdoorMixed

About 87 reviews; pay, benefits and fast promotion praised, repeated complaints about upper management and staff treatment[1]

Our assessment · Sep 2026View profile ↗
IndeedMixed

About 95 reviews; training and leasing commissions praised, recurring complaints about managers, rare raises and culture[2]

Our assessment · Sep 2026View profile ↗
About the leadership

David Moore founded the firm in 2007 with KC Kronbach and is CEO. Before that he was Director of Investments at Macfarlan Capital Partners and worked at HFF, Prudential Capital and Arthur Andersen. He holds a CFA designation.

Daniel Ebner has led Knightvest Residential as President since 2018. He oversees operations, training and construction management. He spent about 14 years at CWS Capital Partners, where he was a Senior Vice President, and earlier worked at Overland Capital Group, JPI and Comerica Bank. No separate chief operating officer is listed.

Three regional executives run the properties. Nancy Casteel, Senior Vice President for DFW and Austin, joined in 2018 from Post Properties and Monogram Residential. Nancy Garivey, Vice President for Houston and Phoenix, joined in 2018 after operations roles at Greystar and others. Kellie Russell, Vice President for Orlando, San Antonio and the Carolinas, has been with the firm since 2012. Under them, regional property managers include Lacey Clemmer in DFW (formerly of ConAm Management and The Paskin Group), Kayla Ewens in Houston (since 2019) and Shannon Renz in Austin (since 2017, after Orion Residential, Gables and Milestone Residential).

Mary-Tyler Labhart has been Chief Financial Officer since 2013. She was previously a controller at Milestone Management, Emerson Partners and Lincoln Property Company, and started at Arthur Andersen. Allison Crawford, Senior Vice President of Strategic Services and Technology, joined in 2014 after operations roles at Landmark Residential and Pace Realty; she runs technology, websites and compliance. Cheryl Beuttas has led human resources as a Senior Vice President since 2015, after a long HR career at Accor North America.

Melanie Adams, Chief Construction Officer since 2014, runs the renovation programs. Her two construction vice presidents are long-tenured: Manny Alonzo started as a service manager in 2012, and Jacob Moore joined in 2014. Jeremy Woldert joined in 2021 on the asset management side after working as a senior consultant at Meyers Research, a market research firm for multifamily developers. On the investment side, Claudia Betancourt joined in 2024 to head capital formation after managing director roles at Civitas Capital Group and other firms, and John Jarvis came from Grubb Properties.

07Performance and fees

What they report, and what they charge.partial

Private managers rarely publish results. Figures the firm reports about itself are marked "firm claim"; ask for audited numbers before you sign.

Occupancyfirm claim
96%
Harlowe Leased Share
No portfolio-wide figure published. Single-property example: Harlowe (Euless, TX) was 96% leased when JLL marketed it for sale in August 2024 after three years of Knightvest ownership. In February 2026 the firm described occupancy across its portfolio as stabilized, without figures.[47][32]
as of 2024-08
Rent growthfirm claim
80%
Reagan Renovation Rent Premium
Firm-reported renovation premiums at single properties: at Reagan at Bear Creek (Euless, TX, sold Aug 2023) premium renovated units reached rents 80% above acquisition rates; at Harlowe (Euless, TX) 161 upgraded units gained an average $206 per month in rent (Aug 2024 listing). No portfolio-wide rent growth figure found.[46][47]
as of 2024-08
CapExfirm claim
$7 million
Harlowe Capital Improvements
Examples: more than $7 million of capital improvements at Harlowe (Euless, TX) over three years to 2024 (paint, Wi-Fi, EV chargers, paving, clubhouse, leasing and fitness center); a planned $7 million renovation at The Palmer (Orlando) from 2026, with about 40% of units getting upgrades of up to $30,000 each and the rest a basic refresh, over about two years.[47][48]
as of 2026-01

No current figure: NOI · Expense control · Collections · Retention and renewals · Turn times. Ask the firm for these before you sign.

Fees paid by owners

acquisition_feeold
0.75%
Sponsor acquisition fee, San Simeon (Houston)
In a December 2020 joint venture with an Invesco Real Estate Income Trust entity to buy San Simeon at 2122 Allen Parkway, Houston, the Knightvest side (Knightvest San Simeon, LLC or an affiliate it names) was paid an acquisition fee of 0.75% of the $106,250,000 purchase price, out of the mortgage loan proceeds. The same agreement names Knightvest Management LLC as property manager under a separate management agreement whose fee is not disclosed, and requires deals with Knightvest affiliates to be on terms similar to arm's-length third-party terms.[80]
Sponsor fee paid by the property-owning joint venture, not a property management fee. The management agreement form (Exhibit D) is listed but its terms are not in the public filing.
Case studies (1)
  • Aerwave managed Wi-Fi rollout. Vendor case study: Knightvest deployed Aerwave's managed Wi-Fi (fiber-based mesh on RUCKUS hardware) across 15 properties by the end of 2025, with QR-code activation at move-in. The vendor reports high uptime; Knightvest keeps the equipment at the end of the agreement. Figures are the vendor's own.[35]
Our notes on performance and fees

Knightvest does not publish portfolio-wide operating data, and no independent source reports its occupancy, collections, retention, turn times, NOI or expense control. What exists are the firm's own examples from single properties, tied to sales and acquisitions.

Those examples show how its value-add model works. At two Euless, Texas communities, Reagan at Bear Creek and Harlowe, the firm reported large rent premiums on renovated units, and Harlowe was nearly fully leased when it was marketed for sale in 2024. Its renovation budgets are substantial: Harlowe received several years of unit and common-area upgrades, and The Palmer in Orlando has a multi-year program that fully renovates part of the units and refreshes the rest.

In early 2026 the firm described occupancy across its markets as stabilized, without figures. It also reports investment results, such as the average multiple on its 2025 sales. All of these are the firm's claims about selected assets and fund returns, not audited property operations. A lender should ask for trailing operating statements on the specific assets in question.

Knightvest does not publish its management fees, and no filing found states the fee it charges to manage a property.

The clearest public example is a December 2020 joint venture with an Invesco Real Estate Income Trust entity to buy San Simeon, an apartment property on Allen Parkway in Houston. The joint venture agreement, filed with the SEC in 2021, names Knightvest Management LLC as property manager. It refers to a separate management agreement whose terms are not in the public filing. It requires any deal with a Knightvest affiliate to be on terms similar to what a third party would offer. The same agreement paid the Knightvest side an acquisition fee of 0.75% of the purchase price, out of the mortgage loan proceeds. That is a sponsor fee paid by the owning venture, not a management fee.

A 2014 securitization filing that names Knightvest as manager of Alta Vista Ridge in Lewisville, Texas, does not state the fee. No housing finance corporation, public facility corporation or public REIT management contract naming Knightvest was found.

08Awards

Awards and recognition.

Industry rankings and awards, newest first. Many are based on surveys the firm enters or pays for, so weigh them below results and resident ratings.

2025NMHC Top 50 Managers list (first appearance)[17]
2025NMHC Top 50 Owners list (seventh consecutive year)[17]
2025Multi-Housing News Excellence Awards, Best Value-Add Renovation (silver), for Encore & Dorian in Plano, TX[83]
09Technology

Software and systems.

Matters for reporting to you, integration with your systems, and how leasing and rents are set.

Property management software
RealPage OneSite (named as preferred experience in job postings, alongside ALN)[38]
CRM and leasing
Knock CRM: early tester of the Knock Tours leasing app for onsite agents (2021)[56]
Revenue management
RealPage (named settling defendant in RealPage pricing litigation)[22]
Resident portal
LOFT Living (RealPage) resident portal for rent payment and service requestsFlex (split rent payments)100 (Get100) online rental application[36][37][16]
AI and automation
Nurture Boss AI Virtual Leasing Assistant (prospect follow-up, voice and chat), rolled out portfolio-wideNurture Boss Payments and Delinquency AI (automated payment reminders, promise-to-pay capture)[49][50]
API and integrations
Nurture Boss integration that reads resident balances directly from each property's ledger (property management system not named)[50]

Not publicly disclosed: BI and reporting

Our notes on technology

Knightvest's communities appear to run largely on RealPage. Residents use RealPage's LOFT Living portal to pay rent and submit service requests, and job postings list RealPage OneSite as preferred experience. The RealPage settlement indicates it used RealPage revenue management software at some point.

For leasing, Knightvest Residential was an early tester of Knock's touring app in 2021, which points to Knock as its leasing CRM at that time. In September 2026 it said it was rolling out Nurture Boss across its portfolio: an AI virtual leasing assistant for prospect follow-up, and a payments and delinquency AI that sends payment reminders and records residents' promises to pay. The vendor says the tool reads balances straight from each property's ledger. No figures on results were published; the claims come from the vendors' own announcements.

Its community sites run on the G5 marketing platform, take applications through 100 (Get100), and offer Flex for split rent payments. A vendor case study shows it rolled out Aerwave managed Wi-Fi across part of the portfolio. No public source names its reporting or business intelligence tools, and no open API or in-house software was found.

10Growth

Momentum, year by year.

Growing firms win new contracts but can stretch staff; shrinking ones may be losing clients.

Signal: growing[20][21]

Units the firm reported, by year[54][30][17][21]
20172018201920202021202220232024202520262027+119%+0%-4%16k2017: 16,000 units reported by the firm35k2024: 35,000 units reported by the firm35k2025: 35,000 units reported by the firm34k2026: 33,603 units reported by the firmEVENTS2025-01 · acquisition: Acquired Mockingbird Flats near SMU in Dallas through Fund II and renamed it Belclaire, with a planned unit renovation program.2025-02 · acquisition: Acquired SKYE of Turtle Creek, an Uptown Dallas high-rise, as the sixth Fund II investment.2025-04 · recognition: Named to the NMHC Top 50 Managers list for the first time, alongside a seventh year on the Top 50 Owners list.2026-04 · acquisition: Acquired Ardan, a 2018 Class A high-rise in Uptown Dallas's West Village, with a planned value-add program.2026-08 · acquisition: Bought a three-property garden portfolio in Round Rock and Austin from Lynd Living as the 20th Fund II investment.2026-01 · acquisition: Acquired Heritage Estates in East Orlando, renamed The Palmer, as the 15th Fund II investment and its third Orlando purchase in six months.2026-02 · results: Reported 2025 activity: 9 acquisitions, 11 dispositions averaging a 1.63x multiple on invested capital (firm claim), 9 refinances and 14 loan restructurings.2026-02 · acquisition: Acquired Gables Post Oak in Houston, renamed Hollings Post Oak, as the 17th Fund II investment with a planned renovation.2026-08 · acquisition: Paid $73.65 million for a midtown Phoenix apartment community.

Hover a point or an orange event dot for details. Unit counts are what the firm reported nationally.

Recent events

  • 2026-08 · acquisitionBought a three-property garden portfolio in Round Rock and Austin from Lynd Living as the 20th Fund II investment.[21]
  • 2026-08 · acquisitionPaid $73.65 million for a midtown Phoenix apartment community.[30]
  • 2026-04 · acquisitionAcquired Ardan, a 2018 Class A high-rise in Uptown Dallas's West Village, with a planned value-add program.[20]
  • 2026-02 · acquisitionAcquired Gables Post Oak in Houston, renamed Hollings Post Oak, as the 17th Fund II investment with a planned renovation.[33]
  • 2026-02 · resultsReported 2025 activity: 9 acquisitions, 11 dispositions averaging a 1.63x multiple on invested capital (firm claim), 9 refinances and 14 loan restructurings.[32]
  • 2026-01 · acquisitionAcquired Heritage Estates in East Orlando, renamed The Palmer, as the 15th Fund II investment and its third Orlando purchase in six months.[31]
Show 3 earlier
  • 2025-04 · recognitionNamed to the NMHC Top 50 Managers list for the first time, alongside a seventh year on the Top 50 Owners list.[17]
  • 2025-02 · acquisitionAcquired SKYE of Turtle Creek, an Uptown Dallas high-rise, as the sixth Fund II investment.[19]
  • 2025-01 · acquisitionAcquired Mockingbird Flats near SMU in Dallas through Fund II and renamed it Belclaire, with a planned unit renovation program.[18]

Knightvest has grown from a Texas-focused operator in the mid-2010s, when it managed roughly half its current scale mostly in DFW and Houston, into a Sun Belt owner-operator across five states.

It has kept buying through 2025 and 2026. In Dallas it purchased Belclaire in January 2025, SKYE of Turtle Creek in February 2025 and Ardan in April 2026. Elsewhere it added The Palmer in Orlando in January 2026, Hollings Post Oak in Houston in February 2026, a midtown Phoenix community in August 2026, and a three-property garden portfolio in Round Rock and Austin the same month.

The firm has also been selling and restructuring. For 2025 it reported a similar number of sales as purchases, alongside refinancing and loan extensions. The CEO has said the firm targets communities built around the 2000s at deep discounts, including foreclosures. No public headcount figures or hiring trends were found.

11Ownership

Who owns the firm, and why it matters.

A manager that also owns buildings, or answers to a fund, can have different priorities from yours.

OwnershipFounder-owned[10][11]
Parent companyKnightvest Capital[9][12]
Business modelMainly runs buildings it owns[9][8]

Not publicly disclosed: Sister companies · Affordable housing · Employee growth

Ownership changes

  • 2018 · founder departureCo-founder KC Kronbach, who started Knightvest with David Moore in 2007 and was its Managing Partner, left to co-found MoxieBridge in 2018 (his bio does not give an exact exit date). David Moore remains CEO.[55][54]

Knightvest is a founder-led private firm. David Moore and KC Kronbach started it in 2007. Kronbach, who was Managing Partner, left to co-found another firm in 2018, and Moore remains CEO. No sale of the company or outside recapitalization was found.

The business is vertically integrated: property management, construction management and asset management all sit in-house under Knightvest Capital. Today it mainly runs apartments that Knightvest and its funds own, so a lender or owner should treat it as an owner-operator first.

It has managed for outside owners at least once. A January 2014 commercial mortgage securitization filing names Knightvest Management, LLC as property manager of Alta Vista Ridge in Lewisville, Texas, a garden community bought that year by two individual sponsors with no stated tie to Knightvest. No current third-party management contracts were found, and the firm does not market management services to outside owners.

The investment strategy is value-add: buy communities below replacement cost, renovate units and amenities, then sell. Acquisitions since 2024 have run through its Fund II. Its business development staff raise investor capital (a capital formation team) rather than pitch management contracts. The firm last published an assets-under-management figure in 2017; it now reports cumulative capital invested since founding instead.

No affordable housing division, tax-credit properties or HUD-assisted properties managed by Knightvest were found.

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  2. Working at Knightvest Management: 95 Reviews | Indeed.com indeed.com · seen 2026-09-29
  3. Knightvest Management | BBB Business Profile bbb.org · seen 2026-09-29
  4. Knightvest Management | BBB Complaints bbb.org · seen 2026-09-29
  5. Fitzhugh Urban Flats by Knightvest | Yelp yelp.com · seen 2026-09-29
  6. Reagan at Bear Creek Apartments by Knightvest | Yelp yelp.com · seen 2026-09-29
  7. The Pearl on Frankford by Knightvest Property Mgmt | Yelp yelp.com · seen 2026-09-29
  8. Knightvest Capital home knightvestcapital.com · seen 2026-09-28
  9. About | Knightvest Capital knightvestcapital.com · seen 2026-09-28
  10. Our Team | Knightvest Capital knightvestcapital.com · seen 2026-09-28
  11. David Moore | Knightvest Capital knightvestcapital.com · seen 2026-09-28
  12. Knightvest Residential knightvestresidential.com · seen 2026-09-28
  13. Our Team | Knightvest Residential knightvestresidential.com · seen 2026-09-28
  14. Daniel Ebner | Knightvest Residential knightvestresidential.com · seen 2026-09-28
  15. Career Opportunities | Knightvest Residential knightvestresidential.com · seen 2026-09-28
  16. Carrara at Cole Apartments carraraatcole.com · seen 2026-09-28
  17. Knightvest Capital Named to NMHC Top 50 Lists (PR Newswire, Apr 2025) prnewswire.com · seen 2026-09-28
  18. Knightvest Capital Acquires Marquee Multifamily Property in Dallas (PR Newswire, Jan 2025) prnewswire.com · seen 2026-09-28
  19. Knightvest Capital Continues Dallas Expansion (PR Newswire, Feb 2025) prnewswire.com · seen 2026-09-28
  20. Knightvest Capital Acquires Prestigious Uptown Dallas High-Rise (PR Newswire, Apr 2026) prnewswire.com · seen 2026-09-28
  21. Knightvest buys 1,027-unit portfolio in Austin, Texas (Multifamily Dive, Aug 2026) multifamilydive.com · seen 2026-09-28
  22. $359.9M+ RealPage Settlements (ClassAction.org, Jul 2026) classaction.org · seen 2026-09-28
  23. Family of Conroe stabbing victim sues property management (ABC13, Mar 2024) abc13.com · seen 2026-09-28
  24. Family of slain Houston-area doctor files wrongful death lawsuit (Houston Public Media, Mar 12, 2024) houstonpublicmedia.org · seen 2026-09-28
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  26. Knightvest Residential employee reviews | Indeed indeed.com · seen 2026-09-28
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  28. Daniel Ebner | LinkedIn linkedin.com · seen 2026-09-28
  29. Our Communities | Knightvest Residential knightvestresidential.com · seen 2026-09-28
  30. In The News | Knightvest Capital knightvestcapital.com · seen 2026-09-28
  31. Knightvest Capital Expands Presence in Orlando with Latest Multifamily Acquisition (PR Newswire, Jan 2026) prnewswire.com · seen 2026-09-28
  32. Knightvest Reports $1.15 billion of Transaction Activity in 2025 (PR Newswire, Feb 2026) prnewswire.com · seen 2026-09-28
  33. Knightvest Capital Deepens Investment in Houston Market (PR Newswire, Feb 2026) prnewswire.com · seen 2026-09-28
  34. Knightvest lands 3 Texas deals (Multifamily Dive, Dec 2024) multifamilydive.com · seen 2026-09-28
  35. Knightvest Case Study | Aerwave aerwave.com · seen 2026-09-28
  36. Current Residents | Ardan ardanapts.com · seen 2026-09-28
  37. Residents | Carrara at Cole carraraatcole.com · seen 2026-09-28
  38. Assistant Property Manager - Phoenix, AZ | Careers | Knightvest Residential knightvestresidential.com · seen 2026-09-28
  39. Settlement Agreement with Knightvest, In re RealPage Rental Software Antitrust Litigation (Sep 29, 2025) angeion-public.s3.amazonaws.com · seen 2026-09-28
  40. Kellie Russell | Knightvest Residential knightvestresidential.com · seen 2026-09-28
  41. Nancy Casteel | Knightvest Residential knightvestresidential.com · seen 2026-09-28
  42. Nancy Garivey | Knightvest Residential knightvestresidential.com · seen 2026-09-28
  43. Melanie Adams | Knightvest Residential knightvestresidential.com · seen 2026-09-28
  44. Kellie Russell | LinkedIn linkedin.com · seen 2026-09-28
  45. David Moore - Knightvest Capital | LinkedIn linkedin.com · seen 2026-09-28
  46. Knightvest Capital Completes Sale of a Value-Add Multifamily Community in North Texas (PR Newswire, Aug 30, 2023) prnewswire.com · seen 2026-09-28
  47. Knightvest Capital lists value-add apartments near DFW Airport (The Real Deal, Aug 15, 2024) therealdeal.com · seen 2026-09-28
  48. Knightvest adds 5th Orlando-area multifamily community to its portfolio (GrowthSpotter, Jan 23, 2026) growthspotter.com · seen 2026-09-28
  49. Knightvest Residential Expands Nurture Boss Partnership with a Portfolio-Wide AI Rollout (Nurture Boss, Sep 2, 2026) nurtureboss.io · seen 2026-09-28
  50. Knightvest Expands Nurture Boss Across Its Portfolio (AI for CRE Collective, Sep 2026) aiforcrecollective.com · seen 2026-09-28
  51. Allison Crawford | Knightvest Residential knightvestresidential.com · seen 2026-09-28
  52. Mary-Tyler Labhart | Knightvest Residential knightvestresidential.com · seen 2026-09-28
  53. Cheryl Beuttas | Knightvest Residential knightvestresidential.com · seen 2026-09-28
  54. Knightvest Management Acquired 11 Properties, 3,100 Units of Multifamily Real Estate in Texas in 2016 (MultifamilyBiz, Feb 2017) multifamilybiz.com · seen 2026-09-28
  55. KC Kronbach | Faith Driven Investor faithdriveninvestor.org · seen 2026-09-28
  56. Introducing Knock Tours (Knock CRM blog, Nov 2, 2021) blog.knockcrm.com · seen 2026-09-28
  57. Immigrants accuse Dallas apartment owner of discrimination, managers deny charges (Dallas Morning News, Jul 16, 2015) dallasnews.com · seen 2026-09-28
  58. Immigrant tenants in North Dallas say ID rule discriminates (Dallas Morning News, Jul 17, 2015) dallasnews.com · seen 2026-09-28
  59. Claudia Betancourt | Knightvest Capital knightvestcapital.com · seen 2026-09-28
  60. John Jarvis | Knightvest Capital knightvestcapital.com · seen 2026-09-28
  61. Lacey Clemmer | Knightvest Residential knightvestresidential.com · seen 2026-09-28
  62. Kayla Ewens | Knightvest Residential knightvestresidential.com · seen 2026-09-28
  63. Shannon Renz | Knightvest Residential knightvestresidential.com · seen 2026-09-28
  64. Jacob Moore | Knightvest Residential knightvestresidential.com · seen 2026-09-28
  65. Manny Alonzo | Knightvest Residential knightvestresidential.com · seen 2026-09-28
  66. Jeremy Woldert | Knightvest Residential knightvestresidential.com · seen 2026-09-28
  67. Nancy Casteel | LinkedIn linkedin.com · seen 2026-09-28
  68. Allison Crawford | LinkedIn linkedin.com · seen 2026-09-28
  69. Mary-Tyler Labhart | LinkedIn linkedin.com · seen 2026-09-28
  70. Melanie Adams | LinkedIn linkedin.com · seen 2026-09-28
  71. Cheryl Beuttas | LinkedIn linkedin.com · seen 2026-09-28
  72. Claudia Betancourt | LinkedIn linkedin.com · seen 2026-09-28
  73. John Jarvis | LinkedIn linkedin.com · seen 2026-09-28
  74. Lacey Clemmer | LinkedIn linkedin.com · seen 2026-09-28
  75. Shannon Renz | LinkedIn linkedin.com · seen 2026-09-28
  76. Manny Alonzo | LinkedIn linkedin.com · seen 2026-09-28
  77. COMM 2014-CCRE14 Mortgage Trust term sheet, Loan No. 19 Alta Vista Ridge (SEC free writing prospectus, Jan 6, 2014) sec.gov · seen 2026-09-29
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  79. Jeremy Woldert - Knightvest Capital | LinkedIn linkedin.com · seen 2026-09-29
  80. Limited Liability Company Agreement of San Simeon Holdings, LLC (Exhibit 10.16 to Invesco Real Estate Income Trust S-11/A, filed May 12, 2021) sec.gov · seen 2026-09-29
  81. Google reviews of the firm's DFW properties (our analysis) google.com · seen 2026-09-30
  82. Jeremy Woldert | Knightvest Capital knightvestcapital.com · seen 2026-10-01
  83. Knightvest Capital Receives 2025 Multi-Housing News Excellence Award for Best Value-Add Renovation (PR Newswire, Dec 17, 2025) prnewswire.com · seen 2026-10-01