Sentinel Peak Capital Partners.
Property manager.
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.
Not publicly disclosed: Employees
Sentinel Peak Capital Partners is a Dallas-based private real estate investment firm founded in 2015. It buys older Class B apartment communities in Texas, renovates them and runs them. Day-to-day operations are handled by its in-house management company, Summit Property Management, which also works under the Summit name on property websites and job listings.
For a lender or owner, the firm to vet on site operations is Summit. Sentinel Peak is the owner and sponsor; Summit is the manager.
Against the industry average.
How Sentinel Peak Capital Partners compares with the other large DFW managers on each measure we track.
- ▼Behind 97% of peers on Google rating (3.5 vs 3.9 average)
- ▼Behind all peers on rating change, last year (-0.50 vs +0.11 average)
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.
What they run. In Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.
Size, building class, age and location of the properties we can tie to this firm. Compare with the kind of asset you own.
Building class (public record class rating, 4 of 7 properties rated)
Units by ZIP code
Units by decade built
Largest properties
| Property | Address | Units | Built | Class | Check it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH POINTE | 12660 JUPITER RD, 75238 | 372 | 1983 | C+ | County record |
| MADISON APTS | 12800 JUPITER RD, 75238 | 364 | 1984 | C+ | County recordGoogleFirm siteWebsite |
| TIDES AT LAKEWOOD | 7150 EAST GRAND AVE, 75223 | 252 | 1986 | B- | County recordGoogleFirm siteWebsite |
| 98 FIFTY | 9850 WHITEHURST DR, 75243 | 196 | 1980 | B- | County recordGoogleFirm siteWebsite |
| EBAN VILLAGE 5- TDHCA#99022 | 3011 PARK ROW AVE, 75215 | 176 | 2001 | TAX CREDIT APT | County recordFirm site |
| The Nora | 6950 N Stemmons Fwy, 75247 | GoogleFirm siteWebsite | |||
| The Otis | 10333 N Central Expy, 75231 | GoogleFirm siteWebsite |
Our DFW count so far: Dallas and Collin counties, 102 ZIP codes scanned. Tarrant and Denton counties are not covered yet, so the real DFW total is higher.
The firm focuses on multifamily properties built roughly between the mid-1980s and mid-2000s, bought with a value-add plan. Its own portfolio page groups communities under Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio. In Dallas, its holdings cluster in the Lake Highlands area of northeast Dallas, including The Garrison and The Ellington. Chase Apartments on Rosemeade Parkway is listed as managed by Summit.
Some addresses in our records could not be tied to Sentinel Peak or Summit in public sources and may be data errors. The Tides-branded communities are reported as owned by Tides Equities. The Beckham, The Bernard, The Bentley and The Blake on Audelia Road and Forest Lane are reported as part of a WindMass Capital portfolio that faced foreclosure in 2026. Eban Village on Park Row is a tax-credit property that public listings tie to other management firms. Eleven600 was sold by Sentinel Peak in 2024.
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.
Properties by Google rating
Resident reviews over time
Our read of public resident feedback on 5 of its DFW properties, 2021-06 to 2026-09. Years with little feedback are left out, and earlier years rest on fewer properties. No resident comments are shown.
━ 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.
Other review sites, our read
Main Dallas profile holds 8 closed complaints over three years and 4 reviews; a second duplicate listing is unrated[2][3]
No firm page used; its big DFW sites, Holt on Chisholm Trail and Madeleine, hold about 200 reviews, mostly low, maintenance weak[4][5]
No firm page; Hub at Chisholm Trail has 24 reviews, Holt on Chisholm Trail few or none, too thin to read a pattern[6][7]
Our assessment of each site's record, not the site's own score, which we don't reproduce. Follow the link for the profile.
Summit says the National Apartment Association named it one of the best places to work in 2021, 2022 and 2023. The association's own announcements list Summit among its Top Employers in the medium-size management company category in 2024, 2025 and 2026. NAA defines that category as firms with 101 to 500 employees, which gives a rough sense of Summit's size; no exact headcount is published. A Summit employee was also named a 2025 Texas Apartment Association Room to Grow Ambassador.
Employee review sites tell a different story. Our assessment of Summit's profiles on Glassdoor and Indeed is negative overall, based on a small number of reviews. Note that several unrelated firms use the Summit name, so match the profile to the Texas company before reading it.
Lawsuits, settlements and regulators.
Newest first. These are what public records and news show; allegations are reported as allegations.
- 2025-12 · disasterAbout an owner entityAn accidental fire that started on a first-floor balcony at The Garrison, 9911 Whitehurst Dr., Dallas, a Sentinel Peak property managed by Summit, sent two residents to hospitals and left one building's units uninhabitable.[22][23][13][24]
Our summary
On December 28, 2025, an accidental fire at The Garrison on Whitehurst Drive in Dallas destroyed one building's units. Two residents were hospitalized and residents were displaced. Fire officials said it started on a first-floor balcony where combustibles were too close to a heat source.
No lawsuits, fair housing cases, regulatory actions or bankruptcy filings naming Sentinel Peak Capital Partners or Summit were found in federal court records or news. A federal case in Arizona names a different company called Sentinel Peak Capital LLC.
Key personnel.
For an owner, the regional leaders in its own metro matter most, so leaders in DFW are listed first.
Average leadership tenure: 7 years. Highlighted past employers have their own page here. LinkedIn profiles are linked, not copied.
What employees say, our read
Only 5 employee reviews on the company profile, too few to judge; the pay and benefits sub-score reads low[1]
Searches found no Indeed company page for this firm, only similarly named firms (Sentinel Capital Partners, Sentinel Peak Resources)
About the leadership
Rick Chesney and Ryan Beaupré are co-founders and managing partners. Chesney previously worked in Goldman Sachs' real estate finance group in Dallas, in special servicing at J.E. Robert Companies, in asset management at Cole Capital and on the debt platform at Holliday Fenoglio Fowler. Beaupré came from sports and entertainment investment banking and sales and marketing roles with the NBA and NFL. He is also a partner in Ridge Construction and a co-founder of Relay, a construction draw software company.
Char McCurdy is chief operating officer and has been with Summit since 2018, according to a third-party org chart. She was named president of Summit in the 2025 third-party announcement. She holds the CAPS designation, previously worked at Madera Residential and has led the Fort Worth and Dallas apartment associations. For 2026 the National Apartment Association lists her as a regional vice president and chair of its membership committee.
Kevin Rabe is chief investment officer. His public profile shows him joining Sentinel Peak in 2018, after an MBA at Rice University, and rising from associate through acquisitions roles. Trevor Lyon joined in 2024 as chief asset management officer after 17 years at C-III Capital Partners. Leslie Malaise joined in 2024 as chief accounting officer; her public profile lists controller roles at Quarterra, Lincoln Property Company and Marriott.
At Summit, April Royal is vice president of client relations, the likely contact for third-party business. She has more than 25 years in apartment management, including vice president roles at Capstone Real Estate Services and Birchstone Residential and earlier work at Knightvest Management, WRH Realty Services, Miles Properties and Flagship Properties. She is the 2026 president of the Fort Worth Apartment Association (Apartment Association of Tarrant County).
Hannah Lahr is director of training; her public profile lists earlier roles at Dominium and Lincoln Property Company. Summit lists several regional managers and a regional maintenance director, Robert Madrulli. Among the regional managers, Lindsay Torres-Smith previously worked at Harbor Group Management, Bell Partners and Knightvest Residential, and Stephanie Rusnak at BH Management Services, Madera Residential, Olympus Property, Carroll Management Group and Milestone Management, according to third-party profiles.
What they report, and what they charge.
Private managers rarely publish results. Figures the firm reports about itself are marked "firm claim"; ask for audited numbers before you sign.
No current figure: Rent growth. Ask the firm for these before you sign.
Fees paid by owners
Not publicly disclosed. Management fees are usually quoted in a proposal.
Fees charged to residents (4)
Case studies (5)
- The Reese at Eastchase, Fort Worth. Distressed 1984-built community bought off-market in September 2023 with many uninhabitable units. The firm reports occupancy rose from 65% to the mid-90s, collections from 75% to 95% and bad debt from 15% to below 3% by year-end 2024.[35]
- The Admiral, Euless. 1983-built community bought in March 2024 with occupancy in the mid-80s and bad debt near 15%. The firm says it cleared vendor payables and liens, reset collections, repaired exteriors and returned about 50 offline units to lease.[32]
- The Cove, Houston. 1979-built community acquired in May 2024 by deed-in-lieu from the lender. The firm says it brought units back online, renovated some interiors and cut expenses, lifting occupancy from the low-to-mid 80s to the mid-90s with collections around 98%.[33]
- The Junction Apartments, Arlington. Bought in December 2018 and sold in March 2022 after an exterior renovation, an exit the firm describes as earlier than its typical hold period. Return figures are not published.[34]
- Forest Ridge Apartments, Dallas. The firm's first investment, in Lake Highlands, bought in January 2016 and sold in June 2022. Return figures are not published.[31]
Our notes on performance and fees
The firm does not publish portfolio-wide operating results. Its own case studies describe turnaround results at individual properties, and these are the firm's claims, not independent data.
At The Reese at Eastchase in Fort Worth, bought distressed in 2023, the firm reports occupancy, collections and bad debt all moving to healthy levels by the end of 2024. At The Cove in Houston, taken from a lender in 2024, it reports a similar recovery in occupancy and strong collections. At The Admiral in Euless, bought in 2024, it describes clearing unpaid vendor bills and liens, returning offline units to lease and then cutting operating expenses, without publishing figures. Case studies for two sold properties, Forest Ridge in Dallas and The Junction in Arlington, do not publish return figures.
One capital project is described in public. At The Haven at Chisholm Trail in Fort Worth, the firm installed fiber WiFi in every unit and charged residents for it. An article written by a WiFi vendor says this added steady extra income and raised the sale price when the firm sold the property in 2025. The cost of the project was not published, and these are vendor and firm claims.
A customer story from software vendor EliseAI describes Summit as running a lean, centralized services team that supports on-site staff, with a small central team handling late-rent recovery. The vendor credits its tools with recovering overdue rent, cutting the time to resolve maintenance requests and screening out calls that were not true emergencies. EliseAI also says Summit's resident retention has risen, partly because of time saved by its tools, but gives no retention or renewal figures. These are vendor and client claims.
No public information was found on rent growth, unit turn times or portfolio-wide capital spending.
No public information was found on the management fee Summit charges property owners, including its new third-party clients.
Resident fees are published. Three Summit-managed community websites, in Dallas and Fort Worth, list the same application fee per applicant, the same administrative fee at move-in, and the same one-time pet fee plus monthly pet rent. Residents pay these fees, not owners. Utilities are billed separately and vary by community.
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.
Software and systems.
Matters for reporting to you, integration with your systems, and how leasing and rents are set.
Not publicly disclosed: Revenue management · BI and reporting
Our notes on technology
The firm runs on RealPage. It writes that Summit uses RealPage's AI tools for operations and invoice processing. Summit's job postings ask community managers for experience with OneSite, RealPage's property management system, and say leases are prepared in Bluemoon. Leasing staff are told to work leads through Knock, a CRM owned by RealPage. Its community websites send applicants to RealPage's online leasing system and residents to ActiveBuilding, RealPage's resident portal, for rent payment and maintenance requests.
Summit also uses EliseAI, an AI leasing and resident-communication platform, which it adopted in early 2024 according to the vendor. EliseAI's customer story names its leasing, voice (phone), delinquency and maintenance tools at Summit, used to answer prospect inquiries and calls, nudge residents with late rent and sort maintenance requests.
Utility billing and bulk internet run through Conservice. A Conservice case study says Summit handed it utility billing across the portfolio, and that Conservice's Onboard platform, which runs bulk internet programs at a number of Summit communities, connects directly to Summit's property management system to enroll and bill residents automatically. This is a vendor claim.
No public information was found on its revenue management or business intelligence tools, or on any open API of its own. The firm was not found among the companies named in the RealPage rent-pricing lawsuits.
Momentum, year by year.
Growing firms win new contracts but can stretch staff; shrinking ones may be losing clients.
Hover a point or an orange event dot for details. Unit counts are what the firm reported nationally.
Recent events
- 2025-11 · dispositionSold The Haven at Chisholm Trail in Fort Worth, according to a vendor-authored article.[45]
- 2025-06 · new serviceSummit Property Management launched a third-party management division for outside owners.[20][19]
- 2024-08 · acquisitionAcquired The Garrison, a 1979-built Lake Highlands community in Dallas.[13]
- 2024-05 · acquisitionTook The Cove in Houston by deed-in-lieu from the lender.[33]
- 2024-04 · dispositionSold Eleven600 in Dallas for a reported $21 million.[21]
- 2024-03 · acquisitionAcquired The Admiral in Euless.[32]
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- 2024 · hiringAdded five senior staff, including a chief asset management officer and a chief accounting officer.[15]
- 2023-09 · acquisitionBought The Reese at Eastchase, a distressed Fort Worth community, off-market.[35]
- 2022-06 · dispositionSold Forest Ridge Apartments in Dallas.[31]
- 2022-03 · dispositionSold The Junction Apartments in Arlington.[34]
- 2020-05 · acquisitionAcquired The Haven at Chisholm Trail, a 1983-built community in Fort Worth.[46]
- 2018-12 · acquisitionAcquired The Junction Apartments in Arlington.[34]
- 2018 · acquisitionAcquired Eleven600, 11600 Audelia Rd., Dallas, from Ashcroft Capital.[21]
- 2016-01 · acquisitionFirst investment: Forest Ridge Apartments in Lake Highlands, Dallas.[31]
The firm's own materials describe steady growth. Its first investment was Forest Ridge in Dallas in 2016. It has since bought and sold communities on a rolling basis: it bought The Haven at Chisholm Trail in Fort Worth in 2020, sold Forest Ridge and The Junction in Arlington in 2022, sold Eleven600 in Dallas in 2024 and sold The Haven in 2025.
From 2023 it leaned into distressed buys: The Reese at Eastchase in Fort Worth in 2023, then The Admiral in Euless, The Cove in Houston (taken from a lender) and The Garrison in Dallas in 2024. It added five senior hires in 2024 and started taking third-party management clients in 2025. Summit says it plans to expand into Arizona, Florida, the Carolinas, Georgia, Tennessee and Colorado. These plans are the firm's own statements and have not been confirmed by third parties.
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.
| Ownership | Founder-owned[11] |
|---|---|
| Parent company | None |
| Business model | Manages for outside owners and its own portfolio[9][20][19] |
| Affordable housing | No LIHTC, HUD or housing-authority properties were found in its portfolio. Summit's third-party division lists affordable housing among the property types it will manage.[19][10] |
| Employee growth | The firm announced five senior hires in 2024. No headcount history is published.[15] |
Not publicly disclosed: Sister companies
Sentinel Peak is privately held and led by its two co-founders, Rick Chesney and Ryan Beaupré. The firm describes itself as vertically integrated: acquisitions, asset management, property management and construction oversight are done in-house. Summit Property Management is described as the management division of Sentinel Peak, and Beaupré's bio names him as a co-owner of Summit. The firm raises equity from institutional and accredited investors. No sale, merger or outside investment in the firm was found.
The firm historically managed only its own properties. In June 2025, Summit launched a third-party management division, so it now also takes management contracts from outside owners. Summit says it will take conventional, mixed-use, build-to-rent, student, affordable and 55+ properties. No tax-credit, HUD or housing-authority properties were found in its own portfolio.
Where every fact comes from.
Each [n] above links here. Property numbers, ratings and the map come from our database; each property links to its county record, its own website and its Google page.
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- Sentinel Peak Capital Partners Reviews (5) | Glassdoor glassdoor.com · seen 2026-09-29
- Sentinel Peak Capital Partners | BBB Business Profile bbb.org · seen 2026-09-29
- Sentinel Peak Capital Partners | BBB Business Profile (second listing) bbb.org · seen 2026-09-29
- The Holt On Chisholm Trail Reviews - Fort Worth, TX | ApartmentRatings apartmentratings.com · seen 2026-09-29
- Madeleine Reviews - Fort Worth, TX | ApartmentRatings apartmentratings.com · seen 2026-09-29
- The Hub at Chisholm Trail - Fort Worth - Yelp yelp.com · seen 2026-09-29
- The Holt on Chisholm Trail - Fort Worth - Yelp yelp.com · seen 2026-09-29
- Sentinel Peak Capital Partners | Private Commercial Real Estate Investment Firm sentinelpeakcp.com · seen 2026-09-28
- Investment Strategy | Sentinel Peak Capital Partners sentinelpeakcp.com · seen 2026-09-28
- Portfolio | Sentinel Peak Capital Partners sentinelpeakcp.com · seen 2026-09-28
- Team | Sentinel Peak Capital Partners sentinelpeakcp.com · seen 2026-09-28
- Contact Us | Sentinel Peak Capital Partners sentinelpeakcp.com · seen 2026-09-28
- The Garrison Apartments | Sentinel Peak Capital Partners sentinelpeakcp.com · seen 2026-09-28
- Leveraging AI and Technology to Drive Operational Efficiency in Value-Add Multifamily Real Estate sentinelpeakcp.com · seen 2026-09-28
- Sentinel Peak Capital Partners Expands Team in 2024 sentinelpeakcp.com · seen 2026-09-28
- Summit Property Management's Mystri Nestell Named 2025 Room to Grow Ambassador sentinelpeakcp.com · seen 2026-09-28
- Summit Property Management | Apartments summitapm.com · seen 2026-09-28
- Our Team | Summit Property Management summitapm.com · seen 2026-09-28
- Third-Party Management | Summit Property Management summitapm.com · seen 2026-09-28
- Summit Property Management Expands Services with Launch of Third-Party Management Division (PR Newswire, 2025-06-03) prnewswire.com · seen 2026-09-28
- Sentinel Peak Capital Sells 216-Unit Dallas Community (Multi-Housing News) multihousingnews.com · seen 2026-09-28
- 5 rescued in Dallas apartment fire, 2 hospitalized (FOX 4) fox4news.com · seen 2026-09-28
- Garrison apartments fire, Whitehurst Drive (CBS News Texas) cbsnews.com · seen 2026-09-28
- The Garrison | Northeast Dallas Apartments liveatthegarrison.com · seen 2026-09-28
- Chase Apartments, Dallas, TX 75287 (HAR.com) har.com · seen 2026-09-28
- Dallas syndicator faces foreclosure on 1,400-unit apartment portfolio (The Real Deal) therealdeal.com · seen 2026-09-28
- Tides Equities Buys 1,228 Units Across DFW (Multi-Housing News) multihousingnews.com · seen 2026-09-28
- Summit Property Management Reviews | Glassdoor glassdoor.com · seen 2026-09-28
- Summit Property Management (Texas) Employee Reviews | Indeed indeed.com · seen 2026-09-28
- Case Studies | Sentinel Peak Capital Partners sentinelpeakcp.com · seen 2026-09-28
- Forest Ridge Apartments | Sentinel Peak Capital Partners sentinelpeakcp.com · seen 2026-09-28
- The Admiral (case study) | Sentinel Peak Capital Partners sentinelpeakcp.com · seen 2026-09-28
- The Cove (case study) | Sentinel Peak Capital Partners sentinelpeakcp.com · seen 2026-09-28
- The Junction Apartments (case study) | Sentinel Peak Capital Partners sentinelpeakcp.com · seen 2026-09-28
- The Reese at Eastchase (case study) | Sentinel Peak Capital Partners sentinelpeakcp.com · seen 2026-09-28
- Information for Current Residents at The Reese at Eastchase reeseapartments.com · seen 2026-09-28
- Apartments for Rent in Northeast Dallas, TX | The Ellington theellingtondallas.com · seen 2026-09-28
- NAA Installs 2026 Board and Executive Committee | National Apartment Association naahq.org · seen 2026-09-28
- Richard Chesney - Sentinel Peak Capital Partners | LinkedIn linkedin.com · seen 2026-09-28
- Kevin Rabe - Sentinel Peak Capital Partners | LinkedIn linkedin.com · seen 2026-09-28
- Leslie Loyd Malaise, CPA - Sentinel Peak Capital Partners | LinkedIn linkedin.com · seen 2026-09-28
- Trevor Lyon - Sentinel Peak Capital Partners | LinkedIn linkedin.com · seen 2026-09-28
- Char McCurdy CAPS - Summit Property Management | LinkedIn linkedin.com · seen 2026-09-28
- How Summit Property Management reinvented their management model with AI and centralization (EliseAI customer story) eliseai.com · seen 2026-09-28
- The Haven at Chisholm Trail: How One Fort Worth Property Added $2.6M at Exit Through Strategic Property-Wide WiFi Investment (Multifamily Insiders, 2025-12-22) multifamilyinsiders.com · seen 2026-09-28
- The Haven at Chisholm Trail | Sentinel Peak Capital Partners sentinelpeakcp.com · seen 2026-09-28
- FAQs | The Ellington theellingtondallas.com · seen 2026-09-28
- FAQs | The Garrison liveatthegarrison.com · seen 2026-09-28
- FAQs | The Reese at Eastchase reeseapartments.com · seen 2026-09-28
- How Summit Property Management Reinvented Their Management Model with AI and Centralization (EliseAI blog) eliseai.com · seen 2026-09-28
- Summit Property Management (Conservice case study) conservice.com · seen 2026-09-28
- Leasing Consultant (All DFW locations) - Summit Property Management - Career Page sentinelpeakcapitalpartners.applytojob.com · seen 2026-09-28
- Community Manager (All DFW Locations) - Summit Property Management - Career Page sentinelpeakcapitalpartners.applytojob.com · seen 2026-09-28
- Community Manager (All Houston Locations) - Summit Property Management - Career Page sentinelpeakcapitalpartners.applytojob.com · seen 2026-09-28
- Kevin Rabe | Rice Business business.rice.edu · seen 2026-09-28
- Char McCurdy - President at Summit Property Management | The Org theorg.com · seen 2026-09-28
- Lindsay Torres-Smith - Regional Manager at Summit Property Management | The Org theorg.com · seen 2026-09-29
- Google reviews of the firm's DFW properties (our analysis) google.com · seen 2026-09-30
- Birchstone Residential Hires April Royal as Vice President of Property Management (PR Newswire, 2023-10-26) prnewswire.com · seen 2026-10-01
- Leadership | Fort Worth Apartment Association livefw.org · seen 2026-10-01
- April Royal | LinkedIn linkedin.com · seen 2026-10-01
- Stephanie Rusnak, CAM - Regional Manager | LinkedIn linkedin.com · seen 2026-10-01
- Nisha Jain Kala - Sentinel Peak Capital Partners | LinkedIn linkedin.com · seen 2026-10-01
- Hannah Lahr - Training Director at Summit | LinkedIn linkedin.com · seen 2026-10-01
- NAA Announces 2024 Top Employers Award Winners | National Apartment Association (2024-05-21) naahq.org · seen 2026-10-01
- NAA Announces 2025 Top Employers Award Winners | National Apartment Association (2025-03-13) naahq.org · seen 2026-10-01
- NAA Announces 2026 Top Employers | National Apartment Association (2026-03-31) naahq.org · seen 2026-10-01