RKW Residential, one of the nation’s fastest-growing multifamily management firms, added two key new hires to accommodate its continued growth in the Raleigh, North Carolina market. Jeff Vickers joined RKW as Area Vice President, and Michell Garcia-Brown is the firm’s new Regional Manager for the Raleigh market.
Jeff Vickers brings more than 25 years of multifamily experience to RKW, including more than a decade as Regional Director at Bell Partners. Over the course of his career, Vickers has successfully guided numerous lease-up teams, completed notable portfolio transactions that set pricing records in the markets they occurred in and managed multi-million-dollar capital improvement budgets for value-add assets – among other notable accomplishments.
“We enthusiastically welcome Jeff and Michell to the RKW family,” RKW SVP of Operations Laura Rodriguez said. “Both will serve critical roles in a growth market for us. We look forward to leveraging their market knowledge, experience and skillsets for the benefit of our on-site teams and residents.”
RKW’s continued expansion resulted in the firm making the National Multifamily Housing Council’s 2023 and 2024 Top 50 Managers ranking, which is based on portfolio size.
RKW is an award-winning third-party multifamily property management firm headquartered in Charlotte with regional offices in Miami, Orlando, Atlanta and Raleigh. With over 35,000 multifamily and build-to-rent units under management and consulting and a growing footprint spanning eight states, RKW is built on the foundation of its People First Philosophy, which prioritizes client relationships, employee satisfaction, and top-tier customer service for its residents. RKW perennially appears on Multi-Housing News List of Top Multifamily Property Management Firms in the U.S. and reached significant milestones by surging to No. 2 in J Turner Research’s 2023 ORA® Power Ranking and appeared in the National Multifamily Housing Council’s 2023 and 2024 Top 50 Managers ranking, which is based on portfolio size. RKW was also honored by Multifamily Executive with a 2023 MFE Award in the “Best Use of Proptech” category.
