Khrista Villegas
Managing Director
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Khrista has over 25 years’ experience in the multifamily industry. She has a vast wealth of development, property management and operations knowledge, specializing in main and secondary markets throughout the Southeast. At MCP, Khrista is responsible for site feasibility, market analysis, amenity design, pre-leasing and property management operations.
Prior to joining MCP, Khrista was the COO at Kole Management Company (KMC) where she managed development and acquisition operations for KMC’s multifamily asset platform totaling over 5,000 units and 134 team members throughout the Southeast. During her tenure at KMC, she led efforts in the acquisition of 5 assets totaling 1,156 units and oversaw the ground-up development of 4 assets totaling 380 units. Khrista also launched the company’s third-party property management business and grew this line of business to 18 assets totaling over 3,000 units. The entire KMC portfolio and platform were acquired by an institutional investor in 2020.
Prior to KMC, Khrista was the Southeast Senior Regional Manager with Greystar, the nation’s largest apartment management company. At Greystar, she oversaw property operations for 10 assets totaling over 2,000 units and 47 team members and assisted in the ground-up development of 3 assets totaling 654 units. Previous to Greystar, she served as Director of Operations for Johnson Development Associates (JDA) where she launched the company’s development strategy for The Haven Apartments brand of multifamily projects. At JDA, Khrista participated in the ground-up development and leasing of 6 assets totaling over 1,700 units.
Khrista holds a BFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) in Interior Design. She has served on the Boards of the Coastal Georgia Apartment Association, The Lowcountry Apartment Association and the Lowcountry Workforce Investment Board. She is a licensed REALTOR in the state of Georgia and a licensed Property Manager in Charge (PMIC) in the state of South Carolina.
