RangeWater Real Estate has hired Alp Kirmizioglu as the Director of Construction. In his role, Kirmizioglu manages the construction, design management and quality control functions for the 11,000 units RangeWater has in active development across eight states, and he’s responsible for launching the in-house construction division.

As a licensed general contractor in 10 states, Kirmizioglu brings more than a decade of construction management and contracting experience to RangeWater, the fully integrated multifamily real estate company.

“Alp is a great addition to the RangeWater team and arrives at a time when our growth needs to be supported by in-house construction. We are breaking ground on more and more development sites each year, and it just makes sense to have someone of Alp’s caliber at the helm,” said Steven Shores, CEO and President at RangeWater.

Founded in 2006, privately owned RangeWater acquires, develops, manages and invests in multifamily communities across the Southeastern and Southwestern United States and has a portfolio in excess of $5.4 billion.

Kirmizioglu currently is building his team and ramping up as RangeWater breaks ground on their first construction-led project this spring.

“Over the years, RangeWater has grown very carefully and conservatively – but the time has come to build the in-house construction division to support the growth and that’s why I’m so excited to join the team,” added Kirmizioglu. “Our initial focus will be on the garden-style, suburban apartments, as opposed to more complex urban projects. We are here to help with the expansion and definitely plan to continue using all of our construction partners we’ve grown with.”

Prior to joining RangeWater, Kirmizioglu worked with companies like Cortland, KATERRA, and McCarthy. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering/Construction Management from Middle East Technical University in Turkey, a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering/Construction Management from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MBA in Finance/Strategy from the Emory University’s Goizueta Business School.