Randy Knapp is the Managing Member/Broker of RLK Real Estate & Development, LLC, Auburndale,
Florida. He is also Managing Member/Managing Partner of Camp Margaritaville, Auburndale,
Florida, and Managing Member/Managing Partner of Riverwalk RV Resort & Lodge, Astor,
Florida.
Randy has been involved in the day-to-day operations of his family business for over
40 years and the Knapp Family has over 50 years of real estate development and operations
experience in Central Florida beginning in 1970. The Knapp Family Partner group has
been managed by Randy since 1989. His past and present real estate experience includes:
- Land use and/or development of nearly 2500 lots for national home builders
- Site selection and real estate assemblage and land use entitlements for the purpose
of developing Publix and Walgreen retail stores
- Past ownership and management of two apartment complexes (Winter Haven and Haines
City)
- Permitted, developed, owned and managed operations for Scholamar Creek Golf and Country
Club Community and Scholomar Greek Golf Club, Inc., 19872011. This development included
876 manufactured homes sold to individual 55+ persons who leased their homesite. There
is also an 18-hole Ron Garl designed par 72 golf course with membership opportunities
for community residents. This property won #1 Community of the Year” nationally two
times. At the time of the award, there were roughly 22,000 communities nationwide.
- Acquisition of the former Polk Nursery property holdings (238 acres). Created a master
plan for the redevelopment of this site into Business Park Center including two (2)
800K+ logistic centers (Medline Industries, the nation’s largest supplier of hospital
supplies and Saddle Creek Logistics) and a Luxury RV Resort/Hotel/Recreation facility.
- 401-unit state-of-the-art RV Resort made up of seventy-five cabins and 326 Luxury
RV sites. www.campmargaritavilleauburndale.com This resort is part of the famous
Jimmy Buffett Margaritaville brand and is known worldwide. To date, this property
has won numerous awards including the most prestigious USA Today #1 Luxury RV Resort
in the United States 2024 and the vote cast by customers and was based on customer
satisfaction.
- Pipkin Secure Storage, a climate controlled Self-Storage facility consisting of roughly
92,000 square feet together with covered and open outdoor RV and Boat storage located
on Pipkin Road in Lakeland, Florida
- Lakeland Drag Strip Logistics is part of an assemblage and land use / zoning change
that involved the purchase of five adjacent properties. We successfully completed
the above and permitted a 700,000 square foot logistics facility. Our development
partner, Ackerman Company from Atlanta, Georgia successfully secured Amazon as a tenant
at the completion of the construction. They occupied the facility in the Q4 of 2020.
- Riverwalk RV Resort and Lodge is current a vacant property in West Volusia County
and located directly fronting on the St. Johns River. The property is adjacent to
the Ocala National Forest. This property is in the heart of the most desirable freshwater
fishing in the southeastern United States and is currently approved for over 400 RV
sites. Plans also include a boutique waterfront hotel, restaurants, River Store and
two hundred wet boat slips. Land use and zoning are approved, and final constructions
permits are anticipated in Q4 of 2024.
- Auburndale Secure Storage/ StorQuest. This self-storage property is fully built and
currently in the lease up phase. It is a business joint venture with the Strang Family
and includes over 100K sq.ft. of mostly climate controlled self-storage together with
154 RV/Boat covered parking spaces.
- Planned projects currently progress: Ruby Lake Road Self Storage, located on Thompson
Nursery Road in Winter Haven. Construction is planned for Q2 2025 and The Motor Vault,
a 55-unit car/boat/RV garage condominium project planned for Q2 2025 construction
located on Pipkin Road in Lakeland, Florida. Planning for more recreation amenities
adjacent to Camp Margaritaville on six adjoining acres and planning for more business
park center development on vacant land we own adjacent to Medline Industries in Auburndale,
Florida.
Randy’s overall management style is best described as visionary and transformational
leadership, and is dynamic, people-centered and committed to creating a thriving workplace
culture that drives sustained success.
Mr. Knapp is currently an active Director on the Central Florida Development Council
Board of Directors, Director on the Central Florida Tourism Development Council, and
serves as an Advisory Board Member for Citizen Bank & Trust who headquarters is located
in Lake Wales, Florida.
Randy earned an AA Degree in Business from Polk Community College and has been a real
estate broker since 1981.
