Kris Kral

Kris joined RIPCO Real Estate opening the company’s Tampa, Florida office in 2021, bringing a 20+ year career in commercial real estate, CRE lending, and specialization in national and regional tenant representation.

Prior to joining RIPCO, Kris was with The Shopping Center Group, providing site selection services for multiple national and regional tenants in Florida. He has also worked with Delhaize America, where he focused on new store development in Florida and several other markets and 7-Eleven in southwest Florida. A few of Kris’s current clients include Ross Dress for Less, dd’s Discounts, Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, Michaels, Full Speed Automotive, Brew Dog, and Daiso. He has worked with several other national and regional retailers.

Kris is a Certified Commercial Investment Member designee and a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers. He has his Master of Science in Real Estate from the University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business and graduated from the University of Tampa with a Bachelor of Science in Finance.