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KBS Cultivating Prime Office Communities

Cultivating Prime Office Communities

Nearly three decades of proactive acquisition, asset management and investment strategies resulting in historically high occupancies and disciplined performance for institutional and individual investors.
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Cultivating Prime Office Communities

Nearly three decades of proactive acquisition, asset management and investment strategies resulting in historically high occupancies and disciplined performance for institutional and individual investors.
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Why KBS

We acquire and operate prime commercial real estate in some of the most successful growth markets in the country. We are committed to our business ethics and relationships with a constant focus to exceed the expectations of our investors, partners and tenants.
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Billion Real Estate
Since Inception
For the period from 1993 through September 30, 2019, the value represents real estate and real estate-related investments acquired and disposed of by KBS-advised investors or KBS-sponsored programs (collectively, “KBS”). Includes equity investments in, and real estate-related debt investments secured by, real property assets, real property assets acquired through foreclosure, all consolidated joint venture investments and unconsolidated joint venture investments in which KBS owned or owns a majority interest, but excludes unconsolidated joint venture investments in which KBS did not or does not own a majority interest. Consolidated joint venture investments and unconsolidated joint venture investments in which KBS owned or owns a majority interest are shown at 100% of the respective purchase and/or sales price. Includes the following properties for which third-party asset managers unaffiliated with a KBS advisor provide asset management services, business and operation plans and other services: 867 bank branches, office buildings, operations centers and other properties; apartment and hotel properties; and unconsolidated joint venture investments in which KBS owns a majority interest.
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Largest Office Owner
Nationally
The ranking by National Real Estate Investor is based on volume of office space owned globally, as of December 31, 2017. The results were generated from a survey conducted by National Real Estate Investor based on a combination of advertising and website promotion of the survey, direct solicitation of responses from participants, direct email to National Real Estate Investor subscribers and other identified office owners and daily newsletter promotion of the survey, all supplemented with a review of public company SEC filings.
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Total Number
of Tenants
As of September 30, 2019. Expressed as a raw number reflecting the total number of tenants with current leases at all real estate investments, excluding multifamily and hotel real estate investments, owned by KBS-advised investors or KBS-sponsored programs (collectively “KBS”). The real estate investments captured include equity investments in real property assets, real property assets through foreclosure, all consolidated joint venture investments and unconsolidated joint venture investments in which KBS owns a majority interest, but excludes unconsolidated joint venture investments in which KBS does not own a majority interest. Excludes tenants of properties securing real estate-related debt investments owned by KBS. The total number of tenants includes tenants of the following properties for which third-party asset managers unaffiliated with a KBS advisor provide asset management services, business and operation plans and other services: 1 bank branch, office buildings, operations centers and other properties; and an unconsolidated joint venture investment in which KBS owns a majority interest.
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Transactional Volume Since Inception

For the period from 1993 through September 30, 2020, the value represents real estate and real estate-related investments acquired and disposed of by KBS-advised investors or KBS-sponsored programs (collectively, “KBS”). Includes equity investments in, and real estate-related debt investments secured by, real property assets, real property assets acquired through foreclosure, all consolidated joint venture investments and unconsolidated joint venture investments in which KBS owned or owns a majority interest, but excludes unconsolidated joint venture investments in which KBS did not or does not own a majority interest. Consolidated joint venture investments and unconsolidated joint venture investments in which KBS owned or owns a majority interest are shown at 100% of the respective purchase and/or sales price. Includes the following properties for which third-party asset managers unaffiliated with a KBS advisor provide asset management services, business and operation plans and other services: 867 bank branches, office buildings, operations centers and other properties; apartment and hotel properties; and unconsolidated joint venture investments in which KBS owns a majority interest.
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Years In Business
As of January 1, 2020
$41.7B
Transactional Volume Since Inception
For the period from 1993 through September 30, 2019, the value represents real estate and real estate-related investments acquired and disposed of by KBS-advised investors or KBS-sponsored programs (collectively, “KBS”). Includes equity investments in, and real estate-related debt investments secured by, real property assets, real property assets acquired through foreclosure, all consolidated joint venture investments and unconsolidated joint venture investments in which KBS owned or owns a majority interest, but excludes unconsolidated joint venture investments in which KBS did not or does not own a majority interest. Consolidated joint venture investments and unconsolidated joint venture investments in which KBS owned or owns a majority interest are shown at 100% of the respective purchase and/or sales price. Includes the following properties for which third-party asset managers unaffiliated with a KBS advisor provide asset management services, business and operation plans and other services: 867 bank branches, office buildings, operations centers and other properties; apartment and hotel properties; and unconsolidated joint venture investments in which KBS owns a majority interest.
28
Years In Business
As of January 1, 2020
$ 0 B
Transactional Volume Since Inception
For the period from 1993 through March 31, 2020, the value represents real estate and real estate-related investments acquired and disposed of by KBS-advised investors or KBS-sponsored programs (collectively, “KBS”). Includes equity investments in, and real estate-related debt investments secured by, real property assets, real property assets acquired through foreclosure, all consolidated joint venture investments and unconsolidated joint venture investments in which KBS owned or owns a majority interest, but excludes unconsolidated joint venture investments in which KBS did not or does not own a majority interest. Consolidated joint venture investments and unconsolidated joint venture investments in which KBS owned or owns a majority interest are shown at 100% of the respective purchase and/or sales price. Includes the following properties for which third-party asset managers unaffiliated with a KBS advisor provide asset management services, business and operation plans and other services: 867 bank branches, office buildings, operations centers and other properties; apartment and hotel properties; and unconsolidated joint venture investments in which KBS owns a majority interest.
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Largest Office Owner Nationally
The ranking by National Real Estate Investor is based on volume of office space owned globally, as of December 31, 2017. The results were generated from a survey conducted by National Real Estate Investor based on a combination of advertising and website promotion of the survey, direct solicitation of responses from participants, direct email to National Real Estate Investor subscribers and other identified office owners and daily newsletter promotion of the survey, all supplemented with a review of public company SEC filings.
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Years In Business
As of January 1, 2020

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Perspectives on the Commercial Office Market and Managing Risk
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Perspectives on the Commercial Office Market and Managing Risk

January 8, 2020
Premier Office Magazine interviewed KBS CEO Charles J. Schreiber for his perspectives on the Commercial Office Market.
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Trendy vs. the Basic: What Tenants Really Want in Amenities

January 1, 2020
An office building’s amenity package can be a market game-changer—separating the ordinary from the extraordinary—the difference between robust occupancies and…
How The Office Impacts Employee Recruitment and Retention
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How The Office Impacts Employee Recruitment and Retention

December 5, 2019
40% of employers claim they are struggling to find qualified candidates. This presents companies with a unique opportunity to revamp…
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3 Reasons It’s Important to Consider Safely Returning to the Workplace

  • December 31, 2020
Here is a statistic that is hard to believe: Remote working accounted for only 3.4% of the total U.S. workforce population prior to COVID-19, according to Gallup. In fact, many companies, including tech companies such as Yahoo!, famously banned working from home prior to the pandemic because the company craved “increased productivity and a more connected company culture.”
Amenities Industry Trends

Mobile Apps are Redefining the Tenant Experience

  • December 17, 2020
Mobile technology is changing the way commercial real estate (CRE) is engaging with tenants and partners, which in an ongoing and post-pandemic world, will become more important than ever before.
Industry Trends Sustainability

Walkability and Its Impact On Office

  • November 30, 2020
Walkability has become an increasingly important strategy for businesses and employers. Prior to COVID-19 restrictions, these “live, work, play” destinations were rising in demand and commanding a premium that companies and individuals/families are willing to pay.
Industry Trends Sustainability Thought Leadership

Smart Cities and Buildings of the Future

  • November 12, 2020
Smart cities are no longer visions of the future, they are here today and look a little different from what the world envisioned pre-2000. Today’s smart cities take advantage of Big Data and Internet of Things (IoT) to create better, cleaner and more efficient urban hubs, making for a better quality of personal and professional life than would otherwise be possible.
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Our Recognitions

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The ranking for Pensions & Investments Largest Real Estate Managers was published on September 30, 2020 and based on firms managing real estate assets for U.S. institutional, tax-exempt investors with data reported as of June 30, 2020.
Ranked Among the Largest Real Estate Managers 2020

Pensions & Investments
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The ranking for Institutional Real Estate, Inc.’s Global Real Estate Investment Managers was published in August, 2019 in conjunction with Property Funds Research. The survey is designed to collect information about real estate investment management firms and their global investment activity and aggregated responses from 207 investment managers The survey is conducted by Property Funds Research (PFR) and is based on firms managing U.S. and/or global real estate assets with data reported as of December 31, 2019.
2020 Global Real Estate Investment Managers

Institutional Real Estate, Inc.
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The ranking for Orange County Business Journal’s OC 500, 2020 Directory of Influence  was published in November of 2020 and based on a survey of community and business leaders in Orange County California.
2020 OC 500 Directory of Influence

Orange County Business Journal
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The Top Owners ranking for RE Journal’s 2020 Best of the Best was published in September 2020 and included a ranking of Top Owners based on total square feet managed across various property types including an analysis of each firm’s top three assets under management. Data for the survey was reported as of December 31, 2019.
Top Owners 2020

Midwest Real Estate News - Best of the Best
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The 2019 CPE-MHN Ranking of the Top Owners utilized self-reported data for all firms. The ranking results from a weighted formula based on a variety of factors (only a few of which are specified here), including the total square footage and number of units owned, owned portfolio value, historic performance and a focused or diversified participation in property sectors. The ranking represents what we feel is a logical balance between firm growth and market share, as well as property diversity.
2019 Top Commercial Owners

Commercial Property Executive
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The ranking for Pensions & Investments’ Largest Money Managers was published on June 1, 2020 and ranked by total worldwide institutional assets under management as of December 31, 2019.
Ranked Among the Largest Money Managers 2020

Pensions & Investments
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Published on June 15, 2020 by The Orange County Business Journal, the list ranks the largest private companies in Orange County California based on revenue as of December 31, 2019. KBS was ranked 22nd out of 41 firms on the list.
2020 Largest Private Companies

Orange County Business Journal
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On August 31, 2020, the Baltimore Business Journal reported KBS’s June 26, 2019 sale of Thames Street Wharf for $101 million as the highest price per square foot paid to date for the growing Harbor Point waterfront market. This transaction earned KBS recognition as one of Boston Business Journal’s 2020 Best in Real Estate award-winners having contributed to the growth in value of this desirable market.
Best in Real Estate Awards 2020

Baltimore Business Journal
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Ranked Among the Largest Real Estate Managers 2019
The ranking for Pensions & Investments Largest Real Estate Managers was published on September 30, 2019 and based on firms managing real estate assets for U.S. institutional, tax-exempt investors with data reported as of June 30, 2019.

Pensions & Investments

2019 Global Real Estate Investment Managers
The ranking for Institutional Real Estate, Inc.’s Global Real Estate Investment Managers was published in August, 2019 in conjunction with Property Funds Research. The survey is designed to collect information about real estate investment management firms and their global investment activity and aggregated responses from 206 investment managers The survey is conducted by Property Funds Research (PFR) and is based on firms managing U.S. and/or global real estate assets with data reported as of December 31, 2018.

Institutional Real Estate, Inc.

2019 OC 500 Directory of Influence
The ranking for Orange County Business Journal’s OC 500, 2019 Directory of Influence  was published in November of 2019 and based on a survey of community and business leaders in Orange County California.

Orange County Business Journal

Best of the Best 2019
The ranking for RE Journal’s 2019 Best of the Best was published in November 2019 and included a ranking of Top Owners based on total square feet managed across various property types including an analysis of each firm’s top three assets under management. Data for the survey was reported as of December 31, 2019.

Re Journals – Midwest Real Estate News

2019 Top Commercial Owners
The 2019 CPE-MHN Ranking of the Top Owners utilized self-reported data for all firms. The ranking results from a weighted formula based on a variety of factors (only a few of which are specified here), including the total square footage and number of units owned, owned portfolio value, historic performance and a focused or diversified participation in property sectors. The ranking represents what we feel is a logical balance between firm growth and market share, as well as property diversity.

Commercial Property Executive

Ranked Among the Largest Money Managers 2020
The ranking for Pensions & Investments’ Largest Money Managers was published on June 1, 2020 and ranked by total worldwide institutional assets under management as of December 31, 2019.

Pensions & Investments

2020 Largest Private Companies
Published on June 15, 2020 by The Orange County Business Journal, the list ranks the largest private companies in Orange County California based on revenue as of December 31, 2019. KBS was ranked 22nd out of 41 firms on the list.

Orange County Business Journal

Best in Real Estate Awards 2020
On August 31, 2020, the Baltimore Business Journal reported KBS’s June 26, 2019 sale of Thames Street Wharf for $101 million as the highest price per square foot paid to date for the growing Harbor Point waterfront market. This transaction earned KBS recognition as one of Boston Business Journal’s 2020 Best in Real Estate award-winners having contributed to the growth in value of this desirable market.

Baltimore Business Journal
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