KBS About Us
About Us
It has been an honor to lead KBS for nearly three decades, and it is my privilege to continue to work with such a talented team of real estate professionals.”
KBS acquires and operates prime commercial real estate in some of the most successful markets in the country. We are committed to our business ethics and relationships with a constant focus on exceeding the expectations of our investors, partners and tenants.
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$42.7 Billion worth of transactions.*
Over 28 years of expertise.
Founded in 1992 by Charles J. Schreiber and Peter Bren, the KBS team is comprised of real estate professionals with extensive hands-on real estate experience.
$0.19 Billion
KBS forms its first pension fund investment vehicle for an institutional investor.
$0.54 Billion
KBS becomes a Registered Investment Advisor. KBS forms first opportunistic commingled fund, K/B Opportunity Fund I, purchasing $273 Million in real estate.
$1 Billion
KBS reaches $1.0 Billion in total dollars invested.
$1.59 Billion
KBS forms first of five separate accounts with an institutional investor and a separate account with a pension fund.
$2.24 Billion
KBS forms investment account for an institutional investor.
$3.64 Billion
KBS sells Irvine Corporate Center in Irvine, CA.
$4.62 Billion
Co-founder, Charles J. Schreiber, Jr. appointed CEO. Company name changed to Koll Bren Schreiber Realty Advisors, Company Fully Liquidates K/B Opportunity Fund I.
$5.28 Billion
KBS forms 15 institutional investment funds to date.
$5.47 Billion
KBS changes management structure and becomes a regionally aligned and regionally operated company.
$5.73 Billion
KBS fully liquidates its fourth fund (including two commingled opportunistic funds). Combined, these four funds invested over $597 Million and generated total proceeds of $921 Million.
$6 Billion
KBS exceeds $6 Billion in total acquisition volume. Fully liquidates first fund for an institutional investor.
$6.71 Billion
Company name changed to KBS Realty Advisors.
$7.78 Billion
KBS Capital Markets Group formed as exclusive distributor and would go on to distribute 7 non-listed REITs that would invest over $15.8 Billion is U.S. real estate assets. KBS launches first of five separate account funds with offshore sovereign wealth investor that would go on to invest over $2.3 Billion.
$9.15 Billion
KBS becomes first-ever non-traded REIT sponsor to raise over $100 Million in less than eight months. KBS Liquidates third fund for an institutional investor.
$11.96 Billion
KBS sells 130 Prince Street in New York for $1,723 Per square foot, the highest price per square foot ever at the time for Manhattan's SoHo submarket.
$14.46 Billion
KBS exceeds $10.5 Billion in total dollars invested since inception reaching a total transactional volume of $14.46 Billion.
$14.85 Billion
KBS ranked #3 on the top real estate buyer's list by Commercial Property Executive.
$17.01 Billion
KBS acquires largest acquisition to date, 1.3mm square feet 300 N. LaSalle in downtown Chicago for $655 Million. KBS would sell the property four years later for $850 Million.
$20.02 Billion
KBS ranked among largest U.S. office investors by Commercial Property Executive, KBS total transactional volume peaks $20 Billion.
$23.25 Billion
KBS ranked 5th Largest Office Owner Globally by National Real Estate Investor.
$25.81 Billion
KBS acquires largest asset to date, 1.5mm-square-foot 500 W. Madison in Chicago's West Loop.
$29.86 Billion
KBS exceeds over 1,500 real estate assets acquired since inception.
$31.58 Billion
KBS forms 7th non-listed REIT. KBS exceeds $31 Billion in total transactional volume.
$33.54 Billion
KBS acquires and redevelops historic Meier & Frank Building in downtown Portland.
$37.09 Billion
KBS launches KBS Direct - a portal for individual investors to invest directly in KBS operated real estate.
$38.74 Billion
KBS ranked 8th largest office owner globally by National Real Estate Investor. KBS completes development of Midtown Plaza in Raleigh, NC. The 329,613 square feet property sold for $127 Million.
$41.7 Billion
KBS-affiliate launches Prime US REIT on the Singapore SGX Exchange. KBS Sells 11 Assets to Prime US REIT valued at $1.2 Billion. KBS total transaction volume peaks $41.7 Billion.
$42.7 Billion
KBS-managed Prime US REIT acquires 489,171-square-foot Park Tower in Sacramento for $165.5 million.
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Meet Our Market Leaders Shaping the Commercial Real Estate Industry
Charles J. Schreiber Jr.
Chief Executive Officer
James Chiboucas, ESQ.
Vice Chairman / Chief Legal Officer
Marc DeLuca
Regional President, Eastern Region
Giovanni Cordoves
Regional President, Western Region
Jeff Waldvogel, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
Mimi Nguyen
Executive Vice President, Underwriting
Robert Durand
Executive Vice President, Financing
Brent Carroll
Senior VP / Co-Director, Asset Management
Western Region
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28 Years of Expertise
KBS is one of the largest owners of premier commercial real estate in the nation. As a private equity real estate company and an SEC-registered investment adviser, KBS and its affiliated companies have completed transactional activity exceeding $42 billion on behalf of private and institutional investors globally.
Founded in 1992 by Peter Bren and Chuck Schreiber, KBS acquires and operates prime commercial real estate in some of the most successful epicenters in the country. The firm is committed in its business ethics, its business relationships and its constant focus on creating success for investors, partners and tenants.
Our Recognitions
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.
Pensions & Investments
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.
Institutional Real Estate, Inc.
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.
Orange County Business Journal
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.
Midwest Real Estate News - Best of the Best
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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Corporate Headquarters
Newport Beach, CA 92660
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