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KBS About Us

About Us

Our team of experts —
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.

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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It has been an honor to lead KBS for the past three decades, and it is my privilege to continue to work with such a talented team of real estate professionals.”

Charles J. Schreiber Jr.

President and Chairman

Our proactive acquisition, asset management and investment strategies are designed with a goal to preserve and grow our investors’ capital, provide financial security and cultivate prime commercial real estate communities for thousands of tenants across the United States.
TRANSACTIONAL VOLUME & MILESTONES
$44.5 Billion worth of transactions
As of March 31, 2022
30 years of experience
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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.
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$0.19 Billion
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KBS forms its first pension fund investment vehicle for an institutional investor.
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$0.54 Billion
1994
KBS becomes a Registered Investment Advisor. KBS forms first opportunistic commingled fund, K/B Opportunity Fund I, purchasing $273 Million in real estate.
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$1 Billion
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KBS reaches $1.0 Billion in total dollars invested.
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$1.59 Billion
1996
KBS forms first of five separate accounts with an institutional investor and a separate account with a pension fund.
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$2.24 Billion
1997
KBS forms investment account for an institutional investor.
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$3.64 Billion
1998
KBS sells Irvine Corporate Center in Irvine, CA.
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$4.62 Billion
1999
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.
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$5.28 Billion
2000
KBS forms 15 institutional investment funds to date.
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$5.47 Billion
2001
KBS changes management structure and becomes a regionally aligned and regionally operated company.
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$5.73 Billion
2002
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.
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$6 Billion
2003
KBS exceeds $6 Billion in total acquisition volume. Fully liquidates first fund for an institutional investor.
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$6.71 Billion
2004
Company name changed to KBS Realty Advisors.
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$7.78 Billion
2005
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.
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$9.15 Billion
2006
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.
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$11.96 Billion
2007
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.
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$14.46 Billion
2008
KBS exceeds $10.5 Billion in total dollars invested since inception reaching a total transactional volume of $14.46 Billion.
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$14.85 Billion
2009
KBS ranked #3 on the top real estate buyer's list by Commercial Property Executive.
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$17.01 Billion
2010
KBS acquires largest acquisition to date, 1.3 million square feet 300 N. LaSalle in downtown Chicago for $655 Million. KBS would sell the property four years later for $850 Million.
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$20.02 Billion
2011
KBS ranked among largest U.S. office investors by Commercial Property Executive, KBS total transactional volume peaks $20 Billion.
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$23.25 Billion
2012
KBS ranked 5th Largest Office Owner Globally by National Real Estate Investor.
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$25.81 Billion
2013
KBS acquires largest asset to date, 1.5mm-square-foot 500 W. Madison in Chicago's West Loop.
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$29.86 Billion
2014
KBS exceeds over 1,500 real estate assets acquired since inception.
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$31.58 Billion
2015
KBS forms 7th non-listed REIT. KBS exceeds $31 Billion in total transactional volume.
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$33.54 Billion
2016
KBS acquires Carillon, a 476,308 landmark office tower in Charlotte, North Carolina
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$37.09 Billion
2017
KBS, in partnership with Shea Properties, substantially completes development of Village Center Station II, a modern 325,576-square-foot office property in Denver that is 100% leased to Charter Communications
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$38.74 Billion
2018
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.
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$41.7 Billion
2019
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.
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$42.9 Billion
2020
KBS-managed Prime US REIT acquires 489,171 square foot Park Tower in Sacramento for $165.5 million.
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$44.5 Billion
2021
KBS acquires One Town Centre in Boca Raton, Florida and Sorrento Towers in San Diego for PRIME U.S. REIT.
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Transactional Volume & Milestones

$44.5 Billion worth of transactions.*

Over 29 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 Carillon, a 476,308 landmark office tower in Charlotte, North Carolina

$37.09 Billion

KBS, in partnership with Shea Properties, substantially completes development of Village Center Station II, a modern 325,576-square-foot office property in Denver that is 100% leased to Charter Communications

$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.

$44.5 Billion

KBS acquires One Town Centre in Boca Raton, Florida and Sorrento Towers in San Diego for PRIME U.S. REIT.

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Meet Our Market Leaders Shaping the Commercial Real Estate Industry

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Marc DeLuca

Chief Executive Officer and Regional President, Eastern Region
 

Allen Aldridge

Senior Vice President / Co-Director, Asset Management
Eastern Region

Luke Hamagiwa

Luke Hamagiwa

Vice President / Asset Manager
Eastern Region

David Jenkins

Senior Vice President, Capital Project Management
Eastern Region

Recognized by GlobeSt as one of Commercial Real Estate’s Best Places to Work

Globest.com, April 2021

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30 Years of Experience

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 $44.5 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

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In the Second Quarter of 2021, KBS Regional President, Marc DeLuca accepted an invitation to be a member of the Forbes Business Council, an invitation-only organization for successful small and mid-sized business owners. Members are respected leaders and executives who are selected for the council based on the depth and diversity of experience in leadership, management, customer engagement, technology and growth.
Forbes Business Council

2021 Official Member
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Commercial Real Estate’s Best Bosses 2021

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Commercial Real Estate’s Best Places to Work 2021

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The ranking for Pensions & Investments Largest Real Estate Managers was published on September 30, 2021, and based on firms managing real estate assets for U.S. institutional, tax-exempt investors with data reported as of June 30, 2021.
Ranked Among the Largest Real Estate Managers 2021

Pensions & Investments
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The ranking for Institutional Real Estate, Inc.’s Global Real Estate Investment Managers was published in August 2021 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 212 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, 2020.
2021 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 Midwest RE News 2021 Best of the Best was published in September 2021 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, 2020.
Best of the Best

Midwest Real Estate News
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The 2021 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 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.
2021 Top Commercial Owners

Commercial Property Executive
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The ranking for Pensions & Investments Largest Money Managers was published on June 1, 2021, and ranked by total worldwide institutional assets under management as of December 31, 2020.
Ranked Among the Largest Money Managers 2021

Pensions & Investments
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Published on June 14, 2021 by The Orange County Business Journal, the list ranks the largest private companies in Orange County California based on revenue as of December 31, 2020. KBS was ranked 25th out of 35 firms on the list.
2021 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

Our Offices

Corporate Headquarters

800 Newport Center Drive, Suite 700
Newport Beach, CA 92660
info@kbs.com
(949) 417-6500

Washington, DC Office

3003 Washington Boulevard, Suite 950
Arlington, VA 22201
(202) 823-1230

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