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KBS Signs Nearly 50,000 Square Feet in Leasing at 500 West Madison in Chicago

  • November 20, 2018
Press Releases

KBS Signs Nearly 50,000 Square Feet in Leasing at 500 West Madison in Chicago

  • November 20, 2018
CHICAGO (Nov. 20, 2018) – KBS, based in Newport Beach, California, announced today the signing of a new 46,500-squarefoot lease at 500 West Madison to Industrious, a workplace platform offering coworking space in more than 20 locations across the country. The property is part of the KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III portfolio.

500 West Madison is a 40-story, Class A office tower,
totaling 1.46 million square feet of rentable space. In addition to being
Chicago’s largest LEED Gold-certified building, the property was named Building
of the Year on two separate occasions by the Building Owner and Managers
Association. The building sits above Ogilvie Transportation Center, one of
Chicago’s main train stations, providing tenants direct access to city trains,
buses and expressways. Furthermore, the first two levels of 500 West Madison
contain retail space with more than 45 stores and restaurants. Additional
onsite amenities at the property include a basketball court, game room, fitness
center, food court and more.

Located in Chicago’s premier West Loop office submarket, 500
West Madison is considered one of the best-situated and transit-oriented office
buildings in the area, with more than 106,000 commuters passing through the
property each day. The multi-functional tower is comprised of over 78,000
square feet of retail space, providing tenants with shopping, dining and
entertainment options in stores and restaurants such as Garrett Popcorn and
Madison Tavern.

“500 West Madison is an iconic property within the broader
Chicago office market,” said Dan Park, senior vice president at KBS and asset
manager for the property. “The tower offers tenants an unparalleled lifestyle
experience in the workplace, thanks to its onsite amenities, accessibility and
premier location.”

“We're excited to open our seventh Chicago location with 500
West Madison and KBS,” said Mallory Sekett, Industrious’ Chicago-area manager.
“We opened the very first Industrious location here and it’s our continued
belief and commitment to the city that drives our 100 percent year-over-year
growth in Chicago.”

Paul Reaumond, Ian Murphy and Mark Cassata of CBRE represented Industrious and Wendy Katz, Matt Lerner and Barbara Schenberg of Cushman & Wakefield of Illinois, Inc. represented KBS REIT III in the transaction.

This release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended including statements relating to KBS REIT III’s ability to invest in and manage a diverse portfolio, and the performance of 500 West Madison and of the Chicago real estate market. These statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause KBS REIT III’s and/or 500 West Madison’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

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