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Industry Trends

Underwriting the Perceived Instability of Short-Term Office Leases

  • February 16, 2021
The threat of shorter office lease terms has been looming over the commercial real estate industry for several years. Companies first braced for the potential impact of new standards from the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) recognizing all leases on the balance sheet, which took effect in January 2019. Then, the office leasing world was hit with additional challenges from COVID-19 as many companies opted to work from home and re-evaluated the role of their physical office space.

In the News

Union Bank Plaza, a modernist Downtown L.A. landmark, undergoes $20 million renovation

The Architect’s Newspaper
  • November 24, 2020

Top 20 Commercial Property Owners of 2020

Real Assets Adviser
  • November 24, 2020

Accenture innovation center seeks ‘to solve the world’s biggest problems in the food chain’: From feeding 10 billion to automating cocktails

Chicago Tribune
  • November 20, 2020

Why Dallas May Have A Competitive Advantage in the Office Market Recovery

REBusiness Online
  • November 17, 2020

Consulting firm renews lease at KBS’ Northland Center in Minnesota

RE Journals
  • August 11, 2020
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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.
Amenities Industry Trends

Office Amenities Amidst COVID

  • October 15, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic will have a lasting effect on all industries. Navigating what’s next will be one of commercial real estate’s (CRE) greatest hurdles as owners/operators are forced to shift their business plans with a renewed focus on business continuity, tenant health and safety, and building relevance.
Industry Trends

Designing Office Space for Inclusion and Equality

  • September 17, 2020
As local governments begin lifting stay at home orders and more employees begin returning to the office, research points to heightened employee anxiety stemming from social unrest, COVID-19, and other economic pressures—factors that can negatively impact productivity and overall wellbeing.
Sustainability

How the net zero movement will reinvent commercial office space

  • September 3, 2020
As global warming continues to be a hot topic and area of concern, especially for millennials who will make up 75% of the workforce by 2030
Industry Trends Sustainability

Urban Beekeeping: Where Sustainability Becomes an Amenity

  • August 22, 2020
Urban apiaries—yes, urban beehives—are popping up on office building rooftops across the country, and are creating quite a buzz (no pun intended).
Industry Trends

Returning to the Office Post-COVID

  • August 5, 2020
The long history of real estate ownership has always involved risk management. But now -- with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic -- there’s a need to re-examine the critical importance of risk management as it relates to commercial real estate.
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KBS and Transwestern Partner to Support Wreaths Across America Fallen Veterans Fundraiser Program for Sixth Straight Year

  • November 11, 2020

Union Bank Plaza Designated First Skyscraper in Los Angeles as a Historic Landmark; KBS Completes Phase I of a $20 Million Repositioning and Historic Preservation to the Iconic Office Tower

  • October 6, 2020

KBS Sells 250 Holger Way at District 237, a 415,492 Square-Foot Office Complex in San Jose, California, for $38M

  • September 30, 2020

KBS Names Gio Cordoves as Regional President of the Western Region; Youngest Executive to Hold This Position in the Company’s History

  • September 16, 2020

KBS Partners with Technology Firm to Reconfigure Office Space to Create Safe Working Environments for Tenants

  • August 26, 2020
District 237 in San Jose, California

KBS Sells Two Buildings at 415,492 Square-Foot Class A Office Complex in San Jose, California, for $95M

  • June 29, 2020

KBS and Gridium Inc. Cut $47,000 in Electricity Costs at Premier Office Towers in Emeryville, California by Using Data Analytics Tool

  • June 10, 2020

KBS Develops and Sells 453-Unit Luxury Apartment Community in the Salt Lake City Real Estate Market

  • May 13, 2020

KBS Repositions and Rebrands Five-Building Office Campus in San Jose, CA; Leases 314,710 Square-Feet in Less Than Six Months Post Renovation

  • March 25, 2020

KBS Signs Over 50,000 Square-Feet in Commercial Leases at Class A Office Plaza in the Northern New Jersey Real Estate Market

  • March 18, 2020
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