LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Kilroy Realty Corporation(NYSE: KRC)announced today that
veteran commercial real estate professional Rob Swartz has joined the
West Coast real estate investment trust to manage the company’s Pacific
Northwest region. Swartz will be responsible for all leasing and
marketing activities for KRC’s stabilized and development projects in
the region, as well as identifying new opportunities and expanding the
company’s footprint in this high-growth market that is home to many of
the world’s leading businesses.
With over thirty-three years of experience in commercial real estate,
Swartz has held key roles in the Seattle and San Francisco markets in a
variety of disciplines including real estate brokerage, acquisitions and
dispositions, business development, advisory and design. He spent 16
years at CB Commercial Real Estate Group in Seattle, 12 years as
Principal with NBBJ, a leading global architecture firm, in Seattle,
four years as Principal of KMD Architects in San Francisco and joins KRC
from his own Seattle-based firm that specializes in real estate
consulting and advisory services to corporations, enterprises and
property owners.
“We are excited to add someone of Rob’s caliber to the team,” said John
Kilroy, the company’s chairman, president and chief executive officer.
“Rob’s deep and diversified real estate experience in managing complex
projects along with his extensive and broad relationships with customers
and clients will fit perfectly with the company’s vertically integrated
platform.”
About Kilroy Realty Corporation. With almost 70 years’
experience owning, developing, acquiring and managing real estate assets
in West Coast real estate markets, Kilroy Realty Corporation (KRC), a
publicly traded real estate investment trust and member of the S&P
MidCap 400 Index, is one of the region’s premier landlords. The company
provides physical work environments that foster creativity and
productivity and serves a broad roster of dynamic, innovation-driven
tenants, including technology, entertainment, digital media and health
care companies.
At June 30, 2016, the company’s stabilized portfolio totaled
13.7 million square feet of office properties, all located in the
coastal regions of greater Seattle, the San Francisco Bay Area, Los
Angeles, Orange County and San Diego. The company is recognized by GRESB
as the North American leader in sustainability and was ranked first
among 178 North American participants across all asset types. The
company’s properties were 47% LEED certified and 71% of eligible
properties were ENERGY STAR certified. In addition, KRC had one office
project totaling approximately 700,000 square feet under construction,
two office projects in lease-up totaling approximately 430,000 square
feet and a 200-unit residential tower in lease-up. More information is
available at http://www.kilroyrealty.com.
Forward-Looking Statements. This press release contains
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. Forward-looking statements are based
on our current expectations, beliefs and assumptions, and are not
guarantees of future performance. Forward-looking statements are
inherently subject to uncertainties, risks, changes in circumstances,
trends and factors that are difficult to predict, many of which are
outside of our control. Accordingly, actual performance, results and
events may vary materially from those indicated in forward-looking
statements, and you should not rely on forward-looking statements as
predictions of future performance, results or events. Numerous factors
could cause actual future performance, results and events to differ
materially from those indicated in forward-looking statements,
including, among others, risks associated with: investment in real
estate assets, which are illiquid; trends in the real estate industry;
significant competition, which may decrease the occupancy and rental
rates of properties; the ability to successfully complete acquisitions
and dispositions on announced terms; the ability to successfully operate
acquired properties; the availability of cash for distribution and debt
service and exposure of risk of default under debt obligations; adverse
changes to, or implementations of, applicable laws, regulations or
legislation; and the ability to successfully complete development and
redevelopment projects on schedule and within budgeted amounts. These
factors are not exhaustive. For a discussion of additional factors that
could materially adversely affect our business and financial
performance, see the factors included under the caption “Risk Factors”
in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015
and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All
forward-looking statements are based on information that was available,
and speak only as of the date on which they are made. We assume no
obligation to update any forward-looking statement made in this press
release that becomes untrue because of subsequent events, new
information or otherwise, except to the extent required in connection
with ongoing requirements under U.S. securities laws.
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Kilroy Realty Corporation
Tyler H. Rose
Executive Vice
President
and Chief Financial Officer
(310) 481-8484
or
Michelle
Ngo
Senior Vice President
and Treasurer
(310) 481-8581
Source: Kilroy Realty Corporation