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
1993
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
1995
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 NY 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, 1.3mm SF 300 N. LaSalle
in downtown Chicago for $655 Million. KBS would sell the property
4 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 and redevelops historic Meier & Frank building in
downtown Portland.
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$37.09 Billion
2017
KBS launches KBS Direct - a portal for individual investors to
invest directly in KBS operated real estate.
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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 SF property sold for $127 Million.
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$41 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 Billion.
