LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE: KRC, “Kilroy”) announced today that North America’s leader in sustainable real estate has further expanded its Austin, TX portfolio with the off-market acquisition of a 2.9-acre development site in Austin’s Domain submarket. The site is fully entitled for approximately 493,000 square feet of new Class A office development. The transaction represents the company’s ongoing expansion within the Austin market, following last year’s purchase of Indeed Tower.
The site is located near the intersection of Burnett & Braker and is adjacent to numerous amenities, including Austin’s Q2 MLS Stadium, the Domain Mall, and the future McKalla light rail stop which will connect from Northwest Austin through Downtown. The Domain office submarket has long been one of Austin’s most coveted locations for the world’s most innovative companies including Amazon, Meta, Indeed and Expedia. Class A vacancy in this submarket is approximately 1%.
The company acquired the site for a gross purchase price of $40 million. Entitlements have been fully secured and construction could commence as soon as mid-2022, with delivery occurring in 2024. Upon completion, the company will own approximately 1.2 million square feet in Austin.
Also, the company announced that Fernando Urrutia has joined Kilroy, effective March 7, 2022, as Senior Vice President, Leasing for the Austin region where he will oversee Kilroy’s leasing activity and assist in growing the local portfolio. Mr. Urrutia joins Kilroy after 11 years with Lionstone Investments where he covered Austin and other markets in Texas. He had several roles at Lionstone across acquisitions, leasing, and asset management. Most recently he served as Vice President of Acquisitions for the Texas region.
John Kilroy, the company’s Chairman and CEO, stated, “We are thrilled to make another off-market acquisition in Austin and bring a world class development project to the Domain. We are also pleased to be able to add a seasoned professional like Fernando and we are confident that his relationships and expertise will drive additional growth for Kilroy in the region.”
About Kilroy Realty Corporation
Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE: KRC, the “company”, “Kilroy”) is a leading U.S. landlord and developer, with operations in San Diego, Greater Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, the Pacific Northwest and Austin, Texas. The company has earned global recognition for sustainability, building operations, innovation and design. As pioneers and innovators in the creation of a more sustainable real estate industry, the company’s approach to modern business environments helps drive creativity and productivity for some of the world’s leading technology, entertainment, life science and business services companies.
The company is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (“REIT”) and member of the S&P MidCap 400 Index with more than seven decades of experience developing, acquiring and managing office, life science and mixed-use projects.
As of December 31, 2021, Kilroy’s stabilized portfolio totaled approximately 15.5 million square feet of primarily office and life science space that was 91.9% occupied and 93.9% leased. The company also had more than 1,000 residential units in Hollywood and San Diego, which had a quarterly average occupancy of 88.9%. In addition, the company had one 96,000 square foot in-process life science redevelopment project with total estimated redevelopment costs of $40.0 million and five in-process development projects with an estimated total investment of $2.2 billion, totaling approximately 2.6 million square feet of office and life science space. The in-process development and redevelopment office and life science space was 46% leased.
A Leader in Sustainability and Commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility
The company is listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and has been recognized by industry organizations around the world. The company’s stabilized portfolio was 73% LEED certified, 37% Fitwel certified, 76% of eligible office properties were ENERGY STAR certified, and 80% of our eligible stabilized residential units were ENERGY STAR certified as of December 31, 2021.
The company has been recognized by GRESB as the listed sustainability leader in the Americas for eight of the last nine years. Other honors have included the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trust’s (NAREIT) Leader in the Light award for eight consecutive years and ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year for eight years as well as ENERGY STAR’s highest honor of Sustained Excellence, for the past six years.
A big part of the company’s foundation is its commitment to enhancing employee growth, satisfaction and wellness while maintaining a diverse and thriving culture. For the third year in a row, the company has been named to Bloomberg’s Gender Equality Index—recognizing companies committed to supporting gender equality through policy development, representation, and transparency.
More information is available at http://www.kilroyrealty.com.
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