News RELEASE


Eichrom Technologies, Inc. Expands Presence at Darien Business Center


Darien, IL -- January 5, 2004:
Eichrom Technologies, Inc. has expanded their presence at Darien Business Center in Darien, IL. On December 9, 2003, Eichrom signed a 9,800 sq. ft. renewal in addition to expanding their space by 5,775 sq. ft. This will bring their total occupancy at the property to 15,575 sq. ft. The property is owned and operated by investment advisory firm, KBS Realty Advisors (www.kbsrealty.com).

Recognized as a leader in the radiochemistry industry, Eichrom (www.eichrom.com) began in 1990 by commercializing breakthrough chemical separations technologies that were developed at Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee. Today, Eichrom's line of extraction chromatographic resins have become the standard in the field of radiochemistry.

"We are very pleased that Eichrom has chosen a KBS property to serve as their headquarter location," commented John Ehli, Senior Vice President of KBS Realty Advisors. "We look forward to providing them with the facilities services they need as their company continues to grow."

Ehli added that KBS was very pleased with the outstanding efforts of Jeff Ludwig and John Coleman of The Alter Group (www.altergroup.com) who represented KBS in the transaction. KBS was also pleased to work with the tenant's representatives, Robert Salbego and Marat Safir of Equis (www.equiscorp.com).

Headquartered in Newport Beach, CA, KBS Realty Advisors is a premier investment management firm specializing in real estate investments on behalf of select private and public pension fund, endowment and foundation partners. Founded in 1992, KBS has invested in excess of $4.5 billion on behalf of its clients. KBS specializes in purchasing and repositioning under-performing real estate and real-estate related assets in the United States.

 



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