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Systems Integration Solutions Inc. Signs 8,490 SF Lease at Mt. Diablo


Walnut Creek, CA -- January 26, 2004
: Systems Integration Solutions, Inc., (SIS) a mid-tier, solutions oriented information technology consulting firm has signed an 8,490 sq. ft. new lease at Mt. Diablo Plaza in Walnut Creek, CA. The two-building, Class A office property totals 313,422 sq. ft. and is located in the East Bay / Walnut Creek office market. The property is owned by investment advisory firm, KBS Realty Advisors (www.kbsrealty.com).

Listed by Inc. 500 as one of America's 500 fastest growing companies, SIS (www.sisinc.com) was founded to solve mid-tier IT problems in the middle of the "bell curve" where IT managers face a steady diet of technology upgrades, application rollouts and business problems which require resources beyond their own. The company has five offices throughout the U.S. and will utilize Mt. Diablo for its regional headquarters.

"We are very pleased that SIS has chosen a KBS property to meet their growing requirements for high quality office space," commented David Kray, 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."

Kray added that KBS was very pleased with the outstanding efforts of Wiff Collins and Tim Hogan of MCC Realty Group (www.mccrealtygroup.com) who represented KBS in the transaction. KBS was also pleased to work with the tenant's representatives, Breck Lutz and Alex Grell with Cornish & Carey Commercial in Walnut Creek (www.ccarey.com). The Mt. Diablo Plaza buildings are managed by CB Richard Ellis (www.cbre.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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