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Piedmont Center Attracts New Mortgage Tenants
Atlanta, GA -- July 7,
2005: KBS Realty Advisors (www.kbsrealty.com) announced recently it had
signed two new leases totaling 50,343 sq. ft. at Piedmont Center 5-8, a 503,725
sq. ft. office property located in Atlanta's prestigious Buckhead submarket.
The two transactions included a 21,330 sq. ft. new lease to Amerisave Mortgage
on May 24, and a 29,013 sq. ft. new lease to Lenox Financial Mortgage on June
23.
Amerisave Mortgage (www.amerisave.com), headquartered in Atlanta, is one the
nations largest, privately held financial services companies. Amerisave
is licensed in more than 45 states and provides the processing, closing and
customer service of loans. Amerisave has closed over $2 billion since January
2003. The new office at Piedmont Center serves as Amerisave's headquarter location.
Founded in 1997, Lenox Financial Mortgage (www.lnxloans.com) is headquartered
in Atlanta and employs over 100 seasoned loan officers. The company offers loans
with no closing costs. Since its conception, Lenox Financial has helped thousands
of homeowners accomplish their financial goals through the use of their mortgage.
"We are pleased that both Amerisave and Lenox Financial have selected a
KBS property in which to grow their operations in Atlanta," commented Peter
Potrykus, Senior Vice President for KBS Realty Advisors. "We would like
to express our appreciation to Chris Port and Jeff Keppen with CB Richard Ellis
(www.cbre.com), who represented KBS in both transactions. We would also like
to thank Phil Dunkley and Deane Stokes of Metropolitan Realty Associates (www.mraweb.net),
who represented Amerisave and Shan Morris and Mark Rosenthal of Trammell Crow
(www.trammellcrow.com) who represented Lenox Financial."
Headquartered in Newport Beach, CA, KBS Realty Advisors (www.kbsrealty.com)
is a premier real estate investment firm that has invested over $5 billion since
the companys inception in 1992. KBS was founded and is operated by Peter
Bren, President and Chairman and Charles J. Schreiber, Jr., CEO. KBS has offices
in Newport Beach, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, New York and Washington, DC.