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KBS Realty Advisors Names Steven A. Silva Senior Vice President
San Francisco, CA – October 2, 2007: KBS Realty Advisors, one of the nation’s leading commercial real estate investment advisors, has named Steven A. Silva Senior Vice President. Based in the firm’s San Francisco office, Silva is responsible for all asset management functions for properties located in the San Francisco Bay, Sacramento, Portland and Seattle Markets.
We are thrilled to bring such an accomplished individual onto the KBS team,” said Bill Milligan, Western Regional President for KBS Realty Advisors. “Steve Silva’s expertise will be invaluable in supporting KBS’ investment strategy in the Western United States.”
Silva brings over 22 years of commercial real estate experience to his new position at KBS which includes an extensive knowledge of lease transactions, property repositioning, dispositions, acquisition underwriting and establishing third-party management and leasing relationships.
Prior to joining KBS, Silva was Vice President of Asset Management for Maier Siebel Baber, a San Francisco-based real estate investment advisory subsidiary of U.S. Trust. Prior to this position, Silva also served as a Senior Investment Manager for MetLife Real Estate Investments overseeing all asset management and leasing functions for several San Francisco central business district office towers as well suburban office and R&D projects along the San Francisco Peninsula.
Mr. Silva is a graduate of Santa Clara University where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Commerce degree with a double-major in Management and Finance.
About KBS Realty Advisors
Founded by Peter Bren and Chuck Schreiber in 1992 as a private equity real estate company, KBS Realty Advisors is a SEC registered real estate investment advisor. KBS invests in, manages and sells high quality U.S. commercial real estate assets for institutional, corporate and private investors. Since 1992 the company has completed transactional activity exceeding $10 billion via 18 separate accounts, six commingled funds and a private equity REIT. For more information, visit www.kbsrealty.com.