LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE: KRC) today said that current Senior Project Manager for the Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure (“OCII”) for the City and County of San Francisco, Mike Grisso, has agreed to join the West Coast real estate investment trust to assist in the company’s entitlement, land planning, and development efforts.
Mr. Grisso will join KRC in mid-July after 11 years with OCII and its predecessor, the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, where he was managing the implementation of the Transbay and South of Market Redevelopment Project Areas. He was responsible for planning and facilitating development on more than 12 acres of vacant public property in the heart of downtown San Francisco and serving as the agency’s lead negotiator on a variety of complex real estate and public and private development transactions, including more than $400 million in land dispositions.
Mr. Grisso holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Los Angeles and a Master in Public Policy and Urban Planning from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He will be based in the company’s San Francisco office.
About Kilroy Realty Corporation. With more than 65 years’ experience owning, developing, acquiring and managing real estate assets in West Coast real estate markets, Kilroy Realty Corporation (KRC), a publicly traded real estate investment trust and member of the S&P MidCap 400 Index, is one of the region’s premier landlords. The company provides physical work environments that foster creativity and productivity, and serves a roster of dynamic, innovation-driven tenants, including technology, entertainment, digital media and health care companies.
At March 31, 2014, the company’s stabilized portfolio totaled 13.3 million square feet of office properties, all located in the coastal regions of greater Seattle, the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego. 41% of the company’s properties were LEED certified and 55% of the eligible properties were ENERGY STAR certified. In addition, KRC has approximately 2.5 million square feet of new office development under construction with a total estimated investment of approximately $1.5 billion. More information is available at http://www.kilroyrealty.com.
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