Kilroy Realty’s Columbia Square Office Buildings Earn Two LEED Gold Certifications
August 18 2016 - 6:17PM
Business Wire
Kilroy Realty Corporation (NYSE: KRC) today announced
that 469,000 square feet of the office component of the Columbia
Square mixed-use development project in Hollywood have earned LEED
Gold certifications under the Core & Shell rating system
created by the US Green Building Council. The office component is
comprised of historic and new office buildings that are leased to
several well-known entertainment and media companies, including
Viacom and Fender. Sustainable elements were incorporated into all
aspects of the building design.
KRC has a successful track record of sustainability
achievements. GRESB, widely recognized as the most rigorous
standard for measuring the sustainability performance of real
estate companies and funds, named KRC the North American leader in
sustainability for the past two consecutive years.
“Our Columbia Square project demonstrates both best-in-class
historic renovation as well as new construction,” says Richard
Mount, Senior Vice President of Construction Services at KRC. “The
LEED Gold certifications for both the new as well as the historic
office buildings are the culmination of a focus on sustainability
that began at the project’s inception.”
The office buildings, spanning 480,000 square feet, demonstrate
forward-thinking environmentally-focused design that includes the
following features:
- Innovative Variable Refrigerant
Management System
- Onsite Composting
- LEED Master Site Review
- Capability of using 100% outside air
for cooling
- Large Onsite Bicycle Amenity
- Waterless Urinals and other Low Flow
Fixtures
- Materials purchasing focused on
recycled content, regional sourcing, and FSC wood
- Enhanced commissioning
- Low-emitting materials and rigorous
construction air quality management
- Electric car charging stations
Built in 1938, Columbia Square was the most modern technology
facility of its time. Designed by renowned architect William
Lescaze in the International Modernist style, its state-of-the-art
recording studios and theaters cemented Hollywood as the world’s
entertainment center. KRC purchased the 4.7-acre site in 2012 and
helped lead Hollywood’s revitalization. In addition to the office
component, the 685,000 square foot mixed-use project also includes
a 200-unit residential tower, which is pursuing WELL certification,
focusing on human health. Upon successful certification, Columbia
Square’s residential project will be the second multifamily
building to achieve WELL certification in the country.
About Kilroy Realty Corporation. With almost 70 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 broad roster of
dynamic, innovation-driven tenants, including technology,
entertainment, digital media and health care companies.
At June 30, 2016, the company’s stabilized portfolio totaled
13.7 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. The company is recognized
by GRESB as the North American leader in sustainability and was
ranked first among 155 North American participants across all
asset types. At the end of the fourth quarter, the company’s
properties were 47% LEED certified and 69% of eligible properties
were ENERGY STAR certified. In addition, KRC had one office project
totaling approximately 700,000 square feet under construction, two
office projects in lease-up totaling approximately 430,000 square
feet and a 200-unit residential tower in lease-up. More information
is available at http://www.kilroyrealty.com.
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