To grow, Singapore Reit will go where tech firms opt to be

Keppel Pacific Oak US Reit tracks US areas with rising populations too

Mr David Snyder is chief executive and chief investment officer of Keppel Pacific Oak US Reit. The real estate investment trust, which listed in Singapore under the name Keppel-KBS US Reit, has continued to steadily grow its portfolio, acquiring prop
Mr David Snyder is chief executive and chief investment officer of Keppel Pacific Oak US Reit. The real estate investment trust, which listed in Singapore under the name Keppel-KBS US Reit, has continued to steadily grow its portfolio, acquiring properties in Seattle and Orlando within the past year. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
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The Seattle area's status as a tech hub is well established with titans such as Amazon, Microsoft and Google calling it home, but it is also proving a fertile field for a fast-growing Singapore firm.

Keppel Pacific Oak US Reit, which has 12 freehold office buildings and business campuses across the United States, derives 42.2 per cent of its rental income from the city in Washington state in the US Pacific north-west. The real estate investment trust, which listed under the name Keppel-KBS US Reit, has continued to steadily grow its portfolio, acquiring properties in Seattle and Orlando within the past year.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on September 16, 2019, with the headline To grow, Singapore Reit will go where tech firms opt to be. Subscribe