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Toll Brothers is selling its $5B multifamily platform to Kennedy Wilson for $347M, including 18 operating properties and 29 development sites. Toll will refocus on homebuilding, while Kennedy Wilson gains ~80,000 units under ownership and management.
📊 Quick Dive
$347M price: Toll monetizes rental platform at ~1.5× book value.
80,000 units: Kennedy Wilson expands its footprint, betting on long-run rental demand.
4.1% vacancy: U.S. multifamily tightened in Q2, signaling recover
Kilroy Realty Buys Beverly Hills Office Campus for $205M.
Kilroy Realty has acquired Maple Plaza, a 293K-SF Class A office campus in Beverly Hills, for ~$205M — more than double its 2005 value. The property is 75% leased, with upside from remaining vacancies. At ~$700/SF, the deal highlights how prime submarkets still attract capital despite U.S. office vacancy hitting ~20% in mid-2025. For Tishman Speyer, the sale completes its Beverly Hills exit and frees capital for other markets.
Office vs. Industrial: Vacancy Rates Diverge Sharply
U.S. office vacancy climbed to ~20.7% in mid-2025, a record high, while industrial vacancy remains near 6.6%. This contrast underscores bifurcation: demand shortfall continues in offices, while warehouses remain closer to equilibrium. Beverly Hills’ office vacancy is lower at ~18.6%, but the national picture reinforces a selective market — capital is flowing only to trophy assets or resilient sectors.
The Toll–Kennedy Wilson trade is the blueprint of today’s market: developers are de-risking, while well-capitalized operators scale. For practitioners, two lessons stand out:
Liquidity over legacy — don’t hesitate to exit non-core assets if capital can be redeployed into your true expertise.
Flight to quality is real — whether multifamily platforms or Beverly Hills offices, capital is selective. Investors, lenders, and developers must align underwriting to this bifurcation: prime assets can still command strong pricing, while secondary properties face heavier discounting.
Multifamily: Watch for Toll’s gradual sale of its $3B in remaining assets and Kennedy Wilson’s integration of 29 development sites.
Office: Leasing velocity at Maple Plaza will be the real test — success could reset pricing benchmarks in Westside LA.
Rates: The Fed’s dovish tilt could compress cap rates further if cuts continue into Q4.
Capital Rotation: Expect more exits by builders and more platform buys by institutional operators through year-end.
