Kylli

What Kylli does

Kylli Inc. is a privately held, full-service real estate investment, development, and management firm headquartered in Santa Clara, California, focused on institutional-quality assets in the San Francisco Bay Area. The firm operates a vertically integrated model that covers development, ownership, leasing, and property management, with a stated emphasis on sustainability, design quality, and long-term relationships with occupiers. Its current portfolio comprises three distinct assets: 225 Bush, a historic 1922 office tower in downtown San Francisco originally designed by George W. Kelham for John D. Rockefeller; Burlingame Point, a large waterfront commercial campus in Burlingame designed by Gensler and targeting LEED Gold certification; and Mission Point, a planned mixed-use urban neighborhood in Santa Clara near Levi's Stadium combining homes, offices, retail, and community space with light rail access.

The business generates revenue through two primary streams: recurring rental income from leasing office and commercial space in owned and managed properties, and one-time development proceeds from the build-out and sale or long-term operation of new projects. Kylli targets institutional-grade commercial tenants — corporate offices and professional services firms — through direct enterprise leasing motions, and uses a mix of corporate branding (kylli.com, LinkedIn) and project-specific websites (225bushsf.com, missionpointbykylli.com) to attract and retain occupiers. The firm is led by CEO Ou Sun, who was named San Francisco Business Times Woman of the Year in 2018, and Director of Finance and Asset Management Jay Yang, a former commercial banker at UOB Singapore, Bank of Communications, and East West Bank. Kylli's 225 Bush property management team received the Kingsley Excellence Award in 2020, signaling operational quality.

The firm discloses no proprietary technology platform, no AI/ML capabilities, no API, no patents, and no external funding rounds. It is privately held with no disclosed institutional or venture capital backing, and operates with 11–50 employees. No revenue, ARR, or transaction volume figures are publicly available.

Name

Kylli

Legal name

Kylli Inc.

Website

https://kylli.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kylli Inc. is a privately held Bay Area real estate investment, development, and management firm that owns and operates three institutional-grade assets (225 Bush in San Francisco, Burlingame Point, and Mission Point in Santa Clara) for commercial and mixed-use tenants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate Development

NAICS

Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses) (531120), Rental and Leasing Services (532), Lessors of Real Estate (5311)

SIC

Operators Of Nonresidential Buildings (6512), Lessors Of Real Property, Nec (6519)

akta.pro primary industry

Mixed-Use Property Management (BPAJAGAE)

Keywords

• Commercial real estate development
• Office leasing services
• Mixed-use development
• Property asset management
• Real estate investment

Headquarters

HQ city

Burlingame

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Rental Income: Revenue generated from leasing office and commercial spaces in properties owned and managed by Kylli, including 225 Bush Street in San Francisco and Burlingame Point.
2. Property Development and Sale: Development of new mixed-use and commercial projects (Mission Point, Burlingame Point) for eventual sale or long-term operation within the portfolio.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kylli is a full-service real estate investment and development firm that acquires, develops, operates, and manages institutional-quality commercial and mixed-use real estate assets in the San Francisco Bay Area. It owns and leases a portfolio that includes a historic downtown San Francisco office tower (225 Bush), a large waterfront Peninsula office campus (Burlingame Point), and a planned mixed-use urban neighborhood in Santa Clara (Mission Point), generating revenue through commercial leasing and long-term asset ownership.

Product overview

Kylli operates as a full-service real estate investment and development firm focused on institutional quality assets in the San Francisco Bay Area. The company runs a vertically integrated model covering development, operation, and management of properties. Their portfolio includes three distinct projects: 225 Bush (a historic downtown San Francisco office building), Burlingame Point (a multi-building commercial development on the Peninsula), and Mission Point (a mixed-use urban neighborhood in Santa Clara). The firm serves commercial and residential occupiers in the Bay Area market.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 225 Bush 225 Bush is a historic downtown San Francisco office property originally designed in 1922 by George W. Kelham for John D. Rockefeller as the Standard Oil Building. It is owned and managed by Kylli and leased to institutional-quality office tenants, featuring original architectural details alongside modern upgrades.
• Burlingame Point Burlingame Point is a visionary Bay Area commercial development in Burlingame comprising four office buildings, an amenity building, and a parking structure designed by Gensler. It features waterfront access, walking paths, and open plazas, targets LEED Gold certification, and is leased to institutional-quality office tenants.
• Mission Point Mission Point is a planned mixed-use development in Santa Clara near Levi's Stadium combining homes, offices, retail, and community spaces with light rail access. It is being developed by Kylli as a walkable, bikeable urban neighborhood for residential and commercial occupiers.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Kilroy Realty Corporation: Public Bay Area-headquartered office REIT (NYSE: KRC) with a portfolio concentrated in San Francisco, the Peninsula, and Greater LA. Directly comparable to Kylli on geographic footprint, institutional-quality office focus, and design-led, sustainability-oriented product.
• Hudson Pacific Properties: Office REIT with a major San Francisco/Bay Area presence alongside studios. Comparable to Kylli in owning and operating institutional-grade office product in the same submarkets, with a focus on creative/TMT occupiers.

Broad incumbents

• Boston Properties: Large publicly traded office REIT (NYSE: BXP) with significant West Coast presence including San Francisco. Comparable to Kylli as an institutional owner/operator of trophy office product, though at substantially greater scale and capital markets access.
• The Irvine Company: Privately held, large-scale owner/developer of master-planned mixed-use environments in California. Comparable to Kylli on vertically integrated development-to-operations model and design-led, community-oriented mixed-use product.
• Tishman Speyer: Global real estate investor and developer of office and mixed-use assets, including notable San Francisco holdings. Comparable to Kylli as a vertically integrated sponsor pursuing trophy urban office and mixed-use product.
• Related Companies: Large-scale developer of mixed-use, office, and residential projects in major U.S. cities. Comparable to Kylli in pursuing design-forward mixed-use master plans and operating institutional-grade assets across cycles.
• Lendlease: Global real estate developer and investor with significant U.S. mixed-use and office exposure, including California projects. Comparable to Kylli as a master-planned mixed-use developer pursuing sustainable, design-led urban product.

Regional players

• Sares-Regis Group: West Coast-focused real estate investment and development firm active in Northern California office, multifamily, and mixed-use. Comparable to Kylli in regional California focus and integrated development/asset management.
• Sobrato: Silicon Valley-based family-owned developer and owner of office, R&D, and mixed-use product. Comparable to Kylli on Bay Area institutional-grade office ownership and privately held, long-horizon capital structure.
• Jay Paul Company: Bay Area-focused commercial real estate developer known for trophy office campuses along the Peninsula and in Silicon Valley. Directly comparable to Kylli on Peninsula institutional office product (closely related to Burlingame Point's competitive set).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kylli-inc

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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