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History

 

Heritage

Over seventy years ago, our founder Allen J. Block started Block & Company, Inc., Realtors, and through the years the firm grew into a regional full service commercial real estate brokerage company. The company's success was driven by our clear focus on enhancing financial outcomes for our customers and our commitment by our associates to address our customers' needs and goals and then succeed in accomplishing them. With these commitments as our driving force, in July, 2009, Allen's sons and Principals of the firm, Kenneth, Stephen and Michael Block established their own firm for the future, Block Real Estate Services, LLC (BRES).

BRES was created to culminate the establishment of a stronger, multi-dimensional firm to better serve our clients needs. BRES continues to provide a full pallet of real estate services at the corporate headquarters in Kansas City, at our affiliate, Block Hawley Real Estate Services in St. Louis, and throughout the country. The same focus that allowed Allen Block to start the company has strengthened our commitment to our clients and investors and is evidenced in our tag line, "Real Estate. Real Strategies. Real Success."

Principles

We serve our investors with the highest integrity, and the expertise it takes to build and maintain long-term relationships. Our investors entrust us with the stewardship of their financial resources and we build their wealth through our disciplined approach to investing. At Block Real Estate Services we take pride in being progressive, yet prudent and enthusiastic, and objective. These principles guide us as we seek to best represent our investors' interests.

Faithful Stewards

Our core principles are the foundation of an enduring family institution. As faithful stewards of our clients' wealth, Block Real Estate Services is driven by the values instilled in every employee by our founder, Allen Block. It is this commitment that has fostered our strong client relationships and enabled the continued growth of our firm.

Block Funds

In 2004, the Block family invited other like-minded families to use their real estate investment capabilities to invest in a portfolio of institutional-quality office, industrial and retail commercial real estate otherwise not available to individual investors. This was the inception of Block Funds. Over the last seven years, through four individual funds, Block has provided its investors with strong, stable cash yields, low correlations with other asset classes and competitive risk-adjusted returns.

Aligned Interests

Today, our investors have entrusted Block Funds with real estate assets in excess of $250 million. Our private ownership structure enables us to align the interests of our owners, Principals, and investors. In each Block Fund an affiliate of the General Partner and the Principals contribute a minimum of $1 million of the total capital contribution to the fund. This investment directly and materially aligns the interest of the General Partner and the Principals with those of our investors.

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