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Peakstone Realty Trust Executive Compensation (FY24)

PKST · El Segundo, CA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2024
Chief executive, fiscal 2024
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Michael Escalante
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 28, 2025
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Data as of October 19, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 29, 2025
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Chief executive total compensation — Michael Escalante: $7,843,857 → $7,162,931 (8.7% lower)

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Who is Peakstone Realty Trust's chief executive and what were they paid?
Michael Escalante was paid $7,162,931 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer and President for fiscal 2024. Escalante's total moved 8.7% lower from the $7,843,857 reported for fiscal 2023.
What was Peakstone Realty Trust's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 89.5% support at the meeting held May 28, 2025 for fiscal 2024.
Which companies are in Peakstone Realty Trust's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Apartment Investment and Management Company, Brandywine Realty Trust, Empire State Realty, Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. and Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc., among others.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Michael Escalante
Chief Executive Officer and President
◇◇◇———◇◇
Javier Bitar
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Nina Sitzer
Chief Operating Officer Chief Legal Officer, and Secretary
◇◇◇———◇◇
Scott Tausk
Executive Vice President
◇◇◇———◇◇
Louis Sohn
Executive Vice President
◇◇◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Michael Escalante
Chief Executive Officer and President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Javier Bitar
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Nina Sitzer
Chief Operating Officer Chief Legal Officer, and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Louis Sohn
Executive Vice President
◇—◇———◇◇
Scott Tausk
Executive Vice President
◇—◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Michael Escalante
Chief Executive Officer and President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Nina Sitzer
Chief Operating Officer Chief Legal Officer, and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Javier Bitar
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2024
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Javier F. BitarRSU◇——◇——◇
Michael J. EscalanteRSU◇——◇——◇
Nina Momtazee SitzerRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2022, 2023 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2024 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Javier BitarRSU◇◇——
Michael EscalanteRSU◇◇——
Nina SitzerRSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Javier Bitar
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Michael Escalante
Chief Executive Officer and President · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance cash amount◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Nina Sitzer
Chief Operating Officer Chief Legal Officer, and Secretary · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Excise tax treatment◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2024
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Casey Wold
Board chair
◇◇———◇◇
Samuel Tang
◇◇———◇◇
Carrie DeWees
◇◇———◇◇
Jeffrey Friedman
◇◇————◇
Michael J. Escalante served on the board in fiscal 2024 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2024
  • Apartment Investment and Management Company AIV
  • Brandywine Realty Trust BDN
  • Empire State Realty ESRT
  • Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. HPP
  • Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. IIPR
  • JBG SMITH Properties JBGS
  • LTC Properties, Inc. LTC
  • LXP Industrial Trust LXP
  • Orion Office REIT Inc. ONL
  • Paramount Group, Inc. PGRE
  • Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc. PLYM
  • Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. ROIC
  • Sila Realty Trust, Inc. SILA
  • Terreno Realty TRNO

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2024May 28, 2025=◇◇◇
2023June 18, 2024=◇◇◇
2022June 20, 2023=◇◇◇
2021November 30, 2022=◇◇◇
2020June 15, 2021=◇◇◇
2019June 15, 2020=◇◇◇

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Citations

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137 figures on this page: 131 cited to the filing that reported them, 6 calculated from figures it prints.
131 cited to the filing
6 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001140361-25-020770
    Proposal 2 – Advisory (Non-Binding) Vote on the Compensation Paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation pa
  2. 0001140361-25-013469
    Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END DECEMBER 31, 2024 · SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE · and 1 more section
  3. 0001140361-24-030793
    Proposal 3 – Advisory (Non-Binding) Vote on the Compensation Paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers The Company’s shareholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation pa
  4. 0001140361-24-023021
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  5. 0001600626-23-000104
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001600626-22-000135
  7. 0001600626-21-000135
  8. 0001600626-20-000126
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Real Estate rankings

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Peers Peakstone Realty Trust discloses

The companies named in PKST's own disclosed peer group.

Apartment Investment and Management CompanyBrandywine Realty TrustEmpire State RealtyHudson Pacific Properties, Inc.Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc.JBG SMITH PropertiesLTC Properties, Inc.LXP Industrial TrustOrion Office REIT Inc.Paramount Group, Inc.Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc.Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.Sila Realty Trust, Inc.Terreno Realty

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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