Pacific Office Properties Appoints Michael Burer Chief Financial Officer

Pacific Office Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE Amex: PCE), a West Coast office REIT, announced today that the Board of Directors has accepted the resignation of Chief Financial Officer, James R. Wolford, and has named Michael C. Burer, previously the Company’s Executive Vice President of Operations, as Chief Financial Officer.

"I want to take this opportunity to thank Jim for his contributions to Pacific Office Properties. We wish him all the best in his future endeavors,” said Jim Ingebritsen, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Burer steps into the Chief Financial Officer position after serving nine years with the Company and its affiliates in ever-expanding roles, including Senior Vice President of Finance in which he managed the day-to-day operations of the finance and accounting department and most recently as Executive Vice President, Operations. Burer received his undergraduate degree in accounting from Boston College’s Carroll School of Management, his MBA from the University of San Diego School of Business and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of San Diego School of Law.

About Pacific Office Properties Trust, Inc.

Pacific Office Properties Trust, Inc. (www.pacificofficeproperties.com) is a real estate investment trust that owns, acquires and operates office properties in selected long term growth markets within the western United States and Hawaii. The Company’s strategy is to acquire, often in partnership with institutional co-investors, value-added office buildings whose potential can be maximized through improvements, repositioning, and superior leasing and management. The Company continues The Shidler Group’s highly successful institutional joint-venture operations, which focus on acquiring opportunistic and value-added commercial real estate in partnership with institutional co-investors.