Friday, April 17, 2009

Grubb & Ellis|Commercial Florida Appoints Nat Barganier Executive Director of Distressed Properties Group


Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida Appoints Nat Barganier Executive Director of Distressed Properties Group


TAMPA, Fla. - Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida, associated with 130 Grubb & Ellis offices worldwide, has appointed Nat Barganier executive director of the firm’s Distressed Properties Group, which provides receivership, management, repositioning and disposition services for special real estate assets throughout Florida.


Jeffrey Sweeney, SIOR, president of Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida, in Tampa, Orlando and Melbourne, said Barganier will also assume a key role in the firm’s expanding Multi-Family Advisory Group working closely with Sweeney, investment advisor Kelly Oliver and marketing coordinator Larry Leitzman in the disposition of multi-family properties.


Barganier, a graduate of Texas State University in San Marcos, has more than 25 years of experience in commercial real estate. Prior to joining Grubb & Ellis, Barganier was a veteran of Camden Property Trust (CPT:NYSE) and served as vice president of Multi-Family Investment for the Southeast Region. His responsibilities included multi-family development, acquisition and disposition of numerous projects with locations ranging from Washington D.C. to Boca Raton.


“We are pleased an executive of Nat Barganier’s experience has joined our firm and we expect him to play a major role in our growth,” said Sweeney.


About Grubb & Ellis:
Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE) is one of the largest and most respected commercial real estate services and investment companies. With more than 130 owned and affiliate offices worldwide, Grubb & Ellis offers property owners, corporate occupants and investors comprehensive integrated real estate solutions, including transaction, management, consulting and investment advisory services supported by proprietary market research and extensive local market expertise.


Grubb & Ellis and its subsidiaries are leading sponsors of real estate investment programs that provide individuals and institutions the opportunity to invest in a broad range of real estate investment vehicles, including tax-deferred 1031 tenant-in-common (TIC) exchanges; public non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs) and real estate investment funds. As of September 30, 2008, more than $3.8 billion in investor equity has been raised for these investment programs. The company and its subsidiaries currently manage a growing portfolio of more than 225 million square feet of real estate. In 2007, Grubb & Ellis was selected from among 15,000 vendors as Microsoft Corporation's Vendor of the Year. For more information regarding Grubb & Ellis Company, please visit http://www.grubb-ellis.com/.


For Information:
Nat Barganier, Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida, 813-639-1111 ext. 205
Kelly Oliver, Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida, 813-639-1111 ext. 262
Jeffrey Sweeney, Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida, 407-481-5387
Larry Leitzman, Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida, 813-830-7890 ext. 300
Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142

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