Crossman & Company Earns Regions Top CoStar Power Broker Awards

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Crossman & Company, the Orlando based commercial real estate company that ranks as one of the largest retail property management, leasing and development companies in the Southeast, recently earned seven of the top CoStar Power Broker awards.

John Crossman, president of Crossman & Company, said CoStar named Crossman & Company one of the Central Florida region’s top leasing firm and the region’s top retail leasing brokers.

Six associates at Crossman & Company also earned CoStar Power Broker awards: Ashley Thornburg; Courtney Kowalchuk, vice president of leasing; Daniel Germano, senior associate; Katherine Rush; Justin Greider, vice president and director of leasing; and Whitaker Leonhardt.

About Crossman & Company:

Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, Crossman & Company is a commercial real estate brokerage firm that specializes in the retail industry. Currently their portfolio under leasing and/or management exceeds 150 shopping centers throughout the Southeast US. Founded in 1990, Crossman & Company focuses solely on landlord representation and serves clients including Publix, PREIT, and GE. Please visit www.crossmanco.com, or call 407-423-5400 for more information.

Crossman & Company Senior Associates Courtney Kowalchuk and Justin Greider named Top Central Florida Brokers by CoStar Group

ORLANDO - Crossman & Company Senior Associates Courtney Kowalchuk and Justin Greider were each recently given CoStar Group’s Power Broker award in the Central Florida retail property category for 2009.

CoStar Group, the leading provider of marketing and information services to commercial real estate professionals in the U.S. ranked area retail property brokers by volume of commercial leases transacted.

John Crossman, president of Crossman & Company, said Kowalchuk negotiated retail leases valued at $17 million in 2009. Greider’s lease and sales transactions were valued at more than $16.3 million.
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For more information please contact: John Crossman, CCIM, President, Crossman & Company, 407-581-6218, jcrossman@crossmanco.com; Molly Delahunty, Research Analyst, Crossman & Company, 407-581-6220, mdelahunty@crossmanco.com

About Crossman & Company: Crossman & Company is one of the largest third-party retail leasing and management companies in Florida with over 16 million square feet under leasing and/or management. Founded in Orlando in 1990, Crossman & Company is a full service commercial real estate firm that advises its clients in leasing, management, development and investment sales of retail and office properties and serves clients including Publix Super Markets, Inc., Lake Nona, PREIT, and LaSalle Investment Management. Please visit www.crossmanco.com, or call 407-423-5400 for more information.

CoStar Group Ranks Three Brokers at Grubb & Ellis|Commercial Florida among Top Brokers in Tampa Region

CoStar Group Ranks Three Brokers at Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida among Top Brokers in Tampa Region


TAMPA, Fla. - Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida got a boost recently from CoStar Group, the leading U.S. provider of information services to the commercial real estate industry.

Jeff Sweeney, SIOR, president and managing partner of Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida in Tampa, Orlando and Melbourne, said CoStar Group recently named Michelle Seifert, Jan Boltres, CCIM, and Michael Scott of the firm’s Tampa office among the top commercial property brokers in the Tampa Bay region.











Jan Boltres, Michelle Seifert and Michael Scott


The CoStar ranking was based on leasing and sales activities in 2008, Sweeney said.
Seifert, who was recently promoted to vice president of Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida’s Retail Group, posted retail property leases and sales that totaled $25,000,000 in 2008.

Boltres and Scott, principals at Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida, serve as senior vice presidents of the firm’s Industrial Group. Working as a team, Boltres and Scott closed on industrial property leases and sales in 2008 that totaled $29,842,720.

Contacts:
Larry Lietzman, Marketing Director, 813-830-7890
Jeffrey Sweeney, SIOR President 407-481-5387
Larry Vershel Communications 407-644-4142

About Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida:
Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida is an affiliated commercial real estate services firm specializing in the leasing and sale of office, industrial, retail, land and investment properties. Currently Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida has 30 brokers divided among its Tampa, Orlando and Melbourne offices which serve the entire mid-Florida marketplace. Visit http://www.commercialfl.com/.

About Grubb & Ellis:
Named to The Global Outsourcing 100™ in 2009 by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals™, Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE) is one of the largest and most respected commercial real estate services and investment companies in the world. Our 6,000 professionals in more than 130 company-owned and affiliate offices draw from a unique platform of real estate services, practice groups and investment products to deliver comprehensive, integrated solutions to real estate owners, tenants and investors. The firm’s transaction, management, consulting and investment services are supported by highly regarded proprietary market research and extensive local expertise. Through Grubb & Ellis Realty Investors, the company is a leading sponsor of real estate investment programs that provide individuals and institutions the opportunity to invest in a broad range of real estate investment vehicles, including public non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs), tenant-in-common (TIC) investments suitable for tax-deferred 1031 exchanges and other real estate investment funds. For more information, visit http://www.grubb-ellis.com/.

Grubb & Ellis|Commercial Florida Broker honored by CoStar Group 2nd Year in a Row as a Top Retail Broker

Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida Broker honored by CoStar Group 2nd Year in a Row as a Top Retail Broker

TAMPA, Fla. – Michelle Seifert at Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida, which is associated with 130 Grubb & Ellis offices worldwide, was recently honored for the second year in a row as a top retail broker in the Tampa Bay region by the world’s leading provider of business information to the commercial real estate industry.

Jeffrey S. Sweeney, SIOR, president of Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida, said Seifert, who was promoted earlier this year to vice president of Grubb & Ellis’ Retail Services Group in Tampa, received the CoStar award for negotiating retail transactions in 2008 totaling more than $25 million.

“Michelle’s award, following her recent promotion to vice president, further solidifies her commitment to excel within the industry,” Sweeney said. “She has positioned herself to be the best of the best and is truly an asset to our organization,” he said.

About Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida:

Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida is an affiliated commercial real estate services firm specializing in the leasing and sale of office, industrial, retail, land and investment properties. Currently Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida has 40 brokers divided among its Orlando, Melbourne and Tampa offices to serve the entire mid-Florida marketplace.

About Grubb & Ellis:

Named to The Global Outsourcing 100™ in 2009 by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals™, Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE) is one of the largest and most respected commercial real estate services and investment companies in the world. Our 6,000 professionals in more than 130 company-owned and affiliate offices draw from a unique platform of real estate services, practice groups and investment products to deliver comprehensive, integrated solutions to real estate owners, tenants and investors. The firm’s transaction, management, consulting and investment services are supported by highly regarded proprietary market research and extensive local expertise. Through its investment subsidiaries, the company is a leading sponsor of real estate investment programs that provide individuals and institutions the opportunity to invest in a broad range of real estate investment vehicles, including public non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs), tenant-in-common (TIC) investments suitable for tax-deferred 1031 exchanges, mutual funds and other real estate investment funds. For more information, visit http://www.grubb-ellis.com/.

Contact:

Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida, 3030 N. Rocky Point Drive W.,Tampa, FL 33609,www.commercialfl.com

Michelle Seifert 813-830-7285
Jeffrey Sweeney 407-481-5387
Larry Vershel 407-644-4142