Three Executives at Grubb & Ellis|Commercial Florida among Top Three Producers in Central Florida

ORLANDO - The Central Florida Chapter of the National Association of Office and Industrial Properties---NAIOP---recently named three executives at Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida among the top three commercial property brokers in the region.

Jeff Sweeney, SIOR, president of Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida in Orlando, Tampa and Melbourne, said associates Joe Rossi and Bret Felberg ranked among the region’s top three Investment brokers in 2009. Both executives posted sales of Investment properties that totaled more than $25 million.

Rossi joined Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida seven years ago. Felberg is a five-year veteran of the firm.

David Calcanis, who joined Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida six years ago, ranked among the region’s top three land brokers with sales that totaled approximately $15 million.

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 45 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 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 www.grubb-ellis.com.

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 Vice President David Calcanis named ONE OF THE top TWO land brokers in 2008

Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida Vice President David Calcanis named ONE OF THE top TWO land brokers in 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. – David Calcanis, vice president of land services at Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida in Orlando, which is associated with 130 Grubb & Ellis offices worldwide, was recently named as one of the top two land sales brokers in 2008 at the “Best of the Best” awards banquet sponsored by the NAIOP’s Central Florida chapter.

Calcanis, who has been with Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida for five years, sold properties valued at more than $25 million last year.

NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, is the leading organization for developers, owners and related professionals in office, industrial and mixed-use real estate, comprising 18,000 members in North America. For more information, visit naiop.org.

For more information, contact:
David Calcanis, Vice President Land Serivces, Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida, 407-481-5247
Jeff Sweeney, Grubb & EllisCommercial Florida, 407-481-5378, jsweeney@commercialfl.com
Larry Vershel, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142, lvershelco@aol.com

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:
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 Sept. 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/.

Three Brokers at Crossman and Company Lauded Among Top Ten Retail Producers in Nine-County Central Florida Region

Three Brokers at Crossman & Company Lauded Among Top Ten Retail Producers in Nine-County Central Florida Region

ORLANDO, Fla. - Three commercial real estate brokers at Crossman & Company, which ranks as one of region’s top retail leasing and property management firms, were named among the Top Ten producers in the nine-county Central Florida region in 2008.

John Crossman, CCIM, president of Crossman & Company, said retail brokers Courtney Potter-Kowalchuk, Scott Renick and Geno Jarquin were recognized among the Top Ten retail brokers in Central Florida during the Central Florida Commercial Association of Realtors (CFCAR) Hallmark Awards banquet recently.

Kowalchuk, who joined Crossman & Company in 2006, logged retail lease transactions that totaled nearly 172,000 square feet valued at more than $16,305,800.00 in 2008.

Renick, who has been with Crossman & Company for eight years and serves as principal leasing agent at The Villages in Sumter, Lake and Marion counties, reported lease agreements that totaled 125,859 square feet and valued at $17,815,817.00 in 2008.

Jarquin, who joined Crossman & Company in 2006, last year reported retail lease agreements that totaled more than 57,640 square feet, worth more than $8,426,757.00.

“Courtney Potter-Kowalchuk, Scott Renick and Geno Jarquin are three of the brightest and most energetic commercial leasing agents in Florida and I’m delighted they were recognized for their talents,” said Crossman.

For more information contact:
John Crossman CCIM, President, Crossman & Company, 407-581-6218
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications, 407-644-4142

About Crossman & Company:
Crossman & Company is one of the largest third-party retail leasing and management companies in Central Florida, based upon the total number of retail square footage. Founded in Orlando, Fla. 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. Please visit http://www.crossmanco.com/, or call 407.423.5400 for more information.