Friday, March 26, 2010

Brandon Pacheco Joins Grubb & Ellis Securities as Regional Vice President


SANTA ANA, CA, (Mar. 26, 2010) – Grubb & Ellis Securities, Inc. today announced that Brandon Pacheco  (top right photo) has joined the company as a regional vice president. In his new role, Pacheco is responsible for raising equity in the states of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and Wyoming for the various real estate investment programs sponsored or advised by the investment subsidiaries of Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE).

These programs include Grubb & Ellis Apartment REIT, Inc. and Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT II, Inc., both publicly registered non-traded real estate investment trusts.

“Brandon is a seasoned sales professional with an exceptional reputation and thorough understanding of the industry,” said Richard Arnitz, (bottom left photo) executive vice president of sales with Grubb & Ellis Securities. “He is an exceptional addition to our sales force, and I am confident that he will provide exceptional service to our broker-dealer partners and clients in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska and Wyoming.”

Pacheco joins Grubb & Ellis Securities from Sun Life Financial Distributors, Inc., where he served as a regional vice president. Prior to entering the securities field with Oppenheimer Funds in 1998, he served as an aviation ordinance third class petty officer with the United States Navy aboard the USS Constellation.

Contact: Damon Elder, Phone: 714.975.2659, Email: damon.elder@grubb-ellis.com


 Grubb & Ellis Opens San Diego Office

SANTA ANA, CA– Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE), a leading real estate services and investment firm, today announced that the six principals of Commercial Realty Advisers, along with a majority of the firm’s brokerage professionals, have joined the company to form a new Grubb & Ellis-owned office in San Diego, effective immediately.

Joining Grubb & Ellis as senior vice presidents are Gregory Albertini, Brent Bohlken, Jeffrey Chasan, Steve Dok, Brandon Keith and Robert Vallera, all industry veterans whose varied and complementary expertise spans a wide range of commercial real estate specialties. Each will have a participating interest in the success of the new office.

The team will be joined by the majority of Commercial Realty Advisers’ brokerage professionals, giving Grubb & Ellis a significant brokerage and management presence in San Diego. The company currently manages approximately 5 million square feet of property throughout San Diego.

“Grubb & Ellis is already a well-known brand with a significant management presence in San Diego,” said Jack Van Berkel, (lower right photo)  Grubb & Ellis’ chief operating officer and president, Real Estate Services. “With the addition of Commercial Realty Advisers’ principals and its top professionals, the company has established itself as a leader in the San Diego commercial real estate market overnight. We’ve also enhanced Grubb & Ellis’ presence throughout Southern California.”

Grubb & Ellis will operate its San Diego operations from the former Commercial Realty Advisers office in UTC, located at 4275 Executive Square in La Jolla.

Contacts:
Janice McDill,  Phone: 312.698.6707, Email: janice.mcdill@grubb-ellis.com
Erin Mays,  312.698.6735,  erin.mays@grubb-ellis.com

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