Steve Mellon Joins Grubb & Ellis as Vice President, Director, Self Storage Group

SANTA ANA, Calif. (June 1, 2009) – Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE), a leading real estate services and investment firm, today announced that Steve Mellon, (top right photo) an expert on the self storage industry, has joined the company as vice president, director, Self Storage Group.

Effective immediately, he will lead Grubb & Ellis’ Self Storage Group, providing real estate services to the self storage industry. Mellon will be based in the company’s Houston office.

The hire reinforces Grubb & Ellis’ strategy of strengthening and expanding its practice groups as part of its overall objective to provide customized solutions that meet the specific needs of its clients, providing deeper specialization and collaboration across service lines and geography.

“One of Grubb & Ellis’ core strategies is to move deeper into the world of practice groups to provide a higher level of expertise to clients that may require different strategies or execution standards to facilitate their business needs,” said Greg Coxon, president, Transaction Services.

“Steve brings to Grubb & Ellis an established set of clients and a profound understanding of the real estate needs of self storage companies. I am confident that with his expertise, Grubb & Ellis’ Self Storage Group will be in good hands.”

For further information regarding Grubb & Ellis’ Self Storage Group, please contact Mellon at 713.599.5130.


Contacts:
Julia McCartney, 714.975.2230, julia.mccartney@grubb-ellis.com
Erin Mays, 312.698.6735, erin.mays@grubb-ellis.com