Industry Veteran Richard Wieneke Joins Grubb & Ellis

SEATTLE, WA– Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE), a leading real estate services and investment firm,  announced that Richard Wieneke (top left photo)  has joined the company as senior vice president, Investment Group. A 28-year veteran of Seattle’s commercial real estate industry, Wieneke will specialize in assisting clients with the sale and acquisition of distressed assets.

“Richard is one of our city’s most accomplished commercial real estate practitioners. He brings extensive experience and relationships, and will be an asset as we continue to build our presence in the Seattle market,” said Bill Condon, (bottom right photo)  managing director of Grubb & Ellis’ Seattle office.

Throughout his career, Wieneke has been involved in the development, acquisition and disposition of real estate assets valued in excess of $2 billion.

Wieneke spent the majority of his career at Kennedy Associates Real Estate Counsel Inc., where he participated in the startup of the investment advisory firm, specializing in value-add acquisitions, in 1981.

During his 20 years at Kennedy Associates, the company grew to 85 people with offices in Seattle, Los Angeles, Dallas, Denver and Washington, D.C., with a nationwide portfolio of $4.5 billion on behalf of more than 200 public, corporate and Taft-Harley pension plans.

Wieneke spent five years from 2001 to 2005 as senior real estate director at Opus Northwest LLC. He joins Grubb & Ellis from TNR LLC, where he was the owner of the development firm since 2005.

Wieneke earned two bachelor’s degrees from Washington State University and a master’s degree from the University of Oregon.

Contact::   Julia McCartney Phone: 714.975.2230,  Email: julia.mccartney@grubb-ellis.com