Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Grubb & Ellis Enhances Lease Administration Capabilities With Addition of Nickie Taylor and Jason Huggins


SANTA ANA, Calif. (Aug. 31, 2010) – Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE), a leading real estate services and investment firm, today announced that Nickie Taylor, (top left photo)  a 25-year lease administration and property management veteran, has joined the company as vice president, managing director of Lease Administration, effective immediately.

Jason Huggins (top right photo)  also joins as vice president, Lease Administration and director of Retail Accounts. Both will be based in the company’s Dallas office.


Taylor, who joins from SRS Real Estate Partners, will be responsible for overseeing Grubb & Ellis’ lease administration portfolio, which totals in excess of 100 million square feet of space.

 She will report to Suzanne MacLennan, senior vice president and national director, Client Accounting and Lease Administration.

Huggins was previously senior director of Lease Administration & Worldwide GIS at Blockbuster Inc., where he oversaw the monthly payment and processing of more than $50 million in rent payments. He will be responsible for overseeing lease administration for Grubb & Ellis’ retail clients and will report to Taylor.

Greg O’Brien Joins Grubb & Ellis as Senior Vice President, Office Group

ATLANTA (Aug. 31, 2010) – Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE), a leading real estate services and investment firm, today announced that Greg O’Brien (middle right photo), LEED AP, has joined the company as senior vice president, Office Group, and Southeast leader of the Clean Energy practice group.

 O’Brien joins from Sustainable Options LLC, where he was co-founder and principal.

“Greg has established himself as a leading authority on real estate for the clean energy industry, for the solar and wind sector in particular,” said Bob Dean, (middle left photo)  executive vice president and leader of Grubb & Ellis’ Clean Energy practice group.

“In addition to providing valuable insight to enhance the sustainability initiatives we employ nationwide, Greg’s addition to the Clean Energy practice group supports our ability to bring a higher level of real estate expertise to the production of energy from alternative sources.

" His expertise and relationships in the sectors that are emerging in the Southeast, including solar and wind power, are particularly valuable for us.”

Contact: Erin Mays, Phone: 312.698.6735, Email: erin.mays@grubb-ellis.com

Grubb & Ellis Tapped as Leasing Agent for 246,800 SF in Chantilly, VA

TYSONS CORNER, VA (Aug. 31, 2010) – Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE), a leading real estate services and investment firm, today announced that it has been selected by MRP Realty and Rockpoint Group as the leasing agent for Plaza East (top right and lower left photos), a two-building Class A office complex totaling 246,800 square feet in Chantilly.

Andy Klaff, executive vice president, and Charles Dilks, vice president, will handle the leasing for the property, located at 14291 and 14295 Park Meadow Drive.

Plaza East is prominently located in Westfields Corporate Center, a premier Northern Virginia corporate campus, well-known for its beautiful landscaping, tree-lined walkways and jogging paths.

 The property’s proximity to Route 28 provides convenient access to the District of Columbia and the Northern Virginia suburbs, as well as easy access to Dulles Toll Road, I-66 and Washington Dulles International Airport.

Built in 2007, the two five-story, 123,400-square-foot buildings feature signature architecture by HOK Inc. including flexible floor plates and an award-winning lobby with limestone slate floors, glass walls and stainless steel details.

 Overlooking Route 28, the major north-south transportation corridor in western Fairfax County, the buildings offer tenants spectacular corporate signage opportunities.

Nearby amenities include a wide array of restaurants and shops, as well as Marriott Westfields Conference Center, a world-class hotel and conference facility which offers 340 guest rooms, 40,000 square feet of flexible meeting space and three restaurants.

For more information, contact
Dilks at 703.918.0251 or charles.dilks@grubb-ellis.com.
Erin Mays, Phone: 312.698.6735, Email: erin.mays@grubb-ellis.com

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