GBE Grubb & Ellis Company Common Stock

SANTA ANA, Calif., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Executives and guests from Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE:GBE), a leading real estate services and investment management firm, will visit the New York Stock Exchange this afternoon to ring The Closing Bell(R), signaling the end of the trading day. Grubb & Ellis completed a merger with NNN Realty Advisors, Inc. on Dec. 7, 2007, transforming the company with the addition of a full-range of innovative commercial real estate investment programs to the traditional transaction and management services that the company is famous for. The bell ringing marks the start of a year-long celebration of Grubb & Ellis' 50th anniversary. Chairman Tony Thompson and President and Chief Executive Officer Scott D. Peters will be joined by a number of senior executives and guests as they end the trading day at the NYSE. A live webcast of The Closing Bell will be available at http://www.nyse.com/ beginning at 3:55 p.m. EST. About Grubb & Ellis Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE:GBE) is one of the largest and most respected commercial real estate services and investment management 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. In 2007, Grubb & Ellis was selected from among 15,000 vendors as Microsoft Corporation's Vendor of the Year. 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. The Company is the sponsor of Grubb & Ellis Apartment REIT, Inc. and Grubb & Ellis Healthcare/Office REIT, Inc. As of September 30, 2007, nearly $3 billion in investor equity has been raised for these investment programs. The Company and its subsidiaries currently manage a growing portfolio of more than 214 million square feet of real estate. For more information regarding Grubb & Ellis Company, please visit http://www.grubb-ellis.com/. DATASOURCE: Grubb & Ellis Company CONTACT: Janice McDill, +1-312-698-6707, , or Jill Swartz, +1-714-667-8252, ext. 251, , both of Grubb & Ellis Company Web site: http://www.grubb-ellis.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/136726.html

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