Grubb & Ellis|Commercial Florida Negotiates Two New Leases totaling nearly 12,000 square feet

March 21, 2009 - PRLog -- Tom Kennedy, Vice President and Sean Kennedy, Associate in the firm’s Office Services Group, negotiated the lease of 8,981 square feet representing the landlord, Behringer Harvard Real Estate Investments, based in Atlanta.  The new tenant is the St. Petersburg law firm of  Fisher & Sauls, PA.  

Tom Kennedy also negotiated a lease agreement at City Center with new tenant, Spartan Securities Group, LTD of St. Petersburg for 2,970 square feet on behalf the landlord Behringer Harvard.  

About Grubb & Ellis|Commercial Florida
Grubb & Ellis|Commercial Florida is an affiliated commercial real estate services firm specializing in the leasing and sale of office, industrial, retail, land and investment properties.  Currently Grubb & Ellis|Commercial Florida has 30 brokers divided among its Tampa, Orlando and Melbourne offices which serve the entire mid-Florida marketplace.

About Grubb & Ellis
Grubb & Ellis Company  is one of the largest and most respected commercial real estate services and investment 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.

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. As of March 31, 2008, more than $3.4 billion in investor equity has been raised for these investment programs. The company and its subsidiaries currently manage a growing portfolio of more than 218 million square feet of real estate. In 2007, Grubb & Ellis was selected from among 15,000 vendors as Microsoft Corporation's Vendor of the Year. For more information regarding Grubb & Ellis Company, please visit www.grubb-ellis.com.

Contacts:
Tom Kennedy, Vice President, 813.639.1111 ex 215
Larry Lietzman, Marketing,   813.639.1111 ext 300
Larry Vershel Communications 407.644.4142