Grubb & Ellis Company to Hold Earnings Conference Call

Live Call on May 28, 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time

SANTA ANA, Calif., May 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Grubb & Ellis Company
(NYSE: GBE), a leading real estate services and investment firm, today
announced that it will host a live webcast to discuss its 2008 year-end
results and first quarter 2009 results on Thursday, May 28, 2009, at 10:30
a.m. Eastern Time.

The company will file its 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K and its Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended March, 31, 2009 with the Securities and Exchange
Commission today following the close of the market. It will distribute its
2008 fourth quarter and full year and 2009 first quarter earnings releases
prior to the market open on Thursday morning.

The conference call will be webcast on the investor relations section of Grubb
& Ellis' Web site at www.grubb-ellis.com or may be accessed by dialing
1.800.706.7741 for domestic callers and 1.617.614.3471 for international
callers. The conference call ID number is 77473643.

An audio replay will be available beginning at 1:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, May
28, until 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, June 4 and can be accessed by dialing
1.888.286.8010 for domestic callers and 1.617.801.6888 for international
callers and entering conference call ID 16770949. In addition, the conference
call audio will be archived on the Company's Web site following the call.

About Grubb & Ellis
Named to The Global Outsourcing 100(TM) in 2009 by the International
Association of Outsourcing Professionals(TM), Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE:
GBE) is one of the largest and most respected commercial real estate services
and investment companies in the world. Our 6,000 professionals in more than
130 company-owned and affiliate offices draw from a unique platform of real
estate services, practice groups and investment products to deliver
comprehensive, integrated solutions to real estate owners, tenants and
investors. The firm's transaction, management, consulting and investment
services are supported by highly regarded proprietary market research and
extensive local expertise. Through Grubb & Ellis Realty Investors, the
company is a leading sponsor of real estate investment programs that provide
individuals and institutions the opportunity to invest in a broad range of
real estate investment vehicles, including public non-traded real estate
investment trusts (REITs), tenant-in-common (TIC) investments suitable for
tax-deferred 1031 exchanges and other real estate investment funds. For more
information, visit www.grubb-ellis.com.

SOURCE Grubb & Ellis Company

Janice McDill of Grubb & Ellis Company, +1-312-698-6707,
janice.mcdill@grubb-ellis.com