8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) March 19, 2009

GRUBB & ELLIS COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-8122	94-1424307
(State or other	(Commission	(IRS Employer
jurisdiction of	File Number)	Identification No.)
formation)

1551 North Tustin Avenue, Suite 300, Santa Ana, California 92705

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (714) 667-8252

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

EX-99.1

Item 8.01 Other Events.

     On March 19, 2009, Grubb & Ellis Company’s indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, Grubb & Ellis Realty Investors, LLC, issued a press release announcing that Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT II, Inc. has filed a registration statement for a proposed best-efforts public offering of up to 330,000,000 shares of common stock. The offering would include up to 300,000,000 shares to be offered at $10.00 per share in the primary offering and 30,000,000 shares to be offered at $9.50 per share pursuant to the company’s proposed distribution reinvestment plan. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) The following is filed as an Exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K:

99.1 Press Release issued by Grubb & Ellis Realty Investors, LLC on March 19, 2009.

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly authorized and caused the undersigned to sign this Report on the Registrant’s behalf.

GRUBB & ELLIS COMPANY
By:	/s/ Richard W. Pehlke
	Richard W. Pehlke
	Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President

Dated: March 20, 2009

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number	Description
99.1	99.1 Press Release issued by Grubb & Ellis Realty Investors, LLC on March 19, 2009.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Grubb & Ellis Realty Investors, LLC
1551 N Tustin Ave., Suite 300
Santa Ana, CA 92705

714.667.8252 main
www.gbe-realtyinvestors.com

news release
for immediate release

Contact:	Damon Elder
Phone:	714.975.2659
Email:	damon.elder@grubb-ellis.com

Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT II Files Registration Statement
with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Proposed best-efforts public offering of up to 330,000,000 shares of common stock

SANTA ANA, Calif. (March 19, 2009) — Grubb & Ellis Realty Investors, LLC today announced that Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT II, Inc. has filed a registration statement for a proposed best-efforts public offering of up to 330,000,000 shares of common stock. The offering would include up to 300,000,000 shares to be offered at $10.00 per share in the primary offering and 30,000,000 shares to be offered at $9.50 per share pursuant to the company’s proposed distribution reinvestment plan.

Grubb & Ellis Healthcare REIT II intends to use the proceeds from the offering to invest in a diversified portfolio of real estate properties, focusing primarily on medical office buildings and healthcare-related facilities, and to pay fees and expenses associated with the offering.

A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective.

A written prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933 may be obtained by writing Grubb & Ellis Securities, Inc. at 4 Hutton Centre, Suite 700, Santa Ana, California 92707.

This communication is not an offering. No offering is made except by a prospectus filed with the Department of Law of the State of New York. The Attorney General of the State of New York has not passed upon nor endorsed the merits of this offering.

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