Andy Mellen, a commercial broker in the Phoenix market for 16years and current president of the Arizona Commercial BrokersAssociation, will head up the new GVA office. "We are enthusiasticabout our new role as a GVA partner. Our association with GVA worksto the benefit of our clients across the board," says Mellen. "Theglobal capabilities of the GVA partnership enhance the services weoffer to clients, while the local-market expertise we bring canprove valuable to a broad spectrum of corporate and high-tech spaceusers nationally and internationally," he adds.

Rand A. Diamond, president of GVA North America, states,"Phoenix, the sixth largest US city, is emerging as a hot marketfor regional headquarters and back offices of major corporations,as well as call centers. We are glad to welcome a leader in thisdynamic market as a partner firm ..."