— FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — July 19, 2006

CONTACT: Jeffrey Hecht (602) 667-8003 jhecht@ellmanco.com www.westgateaz.com

GARDUNOS TO JOIN LINEUP OF RESTAURANTS AT WESTGATE CITY CENTER GLENDALE, AZ —Steve Ellman, Chairman and CEO of The Ellman Companies, and Cameron Eghlimi, Owner of the Garduño’s Margarita Factory in Arizona, announced today that Garduño’s Margarita Factory restaurant will open their fifteenth location at the Westgate City Center in Glendale, Arizona. The latest addition to the Garduño’s family of restaurants is expected to open in early spring 2007. Garduño’s Margarita Factory is a 35-year tradition born in Albuquerque, New Mexico and proudly serving the Valley of the Sun since 2001 with two family owned & operated locations in Arizona: one in Scottsdale at the Shops at Gainey Village, and the other in Chandler by the Loop 101, on the south side of Chandler Fashion Center. Garduño’s has been voted “Best of the Valley” in Ranking Arizona Business magazine for three years in a row. Presently, Garduño’s has fourteen locations including two in Las Vegas. Proudly located in The Palms Casino and The Fiesta Casino Hotels, Garduño’s has been voted “Best of Las Vegas” by the Las Vegas Review for the past 14 years. The architecture of each restaurant is one that must be experienced, with each breathtaking design unique to its location. Garduño's home cooking is prepared fresh daily at each site with the finest ingredients available. The company is strongly committed to excellence, and its restaurants, and banquet and catering services consistently strive to exceed guest’s expectations for truly exceptional food, service, entertainment and ambiance – all at a great price. Menu specialties include award-winning seafood pan roast, carne adovada, chipotle pork tenderloin, and sizzling fajitas. Also featured are traditional Mexican dishes such as red and green chile from Mesilla Valley, chicken stuffed sopapilla and blue corn enchiladas with homemade red or green chile sauce. Garduño’s is widely acclaimed for serving over 350 different varieties of margaritas, including the Valley’s favorite award winning coconut and Silver Coin margarita. “Garduño's Margarita Factory is very excited to be coming to Westgate City Center,” said Cameron Eghlimi. “We believe with the rapid growth of the West Valley and this dynamic development, and Garduño's will be an exciting part of the project. We are thrilled to be in Glendale to serve our West Valley customers.” About Westgate City Center The Westgate City Center (www.westgateaz.com) will become a super-regional destination, projected to attract approximately 22 million visitors annually. Upon completion, Westgate will include up to 6.5 million square feet of retail, entertainment, restaurants, office, residential, and hotels, making Westgate one of the largest commercial real estate developments in North America. Estimated cost for the complete buildout of the Westgate City Center is approximately $850 million. Anchoring the Westgate City Center is the Glendale Arena, a 17,799 seat multipurpose arena that is home to the NHL's Phoenix Coyotes and the NLL's Arizona Sting, the Arizona Cardinals' NFL stadium (under construction and slated to open in Fall 2006), and a 320-room Renaissance Hotel with 80,000 sf convention center. Phase I of the Westgate City Center (approximately 500,000 sf of retail and loft office) is currently under construction, including a 4,000-seat 20-screen AMC Multiplex Cinema, scheduled to open in the Fall of 2006. - END - The Ellman Companies Jeffrey Hecht (602) 667-8003