Office

TAMPA, FLA. — Winston-Salem, N.C.-based BB&T has committed to leasing 51,000 square feet of space from Sterling American Property in its Park Tower office building after acquiring the asset holdings of Colonial Bank. The $11 million lease carries a 10-year term. BB&T will occupy more than three floors of office space and the first floor of retail space in the 36-story property, which is located at 400 N. Tampa St. in Tampa. Park Tower tenants include E Solutions Corp., Lykes Industries and a Tampa Bay Rays ticket office. Colliers Arnold's Claire Calzon represented the landlord. Anne-Marie Ayres of CB Richard Ellis represented BB&T.

WINTER PARK, FLA. — Children's Home Society of Florida has renewed a 26,515-square-foot lease with an undisclosed landlord in Winter Park. The property is located at 1265 S. Semoran Blvd. Elliott Jamison and Robbie McEwan of Realty Capital represented the landlord.

DURHAM, N.C. — BPG Properties has sold a 106,000-square-foot, two-building office property to Summit Church for $9.5 million. The property is located on 23 acres at 2335 and 2415 Presidential Drive in Durham. Until now, the church has been leasing the 46,000-square-foot building at 2335 Presidential Drive. Pickett-Sprouse Real Estate's Vernon Averett represented Summit Church in the transaction.

GAITHERSBURG, MD. — Hughes Network Systems has renewed its 77,199-square-foot lease with TA Associates Realty at 100 Lakeforest Blvd. in Gaithersburg. Hughes has leased space in the building for 24 years. The current lease extends the tenant's stay for another 7 years. McShea & Co.'s Bob Dickman, Bob Wrightson and Brian McCarthy represented the landlord.