ST. PAUL, MINN. — Meritex has brokered the sale of a 282,565-square-foot office building in St. Paul to an undisclosed buyer. The property, located at 444 Lafayette Road, is fully leased to the State of Minnesota-Department of Human Services. The marketing and sale of the property was part of a 677,500-square-foot, four-building portfolio sale coordinated between owners Meritex and NGP Lafayette Portfolio Owners Corp. The sellers cooperated in the joint marketing, contract negotiations, due diligence coordination and final closing for the entire portfolio. Steven Buss, Tom Holtz, Ryan Watts and Judd Welliver of CBRE represented Meritex and NGP. Meritex has been retained by the buyer as property manager for the entire portfolio. Fred Koehler, asset manager for Meritex, will be responsible for park management.
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