ST. PETERBURG, FL—RE/MAX Metro is moving itscorporate headquarters operations from across the street to theMorgan Stanley Tower building at 150 2nd AvenueNorth.

The real estate brokerage firm is leasing 9,218 square feet ofspace at the 17-story, 187,000 square foot office building owned bya joint venture of affiliates of Feldman Equities,Tower Realty Partners and Second CityCapital Partners, which acquired the property last August.The deal was brokered by RE/MAX Metro's Commercial Division. RE/MAXMetro is expected to move from its current headquarters at 201Second Avenue N. to the Morgan Stanley Tower by September.

“It was very important for us to continue to maintain a primedowntown location with street level entrance for our consumers,”says RE/MAX Metro President and Owner Rick Brown.“The location in the Morgan Stanley Building, across from Sundial,in what will be the most prestigious financial center in downtownSt. Petersburg, was the perfect fit for our 75 agents and Luxelist(luxury) division.”