The downtown LEED Gold office building attracted “significant interest from investors” said a source.

The photography museum has leased the entire 45,000-square-foot building, formerly known as the Church Mission House in Midtown South.

Responses to the RFP are due in October and construction on the project could begin as early as November with a substantial completion date that will coincide with the opening of the 2018 State Fair.

“Pricing is getting too steep in the city's core."