"The seller became more market-aware of conditions," Jim Lob,senior vice president in Dallas for Grubb & Ellis Co., tellsGlobeSt.com. The 1901 W. Irving Blvd. property was listed at$750,000 and trimmed by about 20% to make the close with MolinaManagement Co., which intends to use the building for itsoperation.

Lob, who brokered the sale along with Michelle Stanley of Grubb& Ellis, says the nine-month marketing period cornered severaloffers, but the Bloomington, IL-based State Farm held tight to itsprice for quite awhile. State Farm acquired the 22-year-oldbuilding on 2.6 acres in 1994. Dallas Central Appraisal Districthas the asset assessed at $684,080.

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