Don't expect it to stay there long, however. CEO Jim Moon tells GlobeSt.com that the company is ultimately looking for a 50,000-sf space in a business park that can handle the company's expected expansion to 150,000 sf over the next couple of years.

Thinking it may be able to get a better deal several months down the road, however, the company opted for a six-month lease that included furniture. Moon's broker, Melvin Mark's Pat Schreck, says the company will go back out in September and start a search for a more permanent home. Steve Marcy and Cliff Finnell of Grubb & Ellis represented the landlord.

This space was previously being marketed at a full service rate of $21 per sf to $22 per sf annually, says Schreck, but given the current conditions Serveron was able to get it at around a 15% discount, including furniture. "We were seeing offers as low as $16 per sf that included free rent, extra tenant improvement dollars and furniture for longer-term deals," says Schreck. "We'll have some fun on the next go-round."

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