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1925 K Sells for an Estimated $27M

WASHINGTON, DC-The Mercury Building at 1925 K Street sells to a joint venture between Bresler & Reiner and The Kaempfer Company for a reported $27.25 million. Building owner the Communications Workers of America had a slew of suitors for the Class B structure that sits in the District's prime downtown area.

By Barbra Murray | Updated on May 29, 2002

WASHINGTON, DC-The Mercury Building, located in the prime downtown area at 1925 K Street gets a new owner with the reported $27.3 million acquisition of the 148,400-sf structure by a joint venture involving Bresler & Reiner Inc. and The Kaempfer Company Inc. B&R will own 85% of the building and Kaempfer will have a 15% stake, as well as the property management responsibilities. The deal is expected to close within the next few months.

The seller is the Communications Workers of America, which made the building its headquarters for three decades before moving to 501 3rd Street in 1992, putting itself within blocks of the US Department of Labor and the Capitol. An eight-story structure with a 2003 proposed value of nearly $23 million, the Mercury Building has been described as a Class B or C-Plus building and is home to such tenants as the AFL-CIO, the US Surface Transportation Board, and several dental and law offices. The building had been on the market for a few months and attracted a great many potential buyers. The high price Mercury commanded is due to its locale in a high-demand area where there are few properties up for sale and little space for future development.

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