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In what will likely be one of the largest office transactions along the Gulf Coast in 2018, the owner of the Urban Centre complex in Tampa is preparing to sell the two-building asset.

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association retained commercial real estate brokerage firm JLL late last month to market the nine-story property, which at 576,000 square feet is the largest office space in the popular Westshore area.

The pair of Class A buildings also are home to the Westshore Grand Hotel, Shula's Steakhouse, the Centre Club and other amenities, and the property is minutes away from Tampa International Airport and the International Plaza shopping mall.