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Sam Zell sold the largest office complex in Minnesota last week for a record-breaking $368,950,000, according to its certificate of real estate value.

A partnership led by MetLIfe bought the 1.7-million-square-foot Normandale Lake Office Park in Bloomington from the Chicago developer on Oct. 10.

It is the largest real estate transaction in Twin Cities history, shattering the previous record set by Zell when he purchased the same property in 2012 for $265 million.

The Star Tribune reported the sale last week: