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Reflexive norm-closed subalgebras of $B(X)$

Let $X$ be a reflexive Banach space, and let $B(X)$ denote the set of all bounded linear operators $X\to X$. Does there exist a norm-closed subalgebra $A\subseteq B(X)$ with the following properties?

  1. A is unital.
  2. A is reflexive as a Banach space.
  3. Every closed maximal left ideal has infinite codimension.

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PS: The following are equivalent for $A$

  • Every closed maximal left ideal of $A$ has infinite codimension.
  • Every primitive ideal of $A$ has infinite codimension.
  • Every irreducible representation of $A$ is infinite dimensional.
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