🔒Real Estate Insider: Briefs for March 9, 2026

Auburn

The Auburn Select Board approved a class II motor vehicle license to EZ Cars Motors to operate a used car dealership at 85 South St. The business is owned by Gabriel Claudino of Revere.

Boxborough

Boston-based investment firm Tritower Financial Group has purchased the 97,210-square-foot research-and-development building used by Ireland-based medical device firm Medtronic for $17.8 million. The 8.28-acre site is at 200 Beaver Brook Road in Boxborough. The site was sold by Campanelli of Braintree, which had partnered with Dallas-based TriGate Capital to purchase the site for $10.5 million in 2021.

Fitchburg

Fitchburg resident William Bourque is attempting to appeal the Building Commissioner’s October determination that the proposal to convert the former high school at 151 and 177 South St. into a healthcare and rehabilitation center qualifies as an educational use, which would exempt the project from local zoning regulations. Bourque and his supporters question the classification and express safety and traffic concerns if the facility were to be built.

Hudson

The Hudson Select Board approved the issuance of a common victualler license to Brooke Leone to open the restaurant Julienne's Afternoon Tea Experience at 131 Coolidge St. The restaurant planned its grand opening for March 7 and will have regular hours of 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday to Monday. Viking Real Estate Enterprises, a Hudson-based entity managed by Lars Nielsen, purchased a property featuring a 7,221-square-foot warehouse for $955,000 from the estate of Wayne Cavanagh. S. Elaine McDonald of REMAX Executive Realty in Marlborough represented the buyer, while Bret O'Brien and Nishan Papazian of Greater Boston Commercial Properties in Northborough represented the seller.

Leominster

The Leominster Planning Board approved a special permit for Estefano and Pedro Nario to turn the 4,830-square-foot building located at 127 Mechanic St. into an automotive spray booth and body shop. Maynard-based real estate investment firm The LexVest Group has purchased the site of a 62,259-square-foot industrial building at 44 Mead St. in Leominster for $4 million. The industrial building on the 4.1-acre site contains 49,807 square feet of industrial space and 12,452 square feet of office space. The building dates back to 1920, containing eight docks and two drive-in bays.

Millbury

PrimeLink Healthcare Staffing LLC of Millbury has signed a new two-year lease for 850 square feet of office space at 352 Boston Turnpike. The site was leased from Masiello Family Irrevocable Trust of Shrewsbury. Thomas Bodden of Kelleher & Sadowsky Associates in Worcester served as the leasing representative for this transaction.

Natick

The Natick Planning Board is holding public hearings regarding Newton-based developer National Development’s application for a special permit for a 40,182-square-foot assisted living residence facility on North Main Street. National Development’s project would demolish some of the existing office and retail buildings along North Main Street and Lakeshore Road to create a three-story, 116-unit facility for individuals 55 and older.

Northborough

Forza LLC, a Westborough-based entity managed by Michael Donfrancesco, purchased 4.2 acres of developable land for $1.35 million from One Lyman Street LLC, a Southborough entity managed by Desheng Jiang. Scott Hughes of New Dover Associates in Framingham represented both the buyer and seller in this transaction.

Shrewsbury

The Shrewsbury Select Board will send a letter to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities requesting a two-year certification of the City’s safe harbor designation. Safe harbor classifications are reserved for municipalities that meet certain affordable housing requirements, allowing cities and towns to reject developer-proposed affordable housing projects that infringe upon local zoning laws.

Southbridge

Franklyn Veloz, the owner of Lawrence construction firm Veloz & Associates and owner of the Southbridge building at 100 Central St., presented to Southbridge Planning Board his plans to develop housing in the town’s Central Core, which is designated as an area for high-density housing. The planning board recommended he develop a plan on how he would ensure parking from neighboring properties before applying for a special permit.

Spencer

The Spencer Planning Board approved a special permit to East Brookfield & Spencer Railroad LLC to install a 35-foot–wide and 18-foot-tall solar array to convert sunlight into electricity at the company’s site at 22 Podunk Pike.

Sturbridge

The Sturbridge Select Board approved a common victualler license for a restaurant named Mangia Bene to open at 139 Main St. The restaurant will have a deli selling cheeses and olives, and the opening was planned for early March.

Uxbridge

TK5 Uxbridge LLC, a Marlborough-based entity associated with Yatco Energy, purchased 502 Douglas St. in Uxbridge for $1.85 million from Otwood Investment Group, a Whitinsville-based entity managed by Odisefs Tsimogiannis. The parcel is a 5.3-acre plot of land. Uxbridge Gas & Market LLC, another Yatco-related entity, received approvals to build a gas station and convenience store at the Douglas Street site, according to Uxbridge Planning Board documents.

Westborough

Friends Dental Associates Professional Corp., a Hingham-based entity managed by Ram Yadav and Pradeep Bholla, purchased 116 East Main St., Westborough for $1.2 million from Ghaly Properties, a Marlborough-based entity managed by George and Lilian Ghaly. The property is the site of a 2,020-square-foot office building. Kevin Boenisch, founder and president of Worcester robotic parts and tools firm Robosource.net, has purchased an industrial building at 62 Hopkinton Road in Westborough for $2.5 million. The property at 62 Hopkinton Road contains a 24,696-square-foot industrial building on 2.78 acres of land. Boenisch purchased the site from an entity managed by executives at Piece by Piece Movers, a moving-and-storage company with offices in Newton and Woburn. Tim Whittredge, senior vice president at NAI Glickman Kovago & Jacobs in Worcester, represented the buyer in this purchase.

West Boylston

The Town of West Boylston still has to spend $125,000 out of a $130,000 state earmark for the planning and construction of a cemetery expansion and must spend it by June 30, 2027. The Town’s cemetery is nearing capacity, and the Town is looking at three properties for the possible expansion, with the leading candidate at Pierce and Maple streets.

Worcester

Parkside Holdings, owned by Thalita Nataly and Christopher Dernulc of Worcester, received Zoning Board of Appeals approval to convert the building at 172-174 Shrewsbury St. into 44 apartments.The historic brick building at the site is currently used as offices, with a mental health clinic on the ground floor. The building was the home of WBJ’s offices until January, when the publication moved to 446 Main St. Mark Borenstein of Prince Lobel’s Worcester office represented Parkside at the Feb. 2 hearing. CJC Properties and Rentals, a Pittsfield-based entity managed by Joel Chery, purchased 31 Channing St. for $1.45 million from Ermani Properties, a Worcester-based entity managed by Michael Ermani. The property features a six-unit apartment building. James Kalogeropoulos of RE/MAX Partners in Worcester served as the listing broker for this transaction.