Real Estate

Unemployment rates continue an upwards tick across Central Massachusetts communities, with February unemployment a couple tenths of a percent higher than in January in all three of the region’s metropolitan areas tracked by the state.

Following the completion of the first phase, the construction of the second section of the Northgate Meadows Apartments complex in Sterling has begun, with the third and final phase starting construction immediately following the completion of phase two.

A 10-property, 35-unit multi-family portfolio in Webster sold for $3.5 million sold to a Worcester investor.

One of the state's largest railway hubs is in line for track, switch and signal upgrades after the MBTA Board approved a new contract on Thursday.

An estimated 3,000 jobs were gained across the state in February, as compared to January’s revised gain of 8,900 jobs, according to a Friday press release from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Management.

The Azzur Group, LLC will break ground on its new Cleanroom on Demand laboratory facility in Devens on April 27.

Ameresco, Inc. of Framingham has partnered with Alaska Pacific University to design and upgrade infrastructure at the Nordic Ski Center for Winter Olympic athletes and world championship cross country skiing athletes.

The North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. loaned $100,000 to DivineTouch Home Health Care in Worcester to support the agency in becoming a certified homecare agency by the Massachusetts Division of Health Care Facility Licensure and Certification.

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals has selected Hopkinton-based Gorman Richardson Lewis Architects to design its 40,000-square-foot facility.

Worcester County home sales dropped almost 22% in February year-over-year and nearly 29% year-to-date.