Real Estate

The City of Framingham bought a four-story office building next to Framingham City Hall for $2 million on Thursday.

Developers have proposed a mixed-use development at an Ashland shopping plaza anchored by a Shaw’s supermarket at 301 Pond St.

Storefronts along Pleasant Street in Worcester may soon be getting a facelift with the help of MassDevelopment’s Transformative Development Initiative.

Wolanski CoWork, Inc., a franchise of Venture X, will open a nearly 15,000-square-foot coworking space in downtown Worcester in late summer.

Nearly three decades after Massachusetts voters banned the policy, a majority of likely voters here would support a ballot question once again allowing cities and towns to implement rent control, a new poll found.

Gov. Maura Healey wants to separate housing and economic development in the state's bureaucracy, mostly to give housing production the enhanced focus she says it desperately needs.

As construction for a new public-safety building nears completion in Ashland, the Town is seeking proposals to fill its soon-to-be-vacant fire station at 151 Main St. with what it hopes will become a draw for residents and visitors.

A 450,800-square-foot warehouse in Uxbridge at 139 Campanelli Drive in Uxbridge is complete, according to Boston-based developer The Seyon Group.

An affiliate of Boston developer GFI Partners purchased two lots totaling 4.23 acres along Route 20 in Shrewsbury for a combined $1.85 million.

Gov. Maura Healey is angling to attract federal dollars to Massachusetts for microelectronics and other tech advancements, despite the House appearing to not share her urgency.