Real Estate

As it begins to take a more active role in providing housing opportunities in the city, the Worcester Housing Authority is planning to build an Economic Opportunity Center filled with services for residents near its Great Brook Valley development.

A 28,000-square-foot industrial building along Route 9 in Westborough sold on Friday for $2.65 million, according to the Worcester District Registry of Deeds.

An affiliate of Habitech Communities of North Reading purchased four parcels of land in Stow for $931,000 for a planned active adult development called The Cottages at Wandering Pond.

The greater Boston region shed roughly 190 football fields worth of built industrial space over a decade-long period ending in 2021 while the share of vacant industrial space declined, related trends that could hamstring smaller firms, a new report warns.

The TJX Companies, Inc. added 146 new stores totalling 3.2 million square feet of space in fiscal 2023, ending Jan. 28.

A multi-tenant former mill property at 410 Great Road and 450 King St. in Littleton sold to a Lawrence developer for $5.3 million.

An office building at 40 Speen St. in Framingham sold for $4 million on Feb. 14, according to the Middlesex South Registry of Deeds.

A 7,676-square-foot life-sciences building at 19 Strathmore Road in Natick was sold on Feb. 14 for $3.5 million.

While single-family home prices in Worcester County remained relatively steady in January, the number of home sales dropped significantly.

Consigli Construction Co., Inc. of Milford has been selected by the National Park Service as the general contractor on a project to increase accessibility, improve visitor experience, and build a museum beneath the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.