Foreclosure petitions, the first step in the home foreclosure process, dropped 48.7 percent for the month of February compared to a year earlier, The Warren Group reported.
Southborough Office Park on Turnpike Road has been sold for approximately $16 million and the new owner is planning to upgrade and reposition a portion of it for redevelopment, according to Transwestern|RBJ, the leasing agent.
Ashland officials are celebrating the recent sale and future occupation of a formerly vacant warehouse building as a significant step toward achieving economic development goals.
Assistant Town Manager Michael Herbert said that while the town is not interested in expanding its commercial base, it's important that tenants be found for under-utilized properties, like the building sold recently at 60 Pleasant St. for $1.9 million.
The sale was announced earlier this month. The new tenant, who has yet to be announced, will occupy some of the space, according to Herbert. Meanwhile, the new owner, Sixty Pleasant Realty LLC, is looking to lease an additional 50,000 square feet.