WOONSOCKET, RI-Drugstore chain CVS says sales increased 24.3% in September, despite stiff competition for generic drug dollars.

MANSFIELD, MA-A 22,150-sf manufacturing building sells to Crosspoint Associates for nearly $1.5 million. The new owner plans to turn the property into office and lab space.

NORTH KINGSTON, RI-The mixed-use project will turn a now-defunct naval air base into a shopping and corporate center. The first phase will create a 100,000-sf hotel and about 200,000 sf of retail space.

BOSTON-The ruby red sign that once marked a waterfront warehouse district will be re-lit tomorrow, marking Fort Point Channel's transformation into a mixed-use neighborhood.

BOSTON-Eight landlords control about 84% of the class A office tower market in the Back Bay and Financial District, holding 23.5 million sf of the 28 million sf of available space.

BOSTON-With prices averaging 30% below the asking price, the auction drew about 400 people and helped the 96-unit project sell out its remaining 31 units.

BOSTON-The developer of Park Center Plaza in Brighton and Amherst Plaza in Nashua, NH has received $11 million in permanent financing.

QUINCY, MA-Archstone-Smith adds to its Bay State holdings with the acquisition of the recently constructed Village at Quarry Hills.