BOSTON-Millenium Partners has acquired the financing to buy The Ritz Carlton on the Public Garden and The Ritz Carlton on the Boston Common here. The seller is MPE Hotel I LLC.

BOSTON-Beacon Capital Partners prepares to develop Channel Row, the warehouse complex it bought last summer. Complications over a mid-rise building that exceeds height requirements and residential housing requirements could hinder the company's progress.

QUINCY, MA-Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. buys control of Bradlees store leases, guaranteeing the bankrupt retailer at least $150 million. The supermarket chain once owned Bradlees and could be held liable for some of the leases.

BRAINTREE, MA-An investment group led by Quincy-based Grossman Cos. has purchased Braintree Executive park here. Grossman built the two buildings in the late 1980s.

BOSTON-Boston Properties Inc. proposes additional development at the 25-acre Prudential Center here, including a hotel and a 19-story apartment tower. A residents advisory group opposes the plan.

CHELSEA, MA-Wyndham International, Inc. opens its eighth hotel in the state with the opening of the Wyndham Chelsea here. Through a franchise agreement, the 180-room hotel will be part of the city's Urban Renewal District.

WESTBOROUGH, MA-EMC Corp. wants to develop two campuses--one here and one in neighboring Southborough--but will need voters' approval for rezoning. The company plans on building nearly two million sf of office space.

NEWTON, MA-Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association sells Two Newton Place here for $25.9 million or $238 per sf. Local brokers consider the price relatively high for the Boston suburban office market.