LITTLETON, MA-GFI Acquisitions LLC purchases 108 acres of industrial-zoned property on Route 2A. In September 2000, GFI Acquisitions purchased the adjacent 74 acres that has an existing 400,000-sf industrial building. GFI plans to develop 600,000 sf of single story industrial space on this property.

BOSTON-The Boston Redevelopment Authority approves the development of the Longwood North Research Center at 16 stories and 352,000 sf. The biomedical research facility was originally proposed to be 18 stories high and 440,000 sf.

BILLERICA, MA-United Distributors purchases 31 Dunham Rd., a 60,000 sf single-story flex industrial building, for $3.3 million in a move that allows it to expand. The company sold its 19,000-sf former location at 20 Terry Ave. in Burlington to Office Works for $1.3 million.

WALTHAM, MA-Partners Home Care Inc. leases 12,500 sf at 281 Winter St. The space allows the firm, one of the largest home health care providers in New England, to consolidate its offices in Newton and Medford and relocate its central region office.

BROCKTON, MA-Gregory Greenfield & Associates Ltd, an Atlanta-based real estate investment company which is managed by Gregory Greenfield, nails its financing of $51.8 million for its acquisition of the Westgate Mall, a 600,000-sf retail complex located at 200 Westgate Dr.

BOSTON-The Forum Corp. of America leases 14,890 sf at 265 Franklin St., a 21-story, 346,868 sf Class A office building located in the financial district. The building is nearly 70% occupied.

MARSHFIELD, MA-Home Properties purchases Village at Marshfield for $27 million. The 276-unit apartment complex is currently 89% occupied. The company expects to invest approximately $600,000 in improvements over the next few years.

CAMBRIDGE, MA-Forest City Enterprises launches a university, bioscience and technology group, which will focus on the development and operation of research laboratory and related support facilities.