Boston

BOSTON-Two trucking companies put two one-acre parcels in the city's South Boston neighborhood up for sale. The properties are located near the new Convention Center and close to the redeveloped Seaport district and South Boston's residential neighborhood.

BOSTON-Trinity Financial Inc. relocates to 40 Court St. The real estate development firm is moving from Golf Street to this 12-story 115,000-sf building owned by Paradigm Properties located in the heart of the city's financial district.

NEWTON, MA-Senior Housing Properties Trust spends $61 million for 18 Alterra Healthcare Corp. properties in 10 states across the US and provides Alterra with a $6.9 million financing package. Alterra filed for bankruptcy protection in January.

DEDHAM, MA-The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority puts out a request for proposal for a developer to acquire and develop a 37-acre parcel that once served as a train yard on the Readville-Dedham line. The agency says that interest in the site is high.

TAUNTON, MA-New England Ice Cream Corp. acquires a 54,000-sf manufacturing/distribution facility for $3.4 million from Keller/Davis Co. New England Ice Cream currently has multiple locations and it will use the new building to consolidate its operations.

NORTHBOROUGH, MA-41 Lyman St. secures $3.3 million in financing. The single-tenant office building is leased by APX Central Inc., a subsidiary of Western Parcel Express Inc. It was the quality of the tenant that encouraged a local bank to go through with the deal.

BOSTON-Edward A. Fish Associates and the Asian Community Development Corp. begins construction on the Metropolitan, a 251-unit project that is being developed through a public/private partnership on a 43,860 sf parcel in Chinatown.

BOSTON-The state legislature passes the omnibus housing bill, which includes a financing alternative for municipalities to fund capital improvements. After six years, NAIOP is thrilled that the local developmental tool finally made it through.