GEORGETOWN, MA-A developer appeals the town's rejection of his proposal to build a 56-unit condominium complex on Pond Street. North Shore Custom Homes and Developer applied for a comprehensive permit under the state's affordable-housing law.

BOSTON-One of the city's largest towers could be put on the block soon. John Hancock Financial Services is considering whether to put the 60-story 1.6 million sf building up for sale in light of the interest investors are giving to the city's major properties.

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.

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.

MERRIMAC, MA-Three different developers request comprehensive permits for three different multifamily project proposals that total 534 units. The projects each include an affordable-housing component that would enable them to bypass local zoning laws to get them approved.

SHERBORN, MA-A developer wants to build a 12,000-sf office and retail building in the center of town on a piece of prime real estate. But his permits for the project have expired and the town is threatening to seize the land.

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.

HOPKINTON, MA-The purchase of a 250-acre parcel on Fruit Street near Route 495 and the Massachusetts Turnpike is approved by Town Meeting. Plans for the site include a school, municipal wells, a Department of Public Works building and possibly some multifamily housing.