BURLINGTON, MA-After nearly three years of searching for a location, The Vitamin Shoppe opens a 4,000-sf store at 47 Middlesex Turnpike in a recently built shopping center. The site is near the Burlington Mall and Route 95.

BOXBOROUGH,MA-In a transaction that a broker involved terms "significant," Bren Schreiber Properties sells Tech Central at 80 and 90 Central St. for $48.95 million to Lend Lease Real Estate Investments and Wells Real Estate Funds.

GREATER BOSTON-While there has been an increase in activity, rising vacancy and availability rates in the city and suburbs demonstrate that building owners in these areas continue to struggle to fill space.

GREATER BOSTON-While there has been an increase in activity, rising vacancy and availability rates in the city and suburbs demonstrate that building owners in these areas continue to struggle to fill space.

BOSTON-The Nine Zero hotel opens in the heart of downtown at 90 Tremont St. The property will be managed by Destination Hotels & Resorts. It is the fourth hotel project owned and developed by Boston-based Intercontinental Real Estate Corp.

KINGSTON, MA-Best Buy opens a 30,000-sf store on 101 Independence Mall Way. The big-box electronics retailer plans to open 60 new locations across the country this year. This is the company's 11th store in the state.

BOSTON-The 1.3 million sf Fan Pier project proposed for the South Boston waterfront gets the go ahead from the state's environmental office. But local groups question the developer's request for a master permit, which will require additional permits at every phase of the project.

BOSTON-A topping out ceremony is held for One Lincoln St., a 36-story, one million-sf office tower. The building, which was developed by The Gale Company and Colombia Plaza Associates, is fully leased to State Street Corp.