BOSTON-The Judge Baker Children's Center's plan to move from 3 Blackfan Circle to 53-57 Parker Hill Ave. in the Mission Hill neighborhood of Roxbury is approved by the city. The center plans to add 11,000 sf to the existing 59,000-sf facility.

WALTHAM, MA-Eastport Real Estate Services Inc. purchases 60 Turner St., a 15,867 sf three-story, class-B building, for $1.3 million from Archon Atlantic. The property is Eastport's fourth acquisition in the Waltham market.

FITCHBURG, MA-MassHousing, the state's affordable housing bank, makes $3.9 million in loan commitments to the 74-unit Hotel Raymond here and the 34-unit Majestic Apartments in Lowell.

BOSTON-The Joslin Diabetes Center's $200 million 490,000-sf mixed-use project finally got its approval from the city. The Boston Redevelopment Authority initially delayed the vote because it wanted the project to up its affordable housing component.

WESTWOOD, MA-Frugal Fannie's is closing its doors on its four area stores. The locally based discount women's retailer has a 40,000-sf warehouse here as well as locations in Reading, Brighton and Framingham.

BURLINGTON, MA-Cognos relocates it US headquarters to a larger space at 15 Wayside Rd. At 68,000 sf, the new location for the software company is nearly 50% larger than the company's previous Burlington location.

NORTON, MA-Fleet Bank's parcel along Mansfield Ave. is a prime location adjacent to the Tournament Players Club golf course and near Routes 495 and 95. The town would like to see an office and hotel complex go up on the site.

FRANKLIN, MA-Sontra Medical Corp. leases 13,000 sf of office space at 10 Forge Park. The medical products developer's move is part of the company's new focus on product commercialization.