SHERBORN, MA-Rising Tide Development's 40B project on Whitney St. scales back from 52 to 34 because of issues with the area's sewage system. A Chapter 40B permit allows the developer to bypass local zoning laws but town officials say there could be other problems with the proposal.

CAMBRIDGE, MA-In an $8-million deal, Constellation Productions Inc. acquires a one-acre site in the heart of Kendall Square on which it will build Constellation Center, an 85,000-sf performing arts and film center at an estimated cost of up to $70 million.

MELROSE, MA-The developer of a 900,000-sf office park, to be located just over the Melrose border in neighboring Stoneham, is under pressure to address traffic impact issues that officials here believe the project will create.

READING, MA-The state abandons its ambitious plan to upgrade the Route 93/128 interchange into a four-tier cloverleaf design but the alternatives it is considering still involve taking a number of properties.

SOUTHBOROUGH, MA-The Archon Group sells 120 Turnpike Rd to TA Realty Associates for $11.7 million or $148 per sf. The building is fully leased with good credit tenants.

LINCOLN, MA-A school beats out the town to acquire a 30-acre parcel on Route 2 being vacated by the Boston Institute for Intercultural Communication. Local officials wanted to build affordable housing on the site.

SOUTHBOROUGH, MA-The Archon Group sells 120 Turnpike Rd to TA Realty Associates for $11.7 million or $148 per sf. The building is fully leased with good credit tenants.

BOSTON-The California Public Employees' Retirement System and locally based AEW acquire five senior-housing properties. The two separate transactions are part of Calpers national senior-housing program and involve facilities in Michigan, Colorado, and Arizona.