PLAINVILLE, MA-Jofran Sales, a multi-national manufacturer's representative for retail furniture, sells a 40,000-sf industrial building to Jay Hanfig, TTEE for one million dollars.

BOSTON-The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority's controversial land sale of 91 acres in Allston to Harvard University is not a done deal yet. The Massachusetts Historical Commission is looking into how it can block the sale.

CAMBRIDGE, MA-Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. lays off 111 employees as it explores alternatives to its lease on 290,000 sf of space in Kendall Square. The drug company signed the lease two years ago.

WESTBOROUGH, MA-Communications Test Design Inc. renews its lease for 37,200 sf in the Flanders Industrial Park. The company, which provides service solutions to the telecommunications industry, is an anchor tenant in the park.

FRAMINGHAM, MA-Linx Communications Inc. signs a five-year lease for 10,540 sf of office space at 175 Crossing Blvd., 9/90 Corporate Center. The communications company will use the space for its corporate headquarters.

MEDFIELD, MA-A recent vote indicates that the town wants to see open space, housing and a golf course on the 225-acre site of the former Medfield State Hospital, which the state is in the process of closing.

NORWOOD, MA-Everest Partners purchases seven office/flex buildings totaling 386,000 sf. The New York-based real estate investment firm is looking to acquire similar properties in the Greater Boston area.

WOBURN, MA-Two Greater Boston properties are involved in Consolidated Freightway's real estate sale--which consists of 220 properties across the country valued at $400 million.