Worcester Business Journal

wbjournal.com | April 6, 2026 | Worcester Business Journal 7 REAL ESTATE INSIDER | B R I E F S LEOMINSTER Leominster-based McCarty En- gineering has presented a site plan application for 471 Research Drive to construct a 7,200-square-foot com- mercial building. e building would include two office spaces for its client's personal business and five additional units to be rented to tradesmen, such as electricians, carpenters, and plumbers. MILFORD e Milford Select Board approved licenses for two new businesses during its Jan. 29 meeting. Kosta Bregu received approval to operate a new restaurant, Classic Crust, at 179-181 Main St., taking over the former Pizza Chef location and its existing license from owner Alexandros Voyiatziz. Separately, K&M Auto Sales, led by Marcello Araujo of Norfolk, was grant- ed a license to buy and sell pre-owned vehicles at 40 Cape Road. Highbar Physical erapy of Providence has leased 2,800 square feet of office space at 321 Fortune Blvd. from Network Professionals of Walpole. Matt Cuneo, Victor Galvani, and James Cannon of NAI | Parsons Commercial Group - Boston in Natick served as the leasing representatives. NATICK Boston Capital Investment Group has requested a special permit to develop a two-lane, 5,170-square-foot car wash at the site of a current retail building at 625 Worcester St. SHREWSBURY e Shrewsbury Planning Board is holding public hearings for John Grenier's site plan to demolish the 5,027-square-foot building located at 223 Hartford Turnpike and build two commercial buildings. e buildings would be 16,200 square feet and 12,000 square feet, each with their own acces- sory garages. SOUTHBOROUGH Washington-based Costco has been approved to move forward to apply for a permit to construct a new location in Southborough. e approval came from the Office of the Attorney General, which rejected a claim from resident Carl Guyer that Southborough's rezoning of the site amounted to spot zoning, an illegal practice involving the singling out of one lot for different treatment from surrounding land. e town was notified of the office's decision with a Feb. 13 letter to the Southborough Town Clerk. SOUTHBRIDGE e Southbridge Town Council is considering a major amendment to the Town's urban renewal plan, a move that could reshape redevelopment priori- ties for key sites across the community. e proposal, discussed as part of the council's March 30 agenda, is expected to guide future investment and land-use decisions as officials look to attract new commercial and residential development. STURBRIDGE e Sturbridge Select Board ap- proved a request from National Grid to install approximately 300 feet of underground conduit along Podunk Road, including the construction of two manholes. e work is part of ongoing infrastructure improvements support- ing utility service in the area. WESTBOROUGH Voters at the Westborough Annual Town Meeting on March 21 rejected a proposal by Southborough-based Ferris Development Group to rezone two parcels the company owns on Research Drive from industrial b to highway business zoning. e parcel includes an office building at 1 Research Drive owned by Ferris. Rezoning would have opened up the site to residential and commercial uses. Voters rejected the measure 56 to 123. WORCESTER A proposal to build a 19-story apartment building with 225 units at 56 Pleasant St. received unanimous approval from the Worcester Zoning Board of Appeals during its March 16 meeting. New York-based Radson Development first proposed the project in January. Worcester attorney Donald O'Neil represented Radson at the meeting and noted the tower may end up being of a smaller height, depending on the amount of financing. e project still requires Worcester Planning Board approval. Premier Property Management LLC, a Worcester-based entity managed by Michael Ermani, purchased a prop- erty at 23 Boylston St. featuring four du- plex buildings for $2 million from YOU Inc., a Worcester-based entity managed by Kathleen Jordan. 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