Worcester Business Journal

wbjournal.com | August 24, 2026 | Worcester Business Journal 5 REAL ESTATE INSIDER BERLIN Commercial plaza sold Four Corners Property Trust of California purchased a prop- erty at 240 Central St. featuring a 15,000-square-foot commercial plaza for $2.01 million from Shore Capital Real Estate Partners Holdco LLC, a Chicago-based entity managed by Justin Ishiba and Steve Malley. DEVENS DEC highlights progress e Devens Enterprise Commis- sion released a dra of its five-year review report during its July 28 meet- ing, covering the period of time from 2021 to 2025. e report highlights $2 billion of combined investments made in the King Street Properties Path- way Devens and Commonwealth Fu- sion Systems campuses, the reduction of average permitting time from 71 days in 2022 to 51 days in 2024-2025, and the state's liing of the 282-unit housing cap and commercial square footage cap in late 2024. A copy of the full dra report is available at www. devensec.com. FRAMINGHAM Varsity lease Varsity Movers of Hopkinton signed a new lease for 481 square feet of office space at 1671 Worcester Road, Framingham from Worcester 1671 Limited Partnership of Shrewsbury. James Cannon and Matt Cuneo of NAI | Parsons Commercial Group - Boston in Natick served as the tenant representatives in this transaction. HOLLISTON Washington St. sale Wash800 LLC, a Holiston-based en- tity managed by Christopher Leoncini, purchased a property at 800 Washing- ton St., featuring a 9,152-square-foot, mixed-use building for $1.42 million from Linda Claffey of Holliston. omas Mario of Century 21 Mario Real Estate in East Boston served as the listing broker for this transaction. MILLBURY Expanding animal hospital e Millbury Zoning Board of Appeals approved a special permit on July 29, for Millbury-based Riverlin Associates LLC to build a new vet- erinary animal hospital facility at 211 Riverlin St. e project will see River- lin Animal Hospital, already operating nearby at 287 Riverlin St, build a new 4,000-square-foot building to accom- modate the business' growth. SHREWSBURY Ginger ale replacement Spagtacular has received Shrews- bury Planning Board approval during its June 4 meeting for the commercial phase of a 25-acre redevelopment at 335 Maple Ave., the former Chelms- ford Ginger Ale bottling plant site. e nearly 10-acre commercial component of the development would connect to Route 9. It calls for seven standalone pads totaling about 23,760 square feet, including drive-through restaurants, retail space, a bank and a car wash. e commercial approval is separate from the developers' pending proposal for 270 apartments on the rear portion of the property. Spagtacular is owned by Shrewsbury developer Sam Adams. WORCESTER Taco Bell moving forward Tennessee-based fast casual restau- rant franchise operator Charter Foods received a special permit from the Worcester Zoning Board of Appeals during its Aug. 10 meeting, allowing it to construct a 2,250-square-foot Taco Bell location at 79 Pullman St. e par- cel is split between ML-0.5 and MG-0.5 zoning, both of which require a special permit for a drive-thru food service use. Charter needed approval to construct a 214-foot drive-thru lane, shorter than the required 240 feet. When opened, the 79 Pullman St. location will be Taco Bell's fourth in the city. Extended-stay hotel delay Maryland-based Park Silver Devel- opment received approval from the Worcester Planning Board on Aug. 5 for a two-year extension to a site plan originally issued by the board in January 2025. e site plan was for an extended-stay hotel Park Silver is look- ing to build on an undeveloped lot on Providence Street. City staff speaking at the meeting said the project is still moving forward, but that Park Silver was awaiting the issuing of a building permit for the project, necessitating the extension. REAL ESTATE INSIDER | B R I E F S BY ERIC CASEY WBJ Managing Editor T he Worcester Business Development Corp. has broken ground on infrastructure improvements at GreenTech Park, the 51-acre former Saint-Gobain campus the organization is working to develop into a hub for advanced manufacturers and other businesses. e improvements at GreenTech Park will total $12.8 million and involve utility and infrastructure upgrades to assist in the creation of pad-ready sites for development, according to WBDC. e upgrades will reconnect the Indian Hill and Burncoat neighborhoods via a public roadway. Funding for the infrastructure improvements has been provided by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, MassDevelopment, the state's MassWorks program, and the U.S. Economic Development Administration's Public Works program. "is public investment demonstrates the confidence that our federal, state and local partners have in this project and in Worcester's ability to attract the next generation of advanced manufacturing and technology companies," Craig Blais, president of WBDC, said in the announcement. New York-based Restaurant Depot is expected to become GreenTech Park's first tenant, aer receiving Worcester Planning Board approval in July to construct a 50,000-square- foot wholesale warehouse. Restaurant Depot anticipates beginning construction this year, according to WBDC. e warehouse would be Restaurant Depot's second Central Massachusetts location, joining its facility in Milford. WBDC branded the campus as GreenTech Park in March 2025. In February, it announced it had signed a community benefit agreement with the City of Worcester and representatives of organized labor, looking to ensure compliance with the City's Responsible Development Ordinance and Specialized Stretch Code. WBDC breaks ground on GreenTech Park $12.8M infrastructure upgrades Craig Blais W A rendering of one potential layout for the GreenTech Park development site. W

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