A Publix supermarket will anchor a 30-acre Durham mixed-use development that will feature 176 for-sale townhouse units, a 10-acre retail portion, which will include a 42,240-square-foot Publix, 12,580 square feet of retail space, outdoor dining, a courtyard, a food truck terrace and community park.

Crosland Southeast will develop the site, called Latta Park. It will include retail space with room for eight tenants, four of which will be local food and beverage concepts.

The Triangle Business Journal reports Crosland is investing $30 million to develop the retail and perform infrastructure improvements.

The company will start vertical construction on the retail in the first quarter of 2025 with delivery for tenant upfits a year later. The developer is anticipating having businesses open late spring 2026. Pre-leasing has already started.

Branch Properties has acquired 9.7 acres of land in Hinesville, Georgia in partnership with Sofran Partners for the Flemington Village development, an upcoming Publix Super Markets-anchored shopping center. The 57,851-square-foot center broke ground this month, and is slated for completion in Q3 2025.

The grocery-anchored development will be located at the intersection of East Oglethorpe Highway and Flemington Village Boulevard. Flemington Village will include a 46,791-square-foot Publix Super Market and 11,060 square feet of inline retail space for restaurants, service providers and retailers. The property will also include a 1.07-acre out parcel. 

Flemington Village is located in the Savannah metropolitan area just over one mile from Fort Stewart, the biggest U.S. military base in the eastern United States. Fort Stewart employs 8,800 active-duty military personnel.

In addition to Flemington Village, Branch is also developing six other Publix-anchored shopping centers across the Southeast.

Retail center giant Edens has sold off a Publix-anchored retail center in Atlanta. InvenTrust Properties Corp. paid $28 million for Moores Mill Center, a 6-acre property that includes a 45,000-square-foot Publix and about 15,000 square feet of retail space. It is located at Moores Mill Road, Bolton Road and Marietta Boulevard. 

CBRE’s Chris Decoufle, Kevin Hurley and Matt Karempelis represented the seller and procured the buyer.

InvenTrust Properties acquires shopping centers across the Sunbelt and has nine existing Georgia properties, including Plaza Midtown, anchored by a Publix. The Atlanta Business Chronicle reports In 2017, InvenTrust paid almost $32 million for the urban center.

Edens is the owner and developer of a portfolio of more than 100 open-air retail and mixed-use shopping centers in high-growth markets throughout the United States.

Branch Properties acquired the land for Braselton Village, an upcoming Publix Super Markets-anchored shopping center in Braselton, Georgia. The 70,987-square-foot center, which is set to break ground this summer, is slated for completion in Q2 2025. In addition to Braselton Village, Branch is also developing five other Publix-anchored shopping centers across the Southeast.

The grocery-anchored development will be located at the intersection of Old Winder Hwy (SR-211) and the recently constructed Braselton Village Parkway. Braselton Village will include a 48,387-square-foot Publix Super Market and 22,600 square feet of inline retail space for restaurants, service providers and retailers. The property will also include five out parcels ranging in size from one acre to just under two acres.

Publix Super Markets will relocate from the adjacent shopping center, Vineyards at Chateau Elan. Braselton Village is located across from the local wine resort and tourist destination, Chateau Elan, which draws 400,000 visitors annually.