Halvorsen Holdings buys land for Publix-anchored retail

Boca Raton-based Publix developer Halvorsen Holdings purchased 20 acres at the corner of Bayshore and Slater roads in North Fort Myers to develop a Publix-anchored shopping center.

The center will be anchored by a 46,500-square-foot Publix and will include an additional 23,760 square feet of other retail space.

The shopping center will be the first phase of a 70-acre mixed-use project, which will ultimately include a 175-lot residential subdivision. The subdivision development is slated to start in 2012 or 2013, while the shopping center is scheduled to break ground in October.