Publix Moves To New Home In Bloomingdale Square

BRANDON, FL — On Thursday, Publix made its big move in Bloomingdale Square, relocating from its longtime storefront on the west side of the shopping center to the former home of Walmart on the south side, increasing its space from 39,795 square feet to 48,387 square feet.

In addition to increasing the size and updating the layout of the Publix, the Lakeland-based Publix Super Markets added an adjacent Publix Liquors.

The move is part of a four-year redevelopment plan unveiled by the shopping center's owner, Jacksonville-based Regency Centers Corp., for the 254,442-square-foot Bloomingdale Square, 949 E. Bloomingdale Ave. The plan was driven by Walmart moving out of the center in 2015 when construction began on the Walmart Superstore at 2140 Bloomingdale Ave., Valrico.

Publix is occupying a portion of the former Walmart. Another 15,000 square feet is occupied by Home Centric, a home goods and decor branch of Bealls Inc.

LA Fitness is slated to move into the old Publix storefront in the shopping center.

Regency Centers' revival of the shopping center also included the development of an 15,000-square-foot out parcel, which now features a 2,700-square-foot Chicken Salad Chick with a drive-through and a 3,500-square-foot First Watch restaurant.

Regency worked with with the Tampa architecture firm, api(+) - Architecture & Interior Design Firm, to re-brand the center with a modern, industrial aesthetic to better complement its mix of merchants and enhance foot traffic.

The center's owner also corrected some traffic flow issues and created signalized intersections to make it easier to enter and exit Bloomingdale Square. The intersection accommodated more than 53,100 vehicles per day.

Regency Centers

"During my very first day on the job at Regency Centers, my first assignment was to look at all the existing leases and help determine the feasibility of the redevelopment,' said Marc Elias, senior leasing agent. 'Then Walmart left about a year later, and we were off to the races. We're thrilled for the Bloomingdale and Brandon community to see how far this project has come."

Regency Centers

In addition to retaining longtime retailers including McDonald's, Beall's, Dollar Tree, Leslie's Pool Supplies, Sally Beauty Supply, Nail Country, N.Y. Times Square Pizza, Pet Supermarket, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Sports Clips, Tina's Jewelry, H & R Block, Bloomingdale Florist and Sushi Ninja, the shopping center is also welcoming a number of new tenants.

Also moving into the out parcel are GNC, Pacific Dental Services, Jersey Mike's and BanfieldPet Hospital.

Beef 'O' Brady's will occupy the former 4,200-square-foot Dollar Tree space following Dollar Tree's move to a 10,356-square-foot space a few doors down. The shopping center also will welcome home Pure Barre dance studio.

They will join new arrivals at the center Thai Chilli Pepper Modern Thai Cuisine, BayCare Medical Group, Truly Greek, Sushi Ninja, Jeremiah's Italian Ice, Tropical Cafe and T-Mobile.

The shopping center has 10 storefronts that have not been leased yet.