Construction workers have begun breaking through the dirt and pouring cement at the future site of the Shoppes at Avalon.
The shopping center will be anchored by a 45,000-square-foot Publix that will include a bakery and pharmacy.
Stiles Corp., a Fort Lauderdale development company, announced late last week it was beginning the construction. The project is expected to be finished by fall.
The Shoppes at Avalon will be at Anderson Snow Road and County Line Road. The location was desirable because of its proximity to the Suncoast Parkway.
Shannon Patten, a spokeswoman for Lakeland-based Publix, said job applications are being accepted for the new store, although no opening date has been announced.
It will be the eighth Publix store in Hernando County. Stiles and the grocery chain partnered to purchase the 30acres in summer 2007, according to a news release.
The shopping center also is next to the Villages of Avalon and less than a mile from Trillium, two of the newest residential communities in Spring Hill. They have nearly 1,700 units combined.
The Shoppes at Avalon will have 64,000 square feet of total space. There will be 17,150 square feet of retail and office space for lease and eight outparcels for sale or lease.
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