Development

BJ’s Wholesale Club

Warner Robins, Ga. — BJ’s Wholesale Club plans to open a new grocery store and BJ’s Gas station south of Atlanta in Warner Robins. The Telegraph reports that the 21-acre site will house the 104,170-square-foot grocery store and 582 parking spaces, as well as a 2,204-square-foot gas station with eight pumps that opened in late August. The new BJ’s Wholesale Club store is set to open on Friday, Sept. 12. The property represents the first BJ’s Wholesale Club store in middle Georgia and its seventh in the state, according to The Telegraph.

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Station 12

Amherst, N.Y. — WS Development has signed leases with 12 new tenants at Station 12, an open-air shopping center under development in the Buffalo suburb of Amherst. The mix of retailers and restaurants expected to open in 2026 include Williams Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Anthropologie, Alo Yoga, Solidcore, EVEREVE, Just Salad, gorjana, FP Movement, Rowan, Free People and Oola Bowls. Whole Foods Market will anchor the property. Additionally, construction will begin later this month on Station 12’s next phase, a 10,000-square-foot community green space. Further details of the development and construction timelines …

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Gwinnett Place Mall

Duluth, Ga. — The Urban Redevelopment Agency of Gwinnett County has approved the purchase of a former Sears department store at Gwinnett Place Mall, a struggling regional mall situated along Pleasant Hill Road near Interstate 85 in metro Atlanta. Northwood Ravin will sell the 11.5-acre site to the county for $11.5 million, the same price the Charlotte-based multifamily developer paid for the property in 2018. With the Sears acquisition, Gwinnett County now owns a combined 87.5 acres at Gwinnett Place Mall. Plans for the mall redevelopment include a mixed-use destination …

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Village Green

Nolensville, Tenn. — Five new tenants have signed leases to join Village Green, a 90,473-square-foot shopping center under development in Nolensville, a suburb of Nashville. Chase Bank will debut at the property, along with Tropical Smoothie Café, Floyd’s 99 Barbershop, Great Clips and Mountain Mike’s Pizza. Village Green will open this October. The new tenants will accompany a mix of additional retailers and restaurants who have already committed to the project including Chipotle, First Watch, Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa, Club Pilates, Heartland Dental, Jersey Mike’s, Abbott’s Frozen …

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Academy Sports + Outdoors

Katy, Texas — Katy, Texas-based Academy Sports + Outdoors has opened 11 new stores in the third quarter of this year, with plans to debut a total of up to 25 new locations in 2025. The sporting goods and outdoor recreation retailer has already launched three new locations in Boardman, Ohio; Beaufort, South Carolina; and Virginia Beach, Virginia; and will open eight more stores in fall 2025 in Rome, Georgia; Cullman, Alabama; Mishawaka, Indiana; Lakeland, Florida; Columbia, Tennessee; Albany, Georgia; Palestine, Texas; and Batesville, Mississippi. The 11 new store openings this …

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South Island Market

Johns Island, S.C. — Pinckney Partners and Coldwell Banker Commercial Atlantic have unveiled plans for South Island Market, a 34-acre mixed-use project under development on Johns Island, about 13 miles south of Charleston. The project will span 82,000 square feet across eight buildings, which will be designated for retailers, restaurants, service-based tenants and office space. The development will also include 79 luxury townhomes built by Fort Washington, Pennsylvania-based Toll Brothers, along with 16 acres of open space. Buddy Darby and Charles Darby of Pinckney Partners are the developers of South …

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East River

Houston — Three new tenants have opened at East River, a 150-acre, multi-phase mixed-use development underway in Houston. Ayna Jewels has debuted a 1,600-square-foot jewelry boutique, while Tomi Jewelry, an additional jewelry retailer at East River, has introduced its first store totaling 880 square feet. Meanwhile, the Houston Maritime Center and Museum will feature exhibits, artifacts and interactive displays within its newly redeveloped space overlooking the Buffalo Bayou Park. Restaurants such as La Calle Tacos and Laffa Mediterranean are scheduled to open this fall. Other tenants already operating at East River …

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The HoneyBaked Ham Co.

Alpharetta, Ga. — Alpharetta, Georgia-based food retailer The Honey Baked Ham Co. has signed a franchise agreement with The Davis Restaurant Group to open eight new stores. The first store openings are planned for September 2026 in Bel Air, Maryland; Chesapeake, Virginia; and Des Moines, Iowa. In September 2027, additional HoneyBaked locations are projected for Chesapeake and Des Moines, as well as Mint Hill, North Carolina. Lastly, the expansion will continue into 2028, with more stores anticipated for Chesapeake and Waxhaw, North Carolina. Matt Davis of The Davis Restaurant Group, …

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Pacific Box

Charleston, S.C. — Asana Partners is redeveloping Pacific Box, a 221,600-square-foot mixed-use development on Charleston’s Upper Peninsula. The redevelopment — which will include the conversion of 26,000 square feet of office space into lifestyle retail and restaurants — is already underway. Completion of the project is scheduled for the second quarter of 2026. Existing tenants will remain open throughout the redevelopment process. Spanning 10 acres along King Street, the newly converted space will include a 6,000-square-foot marquee restaurant space, exterior upgrades, new retail façades, improved central courtyard and turf areas, a children’s …

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Lakewood Center

Lakewood, Calif. — A joint venture between Pacific Retail Capital Partners, Lyon Living and Silverpeak has acquired Lakewood Center, a 2 million-square-foot super-regional shopping center located about 23 miles southeast of Los Angeles. The joint venture plans to redevelop the property to feature elevated retail and dining options, integrated residential living opportunities, wellness amenities, green spaces and entertainment offerings. The timeline and additional design elements will be disclosed as the project progresses. Lakewood Center originally opened in 1952 and spans nearly 150 acres. According to Wikipedia, the center is ranked among …

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