Tenants fill new Publix center in North Carolina

The Southeast’s leading grocery chain will be opening a new center in the state where it has its least exposure, and leasing activity is brisk.



Broker La Purser & Associates reported the signing of four tenants at a planned Publix-anchored center in Harrisburg, North Carolina. Smoothie King, Sports Clips, Avalon Spa & Nails, and dental office have committed to the 67,200-sq.-ft. Harris Square, set to open in 2018.



The Publix store will take up 49,000 of that space, but it’s just phase one of the project. Another four acres on the site are being held for future development.



Publix, which operates more than 950 stores in Florida and Georgia, has just 24 stores in North Carolina.