UPSCALE SPECIALTY, LIFESTYLE MIXED-USE, ENTERTAINMENT

FLORIDA

Mandarin: A 21,000 sq. ft. The Fresh Market has opened at 41,000 sq. ft. Shops at Julington Creek currently under construction at San Jose Blvd and Julington Creek Rd in St. Johns County; center is being developed in conjunction with the renovation of an adjoining marina with 100 wet slips and dry dock storage; plans for a second phase include an additional 15,000 sq. ft. of retail space, office space, and a hotel; developer c/o Fisher Koppenhafer Architecture and Design (Mike Koppenhafer), 9104 Cypress Green Dr, Jacksonville, FL 32256, (904) 302-9422, www.fisherkoppenhafer.com.

KENTUCKY

Lexington: Mixed-use redevelopment planned for Turfland Mall on 45 acres at Harrodsburg and Lane Allen Rds in Fayette County; existing mall to be demolished, between the former 165,000 sq. ft. Dillard's space (which will be converted into "class A office space") and Home Depot; new construction includes a three-story, mixed-use building with retail area, office space, and a parking garage, plus another building with retail and residential space; two additional office building will go at the rear of the mall property; tentative plans also call for a 15,0000 sq. ft. public art space to be used for exhibitions; population 352,661 within 15 miles; average household income $54,087; developer Rubloff Development Group, Inc, 2800 W Higgins Rd, Ste. 205, Hoffman Estates, IL 60195, (312) 368-5200, www.rubloffusa.com; leasing May Commercial Group (C.J. May), 131 Prosperous Pl, Ste. 19-A, Lexington, KY 40509-1800, (859) 263-2424, Email: cjm@maygroup.com.

MARYLAND

Gambrills: Although all permits are in place for ground to be broken in March, some residents oppose a $16 million TIF to pay for necessary infrastructure improvements for a planned $300 million,1 million sq. ft. Village South at Waugh Chapel to include Wegman's and Target; mixed-use project to also include numerous other retailers, restaurants, office space, and residential units; opening '12; developer Greenberg Gibbons Commercial (Brian Gibbons), 10096 Red Run Blvd, Ste. 100, Owings Mills, MD 21117, (410) 559-2500, Email: bgibbons@ggcommercial.com.