The 11-year-old Sawgrass Mill Mall in Sunrise, FL, near Fort Lauderdale, is the largest retail emporium in Florida at 2.2 million sf. The 1.6 million-sf Florida Mall in south Orlando is the largest retail center in central and north Florida.

Tiffany officials couldn't be reached at GlobeSt.com's publication deadline to learn construction details. But Orlando area construction industry estimators tell GlobeSt.com the store's shell is probably being built at $200 per sf or a total $1.5 million, twice the cost of most retail structures. Special security amenities raised the cost.

The Orlando store will be Tiffany's fifth in Florida. The jeweler has units Tampa, Bal Harbor, Boca Raton and Palm Beach. Tiffany's also plans to open new units this year in St. Louis; Bellevue, WA; East Hampton, NY; and Honolulu. The Orlando store will be the largest of the five stores being built this year.