The 445,000-sf first phase of the 1.7-million-sf Gulf Coast Town Center, and open-air center outside of Ft. Myers, FL, is scheduled to open in October. The second phase, which will have a Bass Pro Shops, Belk department store, J.C. Penney and other anchor tenants, is slated to begin by the end of the year.

Executives also announced that the 438,000-sf Southaven (MS) Towne Center is now 100% leased, with retailers such as Circuit City, Cost Plus World Market and Logan's Restaurant, and is set to open in October. A Dillard's anchor is scheduled to complete the center next spring.

The first phase of Cobblestone Village, a 225,000-sf community center in Royal Palm Beach, FL, is set to open next month, and its second phase is planned for completion next year. A Target store at that center has already opened. Another community center, the 156,000-sf Chicopee (MA) Marketplace, is slated to open next month.