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MELBOURNE, FL-CBL & Associates Properties Inc. of Chattanooga, TN has broken ground on its second Central Florida shopping center project in a year with the start of the 170,000-sf Shops at Pineda Ridge. The center is one quarter mile south of Pineda Causeway on Wickham Road.

Home Depot plans to open its 140,000-sf retail and garden center tomorrow. Small shops occupying the remaining 30,000 sf are expected to open in October, bringing the endeavor to 100% occupancy at completion.

"With such a strong anchor draw as Home Depot and the excellent location and trade area demographics, the Shops at Pineda Ridge is perfectly positioned to benefit from Brevard County's continued growth," says CBL president Stephen Lebovitz.