3D concept rendering · indicative only · Imagery © Google
Palmetto Crossing
A ground-up, essential-goods-anchored retail and mixed-use development on approximately 55 acres at the Moccasin Wallow interchange. BJ's Wholesale Club anchors a program of five junior anchors, local shop space, a restaurant pad and three outparcels, with a national home furnishings store and a hotel pad on their own parcels, in one of the fastest-growing residential corridors on Florida's Gulf Coast. Collarmele Partners is initial sponsor and development manager.
Development program
| Component | Square feet |
|---|---|
| BJ's Wholesale Club106,370 SF club with a separate fuel pad | 109,870 |
| Junior anchorsFive tenancies held to the interstate frontage | 92,000 |
| Local retailTwo shop buildings | 22,250 |
| Restaurant pad and outparcels A–CPads on the Moccasin Wallow Road frontage | 15,000 |
| Total planned gross leasable area | 239,120 |
Beyond the 239,120 SF
| National home furnishings retailer±9-acre parcel at the center of the plan, sold as a graded site | 65,000 |
| Additional large-format store opportunityOn the same parcel | 50,000 |
| Hotel pad2.88 acres at the northeast corner, sold as an improved pad | — |
These parcels are sold, not leased, and are not counted in the 239,120 SF. Program indicative and subject to approvals.
Concept site plan · Cavoli Engineering / Fisher & Associates · Imagery © Google
- Frontage on Interstate 75 and Moccasin Wallow Road (CR 683)
- Stormwater consolidated along the Cabbage Slough corridor, keeping the full junior anchor and shop program
A trade area being built in real time
The same view of the interchange, year by year. Farmland north and east of the site has turned into master-planned communities, and new homes keep arriving faster than new retail.
2013
Esri 20-minute drive-time trade area from 5505 Moccasin Wallow Road.
More than 17,000 homes under construction around the interchange
New communities ring Palmetto Crossing on every side, from Curiosity Creek and Newport Isles to the north to Parrish Lakes and the Oakfield communities to the east. The retail that serves them is still catching up.
The Moccasin Wallow interchange · Imagery © Google
At the interchange
Moccasin Wallow Road is the main east–west road through North Manatee County's new communities, and it crosses Interstate 75 at the site. Hospitals, schools and multifamily projects are following the rooftops along the corridor. Palmetto Crossing sits on the interchange with direct visibility from the interstate.
- 105,500 vehicles per day on I-75 and 21,500 on Moccasin Wallow Road (FDOT, 2026)
- BayCare Hospital Manatee, 436,000 SF, under construction on the corridor and opening in 2028; BayCare's HealthHub outpatient center opened in September 2026
- The nearest BJ's Wholesale Club is more than 18 miles away
Where the project stands
Complete
- 2023–25Site identified and placed under contract; pre-development engineering underway
- Nov 2025BJ's Wholesale Club board approval for a 106,370 SF club
- Jul 2026South parcel secured; the full ±55-acre site assembled
Ahead
- 2027Entitlement approvals and start of site work
- 2028Construction turnover to tenants
- 2029Grand opening
Target dates; subject to approvals.
Leasing now: junior anchors, shop space, restaurant pad and outparcels.
Retailers, restaurant operators and hotel groups: talk to us about Palmetto Crossing.